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Sergey Brin, a Google cofounder and one of the richest people on the planet (net worth: $93 billion), is asking the judge presiding over his pending divorce to withhold spousal support from his soon-to-be ex-wife. Brin isn’t asking for her to pay him any support, either.Read more...

Back in April, we were treated to a clip of Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Animated Series that imagined the show as if it had been animated in the 1970s by Filmation, just as the original Trek series had. Now, the heroes at Gazelle Automations have returned to reimagine Voyager in the same format, and it’s…Read more...

Convincing kids to hand over their tablets and game controllers to go play outside is no easy task, but Bandai Namco’s Vital Hero watches might actually make fitness more appealing through gamification. Instead of chasing high scores, it straps a Digimon to a kid’s wrist, one that only gets better in battles the more…Read more...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown population of polar bears living in isolation Southeast Greenland. The bears hunt for seals in fjords, on freshwater ice shelves, instead of on rapidly receding sea ice like other polar bear species.Read more...

The Contreras Fire, which has been raging through the Arizona mountains since last week, has reached Kitt Peak National Observatory, threatening the site’s telescopes.

In anticipation of Boeing’s first crewed test flight of Starliner, NASA has chosen two astronauts to fly on board the troubled spacecraft, in a mission that could launch later this year.

Apple is in the spotlight again after a group of Senators published a letter on Thursday asking the US Commerce Department to establish a universal charging standard for smartphones.

The history between Planet of the Apes and Marvel Comics nearly goes back to the original film’s release, with over 40 years of published work with the seminal sci-fi franchise. And now with Disney’s synergy, all Fox properties seem to be not only up for cinematic grabs but expansions in all other forms. So it’s only…Read more...

TikTok’s user data drama is back

Internet Explorer was a significant part of my teenage life online, so it feels apt that we should give it a bit more of a farewell than a simple “rest in peace.” Microsoft’s love-to-hate-it browser was the way I logged on to the internet every day in the early millennium, but it also introduced me to the concept of…Read more...

The rise of super gonorrhea continues unabated. This week, scientists in Europe say they’ve discovered a new strain of extensively drug-resistant gonorrhea—the second such strain to be found worldwide in recent years. The bacteria was detected in April in a man from Austria, who likely caught it while traveling in…Read more...

Amazon, the company notorious for its awful labor practices, is grinding through its potential workforce too fast, according to an internal company research memo leaked to and first reported on by Vox. “If we continue business as usual, Amazon will deplete the available labor supply in the US network by 2024,” said…Read more...

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Unobstructed views of space are increasingly at risk as SpaceX builds out its Starlink megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. And with the company’s plans to deploy bigger, and potentially brighter, satellites, the problem could get even worse, according to astronomers.

Mike Lindell—aka the MyPillow Guy—is convinced that Walmart is trying to cancel him as the retailer pulls MyPillow from its stores, opting to sell the product online instead. Cancel culture at its finest.

Based on the trailer and its near-mythical status as a project Oscar-winning animator and special effects supervisor Phil Tippett (Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, Star Wars: A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back) has been working on for three decades, you might have an idea of what you’re in for while watching Mad…Read more...

High temperatures in Kansas last weekend killed thousands of cattle, authorities confirmed this week, after footage of rows of cattle corpses was widely shared online.Read more...

NASA is under immense pressure to succeed this weekend during its fourth attempt at a launch rehearsal for its Space Launch System. Another failed test of the gigantic rocket would be an embarrassing—and worrying—setback for the Artemis Moon program, which aims to get off the ground this year.Read more...

Although Witchers are best known for drinking various potions to help them fight the various monsters they hunt down, they still need to eat. But chances are they’re eating whatever’s available in some dingy tavern, buying whatever they can with whatever coin they managed to get for their services—as opposed to the…Read more...

California Governor Gavin Newsom is officially a Truther.

This past April, NASA and its partners at the German space agency announced the end to the SOFIA mission. The modified Boeing 747SP jumbo jet is being retired after eight years of service, but its scientific contributions cannot be overstated. In honor of this closing mission, we present to you SOFIA’s greatest hits.

Change is the only the constant, especially when it comes to social media apps. But that doesn’t mean the changes are unique.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: former Jedi Master, defender of the Skywalker family’s greatest secret, Knight of the Republic... fashion icon? No matter what the Jedi say about dress codes, Ben Kenobi has never been one to shy away from accessorizing himself as one of the Jedi Order’s most stylish knights. As Obi-Wan Kenobi draws to…Read more...

Just when you were probably thinking you have too many different cards hogging up space in your wallet, feds were honestly considering putting one more in your monetary bandolier.Read more...

Apple could soon turn to OLED. If you’ve been following recent laptop trends, then you know that OLED is the next big thing in display tech. Yes, it’s been around for a few years, but 2022 seems to be the year when PC makers are finally looking to adopt it on a wide scale. Hell, the Lenovo Yoga 9i and HP Spectre x360…Read more...

The House Select Committee investigating former President Donald Trump’s role in fomenting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has shone a spotlight on his efforts to fundraise off the back of his erroneous election fraud claims.

The only upside to wrapping presents is maybe, just maybe, you’ll finish the roll of gift wrap and be left with a cardboard tube ready to become an imaginary lightsaber. But with a few hidden electronics inside, Joel Hartlaub created a self-extending cardboard saber that doesn’t require much imagination at all.Read more...

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One of the most beloved, fan-favorite anime series of the late ‘90s was indisputably Trigun, starring Vash the Stampede, a gunslinger who wandered the arid planet of No Man’s Land while constantly trying to avoid the many, many bounty hunters chasing him. (He’s an ace shot, but also a pacifist.) Now a new generation…Read more...

Julian Assange—founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks—can now be extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States, where he will face charges of espionage.Read more...

It’s looking like we’re heading into a third year of La Niña.

If you thought HBO’s plans for Game of Thrones’ future were all in the past at this point, you’re in for a shock: The network is planning to bring back Kit Harington’s Jon Snow for a new Thrones spinoff set after the events of the main series.

My colleague noticed something strange in the latest batch of photos from NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover: A roundish rock appears to be carefully balanced atop a jagged outcrop. How did that get there?

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shown he does not take criticism very well. So when employees of his rocket company called their boss’ behavior a “distraction and embarrassment”… well you can see where this is going.Read more...

You may be surprised to hear that another popular toy from your youth, Tech Deck’s miniature skateboard, is still popular and still coming up with tiny ways to gleam the cube. Any cluttered desk has the potential to become a miniature skate park, but for finger skaters wanting a more authentic experience, Tech Deck…Read more...

In a rare sneak preview, Boeing revealed its brand new Starliner spacesuit to be worn by astronauts on board the company’s commercial spacecraft Starliner.Read more...

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Dexter Fletcher still wants Sherlock Holmes 3 to happen. Grant Morrison reveals their plans to try and make Doctor Who... after Russell T. Davies is done with the show again. Plus, a few more spooky clips from Ethan Hawke’s Black Phone performance, and a new look at the next Kung Fu Panda show. Spoilers get!

Microsoft is responsible for bringing many of us into the digital realm, introducing generations of consumers to the PC. Even today, the Windows operating system is used by more than a billion people worldwide. Beyond Windows, Microsoft and its brand Xbox have been a driving force behind the growth of gaming, Office…Read more...

For nearly a year, the Walt Disney Company’s Parks, Experiences, and Products Division has been planning to move a large portion of its employees to Florida by 2023. That has relocation date has now been pushed three years. The timing is... interesting.Read more...

Deep time is a headache. So many changes have happened in the cosmos, on our planet, and through evolution to create the world we know today. One of the most recent major changes, relatively speaking, was the K-Pg extinction, the mass death of the dinosaurs and many other creatures in the immediate aftermath of an…Read more...

io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “The Crowning of the Lord Tazenket, Vulture God of the Eye” by S.G. Demciri. We’ll be presenting this novelette in two parts; part one was published on June 9 (read it …Read more...

Before you ever heard of NFTs, maybe you heard about the $225 jpeg of Han Solo. Back in 2015, I wrote an article about a Han Solo card worth over $200 in an app called Star Wars Card Trader by Topps. At the time, I spent most of the article explaining how a person could own something that they merely have on their…Read more...

Some of California’s most crucial insects seem to have gone missing. A new study suggests that populations of once-abundant bumble bee species in California may have experienced serious decline, after researchers conducted the first statewide survey of bumble bee species in 40 years.Read more...

A police unit in Pune, India has its fingerprints all over a hacking campaign that planted fabricated documents on political activists’ computers, then used the forged evidence as a justification to arrest them and charge them with crimes, according to cybersecurity research set to be presented in August and first …Read more...

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While itch.io is running an absolutely fantastic Queer Games Bundle (which includes nearly 600 games for only $10), the sheer expanse of queer games might be intimidating to navigate. I’ve rounded up a selection of small, indie table top roleplaying games that I personally love, all written by queer people. Many of…Read more...

Doctors appear to have found a way for some organ transplant recipients to avoid lifelong immune-suppressing drugs. In new research this week, they detail how three children with a rare genetic condition were given a dual bone marrow and kidney transplant in hopes of completely avoiding immune rejection. And up to…Read more...