- newThe Daniels' Post-Oscars Project Could Be in the Star Wars Galaxy
A wildly cool rumor running rampant around the Star Wars community might actually be true. It says that Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the Oscar-winning directors of the Best Picture-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once, directed an episode o…
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- newOne of Marvel Studios' Most Important Executives Just Left the Company
A few names have been attached to every single Marvel Studios movie since the first one, Iron Man, in 2008. Kevin Feige is the one most people know. Louis D’Esposito is another, and a third is Victoria Alonso. Together, those three producers have w…
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- newOpenAI Says Stonemasons Should Be Fine in the Brave New World
A new paper released Monday says that 80% of the U.S. workforce will see the impact of large language models on their work. While some will only experience a moderate amount of impact on their day to day workload, close to 20% of those working today…
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- newApple's iPhone 15 Pro May Ditch Physical Volume and Mute Buttons
We won’t know anything for sure about the iPhone 15 until it’s launched later this year, but we’re expecting big changes. We’ve already mentioned it in our iPhone 15 rumor roundup, but this year’s Pro models may ditch physical buttons for t…
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- newThis New NYC Hospital Is Designed to Be Hurricane-Proof
Ten years after Hurricane Sandy flooded the emergency room at the old Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, a new, climate-resilient hospital has been erected in its place. Surrounded by scaffolding and construction equipment, the 11-story building that…
- 10 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 3:01pm -
- newMeta Security Exec Hacked and Tracked for a Year by 'Predator' Spyware
A former executive on Meta’s security policy team was hacked by the Greek government using sophisticated spyware known as “Predator,” which tracked her for a whole year. Read more...
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- newGrand Slam Romance Combines Magical Girls and Softball Queers
Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous, a married couple, have teamed up for their debut graphic novel, Grand Slam Romance. Taking inspiration from real-life queer love stories, softball drama, and magical girl anime, the story follows hot-shot pitcher Mick…
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- new8 Things We Liked About Shadow and Bone Season 2, and 5 Things We Didn’t
With the second season of Shadow and Bone now available to stream on Netflix, more than a few critics have weighed in—including yours truly! The show is fun, if flawed, and I think it’s a good time. Let’s dive into the things we loved about Sha…
- 11 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 1:45pm -
- newNASA’s Artemis Moon Rover Is Officially Under Construction
NASA engineers are making progress on the agency’s Moon rover, which could begin its lunar adventure on the rocky satellite sometime in the mid 2020s.Read more...
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- newM3GAN Star Amie Donald on Dancing Her Way Into Our Nightmares
She was 11 when she filmed it, and is 13 now, but Amie Donald has indeed seen PG-13 horror smash M3GAN—in which she plays the title character. “I thought it was really amazing,” she told io9 over video chat. “I was shocked. It looks so good o…
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- new12 Sea Creatures That Look Extremely Fake
Why leave Earth in search of aliens when you can just dive right into our oceans? No doubt, the seas are filled with all sorts of oddities that often defy description, from incomprehensibly shaped comb jellies through to gigantic isopods that more ri…
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- new8BitDo's Excellent Wireless Controllers Are Finally Compatible With iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TV
As much as we love 8BitDo’s wireless controllers and gamepads, including the highly customizable 8BitDo Pro 2, our biggest complaint with them to date has been a lack of support for Apple devices. But as of today, that changes, as a new software up…
- 13 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 12:00pm -
- newJordan Peele's Next Movie, Whatever It Is, Is a Christmas Gift Next Year
With his Oscar-winning first film Get Out, Jordan Peele quickly established himself as a filmmaker to constantly be excited about. Then, with his next two films, Us and Nope, he delivered on that promise. Now, Peele has set up his fourth film—whi…
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- newDoctor Who's Next Anniversary Project Turns Sooz Kempner Into Doom
Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary in November 2023 is giving the series a chance to go seemingly as bonkers as it wants. Shove David Tennant in as a new Doctor? Sure. Russell T. Davies is back like it’s 2008? Hell yeah. TikTok and Twitter superstar S…
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- newVirgin Orbit Reportedly Preparing for Insolvency in Wake of Rocket Failure
Richard Branson’s private space venture Virgin Orbit is reportedly planning for insolvency in the event it’s not able to secure new funding, according to Sky News.Read more...
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- newA Government Program Hopes to Find Critical Minerals Right Beneath Our Feet
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- 13 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 11:20am -
- newIkea Expands Its Affordable Electronics Lineup With a $15 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker
Ikea as a brand is already synonymous with well-designed and affordable furniture, but it seems like it also might have aspirations of becoming the Swedish Sony, given its continued push into consumer electronics under the Vappeby brand. Its latest w…
- 14 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 11:10am -
- newStar Wars: Jedi Survivor Takes a Walk on the Dark Side
Has it really been four years since the Jedi: Fallen Order video game came out? Wikipedia swears it’s true, which is just slightly less than the five years former padawan Cal Kestis (Cameron Monaghan) has spent between his inaugural game and the ne…
- 14 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 11:00am -
- newApple's Delaying Products, Avoiding AI in Desperate Bid to Avoid Layoffs
Apple does not want to resort to layoffs, unlike many other major tech companies, which have been downsizing since around the turn of 2023. The tech giant is so desperate to not become another Google, Microsoft, or Meta (which thought 11,000 Meta st…
- 14 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 10:45am -
- newIf You Are a Russian Diplomat, You Should Be Using a Flip Phone
While governments around the world are racing to place restrictions on TikTok over perceived espionage and security concerns, Kremlin leaders in Moscow have their sights set on another target: smartphones. The officials, according to Russian newspape…
- 14 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 10:41am -
- newAmazon CEO Andy Jassy Announces an Additional 9,000 Layoffs
In an email to staff this morning, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced another round of layoffs at the massive tech corporation—this time resulting in 9,000 Amazon employees losing their jobs. According to the memo, which was obtained by CNBC, the affe…
- 14 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 10:39am -
- new27 Million Indians Lose Internet Access as Punjab Police Hunt Sikh Separatist
India is again immersed in a statewide internet blackout in Punjab as authorities search for a Sikh separatist. Amritpal Singh is on the run for allegedly spreading potential unrest, prompting local authorities to shut down the internet over the week…
- 14 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 10:35am -
- newLord of the Rings: Rings of Power Continues to Add to the Cast
Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power announced three new cast-members for the second season of the Tolkien-inspired series today on Twitter. Ciarán Hinds, an Oscar-nominated actor (for Belfast in 2021), who is known for playing Julius Caesar on the HBO…
- 14 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 10:15am -
- newThe BBC, Which Has 4 Million Followers on TikTok, Tells Employees Not to Download TikTok
The BBC has 4.4 million followers on TikTok, and it posts new videos every couple of hours on its main account. If you work at the venerable British broadcaster, however, the organization says you shouldn’t watch those TikToks. The BBC sent its emp…
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- newA Real GameCube Died So That This Lego GameCube Could Actually Play Games
Buying a classic game console like a Gamecube online is always a bit of a gamble. Even if it arrives in perfect working order, there’s a chance the rest of the console could look like it was handled by a rage-filled toddler. Restoring retro hardwar…
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- newAlex Jones Is Reportedly Hiding Money to Avoid $1.5 Billion Sandy Hook Payout
As the Feds try to rip Alex Jones’ $2,000 cat from his conspiracy peddling hands, the disgraced right-wing Infowars host has been reportedly concealing funds while paying out the court-ordered $1.5 billion in damages to the families of the 2012 San…
- 15 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 9:40am -
- newThe Venture-Backed Rocket Industry Is Finally Coming Back to Earth
Venture-backed rocket makers recently spent an anxious weekend waiting on the outcome of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, but their latest troubles have no connection to the lender’s collapse.Read more...
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- newUpdates From Daredevil: Born Again, Star Trek: Picard, and More
It Follows director David Robert Mitchell’s next movie could pair up Anne Hathaway and dinosaurs. Plus, what’s coming on The Flash and Gotham Knights, and Star Trek stages a heist in a new Picard clip. Spoilers now!Read more...
- 15 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 9:30am -
- newElon Musk Sets Poop Emoji as an Autoreply to Twitter’s Press Email
Twitter CEO Elon Musk once again made his disdain for the media clear over the weekend when he announced via tweet that messages to the company’s press email, which have gone unanswered for months, would receive a “💩” in an automatic reply.R…
- 15 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 9:28am -
- newThis Week in Spaceflight: Test Flight of 3D-Printed Rocket, OneWeb Finishes Satellite Swarm, and More
The Indian Space Research Organization is preparing to launch 36 internet satellites for OneWeb, as the British company seeks to complete its first constellation and enable global-wide service. It’s one of several important launches planned for the…
- 16 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 8:55am -
- newThis Week's Toy News Has Its Eye on You
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the greatest toy news on the internet. This week: Lego’s already got plans for The Mandalorian season 3, while Hasbro’s still stuck with The Book of Boba Fett. Plus, make your own skies a bit m…
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- newNetflix's Ad Tier Finally Makes Subscriber Gains
If Netflix’s subscription tiers were all branches on a tree, then the newly-budded ad-based subscription tier started its life last year as the thinnest and weakest of the tree’s many limbs. However, new data reportedly shows that Netflix’s Bas…
- 16 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 8:44am -
- newNew IPCC Report: ‘Rapidly Closing Window of Opportunity’ to Reverse Climate Change
We need to cut global greenhouse gas emissions by more than half over the next decade in order to stave off the worst impacts of climate change, says a blockbuster new report. The next few years represent a crucial crossroads, the international group…
- 17 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 8:00am -
- newGizmodo Monday Puzzle: Let’s Make a Date
I imagine Gizmodo readers will not approve of a Luddite take, but I’m going to risk my skin and wax nostalgic for physical calendars. Do you remember Page-A-Day calendars? Each morning you’d tear a page to reveal the new date and some little rewa…
- 18 hours ago 20 Mar 23, 6:30am -
- The Shazam Sequel Sparks and Fizzles at the Box Office
Superhero fatigue seems to be hitting both Marvel and DC hard. Alongside a kind of mid-level audience response to Quantumania (it did good, like it made money, but it wasn’t great), Shazam! Fury of the Gods is likewise underperforming at the box of…
- 1 day ago 19 Mar 23, 4:45pm -
- Anthony Mackie's Super Secret Superhero Script Protocol
A few weeks ago, Anthony Mackie got the passcode to read the upcoming script for Captain America: New World Order. During an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Mackie describes procedures for reading Marvel scripts, which seem to require about th…
- 1 day ago 19 Mar 23, 3:00pm -
- Playing Heroes or Villains with Milo Ventimiglia
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- Denzel Washington Is Poised to Sign On for Gladiator Sequel
Denzel Washington is in “final negotiations” to co-star in the Gladiator sequel, per a new news report at Deadline. Paul Mescal is already signed on to the film, and Ridley Scott is returning to direct. Additionally, two vets of the original film…
- 2 days ago 19 Mar 23, 10:30am -
- Is ChatGPT Closer to a Human Librarian Than It Is to Google?
The prominent model of information access and retrieval before search engines became the norm – librarians and subject or search experts providing relevant information – was interactive, personalized, transparent and authoritative. Search engines…
- 2 days ago 19 Mar 23, 7:00am -
- How Many Countries Have Banned TikTok?
Although it might seem like the U.S. is the only country worried over Chinese ownership of TikTok, concerns about the ByteDance-owned app have quickly spread across the world. In just a few months, more than half a dozen countries have adopted full…
- 2 days ago 19 Mar 23, 6:30am -
- Willem Dafoe Would Return to the Spider-Verse Again
Willem Dafoe famously starred in the first of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films as the billionaire scientist Norman Osborn, who later in the film turned into the nefarious Green Goblin. When he was asked to return to the role for the newest Spider-Man f…
- 2 days ago 18 Mar 23, 2:00pm -
- Jack Champion’s Supernatural Fandom | First Fandoms
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- 3 days ago 18 Mar 23, 11:30am -
- The Ayaneo Geek Is the Closest Thing We Have to a Steam Deck Pro
Handheld gaming PCs have been around for longer than their recent boom might indicate, even if the Steam Deck blew the doors off of the market by making a model that the average person could actually afford. While Valve may lay claim to being the “…
- 3 days ago 18 Mar 23, 10:32am -
- Open Channel: What Is Your Favorite Lance Reddick Role?
After news of Lance Reddick’s passing yesterday, March 17, many fans, actors, and colleagues took to social media to express their sadness. The actor was well-known for his massive body of work, which included roles in the John Wick franchise, a lo…
- 3 days ago 18 Mar 23, 10:30am -
- These Are the 25 U.S. Cities Where a $100k Salary Goes the Furthest
More Americans are moving out of big cities like San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City, opting for less dense areas where their dollar can go farther. As the housing market skyrockets in these cities and their surrounding areas, a household incom…
- 3 days ago 18 Mar 23, 8:45am -
- The 10 Most Bizarre Moments From a Real Wedding in a Taco Bell-Branded Metaverse
Taco Bell held a contest in 2022. The winners received the opportunity of a lifetime, the chance to be the first couple married at a Taco Bell in the metaverse. No, you didn’t read any part of that sentence incorrectly.Read more...
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