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'Dark Tower' plans can maybe sigh in relief as Flanagan sketches out his approach to the upcoming show.
TikTok Permabans ‘Musk’ Film Account @ io9
TikTok cites its policy on political content.
‘Red Rising’ Will Continue the Sci-Fi Book-to-Film Pipeline @ io9
Once he's done with the next 'Hunger Games' movie, Francis Lawrence will try his hand at adapting 'Red Rising.'
‘We’ve Heard You’: Meta Tweaks Controversial Website-Scraping Terms Slightly @ io9
Still, it appears Meta will be gobbling up plenty of data.
The ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Movie Will Expand the Game, Not Adapt It @ io9
CD Projekt Red doesn't want adaptations to canonize the events of 'Cyberpunk 2077,' just keep building out the world.
Which Is the Most Underestimated Climate Threat in the US? @ io9
The many consequences of climate change are already unfolding across the U.S., and some require more urgent attention.
James Cameron Salutes ‘Avengers: Endgame’ for Being Bigger Than ‘Avatar’ @ io9
Like in 'Highlander,' there can be only one. And right now, Cameron knows that one is 'Avengers: Endgame.'
Notorious 3D-Printed Gun Activist Debuts ‘AI That Can Generate Guns’ @ io9
Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!
Elizabeth Holmes’s Social Media Feed Hits Different After Watching ‘You Can See Everything’ @ io9
Is this the best film of all time?
The DEA Is Cracking Down on Kratom. This Time, Some Advocates Are on Board @ io9
The federal government is set to enact new regulations that will reshape the kratom industry.
‘Digger’ and ‘The Social Reckoning’ Have the Same Problem, But Only One Is a Good Movie @ io9
To quote Curtis Markson, "it all just feels so fake."
Meta to Literally Every Business User: Nice Website You Got There @ io9
That's right: If a business uses Meta for any commercial purpose, Meta's new terms say it can do almost anything it wants with content from that business's website, like feeding it to Muse.
After Muse Launch, U.S. Banks Are Saying Hell No to AI Agents Moving Money @ io9
Fortunately, Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster says only a relative handful of dummies are trying to.
Trump and Elon Agree: It Must Have Been the Dog That Ate Ukraine’s Starshield @ io9
Both billionaires denied being responsible for the decision to partially paralyze Ukraine's military satellite network this week.
Thousands of Artifacts Unearthed in Alaska Hint at an Even Older Human Presence in the Americas @ io9
The 13,800-year-old archaeological site points to an ancient cultural connection spanning the Bering Land Bridge.
Nathan Fielder’s ‘You Can See Everything’ Has a Good Shot at Being the Highest-Rated Movie on IMDb @ io9
The documentary about Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
James Gunn and Peter Safran’s Grand DCU Plan Is Just Getting Started @ io9
What's coming post-'Clayface' and 'Man of Tomorrow'? Peter Safran and James Gunn aren't saying, but they plan to get there.
Fairbuds 2 Review: Decent for Your Ears, Better for Your Conscience @ io9
When it comes to repairability, there really is no comparison in the wireless earbuds world.
$137 Million Has Been Spent on AI-Generated Ads Ahead of Midterms. Only 27% Included a Disclaimer @ io9
Republicans are leading the spending on AI-generated political ads, while Democrats are more wary of potential backlash.
Microplastics Are Chemically Alive and Probably Up to No Good @ io9
New research points to a "possibly overlooked mechanism" for how microplastics can harm people's health.
E-Readers Are About to Get Way More Colorful @ io9
Or maybe more productive, if you're into that.
Santa Ana Winds Reignite Wildfire Season in Southern California @ io9
Firefighters are struggling to control two blazes near Malibu and San Diego.
The Creator of ‘Crystal Lake’ Already Has Season 2 Ideas in Mind @ io9
The 'Friday the 13th' prequel series is now streaming on Peacock.
Analogue’s Latest FPGA Consoles Are the Cutest SNES and Genesis You’ve Ever Seen @ io9
The new Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ come with a few quality-of-life upgrades.
Japan’s False Emergency Alert for a 9.9 Earthquake Wasn’t a Cyberattack @ io9
It's easy to see why people assumed as much.
Stanford Just Figured Out How to Lead Dying Coral Reefs to a ‘Fast and Full Recovery’ @ io9
Stanford researchers confirmed that contact with healthy coral can revive bleached coral in as little as eight weeks.
‘Divergent’ Author Looks Back on That Never-Realized Final Film @ io9
Veronica Roth opens up on returning to 'Divergent' and how the original series ended... or didn't, in the movies' case.
The MapQuest Renaissance Continues as the Platform Adds Flock Camera Locations @ io9
MapQuest... welcome to the resistance.
Suunto Might Be Hopping on the Screenless Wearable Bandwagon @ io9
Recent regulatory filings suggest the company is working on a Whoop competitor focused on heart rate and recovery.
AI Agent Hacked Into Crypto Wallet and Stole Funds, OpenAI Says @ io9
It questioned the ethics of what it was doing—before proceeding to do it.
‘Dune: Part Three’ Is About the ‘Idea of a Divorce’ @ io9
The emotional fallout of Paul and Chani's fractured relationship will be a big theme in Denis Villeneuve's trilogy-capper.
Alef Trolls Tesla With Video of Its Car Flying Over a Roadster @ io9
The flying car startup says the stunt marks its 1,000th test flight.
Scientists Find Worrying Link Between Common Ulcer Germ and Colorectal Cancer @ io9
Helicobacter pylori is already known to be a leading cause of stomach cancer.
New Maps Show How Drastically This Year’s ‘Super’ El Niño Could Influence Winter Weather in the US @ io9
NOAA's newly released winter temperature and precipitation outlooks follow clear El Niño patterns.
‘Dark Matter’ Star Jimmi Simpson Reflects on Ryan’s Wild Cross-Dimensional Journey @ io9
The Blake Crouch sci-fi series is nearing the end of its second season on Apple TV+.
After 12 Years, ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Finally Gives Korrasami Their Due @ io9
The second batch of episodes from the 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' sequel series pumped the brakes on the 'Legend of Korra' hate train in the best way possible.
Astronomers Just Found the First Green Star Ever Discovered—Right After It Swallowed Its Planets @ io9
A surprising new discovery shows that white dwarfs can glow in green, pink, and purple.
Here’s How ChatGPT Is Targeting You With Ads @ io9
Feeling seen?
The Next iPad mini Might Look Just a Little Different @ io9
A new Smart Folio case leak is raising some questions about a potential redesign.
Scientists Fear Super El Niño and a ‘Strange Uptick’ in Trafficking Could Decimate Galápagos Iguana Populations @ io9
More than 48 Galápagos marine iguanas have been seized from wildlife traffickers passing through Ecuador since May.
Windows 11 Is Finally Becoming the OS It Should Have Been From the Start @ io9
Microsoft is completely redesigning parts of its OS so it doesn't hog all the resources of lower-end PCs with 8GB of RAM.
Anthropic Could IPO Any Time Now, But Some of the People Who Matter Most Don’t Want It @ io9
Investors are reportedly unhappy with the financials, while politicians are pleading for a delay.
Zendaya to Star in Alex Garland’s Next Sci-Fi Movie @ io9
Plus, the 'Mummy 4' gets an official title.
You Probably Won’t Be Able to Get an iPhone Duo Until 2027 @ io9
Home deliveries for the iPhone Duo have already slipped into next year.
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Review: Complicated, yet So Damn Worth Getting Stuck In @ io9
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra isn't just a MacBook Pro for PCs. It's a strong sign that local compute power is what we actually need in the so-called "AI era."
Ultron Is Still Dangerous in ‘VisionQuest,’ Says James Spader @ io9
Sure, he's significantly more mature, but that doesn't mean he's trustworthy.
‘The Batman Part II’ Production Is Back on, With Steven Soderbergh’s Help @ io9
The veteran filmmaker is stepping in to complete principal photography while director Matt Reeves tends to a family matter.
Tesla’s New Roadster Can Somehow Do Corkscrews in the Air (Without Exploding—Yet) @ io9
This engineering marvel / catastrophe-in-the-making will definitely come out in 2028, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised.
Coinbase Lays Out How It Thinks Bitcoin Should Prepare for the Quantum Threat @ io9
The crypto giant says a decision on Satoshi's coins can wait.
Investigation Finds Hundreds of ‘Injuries and Dangerous Malfunctions’ at Six Flags Before Lethal Goliath Accident @ io9
A CNN report detailed widespread safety and mechanical issues, as well as hundreds of injuries, at over a dozen Six Flags parks since 2021.
Denis Villeneuve Sees His James Bond Movie as a ‘Powerful Rocket’ Separating Him From ‘Dune’ @ io9
Breaking away from Arrakis after three movies is understandably a daunting task.
I Got Lost in the Surreal Fantasia of ‘A Garden of Spheres’ and Loved Every Moment of It @ io9
Multi Eisner‑nominated creator Linnea Sterte’s graphic novel sends a drifting god of destruction through a dragon‑filled land so alien its nothing short of fantasy in its purest form.
AI Agent Reportedly Deletes an Entire Season of Reality TV Show @ io9
The second season of Sweden’s version of 'The Challenge' has now been pushed to 2027 just weeks before its scheduled premiere.
AI Startup Wants Every Company to Assign You Your Own Personal Stalker @ io9
What is wrong with you people?
NASA Images Reveal 10,000 Young Faults on the Moon. That’s a Problem @ io9
Unlike Earth’s multi-plate surface, the Moon is a single chunk—an “unbroken shell” where over 10,000 young faults can erupt into moonquakes at any time.
Researchers Stranded an AI Agent on a Virtual Island. Things Got Very Weird. @ io9
A new MIT study found that when left to their own devices, AI agents will invent games, build temples, draw mandalas, and playfully investigate the world around them.
Tim Burton’s Post-‘Wednesday’ Project Could Be a Film With Kazuo Ishiguro @ io9
The Nobel Prize-winning writer's novel 'Klara and the Sun' will soon be a movie featuring 'Wednesday' star Jenna Ortega.
Tech Companies Have ‘Donated’ Millions to Trump’s Ballroom While the President Gave $0: Report @ io9
The tech oligarchs are getting their money's worth.
Meet ‘D. Rex,’ the Monster Fungus Born in the Wake of the Dinosaur Apocalypse @ io9
Scientists just found a record-setting new fungal species, the largest now known in the sprawling Ascomycota phylum. It may have feasted off dying forests during the Chicxulub mass extinction event.
The Creator of ‘Crystal Lake’ Explains (Again) Why There’s No Hockey Mask in the Show @ io9
The reason should be rather obvious, and yet it keeps coming up.
Ledger Announces New Phone-Like Crypto Wallet at the Worst Possible Time @ io9
Ledger is also facing increasing scrutiny for how it dealt with earlier reports of backdoored devices months before crypto wallets were drained.
Man, You’d Better Not Break Your iPhone Duo Screen @ io9
At this point, the product is basically a walking (er, folding) advertisement for AppleCare.
FTC Subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic Over AI Safety Concerns @ io9
The agency is seeking records related to AI safety incidents as it investigates potential consumer protection violations.
‘Back to the Future’ Is Perfect, But Its Writer Might Change One Small Thing @ io9
io9 spoke to Bob Gale about his new 'Back to the Future' screenplay book, out October 20.
Cancer Spread From One Identical Twin to the Other in the Womb, Scientists Find @ io9
The tragic case might reshape our understanding of how twins develop in the womb, the researchers say.
‘Street Fighter’ Is Exactly What You Hoped and Feared It Would Be @ io9
It's not even close to coherent, but it does have some good fight scenes.
The Super El Niño Hasn’t Even Peaked, and It’s Already Burning Up the Amazon @ io9
The Amazon's wildfire season is off to a brutal start thanks to El Niño-fueled drought.
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 Review: The Prettiest, Most Comfortable Handheld You Can Buy @ io9
The OLED Xbox Ally looks, feels, and plays better than ever. That doesn’t mean it's offering the best performance.
A Spear Wound Likely Killed This Neanderthal, but It Tells a Very Human Story @ io9
“What is particularly remarkable is that we see evidence of two contrasting facets of human nature—care and violence—juxtaposed in the same individual.”
Josh Hutcherson Is Gonna Be Mister Miracle @ io9
The upcoming adult-animated series, starring Hutcherson and 'Terminator: Dark Fate' star Mackenzie Davis, is in an 'advanced' state of development.
Amazon’s New AI Gadget Is a Credit Card-Sized Puck That Can Listen to Everything With a Press of a Button @ io9
The Bee wearables are back and now come in a small card-shaped version that records everything you say.
Brain Drain Is a Bigger Threat to National Cybersecurity Than AI @ io9
What good is investing in offense if you’ve hobbled your own defense?
Pregnancy Tests Recalled Globally Over False Positives @ io9
It's not just Canada.
Xbox Is Putting the Cute Back in Gaming @ io9
Bring on the smol controllers!
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Was Born to End at 3 Seasons, Says Marvel TV Boss @ io9
Marvel doesn't want you to think ending 'Daredevil: Born Again' was sudden while assuring that Matt Murdock will return... eventually.
An Egyptian Villager Stumbled Upon an Inscribed Stone. It Led to a Colossal Head of Ramses II @ io9
The rescue excavation uncovered the remains of two royal statues and a pink granite block.
Men Are Shaping the Future of AI. That Doesn’t Mean They Know What They’re Talking About @ io9
"The question now is who gets to decide on the future of AI and how much will women be involved."
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 Is Now Less in Your Face, Less Performance-Hogging @ io9
And despite that, it may still do some weird things with your in-game graphics if you can run it at all.
The New ‘Swamp Thing’ Movie Isn’t Dead Yet @ io9
Plus, James Wan confirms Paul Verhoeven is working on Amazon's 'RoboCop' TV series.
Nvidia’s RTX Spark PCs Aren’t a Revolution, but They May Change Laptops Forever @ io9
Get ready for the MacBook Pro-ification of PCs. The real test will be how they perform with all the emulation and AI running inside.
‘Lanterns’ Won’t Get a Season 2 Renewal Until They Come Up With a Great Idea @ io9
A decision should come by the end of the year, says DC Studios co-head Peter Safran.
This Deadly Fungus Keeps Learning How to Beat Every Drug We Throw at It @ io9
Scientists in Kenya have documented a case of C. auris completely resistant to all major types of antifungals.
Inde Navarrette on Where Her ‘Obsession’ Character Could Go Next @ io9
The breakout star is getting awards buzz for playing the murderously enchanted Nikki.
German Police Investigating If Teens Were Piloting Robot That Groped 16-Year-Old Girl @ io9
Police in Cologne, Germany are investigating an alleged assault involving two teenagers and a gold-chain-wearing robot.
Los Angeles Officials Haven’t Plugged in USB Drive That DOJ Insists Is Full of Noncitizens Who Were Sent Ballots @ io9
Connecting the drive would violate "established data privacy and information security protocols," the Los Angeles County clerk said.
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