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Mar 18, 2024
Movie posters appearing to show an upcoming remake of the children's dinosaur movie The Land Before Time (1988) have elicited strong emotions on social media recently. But no matter if you think a remake is a bad idea or a good idea, the movie isn't happening. At least not in the foreseeable future.
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Mar 18, 2024
While multi-billion dollar disasters like FTX would lead a reasonable person to believe that the cryptocurrency industry is dead or dying, the unfortunate truth is that it's doing just fine. Not only has Bitcoin's market price been on a familiar rollercoaster ride lately, but droves of crypto believers have, in recent…
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Mar 18, 2024
Pedro Pascal is currently living his absolute best life; after rising to fame on Game of Thrones and Narcos, he's now an A-list star of screens big (Fantastic Four) and small (The Mandalorian, The Last of Us). But things weren't always golden for the affable star, who recently spoke about his long, long road to fame.
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Mar 18, 2024
The only thing more impressive than watching Paul Atreides ride a sandworm in Dune: Part Two is watching director Denis Villeneuve explain how he made it happen. Villeneuve knew the scene was arguably the most memorable and crucial scene in the second half of his adaptation, and he put a mind-numbing amount of time…
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Mar 18, 2024
Space tourism has unlocked a new brand of luxury travel, one which promises expensive meals and designer flight suits with views of Earth's curvature as a backdrop. A Florida-based startup is offering six passengers the chance to ride on board its balloon-propelled capsule while chowing down on what it claims to be…
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Mar 18, 2024
The rumor tornado that has circled the upcoming OLED iPad Pro has finally started to wane, leaving us with a whole field scattered with little nuggets of information relating to its size, color options, and a few juicy details surrounding the new look on its OLED screen. The new school iPad Pro and iPad Air are…
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Mar 18, 2024
Our brains are in rougher shape than we might think. New research from the World Health Organization and others estimates that nearly half of people globally are living with neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, or epilepsy, just to name a few. Collectively, these neurological problems are now…
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Mar 18, 2024
AstraZeneca, the UK-based maker of popular inhalers like Symbicort and Airsupra, announced Monday it plans to cap costs for patients using its inhalers in the U.S. at $35 per month starting June 1. The inhalers treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which combined affect roughly 41 million Americans…
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Mar 18, 2024
X-Men is a comics franchise defined by its evolution. There are few others like it that can be so defined by multiple foundational eras of fandom-shaping periods, from its classics, to Chris Claremont's reign, to New X-Men, and even all the way to the gates of Krakoa. But for mutantkind, the ‘90s will almost always be…
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Mar 18, 2024
If you're burnt out over generative AI hype, you're not alone. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said GPT-4, his company's latest and greatest AI model, actually kinda sucks in an interview with Lex Fridman published on Monday. In fact, Altman is hoping GPT-5 can live up to all the hype.
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Mar 18, 2024
Godzilla fans are riding high at the moment, between Godzilla Minus One's recent Oscar triumph and the imminent release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. And you can count directors Takashi Yamakazi and Adam Wingard among those happy fans; as this conversation between the pair clearly shows, these guys both really…
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Mar 18, 2024
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health examined dozens of government employees and their families who experienced "Havana Syndrome" and found no evidence of significant brain injury or other biomarkers that would explain their ailments. Despite the findings, the report authors say that the symptoms felt by…
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Mar 18, 2024
Social media was flooded Monday with claims that King Charles III has died, with some people pointing to a video of a flag at Buckingham Palace being flown at half-mast. Others passed around an official announcement made to look like the king passed away on Sunday. But they're all fake. The king is alive, as far as we…
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Mar 18, 2024
While Bill Pullman's Independence Day character will likely always be the gold standard for how the President of the United States should react if hostile aliens invade, a certain real-life former POTUS seems a probable close second. It's sci-fi guyBarack Obama, of course—a fan of author Liu Cixin, though he turned…
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Mar 18, 2024
A CT scan of Stanley's viral Quencher cup has confirmed what the company has been saying all along: There's only lead at the bottom of the cup. The lead is covered by a stainless steel cover, which Stanley says makes it "inaccessible to customers." In the end, though, lead exposure might come down to a matter of luck.
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Mar 18, 2024
It's Day 18 of Gizmodo's March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and we're saying goodbye to one of our biggest contestants! WhatsApp defeated Instagram in yesterday's tournament. Today, we have the world's biggest maps app going up against the bain of Android users' existence.
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Mar 18, 2024
Stand aside, Mickey Mouse slasher movie (Steamboat Willie Mickey version only): the team behind Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey—the most high-profile film in the current wave of horror movies based on beloved characters in the public domain—just leveled up. There's an entire cinematic universe coming.
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Mar 18, 2024
It's been four years since the U.S. Space Force unveiled its all-too-familiar logo, establishing itself as the youngest military branch, but with clear signs of an identity issue. If you've ever wondered about the other logo designs that were considered, the Space Force clearly doesn't want you to know what made them…
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Mar 18, 2024
The first episode of The Don Lemon Show premiered on Monday morning, showcasing a fiery interview with Elon Musk. The interview ultimately killed Don Lemon's deal with X, in which the former CNN host promised to create exclusive content for the platform.
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Mar 18, 2024
It's official. The next live-action Star Wars that'll hit your eyeballs is The Acolyte, and it's coming sooner than you may think. Disney just revealed a teaser poster for the show with an intriguing tagline, lightsaber, and the release date of June 4. Oh, and the trailer is coming Tuesday.
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Mar 18, 2024
There are both pluses and minuses to a movie debuting on Netflix, but one plus is that basically any and everyone will give it a shot. And since so many people did just that with the first Rebel Moon, you have to assume many will want to see where the story ends. Now you've got a new look.
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Mar 18, 2024
Sony's PlayStation VR 2 is barely a year old, and it appears it's not catching on like thePS5 when it launched in 2020. There are so many PSVR2 headsets unsold that Sony put the production of new units on hold, according to a Bloomberg report Monday.
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Mar 18, 2024
A few years ago, after decades of legal squabbling, the companies behind the legendary mecha anime Macross and its western adaptation as Robotech put aside long-standing differences in order to allow the two franchises to co-exist outside of Japan. Now, that deal is finally seeing some movement for fans... although…
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Mar 18, 2024
Congressman Jeff Jackson's latest TikTok video starts simply: "I apologize." Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that could ultimately ban TikTok from the US. For many, it turned Jackson into enemy number one. The North Carolina Democrat spent the last year amassing 2.3 million followers on TikTok,…
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Mar 18, 2024
A large portion of southwestern Iceland that includes world-famous attractions like the Blue Lagoon has been dealing with volcanic eruptions since late 2023. The eruptions forced the evacuation of the fishing town of Grindavík and have been captured in striking imagesshowing large plumes of smoke and burbling molten…
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Mar 18, 2024
So you need a budget laptop? Good, because nowadays you can find a perfectly serviceable or downright solid laptop that will cost you a relative pittance considering the gross prices of other, top-of-the-line machines. We've already offered you the best laptops you can buy at any price point, but there are far more…
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Mar 18, 2024
Leigh Whannell has started shooting Wolf Man. Kim Kardashian goes behind the scenes for American Horror Story: Delicate. Plus, what's to come after Michonne and Rick's reunion on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Spoilers, away!
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Mar 18, 2024
Amber fossils are like a time capsule, preserving the three-dimensional structure of animals, plants, and other prehistoric items of interest. Every once in a while, however, paleontologists stumble upon some particularly bizarre specimens and scenes.
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Mar 18, 2024
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Mar 18, 2024
Apple is in talks to build Google Gemini into the iPhone's next operating system, powering Siri and other AI-enabled features, according to reports from Bloomberg on Monday. The iPhone maker reportedly held discussions with multiple AI companies about powering iOS 18 with a competitor's technology, including OpenAI.
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Mar 18, 2024
Are you disappointed that Nintendo may not release the Switch 2 in 2024? Well, Sony may have something to bandage your bleeding heart. The PlayStation 5 Pro, rumored as "Project Viola," or "Trinity" may be looking for space in consumer's carts sometime around this holiday season. Just as past upgraded PlayStation…
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Mar 18, 2024
Meet JBL's newest ANC headphones, the Live 770NC, which were announced at CES 2024. Priced at $200, these fall in the midrange category. Unfortunately, they don't act like midrange headphones on various fronts. They look and feel much cheaper, and the ANC underperforms, too. You might still like these if all you care…
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Mar 18, 2024
What's your favorite way to listen to music? Maybe you prefer a quiet room with some headphones or listening on vinyl. One thing is for sure, you don't want to hear some compressed MP3 on your phone, right? Apple, Amazon, and Tidal offer "lossless audio," claiming users can "hear the exact same thing" an artist…
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Mar 18, 2024
Weagree that using the same simple, easy-to-remember password for all your digital accounts is a terrible idea. Once someone knows your pet's name, they can access your banking info and even your social media. It's become necessary to enlist the help of a password manager to keep track of all the dozens of login…
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Mar 18, 2024
Oompa, Loompa, doompa-dee-do
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Mar 17, 2024
Two weeks ago, Dune: Part Two came out in theaters, and became the first big hit of 2024. Even with Kung Fu Panda 4 releasing last weekend, that hasn't really changed—if anything, it's looking like Part Two is going to have some hefty legs throughout the rest of its theatrical run.
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Mar 17, 2024
SpaceX is working with the National Reconnaissance Office to build a classified system of swarming spy satellites, according to a report published by Reuters. And while the $1.8 billion contract was reportedly signed in 2021, news of the program's ties to NRO just leaked on Saturday—a great reminder that it's entirely…
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Mar 17, 2024
It took over 20 years, but Warner Bros. is finally doing it: on Friday, they announced their plans to give the Teen Titans a live-action movie. Ana Noguiera, who's already written Supergirl: World of Tomorrow, is on deck to do the impossible and bring the teenage superhero team to cinematic life. Previously, the…
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Mar 17, 2024
Welcome back to Gizmodo's March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Yesterday's tournament was a bloodbath with Calculator taking more than 87 percent of the vote. Twitch goes home empty-handed. Today, we have the crown jewels of Zuckerberg's empire going head-to-head.
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Mar 17, 2024
Superman's taken on many animated forms over the decades, but it all started with the 1940s shorts from Fleischer Studios. While they've been re-released (and remastered) a number of times, some of those efforts haven't entirely been up to snuff, which is why Fleischer itself is trying its own hand at the process.
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Mar 17, 2024
Hope you like Blumhouse movies, because the company is re-releasing some old ones into theaters later this month.
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Mar 16, 2024
Adapting any well-known property is always going to be a big feat, especially when it comes to video games. It's one thing to adapt a comic or TV show, it's another thing to adapt a series of games, which come with a greater degree of self-expression. You can please some fans, but you can't please all of the fans, as…
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Mar 16, 2024
Hollywood's been trying for years now to revive Little Shop of Horrors for a new cinematic audience. Last we heard, Arrowverse head Greg Berlanti was going to try his hand at it with Billy Porter and maybe Chris Evans. That version ultimately got scrapped in 2022, but Hollywood's angling to try and grow a new version…
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Mar 16, 2024
Last year, CBS Studios revealed it was adapting the hit social deduction game Among Us into an animated TV show from Infinity Train's Owen Dennis. Odd as it was—and still is—you had to wonder who'd end up voicing the little crewmates at the heart of it all. And like plenty of other animated TV shows these days,…
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Mar 16, 2024
It's Day 16 of Gizmodo's March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and Yo has fallen! Uber will go to the next round and it will be taking on one of today's nominees. Today we have the streamer's app of choice going up against one of the oldest and most reliable apps on a phone.
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Mar 16, 2024
It's time: Marvel is wiping the X-Men's slate clean of the Krakoan era that's been around since 2019. We've known this was coming for a while now (both in the comics and IRL), and after an ominous tease of the mutants rising from the ashes of their still ongoing war with Orchis, we now know what awaits them at the…
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Mar 16, 2024
Entertainment auction house Heritage Auctions has acquired a bunch of pieces from some of the most notable science fiction films. If you go for broke here, your house will probably look like Planet Hollywood—which is where these props are sourced from. There are a number of really cool pieces, like the phone booth…
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Mar 16, 2024
Fans of porn, Andrew Tate, and the British royal family had a rough time this week. And as always, today is a day ending in "y" meaning that once again, Elon Musk proved how much of a hypocrite he is. Check out the rest of the big tech stories of the week.
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Mar 16, 2024
David Lynch's Dune might just be the ultimate "what if?" movie, especially in a world where Denis Villeneuve's take is the biggest film at the box office right now. So when you get unseen creepy baby talk uncovered for the first time in decades, by god, you take it. Check out that, why Oscar-winner Godzilla Minus One…
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Mar 16, 2024
Stratolaunch flew its Talon-A hypersonic vehicle for the first time after dropping it out of the belly of Roc, an utterly massive aircraft with a 385-foot wingspan. Meanwhile, SpaceX flew its Starship for the third time in a test that pushed the limits of the megarocket. Catch up on these and other top science stories…
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Mar 16, 2024
Over billions of years, the surface of the Moon has been bombarded by solar wind, carrying high-energy particles that include a highly coveted resource, helium-3. Although the element is scarce on Earth, it has recently become in demand by several industries, including those working on quantum computing and nuclear…
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Mar 15, 2024
Boeing has been the subject of a federal investigation ever since January, when an Alaska Airlines flight involving one of its planes had its door blown out. Since then, concerns about the safety of Boeing's production process have swirled and investigators have sought to determine just how such a thing happened.
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Mar 15, 2024
Spring break season is here—and theme parks and other fun destinations are welcoming the crowds. At the Disneyland Resort, Pixar Fest prepares for a return, while the Food & Wine Festival gives visitors plenty to munch on. At Universal Studios Hollywood, the legendary Studio Tour gets dolled up for its 60th…
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Mar 15, 2024
Godzilla is so massive that the only thing that can cast a shadow on him is... another Godzilla. And that's exactly what happened between Godzilla Minus One, the Toho-released Oscar-winning smash hit, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the Warner Bros. MonsterVerse sequel coming to theaters March 29. Minus One, even…
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Mar 15, 2024
Are you a billionaire in trouble? Why not try coming out as a Republican and fully pivoting into very public complaints about the "woke agenda?" That's precisely what Sam Bankman-Fried was thinking, according to newly released notes made by the crypto fraudster after FTX's stunning collapse in 2022.
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Mar 15, 2024
James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Studios has added another upcoming live-action movie to its growing super-slate: Teen Titans. Ana Noguiera, who's already a key part of the studio—she's writing Supergirl: World of Tomorrow, which will star House of the Dragon breakout Milly Alcock—has been tapped for scripting duties,…
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Mar 15, 2024
Researchers working on data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory buried deep in Antarctic ice think they may have spotted tau neutrinos, a certain flavor of the subatomic particles from space. The seven candidate signals appeared in 9.7 years of observatory data, a testament to just how elusive these little particles…
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Mar 15, 2024
Starship flew faster and longer than ever before on Thursday, but with both stages lost during the mission, there's clearly much more progress to be made. Here's our detailed breakdown of Integrated Flight Test 3 and what happens next.
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Mar 15, 2024
Prosecutors in New York asked a court on Friday to sentence crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried to between 40 and 50 years in prison for defrauding crypto investors and extracting billions of dollars from his companies FTX and Alameda Research. FTX imploded in 2022, turning a high-flying company once valued at $32…
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Mar 15, 2024
No matter how you feel about whether or not Marvel's star is waning at present, few can deny the reality that it is still one of the biggest studios in Hollywood. But with that presence comes the very real fact that everything about it is news—especially when it's mess.
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Mar 15, 2024
Facebook is a wasteland. Once the default gateway to the internet, today the site has a reputation as one of the least cool places on the web—at least for America's taste-making young people. But, as the New York Times recently pointed out, there's one corner of the platform that keeps the under-35 crowd coming back.…
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Mar 15, 2024
Every big director in Hollywood knows to line up a few potential projects for the future and Adam Wingard has some of the coolest. His latest film, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, will hit theaters later this month, and in addition, he's attached to not just a sequel to John Woo's Face/Off but a long-awaited…
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Mar 15, 2024
When you've spent around a grand on the iPhone 15, it's wise to invest a couple more in its safety. An iPhone case protects it against spillage, abrasive surfaces, and shock. If it doubles as a wallet for housing your cards and cash, that's even better.
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Mar 15, 2024
Landing on the Moon is one thing, but not getting lost on its gray, dusty surface presents an entirely different challenge. The Apollo astronauts eyeballed their way across the lunar terrain, but NASA is hoping to develop a better navigation system for future astronauts exploring the Moon.
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Mar 15, 2024
In a few short days, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire hits theaters, continuing the story and franchise that began way back in 1984. At that time Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson just thought they were in a dumb, fun horror comedy, but in the decades that followed, Ghostbusters became more.
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Mar 15, 2024
Since the first images were revealed from Alex Garland's Civil War, it just had the vibe of something noteworthy. Whether the movie was good or bad, simply the idea of a film depicting a modern American civil war was simultaneously terrifying and intriguing.
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Mar 15, 2024
Uber and Lyft have vowed to stop offering service in Minneapolis starting May 1 after the city council voted 10-3 on Thursday to override the mayor's veto on a minimum wage for drivers. Minnesota's Democratic governor, Tim Walz, vetoed a similar pay floor for rideshare drivers statewide last year.
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Mar 15, 2024
Welcome back to Gizmodo's March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! With over 65 percent of the vote, HQ Trivia soundly defeated VSCO in yesterday's competition. Today, we have one of the world's most evil apps going up against one of the most harmless.
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Mar 15, 2024
Just a little over one month since we were celebrating the Valentine's Day of Madame Web, Sony's latest, occasionally greatest, often just most bizarre Spider-Man spinoff is connecting its web to a digital home release. You know, in case you just couldn't bring yourself to watch outside of the comfort of your own home.
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Mar 15, 2024
The House of Representatives passed a law this week that would force China-based ByteDance to divest from the US version of its popular app TikTok or face a ban in the country. And while the bill's fate in the Senate remains uncertain, plenty of politicians and members of the U.S. military establishment insist this…
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Mar 15, 2024
A customer is using TikTok to force Shein and FedEx to explain how they allowed a glass vial of human blood and a can of Goya beans to be inserted into her online order.
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Mar 15, 2024
The next season of Doctor Who is coming—and it's coming at the exact same time across the world, in a move that marks a major shakeup for when and where fans in the show's home country will be watching the latest adventures in time and space.
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Mar 15, 2024
Federal regulators want to fix McDonald's broken ice cream machines, and they're asking to expand right-to-repair laws to address the issue. In a letter to the US Copyright Office on Thursday, regulators asked for commercial soft-serve machines to be exempt from current laws making them difficult to repair. The laws…
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Mar 15, 2024
New research this week seems to throw cold water on the Wim Hof method, an endurance training technique that intentionally exposes people to frigid temperatures. The study, a review of the scientific literature, did find some evidence that the method could have anti-inflammatory properties, but did not find strong…
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Mar 15, 2024
Christopher Robin learns a terrible truth in the latest clip from Blood and Honey 2. Nic Cage has been talking to Sony about their plans for a Spider-Man: Noir show. The X-Men team up in more footage from X-Men ‘97. Plus, a new look at the Suicide Squad anime. To me, my spoilers!
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Mar 15, 2024
A bill banning TikTok, unless it is sold, passed through the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday and is on its way to the Senate. The bill being rushed through Congress names TikTok outright, but it also bans other apps the President determines to be a "national security threat." Technology lawyers are…
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Mar 14, 2024
For many of us, it's impossible to hear the word "mutant" and not immediately think of the X-Men. Marvel's 60-plus-year-old team of mutants, the subject of comics, movies, shows, toys, and more, have so dominated pop culture, especially over the past few decades, it's a valid train of thought. So, when I tell you…
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Mar 14, 2024
The wilderness—dark forests, rural backroads—is a go-to setting for the horror genre for obvious reasons. What better place to see city slickers flail than deep within nature, miles from the nearest cell-phone tower, surrounded by unfamiliar and inevitably hostile forces?
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Mar 14, 2024
There will come a time when a giant meme of a Shiba Inu puppy with a hat will take over the Las Vegas Sphere. All it took was hundreds of thousands of dollars and a hoard of fans.
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Mar 14, 2024
It's going to be a little harder to find porn in the Lone Star State. Pornhub is no longer available to Texas residents thanks to a lawsuit from the state's attorney general.
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Mar 14, 2024
We've had a tiny glimpse of X-Men ‘97 in action so far, but our first extended look at the show gives us everything we could possibly want: that iconic theme song and Rogue beating the ever-lovin' crap out of some Sentinels.
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Mar 14, 2024
If you know anything about webcams at all, you'd be familiar with Logitech's Brio line, which has been the top choice for most professionals for the ideal work-from-home setup. And if you've ever been in the market for enterprise-level mice or keyboards, you've probably seen Logitech's MX line among the top few…
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Mar 14, 2024
A long overdue mission to Venus is finally back on track after being put on hold due to budgeting and staffing issues at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
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Mar 14, 2024
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Mar 14, 2024
This story originally appeared on Kotaku.
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Mar 14, 2024
Aaron Rodgers said the Sandy Hook shooting was an absolute tragedy on Thursday, responding to a CNN story alleging he shared conspiracy theories about the incident. The New York Jets quarterback is debunking conspiracy theories just days after being named a potential running mate for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who…
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Mar 14, 2024
Each year, photographers across Britain—and, unknowingly, Britain's wildlife— vie for the attention of the British Wildlife Photography Awards, a competition celebrating the Britain's biodiversity. Only a handful of the 14,000-odd photos could be selected as honorees, with the grand prize winner taking home over…
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Mar 14, 2024
The original Star Wars: Battlefront games are some of the most iconic games set in the galaxy far, far away. There's a reason developers have tried to go back to the well of the large-scale shooter series in years since, and a reason fans were incredibly excited when it was announced a newly updated and tweaked…
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Mar 14, 2024
An invasive, dog-killing parasite is now lurking in Southern California. In new research this week, scientists say they've confirmed the newfound spread of the flatworm Heterobilharzia americana to the area. The parasite is not thought to be a danger to humans, but it could become an emerging threat to pets and…
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Mar 14, 2024
A giant volcano has been found in Mars' Tharsis plateau, making it the fourth known volcano in the region. Heavily eroded, the 29,600-foot (9,022-meter) volcano has been hiding in plain sight, sneaking its mug into images of the Tharsis region but never actually being seen. Until now.
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Mar 14, 2024
Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he's putting together a group of investors to try and buy TikTok on Thursday. The company maintains it's not for sale, but the app is in jeopardy after the House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would force its parent company ByteDance to sell the platform or…
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Mar 14, 2024
Before you hop on that plane or get on the road, make sure to double check your travel essentials list for some of these fandom finds. Here's our spring break gear guide with selections from all across pop culture. From Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, Warner Bros., and your Netflix faves—io9 has you covered!
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Mar 14, 2024
When Home Depot launched its 12-foot skeleton in 2020, "Skelly" became an instant viral hit. People couldn't get enough of the big bone-based behemoth as it popped up in front yards during the worst years of the pandemic. But Skelly is starting to look lonely. It looks like Home Depot plans to fix that with the…
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Mar 14, 2024
When Home Depot launched its 12-foot skeleton in 2020, "Skelly" became an instant viral hit. People couldn't get enough of the big bone-based behemoth as it popped up in front yards during the worst years of the pandemic. But Skelly is starting to look lonely. It looks like Home Depot plans to fix that with the…
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Mar 14, 2024
Bernie Sanders, the nefarious propagandist for the Soviet Union, has done it again. This time, the Senator from Vermont has introduced a bill that would drastically reduce Americans' working hours while maintaining their current levels of income. The legislation cites concerns about new forms of automation currently…
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Mar 14, 2024
It's Day 12 of Gizmodo's March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and the people have spoken. Google Earth dominated in yesterday's poll with more than 76 percent of the vote. Pandora is out! Today, our only photo-editing contestant takes on an app that was in a league of its own.
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Mar 14, 2024
In a perfect world, Patty Jenkins' latest film, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, would just about now be wrapping up its box office run. Announced in 2020 for a December 2023 release, the film was set to be a rousing Star Wars adventure about ace Rebel pilots, told by the filmmaker behind Monster and Wonder Woman.
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Mar 14, 2024
Over 180,000 Insignia air fryers and air fryer ovens sold at Best Buy are being recalled, according to an announcement Thursday from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The agency has received dozens of reports of the ovens overheating, causing the handles to melt or break, and glass in the unit to shatter.…
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Mar 14, 2024
Unite, ‘90s kids of the world: early reactions to Marvel's long-awaited revival of the legendary X-Men: The Animated Series in the form of X-Men ‘97 are here, and while there's still a week to go before the series drops on Disney , it seems like it's a good thing that the ‘90s are back in style.
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