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Dec 10, 2023

Staz Nair Is a Beast(Master) in New Rebel Moon Clip
Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon is a Star Wars-alike ensemble film featuring a who's who of actors you've seen pop in and out of genre fair over the last few years. In addition to Sofia Boutella as leading woman Kora, the cast also consists of Djimon Honsou, Doona Bae, and Ray Fisher. It's also got three Game of Thrones alum…

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Gizmodo
Dec 09, 2023

Silk's Show Still Exists, Writers Room to Spin Back Up Next Month
All the way back in 2020, it was reported that Sony and Marvel were teaming up to create a TV show for Silk, one of the more recent heroes to spin from Spider-Man's (Peter Parker's) supporting cast. In the years since, news on the show has been hard to come by: after an announcement late last year that it was retitled …

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Gizmodo
Dec 09, 2023

Your Browser Has a Hidden Setting That Will Speed Up the Web
A lot of us now spend much of our work and leisure time peering at the web through a browser—and for that time to be spent as productively as possible, the browser in question needs to run swiftly and smoothly. There's actually an integrated browser setting to help with this, too: Hardware acceleration.

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Dec 09, 2023

Twisted Metal Revs Up for a Second Two on Peacock
A lot happened this summer, so it's easy to forget that Twisted Metal aired on Peacock over the summer. Based on the now classic car combat PlayStation series, the show got decent reviews and was nominated at the recent Game Awards for Best Adaptation. Ultimately it lost out to—and got overshadowed by—HBO's adaptation…

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Dec 09, 2023

Mace Windu Shatters The Glass Abyss in New Star Wars Novel
The prequel trilogy of Star Wars films (and similar material set in the same time period) introduced audiences to plenty of new Jedi, with one of the most striking being Samuel L. Jackson's Mace Windu. Though he's one of the most important players of that era, he hasn't always gotten a chance to headline a story all…

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Gizmodo
Dec 09, 2023

Stranger Things Gets Back In Production This January
With the Hollywood strikes now having wrapped in full, productions are able to start back up again. Stranger Things, according to Deadline, is set to get back to work in early January.

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Gizmodo
Dec 09, 2023

Fortnite Festival Brings an Ounce of That Old Rock Band Magic Back From the Dead
Is Rock Band back? Well, kinda, maybe, eventually. Epic Games revealed the new Fortnite experience Fortnite Festival, a new update that lets players take their persona out of the battle royale and stuff a guitar or pair of drumsticks in their hands in rhythm game action familiar to any old Guitar Hero fans.

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Gizmodo
Dec 09, 2023

The Marvels' Box Office, Deadpool Leaks, and More Top Pop Culture News of the Week
It's been a bit of an up-and-down week for the House of Ideas, as Marvel both pulled out of reporting any further on The Marvels' box office performance and Ryan Reynolds bit back against Deadpool 3 set leaks. All this, more Doctor Who, and even Star Wars' 2024 made the list of our most read stories, so here's you…

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Gizmodo
Dec 09, 2023

Why 2024 Will Be an Epic Year in Spaceflight
A Martian moons mission, a plethora of private lunar landers, probes to Venus and Jupiter, and reusable heavy-lift rocket tests are among the many highlights we'll be watching in the coming 12 months, in what looks to be an extraordinary year in spaceflight. Here's your 2024 calendar.

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Dec 09, 2023

Scientists Created Tiny VR Goggles for Lab Mice, With Adorable Results
At last, researchers say they've found a way for lab mice to easily use virtual reality goggles. The unusual set-up does have practical applications, since it should make it easier for scientists to study how mice respond to things commonly encountered in the wild, like predatory birds.

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Gizmodo
Dec 09, 2023

Google Gemini AI, M3-Powered Apple iPads, and More Top Product News of the Week
Gemini, Google's ambitious new AI for phones, will make its way to Pixel 8 Pros next week. On the Apple side, we might begin to see M3-powered iPads and MacBook Airs hitting store shelves a lot sooner than we expected. Gizmodo's consumer tech team has all the latest news and more. Here's a roundup of our most-read…

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Gizmodo
Dec 09, 2023

MRI Shoots Woman, a Betelgeuse Eclipse, and More Top Science News of the Week
Our most-read science stories this week contain a few timeless life lessons. One, don't go into an MRI room carrying metal, particularly if that metal is a loaded gun. Two, don't cross a killer whale, even if you're a great white shark. And finally, never judge a sea cucumber by its cover—no matter how repulsive that…

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Dec 09, 2023

Google's Gemini, Grok Goes Premium, and More of the Top AI News of the Week
There were a few AI product launches this week. Google released Gemini, it's newest AI platform, while Grok, Elon Musk's annoying chatbot, rolled out to X Premium users. Apple, meanwhile, tried to keep up by releasing...an open-source machine learning framework. Not quite as exciting. That said, the AI industry…

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Gizmodo
Dec 08, 2023

Sam Altman Accused of 'Psychologically Abusive' Behavior
Ever since Sam Altman was fired by the OpenAI board two weeks ago, questions have swirled about what precipitated the drama. The fact of the matter is this: We still don't really know what happened or why Altman was forced out. Altman himself has said he won't be talking about it. Microsoft obviously isn't talking.…

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Dec 08, 2023

New Report Accuses Sam Altman of Being a Terrible Boss
Ever since Sam Altman was fired by the OpenAI board two weeks ago, questions have swirled about what precipitated the drama. The fact of the matter is this: We still don't really know what happened or why Altman was forced out. Altman himself has said he won't be talking about it. Microsoft obviously isn't talking.…

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Gizmodo
Dec 08, 2023

Poor Things and 22 Other Frankenstein Adaptations in Pop Culture
There'd be no science fiction without a 19-year-old Mary Shelley in 1816 writing the tale of a scientist who their undead creature to life. Ever since, her tale of creation has inspired adaptations that have propelled the evolution of genre in film, television, and even music.

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Dec 08, 2023

James Gunn Has Found His DC Universe's Mandatory Sean Gunn Role
Sean Gunn has been tapped to play Maxwell Lord in James Gunn's new DC Universe.

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Dec 08, 2023

Should Section 230 Protect AI Companies From Being Sued Out of Existence?
Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo's weekly deep dive on what's been happening in artificial intelligence.

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Dec 08, 2023

The Shocking Ending of Indiana Jones 5 Wasn't Always What's in the Movie
Indiana Jones movies always end with the impossible. Ghosts coming out of an ark, a rock healing a village, a cup granting immortality, aliens with crystal skulls. So, when Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny gets to its big third-act moment, it's shocking, but also fits right in. However, getting to that idea…

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Gizmodo
Dec 08, 2023

Beeper Mini Rules, But It Doesn't Solve Android's Messaging Problem
Note: As I was getting ready to publish this piece, Beeper's servers began faltering. TechCrunch reports that Beeper Mini had lost access to Apple's servers, though I'm still able to send text-based messages with a bit of delay. This piece covers the experience before this breaking news hit. I reached out to Beeper to…

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Gizmodo
Dec 08, 2023

The Secret Behind AI Drive-Thrus? It's Humans Doing the Work.
Presto, the self-acclaimed "leader in drive-thru voice automation" wants artificial intelligence to take your order. The drive-thru AI company works with Carls Jr, Chili's, and Del Taco, and it partially runs on ChatGPT. However, SEC filings from November reveal that Presto's AI may not be capable of taking your…

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Dec 08, 2023

Hideo Kojima Documentary Connecting Worlds Will Stream Exclusively on Disney
Hideo Kojima's in the news for his appearance last night at the Game Awards where he announced he's working on a spooky Xbox game, OD, alongside Oscar-winning horror director Jordan Peele. Now, fans wishing to know more about the popular game designer (Metal Gear, Death Stranding) can look forward to the streaming…

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Dec 08, 2023

Developing the Character of Lee Shaw Together in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
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Dec 08, 2023

How to Watch SpaceX Launch Space Force's Spaceplane for the First Time
For the first time, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy will attempt to deliver the Pentagon's spaceplane to low Earth orbit. The mission marks the seventh for the mysterious spacecraft, aiming to expand the Space Force's knowledge of the space environment and test new technologies.

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Dec 08, 2023

Godzilla Minus One Is Now the Biggest Live-Action Japanese Film in U.S. Box Office History
Godzilla Minus One's critical and public acclaim has skyrocketed it to box-office heights—heights so worthy of such a titanic being that Toho has had to dash its plans to bring the film's theatrical run to an end and extend screenings. But now the King of All Monsters is now also the king of live-action Japanese cinema

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Dec 08, 2023

10 Sci-Fi Movies to Watch on Paramount (That Aren't Star Trek)
If you want a Star Trek or Transformers fix, Paramount is your go-to. But once you've landed on the streamer, you'll find plenty of sci-fi options beyond just those big franchises. Here are 10 sci-fi tales to get keep you going after you've finished watching Bumblebee or binging Strange New Worlds.

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Dec 08, 2023

Luke Wilson on Finding His Batman Voice
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Dec 08, 2023

Tyrannosaur Ate Baby Dino Drumsticks Before It Died, Stunning Fossil Reveals
A team of paleontologists revealed a remarkable fossil: a young tyrannosaurid with the hindlimbs of two year-old dinosaurs in its stomach. In other words, this theropod was chowing down on baby legs.

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Dec 08, 2023

Denis Villeneuve Says We Might Be Waiting Even Longer for Dune 3
It's been Denis Villeneuve's plan since day one: adapt Frank Herbert's epic sci-fi novel, Dune, in two parts, and then bring the story of Paul Atreides to a close with an adaptation of the follow-up, Dune Messiah. He's been saying that since before the release of Dune: Part One but, at that time, it was more a dream…

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Dec 08, 2023

The Cello Is an Odd Composition of Slow Pacing and Gory Terrors
On paper, The Cello is fascinating. It's directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, who's made four Saw movies; it features Saw villain Tobin Bell and Oscar winner Jeremy Irons, and most of it takes place (and was filmed in) Saudi Arabia. It's also about a demonic cello. Unfortunately, those elements don't quite come together,…

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Dec 08, 2023

Yamaha Is Taking Me Back to 2001 With Its New Five-Disc CD Player
It seems the universe is always trying to push us back in time. We just saw JBL releasing a turntable like it's 1994. Yamaha is returning to the glorious Y2K with its new CD-C603RK rack-mountable CD player.

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Dec 08, 2023

Yamaha's Taking Me Back to 2001 With Its New Five-Disc CD Player
It seems the universe is always trying to push us back in time. We just saw JBL releasing a turntable like it's 1994. Yamaha is returning to the glorious Y2K with its new CD-C603RK rack-mountable CD player.

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Gizmodo
Dec 08, 2023

The Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Trailers at the Game Awards
The Game Awards brought with them, alongside a host of rapid-fire award ceremonies, the usual and unfortunately actual main event of the show: a whole bunch of new looks at upcoming video games. Here's the best of what we saw from the genre worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and then some out of last night's show.

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Dec 08, 2023

Mystery of the Missing ISS Tomato Finally Solved
The curious case of the conspicuously absent cherry tomato has finally been put to rest eight months after the lab-grown edible went missing.

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Dec 08, 2023

Google's NotebookLM Could Be the Ultimate AI-Based Notes App if It Doesn't Lie to You
Google is trying to sprinkle a bit of AI spice into the staid flavor of note-taking apps with NotebookLM, an AI assistant app focused on helping writers, educators, students, or other creative types.

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Dec 08, 2023

Google Definitely Had Its ‘Hands-On' That Gemini AI Demo
Google released Gemini, its newest generative AI chatbot that promises to be better than ChatGPT, alongside a splashy demo video showcasing its capabilities. A Google developer blog post reveals that the viral showcase was edited, sped up, and used different prompts than the ones shown in the video.

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Dec 08, 2023

Doctor Who's Russell T. Davies Teases a New, Controversial Mythology
The Minecraft movie expands its cast. David Rysdahl teases just how different the Alien show is going to be. Plus, what's coming on Quantum Leap. Spoilers, away!

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Dec 08, 2023

7 Nerdy Looks to Wear This Holiday Season
For those in the northern hemisphere, it is officially the season to bust out the box of holiday-themed sweaters. I used to have a couple I'd cycle through, but then my house got crowded, and I had to find them new homes. Now, I live vicariously through press releases and my coworkers who try on these sweaters to get…

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Dec 08, 2023

Which AI Image Generator Is the Best?
There are a lot of AI image generators on the market, and it's hard to know which ones are great and which ones can be skipped. We put some leading AI image-generating models to the test and found that there are huge differences.

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Gizmodo
Dec 07, 2023

Actually, Sweden Won't Give in to Tesla's License Plate Demands
Elon Musk's electric car company has suffered a reversal of fortune in its ongoing battle with Sweden's labor unions. Turns out, Teslas won't be getting license plates in the nordic country—at least, not for the foreseeable future.

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Dec 07, 2023

Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy Gets a Worthy Tribute Poster
Which Christopher Nolan Batman film is your favorite? Most people would say The Dark Knight—which, clearly, is incredible. Personally, my pick is Batman Begins, just because of the way it handles Batman's origin. And we'd imagine someone out there is just such a big Tom Hardy fan, their favorite is The Dark Knight…

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Gizmodo
Dec 07, 2023

The Sacrifice Game Is a Gory and Fun Christmas Gift
At a boarding school in the early 1970s, a student who's been eagerly awaiting winter vacation gets a call with bad news: they'll be spending Christmas at school instead of with their family. Is it Alexander Payne's new Oscar-buzz movie The Holdovers—or Jenn Wexler's new Shudder release The Sacrifice Game?

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Dec 07, 2023

Avatar 3 Won't Have This Hilarious Rumored Title
On the internet, most news gets forgotten very quickly. Anything that sticks around for more than a few days does so with good reason, usually because it's so incredibly weird. In the world of movies, an example of that is the rumored Avatar sequel titles that were first reported way back in 2018.

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Dec 07, 2023

Iconic Star Betelgeuse Will Temporarily Vanish From the Sky Next Week
The bright star Betelgeuse, a prominent member of the Orion constellation, is set to be occulted by the asteroid Leona on December 11. This occurrence, expected to last no more than 10 seconds, will cause the star to temporarily vanish from sight, a phenomenon visible along a narrow path on Earth.

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Dec 07, 2023

Robert Pattinson Went Full Bird for Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron
When Hayao Miyazaki announced that The Boy and the Heron might be his last picture, Studio Ghibli's U.S. distributor GKIDS knew it had a big task ahead, assembling a very special dub cast for the English-language version of the film.

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Dec 07, 2023

Doctor Who Is Pushing One of Its Oldest and Weirdest Villains
This weekend, Neil Patrick Harris will do battle with the Doctor and Donna Noble in the third and final Doctor Who 60th anniversary special—playing a new version of one of the show's oldest and most obscure villains. Mostly obscured by the fact the last story they were in aired 57 years ago, and 75% of it is lost to…

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Dec 07, 2023

Here's Your Free Window to Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas on Streaming
In what's become a holiday tradition (and in the wake of free viewing windows for the Peanuts Halloween and Thanksgiving specials), A Charlie Brown Christmas will be streaming free on Apple TV on Saturday, December 16 and Sunday, December 17.

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Gizmodo
Dec 07, 2023

Ryan Reynolds Releases New, Totally Real Deadpool 3 Set Photos
A day after asking the world to stop with the Deadpool 3 set photos, Ryan Reynolds made a surprising next move. Reynolds not only released some new Deadpool 3 set photos, but he made sure the photos were filled with yet-to-be-revealed cameos.

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Dec 07, 2023

Elon Musk's ‘Anti-Woke' AI Is Here, Snowflakes Need Not Apply
Elon Musk's snarky, anti-woke chatbot, Grok, started rolling out to X Premium Plus users on Thursday. X users who paid $16 a month, or $22 via the app, for a blue checkmark started receiving the added feature of getting roasted by xAI's premiere generative AI chatbot.

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Gizmodo
Dec 07, 2023

Panera's 'Charged Lemonade' Blamed for Second Death in New Lawsuit
Panera Bread is once again being blamed for causing someone's death with its highly caffeinated "Charged Lemonade" energy drink. The family of 46-year-old Dennis Brown has filed a wrongful death suit against the chain this week, alleging that Brown's heart-related death in early October was caused by the drink. It's…

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Gizmodo
Dec 07, 2023

iPhone 16 Will Feature a Much Better Mic for An Improved Siri (and AI) Experience
We have officially reached that stage in AI popularity, where it's no surprise that it could change the way we interact with our phones. We just saw that happening with the Google Pixel 8 Pro with the recently revealed Gemini AI model. Of course, Apple had to catch up, too. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo published a Medium…

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Gizmodo
Dec 07, 2023

Luke Wilson on Being Daddy Bruce Wayne in Merry Little Batman
More Batman holiday mayhem is on the way, this time in the shape of young Damian Wayne taking up the Caped Crusader's mantle in Merry Little Batman.

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Dec 07, 2023

Why the 23andMe Data Breach Is Such a Disaster
Earlier this week, 23andMe admitted that an October hack was dramatically worse than the company initially admitted, affecting 6.9 million people, not the 14,000 it first reported. 23andMe followed up with an early Christmas present for users: a terms of service update that would force people to give up the right to…

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Dec 07, 2023

Chocolate Plantation Owner Charged With Murder of Jurassic Park CG Studio Founder
Police alleged a historic chocolate plantation owner murdered and burned the body of one of the leading figures in Hollywood who helped bring us the incredible special effects of some of the 1990's best films, Dominican police said.

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Gizmodo
Dec 07, 2023

14 Alternative, Modern Holiday Genre Films to Stream This Holiday Season
Every holiday season, I sit down and watch the classics. Films that fill me with joy and bring together friends and family. Films like It's a Wonderful Life, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Scrooged, Home Alone, A Christmas Story, and Die Hard.

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Dec 07, 2023

LIGHTSPEED Presents: 'Carbon Zero' by D. Thomas Minton
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 "Carbon Zero" by D. Thomas Minton. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on LIGHTSPEED's website. Enjoy!

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Gizmodo
Dec 07, 2023

Nintendo Cancels Its Next Live Event and Tournaments Due to Threats Targeting Staff
Nintendo quashed its first live event of the new year and similarly postponed the tournament finals for two of its mainstay franchises due to a wave of "threats" targeting employees, spectators, and venue staff centered around an upcoming Splatoon 3 tournament.

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Dec 07, 2023

Nintendo Cancels Tokyo Live Following Splatoon-Related Threats Against Staff
Nintendo quashed its first live event of the new year and similarly postponed the tournament finals for two of its mainstay franchises due to a wave of "threats" targeting employees, spectators, and venue staff centered around an upcoming Splatoon 3 tournament.

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Gizmodo
Dec 07, 2023

Greta Gerwig Is Open to Doing a Ken Movie
Angelina Jolie is setting up a return for Maleficent 3. Natalie Portman says she'd be open to a return to Star Wars. Iman Vellani shares her ideal villain for Ms. Marvel season 2. Plus, more looks at Netflix's live-action Yu Yu Hakusho. Spoilers, away!

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Dec 07, 2023

Apple Scurries Onto the AI Stage With Too Little, Too Late
Google's launch of Gemini yesterday was like a bellowing announcement that a new king has arrived in the AI space, but Apple had its own AI launch, or more like a quiet whimper that tried to go unnoticed. The iPhone creator released an open-source machine learning framework, MLX, that runs on Apple's chips. MLX could…

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Gizmodo
Dec 07, 2023

This Sea Creature Could Fight Cancer, Looks Like a Turd
Great things can come in small, slightly repulsive packages. Scientists in the Philippines have detailed the molecular secrets of Stichopus cf. horrens, a sea cucumber species that bears more than a passing resemblance to something else. Their findings indicate that these animals contain several compounds that could…

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Gizmodo
Dec 06, 2023

The Travel Holiday Gift Guide for Pop Culture Enthusiasts
It's almost time to jet-set for the holiday season in your fandom best to turn heads and raise brows at airport lounges.

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Dec 06, 2023

Tech Billionaires' Quest To Build a New City in California Continues To Go Terribly
California Forever, the quixotic, billionaire-backed effort to craft a new city out of $800 million in Bay Area farmland parcels, continues to struggle. The project, which is owned by an opaque parent company, Flannery Associates, and backed by a slew of Silicon Valley luminaries, envisions a utopian new community…

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Gizmodo
Dec 06, 2023

Google Pixel Cameras Will Finally Unblur Your Pets and Work as a Webcam
Today's big Gemini AI announcement from Google was inevitably going to suck all the air from any other big Pixel product updates. However, amid all the talk of native AI on Pixel 8 Pros, Google is also dropping a big feature-rich Android 14 update for Pixel cameras that the company claims will enhance your videos…

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Dec 06, 2023

Woman Enters MRI Machine With a Gun, Gets Shot in Butt
A woman's medical exam turned into a literal pain in the butt, thanks to a poorly placed firearm. An adverse event report sent to the Food and Drug Administration earlier this year details an alleged incident where the woman was shot in the right buttock by her own gun that was activated by a magnetic resonance…

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Dec 06, 2023

The Last of Us Gets Season 2 Release Window, Plus First Look at It Prequel Footage and More
As expected, HBO just confirmed that season two of The Last of Us won't arrive until 2025. Which is certainly a long time but was mostly expected, since filming won't begin until early next year. In the meantime though, fans of similar genre content have a ton more to look forward to and a new trailer puts a spotlight…

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Dec 06, 2023

Climate Groups to Biden: AI Will Worsen Climate Change Crisis
An open letter to the White House from 17 major climate change and anti-disinformation groups says President Joe Biden and his administration have largely ignored the toll AI is already taking on a fast-warming world. At the top of these groups' demands is a new rule executive order that would big tech to share just…

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Dec 06, 2023

The 10 Biggest Things We Learned About Google's New Gemini AI
Google launched Gemini, its new supercharge AI model, on Wednesday, a technology that will touch on nearly every part of the search giant's business. The company has spent the last year lagging behind OpenAI, its chief artificial intelligence rival. But Gemini is Google's long-anticipated attempt to prove its AI is…

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Dec 06, 2023

Apple Will Reportedly Drop New M3-Powered iPads and MacBook Airs in 2024
Apple may be done for the year releasing any new hardware, but fans will only have to sit tight for just a few months into 2024 for brand-new tablets and laptops. A new report claims that Apple will share details on new, more powerful iPads and MacBook Airs coming soon. Everything is supposed to get a shiny, new M3…

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Dec 06, 2023

Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary Is Celebrating Being in the Moment
In just a few short days, Doctor Who will conclude its trio of 60th anniversary specials in a flurry of spectacle—a climatic battle, the death of its familiarly faced current hero, and their regeneration into a new era starting just a few weeks later. For the most part, it's celebrated this event without the typical tr…

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Dec 06, 2023

A24's Theatrical Slate Will Exclusively Stream on HBO, Max, and Cinemax
Important news for fans of A24's Oscar-decorated film slate: the company has just signed a multiyear "pay-1" output deal in the U.S. with the HBO and Max brands. What that means is, if you want to stream A24 movies as part of a subscription service, you'll have use Warner Bros. Discovery's HBO, Max, and Cinemax.

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Dec 06, 2023

Hulu and Disney Are Finally (Slowly) Merging
Disney subscribers may have already noticed a new addition to the carousel on the app's home screen: along with Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic, there's now a link to access Hulu content. The two apps won't officially merge until March, but the beta test is now live.

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Dec 06, 2023

Zillow Says You'll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI Unlocked
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Dec 06, 2023

Ryan Reynolds Is Disappointed With the Deadpool 3 Spoiler Leaks
With the actors' strike now officially over, filming is once again up and running on Marvel's next big movie, Deadpool 3. And just as was happening before the strike stopped production, photos from the set have revealed several potential spoilers and the film's star is pretty bummed about it.

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Dec 06, 2023

23andMe to Hacked Users: We Won't See You in Court
23&Me admitted it lost 6.9 million users' DNA in a hack, after initially reporting only 14,000 users were affected. If you've used 23andMe, there's basically a coin-flip chance that your data was exposed. The company, however, updated its terms of service last week to ensure its customers couldn't file a class action…

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Dec 06, 2023

Our First Test of Meta's AI Image Generator Was a Hilarious Flop
Meta released a standalone AI image generator on Wednesday that will convert your text-based queries into fantastical, high-resolution images in mere seconds. The free tool, Imagine with Meta AI, is powered by Emu, the company's image foundation model.

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Dec 06, 2023

The Fast and Furious Franchise Has Done Paul Walker Dirty
When one of the biggest stars of a franchise dies, obviously that franchise is no longer going to be the same. Such is the case for the Fast and Furious franchise which, 10 years ago last week, lost one of its original stars, Paul Walker. Since Walker's death, several films have been made continuing the Fast story,…

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Dec 06, 2023

The iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 Are About to Get Faster Wireless Charging
There's good news for iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 users still holding off on upgrading to an iPhone 15. 9to5Mac reports that the iOS 17.2 update will offer Qi2 wireless charging support — like on the iPhone 15 — to iPhones 13 and 14.

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Dec 06, 2023

A Captive Prince Plots Escape in Holly Black's Return to the World of The Stolen Heir
Fantasy author Holly Black returns to Elfhame, the world of The Stolen Heir, next year with The Prisoner's Throne—exploring the popular character of Oak in the first novel written from his point of view. In io9's exclusive excerpt, Oak's stuck behind bars... and having some conflicted feelings about what to do next.

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Dec 06, 2023

SpaceX May Test Key Technique for Moon Mission on Starship's Third Flight
SpaceX is actively preparing for the third test of its Starship launch system, a mission that may feature the inaugural attempt at in-flight propellant transfer. This capability is essential for enabling deep space missions and is a crucial component of NASA's Artemis Moon plans.

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Gizmodo
Dec 06, 2023

How to Easily Improve Your Espresso With a Spritz of Water and Volcanic Physics
Grinding coffee beans with a spritz of water can reduce static electricity, creating less mess and improving the taste of espresso, according to Oregon-based researchers who borrowed from the physics of volcanoes to design the experiment. The team of chemists and volcanologists found that the inside of a coffee…

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Dec 06, 2023

The 2023 Hollywood Strikes Are Officially Over After SAG-AFTRA's Contract Vote
Hollywood's summer of labor action might have largely been over when SAG-AFTRA announced it had reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP a month ago—but it's not over until it's over, and we've finally reached that moment. Or at least we have for another three years.

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Dec 06, 2023

Foreign Governments Can Spy on Your Push Notifications, Senator Warns
Oregon Senator Rob Wyden alleged foreign governments may be spying on Americans through their push notifications in a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) Wednesday. Sen. Wyden asked Apple and Google to share this information with the U.S. government as well, which would evade the 1986 Electronic…

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Dec 06, 2023

Senator Warns Foreign Governments Can Spy on Your Push Notifications
Oregon Senator Rob Wyden alleged foreign governments may be spying on Americans through their push notifications in a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) Wednesday. Sen. Wyden asked Apple and Google to share this information with the U.S. government as well, which would evade the 1986 Electronic…

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Dec 06, 2023

NASA Discovers Root Cause of Parachute Glitch in Asteroid Sample Landing
Inconsistent labels in the OSIRIS-REx landing plans are what caused the out-of-order parachute deployment during the return capsule's descent to Earth on September 24, NASA stated in a release yesterday.

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Dec 06, 2023

Google's Gemini Turns Pixel 8 Pro Into a True AI Phone
If you're the proud owner of a Google Pixel 8 Pro—or are soon to be one this holiday season—you're about to be the latest guinea pig for the company's big AI experiment. Google's flagship Android phone is going to be held aloft in a sweeping round of new AI capabilities thanks to the company's new Gemini AI model. The…

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Dec 06, 2023

The Boys Teases the Craziest Season It's Ever Done
Kid Cudi is working on a wild new monster movie. Mahershala Ali offers a tiny update on Marvel's Blade movie. Plus, there's good news for Foundation and Fionna and Cake, with confirmations of new seasons on the way. Spoilers, now!

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Dec 06, 2023

Meet Gemini, the AI That Google Says Is Way, Way Better Than ChatGPT
Google unveiled its new AI model Gemini on Wednesday, giving the public a first look at a technology that's had the tech press mired in rumors. Gemini, the company's most powerful AI to date, comes to Bard and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones starting today, and will soon integrate with other products across Google's services…

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Dec 06, 2023

Magnets, How Do They Work in Keychron's Newest Mechanical Keyboard?
Keychron, the brand behind some of Gizmodo's favorite mechanical keyboards for beginning enthusiasts, has launched a Kickstarter for a keyboard with a new switch. It's called the Keychron Q1 HE, with "HE" referring to the Hall effect switches featured on this board, which use magnets rather than pins to detect…

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Dec 06, 2023

Magnesium Supplements Could Protect Your Liver From Acetaminophen
Magnesium supplements might be able to blunt a well-known side effect of the painkiller acetaminophen, new research suggests. The study found evidence in lab animals that oral magnesium can prevent acetaminophen-related liver damage by affecting the gut microbiome. More research will be needed to confirm this…

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Gizmodo
Dec 05, 2023

NASA Shows Off Concept for an Alien-Hunting 'Cryobot' Probe
Astrobiologists suspect there could be alien life just out of reach in our solar system, in oceans hidden beneath icy crusts on moons circling Jupiter and Saturn. But unlike the surface of Mars, which can be explored by rovers and landers, these mysterious oceans are currently inaccessible to us. In an effort to…

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Dec 05, 2023

Saw's Darren Lynn Bousman on His Latest Horror Movie, The Cello
Darren Lynn Bousman has directed four Saw movies—parts 2-4, and the Chris Rock-starring Spiral—and while his latest, The Cello, has some gruesome elements, it's a big departure for the filmmaker in many ways. Ahead of the film's release December 8, io9 got a chance to ask him more.

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Gizmodo
Dec 05, 2023

These Quotes About The Legend of Zelda Movie Are Beyond Exciting
As a mega fan of The Legend of Zelda series, news of a movie adaptation finally happening instantly filled me with fear. How could anyone possibly take this franchise, which has spanned decades and dozens of games, and turn it into a worthwhile movie? And really? The dude who made The Maze Runner is the guy to do it?

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Dec 05, 2023

Andor Season 2 Likely Delayed to 2025
Cassian Andor will return. It's just going to happen later than expected.

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Dec 05, 2023

12 Million Android Users Downloaded ‘SpyLoan' Apps That Blackmailed Customers
Android device owners downloaded malicious loan apps from the Google Play Store 12 million times since 2020, according to a report from ESET Research Tuesday. The report identified 18 fraudulent apps that market themselves as offering quick and easy high-interest loans. In actuality, the apps steal victims' personal…

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Dec 05, 2023

Master & Dynamic MW09 ANC Earbuds Review: A Private Audio Oasis
If there's one thing repeatedly brought up in our M&D reviews, it's how stunning their products are. You do feel like you're paying for something premium. The MW09, like the models that came before it, proves that M&D isn't just about aesthetics. The buds sound as good as they look.

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Dec 05, 2023

Martin Starr Is Finally the Star in Holiday Horror Comedy There's Something in the Barn
What would National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation look like if Clark and his family had to fight a bunch of killer elves? You can get a very, very close approximation in the new movie There's Something in the Barn. It stars Martin Starr (Freaks and Geeks, Silicon Valley) as a happy-go-lucky father who moves his family…

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Gizmodo
Dec 05, 2023

Microsoft's Copilot Is Getting a GPT-4 Turbo Boost
Microsoft Copilot, the company's AI-fueled workflow companion, is getting an upgrade. The virtual assistant will soon be integrated with OpenAI's latest batch of tools, including the new and improved GPT-4 Turbo, which promises to make the app's usefulness factor improve by a matter of degrees.

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Gizmodo
Dec 05, 2023

Microsoft Will Eventually Start Charging You for Windows 10 Security Updates
All good things must come to an end, and a decade after its first release, Windows 10 will finally be sent to a farm upstate. It had a good run, though Microsoft plans to keep dropping security updates after the OS' demise on Oct. 14, 2025. Just be aware that the tech giant will force you to dip into your wallet to…

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Gizmodo
Dec 05, 2023

66% of Baldur's Gate 3 Players Too Cowardly for Druid Bear Sex
Baldur's Gate 3 is an epic game of choice and consequence—who lives, who dies, who tells your story, who fails every possible perception check they can. But I fear, fellow wanderers across virtual Faerûn, some of you are making the choices of cowards.

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