Would you want the pilot flying the plane you’re on to stick a gadget on their head that literally obstructs their field of vision? It sounds like a dumb question, but since the Apple Vision Pro headset came out last week, we’ve learned there is no limit to the things people will … | Continue reading
Every website on the internet is currently trying to stick an AI-powered chatbot on its homepage, a trend that extends even to 8kun—the far-right image board website that is known for being a toxic cess pool of depraved and immoral content.Read more... | Continue reading
Ready to see your favorite team’s field goal fail fromup close? This year’s Super Bowl LVIII is adding a swathe of new tech to the proceedings, but first up on the list is a set of all-new “doink” cams centered on the uprights of Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. CBS, which is in cha … | Continue reading
A previously unknown satellite may be shaping the rings of Chariklo, a petite body that orbits the Sun between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus, according to a team of astronomers that recently simulated the rings’ dynamics.Read more... | Continue reading
TikTok is allegedly being used by Chinese migrants to cross the United States’ southern border, first reported by 60 Minutes on Sunday. In interviews at the border of the U.S. and Mexico, Chinese migrants said they were able to discover weak points in America’s border wall throug … | Continue reading
NASA’s iconic Martian duo have officially parted ways, with the Perseverance rover capturing a lonely view of its helicopter friend, which recently suffered a fatal blow that left it unable to fly.Read more... | Continue reading
Teen romance isn’t dead anymore in Zelda Williams’ Lisa Frankenstein, the first-time feature filmmaker’s dark horror comedy. Written by Diablo Cody, it stars Kathryn Newton (Freaky) as a high schooler who spends her time hanging with the dead in a local cemetery. When lightning s … | Continue reading
Here’s one weird trick for making the most out of your next two-dose vaccine: get a shot in both arms. A recent study found evidence that a two-arm approach can noticeably, if modestly, improve the body’s immune response to covid-19 compared to two shots in the same arm. More res … | Continue reading
When the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs square off at the Super Bowl LVIII set for Feb. 11 at 6:30 ET, you’ll be able to watch it on CBS and even Nickelodeon if you’re really in demand of a kid-friendly, slime-covered Bubble Bowl, of sorts. However, if you’re the … | Continue reading
Fans of Marvel Studios better start looking at flights because a can’t-miss mega event is coming to life this August: “Marvel Studios’ Infinity Saga Concert Experience” at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. It’s a night of music celebrating the saga—spanning 23 films and 11 y … | Continue reading
A team of physicists in Germany managed to create a time crystal that demonstrably lasts 40 minutes—10 million times longer than other known crystals—and could persist for even longer.Read more... | Continue reading
This Valentine’s Day, there will be more than love in the air, with SpaceX scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Moon lander. Should Odysseus successfully touch down on the lunar surface eight days later,Intuitive Machines will achieve a first in … | Continue reading
This is a lot so, sit down and take a deep breath. Gina Carano, the actress who was fired from The Mandalorian for “social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities” is now suing Lucasfilm for discrimination and wrongful termination. And, bec … | Continue reading
Bluesky, the decentralized microblogging platform launched by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has finally opened its doors to the public. Read more... | Continue reading
As John Krasinski’s Ryan Reynolds comedy IF prepares for a big new trailer during the Super Bowl, another movie exploring the world of childhood imaginary friends is also stepping up its marketing. The latest look at Imaginary—the freaky teddy bear movie—is here, and it cleverly … | Continue reading
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) identified Lingo Telecom, a Texas-based wireless provider, as the company that transmitted deepfake robocalls impersonating President Biden. The FCC sent the company a cease and desist letter, according to a press release sent to Gizmodo … | Continue reading
If you’re a movie fan who isn’t into football, the Super Bowl means something else entirely. It’s the event where major movie studios regularly choose to roll out the first trailers for some of the biggest movies of the year. And, in 2024, that’ll be the case again with several o … | Continue reading
During its most recent flight, Virgin Galactic’s carrier aircraft dropped an alignment pin which helps in the mating process between the mothership and the spaceplane. The company is investigating the issue, which could potentially delay its upcoming mission.Read more... | Continue reading
Celebrities don’t like Jack Sweeney. For the past few years, the University of Central Florida junior has run several social media accounts that track planes and helicopters owned by billionaires, oligarchs, and other members of the ruling class using publicly available flight re … | Continue reading
Our body temperature may be inextricably tied to our mental health, research out this week suggests. A team of scientists has found evidence that higher body temp is associated with having clinical depression. While there are many unresolved questions about this link, the researc … | Continue reading
No matter what phone you’re carrying around, the one thing that can’t falter is battery life. That’s why we test every smartphone that comes through our review desk for its relative longevity. So far, Android smartphones are taking the lead from the iPhone 15 Pro Max, previously … | Continue reading
Denis Villeneuve got deadly serious when io9 mentioned the Dune Lego set to him. “I’ll be honest with you,” the director of Dune: Part Two said. “Probably I’m making movies because first I was a hardcore Lego player. I’m from that first generation where it was just bricks, right? … | Continue reading
Paleontologists found a fossilized pterosaur—a flying reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs—fittingly on Scotland’s Isle of Skye. Dubbed Ceoptera evansae, the 165-million-year-old pterosaur is the second one found in Scotland to date and it could clue researchers into how pt … | Continue reading
Yahoo!, or Yahoo, or just yahoo... There’s less and less to be excited about as time goes on, and Yahoo, too, has become more unenthused as its once-bright star waned over the past three decades. Once the most popular online directory and search engine on the web, Yahoo turned 30 … | Continue reading
With nearly every big service committed to regular price hikes, there’s never been a better time to check out free, ad-supported streamers like Tubi. But with so much content in the FAST world, it can be overwhelming just trying to pick a movie. Cult fans, we got you: here are 15 … | Continue reading
Gremlins star Zach Galligan said a new, live-action Gremlins film is the only thing that makes sense and we don’t disagree. Saw XI has found its director and James Cameron says the next Avatar will be a “rougher ride.” Spoilers, activate!Read more... | Continue reading
In WeWork’s heyday, the office was lit. Kombucha in the water fountains, DJ sets at 5 p.m., and yoga balls where desk chairs should be. These days, expensive offices sit empty in cities across America. Adam Neumann, the co-founder and former CEO of WeWork, is reportedly trying to … | Continue reading
On July 4, 1997, a tiny, flat robot touched down on the surface of Mars and became the first wheeled vehicle to roam around on another planet. Since then, a fleet of Martian rovers have followed in the tracks of Sojourner and they have become bigger, better, and more autonomous o … | Continue reading
Imagine buying a new $3,500 Apple Vision Pro headset only to discover that, drat, you forgot the password. This very relatable scenario — who hasn’t forgotten a password in their life? — became reality for some Vision Pro users in recent days. Apple’s response: Uh, sorry, you can … | Continue reading
The incognito or private mode found in most web browsers is back in the news, with Google updating its disclaimer to give users a better idea of exactly how this feature works. Whether you use Chrome or one of the alternatives, the feature works in the same way—and it doesn’t cov … | Continue reading
Viral videos of people driving while wearing Apple’s Vision Pro have horrified the public in recent days and forced the White House to come out and say: Please don’t be dumb. Read more... | Continue reading
Director David Leitch (Deadpool 2) is the top contender to helm Universal Pictures and Amblin’s latest reboot of the Jurassic World series. A new report in Deadline says the director is circling the upcoming Steven Spielberg-produced project that has original Jurassic Park scribe … | Continue reading
Apple would prefer that newfound owners of its brand spanking new Vision Pro headset enjoy their “spatial computer” in the comfort of their home, hopefully, while they’re on the couch and far away from spike pits or other video game-esque traps. Of course, that’s not stopping the … | Continue reading
Last year, Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise put a fresh coat of (pleasingly gory) paint on the much-loved cult horror franchise. Now, there are rumblings anew for the 43-year-old series: a film from emerging horror star Sébastien Vaniček, whose Infested thrilled audiences at Fantastic … | Continue reading
At the beginning of 2023, TikTok was one of the weirdest and most delightful places on the internet. An app with a reputation for memes and 30-second dances had become the front page of the internet, and it seemed TikTok was only getting better as the platform matured. A year lat … | Continue reading
Paramount+’s Halo show has not yet covered the bulk of the Halo video games in its adaptive process—which means for Master Chief and his fellow Spartans, and the rest of humanity, things are going to get a lot, lot worse before they get better. Part of that will see the show take … | Continue reading
A finance worker in Hong Kong hopped on a video call with, what appeared to be, multiple coworkers and his company’s Chief Financial Officer. Everyone looked and sounded real, but it turns out everyone on the call was a deepfake. The employee was scammed into paying out over $25 … | Continue reading
The newest obesity drug on the market, Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide, may also help keep people’s blood pressure in check, new research out Monday has shown. The study looked at clinical trial participants and found that people taking it experienced a drop in their systolic blood press … | Continue reading
Just when you thought five Avatar movies seemed like more than enough, James Cameron drops another bombshell. Speaking at the Saturn Awards, the co-writer and director of the mega sci-fi franchise revealed that while the next three films have already been written and scheduled, t … | Continue reading
California’s coast bore the brunt of an atmospheric river, a heavy corridor of moisture in the air that came to ground in the form of some diluvian rains. Atmospheric rivers are becoming somewhat routine on the West Coast, as moisture from the tropical Pacific turns into a “Pinea … | Continue reading
It may be a spring of smart rings. A top Samsung executive revealed on social media that a new wearable health and wellness product would be coming in the “2nd half” of the year. The executive is referring to the Galaxy Ring, which Samsung teased at the last Galaxy Unpacked.Read … | Continue reading
As of Sunday, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has clocked more time in Earth orbit than any other astronaut, surpassing the mark held by his Russian colleague Gennady Padalka. And as a fun quirk introduced by Einstein’s Special and General Theories of Relativity, Kononenko has t … | Continue reading
As a new chapter in the life of Deadpool begins, another one is ending. This summer, as the Merc With the Mouth makes his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the artist responsible for bringing him to life will be putting the character behind him. Read more... | Continue reading
Now that the Apple Vision Pro is officially hitting the streets, folks who ordered early are truly able to see how hard they can push their $3,500 headset. While there’s no medical terminology for that feeling of somebody taking a sledgehammer to your wallet, a few people are alr … | Continue reading
The brain of 34-year-old Amber Pearson contains a one-of-a-kind implant. The Oregon resident is the first person to have a deep brain stimulation device that manages both her epileptic seizures and her obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms. Her subsequent improvement has inspire … | Continue reading
You’re probably excited for DUNE—no, not that one. I’m talking about the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), a mile below Lead, South Dakota, where three massive caverns have been excavated for the world’s latest search for the enigmatic particles.Read more... | Continue reading
The second I mentioned Andor, Stellan Skarsgård’s face lit up. The legendary actor, who is back to portray Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, recently finished filming the second season of the hit Star Wars show where we’ll finally, hopefully, learn mo … | Continue reading
Josh Brolin’s been hearing rumors that suggest Thanos will return to the MCU in a future project. Mads Mikkelsen says a new season of Hannibal has “got to happen.” Plus we’ve got trailers for another film based on a Disney character entering the the public domain, one about the L … | Continue reading