This week’s season finale of X-Men ‘97 brought an emotional, explosive climax to mutantkind’s battle against Bastion and the Prime Sentinels—and the X-Men love nothing more for their soap operatic drama than a big emotional twist while everything’s going bonkers. The finale deliv … | Continue reading
Every now and then a corporation is at least a bit funny when going about their late-stage capitalism. For instance, Samsung has released an absolutely perfect diss-ad response to Apple’s recent crushing PR disaster. Read more... | Continue reading
On September 29, 2022, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made its closest flyby of Europa, coming to within 220 miles (355 kilometers) of the Jovian moon’s frozen surface. The closeup view of Europa revealed incredible details of the moon’s chaotic terrain, which suggest that its icy crust … | Continue reading
Scientists in the U.K. seem to have unearthed yet another benefit of exercise: It could make our bodies better at using up certain kinds of fat. In a new study out this week, researchers found that endurance athletes were much better at burning off saturated fat compared to seden … | Continue reading
When 14-year-old Harris Wolobah of Massachusetts died last fall, the boy’s family suspected it could be related to a viral spicy potato chip he ate just a few hours earlier. Wolobah’s family was correct, according to an autopsy report obtained by the Associated Press. Read more.. … | Continue reading
Since it aired a few weeks ago, I keep touching on what still remains the standout episode of Discovery’s final season so far: “Face the Strange,” an incredible hour of television that used a format the series excels at to reflect on how far its central character and the series i … | Continue reading
Sure, Google I/O was one massive AI-palooza focused mostly on Gemini. But for Global Accessibility Awareness Day, there are a few more AI-enhanced vision features coming to some accessibility features coming to the Look to Speak app that will let users talk by staring at pictures … | Continue reading
Thirty-one different Egyptian pyramids appear to have been built along a branch of the Nile River that dried up millennia ago, according to new research published today in Communications Earth & Environment. Read more... | Continue reading
Want a controller that looks like a box? How about one shaped like a worm? The Proteus controller, which just went up for preorder Wednesday, is made up of interconnected dice that can do both with one of the most interesting and modular accessibility controllers we’ve seen so fa … | Continue reading
We’ve known for a while that the big twist with Netflix’s Ultraman movie—beyond its sumptuous looking animated style—was that it was less of a traditional Ultra action epic, and more about its young inheritor of the heroic mantle finding himself thrust into an even greater challe … | Continue reading
It’s been roughly seven weeks since Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, but nearly two dozen sailors remain on the cargo ship responsible for the disaster. The Dali was finally unstuck on Monday from a giant piece of bridge that fell on the ship’s bow. However, the BB … | Continue reading
Andy Samberg is heading to Amazon for a new sci-fi comedy. The Mortal Kombat sequel has a new release date. Plus, get a look at what’s to come on today’s Star Trek: Discovery. To me, my spoilers! Read more... | Continue reading
The cutting-edge Webb Space Telescope has spotted the most distant black hole merger yet, which occurred when the universe was just 740 million years old. It’s the first time astronomers have seen a merger so early in the universe’s history, making it a record breaker. Read more. … | Continue reading
It’s time to crack open a canned margarita and whip up some candy salad: Evil is back for its fourth and final season. All signs have been pointing to an impending doomsday since early in the show’s first season—and really, there’s no other horror show we’d rather be watching as … | Continue reading
France declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in its territory of New Caledonia following protests against changes to the election laws that turned violent and have left four people dead. The emergency declaration will allow police to severely restrict civil rights in a numbe … | Continue reading
In a turn of events that should shock no one, it turns out that the OnlyFans model who recently went viral for flashing the New York City “portal” has a habit of doing outlandish things to get attention. Read more... | Continue reading
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Oreo has dropped a collaboration with Lucasfilm featuring special edition Star Wars sandwich cookies. Fans will be able to buy packs of the classic treat representing either the light side or dark side of the Force. Read more... | Continue reading
Donnie Yen’s character Caine was at the center of John Wick: Chapter 4's end credit scene and now we know that’s exactly where the franchise will continue. Read more... | Continue reading
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When news broke that Warner Bros. was making a new Lord of the Rings movie about Gollum, directed by Gollum himself, Andy Serkis, and produced by Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, and Fran Walsh, we instantly wanted someone to pick their brains about it. Why come back? Why this sto … | Continue reading
We’re officially going to get some answers to the burning questions we had after watching Netflix’s 3 Body Problem: the streamer is bringing back the sci-fi series—which explores what happens as humanity prepares for a slow-moving but inevitably arriving alien invasion—for more. … | Continue reading
Avian influenza has come for New York City’s birds. In a new study Wednesday, scientists report traces of highly pathogenic H5N1 in a small number of NYC’s wild bird population. Though this discovery may not be directly related to the ongoing outbreaks of H5N1 in U.S. dairy cattl … | Continue reading
For more than five years, a pair of spacecraft have been traveling through the solar system to reach the innermost planet Mercury and observe its extreme conditions. During its complex journey, the BepiColombo mission ran into a problem that’s preventing its thrusters from operat … | Continue reading
If you think of Mad Max: Fury Road as The Hobbit, Furiosa is its Lord of the Rings. They’re two stories set in the same world, with the same characters, taking place at different periods of time. One is a little more singular and focused while the other is larger and more expansi … | Continue reading
The next live-action Star Wars series, The Acolyte, arrives in less than a month—and a new video released today shares fresh footage from the much-anticipated show, with a focus on key character Master Sol, played by Emmy-winning Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae. Read more... | Continue reading
For the first time in a long while, America’s drug overdose crisis has not gotten worse. New preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that total overdose deaths took a slight dip in 2023, including deaths tied to fentanyl and other synthetic opio … | Continue reading
And so, X-Men ‘97's largely successful first season has come to an end. What does it have to say about the state of mutantdom in the face of the overwhelming threat our heroes have thrown down against these past three episodes in Bastion? Honestly, not all that much. But it does … | Continue reading
In a world of cinematic universes, it makes no sense that IF exists. You may think we mean that becauseIF is an original, big-budget Hollywood release, the likes of which we don’t see much anymore. But that’s not it at all. What we mean is in a sea of films that are beholden to s … | Continue reading
To the untrained eye, the ancient brittle star fossil above looks like what you’d expect of a now-especially-brittle echinoderm. But the fossil is quite rare: It captures the moment at which the brittle star was cloning itself, regenerating three of its arms as it died. Read more … | Continue reading
Google is rolling out Android 15's second public beta in tandem with the second day of the Google I/O developer conference. Google announced that many new features, fixes, and tweaks are coming to the operating system, including Private Space and Theft Detection Lock, which are d … | Continue reading
Star Wars and merchandise have been hand in hand since the very beginning. But there was still something unlike anything the galaxy had ever seen when, 25 years ago this coming weekend, The Phantom Menace launched: a brand new Star Wars saga, completely backed by an overwhelming, … | Continue reading
Frank McCourt, the billionaire real estate mogul and former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is currently working on a bid to buy TikTok, according to reports from several reputable news outlets. And while it remains to be seen whether TikTok’s parent company ByteDance will agre … | Continue reading
Just how far would you be willing to go to avoid the dreaded hangover? Researchers in Switzerland have developed an oral gel meant to prevent booze from breaking down into the toxic compounds most responsible for a hangover. In mice, it appeared to work as intended. Read more... | Continue reading
Chuck E. Cheese is pulling the plug on Munch’s Make Believe Band, the animatronic robots that terrified children and their begrudging parents with musical performances for decades. The New York Times reports that the arcade-pizzeria franchise will soon power down the bands at all … | Continue reading
Boeing may be subject to criminal prosecution after the Department of Justice (DOJ) accused it of violating the terms of a 2021 settlement agreement. Read more... | Continue reading
The most recent Terminator film—2019's Dark Fate—wasn’t quite a return to blockbuster form. But the franchise James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off in 1984 (and were “back” with in 1991) is, much like its titular killer robots, never going to die. Today, we have our … | Continue reading
OpenAI and Google showcased their latest and greatest AI technology this week. For the last two years, tech companies have raced to make AI models smarter, but now a new focus has emerged: make them multimodal. OpenAI and Google are zeroing in on AI that can seamlessly switch bet … | Continue reading
Today, Apple announced a host of new accessibility features, such as eye tracking and vocal shortcuts, that should arrive on iPhones, iPads, and Apple Vision Pros later this year. Read more... | Continue reading
Engineers are cooking up a new clean energy solution: charging up crystals with solar energy to temperatures of 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius), potentially making them a greener substitute for the carbon-intensive processes that smelt steel and cook cement. Read … | Continue reading
The first full trailer for Universal Pictures’ Wicked is finally here and is bursting with the star power of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. It also offers a fresh glimpse at Oz through the story of two friends: Elphaba (Ervivo), a powerful green-skinned outcast, and the popular … | Continue reading
It was only just recently that we started hearing about Warner Bros.’ plans for Dune: Prophecy, the mysterious streaming series prequel inspired by the events of Sisterhood of Dune, again. But out of nowhere, we’ve just got a thunderous first look at its take on Dune’s world. Rea … | Continue reading
Outer Range’s first season was a wild ride—a sci-fi Western about a rancher whose land contains a mysterious hole made of time itself. The Prime Video series returns with plenty of fresh weirdness, but it feels sharper—as star Josh Brolin promised—with a plot that’s less meanderi … | Continue reading
What started as a 36-hour hackathon project last weekend could empower the open-source community to upend the smart glasses industry. Five team members built a $20 pair of smart glasses, dubbed Open Glass, that connects what you see and hear to an AI chatbot, such as Meta’s Llama … | Continue reading
As usual, Google I/O 2024 is an absolute whirlwind of news and announcements. This year, rather than focusing on hardware, Android, or Chrome, Google spent most of this year’s developers’ conference convincing us that its AI features are worth prioritizing. One of those projects … | Continue reading
Paul Walter Hauser teases his mystery Fantastic Four character. Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Tomb Raider series is a go at Amazon. Plus, what’s coming in Evil’s final season. To me, my spoilers! Read more... | Continue reading
A 24/7 livestream “Portal” that connects New York City and the Irish capital of Dublin was temporarily deactivated on Tuesday as technicians sought to solve a critical flaw in the project’s fun premise: How to stop so many people from sharing inappropriate material—like dick pics … | Continue reading
Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s co-founder and chief scientist, announced he was leaving the company on Tuesday. OpenAI confirmed the departure in a press release. Sutskever’s official exit comes nearly six months after he helped lead an effort with other board members to fire CEO Sam A … | Continue reading