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Plant Found in Obscure Brazilian Rainforest Seems Weirdly Good at Fighting Covid-19
Nearly a quarter of all plant species on Earth—or roughly 55,000 unique flora, by some estimates—currently call Brazil their home. The United Nations, in fact, classifies Brazil as the globe’s…
French Prosecutors Want Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino to Face Preliminary Charges
French prosecutors who are investigating Elon Musk and his social media platform X have summoned the billionaire to France to…
A Dystopia Falls (With a Little Help) in This Speculative Short Story
io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we feature a story from Lightspeed’s current issue.…
ChatGPT Adds ‘Trusted Contact’ Feature to Send Alerts When Conversations Get Dangerous
OpenAI announced today that it’s rolling out a new mental health-focused safety feature for adult ChatGPT users. Starting today, ChatGPT…
Acer’s Swift 16 AI (2026) Gets a Lot Right, But I Can’t Get Past the Trackpad
While the detailing on the cover panel does help add some character to Acer’s Swift 16 AI (2026), it doesn’t quite meet the same level of icon status as a…
Researchers Found an Innovative Way to Cut Data Center Energy Use
Big tech has a big cooling problem. Data centers require massive amounts of energy to keep their chips—the semiconductors that…
Extortion Using Smart Glasses Is a Thing Now
There’s a growing number of reasons to be skeptical about camera-equipped smart glasses, and you can now add extortion to…
Yes, the Clayface of DC’s New Horror Movie Is the Same One From ‘Creature Commandos’
Matthew Lillard continues his genre comeback in joining Man of Tomorrow. Brendan Fraser his heading to space for Josh Wakely’s…
Cody Rhodes Has Strong Opinions on ‘The Last Jedi’
It’s been almost 10 years, and you still can’t say the words “The Last Jedi” on the internet without catching…
‘Hocus Pocus 3’ Hopes to Cast Another Spell on Nostalgia-Hungry Fans
It’s tempting to pin this one on the much-anticipated Practical Magic 2, but technically Hocus Pocus 2 got there first…
Google Chrome Is Downloading a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device Without Consent, Researcher Warns
Even if you aren’t using Google Gemini, it might be using your device. Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as…
Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Struggle to Break Loose From a Rock on Mars
It’s tough being a robot trekking along the dry, arid terrain of another planet with no humans around. NASA’s Curiosity…
The Russos Say Making Spider-Man Responsible for Uncle Ben’s Death Would’ve Made Him Too ‘Intense’
Uncle Ben’s death is one of the most defining moments of comics history: the origin story of one of the…
‘The Testaments’ Just Brought Back Another Surprising ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Character
Last week, The Testaments dug deeper into Aunt Lydia’s backstory, revisiting an agonizing moment in her past that illuminated—sort of—the…
Alaska’s Famous Fjords Are Becoming a Cruise Ship Nightmare
On the morning of August 10, 2025, a massive landslide struck Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord, a popular destination for many…
