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Maybe the Mandalorian Should Die in ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’
This week, the promotional campaign for The Mandalorian and Grogu kicked into high…
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Watch Out, SpaceX—NASA Is Already Training on Blue Origin’s Moon Lander Prototype
As the U.S. races to beat China to a crewed Moon landing, SpaceX and Blue Origin are locked in a space race of their own. Each company is developing a…
Cranks Are Already Peddling Ivermectin for Hantavirus
In the wake of any major crisis these days, there’ll be people looking to hawk their own particular agenda. Case…
The Golden Globes’ AI Rules Are Way Less Strict Than the Oscars’
Late last week, the Oscars announced new eligibility rules with an eye toward the rise of AI. Acting roles must…
iFixit Is Ranking Wireless Headphones Now and It Just Crowned a Repairable King
iFixit has long been the foremost authority on all things repairable (and not repairable) in consumer tech, but as authoritative…
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. This month’s selection is “Sarah’s Laugh” by Melissa A Watkins.…
OpenAI Is Tired of Seeing All Those Videos of People Clowning on Its Voice Mode
Earlier this year, Sam Altman was confronted directly with a video from what has become a viral trend: people showing…
Why the Hell Has It Taken So Long for Disneyland’s Autopia to Go Electric?
News broke this week that Disneyland’s Autopia attraction will retire some of its gasoline-powered engines next year, the things that…
Melissa Barrera Is Returning to Horror Movies on Her Own Terms
Earlier this week, Melissa Barrera gave a no-holds-barred interview talking about her firing from Scream 7 after she voiced support…
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…
Why ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Ignores Most of the Events of the First Film
People who see Mortal Kombat II are probably going to enjoy it. It’s just that type of fun, irreverent film…
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…
