‘Tangled’ Casts Its Villain, and It Was Agatha All Along
At first, Scarlett Johansson was in the mix. But, when it came to casting the villain of Tangled, of course,…
Beatbot Announces Two New Smart Pool Cleaners and a Major Rebrand at CES 2026
Pool cleaning technology is evolving to be smarter than ever, and Beatbot is leading the way: The company has been…
Tom Cruise Helped Shoot a Lightsaber Duel for ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’
Sure, there’s a Star Wars movie coming out in five months’ time that we barely know anything about, but next year,…
All the Biggest Genre Movies Celebrating Milestones This Year
We’re over a quarter of a century into this century. Isn’t that wild? And if that doesn’t make you feel…
‘Freddy’s Dead’ Originally Ended With a New Freddy Krueger Emerging
Thirty-five years ago, New Line Cinema decided to end one of its most precious franchises, and it spoiled the ending…
Website Plays the Lottery Every Second, Puts the Pitiless Nature of Probability on Full Display
The continued existence of lotteries is a demonstration of how little intuition humans have for probability. On some level, we…
The Year Ahead in Superheroes: 2026 Edition
Justin Carter is a weekend writer for io9; he covers comics, TV, video games, movies, and sometimes books. Email tips…
Stop Using AI to Unmask the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
Update, 4:45 p.m. ET: The Minnesota Star Tribune has identified the ICE agent who killed Renee Good as Jonathan Ross.…
Microsoft Forced Copilot Into Your Life. Now It Can Accidentally Drain Your Bank Account
If you are in the Windows ecosystem, Microsoft Copilot has become basically unavoidable. To the chagrin of those who have…
The US Will Stand Alone Outside the World’s Climate Treaty
The Trump administration’s all-out assault on climate and environmental policy is nothing new—it has been a defining feature of the…
