China’s New 5-Year Plan: More AI, Less US
For whatever reason—maybe it was the 145% tariffs, maybe it was the kidnapping of a foreign leader, or the sudden…
A Sequel to ‘The Wild Robot’ Is Finally Moving Ahead
Time to touch the sky, Wild Robot fans. News of its sequel is finally here, and we couldn’t be more…
Scientists Claim They’ve Finally Made the Elusive ‘Hexagonal’ Diamond
In 1962, researchers hypothesized that diamond’s known form—a mostly cubic crystal—wasn’t the coveted mineral at its greatest hardness. Ever since,…
Mike Flanagan’s ‘Exorcist’ Absorbs Mike Flanagan’s List of Favorite Actors
We still don’t know much about Mike Flanagan‘s The Exorcist other than it’s (thankfully) unconnected to The Exorcist: Believer and…
A Solar Superstorm Blasted Mars—and Its Atmosphere Freaked Out
When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest solar storm…
Study Finds Surprising Trend Among Ozempic Users Taking Fewer Doses Than Usual
Sometimes a little goes a long way. That just might be true when it comes to taking GLP-1 treatments like…
Sam Altman Says ‘Government Should Be More Powerful Than Corporations.’ Which Government?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended his company’s work with the U.S. government on Thursday as the battle between the Pentagon…
Please Just Let the Metaverse Go
If you’ve been busy dancing on the grave of Meta’s failed metaverse, I’m going to have to ask you to…
‘Girl Dinner’ Takes on a Deliciously Grisly New Meaning 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.…
‘One Piece’ Straw Hat Pirates, Ranked
If One Piece is a testament to anything, it’s that you can’t choose your family, but you can for damn…
