06-Feb-26
HBO Is Making a 'Baldur's Gate' TV Show [ 05-Feb-26 11:58pm ]
Doom Overtakes 3 Very Different Planets, Earth Included, in This Eerie Sci-Fi Short Story [ 05-Feb-26 11:00pm ]
Anthropic Launches New Model That Spots Zero Days, Makes Wall Street Traders Lose Their Minds [ 05-Feb-26 10:25pm ]
The Plot of 'The Darwin Incident' Is Bananas, But I've Gotta See What This Monkey Does Next [ 05-Feb-26 10:00pm ]
A Possible Lunar Impact in 2032 Could Spark Days of Meteor Showers on Earth [ 05-Feb-26 9:50pm ]
Lawsuit Details Horrifying 911 Call Before Tesla Driver Died While Trapped Inside Car [ 05-Feb-26 9:35pm ]
'Predator: Badlands' Is Roaring Onto Hulu Next Week [ 05-Feb-26 9:10pm ]
Why Cops Frequently Got Caught Planting Drugs in 2017 [ 05-Feb-26 9:10pm ]
If You're Sick of This Brutal Cold, Boy Do We Have News for You [ 05-Feb-26 8:45pm ]
No, Jeffrey Epstein Is Probably Not Satoshi Nakamoto [ 05-Feb-26 8:35pm ]
OpenAI Enters a New Frontier: Trying to Make Money [ 05-Feb-26 8:05pm ]
'Rock Springs' Brings Horror From the Past Into Its Tale of Contemporary Grief [ 05-Feb-26 8:00pm ]
Xikipedia Wants to Take the 'Doom' Out of 'Doomscrolling' [ 05-Feb-26 7:05pm ]
Laurence Fishburne Is the Latest Big Name to Join Mike Flanagan's 'The Exorcist' [ 05-Feb-26 7:00pm ]
Can You Guess What Creature Won the Close-Up Photographer of the Year Competition? [ 05-Feb-26 7:00pm ]
Paleofuture [ 6-Feb-26 1:00pm ]
'Wizard of Oz' Will Be Broadcast on TV for the First Time This Century [ 06-Feb-26 1:00pm ]
MeTV, a network focused on classic entertainment, will show the 1939 favorite as part of its Halloween programming.
Bitcoin Crashes as Crypto Investors Whine About People Making Fun of Them [ 06-Feb-26 12:50pm ]
What happened to Trump as crypto's savior?
Wizards of the Coast Explains Why 'Magic' Secret Lairs Will Stay Frustratingly Hard to Get [ 06-Feb-26 12:00pm ]
In a recent livestream, the team behind the 'Magic' collector drop program explained why they'll never go back to a print-on-demand format.
'Last of Us' showrunner Craig Mazin will work with Hasbro to pick up on the story of Larian's smash hit RPG 'Baldur's Gate 3'.
05-Feb-26
Read 'Death Echoes Overlapping' by Megan Chee, courtesy of Lightspeed Magazine, right here on io9.
Opus 4.6 has arrived.
The Prime Video anime series has everything: a human-chimpanzee lead, vegan eco-terrorists, and high school drama with a blush of romance.
The space rock has a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon in six years—and it could generate a flash nearly as bright as Venus.
A wrongful death lawsuit claims a 20-year-old driver was unable to escape a burning vehicle due to faulty electronic doors.
Sci-fi's odd couple extraordinaire is coming to streaming just in time for Valentine's Day.
Look. All technology comes with a learning curve.
Although the eastern U.S. is facing another frigid weekend, forecast models suggest temperatures will rise significantly in the latter half of February.
There are lots of revelations about Epstein's relationship with the crypto world in the files. That's not one of them.
They're hoping companies will pay for AI agent management.
Writer-director Vera Miao's film, which stars Kelly Marie Tran and Benedict Wong, premiered in the Midnight program at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
An endless feed of random Wikipedia articles might be just what your soul needs.
The 'Matrix' legend has joined the star-studded cast for Flanagan's all-new take on the horror classic.
We'll give you a hint: It lives underwater, but it doesn't swim. At least, not as an adult.
Razer Wants to Sell You a $1,337 Gaming Mouse [ 05-Feb-26 6:15pm ]
Remember the 1999 Boomslang mouse? Now, you can once again fondle one of a limited set of 1,337.
Scientists Tried Drilling Into Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier,' But the Ice Had Other Plans [ 05-Feb-26 6:05pm ]
A project that has been years in the making came to an early halt about 3,000 feet deep in the ice.
The Director of 'Masters of the Universe' Promises It'll Be Silly [ 05-Feb-26 6:00pm ]
'Bumblebee' director Travis Knight knows that He-Man and friends are a little goofy.
Daring Theory Challenges the Black Hole's Reign Over the Milky Way's Core [ 05-Feb-26 5:20pm ]
There is a lot we have yet to understand about the center of the Milky Way—could it be due to a mass of invisible dark matter?
Adafruit Warns New Ghost Gun Laws Could Have Unintended Consequences for 3D Printers [ 05-Feb-26 5:05pm ]
Bills in Washington and New York would require 3D printers to scan and block firearm blueprints.
'Starfleet Academy' Just Threaded the Needle on a Near-Perfect Tribute to 'Deep Space Nine' [ 05-Feb-26 5:00pm ]
'Series Acclimation Mil' puts a stellar spotlight on the unique position 'Starfleet Academy' finds itself in to reflect on the legacy of 'Star Trek.'
The College Board Is Banning Students From Using Smart Glasses During the SATs [ 05-Feb-26 5:00pm ]
Smart glasses are the ultimate cheating tool, and colleges know it.
Science Discovers a New Destiny for Your Old Mattress [ 05-Feb-26 4:50pm ]
Figuring out what to do with an unwanted mattress is the worst.
Researchers Are Basically Inceptioning Lucid Dreamers With Brain Teasers [ 05-Feb-26 4:20pm ]
A nifty experimental study hints at the potential of dreams to help us solve creative problems.
The First Trailer for Game Adaptation 'Exit 8' Is Seriously Creepy [ 05-Feb-26 4:00pm ]
Neon will release the film based on the Kotake Create game on April 10.
This Video of Hilariously Slow Robots Putting Olive Oil in a Bag Is Actually Pretty Impressive [ 05-Feb-26 3:35pm ]
Robots that can actually do things are not slick yet, and it's a relief when robotics companies don't hide from that.
Google Shows Off Pixel 10a With No Camera Bump [ 05-Feb-26 3:10pm ]
Oh, that looks so good.
Surprise, a Lego 'Project Hail Mary' Set Is on the Way [ 05-Feb-26 3:00pm ]
One of our most anticipated movies of 2026 is getting a very cool-looking Lego set.
A Giant, 10 Skulls, and Rope-Bound Corpses: This Viking-Era 'Execution Pit' Has Stories to Tell [ 05-Feb-26 2:45pm ]
Archaeologists and students in England have uncovered a mass grave, which includes the remains of an exceptionally tall man with a hole in his skull.
The Memory Shortage Has Come for Valve's Steam Machine [ 05-Feb-26 2:20pm ]
You really, really shouldn't expect a cheap Steam Machine or Steam Frame headset.
Disney's New Era Could Bring Back 'Pirates of the Caribbean' in a Major Way [ 05-Feb-26 2:00pm ]
Plus, Mark Ruffalo addresses his Marvel future.
The 'Eragon' Dragon Fantasy Series Is Still Alive at Disney+ [ 05-Feb-26 1:00pm ]
After Brandon Sanderson's 'Cosmere' pickup at Apple TV, series based on hit fantasy books are having a big moment.
Behold, an Art Collection of Batman Nipples (and the Batman Chests They're Attached To) [ 05-Feb-26 12:00pm ]
Artist Adam Spizak has boiled Batman's essence down to his chest in this new art series.
NASA's Artemis 2 Will Test Human Health in Deep Space Like Never Before [ 05-Feb-26 11:30am ]
The Artemis 2 astronauts will venture deeper into space than any human has gone before. That presents some seriously exciting research opportunities.
RoboCop Gets a Little Too Real in Detroit [ 05-Feb-26 11:10am ]
ED-209 to the rescue.
Wall Street Apparently Believes the Future Involves Making Your Software Instead of Buying It [ 05-Feb-26 10:00am ]
The release of an AI legal tool from Anthropic resulted in bloodletting for legal and business software stocks. The professional software you love may be next.
Google's Gemini 3 Release Won Over More Than 100 Million New Active Users [ 05-Feb-26 1:25am ]
Gemini is coming for ChatGPT's crown.
Elon Musk Says 'I Came to My Senses' About Going to Epstein Island [ 05-Feb-26 12:45am ]
What does that mean, Elon?
04-Feb-26
I Really Hope the New 'Ghost in the Shell' Anime Keeps the Major's Manga Goofiness [ 04-Feb-26 11:00pm ]
Science Saru's new spin on the iconic sci-fi manga has a chance to bring back some whimsy in a major way.
Zohran Mamdani Responds to Polymarket's Free Grocery Store Stunt [ 04-Feb-26 10:15pm ]
Polymarket and Kalshi try to appeal to New Yorkers as regulatory scrutiny intensifies.
You Won't Believe What's Stuck in This Deer's Antlers—and It's a 2026 People's Choice Finalist [ 04-Feb-26 10:05pm ]
It's time for the People's Choice Wildlife Photography Award, in which the public can vote on nature's most stunning—and disturbing—shots of the year.
Somehow, I'd Never Heard of This Post-Apocalyptic Football Movie [ 04-Feb-26 10:00pm ]
'The Blood of Heroes' was released in 1989 and stars Rutger Hauer, Delroy Lindo, and Vincent D'Onofrio.
Gigantic Headphone Speakers Are the Goofiest Thing I've Ever Seen [ 04-Feb-26 9:30pm ]
JLab's Blue XL are making my brain hurt.
Will an Nvidia Laptop Even Matter? [ 04-Feb-26 9:10pm ]
Who is going to save Nvidia's first CPU from Nvidia?
'Overwatch 2' Rebrands, and Its Messy Arc Is Complete [ 04-Feb-26 9:00pm ]
Blizzard has become its own Infinity Gauntlet as it's tried to evolve and expand 'Overwatch' in interesting, often compromised ways.
The Western US Is in a Snow Drought. What Comes Next Is Even Scarier [ 04-Feb-26 8:55pm ]
Major snowpack deficits could set the stage for widespread water scarcity and heightened wildfire risk across the American West this summer.
Why the Epstein Files Are Reviving a Conspiracy Theory About Wayfair and Human Trafficking [ 04-Feb-26 8:40pm ]
Sometimes a receipt for furniture is just a receipt for furniture.