16-Oct-26
Paleofuture [ 16-Oct-26 5:40pm ]
Alef Trolls Tesla With Video of Its Car Flying Over a Roadster [ 16-Oct-26 5:40pm ]
The flying car startup says the stunt marks its 1,000th test flight.
Scientists Find Worrying Link Between Common Ulcer Germ and Colorectal Cancer [ 16-Oct-26 5:30pm ]
Helicobacter pylori is already known to be a leading cause of stomach cancer.
New Maps Show How Drastically This Year's 'Super' El Niño Could Influence Winter Weather in the US [ 16-Oct-26 5:00pm ]
NOAA's newly released winter temperature and precipitation outlooks follow clear El Niño patterns.
'Dark Matter' Star Jimmi Simpson Reflects on Ryan's Wild Cross-Dimensional Journey [ 16-Oct-26 5:00pm ]
The Blake Crouch sci-fi series is nearing the end of its second season on Apple TV+.
After 12 Years, 'Avatar: Seven Havens' Finally Gives Korrasami Their Due [ 16-Oct-26 4:30pm ]
The second batch of episodes from the 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' sequel series pumped the brakes on the 'Legend of Korra' hate train in the best way possible.
Astronomers Just Found the First Green Star Ever Discovered—Right After It Swallowed Its Planets [ 16-Oct-26 4:20pm ]
A surprising new discovery shows that white dwarfs can glow in green, pink, and purple.
Here's How ChatGPT Is Targeting You With Ads [ 16-Oct-26 3:45pm ]
Feeling seen?
The Next iPad mini Might Look Just a Little Different [ 16-Oct-26 3:35pm ]
A new Smart Folio case leak is raising some questions about a potential redesign.
Scientists Fear Super El Niño and a 'Strange Uptick' in Trafficking Could Decimate Galápagos Iguana Populations [ 16-Oct-26 3:20pm ]
More than 48 Galápagos marine iguanas have been seized from wildlife traffickers passing through Ecuador since May.
Windows 11 Is Finally Becoming the OS It Should Have Been From the Start [ 16-Oct-26 3:15pm ]
Microsoft is completely redesigning parts of its OS so it doesn't hog all the resources of lower-end PCs with 8GB of RAM.
Anthropic Could IPO Any Time Now, But Some of the People Who Matter Most Don't Want It [ 16-Oct-26 3:00pm ]
Investors are reportedly unhappy with the financials, while politicians are pleading for a delay.
Zendaya to Star in Alex Garland's Next Sci-Fi Movie [ 16-Oct-26 2:39pm ]
Plus, the 'Mummy 4' gets an official title.
You Probably Won't Be Able to Get an iPhone Duo Until 2027 [ 16-Oct-26 2:20pm ]
Home deliveries for the iPhone Duo have already slipped into next year.
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Review: Complicated, yet So Damn Worth Getting Stuck In [ 16-Oct-26 1:00pm ]
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra isn't just a MacBook Pro for PCs. It's a strong sign that local compute power is what we actually need in the so-called "AI era."
Ultron Is Still Dangerous in 'VisionQuest,' Says James Spader [ 16-Oct-26 1:00pm ]
Sure, he's significantly more mature, but that doesn't mean he's trustworthy.
'The Batman Part II' Production Is Back on, With Steven Soderbergh's Help [ 16-Oct-26 12:00pm ]
The veteran filmmaker is stepping in to complete principal photography while director Matt Reeves tends to a family matter.
Tesla's New Roadster Can Somehow Do Corkscrews in the Air (Without Exploding—Yet) [ 16-Oct-26 3:45am ]
This engineering marvel / catastrophe-in-the-making will definitely come out in 2028, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised.
Coinbase Lays Out How It Thinks Bitcoin Should Prepare for the Quantum Threat [ 16-Oct-26 1:26am ]
The crypto giant says a decision on Satoshi's coins can wait.
Investigation Finds Hundreds of 'Injuries and Dangerous Malfunctions' at Six Flags Before Lethal Goliath Accident [ 15-Oct-26 11:59pm ]
A CNN report detailed widespread safety and mechanical issues, as well as hundreds of injuries, at over a dozen Six Flags parks since 2021.
15-Oct-26
Denis Villeneuve Sees His James Bond Movie as a 'Powerful Rocket' Separating Him From 'Dune' [ 15-Oct-26 11:00pm ]
Breaking away from Arrakis after three movies is understandably a daunting task.
I Got Lost in the Surreal Fantasia of 'A Garden of Spheres' and Loved Every Moment of It [ 15-Oct-26 10:30pm ]
Multi Eisner‑nominated creator Linnea Sterte's graphic novel sends a drifting god of destruction through a dragon‑filled land so alien its nothing short of fantasy in its purest form.
AI Agent Reportedly Deletes an Entire Season of Reality TV Show [ 15-Oct-26 9:55pm ]
The second season of Sweden's version of 'The Challenge' has now been pushed to 2027 just weeks before its scheduled premiere.
AI Startup Wants Every Company to Assign You Your Own Personal Stalker [ 15-Oct-26 8:55pm ]
What is wrong with you people?
NASA Images Reveal 10,000 Young Faults on the Moon. That's a Problem [ 15-Oct-26 8:45pm ]
Unlike Earth's multi-plate surface, the Moon is a single chunk—an "unbroken shell" where over 10,000 young faults can erupt into moonquakes at any time.
Researchers Stranded an AI Agent on a Virtual Island. Things Got Very Weird. [ 15-Oct-26 8:15pm ]
A new MIT study found that when left to its own devices, AI agents will invent games, build temples, draw mandalas, and playfully investigate the world around it.
Tim Burton's Post-'Wednesday' Project Could Be a Film With Kazuo Ishiguro [ 15-Oct-26 8:00pm ]
The Nobel Prize-winning writer's novel 'Klara and the Sun' will soon be a movie featuring 'Wednesday' star Jenna Ortega.
Tech Companies Have 'Donated' Millions to Trump's Ballroom While the President Gave $0: Report [ 15-Oct-26 7:45pm ]
The tech oligarchs are getting their money's worth.
Meet 'D. Rex,' the Monster Fungus Born in the Wake of the Dinosaur Apocalypse [ 15-Oct-26 7:25pm ]
Scientists just found a record-setting new fungal species, the largest now known in the sprawling Ascomycota phylum. It may have feasted off dying forests during the Chicxulub mass extinction event.
The Creator of 'Crystal Lake' Explains (Again) Why There's No Hockey Mask in the Show [ 15-Oct-26 7:00pm ]
The reason should be rather obvious, and yet it keeps coming up.
Ledger Announces New Phone-Like Crypto Wallet at the Worst Possible Time [ 15-Oct-26 6:40pm ]
Ledger is also facing increasing scrutiny for how it dealt with earlier reports of backdoored devices months before crypto wallets were drained.
Man, You'd Better Not to Break Your iPhone Duo Screen [ 15-Oct-26 6:35pm ]
At this point, the product is basically a walking (er, folding) advertisement for AppleCare.
FTC Subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic Over AI Safety Concerns [ 15-Oct-26 6:25pm ]
The agency is seeking records related to AI safety incidents as it investigates potential consumer protection violations.
'Back to the Future' Is Perfect, But Its Writer Might Change One Small Thing [ 15-Oct-26 6:00pm ]
io9 spoke to Bob Gale about his new 'Back to the Future' screenplay book, out October 20.
Cancer Spread From One Identical Twin to the Other in the Womb, Scientists Find [ 15-Oct-26 5:25pm ]
The tragic case might reshape our understanding of how twins develop in the womb, the researchers say.
'Street Fighter' Is Exactly What You Hoped and Feared It Would Be [ 15-Oct-26 5:00pm ]
It's not even close to coherent, but it does have some good fight scenes.
The Super El Niño Hasn't Even Peaked, and It's Already Burning Up the Amazon [ 15-Oct-26 4:55pm ]
The Amazon's wildfire season is off to a brutal start thanks to El Niño-fueled drought.
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 Review: The Prettiest, Most Comfortable Handheld You Can Buy [ 15-Oct-26 4:45pm ]
The OLED Xbox Ally looks, feels, and plays better than ever. That doesn't mean it's offering the best performance.
A Spear Wound Likely Killed This Neanderthal, but It Tells a Very Human Story [ 15-Oct-26 4:35pm ]
"What is particularly remarkable is that we see evidence of two contrasting facets of human nature—care and violence—juxtaposed in the same individual."
Josh Hutcherson Is Gonna Be Mister Miracle [ 15-Oct-26 4:00pm ]
The upcoming adult-animated series, starring Hutcherson and 'Terminator: Dark Fate' star Mackenzie Davis, is in an "advanced" state of development.
Amazon's New AI Gadget Is a Credit Card-Sized Puck That Listens to Everything, All the Time [ 15-Oct-26 3:55pm ]
The Bee wearables are back and now come in a small card-shaped version that records everything you say.
Brain Drain Is a Bigger Threat to National Cybersecurity Than AI [ 15-Oct-26 3:41pm ]
What good is investing in offense if you've hobbled your own defense?
Pregnancy Tests Recalled Globally Over False Positives [ 15-Oct-26 3:20pm ]
It's not just Canada.
Xbox Is Putting the Cute Back in Gaming [ 15-Oct-26 3:10pm ]
Bring on the smol controllers!
'Daredevil: Born Again' Was Born to End at 3 Seasons, Says Marvel TV Boss [ 15-Oct-26 3:00pm ]
Marvel doesn't want you to think ending 'Daredevil: Born Again' was sudden while assuring that Matt Murdock will return... eventually.
An Egyptian Villager Stumbled Upon an Inscribed Stone. It Led to a Colossal Head of Ramses II [ 15-Oct-26 2:50pm ]
The rescue excavation uncovered the remains of two royal statues and a pink granite block.
Men Are Shaping the Future of AI. That Doesn't Mean They Know What They're Talking About [ 15-Oct-26 2:30pm ]
"The question now is who gets to decide on the future of AI and how much will women be involved."
Nvidia's DLSS 5 Is Now Less in Your Face, Less Performance-Hogging [ 15-Oct-26 2:00pm ]
And despite that, it may still do some weird things with your in-game graphics if you can run it at all.
The New 'Swamp Thing' Movie Isn't Dead Yet [ 15-Oct-26 1:55pm ]
Plus, James Wan confirms Paul Verhoeven is working on Amazon's 'RoboCop' TV series.
Nvidia's RTX Spark PCs Aren't a Revolution, but They May Change Laptops Forever [ 15-Oct-26 1:00pm ]
Get ready for the MacBook Pro-ification of PCs. The real test will be how they perform with all the emulation and AI running inside.
'Lanterns' Won't Get a Season 2 Renewal Until They Come Up With a Great Idea [ 15-Oct-26 1:00pm ]
A decision should come by the end of the year, says DC Studios co-head Peter Safran.
