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The Long Comics History Behind X-Men's Sentinel Program

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 14:30

For almost as long as they have been in the comics, the X-Men and mutantkind at large have been stalked by a world that hates and fears them—a world that manifested that hate in the metallic, unflinching face of the Sentinel Program. Just as the X-Men have grown and changed wildly since those early days, so too have…

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Florida Dolphin Dies of Bird Flu as Alarm Grows Over Species Spread

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 13:50

Bird flu isn’t just lurking inside cows, new research shows. Florida scientists have reported the first known case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Though the case dates back to 2022, it’s the latest indication that these flu strains can potentially infect…

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Nintendo Switch 2: Everything You Need to Know

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 13:40

This post was updated 4/26/24 at 4:35 p.m. ET to include new rumors about the size of the Switch 2's Joycons.

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How Twisters’ Director Developed a Taste for Disaster

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 13:15

When Lee Isaac Chung was announced as the director of the long-awaited sequel Twisters, many of us scratched our heads. Chung is, obviously, a talented filmmaker. His most recent film, Minari, had just come off multiple Oscar nominations including a win. But to go from that small, personal film to the big-budget…

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Google Wants to Show You More YouTube Ads When You Pause Videos

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 12:50

If you already hate ads on YouTube, then you’re going to have a bad time with Pause Ads. During its earnings calls on Thursday,Google crowed about the success of the tests it’s run on the ads, which could indicate the “feature” will roll out to even more watchers.

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Julia Garner's Rosemary's Baby Prequel Finds a Home at Paramount+

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 12:30

It’s universally acknowledged that 1968's Rosemary’s Baby is an influential horror classic. Attempts to directly recapture that witchy magic, however, have fallen flat: 1976 made-for-TV sequel Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby is pretty universally despised, as is the 2014 miniseries remake with Zoe Saldaña.…

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It's a Great Time to Be an Alien Fan

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 11:45

Happy Alien Day to all those who celebrate. April 26, as many of you know, is the day pop culture has decided to celebrate one of the landmark franchises in science fiction: Alien. That’s because the planet in the sequel Aliens is LV-426—so, April 26. But while in the past Alien Day has been largely an excuse to…

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Hubble Telescope Put Into Dreaded Safe Mode Due to Ongoing Glitch

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 11:05

NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope isn’t doing so well. The observatory has been suffering from a pesky glitch affecting its gyroscope, causing it to suspend its science operations for a second time in less than six months.

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Bring Your Favorite Creative Geniuses Home With You

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 11:00

George Lucas. Hayao Miyazaki. Stan Lee. Shigeru Miyamoto. Names such as these have defined our lives. The art and products geniuses like these have created are as important to us as anything. And while we decorate our homes and imaginations with their work, what about the people themselves? When is their time in the…

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Ritual Offerings, Hallucinogenic Plant Found Under Ancient Maya Ball Court

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 11:00

A baseball player may tap his helmet three times before stepping up to the plate, and an Argentina supporter may burn incense in front of a portrait of Diego Maradona as the Albiceleste kick off. Now, a team of archaeologists have found evidence that the ancient Maya blessed their ball courts with ritual offerings, an…

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Everything You Need to Know About Disneyland's Pixar Fest

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:30

Pixar Fest is kicking off today at the Disneyland Resort in a celebration that will span both Disney California Adventure and Disneyland. At a recent media preview, io9 visited both parks getting in on the Pixar Fest action, which runs from now until August 4 with entertainment offerings that include characters from Tu…

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Former Pixar Animator Gives One Big Reason AI Video Won't Work in Hollywood

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:10

AI-generated video has received a lot of hype lately as a tool that’s supposedly going to revolutionize Hollywood. But Craig Good, a former animator at Pixar who worked on classics like Toy Story and Finding Nemo, isn’t convinced. Good thinks there’s one big problem with AI video software that will immediately…

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Russia's UN Veto Fuels More Tension With the US Over Nuclear Weapons in Space

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 09:35

This week, Russia unsurprisingly vetoed a draft resolution to prevent the placement of nuclear weapons in orbit. Russia’s rejection of the United Nations resolution is not a clear indication that it possesses orbital arsenal that could destroy satellite constellations, but it shows the country is not wavering under…

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Another New Evil Dead Movie Is Escaping the Basement

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 09:30

Evil Dead’s cackling Deadites can never truly be defeated, which means there’ll always be fresh Evil Dead stories to tell—even without horror icon Bruce Campbell playing the lead, as last year’s excellent Evil Dead Rise proved. A few months back, an Evil Dead “spin-off” was announced, and now there’s news of a whole…

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Bernie Sanders Is Taking on Ozempic’s ‘Astronomically High’ Price Tag

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 09:10

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is taking aim at one of Big Pharma’s newest cash cows: the latest generation of effective obesity medications. On Wednesday, Sanders’ office announced that the senator is launching an investigation into Novo Nordisk over the “astronomically high” list prices of their drugs Wegovy and…

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9 Disturbing Stories From People Who Say They Found Cameras in Their Airbnb

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 08:45

Airbnb announced in March that all indoor security cameras would be banned at its properties worldwide starting April 30. And if you read through online complaints about cameras that were discovered during Airbnb stays over the years, it’s easy to understand why it’s been such a controversial issue.

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Feds Probe Tesla's Recall of 2 Million EVs Over Autopilot

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 08:41

Tesla is facing a new probe from U.S. auto safety regulators related to its Autopilot driver assistance technology, even as a separate investigation has been closed.

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Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 08:15

Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California released a ruling that concluded state highway police were acting lawfully when they forcibly unlocked a suspect’s phone using their fingerprint. You probably didn’t hear about it. The case didn’t get a lot of coverage, especially because the courts weren’t…

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Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa and Russell T. Davies on Bringing Out the Doctor's Queerness

Science & Technology - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 08:00

Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who debut last year broke the mold for many reasons, but for one excellent one among many, it meant that for the first time ever fans got to be introduced to a Doctor played by an openly queer man—and playing a Doctor unafraid of acknowledging that, either.

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