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Japan On Alert for ‘Megaquake’ After Magnitude 7.6 Shakes the Nation

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 14:05


"Please stay prepared to evacuate immediately if you feel any shaking, while continuing your socioeconomic activities.”

This Week’s ‘Mighty Nein’ Inherits the Beef Between Its 2 Best Characters

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 13:00


The Mighty Nein will become a great, well-oiled party someday, but first, they've got some kinks to work out.

Marco Rubio Orders State Dept to Stop Using Calibri Font in Anti-DEI Push

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 12:20


“Switching to Calibri achieved nothing except the degradation of the department’s official correspondence," Rubio's memo said.

How the Grinch Stole Modern Christmas

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 12:00


From his storybook legacy to his modern-day anti-holiday influence, the Grinch has become an enduring face of the holidays—sincerely or otherwise.

xAI Answers the Question, ‘What if Product Placement was Significantly Worse?’

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 11:45


Sometimes innovation is two steps back.

YouTube TV Wants to Unbundle the Cable Package That Streamers Were Meant to Kill in the First Place

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 11:30


The video platform’s cable streaming service is introducing cheaper genre-specifying channel bundles next year.

Sperm Donor With a Cancer-Causing Gene Fathered at Least 197 Kids

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 11:20


Because only part of the man's sperm carried the mutation, only the second round of genetic testing revealed the problem. By then, it was already too late.

Here Are All the Awesome-Sounding Genre Films Coming to Sundance 2026

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 11:05


New films by Kogonada, Cathy Yan, Andrew Stanton, and more will be playing at the legendary festival next month.

A Vital NASA Mars Orbiter Has Gone Dark

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 10:45


MAVEN has circled Mars for more than a decade, exploring the planet and relaying data from robots on the surface.

Measles Outbreak Nears Grim Milestone as Hundreds Quarantine in South Carolina

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 10:40


What happens when your country's public health system is run by anti-vaccine activists?

20 Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Authors Pick Their Favorite Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books of 2025

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 10:00


io9 reached out to genre writers and asked them to share the titles they couldn't put down this year.

AMD’s New Gaming Upscaler Is Here to Knock Nvidia Off Its Throne

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 09:50


The new 'Redstone" AI upscaler makes PC games look better, but it would be truly spectacular on consoles or handhelds.

SpaceX Hypes 2026 IPO With Predictable Ingredient: AI in Orbit

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 09:45


Elon Musk is building Skynet, from the movie Don't Build Skynet.

Antarctica’s Only Bug Is Eating Something It Really Shouldn’t

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 09:15


The findings hint at the creeping presence of microplastics near the South Pole, researchers suggest.

Our 16 Favorite Holiday Genre Movies, Ranked

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 09:00


From 'Elf' and 'Gremlins' to 'Polar Express' and the Grinch, here's our ranking of holiday movies with a genre twist.

‘Taylor Swift Is a Nazi’ Claims Were Spurred by a Coordinated Bot Attack, Study Finds

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 08:30


Bots manipulated online discourse to convince people that Taylor Swift was MAGA.

This 400,000-Year-Old Campfire Could Rewrite Human History

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 08:00


Humans likely harvested their first flames from wildfire. When they learned to make it themselves, it changed everything.

Jack Champion Has Already Filmed ‘More Than a Little’ of ‘Avatar 4’

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 08:00


The 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' star gives us an update on how the next 'Avatar' is progressing.

ChatGPT Can Now Use Photoshop and Other Adobe Apps for Editing

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 07:50


OpenAI’s chatbot just added new integrations with Photoshop, Express, and Acrobat.

2025 Was a Banner Year for Audio Nostalgia

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 07:45


Never thought I'd say this, but CD players are so back.

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