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- Billionaire Grounded
- Rick and Morty…This Is Heavy
- ‘Nowhere Is Perfectly Safe’: A Coastal Expert on What Comes After Ida
- Bumble and Match Have Created a Relief Fund to Help Cover Abortion Costs in Texas
- Amazon Is Reportedly Making Its Own TVs Because of Course It Is
- Candyman's Queer Couple Was Haunted by the White Gaze
- Rare, Early Version of the King Arthur Legend Translated by Researchers
- Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Has Found Itself a Major Villain
- Apple Hits Pause on Controversial CSAM Detection Feature
- Help Identify This Delivery Rider From Wednesday’s Viral Video to Get Them $1,700
- North Korea Rejects 3 Million Doses of China's Covid-19 Vaccine
- Elon Musk Backs Texas Abortion Ban, Claims Governor, to No Objection
- This Normal-Looking Lightning Cable Actually Steals All of Your Data
- Netflix's Kid-Friendly He-Man Discovers the Power of Grayskull
- No One Wants a Smartwatch With Two Cameras
- The Human Mind Becomes a Weapon of War in Robert Jackson Bennett's Locklands
- China’s Concept for a Martian Helicopter Seems Awfully Familiar
- Surprise! Apple's AR/VR Headset Will Work Just Like All the Other Ones
- LIGHTSPEED Presents: 'Fanspell: Flowers in Spring (RobYung, NSFW)' by Anya Ow
- Mars Rover Perseverance Appears to Have Grabbed Its First Rock Sample
- Reminder: Cheap Android Tablets Come With a Bloatware Tax
- Satellite Photos Reveal Extent of Power Outages Across Hurricane-Stricken New Orleans
- The New Star Wars Galaxy's Edge VR Lets You Play as IG-88
- Gab to Congress: You’re Gonna Need a Warrant for That or You Know, Talk to DOJ or Something
- Twitter Has Some Big Privacy Changes It Would Like to Test on You
| Posted: 03 Sep 2021 08:37 AM PDT  Virgin Galactic must keep its spaceplanes on the ground until the Federal Aviation Administration completes an investigation into a problem that occurred during Richard Branson's historic flight to the edge of space in July. |
| Posted: 03 Sep 2021 08:17 AM PDT  To think of Rick and Morty as simply a bawdy, nihilistic riff on '80s time travel classic Back to the Future is to minimize the thought and effort the series creators have put into the series. What they've made is a surprisingly thoughtful reflection on free will, depression, and finding one's place in the multiverse.… |
| ‘Nowhere Is Perfectly Safe’: A Coastal Expert on What Comes After Ida Posted: 03 Sep 2021 08:00 AM PDT  Hurricane Ida slammed into southeast Louisiana on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina—and less than a year after two other hurricanes hit the region. The state is hardly alone. |
| Bumble and Match Have Created a Relief Fund to Help Cover Abortion Costs in Texas Posted: 03 Sep 2021 07:50 AM PDT |
| Amazon Is Reportedly Making Its Own TVs Because of Course It Is Posted: 03 Sep 2021 07:40 AM PDT  Amazon is at it again. According to an Insider report, the company is now preparing to launch its own Amazon-branded TVs, possibly as soon as October. |
| Candyman's Queer Couple Was Haunted by the White Gaze Posted: 03 Sep 2021 07:30 AM PDT  In director Nia DaCosta's Candyman, a new generation of Chicagoans finds themselves in a gentrified Cabrini-Green that bears little resemblance to the neighborhood in Bernard Rose's 1992 film of the same name—which is still being terrorized by the titular hook-handed, vengeful spirit. Most everyone knows (on some… |
| Rare, Early Version of the King Arthur Legend Translated by Researchers Posted: 03 Sep 2021 07:10 AM PDT  A team of researchers has published a full English translation of an 800-year-old passage from the story of King Arthur. They also analyzed the handwriting and linguistic style of the manuscript, nicknamed the "Bristol Merlin," to glean information on its origin and history, using an imaging technique called Raman… |
| Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Has Found Itself a Major Villain Posted: 03 Sep 2021 06:35 AM PDT  James Gunn talks about Peacemaker's approach to violence. Get a new look at James Wan's horror film Malignant. Plus, more teases for what's to come on Y: The Last Man, and Netflix nabs a new supernatural Korean thriller in Hellbound. Spoilers get! |
| Apple Hits Pause on Controversial CSAM Detection Feature Posted: 03 Sep 2021 06:31 AM PDT  Early last month, Apple announced it would introduce a new set of tools to help detect known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in photos stored on iPhones. The feature was criticized by security experts as a violation of user privacy, and what followed was a public relations nightmare for Apple. Now, in a rare move,… |
| Help Identify This Delivery Rider From Wednesday’s Viral Video to Get Them $1,700 Posted: 03 Sep 2021 04:00 AM PDT  Do you recognize this delivery rider who went viral when the remnants of Hurricane Ida lashed New York on Wednesday, causing historic flash floods that killed at least 28 people in the northeast? There's $1,700 waiting for that waterlogged rider, whoever they are. |
| North Korea Rejects 3 Million Doses of China's Covid-19 Vaccine Posted: 03 Sep 2021 03:00 AM PDT  The government of North Korea rejected almost 3 million doses of China's covid-19 vaccine Sinovac this week, claiming they should be sent to countries that are struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, according to U.S. state-financed broadcaster Voice of America. The authoritarian country has reported zero cases of… |
| Elon Musk Backs Texas Abortion Ban, Claims Governor, to No Objection Posted: 02 Sep 2021 05:10 PM PDT  Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has "consistently" praised the "social policies" of the state of Texas during his "frequently" chats with Greg Abbott, the Texas governor said Thursday, in an interview focused on his state's landmark abortion ban. |
| This Normal-Looking Lightning Cable Actually Steals All of Your Data Posted: 02 Sep 2021 04:39 PM PDT  Here's some Mr. Robot-level intrigue for you: Imagine an innocuous-looking USB-to-Lightning cable that, once plugged into your machine, actually helps hackers steal all of the data from your iPhone and inject malware onto your device. If that sounds like something from a far-fetched TV show, it is, surprise, actually… |
| Netflix's Kid-Friendly He-Man Discovers the Power of Grayskull Posted: 02 Sep 2021 04:00 PM PDT  The first clip from Netflix's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series (as always, not to be confused with Kevin Smith's recent series Masters of the Universe: Revelation, which is middle-aged nerd-targeted) has arrived! It looks fine! It also looks like many, many other modern kids' cartoons! Which is also fine! |
| No One Wants a Smartwatch With Two Cameras Posted: 02 Sep 2021 03:44 PM PDT  Of the myriad reasons why Google's Wear OS platform has struggled over the years, Qualcomm's sluggish smartwatch chips are largely to blame. The chipmaker's current Snapdragon Wear 4100+ platform is over a year old, running outdated process tech, and likely won't run the upcoming Wear OS 3 nearly as well as Samsung's… |
| The Human Mind Becomes a Weapon of War in Robert Jackson Bennett's Locklands Posted: 02 Sep 2021 02:30 PM PDT  Hugo nominee Robert Jackson Bennett began his critically acclaimed Founders trilogy in 2018 with epic fantasy Foundryside, followed by 2020's Shorefall. Next year, he'll reveal the much-anticipated concluding volume, Locklands—but we've got a sneak peak, including the cover and an excerpt, to share today. |
| China’s Concept for a Martian Helicopter Seems Awfully Familiar Posted: 02 Sep 2021 02:00 PM PDT  China's National Space Science Center is working on an aerial drone that bears a striking resemblance to NASA' Ingenuity helicopter, currently on Mars. It's got four outstretched wiry legs, two rotors stacked atop each other, and a simplified fuselage. It's China's take on NASA's wildly successful aerial drone. |
| Surprise! Apple's AR/VR Headset Will Work Just Like All the Other Ones Posted: 02 Sep 2021 01:50 PM PDT  It's been a while since the last Apple mixed reality headset rumor, but the latest news hints the device will likely need to wirelessly connect to an iPhone. You know, like every other VR headset or pair of smart glasses that has ever existed. |
| LIGHTSPEED Presents: 'Fanspell: Flowers in Spring (RobYung, NSFW)' by Anya Ow Posted: 02 Sep 2021 01:30 PM PDT  io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED's current issue. This month's selection is "Fanspell: Flowers in Spring (RobYung, NSFW)" by Anya Ow. You can read the story below. Enjoy! |
| Mars Rover Perseverance Appears to Have Grabbed Its First Rock Sample Posted: 02 Sep 2021 01:21 PM PDT  The Perseverance rover had a bit of a false start to its science campaign on Mars last month, when it appeared to have successfully collected a rock only to find its sampling tube empty. In its second coring attempt, NASA directed the rover to a different patch of rock, and images received on Earth today suggest the… |
| Reminder: Cheap Android Tablets Come With a Bloatware Tax Posted: 02 Sep 2021 12:40 PM PDT  It's a relatively known fact that if you buy an Android device, especially a cheap one, you're bound to run into some bloatware. It's an issue that's plagued the platform since its launch, and though phone and tablet manufacturers have adopted better practices over the years, it remains a prevalent problem on… |
| Satellite Photos Reveal Extent of Power Outages Across Hurricane-Stricken New Orleans Posted: 02 Sep 2021 12:40 PM PDT  Satellite images taken before and after Hurricane Ida swept through Louisiana this week are showcasing the upsetting extent to which people have suffered without power in New Orleans. |
| The New Star Wars Galaxy's Edge VR Lets You Play as IG-88 Posted: 02 Sep 2021 12:30 PM PDT  Selling a new Star Wars product to a Star Wars fan isn't difficult. Usually the conversation is something along the lines of "Oh, hi, we made a new Star Wars..." "GIVE IT TO ME NOW." So when the team at Lucasfilm does go the unexpected extra mile, it's really appreciated. They certainly don't have to. |
| Gab to Congress: You’re Gonna Need a Warrant for That or You Know, Talk to DOJ or Something Posted: 02 Sep 2021 12:20 PM PDT  This week's Gab screed is in, and another regime topples in the wake of the platform's offensives (usually emails). The target of the latest screed: the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Protest at the United States Capitol. Congratulations to Congress, you're a Gab-certified authority figure. |
| Twitter Has Some Big Privacy Changes It Would Like to Test on You Posted: 02 Sep 2021 12:10 PM PDT  In an effort to get more people onboard with their whole sharing-intimate-thoughts-and-opinions-with-strangers-on-the-internet thing, Twitter plans to trial a host of new features that will allow for greater privacy customization. |
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