sábado, 1 de janeiro de 2022


Scientists Try, Fail to Find a DIY Hangover Cure That Actually Works

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 04:01 PM PST

No one really knows how to cure a hangover, a new roundup of scientific studies has found. The review found little good evidence for any one particular hangover cure, with existing studies generally being of low quality.

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CES 2022 Will Close One Day Earlier as an ‘Additional Safety Measure’

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 03:22 PM PST

Amid a wave of in-person cancellations in recent weeks from big names ranging from Microsoft to Google and a surge of covid-19 cases caused by the omicron variant, CES 2022, the world's biggest tech show, is cutting one day from its schedule.

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Count Down the End of 2021 With the Toys You'll Want in 2022

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 01:30 PM PST

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of all the cool toys we've found on the internet lately. This week we're looking forward to 2022, mostly because there's only a few more hours of 2021 left, making it very hard to release new toys this year. Check out what's to come!

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Now India Is Purportedly Looking Into Apple’s In-App Payment System Because the More the Merrier

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 12:21 PM PST

Scrutinizing Apple's in-app payment system on the App Store is all the rage among government officials nowadays, with multiple countries taking cards in the matter. A new report claims that India's competition authority has jumped on the Apple regulation bandwagon, too, a move that'll no doubt bring more attention to…

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All of io9's 2021 Year in Review Lists in One Convenient Location

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 12:00 PM PST

And so, it's come to this—the end of another long and winding year. It's had ups and downs, things we loved and things we didn't, and, frankly, Too Much Content. Speaking of which, should you find yourself wanting to look back at io9's 2021, here's a nice big list of all our year in review pieces from throughout the…

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Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Was the Story I Needed to End 2021 On

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 10:30 AM PST

I have spent, I would say, a distressing amount of the last month with my eyes streaming tears—not for work obligations, personal reasons, or even really "still in that Global Pandemic" reasons. If anything, I've been doing it for fun, as I've worked my way through Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, and the reasons it's…

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The Expanse's Latest Episode Sets the Stage for an Explosive Endgame

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 09:00 AM PST

We're at episode four of The Expanse's six-episode final season, which means all the drama that's been simmering is about to start boiling over. Thanks to a pair of exclusive clips io9 debuted this week, we know Amos and Naomi are going to confront Holden about one of the biggest shocks in episode three, "Force…

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47 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Start 2022 Off Right

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 07:30 AM PST

Forget quitting booze or starting an exercise regime—the only New Year's resolution worth making (because it's the most fun to stick with) is "read more books." io9's got you covered with a robust list of sci-fi and fantasy releases coming in January, including new titles from James Rollins, Charles Stross, Nnedi…

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Archaeologists Find Ancient Tsunami Victim on the Turkish Coast

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 07:00 AM PST

A team of archaeologists and geoscientists just found victims of an ancient tsunami on the Turkish coast. The victims—a human male and a dog, now just skeletons—were likely killed in the aftermath of a gargantuan volcanic eruption 3,600 years ago.

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Updates From Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and More

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 06:10 AM PST

Get another look at Rob Zombie's Munsters reboot. Star Trek: Discovery teases its return in February. Plus, a new clip from the latest season of Cobra Kai, and what's coming on Outlander for Brianna, and an adorable new clip from We Baby Bears. It's the last spoilers of 2021!

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The Best Illusions of the Year Will Leave Your Brain Hurting More Than 2021 Did

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 06:00 AM PST

It turns out 2021 wasn't the mental reprieve we'd all been hoping for after the challenges of 2020, and unfortunately, the finalists of this year's Best Illusion of the Year Contest aren't going to leave your brain feeling any less raddled, confused, or exhausted as we quickly approach the new year. As they do every…

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Why People Can't Stop Talking About Don't Look Up

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 05:30 AM PST

If you've spent even a minute on the internet this week, you have surely seen something about Don't Look Up. The Adam McKay-directed flick is Netflix's top movie. It's also perhaps the top reason for people shitting their pants online recently.

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The Most Disappointing Gadgets of 2021

Posted: 31 Dec 2021 05:00 AM PST

We review a lot of gadgets here at Gizmodo, and honestly, many of them are good. We detailed our favorites here. But we also see a lot of really bad products—some are just plain bad, while others are capable and well-designed but fatally flawed in one way or another (usually when it comes to privacy). Still others…

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Let's Go Brandon Cryptocurrency Sponsors the Brandon That Started It All

Posted: 30 Dec 2021 07:04 PM PST

Brandon Brown, the NASCAR driver who unintentionally helped originate the viral rightwing chant "Let's Go Brandon" (which many people believe means "Fuck Joe Biden"), has decided to partner with a memecoin based on the slogan.

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Goodbye BlackBerry, We Really Mean It This Time

Posted: 30 Dec 2021 06:28 PM PST

Before I joined the cult of iPhone, of which I have happily been a member of for many years now, my first big phone purchase was a BlackBerry. Time made it as slow as a turtle, and it began its new life in a drawer in one of the many apartments and houses I've lived in. Over the years, I forgot about BlackBerry…

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Doctor Strange 2's Release Date Shift Changed Spider-Man: No Way Home's Plot

Posted: 30 Dec 2021 03:30 PM PST

Release dates rarely, if ever, have an impact on storytelling. Maybe a movie is set during a specific holiday so a studio wants to release it around that time of year. But even then, you can watch a Halloween or Christmas movie anytime you want. One place where release dates have everything to do with story, though,…

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It's December, and Colorado Is Living Through Its Most Destructive Wildfire in History

Posted: 30 Dec 2021 03:15 PM PST

A series of unprecedented December wildfires coupled with raging winds of more than 105 mph (169 kmh) forced the evacuation of thousands in northern Colorado on Thursday. It's the latest freak weather calamity to unleash chaos in a bizarre December of chock full of them, one that has taken an unimaginable toll.

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University Loses Valuable Supercomputer Research After Backup Error Wipes 77 Terabytes of Data

Posted: 30 Dec 2021 01:30 PM PST

Kyoto University, a top research institute in Japan, recently lost a whole bunch of research after its supercomputer system accidentally wiped out a whopping 77 terabytes of data during what was supposed to be a routine backup procedure.

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