sábado, 22 de janeiro de 2022


Steve and Sam are Both Captain America Now, Like They Should've Been

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 12:45 PM PST

When Sam Wilson was granted the title of Captain America from his longtime friend Steve Rogers during Marvel's "Marvel NOW!" relaunch in 2015, it was only a matter of time before he would both go back to being the Falcon and get boosted to Cap in the MCU. Now that Captain America 4 is on the horizon, Marvel's comics…

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Assassin's Creed Almost Wound Up Going to Space

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 11:30 AM PST

Over the years, Ubisoft's explored plenty of time periods and locations for the Assassin's Creed franchise, from ancient Egypt and Greece to the Italian Renaissance and the American and French Revolutions. (Still no Wild West or Japan, though.) The sci-fi conceit of present day characters using a machine to relive the…

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Hell Yeah, Knives Out for 2022, Baby

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 10:30 AM PST

Back in 2019, Rian Johnson released Knives Out, a pretty good murder mystery starring Daniel Craig as the charmingly strange detective Benoit Blanc and a murder's row of suspects, including Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, and the late Christopher Plummer in one of his final roles. Johnson's film went on to become a smash…

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What You Need to Know About the Cybersecurity Risks In the Ukraine Conflict

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 10:00 AM PST

In case you haven't heard, Ukraine is in trouble: a spat between Russian and NATO-allied forces involving the country has spurred a territorial dispute with major implications for everybody involved.

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Children of Blood & Bone's Paramount Shift Happened Because of Star Wars

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 08:00 AM PST

Recently, news broke that the adaptation of the YA series Children of Blood & Bone from Nigerian-American writer Tomi Adeyemi would be developed at Paramount. What was notable about it was how it was originally in development at Disney and Lucasfilm, and something they openly touted as in development back in 2020…

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NASA Has a Zany Plan to Sail to an Asteroid

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 06:00 AM PST

NASA wants to propel a shoebox-sized spacecraft to an asteroid using a solar sail, the first deep space mission by the agency to use such a mechanism.

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A 19-Year-Old Just Became the Youngest Woman to Fly Alone Around the World

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 06:25 PM PST

Zara Rutherford always dreamed of flying solo around the world, but she never thought it would actually happen. It was "expensive, dangerous, complicated, a logistical nightmare," Rutherford told herself. However, as she was finishing school, she decided to do something crazy: try to make her dream come true. She…

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Big Mechs, Small Mechs, and Mechanized Moons Are the Toys of the Week

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 04:00 PM PST

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest and greatest in merchandise from across the internet. This week, Bandai's Gundam Universe figures go beyond the time, Aliens gets an unconventional model kit, and making the perfect Death Star shot might be harder than hitting an exhaust port with an…

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Google Pixel Watch Launch Tipped for May

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 03:20 PM PST

Rumors surrounding Google's forthcoming Pixel smartwatch have been circulating for more than a year, and while we know some details about the product, a specific release date hasn't even been speculated.

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The Ahsoka Disney+ Star Wars Show Adds Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 02:49 PM PST

When Ahsoka Tano appeared on The Mandalorian, fans went nuts. When it was announced the Jedi apprentice to Anakin Skywalker was getting her own Disney+ Star Wars show, they got even more excited. And now that show is gearing up for production and is continuing to add to its awesome cast.

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Leaked Chats Reveal Evidence of Hate Crimes by U.S. Fascists

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 02:34 PM PST

For the second time in as many years, American fascist organization Patriot Front is facing a humiliating leak of internal communications, messages revealing a trove of evidence pointing to coordinated criminal activities in multiple states, including New York, Washington, Indiana, Virginia, Massachusetts, and Oregon.

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What Was Moon Knight Doing, If Not Getting Money From Dracula?

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 01:45 PM PST

Every time Marvel Studios makes an announcement about its upcoming Moon Knight show, social media is typically blanketed with one of the most famous panels featuring Khonshu's fist: the hero hunting down Dracula, to get his goddamn money. But, as beloved as it is, it's not actually a real panel from the pages of…

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Debris From Russian Anti-Satellite Test Nearly Slammed Into Chinese Satellite

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 01:10 PM PST

A Chinese satellite almost bit the dust on Tuesday when debris produced by Russia's 2021 anti-satellite test zipped past at an uncomfortably close distance.

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10 Spectacularly Silly Depictions of the Moon in Sci-Fi Movies

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 01:00 PM PST

With master of disaster Roland Emmerich's Moonfall arriving Febuary 4, we've got the moon on the brain. Not the semi-plausible or at least seriously considered depictions seen in movies like Moon, 2001: A Space Odyssey, or Ad Astra, but the full-on goofy treatments that put the "fiction" in "science fiction." In other…

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Why Pet Hamsters Are the Latest Suspect in Coronavirus Outbreaks

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 12:50 PM PST

You can add pet hamsters to the long list of animals known to carry the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Officials in Hong Kong say they've confirmed an outbreak involving hamsters and humans that was traced back to a pet shop, though it's not clear whether these hamsters transmitted the virus to people. With much controversy,…

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Google Denies Facebook Ad Collusion In Motion to Dismiss States' Antitrust Suit

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 12:40 PM PST

Google's week of combative antitrust pushback came to a fitting conclusion on Friday with the company filing a motion to dismiss large parts of an antitrust case filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a coalition of other states. Among other things, the new complaint filed last week accused Google of colluding…

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Shell CCS Plant Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It's Captured

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 12:30 PM PST

Oil companies love to tell the world about the super cool technologies that have that will allow us to keep burning fossil fuels without cooking the climate. But those technologies are largely bullshit.

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Mission: Impossible's Next 2 Movies Have Been Delayed Again

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 12:20 PM PST

Apparently releasing a movie is turning into its own impossible mission. Paramount has just announced that the next two installments in its popular Tom Cruise-led Mission: Impossible franchise have been delayed once again. Mission: Impossible 7, originally scheduled for release in 2021 and most recently scheduled for…

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Whoop's Next-Gen Wristband Is Smaller, Smarter, and Still Unnecessary

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 11:55 AM PST

Whoop has always been a wearable marketed to the most hardcore of athletes. It's been seen on the wrists of athletes in the NBA and other pro sports leagues, which is fitting, because it's designed to maximize training. Personally, I've always been hung up on one thing: I don't want to wear something on my wrist that…

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The Supernatural TV Series Gets a Podcast Because Nature Abhors a Supernatural Vacuum

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 11:40 AM PST

It's been one year, two months, and two days since the series finale of Supernatural aired on November 19, 2020, leaving fans who had spent the previous 15 years watching Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) fight the forces of evil bereft, lost in a world without new Supernatural content. Praise…

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Rabbits Across the U.S. Are Dealing With Their Own Deadly Viral Disease

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 11:16 AM PST

Wild and domestic rabbits across the country are dealing with a deadly and highly contagious viral illness that can kill up to 80% of victims. Known as rabbit hemorrhagic disease, cases of a relatively new type of the illness have been spotted in over a dozen different states since 2020. Officials are warning bunny…

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The Arrowverse Returns to Comics, But With a Few Surprises

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 10:45 AM PST

Of all the different DC superhero shows airing on the CW, only Arrow, Supergirl, and The Flash have managed to transition (briefly) back into comics, and you'll note that two of those shows are already over. This makes Earth-Prime, a new series from DC that will explore the other TV series in the Arrowverse before…

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Peloton Is Spinning Out of Control

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 10:10 AM PST

After enjoying rapid growth during the pandemic, which boosted sales of its at-home exercise equipment, Peloton is now careening off the rails. Internal documents obtained by CNBC suggest Peloton will soon take drastic measures to control costs and account for declining demand.

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Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Trailer Teases Old Friends and Older Threats

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 10:00 AM PST

Jean-Luc's next trip is going to throw him all over Star Trek's realities and timelines, so it's probably for the best that he knows a few folks who can help puzzle that stuff out. Problem is: he knows a few enemies that can do just that, too.

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New PenguinCam Takes You on a Chaotic Sardine Hunt

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 09:50 AM PST

Video from a "PenguinCam" is offering an unprecedented first-person perspective of a Gentoo penguin as it forages for sardines and other fish off the coast of Argentina.

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