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- Hackers Have Been Sending Malware-Filled USB Sticks to U.S. Companies Disguised as Presents
- Ford E-Scooter Company Spin Is Leaving ‘Free-for-All’ Markets and Laying Off 25% of Staff
- 2022's Toy News Is Kicking Off With Some Staring Into the Void
- Inferno Has Burned a Shocking Path to the X-Men's New Destiny
- In Ironic Twist, Lawyers Fighting Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Argue Remotely Because They Got Covid-19
- Man Who Bought Tesla Stock With Covid Relief Funds Sentenced to 4 Years In Prison
- The Matrix's Queer Subtext Is Plain Text in Resurrections
- Google’s Ripping Some Features Out of Nest Speakers After Losing Patent Suit
- Ghost Flights Are Polluting the Skies Thanks to Omicron
- The U.S. Had Most Rabies Deaths in a Decade in 2021
- Nature Bites Back (With Extra Cheese) in Eco-Horror Cult Movie Prophecy
- The Cyber Ninjas Are Now the Cyber Ronin (Because They've All Been Fired)
- Disney Will Release Pixar's Turning Red Exclusively on Disney+
- Scheduling Platform FlexBooker Discloses Data Breach Affecting 3.7 Million Accounts
- Why Does Roland Emmerich Hate Earth So Much?
- Apple Fitness+ Is Bringing Guided Audio Runs to Your Apple Watch
- Crypto Dev Says He’s Spending $500,000 on a Statue of Elon Musk’s Head on a Goat’s Body
- ‘Mysterious Hut’ Spotted on Far Side of the Moon Is a Huge Disappointment
- Wes Anderson Is Bringing Marvel Talent to His Next Roald Dahl Adaptation
- Frightening New Details Emerge About Mystery Brain Illness in Canada
- Prodigy's Most Surprising Moment Started With One of the Oldest Trek Nerd Debates
- Manchin-Connected Coal Plant Tries to Pivot to Crypto, Fails
- The Major Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Anniversaries of Winter 2022
- The Expanse Heads Toward a Hell of a Final Showdown
- Keurig ‘Recyclable’ K-Cups Not Quite That Recyclable After All
| Hackers Have Been Sending Malware-Filled USB Sticks to U.S. Companies Disguised as Presents Posted: 07 Jan 2022 05:40 PM PST  Using friendly-looking USB sticks as a vector for malware distribution is a trick as old as the internet itself and, apparently, it's still quite popular with the criminals. |
| Ford E-Scooter Company Spin Is Leaving ‘Free-for-All’ Markets and Laying Off 25% of Staff Posted: 07 Jan 2022 05:17 PM PST  Ford's e-scooter company Spin has decided to restructure and leave some U.S. cities and European countries where there are apparently just too many scooters, which makes it difficult to make a profit. The move means the company will part ways with a significant number of its employees. |
| 2022's Toy News Is Kicking Off With Some Staring Into the Void Posted: 07 Jan 2022 04:00 PM PST  Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest toy news. We're kicking off 2022 with a veritable eyeful of new toys to gawk over. Simpsons eyes! Playmobil eyes! Heavily eyeshadowed eyes! Mr. Potato Head eyes! Check it out! With your eyes!! |
| Inferno Has Burned a Shocking Path to the X-Men's New Destiny Posted: 07 Jan 2022 03:15 PM PST  Charles Xavier, Magneto, and Moira MacTaggert's dream for mutant civilization in this reborn era of ascendance has always been predicated on something of a lie—a hopeful lie, perhaps a naïve one, but a powerful lie nonetheless. It's been a lie well maintained ever since Powers and House of X revealed it to the… |
| In Ironic Twist, Lawyers Fighting Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Argue Remotely Because They Got Covid-19 Posted: 07 Jan 2022 03:01 PM PST  Two officials fighting the Biden Administration's covid-19 vaccine and testing mandates for employers and health care facilities before the Supreme Court ironically tested positive for covid-19 just before their scheduled court date, which forced them to argue their cases remotely on Friday. In other situations, that… |
| Man Who Bought Tesla Stock With Covid Relief Funds Sentenced to 4 Years In Prison Posted: 07 Jan 2022 02:40 PM PST  An Oregon man is being hauled off to prison for four years after pulling off a pretty elaborate scam, all in the name of Stonks. The Justice Department announced on Friday that it caught 51-year-old Andrew Lloyd swindling upwards of $3.4 million from multiple federal COVID-19 relief programs, and then using that cash… |
| The Matrix's Queer Subtext Is Plain Text in Resurrections Posted: 07 Jan 2022 02:33 PM PST  Up until Resurrections, the Matrix series hasn't directly acknowledged LGBTQ people at all. Switch was written as trans in the original Matrix screenplay but the character was changed for the finished film, because studio executives were confused. That didn't stop queer readings of the work, of course, which… |
| Google’s Ripping Some Features Out of Nest Speakers After Losing Patent Suit Posted: 07 Jan 2022 02:10 PM PST  All good things must come to an end, and that includes the ability to use Google's multi-room casting for seamless audio control, one of the features found to violate patents held by Sonos. |
| Ghost Flights Are Polluting the Skies Thanks to Omicron Posted: 07 Jan 2022 02:00 PM PST  Few industries have been affected more by the covid-19 pandemic than air travel; with so few people flying for business or pleasure, airlines have taken to flying "ghost flights" to secure their takeoff and landing slots at airports. |
| The U.S. Had Most Rabies Deaths in a Decade in 2021 Posted: 07 Jan 2022 01:50 PM PST  Rabies was unusually deadly in the U.S. last year, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found, with at least five people dying from the viral illness in 2021. Rabies can be transmitted to people from infected animals and is almost always fatal without swift post-exposure treatment. |
| Nature Bites Back (With Extra Cheese) in Eco-Horror Cult Movie Prophecy Posted: 07 Jan 2022 01:40 PM PST  In the deep woods of Maine, the Pitney Mills Paper Company preys upon the land, emitting chemicals so toxic they cause the wildlife to mutate into monsters. Cult eco-horror movie Prophecy, which is new to Hulu this month, wants to outrage you with this storyline—but it also can't resist giving into some major… |
| The Cyber Ninjas Are Now the Cyber Ronin (Because They've All Been Fired) Posted: 07 Jan 2022 12:55 PM PST  The self-proclaimed Cyber Ninjas behind the hoax "audit" of the 2020 election results in Arizona's Maricopa County are scattering to the winds following a string of humiliating defeats. In what looks very much like a desperate gambit to evade $50,000 daily penalties for disobeying a court order, the firm now claims it… |
| Disney Will Release Pixar's Turning Red Exclusively on Disney+ Posted: 07 Jan 2022 12:26 PM PST  Some people have declared the era of day-and-date movie releases was over, but thanks to explosive rises of coronavirus infections throughout the United States, it seems like Hollywood studios might be returning to premiering their movies exclusively on streaming services. If that's true, then Disney will be leading… |
| Scheduling Platform FlexBooker Discloses Data Breach Affecting 3.7 Million Accounts Posted: 07 Jan 2022 12:25 PM PST  Cloud-based scheduling platform FlexBooker suffered a large data breach recently that appears to have affected some 3.7 million people. If you're one of those people, it's best to act fast and protect your data because reports show the stolen information is currently being shared on some of the internet's less savory… |
| Why Does Roland Emmerich Hate Earth So Much? Posted: 07 Jan 2022 12:00 PM PST  Earth may have no greater adversary than director Roland Emmerich. The man seems determined to destroy the planet, or at least watch it be destroyed. Or maybe he just wants to see human civilization almost completely wiped out. Either way, he's put more footage of the Earth getting absolutely wrecked onscreen than… |
| Apple Fitness+ Is Bringing Guided Audio Runs to Your Apple Watch Posted: 07 Jan 2022 11:50 AM PST  Apple Fitness+ is evolving its workouts starting Jan. 10 with guided audio runs led by trainers, similar to what you get on other apps like Peloton and Nike Run Club. The workouts, called "Time to Run," are similar to the "Time to Walk" series Apple launched last January. |
| Crypto Dev Says He’s Spending $500,000 on a Statue of Elon Musk’s Head on a Goat’s Body Posted: 07 Jan 2022 11:30 AM PST  Between Bitcoin-themed superspreader events and cringey branded NFT's, those within the crypto community have set a high bar for devising the worst ways to hawk their currency of choice. But this week, the creators of an Elon Musk-themed cryptocurrency dubbed the "Elon Goat Token" (yes, that's actually what it's called |
| ‘Mysterious Hut’ Spotted on Far Side of the Moon Is a Huge Disappointment Posted: 07 Jan 2022 11:20 AM PST  After weeks of anticipation, China's Yutu 2 rover has finally reached an intriguing object that appeared on the lunar horizon last December, revealing it to be nothing more than an irregularly shaped rock. |
| Wes Anderson Is Bringing Marvel Talent to His Next Roald Dahl Adaptation Posted: 07 Jan 2022 11:15 AM PST  Over three years have passed since Netflix announced it was teaming up with the Roald Dahl estate to bring the popular author's works to its service. Now, finally, the first film is about to get off the ground, and the cast already has us ready to give away an entire chocolate factory to see it. |
| Frightening New Details Emerge About Mystery Brain Illness in Canada Posted: 07 Jan 2022 11:01 AM PST  A possible cluster of a mysterious brain illness afflicting people in New Brunswick, Canada may be larger than officially reported, according to an investigation published by the Guardian earlier this week. As many as 150 people may have developed unexplained neurological symptoms dating back to 2013, including cases… |
| Prodigy's Most Surprising Moment Started With One of the Oldest Trek Nerd Debates Posted: 07 Jan 2022 10:30 AM PST  Star Trek: Prodigy might first and foremost be intended to be an onboarding for young newcomers to the franchise, but that doesn't mean it's unafraid to throw in some deep cut references for older fans who are watching. This week's episode, "Kobayashi," is certainly no exception—and how one of its most surprising… |
| Manchin-Connected Coal Plant Tries to Pivot to Crypto, Fails Posted: 07 Jan 2022 10:21 AM PST  Here's your word scramble for the week: A gob-burning power plant that helped Sen. Joe Manchin make millions tried to pivot to mining cryptocurrency but was denied by West Virginia officials. Say that three times fast! |
| The Major Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Anniversaries of Winter 2022 Posted: 07 Jan 2022 09:45 AM PST  The current state of the world may feel rather bleak, but a new year brings new opportunities to celebrate—and right now, we're celebrating movies. That means, like last year, every few months we're going to let you know which major sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and genre movies are marking significant anniversaries in… |
| The Expanse Heads Toward a Hell of a Final Showdown Posted: 07 Jan 2022 09:00 AM PST  There's not a moment of wasted space in "Why We Fight," as The Expanse delivers a penultimate entry that moves everyone into position for next week's finale. The main thrust of the episode is Avasarala's full-court press to get Drummer's help in the fight against Marco, but there are several other big moments along… |
| Keurig ‘Recyclable’ K-Cups Not Quite That Recyclable After All Posted: 07 Jan 2022 08:40 AM PST  It turns out the millions of machines that require single-use plastic coffee pods aren't great for the environment, and Keurig is finally getting roasted for it. |
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