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- Paramount Just Announced So Much Star Trek, Transformers, and TMNT News
- Zuck Tells Employees They’re Now Called Metamates—a Really F*cking Stupid Name If You Ask Me
- Devastating NOAA Report Warns Sea Levels Along U.S. Coasts Will Rise a Foot by 2050
- Mickey Mouse Waves Goodbye to Masks in Disney Parks, Again
- Bar-Goers Were Poisoned by Ecstasy-Laced Champagne, German Police Say
- Europe's Data Watchdog Calls for Total Ban of Pegasus Spyware
- Record-Breaking 58-Foot Rogue Wave Detected Off Vancouver Island
- Star Wars: The Old Republic's Latest Trailer Is a Gorgeous Reminder That the Jedi Order Sucks
- Student Monitoring Companies Are Using Fake Answer Sites to Snitch on Test Takers
- Texas CEO Who Loaned Trump a Jet Has 'No Comment' on Funding Canada's Anti-Vax Truckers
- Antarctica Is Heating Up and These Plants Are Absolutely Thriving
- A Celestial Journey Begins in This Excerpt from Shea Ernshaw's Wilderness of Stars
- Crypto Cringe Rapper Out On Bail
- Disturbing Video of Hundreds of Blackbirds Crashing Into the Ground Not as Weird as You Think
- Uncharted Falls Flat, Like Nathan Drake Missing a Ledge
- Ukraine Hit with Cyberattacks as Tensions with Russia Continue
- Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers to Hit 'Freedom Convoy' Where It Hurts: Crowdfunding
- Cad Bane's Next Cameo Appearance Is on Your Toy Shelf
- We've Got You Now, Ticks
- Space-Addicted Billionaire Books Three More Flights With SpaceX
- The Bioshock Movie Is Back, Thanks to Netflix
- I Can't Even Look at This Laptop-Carrying Strap Without Getting Stressed Out
- Photos of a Volcanic Storm Over Mount Etna Look Like Something From Lord of the Rings
- Google's New Chrome OS Flex Will Rescue Your Old PC or Mac
- Sony Just Reinvented Wireless Earbuds
| Paramount Just Announced So Much Star Trek, Transformers, and TMNT News Posted: 15 Feb 2022 02:45 PM PST  Paramount Pictures just dropped enough news to fill a whole year's worth of Hall H Comic-Con panels. Transformers, Star Trek, Sonic, Ninja Turtles, Halo, Quiet Place, and more all had significant news revealed during a company investors' call Tuesday and here's how it broke down. |
| Zuck Tells Employees They’re Now Called Metamates—a Really F*cking Stupid Name If You Ask Me Posted: 15 Feb 2022 02:33 PM PST  Employees of Meta, the freshly rebranded parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, have a new term to refer to themselves: Metamates. |
| Devastating NOAA Report Warns Sea Levels Along U.S. Coasts Will Rise a Foot by 2050 Posted: 15 Feb 2022 02:14 PM PST  Sea levels on U.S. coastlines are expected to rise an average of 10 to 12 inches by 2050, according to a new report led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It's the latest jarring assessment of how climate change is disrupting life as we knew it. |
| Mickey Mouse Waves Goodbye to Masks in Disney Parks, Again Posted: 15 Feb 2022 02:00 PM PST  In June of last year, Disney Parks in the United States made masks optional in outdoor areas for vaccinated guests. That changed for a while but starting this week, it'll go back again. Starting February 17, vaccinated guests won't be forced to wear masks outdoors. Which would make more sense if Disney checked for… |
| Bar-Goers Were Poisoned by Ecstasy-Laced Champagne, German Police Say Posted: 15 Feb 2022 01:40 PM PST  A group of people attending a bar in Bavaria, Germany, were poisoned over the weekend by tainted champagne containing the drug ecstasy, authorities say. Several people were hospitalized after drinking the spiked concoction, while one person has since died. Police have reportedly ruled out the possibility of the group… |
| Europe's Data Watchdog Calls for Total Ban of Pegasus Spyware Posted: 15 Feb 2022 01:30 PM PST  Israeli authorities say it should be probed and U.S. authorities are calling for it to be sanctioned, but EU officials have a different idea for how to handle Pegasus spyware: just ban that shit entirely. |
| Record-Breaking 58-Foot Rogue Wave Detected Off Vancouver Island Posted: 15 Feb 2022 01:20 PM PST  A 58-foot-tall wall of water that appeared off Vancouver Island in 2020 is among the largest rogue waves ever recorded, and it's the very largest in terms of its proportion to surrounding waves, according to scientists. |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic's Latest Trailer Is a Gorgeous Reminder That the Jedi Order Sucks Posted: 15 Feb 2022 01:10 PM PST For a decade, Star Wars: The Old Republic has been telling a tale thousands of years before the movies about the cyclical conflict between Jedi and Sith, and Republic and Empire. So it's only natural at this point that its heroes and villains are beginning to express wariness how the establishments that drive that… |
| Student Monitoring Companies Are Using Fake Answer Sites to Snitch on Test Takers Posted: 15 Feb 2022 01:00 PM PST  Online test takers around the country are reportedly getting tricked into using fake answer sites surreptitiously snitching on them to universities, a sneaky practice some education advocates claim amounts to entrapment. In one case, prolific remote proctoring company Honorlock reportedly had around 12 of these "seed… |
| Texas CEO Who Loaned Trump a Jet Has 'No Comment' on Funding Canada's Anti-Vax Truckers Posted: 15 Feb 2022 12:46 PM PST  The CEO of a Texas construction company, who once loaned Donald Trump a private jet, only to secure a presidential pardon for his father weeks later, has declined to discuss the $20,000 donated in his name to the Canadian "Freedom Convoy"—a 19-day blockade of international trade routes causing production delays and… |
| Antarctica Is Heating Up and These Plants Are Absolutely Thriving Posted: 15 Feb 2022 12:20 PM PST  Some cute little plants in Antarctica are flourishing in warmer temperatures—an ominous sign for rest of the continent and the world. A study published Monday in Current Biology finds that the continent's only flowering plants have been growing rapidly in the past decade, thanks to warmer temperatures. |
| A Celestial Journey Begins in This Excerpt from Shea Ernshaw's Wilderness of Stars Posted: 15 Feb 2022 12:00 PM PST  A young astronomer follows her mother's dying wish and leaves her rural home—hoping her unique connection to the stars will help find a cure for a mysterious new illness that's begun to spread. A Wilderness of Stars, the latest novel from Shea Ernshaw (The Wicked Deep), charts this perilous journey, and io9 is excited… |
| Crypto Cringe Rapper Out On Bail Posted: 15 Feb 2022 11:18 AM PST |
| Disturbing Video of Hundreds of Blackbirds Crashing Into the Ground Not as Weird as You Think Posted: 15 Feb 2022 11:14 AM PST A security camera in Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, captured some unsettling footage last week: a huge flock of yellow-throated blackbirds crashing out of the sky. Plenty of the birds got back up, but many others appeared to die in the event, which is just the latest in a longstanding pattern of bird die-offs. |
| Uncharted Falls Flat, Like Nathan Drake Missing a Ledge Posted: 15 Feb 2022 11:00 AM PST  Uncharted is one of those video game franchises that wows you to no end. As adventurer Nathan Drake, the player traverses the globe exploring all different environments, most of which become the settings for some of the most epic, jaw-dropping action set pieces imaginable. And you're in the middle of the action, as… |
| Ukraine Hit with Cyberattacks as Tensions with Russia Continue Posted: 15 Feb 2022 10:48 AM PST  A series of cyberattacks struck the websites of Ukrainian banks and defense agencies on Tuesday. It's not at all clear who is responsible, though the attacks come as a diplomatic crisis involving Russia and the U.S. continues to roil the region. |
| Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers to Hit 'Freedom Convoy' Where It Hurts: Crowdfunding Posted: 15 Feb 2022 10:30 AM PST  The so-called "Freedom Convoy" has bitten off a lot more than it can chew. As the protests have spiraled out across the country, the Canadian government has announced a major expansion of anti-money laundering monitoring and terrorist financing laws in response to the news it raised millions in crowdfunding. |
| Cad Bane's Next Cameo Appearance Is on Your Toy Shelf Posted: 15 Feb 2022 10:00 AM PST  Cad Bane has been a busy Star Wars supporting character of late. After showing up a handful of times in The Clone Wars, the Duros Bounty Hunter returned to menace two very different clones, first kidnapping Omega in The Bad Batch and then harassing Boba in The Book of Boba Fett. His next mission is infiltrating your… |
| Posted: 15 Feb 2022 09:50 AM PST  Ticks won't be able to conceal their fiendish tricks much longer. In new research this week, researchers claim to have genetically modified tick embryos in the lab using CRISPR—an apparent first in the field. The achievement should one day allow us to better understand these bugs, especially those responsible for Lyme… |
| Space-Addicted Billionaire Books Three More Flights With SpaceX Posted: 15 Feb 2022 09:40 AM PST  Jared Isaacman, mission commander for the first all-private trek to Earth orbit, can't get enough of space. The billionaire space tourist has purchased three new flights with SpaceX, including one that could launch later this year. |
| The Bioshock Movie Is Back, Thanks to Netflix Posted: 15 Feb 2022 09:30 AM PST  Netflix is breathing life into an underwater video game franchise fans long thought had drowned. The streamer just secured the rights to Bioshock, the Take-Two Interactive game set in a decrepit, underwater city called Rapture. |
| I Can't Even Look at This Laptop-Carrying Strap Without Getting Stressed Out Posted: 15 Feb 2022 09:30 AM PST Forget the debate about whether you should put your smartphone in a case. The Laptop Strap wants to replace supposedly bulky laptop bags and backpacks with what is essentially a camera strap for naked, unprotected computers. |
| Photos of a Volcanic Storm Over Mount Etna Look Like Something From Lord of the Rings Posted: 15 Feb 2022 09:20 AM PST  A powerful eruption last week from Mount Etna on Sicily, Italy created a volcanic storm so powerful it lit up the sky with a dramatic lightning. |
| Google's New Chrome OS Flex Will Rescue Your Old PC or Mac Posted: 15 Feb 2022 09:00 AM PST Google today announced a new operating system, Chrome OS Flex, a free-to-use, cloud-based OS built to convert old PCs or Macs into Chromebooks. |
| Sony Just Reinvented Wireless Earbuds Posted: 15 Feb 2022 09:00 AM PST  Like Nintendo, Sony has a long history of experimenting with weird products. Sometimes those experiments are flops, but other times they result in genuinely clever, useful, and innovative products. The new Sony LinkBuds fall into that latter category. They won't completely replace your favorite pair of headphones,… |
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