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PS4, Nvidia Shield, and Fire TV Are Getting More Free Streaming Apps

For those of us looking for more streaming options on a tight budget, you can’t beat free, right? IMDb TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by Amazon, is now available on PlayStation 4, Nvidia Shield, Tivo Stream 4K, and LG OLED TVs in the U.S. following an earlier rollout on Android TV, Chromecast with…

Internet Catie Keck

The Next Generation of HIV Drugs Is Looking Really Promising

The next generation of medications and preventative treatments for HIV/AIDS continues to look promising. New research released Tuesday suggests that people can safely wear a vaginal ring-based treatment meant to prevent HIV infection for as long as three months. A monthly version of the same drug is already being weighed for approval in African countries…

Health Ed Cara

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Meet Your Live-Action Powerpuff Girls

The live-action Powerpuff Girls show on the CW is a go and the three leads have just been cast. Dove Cameron (Descendants), Chloe Bennet (Agents of SHIELD), and Broadway’s Yana Perrault will play the popular superheroes. In the context of this series, the trio are now adults but remain resentful that they didn’t have a…

io9 Germain Lussier

Fighting With Apple Over Your iPhone’s Privacy Settings Is Now an International Trend

For years now, Apple’s earned a reputation for being possibly the only major tech company with a semi-decent set of privacy practices. But a new complaint lobbed against the company alleges that some of Apple’s more recent moves are less about privacy and more about gaining a leg up on its competitors—a claim Apple quickly…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky

Monica Rambeau Was WandaVision‘s Real Hero, and the Show Did Her Dirty

Though WandaVision was always a show about the Avengers’ Sokovian juggernaut confronting the stifling grief that’s been plaguing her since she first showed up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the series was also the world’s introduction to Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau, the now-adult daughter of Maria Rambeau who first appeared in Captain Marvel. The promise…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Tyrannosaur Teens Didn’t Have the Bone-Crushing Bite of Adults

Adult tyrannosaurs were basically bone crushing machines on two feet. New research suggests juvenile tyrannosaurs couldn’t match the same level of brutality, resulting in a distinctive bite that set them apart from their adult counterparts. Nothing like tyrannosaurs exist today, and thank goodness for that. As the quintessential apex predator of the Mesozoic, these megatheropods…

Biology George Dvorsky

Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra S-Pen Is a Useful Stylus With an Inconvenient Case

A stylus accessory for the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

Smartphones Sam Rutherford

Netflix’s Yasuke Gives Us a First Look at Its Black Samurai

LeSean Thomas’ first post-Cannon Busters series for Netflix has been known about for a while, but now the streamer has dropped new details about its story of a wandering warrior—voiced by LaKeith Stanfield—protecting a young girl from dark forces, as well as a first look at how it’s being brought to life. Revealed in a…

io9 James Whitbrook

18 Genre Films We’re Totally Psyched for at South by Southwest 2021

There’s nothing like the buzz of seeing a great film at a film festival. The mystery, the excitement, the shared experience. And though the covid-19 pandemic continues to mean in-person festivals are a no-go, it also means festival films are being viewed by a more diverse audience than ever thanks to the internet. The next…

Movies Germain Lussier

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Smart Speakers Like the Nest and Echo Could One Day Be Contactless Heart Monitors

As it turns out, smart speakers have proven to be handy in hospitals, allowing patients to independently control devices, as well as lessen the workload for clinicians and caretakers. And now, researchers from the University of Washington have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables these devices to monitor regular and irregular heartbeats. Using technology…

Gadgets Victoria Song

Nothing’s Concept One Earbud Is Simple and Refreshingly Retro

Nothing isn’t expected to have its first product ready for sale until later this summer, but today the company is giving people a peek at what its future gadgets might look like with the Concept One wireless earbuds. Featuring a minimalist design using transparent plastic and a shape Nothing founder Carl Pei says was inspired…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

The MGM Lion Is the Latest Hollywood Icon to Be Replaced With a CG Double

For over 100 years, Leo the Lion has introduced Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films with a triumphant roar as the studio’s mascot. But this week MGM revealed the first update to its branding since 2012, with a highly polished metallic gold finish, and for the first time, footage of a live lion replaced with a digital double. The…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The $21 Billion Reason to Clean Up Abandoned Oil Wells

A study published Monday in Nature Sustainability calculates that abandoned oil and gas wells cover more than 2 million acres of the U.S. And if that land is restored, it could deliver billions of dollars in benefit for a fraction of the cost of restoration. There are an astronomical number of abandoned oil and gas…

Earther Molly Taft

Updates From Wynonna Earp, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and More

Blumhouse and Netflix are teaming up with Sons of Anarchy’s Kurt Sutter for a new period horror. Kong and Godzilla square off in even more Godzilla vs. Kong posters. Plus, updates on Hiyao Miyazaki’s latest. Spoilers now! The Creeps Screen Daily reports Highlander’s Christopher Lambert will star in The Creeps, a monster movie from director…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

Heartbreaking Stories of People Who Got Scammed on Tinder During the Pandemic

Every social media site has scammers, but there’s something extra depressing about people getting scammed on dating sites like Tinder. Unfortunately, it happens all the time, and that hasn’t stopped with more people turning to dating apps during the pandemic. Back in 2016, Gizmodo filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the FTC for…

Tech News Matt Novak

Apple Study Affirms That Women Do in Fact Have Cramps During Their Periods

Apple added period-tracking to the iOS Health app and launched a clinical study into women’s health back in 2019. Now, the Apple Women’s Health Study team has some preliminary data that affirms that, yes, there is an incredible variety of period symptoms suffered by menstruating people worldwide. The findings were from the first 10,000 participants…

Tech News Victoria Song

Fitbit’s First Fitness Tracker Under Google Is the Ace 3

Now that Fitbit is officially under Google’s umbrella, of course we’re all be curious as to see what the first product will be. However, if you were hoping for a tricked-out, Google-powered smartwatch, you’ll have to wait a bit longer. This spring, Fitbit is instead rolling out an Ace 3, an affordable fitness tracker for…

Gadgets Victoria Song

How to Use Your Samsung Phone As a Desktop

Many folks don’t know that you can use your Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet as a desktop experience using Samsung DeX. If you’re completely new to the idea of DeX, the “Desktop eXperience” runs from your Galaxy device and lets you use your phone or tablet with a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Samsung’s OneUI Android…

Gadgets David Nield

Apple Security Fixes Mean It’s Time to Update Your iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches

A newly released set of security fixes from Apple is “recommended for all users,” meaning that for anyone with an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch, it’s probably time for an update. According to Apple, the patch will correct a security bug that left WebKit — the engine that powers Apple’s Safari browser — vulnerable…

Tech News Brianna Provenzano

The Digimon Reboot Said ‘Workers’ Rights’

In both the original Digimon Adventure and the new reboot, each of the chosen human children brought to the Digital World to partner with a Digimon has a special emotional affinity that, when activated, helps give their Digimon the power to evolve. Some of the kids’ specialties, like Taichi’s courage and Yamata’s friendship, have always…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

PS4, Nvidia Shield, and Fire TV Are Getting More Free Streaming Apps

The Next Generation of HIV Drugs Is Looking Really Promising

Meet Your Live-Action Powerpuff Girls

Fighting With Apple Over Your iPhone’s Privacy Settings Is Now an International Trend

Monica Rambeau Was WandaVision‘s Real Hero, and the Show Did Her Dirty

Tyrannosaur Teens Didn’t Have the Bone-Crushing Bite of Adults

Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra S-Pen Is a Useful Stylus With an Inconvenient Case

Netflix’s Yasuke Gives Us a First Look at Its Black Samurai

18 Genre Films We’re Totally Psyched for at South by Southwest 2021

Smart Speakers Like the Nest and Echo Could One Day Be Contactless Heart Monitors

Nothing’s Concept One Earbud Is Simple and Refreshingly Retro

The MGM Lion Is the Latest Hollywood Icon to Be Replaced With a CG Double

The $21 Billion Reason to Clean Up Abandoned Oil Wells

Updates From Wynonna Earp, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and More

Heartbreaking Stories of People Who Got Scammed on Tinder During the Pandemic

Apple Study Affirms That Women Do in Fact Have Cramps During Their Periods

Fitbit’s First Fitness Tracker Under Google Is the Ace 3

How to Use Your Samsung Phone As a Desktop

Apple Security Fixes Mean It’s Time to Update Your iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches

The Digimon Reboot Said ‘Workers’ Rights’

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