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The Expanse‘s Cara Gee and Shohreh Aghdashloo on Playing Powerful Women in Sci-Fi

The Expanse’s Camina Drummer (Cara Gee) and Chrisjen Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo) may never cross paths; Drummer captains a salvage crew in the Belt, while diplomat Avasarala watches out for Earth. But the characters have some crucial traits in common, like the fact that they’re both total badasses. At a recent press day in conjunction with…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Baby Yoda Robot Uses AI to Follow You Around Like a Creepy Toddler

If there’s one thing stores are now well stocked with, it’s Baby Yoda toys. And while you can shell out hundreds of dollars for a startlingly lifelike replica of Grogu, this DIY does what all the others can’t: automatically follow you everywhere you go like a curious 50-year-old toddler. Creator Manuel Ahumada wanted his Baby…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Dozens of Al Jazeera Journalists Were Hacked Via Zero-Click iPhone Exploit

It appears that 36 Al Jazeera journalists reportedly had their personal iPhones hacked using spyware created by NSO Group, a sketchy Israeli security firm. The terrifying thing is the zero-day, zero-click exploit, which abuses a vulnerability in iMessage, went undetected for about a year—and likely originated from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The…

Privacy & Security Victoria Song

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8 Holiday Movies You’ve Totally Been Sleeping On

We all have our holiday staples, the movies we turn to time and time again. But before you break out Elffor the 42nd time, spend another week trying to convince people Die Hard is a holiday movie, or press your luck with NBC’s version of The Grinch musical (although I wouldn’t), maybe give some of…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Canadian Gold Miner Finds 57,000-Year-Old Wolf Pup Still Covered in Fur

Her life was short. Scientists estimate she lived for about six or seven weeks in the underground den, before it collapsed around her. This tragedy and the permafrost that preserved her body are the reasons we know of this wolf pup’s existence approximately 57,000 years later. Zhùr, or ‘wolf’ in the Hän language, is the…

Biology Jeanne Timmons

Earth Looked Like Hell From Space This Year

On their own, each of the numerous weather calamities that befell the world in 2020 would be a crisis. But hurricane, floods, and wildfires intersected with the pandemic in ways that tested emergency response systems in ways they haven’t before. Piling the climate crisis on top of a public health crisis not only put evacuees…

Earther Brian Kahn

Jeff Lemire and Jock’s New Comic Snow Angels Ventures Into a Great Unknown

We’ve got a look inside for you today. Well, more like a look outside. io9 has your first look at the pages of Snow Angels, a new Comixology original series pairing writer Jeff Lemire and artist Jock for the first time. The sci-fi series follows two young girls, Milliken and Mae, part of a group…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The Best Illusions of the Year 2020

Also known as 2020's final attempt to break your brain.

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano Erupts for First Time Since 2018’s Destructive Rampage

In Hawaii, this cursed year is going out with even more horror. The volcano Kīlauea on the state’s Big Island erupted Sunday night. In a statement at 9:30 that evening local time, the United States Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said “an eruption has commenced” within the volcano’s summit caldera. It began with a “glow…

Earther Dharna Noor

Updates From Thor: Love & Thunder, Batwoman, and More

David Cronenberg is looking to make three new projects for film and TV. Emma Paetz teases a wild time for Martha Wayne in Pennyworth season two. Plus, get a look at Snowpiercer’s return, and Javicia Leslie’s debut in the new season of Batwoman. To me, my spoilers! Untitled David Cronenberg Projects In a recent interview…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

Boba Fett Is Getting His Own Star Wars Show in 2021 (Yes, Really)

So, that thing Disney decided to keep fans in suspense over this past weekend? They just confirmed it. Disney has officially announced that Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) is getting his own series in the growing Star Wars television franchise on Disney+. The Mandalorian showrunner Jon Favreau confirmed The Book of Boba Fett is indeed a…

io9 Beth Elderkin

You Should Probably Wait for the Next Fossil Smartwatch

A smaller, cheaper Fossil Gen 5 that will be outdated very quickly

Accessories & Wearables Victoria Song

What Apple’s ProRAW Format is, and How to Use It on Your iPhone 12 Pro

With the arrival of iOS 14.3, Apple’s ProRAW format is here, and it could significantly change the way iPhone users take photos—not just for this generation of handsets, but with the iPhone 13 and beyond. If you’re wondering what this new capability is and how you can use it on your iPhone, we’re about to…

Gadgets David Nield

Can You Train Your Ears to Become More Sensitive?

Is your body perfectly toned? Are your workdays marathons of effortless achievement? Do your relationships proceed from a place of maximal openness/empathy? Have you, through therapy or nootropics, trained your brain away from thoughts of sadness/despair? If you’ve answered yes to all of these questions—and frankly I can’t imagine a person who wouldn’t—you might be…

Tech News Daniel Kolitz

CDC Reports 550,000 Americans Have Received First Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine

Over 550,000 Americans have received their first dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus as of Sunday night, according to new figures released online by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of vaccinated Americans is encouraging news as covid-19 continues to devastate the U.S., a country that has averaged over new 216,000…

Tech News Matt Novak

Yes, ‘Alexa, Play the Queen’s Christmas Day Message,’ Is Going to Be a Thing

If you, like me, were addicted to Netflix’s The Crown and didn’t leave the comfort of your couch for many hours because you were binging it, you might also gasp in delight at this news. On Christmas day, you’ll be able to have your own The Crown moment with the real Queen Elizabeth II, courtesy…

Commerce Jody Serrano

UK Prime Minister: ‘We Cannot Continue With Christmas as Planned’

With only days left before Christmas, millions of people in the United Kingdom received disheartening, though not unsurprising, news on Saturday. They were under a strict lockdown again, and would in general not be allowed to mix with other households for the next two weeks. The reason was related to a new strain of the…

Tech News Jody Serrano

Congress Finally Reaches Deal on How Many Pennies to Throw to Americans

Congressional leaders have reached a bipartisan deal on an almost $1 trillion covid-19 economic relief package Sunday afternoon that would establish a temporary $300 per week bump in unemployment benefits and send $600 stimulus checks to most Americans, the Associated Press reports. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

You Know the Pandemic’s Getting Worse if Apple’s Closing Its Stores En Masse Again

Besides the official reports from states, the federal government, and entities like Johns Hopkins, there’s always been another, unorthodox way to gauge the severity of the pandemic: Apple Store closures. The company was one of the first major retailers to close its stores during the pandemic and has been opening and closing them ever since…

Tech News Jody Serrano

Netflix Finally Gives Us an Interview With the Real Star of The Witcher

That’s right: the horse, the myth, the legend. Roach himself. Netflix is wrapping up “Witchmas,” its Advent Calendar-style celebration of all things The Witcher, and a convenient promo for the upcoming second season of the show. We’ve gotten some good content. Some monsters, some bloopers. But, finally, we’re getting to the good stuff. Finally, Roach…

io9 Julie Muncy

The Expanse‘s Cara Gee and Shohreh Aghdashloo on Playing Powerful Women in Sci-Fi

Baby Yoda Robot Uses AI to Follow You Around Like a Creepy Toddler

Dozens of Al Jazeera Journalists Were Hacked Via Zero-Click iPhone Exploit

8 Holiday Movies You’ve Totally Been Sleeping On

Canadian Gold Miner Finds 57,000-Year-Old Wolf Pup Still Covered in Fur

Earth Looked Like Hell From Space This Year

Jeff Lemire and Jock’s New Comic Snow Angels Ventures Into a Great Unknown

The Best Illusions of the Year 2020

Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano Erupts for First Time Since 2018’s Destructive Rampage

Updates From Thor: Love & Thunder, Batwoman, and More

Boba Fett Is Getting His Own Star Wars Show in 2021 (Yes, Really)

You Should Probably Wait for the Next Fossil Smartwatch

What Apple’s ProRAW Format is, and How to Use It on Your iPhone 12 Pro

Can You Train Your Ears to Become More Sensitive?

CDC Reports 550,000 Americans Have Received First Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine

Yes, ‘Alexa, Play the Queen’s Christmas Day Message,’ Is Going to Be a Thing

UK Prime Minister: ‘We Cannot Continue With Christmas as Planned’

Congress Finally Reaches Deal on How Many Pennies to Throw to Americans

You Know the Pandemic’s Getting Worse if Apple’s Closing Its Stores En Masse Again

Netflix Finally Gives Us an Interview With the Real Star of The Witcher

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