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The High Republic‘s Writers on Bringing New Voices and Fresh Perspectives to the Star Wars Galaxy

The High Republic is one of the biggest gambles the publishing branch of the Star Wars galaxy has taken since Lucasfilm was sold to Disney and its entire canon was rebooted. As Star Wars begins to explore the pathways of streaming and lies waiting at the box office for a few years, it’s unequivocally a…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Computer Memory Can Be Made to Speak in Wifi, Researcher Discovers

A new theoretical exploit called Air-Fican turn a secure, air-gapped computer into a wifi transmitter that can help a hacker exfiltrate secure data. An air-gapped computer is a computer that is completely disconnected from any network. Many air-gapped machines have every possible network feature removed, from wifi to Bluetooth, but this exploit shows that hackers…

Privacy & Security John Biggs

Donald Trump Ends Efficient Showerheads’ Reign of Terror

In its closing five weeks, the Trump administration is making some bold governance moves. No, it hasn’t suddenly decided to work to stem the tide of record covid-19 deaths, hospitalizations, and deaths. Instead, it’s focusing on what really matters: making sure every showerhead can deliver 2.5 gallons of water per minute. On Tuesday, the same…

Earther Brian Kahn

In the Tribes of Europa Trailer, the World Has Gone to Hell as Everyone Fights Over a Cube

More like Mad Max: Fury Autobahn. Netflix has released the first trailer for a new German sci-fi series, Tribes of Europa, about a trio of siblings who get caught in a post-apocalyptic war over a piece of technology none of them understand. Tribes of Europe takes place in a post-Europe setting in the year 2074, when a…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

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Our Favorite Comic Moments of 2020

While 2020 posed more than its fair share of significant challenges for virtually everyone working within the entertainment industry, comics in particular stood as an example of creative teams adapting on the fly—and doing their damndest to keep telling compelling stories at a time when people needed them the most. The comics industry might not…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore & James Whitbrook

Investors Sold an Awful Lot of SolarWinds Stock Before Its Hack Was Disclosed

In a new wrinkle in the still-unfolding SolarWinds saga, it seems that some of the company’s top investors sold off close to a collective $280 million dollars in stock just days before the news of its role in a far-reaching federal cyberattack became public. That’s according to a new Washington Post report that specifically calls…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky

Waterborne Germs Sicken Millions of Americans a Year, CDC Report Finds

Waterborne illnesses like swimmer’s ear, norovirus, and Legionnaires’ disease sicken over 7 million Americans, hospitalize more than 100,000, and kill nearly 7,000 each year, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. The germs also rack up billions in health care costs. The report, published by the CDC on Wednesday, is…

Health Ed Cara

These Bugatti Speakers Will Whet Your Appetite to Eat the Rich

Ridiculously expensive speakers, headphones, and soundbars are nothing new. But there are “normal” levels of expensive, followed by the “are you serious?” levels of expensive (cough, AirPods Max), and then there’s whatever the hell this Tidal for Bugatti collaboration is. Behold, the Tidal for Bugatti Royale series: a speaker tower made for adults with Too…

Gadgets Victoria Song

Google TV Plugs Its Biggest Hole with Upcoming Support for Apple TV App

The Chromecast with Google TV is simply one of the best streaming devices you can buy right now (especially at just $50), and now Google is plugging one of the only holes in its flagship streaming video device thanks to upcoming support for the Apple TV app. In a blog posted today, Google’s head of…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

The Mandalorian‘s Pedro Pascal Says He Doesn’t Want to Take His Helmet Off Too Much

One of the most profoundly vulnerable moments in Pedro Pascal’s performance across two seasons of The Mandalorian came in last week’s “The Believer,” when, in order to access some key information about Moff Gideon, Din Djarin had to go against the creed he’s known his entire life and show his face to others. But it’s…

io9 James Whitbrook

The Expanse‘s Best Season Yet Begins With a Three-Part Thrill Ride

The day is finally here: season five of The Expanse has begun. Since Amazon dropped three episodes at once—“Exodus,” “Churn,” and “Mother”—our first weekly recap is a three-parter. We tried to be succinct, but honestly, we’re excited as hell and these episodes are epic. Here comes the juice! As the “previously on The Expanse” montage…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Stadia on iOS Runs Like a Gem

Google officially launched iOS compatibility for Stadia via the Safari browser today. Good news if you are a Stadia and iPhone or iPad user! Just navigate to the Stadia website, log in, and off you go. Stadia’s new compatibility with iOS now puts it in the same league with GeForce Now, Shadow, and Luna, with…

Reviews Joanna Nelius

Report Claims Some Models of Next Year’s iPhone 13 Could Feature 120Hz Displays

One of the few disappointments with this year’s iPhones are their lack of support for displays with high refresh rates. Based on new reports, it seems that could change for at least two versions of iPhone 13 next year. According to a report from Korean tech news outlet the Elec, next year Apple is hoping…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

Sabrina’s Stars Didn’t Know This Would Be the End, But They Hope It’s ‘Delicious’

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is coming to an end at Netflix, after two seasons divided into four “parts.” The sets have been taken down, the house exterior demolished. But star Kiernan Shipka didn’t get a chance to grab mementos from Sabrina’s bedroom—because, at the time, the actors didn’t know there wasn’t going to be another…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Wonder Woman 1984‘s Triumphant Opening Welcomes Us to Themyscira

It takes a lot of work to become Wonder Woman, but luckily Diana of Themyscira started prepping pretty damn early. Warner Bros. has released the first three minutes of Wonder Woman 1984, showing a young Diana (Lilly Aspell) entering her first faux Amazon “Olympics” as her older self gets ready to save the world once again.…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Netflix May Be Introducing an Audio-Only Mode for Listening to Shows with the Screen Off

When I was younger I owned a handheld TV that had a mode where you could listen to broadcasts with the screen off, letting me secretly enjoy shows I wasn’t actually allowed to watch. According to Android Police, a similar feature is now being introduced for Netflix, essentially turning your favorite shows into audio-only podcasts.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Bitcoin Blows Past $20,000 Milestone

It’s been almost three years to the day since the price of Bitcoin was close to breaking the $20,000 ceiling and came crashing down. On Wednesday, the arbitrary milestone of hodlers’ dreams was finally achieved. Bitcoin crossed the $20,000 threshold this morning with its value rising around 6% at the time of writing. Increased oversight…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Christopher Eccleston Has No Desire to Return to Doctor Who on TV

Ben Wheatley’s new sci-fi thriller sets a Sundance 2021 debut. Studio Ghibli’s next movie finds its English voice cast. M. Night Shyamalan and Tony Basgallop are ready for more creepy baby action. Plus, a live-action Yu Yu Hakusho is headed to Netflix. Spoilers now! The Magician’s Elephant Noah Jupe, Benedict Wong, Brian Tyree Henry, Sian…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

Buildings Are Becoming a Huge Source of Carbon Pollution

Carbon emissions from buildings reached an all-time high, according to a new United Nations report. In 2019, buildings were responsible for 9.95 gigatons of carbon—up from 9.7 gigatons in 2018—accounting for 38% of the world’s output of the planet-warming gas. The report, put out by the UN Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction on Wednesday,…

Climate Change Dharna Noor

These Are the Most Ridiculous RGB Gadgets You Can Buy

Much to the dismay of my fellow coworkers, I admit I’ve got a soft spot for gadgets with RGB lighting. I prefer keyboards that light up like a disco ball (after all, you can always turn the lights off), and I pay extra to make sure that all the smart lights in my house can…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

The High Republic‘s Writers on Bringing New Voices and Fresh Perspectives to the Star Wars Galaxy

Computer Memory Can Be Made to Speak in Wifi, Researcher Discovers

Donald Trump Ends Efficient Showerheads’ Reign of Terror

In the Tribes of Europa Trailer, the World Has Gone to Hell as Everyone Fights Over a Cube

Our Favorite Comic Moments of 2020

Investors Sold an Awful Lot of SolarWinds Stock Before Its Hack Was Disclosed

Waterborne Germs Sicken Millions of Americans a Year, CDC Report Finds

These Bugatti Speakers Will Whet Your Appetite to Eat the Rich

Google TV Plugs Its Biggest Hole with Upcoming Support for Apple TV App

The Mandalorian‘s Pedro Pascal Says He Doesn’t Want to Take His Helmet Off Too Much

The Expanse‘s Best Season Yet Begins With a Three-Part Thrill Ride

Stadia on iOS Runs Like a Gem

Report Claims Some Models of Next Year’s iPhone 13 Could Feature 120Hz Displays

Sabrina’s Stars Didn’t Know This Would Be the End, But They Hope It’s ‘Delicious’

Wonder Woman 1984‘s Triumphant Opening Welcomes Us to Themyscira

Netflix May Be Introducing an Audio-Only Mode for Listening to Shows with the Screen Off

Bitcoin Blows Past $20,000 Milestone

Christopher Eccleston Has No Desire to Return to Doctor Who on TV

Buildings Are Becoming a Huge Source of Carbon Pollution

These Are the Most Ridiculous RGB Gadgets You Can Buy

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