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UN Scientists Draft a ‘Build Back Better’ Climate Plan for the Planet

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The world is on track to blow past the climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement. Despite record fossil fuel-demand drop amid the pandemic, fossil fuel companies are still planning to produce more oil, gas, and coal in the coming decade, and governments are aiding and abetting…

Earther Brian Kahn

Snapdragon 888: A Rundown of Qualcomm’s Next Big Mobile Chip

In what has become a yearly tradition in early December, Qualcomm has announced its next flagship mobile chip designed for use in high-end phones and tablets. This is the chip that will be found in the biggest phones from Android makers, and plenty of tablets too. So here’s a rundown of all the new specs…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

Why I’m Finally Getting Rid of All My HDDs Forever

There are a handful of gadget-related sounds that fill my heart with dread, but few are more fear-inducing than the repeated tick-tick-tick of a dying hard disk drive. I’ve been hurt by that sound more than a few times in my life. So this year I finally tasked myself with a quest to get rid…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

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Updates on Hellraiser‘s Future, Wonder Woman 1984, and More

Netflix has nabbed the rights to a new sci-fi stowaway thriller. Get a first look at Studio Ghibli’s new 3DCG feature, Earwig and the Witch. HBO wants more Folklore. Plus, what’s to come on Lucifer, and Netflix teams with Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone for a new spiritual comedy series. Spoilers, away! Stowaway According to…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

10 Tips and Tricks for Your Brand-New PS5

Congratulations on getting yourself a brand-new PlayStation 5! After making all of your friends incredibly jealous, it’s time to dive into everything this next-gen console has to offer. Here are 10 tips and tricks for making the most of your PS5. 1. Avoid screenshot spoilers The PS5 can hide screenshots sent your way if they…

Gadgets David Nield

UK Approves Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine For Distribution Early Next Week

Health authorities in the UK have approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by U.S.-based pharma company Pfizer and German-based biotech firm BioNTech, according to a press release from the two companies. The first doses will be given free to some of the most vulnerable Britons and health care workers early next week—welcome news to a world…

Health Matt Novak

Apple’s Best Apps of the Year Reflect the Shitshow That Was 2020

Each December, Apple picks the best App Store games and apps that debuted or rose to popularity in the preceding year. It’s usually a hodge-podge of social apps, wellness services, and addictive games with a few under-the-radar surprises for good measure. But in the year 2020, which forced us all to stay at home in…

Tech News Caitlin McGarry

So, What TV or Movie Was the Monolith a Gimmick For?

It appeared in mid-November, and by Thanksgiving weekend it had vanished. The mysterious metallic monolith with more than a passing resemblance to a certain iconic object from one of the greatest sci-fi films ever made brought a little X-Files flair to an otherwise grim news cycle. But now that it’s left us, we’re still wondering:…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Massachusetts Lawmakers Voted To Ban Police From Using Facial Recognition Tech

Massachusetts lawmakers voted on Monday to pass a police reform bill that would outlaw the use of facial recognition technology by police departments and other public agencies in the state. The bill now heads to Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker for his signature. Also banning the use of chokeholds and rubber bullets and limiting the use…

Tech News Brianna Provenzano

Universal’s Van Helsing Will Stabby Stab Stab Vampires Once Again

This character may not be undead, but they’re certainly getting another life. Universal Pictures has cast its eye on a new Van Helsing adaptation, directed by Julius Avery (Overlord) with Aquaman’s James Wan on board as a producer. It was first reported by Deadline and confirmed by the Hollywood Reporter that Universal Pictures was adding…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Microsoft Will Fix the Creepiest Part of Its ‘Productivity Score’ Thing

After Microsoft caused an uproar with its very weird, very invasive “Productivity Score” tool, which essentially spied on Microsoft 365 users’ activity and reported it back to their employers, the company has walked back the creepiest part of that feature. The Productivity Score is a new tool turned on by default for businesses that use…

Tech News Caitlin McGarry

Google Maps’ New Community Feed Will Make Researching Your Favorite Local Spots Easier

If you’ve ever tried in vain to figure out whether or not a local restaurant takes reservations, or spent hours researching the perfect hiking trail only to arrive and find it closed for maintenance, you understand the unique hassle of living in a society. Things are always changing! It’s all terribly confusing and inconvenient —…

Tech News Brianna Provenzano

Umbrella Academy‘s Elliot Page Comes Out as Trans in a Powerful Open Letter

You might not yet know Elliot Page by name, but there’s little doubt that you’re already more than familiar with the Academy Award-nominated actor’s work and commitment to using his platform to advocate for LGBTQ rights. Today, Page came out as transgender in an open letter published to both his Twitter and Instagram pages detailing…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Waymo Is Building an Entire Fake City to Improve Its Driverless Car Testing

As much as I love technology, there’s still a lot about it that I don’t trust. Driverless cars are one of them. One horror story about an autopilot malfunction is enough to scare most people away from the tech, and that’s definitely the case for me. I’ve spent 15 years learning how to dodge a…

Tech News Joanna Nelius

Arrow‘s John Diggle Is Returning to DC TV, Which Probably Means…

Is it time to get interstellar? A new report says David Ramsey, who played John Diggle on Arrow, is set to reprise his role across CW’s DC Universe—as well as direct several episodes within the franchise. Given how Diggle appears to be the discoverer of a certain emerald-hued ring, we’re hoping this means one thing:…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

Ready Player Two Attempts, But Fails, to Reach the Next Level

Ernest Cline's new book joins the list of sequels that didn’t meet expectations.

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

NZXT Halts Sales of Its Xbox-Like PC Cases Due to Fire Hazard

While reports of Xbox Series X fires seem to have amounted to nothing after it turned out people were blowing vape smoke through the cases, reports of NZXT’s H1 PC cases catching on fire—the ones that kind of look like an Xbox Series X—are real. As reported by TechSpot, the company is advising H1 owners…

Tech News Joanna Nelius

How Horror Helped Us Survive 2020

It’s tempting to think that since 2020 was basically one real-life nightmare after another, the last thing anyone would want to do is engage with fictional horror on top of that. But that would be discounting the positive power of certain horror movies, TV shows, and video games that helped us navigate through the year’s…

io9 io9 Staff

Facebook’s Libra Seizes the Diem

We can’t blame you if you forgot about Facebook’s Libra project. The blockchain-based ZuckBuck scheme is the basis for a future payment/scam gateway, but not much has come out of the platform in the past few years… until now. In fact, the fintech giant is proud to announce that the platform has taken the bold…

Tech News John Biggs

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Astronomer Captures Possible Image of NASA’s Long-Lost Centaur Rocket Booster

A tiny mystery object is zipping past the Earth today, providing astronomers with an excellent opportunity to finally confirm it as being the upper stage of a Centaur rocket that was launched by NASA in 1966. Is it or isn’t it? This is the question that astronomers have been asking since September, when scientists with…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

UN Scientists Draft a ‘Build Back Better’ Climate Plan for the Planet

Snapdragon 888: A Rundown of Qualcomm’s Next Big Mobile Chip

Why I’m Finally Getting Rid of All My HDDs Forever

Updates on Hellraiser‘s Future, Wonder Woman 1984, and More

10 Tips and Tricks for Your Brand-New PS5

UK Approves Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine For Distribution Early Next Week

Apple’s Best Apps of the Year Reflect the Shitshow That Was 2020

So, What TV or Movie Was the Monolith a Gimmick For?

Massachusetts Lawmakers Voted To Ban Police From Using Facial Recognition Tech

Universal’s Van Helsing Will Stabby Stab Stab Vampires Once Again

Microsoft Will Fix the Creepiest Part of Its ‘Productivity Score’ Thing

Google Maps’ New Community Feed Will Make Researching Your Favorite Local Spots Easier

Umbrella Academy‘s Elliot Page Comes Out as Trans in a Powerful Open Letter

Waymo Is Building an Entire Fake City to Improve Its Driverless Car Testing

Arrow‘s John Diggle Is Returning to DC TV, Which Probably Means…

Ready Player Two Attempts, But Fails, to Reach the Next Level

NZXT Halts Sales of Its Xbox-Like PC Cases Due to Fire Hazard

How Horror Helped Us Survive 2020

Facebook’s Libra Seizes the Diem

Astronomer Captures Possible Image of NASA’s Long-Lost Centaur Rocket Booster

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