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WhatsApp’s Encryption Hasn’t Kept It Safe From Stalkerware

Among the sprawl of properties in the Facebook family, WhatsApp’s perhaps the only one that’s preached preserving user privacy and actually followed through. But that hasn’t stopped bad actors from finding new ways to spy and snoop without the platform’s—or any user’s—say-so. As a new investigation from Business Insider details, apps promising to probe the…

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky

Parents Agree: Don’t Give Your Kids an Apple Watch

The easiest way to sell something is to tell people it will help them not die or get hurt. This is definitely true when it comes to the Apple Watch, a product whose—arguably excellent—marketing message is, “Wear this and you might survive a heart attack.” So when Apple announced Family Setup, a service that lets…

Tech News John Biggs

Why Isn’t Close Encounters Considered Steven Spielberg’s Ultimate Masterpiece? Because It Kind of Is

Many people would agree that Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a straight-up masterpiece. That’s not some wild stretch. And yet, ask those same people what the best Steven Spielberg movies are and there’s a very good chance it barely makes the top five. (Seriously. I ran a poll to check this. It’s true.)…

Movies Germain Lussier

An RTX 3080 Graphics Card Just Sold on Ebay for $70,000

The RTX 3080 is already sold out everywhere, and as soon as something sells out people like to then resell it, which means there are plenty of auctions on Ebay. But who on earth just bought the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 for $70,000. What the fuck?! $70,ooo?! Who would buy a graphics card for 9900%…

Gadgets Joanna Nelius

Facebook Might Have Just Given Us a Peek at Our Wild AR Future

While a good chunk of Facebook’s Connect event was focused on tech you can use right now (or at least in the very near future) like the Oculus Quest 2, during yesterday’s livestream presentation Oculus chief scientist Michael Abrash also outlined a powerful vision of what Facebook is doing to create our future—and it’s in…

Social Media Sam Rutherford

Giraffes Are Basically Fuzzy Lightning Rods, New Research Suggests

Earlier this year, conservationists in South Africa discovered two adult giraffes struck down by lightning, signaling a potentially underrated risk for this majestic species. Lightning kills around 27 people in the United States each year, but the quantity and frequency of animal deaths as a result of these electrical outbursts is a complete mystery. Documented…

Biology George Dvorsky

Tatiana Maslany Will Play Disney+’s She-Hulk

Marvel Studios has found itself a suitable Attorney-at-Law. Who is also sometimes a big green rage monster. Variety (and now other trades) reports that Tatiana Maslany—best known for her role as approximately 90% of the cast of the beloved BBC America clone drama Orphan Black—has been cast in the Disney+ series She-Hulk, based on the…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Hell Is in Space and It Belongs to Russia, Roscosmos Chief Says

This week, a team of researchers announced they have discovered traces of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus—a gas produced almost exclusively on Earth by anaerobic microorganisms, but the presence of which on Venus scientists currently don’t understand. Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia’s state-run aeronautics corporation Roscosmos, responded to this discovery by asserting two…

Space & Spaceflight Tom McKay

The Amazonification of Climate Change Is Here

This has been the year Amazon has gone hard on climate. As part of that effort, the company announced new climate commitments, a fund to invest in sustainable technology, and hockey arena naming rights. The fund, dubbed the Climate Pledge Fund, announced its first investments on Thursday. The companies include CarbonCure, Pachama, Redwood Materials, Rivian,…

Earther Brian Kahn

The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu Provided the ‘Perfect’ Family Vacation

Disney World in Florida has been busy prepping for the holiday season (during an ongoing pandemic). This comes as the California Attractions and Parks Association urges Governor Gavin Newsom to reopen Disneyland (even though the state is facing one of the worst fire seasons in history). Clearly, neither of these parks are a good idea…

Games Beth Elderkin

Finally, a Cartoon Brave Enough to Tell 10-Year-Olds That Having a Drink Will Kill Them and Everyone They Know

Remember The Littles? It’s fine if you don’t. It’s one of the billions of lesser-loved ‘80s cartoons, based on the long-running but still lesser-known children’s novels of the same name. The premise is almost identical to The Borrowers, in which a group of extremely tiny people secretly live inside humans’ houses while trying not to…

io9 Rob Bricken

I Cannot Afford This HGTV Streaming Service, but I Want It

God help me, I cannot afford even one more streaming service—and yet. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference on Thursday, per The Wrap, Discovery CEO David Zaslav said that the company is “quite close” to laying out its plans for a forthcoming streaming service—a likely hub for Discovery’s portfolio of entertainment and home improvement…

Internet Catie Keck

CDC Says Pregnant Women With Covid-19 More Likely to Give Birth Prematurely

Pregnant women and their babies face unique challenges from covid-19, suggests new research published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study found that pregnant women who develop covid-19-related symptoms while hospitalized often become critically ill, and pregnant women with covid-19 may be more likely to have a preterm birth or possibly even…

Health Ed Cara

The World’s Plan to Reduce Plastic Pollution Is Trash

In recent years, world leaders have taken steps to curb plastic pollution in the oceans, But a new study, published in Science on Thursday, says these measures are nowhere near enough to get the problem under control. Every year, the petrochemical industry produces millions of tons of plastic, which gets made into everything from soda…

Conservation Dharna Noor

Why Scientists Should Use Magic to Study Animal Intelligence

Scientists should use magic tricks to better understand animal intelligence and perception, argue a team of researchers in a new paper. The idea makes sense, particularly when humans and animals can be fooled by the same illusion. I’ve never really been a fan of magic tricks. Sure, they’re entertaining as hell, but they make me…

Biology George Dvorsky

Congratulations to Baby Yoda, Emmy Award Winner

Oh, I guess The Mandalorian too. The team behind everyone’s favourite hoverpram driver—and the hit show The Mandalorian—completed a valiant circuit of the Creative Emmys last night, taking home wins in five different categories. It led a solid showing for Disney+, matching the totals for HBO (between Watchmen and Succession)—and giving the streaming service, which…

io9 James Whitbrook

The Batman Returns to Production Following Robert Pattinson’s Coronavirus Diagnosis

Hopefully this time around he’ll learn there are better masks than a cowl. Two weeks ago, recently resumed production on Matt Reeves’ The Batman hit a roadblock in the form of titular star Robert Pattinson contracting covid-19, forcing him into a period of quarantine. Production shut down entirely, but it seems that right as Pattinson’s…

Movies James Whitbrook

The Sony Xperia 5 II Is a Sleek and Sneakily Sophisticated Little Phone

Following a couple years of lackluster releases, Sony’s Xperia phones have sort of flown under the radar—especially in the U.S. where Sony phones are typically only available unlocked and not sold through carriers. But Sony just announced the Xperia 5 II, which looks like a sleek little phone with some surprisingly beefy specs and features.…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

CD Players Are Back From the Dead and Now Work With Airpods

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, sales of vinyl records surpassed compact discs for the first time since the ‘80s. What’s more surprising is that people are still actually buying CDs, and if you’re one of the loyal few who refuses to let the medium die, there’s now a portable CD player that…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

The Place of No Words Trailer Uses Fantasy to Explore a Tragic Reality

How do you explain death to a young child? That’s the premise behind the first trailer for The Place of No Words, a movie about a father and son using the world of make-believe to help deal with tragedy and grief. Gravitas Ventures’ The Place of No Words was written and directed by Mark Webber…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

WhatsApp’s Encryption Hasn’t Kept It Safe From Stalkerware

Parents Agree: Don’t Give Your Kids an Apple Watch

Why Isn’t Close Encounters Considered Steven Spielberg’s Ultimate Masterpiece? Because It Kind of Is

An RTX 3080 Graphics Card Just Sold on Ebay for $70,000

Facebook Might Have Just Given Us a Peek at Our Wild AR Future

Giraffes Are Basically Fuzzy Lightning Rods, New Research Suggests

Tatiana Maslany Will Play Disney+’s She-Hulk

Hell Is in Space and It Belongs to Russia, Roscosmos Chief Says

The Amazonification of Climate Change Is Here

The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu Provided the ‘Perfect’ Family Vacation

Finally, a Cartoon Brave Enough to Tell 10-Year-Olds That Having a Drink Will Kill Them and Everyone They Know

I Cannot Afford This HGTV Streaming Service, but I Want It

CDC Says Pregnant Women With Covid-19 More Likely to Give Birth Prematurely

The World’s Plan to Reduce Plastic Pollution Is Trash

Why Scientists Should Use Magic to Study Animal Intelligence

Congratulations to Baby Yoda, Emmy Award Winner

The Batman Returns to Production Following Robert Pattinson’s Coronavirus Diagnosis

The Sony Xperia 5 II Is a Sleek and Sneakily Sophisticated Little Phone

CD Players Are Back From the Dead and Now Work With Airpods

The Place of No Words Trailer Uses Fantasy to Explore a Tragic Reality

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