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The Satechi Quatro Looks Like an Almost Perfect Portable Power Bank for Apple Fans

Look, I know most people probably aren’t doing a lot of traveling right now, but hopefully, we will again, and when that time comes Satechi’s new power bank might be the perfect accessory—especially for anyone with a lot of Apple gadgets. At $100, the Quatro is a bit pricey compared to your typical battery pack,…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

Yubico Adds a Lot More Convenience to Its Latest Security Key

Google has made some significant progress in popularizing the use of physical security keys in recent years, but Yubico has been steadfastly working in that field for over a decade. The company has earned our respect. And if you’re looking to protect your data, the latest Yubikey could be the most convenient option for you.…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones

The Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X Will Both Launch November 10

The launch and preorder dates for Microsoft’s Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X consoles are official. To sum everything up, both next-gen consoles will launch Nov. 10, the Series X will cost $500, the Series S will cost $300, and you can preorder starting Sept. 22. Some of these details aren’t exactly new. The…

Tech News Victoria Song

Historic Wildfires Lay Siege to Oregon, California, and Washington

The horrific western wildfire season is getting even worse. More than 85 wildfires are blazing across the West, but one of the most pressing is in southern Oregon, where much of the 82,000-person town of Medford is under evacuation order. Late Tuesday, the state’s governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency. Brown called for…

Earther Dharna Noor

Updates From Shazam 2, and the Future of Alien

Bill Skarsgård has had to exit Robert Egger’s mysterious next movie. Get a look at Netflix’s gorgeous new sci-fi family movie, Over the Moon, Chris McQuarrie teases another wild stunt for Mission Impossible 7. Plus, what’s to come on Lovecraft Country, and how much longer Lucifer has left going into its last season. Spoilers now!…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

Lego’s Mos Eisley Cantina Set Is Filled With Scum and Villainy (and Bricks)

Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of bricks and minifigs. The rumors are true. The most famous destination in all of Star Wars is getting the massive Lego set it deserves. Lego Star Wars: A New Hope Mos Eisley Cantina is a 3,187-piece sprawling set scheduled for release on September…

io9 Germain Lussier

Trump Campaign Starts Using Proper Grammar For ‘Democrat Party’ in Facebook Ads

President Donald Trump is constantly whining about the “Democrat Party,” “Democrat cities,” and “Democrat programs,” all grammatically incorrect phrases that use a noun as an adjective. But Trump’s online ad creators started using proper grammar on Tuesday, referring to the Democratic Party rather than the “Democrat Party.” And despite being correct, it somehow feels wrong…

Politics Matt Novak

Oh, So We’re Doing This Section 230 Bullshit Again

Republicans in the Senate unveiled the party’s latest piece of political theater attacking Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act on Tuesday—the latest in a string of GOP proposals that are either legal gibberish or dead on arrival so long as Democrats have strong footing in at least one chamber of Congress. Senators Lindsey Graham,…

Tech Policy Tom McKay

Meet the Next Legendary Star Trek Pet: Grudge the Cat

We have breaking news. The upcoming season of Star Trek: Discovery is going to be the best one ever. We know this, for a fact, because it’ll be the first with Grudge the cat. Grudge, played by a floofy feline named Leeu (which means “lion” in Afrikaans), was introduced Tuesday as part of the big…

io9 Germain Lussier

Apple Says ‘Epic’s Conduct Threatens the Very Existence of the iOS Ecosystem’ in Countersuit

The showdown between Apple and Epic Games shows no signs of being over. Apple filed its countersuit today against the Fortnite maker, seeking compensatory and punitive damages in addition to asking the court to hold Epic accountable for its contractual obligations with Apple. “Epic’s actions have caused Apple to suffer reputational harm and loss of…

Tech News Joanna Nelius

As More Movie Theaters Open, We Ponder How the Rest of 2020 Will Play Out

Slowly but surely, movies and movie theaters are coming back. A few weeks ago, Disney released The New Mutants. Last weekend, Warner Bros. opened Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. In less than a month, if all goes according to plan, Wonder Woman 1984 will be in theaters. And yet, as these theaters and movies open, nothing feels…

Movies Germain Lussier

Knife’s Out

You might think you know everything you need to know about a guy based solely on the fact that he refers to himself as “Knife Dog,” and mostly you’d be right. A personal arsenal of swords and knives? Obviously. A soft spot for gruesome medical conditions? You betcha. An air of intellectual superiority exposed by…

Tech News Various Robots

Cheers to This Facebook Engineer With a Blazing Resignation Letter

If Mark Zuckerberg’s concerned citizen act has convinced you that Facebook’s trying really, really hard, or that the company is too big to possibly moderate hate on its platform, read this resignation letter from software engineer Ashok Chandwaney. After five and a half years at the company, they’ve unequivocally concluded that Facebook is “an organization…

Social Media Whitney Kimball

I, Too, Had a Terrifying Encounter With Satanism in an Airbnb or Maybe My Own Apartment or Whatever

On Monday, an Airbnb user named Frederick Joseph tweeted out his experience with his Labor Day weekend rental—namely, that it was filled with “seemingly Satanic items and stuff for witchcraft rituals” such as a small replica of the Satanic Temple’s statue of Baphomet, a pheasant skin, a photo of a topless woman, a windup toy of…

Tech News Tom McKay

States Are Closing Oil Rigs at an Alarming Rate

The pandemic has dramatically decreased demand for oil and gas, and a new analysis shows producers are responding to the dip. Companies are idling the tools that help them tap fossil fuels under the Earth, slowing exploration down. According to oilfield services company Baker Hughes, the number of operational rigs in the country dropped from…

Earther Dharna Noor

Top Pharmaceutical Giants Pledge to Stick to Science on Coronavirus Vaccine

Ever since the covid-19 pandemic made its way to the United States, the question of whether Americans would accept a potential vaccine has lingered over everything. First, there was the concern that the antivaxxer movement might dissuade people from taking a legitimate vaccine. More recently, the worry has been that President Trump would rush out…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Netflix’s Julie and the Phantoms Is Silly Kids Fun With Just a Tinge of WTF

Kenny Ortega, you son of a ghoul: You’ve done it again. Netflix’s Julie and the Phantoms is the kind of series only the man behind High School Musical and Hocus Pocus could make. It might seem like a kids’ show about a teen who rediscovers her love of music, but under the surface lurks a…

io9 Beth Elderkin

No One Knows What Lurks at the Bottom of This Freakishly Deep Submerged Cave

New research suggests Hranice Abyss—the world’s deepest freshwater cave—is around 0.6 miles (1 km) deep, which is more than twice the depth of previous estimates. Back in 2016, scientists measured the depth of Hranice Abyss at 1,552 feet (473 meters), but they suspected it was deeper because their remotely operated vehicle had reached the end…

Earth Science George Dvorsky

Literally Pause the Internet With This Built-in Browser Tool

If your Internet habits resemble anything like mine, you probably have 20-plus tabs open at once, maybe multiple windows too, because you want to keep that YouTube playlist or Gmail inbox separate for quicker access. But all that overwhelming digital clutter can keep us glued to our screens anyway. Sometimes the best thing to do…

Tech News Joanna Nelius

An Incomplete List of the Past 72 Hours of Unprecedented Weather-Related Calamities

You may have seen our earlier a piece on the swing between fire and freezing in the West, but that only told a small portion of the wild weather Americans have experienced over the past few days. While your humble correspondent included what he deemed a “fair” amount of facts, stats, and other things to…

Earther Brian Kahn

The Satechi Quatro Looks Like an Almost Perfect Portable Power Bank for Apple Fans

Yubico Adds a Lot More Convenience to Its Latest Security Key

The Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X Will Both Launch November 10

Historic Wildfires Lay Siege to Oregon, California, and Washington

Updates From Shazam 2, and the Future of Alien

Lego’s Mos Eisley Cantina Set Is Filled With Scum and Villainy (and Bricks)

Trump Campaign Starts Using Proper Grammar For ‘Democrat Party’ in Facebook Ads

Oh, So We’re Doing This Section 230 Bullshit Again

Meet the Next Legendary Star Trek Pet: Grudge the Cat

Apple Says ‘Epic’s Conduct Threatens the Very Existence of the iOS Ecosystem’ in Countersuit

As More Movie Theaters Open, We Ponder How the Rest of 2020 Will Play Out

Knife’s Out

Cheers to This Facebook Engineer With a Blazing Resignation Letter

I, Too, Had a Terrifying Encounter With Satanism in an Airbnb or Maybe My Own Apartment or Whatever

States Are Closing Oil Rigs at an Alarming Rate

Top Pharmaceutical Giants Pledge to Stick to Science on Coronavirus Vaccine

Netflix’s Julie and the Phantoms Is Silly Kids Fun With Just a Tinge of WTF

No One Knows What Lurks at the Bottom of This Freakishly Deep Submerged Cave

Literally Pause the Internet With This Built-in Browser Tool

An Incomplete List of the Past 72 Hours of Unprecedented Weather-Related Calamities

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