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Joe Biden Taking Climate Science Seriously Isn’t a Move ‘Left’

On Thursday night, former Vice President Joe Biden officially accepted the Democratic nomination for president. It’s not what progressives hoped for, but here we are. In his speech at the Democratic National Convention, Biden laid out a vision for tackling the four crises facing the U.S., including the coronavirus, economic collapse, systemic racism, and climate…

Earther Brian Kahn

Adobe Lightroom Update Is Permanently Deleting Users’ Photos on iOS

On Tuesday, Adobe apologized to users of its iOS Lightroom software after a recent update resulted in the permanent deletion of some presets and photos. The company says it’s issued a fix for the problem. The bug was first flagged by PetaPixel on Thursday after it received complaints from readers about their photos disappearing. Numerous…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Captain Marvel Nearly Committed the Cardinal Sin of Bumping Off Ben Mendelsohn

The role that the Skrulls play in Carol Danvers’ transformation into the MCU’s Captain Marvel is a complicated one that poses important moral questions about the role superheroes often play in wars across the galaxy. Ben Mendelsohn’s Talos, a Skrull commander hunting Carol in Captain Marvel goes through a twisting series of events that ultimately…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Patty Jenkins Loves That Wonder Woman 1984‘s Golden Armor Was Kept Secret While Filming

In the initial lead up to Wonder Woman 1984, there were rumors that Diana would ride into action with a new costume. Then we got our first still image and, well, she looked like Wonder Woman, albeit a little sparklier. Was that really it? Well, for Patty Jenkins, she’s glad that was what we thought.…

Movies James Whitbrook

Senator With Video Chat Issues Speaks for All Americans at USPS Hearing

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is appearing before the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee this morning to discuss the numerous issues that the USPS is facing ahead of a presidential election when its services will be needed more than ever. The Republican-led committee was just getting into the meat of the proceedings when it…

Politics Rhett Jones

ISS Crew Temporarily Confined to Russian Module as Engineers Hunt for Pesky Air Leak

The International Space Station has been leaking more air than usual, prompting an investigation that will confine the three-person crew to a single module for the next several days. NASA and its international partners first noticed the air leak in September 2019. The ISS naturally loses some air over time, but the current rate of…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

4 Add-Ons for Your Video Calls That Are Actually Useful

All of a sudden, for obvious reasons, everyone’s using video calls to communicate—whether it’s work meetings, book clubs, church services, press briefings, we’ve moved from in-person to online meet-ups. Whatever your video-calling app of choice, with the right add-on or plug-in, you can add a few extra tricks to the mix and make sure your…

Gadgets David Nield

Sony’s Kraven the Hunter Movie Has Found a Director

M. Night Shyamalan’s next mysterious movie taps a suitably mysterious cast. Bryce Dallas Howard discusses filming Jurassic World: Dominion during covid-19. Go behind the scenes of making Bill & Ted Face the Music. Plus, Henry Cavill gets dirty for The Witcher season 2, and what’s to come on Lovecraft Country. Spoilers get! Kraven the Hunter…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

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Extinct Tasmanian Tigers Were Way Tinier and Wimpier Than We Thought

An extensive analysis of dozens of Tasmanian tiger specimens suggests the extinct marsupial was far smaller, and far less formidable as a hunter, than conventionally assumed. Thylacines, otherwise known as Tasmanian tigers, became extinct in the 1930s. These iconic marsupial carnivores disappeared from this good Earth before modern scientists had an opportunity to study them…

Biology George Dvorsky

Look at What You Started, Epic—Now Everyone’s Saying Screw the Apple Tax

Major news organizations are joining Epic Games in the push for Apple to rethink its app store terms following Fortnite’s high-profile ban this month. Digital Content Next, a trade organization representing the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and dozens of other media outlets and publishers (including yours truly, G/O Media),…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

Google’s Limiting Third-Party Camera Apps on Android 11 to Keep Their Mitts Off Your Location Data

With Android 11, Google’s forcing all apps to use the device’s built-in camera app—as opposed to whatever third-party camera app you may have set as your default—when snapping photos or taking video in order to better protect users’ location data, a company rep told the Verge on Thursday. The Android engineering team first mentioned the change…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

What’s the Best Movie Trailer of All Time?

There’s nothing quite like a great movie trailer (or a bad one for that matter). It can get you amped up for a film you’re excited to see or pique your interest in something you’d normally never give the time of day to. Despite what Hollywood is trying to do, it’s going to be a…

Movies io9 Staff

Donald Trump Will Not Rest Until He Can Block Randos on Twitter

How much does Donald Trump hate getting dunked on in his Twitter replies? So much so that amidst unprecedented global and domestic crises which you’d imagine would be more pressing concerns, he’s brought his fight against a handful of civilians on Twitter all the way up to the highest court in the land. Today, attorneys…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

Google May Be Working on a TV Streaming Hub Called Kaleidoscope

Google sure seems to be testing or developing a content hub under the name Kaleidoscope, per a dormant landing page that can be seen on Google’s developers browser. Spotted by Chrome Story at chrome://kaleidoscope/ with Chrome Canary, Kaleidoscope—as it appears to be called—greets visitors with the tagline: “All your shows in one place.” Kaleidoscope, it…

Internet Catie Keck

Researchers at University College London Set a New World Record for Fastest Internet

Imagine being able to download every single movie and TV show on Netflix in less than a second. Thousands of titles in a literal snap. Researchers at University College London have the ability to do that with a new world record they set for fastest internet—178 terabits a second, or 178,000 Gbps. Lecturer and Royal…

Tech News Joanna Nelius

The Miles Morales Game Might Just Have the Weirdest, Coolest Take on Spider-Sense Yet

It’s a fundamental aspect of every Spider-Hero in Marvel Comics’ vast multiverse: imminent danger, heralded by a tingle. From hyper-sensitivity, to a flash of white, to goosebumps on the arm, Spider-Sense has been depicted in many ways across many mediums. But Miles Morales’ new video game might have the smartest one yet. Because technically Miles…

io9 James Whitbrook

This Portable Security Device Is No Bigger Than a Coffee Cup But Can Feel When a Window Breaks

Security systems designed for homes are permanent solutions with sensors, wiring, and other components that can take days to install. If you need something more temporary, more portable, and much easier to implement, you can buy a dog, or maybe Bosch’s new sensor-packed Spexor: a self-contained security system that can remotely alert your phone in…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Stranger Things Is Getting a Socially Distant Drive-Through Haunted House

The scariest part is knowing you can’t leave your car. Netflix has teamed up with Fever and Secret Cinema to debut a drive-through immersive Stranger Things adventure in Los Angeles this October, where fans will experience nostalgia and frights from the Upside Down…from the safety of their vehicle. According to an email press release, the…

io9 Beth Elderkin

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Whoops, Looks Like Covid-19 Hospital Data Is Going Back to the CDC After All [Updated]

The U.S. federal government is seemingly calling for a do-over on how they want hospitals to report new covid-19 cases, at least according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal on comments recently made by Deborah Birx, the White House’s response coordinator on the Coronavirus Task Force. However, the Department of Health and Human Services…

Health Ed Cara

California’s Prison Covid-19 Outbreak Isn’t Behind Its Firefighter Shortage

Wildfires are raging across California, but the state lacks critical firefighting resources to adequately address the severity of the crisis. In light of the coronavirus pandemic and a worse-than-usual wildfire season, wildland fighting agencies across the U.S. knew they’d be in for a challenging summer. However, California is dealing with an especially precarious situation due…

Earther Yessenia Funes

Joe Biden Taking Climate Science Seriously Isn’t a Move ‘Left’

Adobe Lightroom Update Is Permanently Deleting Users’ Photos on iOS

Captain Marvel Nearly Committed the Cardinal Sin of Bumping Off Ben Mendelsohn

Patty Jenkins Loves That Wonder Woman 1984‘s Golden Armor Was Kept Secret While Filming

Senator With Video Chat Issues Speaks for All Americans at USPS Hearing

ISS Crew Temporarily Confined to Russian Module as Engineers Hunt for Pesky Air Leak

4 Add-Ons for Your Video Calls That Are Actually Useful

Sony’s Kraven the Hunter Movie Has Found a Director

Extinct Tasmanian Tigers Were Way Tinier and Wimpier Than We Thought

Look at What You Started, Epic—Now Everyone’s Saying Screw the Apple Tax

Google’s Limiting Third-Party Camera Apps on Android 11 to Keep Their Mitts Off Your Location Data

What’s the Best Movie Trailer of All Time?

Donald Trump Will Not Rest Until He Can Block Randos on Twitter

Google May Be Working on a TV Streaming Hub Called Kaleidoscope

Researchers at University College London Set a New World Record for Fastest Internet

The Miles Morales Game Might Just Have the Weirdest, Coolest Take on Spider-Sense Yet

This Portable Security Device Is No Bigger Than a Coffee Cup But Can Feel When a Window Breaks

Stranger Things Is Getting a Socially Distant Drive-Through Haunted House

Whoops, Looks Like Covid-19 Hospital Data Is Going Back to the CDC After All [Updated]

California’s Prison Covid-19 Outbreak Isn’t Behind Its Firefighter Shortage

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