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The iPhone 12 Pro Is More Popular Than Expected and Causing Chip Shortages

If you’re thinking of buying an iPhone 12 Pro, you might have to wait a bit longer than expected to receive it. It appears that Apple is currently facing a shortage of power management chips that are vital to supporting new camera features and 5G, Bloomberg reports. This isn’t super surprising. The global pandemic wreaked…

Tech News Victoria Song Nov 5 '20

Razer Is Trying to Break Out of Gaming with the Razer Book 13

Over the past couple of years, Razer has been gradually expanding its portfolio outside of gaming with products like the Razer Blade Studio and its Pro Click peripherals. But now Razer looks like it’s finally getting serious about general productivity with the Razer Book 13. While at first glance the Razer Book 13 might appear…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Nov 5 '20

WhatsApp Brings Disappearing Messages To Its Platform

Good news for WhatsApp users who might want to keep their chat history a bit less permanent: the company announced a new “disappearing messages feature,” which will start rolling out to its more than one billion iOS and Android customers worldwide starting today. The feature allows WhatsAppers in a one-on-one conversation to set any new…

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Nov 5 '20

For Sale: Oil Company Headquarters, Slightly Used

When you fall on hard times, you sometimes have to downsize. So it is with BP, which is in talks to sell its London headquarters because of massive financial losses. Multinational oil companies: They’re just like us. The company’s office is located in what the Wall Street Journal calls the “tony Mayfair section” of London…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Nov 5 '20

Lego’s New 2,352-Piece Ecto-1 Will Fill the Ghostbusters-Sized Hole Left by the Sequel’s Delay

Following the magnificently detailed Tim Burton Batmobile and Batwing sets released over the past year, Lego’s designers have turned their attention to another iconic Hollywood ride with the new 2,352-Piece Ecto-1, inspired by the upcoming movie. This isn’t the first time Lego’s released a model of the Ghostbusters’ upgraded and outfitted ambulance. Back in 2014,…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Nov 5 '20

Tourists Will Soon Be Able to Visit the Titanic Wreck for $125,000

The pandemic has hit the tourism industry especially hard over the past year, but starting in May of 2021, those itching to travel again—at least straight down—will have the opportunity to visit the most infamous shipwreck of all time. But while airlines and resorts have been slashing prices to encourage people to travel again, visiting…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5 '20

Join a Teenage Bird Gang in This Exclusive Game Reveal From The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book

Ever wanted to become a teen raven and join a gang of birds? Well, now you can in this exclusive look at one of the 40 mini tabletop roleplaying games in James D’Amato’s upcoming The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book. Just be warned: Things are about to get angsty. io9 is thrilled to exclusively debut one of…

Games Beth Elderkin Nov 5 '20

World’s Biggest Iceberg Is on a Collision Course With Wildlife-Filled Island

The world’s biggest iceberg—called A68a—is heading directly towards the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, where it could wreak havoc on the local wildlife for years to come. Satellite imagery shows the iceberg, which is larger than Rhode Island, drifting northeast towards the British overseas territory of South Georgia. As the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) explained…

Earther George Dvorsky Nov 5 '20

Marvel’s Eternals Artwork Gives Us a Tiny New Glimpse of the Film

Jamie Lee Curtis says Halloween Kills will tackle some heady themes. Bitsie Tulloch teases Lois’ wardrobe for Superman & Lois. Get fresh looks at Starfire’s return in Titans and Javicia Leslie’s new Batwoman suit. Plus, behind the scenes on The Witcher’s next season, and bad news for production on Charmed. Spoilers get! Halloween Kills Appearing…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Nov 5 '20

The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special Trailer Is a Force for Festive Joy

Rey must face the ghosts of Star Wars past, to save Life Day for the galaxy’s future!

Trailers James Whitbrook Nov 5 '20

No One’s OK on Star Trek: Discovery, But Thanks for Asking

The opening episodes of Star Trek: Discovery’s third season have seen Michael Burnham and the ship’s crew realize that their lives have changed forever. Not only that, but the future they sacrificed those old lives for is not what they expected. This week, in an explosive moment of self-reflection, they’re beginning to reckon with the…

io9 James Whitbrook Nov 5 '20

Microsoft Is Playing Nice, and the Xbox Series X Is the Stellar Result

In the late ‘90s, a group of Microsoft engineers started tinkering with old Dell laptops in the hopes of creating a console based on Microsoft’s DirectX technology. The idea was to create a gaming box that showcased what the software company was best at but without the need for a big honking PC running Windows.…

Gaming Alex Cranz Nov 5 '20

The Xbox Series S Is for Gamers Who Hate Upgrades

When my mom moved back in 2007, she decided that living in a new house after 30 years in the old one warranted a new TV. Made sense—ours were all from the ‘80s. She bought a fancy (for the time) Sony with 1080p resolution, and 13 years later, I’m still trying to convince her to…

Gaming Alex Cranz Nov 5 '20

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Review: Meet the New Best Desktop Processor

Since introducing its Ryzen series of desktop processors into the PC market, AMD has consistently increased core counts and core clocks, shrunk its transistor size to 7nm, and modified its architecture to be more efficient all on the same motherboard socket. The scaling AMD achieved between its Zen and Zen 2 architecture generation was impressive…

Reviews Joanna Nelius Nov 5 '20

Viral Video of Man Burning Trump Ballots Is Totally Fake

Have you seen that viral video of a man supposedly burning about 80 ballots marked for Donald Trump? The footage has been circulating on Twitter and Facebook over the past 48 hours and the president’s son, Eric Trump, even retweeted the video. But it’s completely fake. The viral video, which was first debunked by CNN,…

Tech News Matt Novak Nov 5 '20

U.S. Breaks Record With Over 100,000 New Covid-19 Cases in Single Day

The U.S. recorded over 100,000 new cases of covid-19 on Wednesday, according to the Covid Tracking Project. The shockingly high daily case count is a grim milestone that public health experts warn may be surpassed in the coming days and weeks. The country tallied 103,087 new cases of coronavirus and 1,116 deaths from the disease…

Health Matt Novak Nov 5 '20

The Mess in Detroit Is Getting Worse Thanks to Facebook

Dozens of protesters that showed up to disrupt the vote counting process at Detroit’s TCF Center on Wednesday were potentially galvanized into action by a pro-Trump Facebook group, which had blasted out a message hours earlier urging its 79,000 members to “be a presence” at the ballot-counting site. The Facebook group in question, Stand Up…

Politics Brianna Provenzano Nov 4 '20

DJI’s Mavic Mini 2 Packs 150% Better Range and 4K Video Into the Same Small Body

For people who want to get into drones but don’t want to deal with the hassle of registering their tiny flying cameras, DJI’s Mavic Mini was an almost ideal solution. Today, DJI is announcing its follow-up, the Mavic Mini 2, which boasts support for 4K video and way better range without any increase in size.…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Nov 4 '20

The Best Easter Egg in the Latest Mandalorian Was Right on Target

Who could imagine a simple rocket firing could mean so much? But in the season two premiere of The Mandalorian, director Jon Favreau gave knowing fans a huge smile by arming Cobb Vanth with a rocket jetpack that was deployed in a very specific way. We wrote about this in our episode recap, but wanted…

io9 Germain Lussier Nov 4 '20

TikTok Removes Videos From Conservatives Containing False Voter-Fraud Allegations

Unlike other corners of the internet, TikTok is at its most elegant when its users lean into their most smooth-brained impulses. An infinite scroll of skateboarding parakeets, cottagecore witches hexing the moon and fun breakfast hacks is a balm to the soul in these fraught political times, and the mindlessness of the content is almost…

Tech News Brianna Provenzano Nov 4 '20

The iPhone 12 Pro Is More Popular Than Expected and Causing Chip Shortages

Razer Is Trying to Break Out of Gaming with the Razer Book 13

WhatsApp Brings Disappearing Messages To Its Platform

For Sale: Oil Company Headquarters, Slightly Used

Lego’s New 2,352-Piece Ecto-1 Will Fill the Ghostbusters-Sized Hole Left by the Sequel’s Delay

Tourists Will Soon Be Able to Visit the Titanic Wreck for $125,000

Join a Teenage Bird Gang in This Exclusive Game Reveal From The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book

World’s Biggest Iceberg Is on a Collision Course With Wildlife-Filled Island

Marvel’s Eternals Artwork Gives Us a Tiny New Glimpse of the Film

The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special Trailer Is a Force for Festive Joy

No One’s OK on Star Trek: Discovery, But Thanks for Asking

Microsoft Is Playing Nice, and the Xbox Series X Is the Stellar Result

The Xbox Series S Is for Gamers Who Hate Upgrades

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Review: Meet the New Best Desktop Processor

Viral Video of Man Burning Trump Ballots Is Totally Fake

U.S. Breaks Record With Over 100,000 New Covid-19 Cases in Single Day

The Mess in Detroit Is Getting Worse Thanks to Facebook

DJI’s Mavic Mini 2 Packs 150% Better Range and 4K Video Into the Same Small Body

The Best Easter Egg in the Latest Mandalorian Was Right on Target

TikTok Removes Videos From Conservatives Containing False Voter-Fraud Allegations

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