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All California Voters Will Get Mail-In Ballots for November Election Amid Coronavirus Concerns

California’s 20 million-plus registered voters will be issued mail-in ballots for the upcoming November election, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday. In-person voting will remain available, albeit with new restrictions due to public health concerns regarding the covid-19 pandemic. Newsom issued the mandate via an executive order signed Friday, citing projections from health officials that the…

Tech News Alyse Stanley May 8 '20

Monstrum Is a Creature Feature Filled With Claw Marks and Secretions

What’s better than a period epic filled with martial arts and deadly weapons? A period epic filled with martial arts, deadly weapons, and a giant killer monster, of course. That’s what you get in Monstrum, South Korean director Heo Jong-ho’s Shudder original film coming to the streaming service next week. Set in the 16th century, it…

Trailers Germain Lussier May 8 '20

NYPD’s Prejudiced Law Enforcement Doesn’t Take a Break During the Coronavirus Pandemic

The New York Police Department hasn’t let the coronavirus pandemic go to waste when it comes to pulling the same racist bullshit: The agency issued 374 criminal summonses related to alleged violations of the city’s social distancing guidelines between March 16 and May 5—and over 81 percent of them went to New Yorkers who are…

Health Tom McKay May 8 '20

America’s Ass Leads the Way in the Most Patriotic Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s round-up of the latest in plastic goodness hitting the internet lately. This week, Captain America faces his past in a return to the Figuarts line, you can now grow your own Baby Yoda, and Hot Toys gets into a dangerously retro game with a “brand new” Boba Fett. Check…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook May 8 '20

Uber Will Offer an Unspecified Amount of Healthcare to People Who ‘Want to Work’

Uber, which has maintained for years that it’s not actually a car service and that the people who do drive cars for Uber are actually its customers, has made a startling heel-turn and plans to offer some healthcare benefits to workers. Or maybe it’s not so startling. The announcement comes days after California sued the…

Tech News Whitney Kimball May 8 '20

Teenager Accused of Leading Ring of ‘Evil Geniuses’ on $24 Million ‘Cybercrime Spree’

Yesterday, the prominent bitcoin investor Michael Terpin announced that he’d filed suit against the ringleader of a “SIM swap gang” that he’d been chasing down since 2018, following the theft of roughly a collective $24 million in bitcoin from his digital wallets. And it turns out the culprit, in this case, wasn’t a criminal mastermind,…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky May 8 '20

Senators Are Calling On Comcast To Open Its ‘Public Wifi’ to the Public

Two months ago, Comcast joined the crop of broadband giants taking part in the push to “keep Americans connected” in the midst of the current pandemic. For many of the big names on the list, this meant laying off on late fees and service cancelations for their low-income customers for a straight 60 days, and…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky May 8 '20

Seattle Announces Permanent Street Closures to Give People Space to Exercise

During a time when more people are sheltering at home and practicing social distancing, Seattle is making the closure of some streets permanent to allow residents and families to use them for outdoor health and exercise at a safe distance. Back in April, Seattle announced a pilot for what it called the Stay Healthy Streets…

Tech News Catie Keck May 8 '20

Dance-thony Hopkins, a Cyber Baby, and Other Evidence That Time Has Passed

We have lost track of time. Social media users felt it, then Wired confirmed it. There are no seasonal signposts, like birthday celebrations or the first spring picnic, just tired memes hanging in the air like stale farts in the unventilated apartment of our collective memory. Consider this your weekly check-in. To help sort our…

Tech News Whitney Kimball May 8 '20

Boba Fett Is Reportedly Coming to The Mandalorian

When last we saw Boba Fett, he’d been knocked into the Sarlacc pit on Tatooine and left for dead. Well, it seems he got out, and he’ll cross paths with a similar-looking bounty hunter. The Hollywood Reporter says that Boba Fett will make a brief appearance in The Mandalorian season two. That’s the good news.…

io9 Germain Lussier May 8 '20

The EPA Introduced the First-Ever US Airplane Carbon Regulations

This week, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed carbon dioxide standards for the airline industry. Yes, the Trump EPA. The standards would be the first time the federal government has ever regulated the airplane emissions. But let’s be clear, this isn’t exactly cause for celebration. For one, the proposal has yet to be publicly released. And for…

Earther Dharna Noor May 8 '20

11 Cartoon Dads, Ranked

Everybody’s got a dad. Some are just a little more…animated than others. Let’s take a look at some of the best dads who, despite being two dimensional, are fully realized people who make their respective families proud. 11. Stan Smith, American Dad Despite being a literal fed with little desire of questioning the morality of…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 8 '20

Apple Will Begin Reopening Some Stores Next Week

Apple is set to reopen its retail stores in Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, and South Carolina next week. The vast majority of its stores outside of China have been closed for more than a month amid the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement to CNBC, Apple said its decision was based on local health data and government…

Tech News Dell Cameron May 8 '20

This Ugly Cyberpunk Clubbing Suit, as Analyzed by a Former Cybergoth

Covid-19 has us thinking a lot about or daily interactions, how to keep us and our loved ones safe and how we will be able to interact physically in the future. Zoom isn’t exactly an adequate substitute for social interaction, and large gatherings will continue to be discouraged for some time. That hasn’t stopped Production…

Culture Joanna Nelius May 8 '20

Jupiter Looks Like a Fireball in This ‘Lucky’ Infrared Image

Hard to believe, but this stunning infrared image of Jupiter was taken from Earth’s surface, specifically from the Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii. Combined with other observational data, the new image is revealing more about the gas giant’s epic storms and an odd feature seen in its Great Red Spot. New research published in the…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky May 8 '20

The 100 Series Finale Trailer Teases Screams, Space Travel, and Drastic Haircuts

So, is The 100 becoming Stargate now? The new trailer for the seventh and final season of The 100 is here and, as with most things, it all starts fairly expectedly. But as the trailer moves on, the show takes a hard right turn into “What the Living Hell Land.” Take a look for yourself.…

Trailers Germain Lussier May 8 '20

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These Physicists Cannot Rest Until They Understand the Motions of Drunk Worms

You wake up, slightly intoxicated as tap water rinses over your body. You don’t remember why you’re here, but you’re joined by hundreds of fellow sludge worms, wriggling slowly. You start to remember: The temperature changed. The water filled with alcohol. And then the spinning begins again. While this experiment may sound odd, the scientists…

Physics & Chemistry Ryan F. Mandelbaum May 8 '20

One Child Killed, 72 Others Sickened by Coronavirus-Linked Syndrome in New York

Dozens of children in New York are severely ill and at least one child has died due to a dangerous inflammatory condition possibly connected to covid-19, state officials reported this week. Now, health officials are alerting doctors to look out for and test children with these symptoms for the coronavirus that causes covid-19. Doctors and…

Health Ed Cara May 8 '20

Disney Plans to Begin Re-Opening Its Springs Shopping Complex Very Soon

“During the initial opening phase, Disney Springs will have limitations on capacity, parking and operating hours.”

Corporate Culture Charles Pulliam-Moore May 8 '20

CBS All Access Is Good Now

Until recently I was not the biggest fan of CBS All Access. As a smaller service with pretty niche offerings, I didn’t see a ton of appeal when stacked against the many, many other options out there. But I’ve got a confession: This is a streaming service you should absolutely consider subscribing to as your…

Internet Catie Keck May 8 '20

All California Voters Will Get Mail-In Ballots for November Election Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Monstrum Is a Creature Feature Filled With Claw Marks and Secretions

NYPD’s Prejudiced Law Enforcement Doesn’t Take a Break During the Coronavirus Pandemic

America’s Ass Leads the Way in the Most Patriotic Toys of the Week

Uber Will Offer an Unspecified Amount of Healthcare to People Who ‘Want to Work’

Teenager Accused of Leading Ring of ‘Evil Geniuses’ on $24 Million ‘Cybercrime Spree’

Senators Are Calling On Comcast To Open Its ‘Public Wifi’ to the Public

Seattle Announces Permanent Street Closures to Give People Space to Exercise

Dance-thony Hopkins, a Cyber Baby, and Other Evidence That Time Has Passed

Boba Fett Is Reportedly Coming to The Mandalorian

The EPA Introduced the First-Ever US Airplane Carbon Regulations

11 Cartoon Dads, Ranked

Apple Will Begin Reopening Some Stores Next Week

This Ugly Cyberpunk Clubbing Suit, as Analyzed by a Former Cybergoth

Jupiter Looks Like a Fireball in This ‘Lucky’ Infrared Image

The 100 Series Finale Trailer Teases Screams, Space Travel, and Drastic Haircuts

These Physicists Cannot Rest Until They Understand the Motions of Drunk Worms

One Child Killed, 72 Others Sickened by Coronavirus-Linked Syndrome in New York

Disney Plans to Begin Re-Opening Its Springs Shopping Complex Very Soon

CBS All Access Is Good Now

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