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Microsoft Sheds More Light on Xbox Series X Performance and Features

While Microsoft is still keeping some info under wraps, just ahead of its expected full reveal at E3 in June, Microsoft has released some more details about its upcoming flagship console: the Xbox Series X. Sadly, there’s still no word on its price or release date, but based on what Microsoft did share, the Xbox…

Games Sam Rutherford Feb 24 '20

Uber Will Put Ads on Top of Vehicles Just Like Old-School Taxis

Uber is launching a new business unit that will place thousands of digital advertisements on top of its ride-hailing vehicles, according to a new report from AdWeek. The unit, called “Uber OOH Powered by Adomni,” will place ads on vehicles in Atlanta, Dallas, and Phoenix by April 1. And while we’re pretty sure this isn’t…

Tech News Matt Novak Feb 24 '20

NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson, ‘Hidden Figures’ Hero, Dies at 101

NASA mathematician and subject of the 2016 movie “Hidden Figures” Katherine G. Johnson passed away today at age 101. Johnson was born on August 26, 1918 in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia to a family dedicated to her education—her father moved his family to Institute, West Virginia so she could continue her studies past eighth…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum Feb 24 '20

Clever Browser Tool Erases People From Live Webcam Feeds in Real Time

An extra post-it note is all you really need to prevent someone from spying on you through a laptop’s built-in webcam. But Jason Mayes apparently likes to do things the hard way: He’s developed an AI-powered tool for browsers that can erase people from live webcam feeds in real-time but leave everything else in the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 24 '20

No Pandemic… Yet: WHO Holds Back as Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads Globally

A deadly new coronavirus is now clearly spreading across the globe—with hundreds of reported local cases surging in countries outside China, previously the sole epicenter of the outbreak. But for the time being, the World Health Organization said on Monday that it will not declare the outbreak a pandemic, believing that such an announcement would…

Health Ed Cara Feb 24 '20

This Noodle-Fingered Robot Is a Friend to Jellyfish

Forget flies—this robot is so gentle, it wouldn’t hurt a jellyfish. Which is saying a lot, since the gelatinous lifeform is especially prone to damage, according to David Gruber, a marine biologist at City University of New York. “Some of them fall apart just when they’re in your hand,” he said. “They’re this fragile ball…

Biology Marion Renault Feb 24 '20

Doctor Who’s Sacha Dhawan Talks About Going From Recreating History to Making It

The Master is back and he’s feeling inspired. Doctor Who is getting ready for its season finale, which pits Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor against the Cybermen, and co-star Sacha Dhawan is sharing new details on what it’s like going from playing a real-world Doctor Who director to one of the show’s most-significant characters, while noting how…

io9 Beth Elderkin Feb 24 '20

The Batman Suit Is Here, and So Is Batman’s New Ride

Riverdale is facing not one, but two major exits. Another familiar face teases their return for Jurassic World 3. Wonder Woman 1984 merch gives us a vague look at Cheetah’s final form. Giancarlo Esposito teases getting his hands on Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian season two. Plus, new footage from Onward and what’s to come…

Television James Whitbrook Feb 24 '20

11 Best Features We’ve Found in the Android 11 Developer Preview

Android 11 is here! In a very, very early form intended only for developers. Features will come and features will go over the next few months, and we won’t really get a proper Android 11 unveiling until Google IO 2020 in May, but there are already some features of note to tell you about in…

Gadgets David Nield Feb 24 '20

What’s the Most Toxic Chemical?

People say America doesn’t make things anymore. But what about toxic chemicals? We make so many of those, we throw half of them in rivers, for free. The problem is, it can be hard to get a handle on which of those chemicals are extremely toxic and which of them are merely somewhat toxic. If…

Earther Daniel Kolitz Feb 24 '20

Iran Denies Cover-Up After Lawmaker Contradicts Official Coronavirus Figures, Says 50 Dead

A member of Iran’s parliament announced on Monday that 50 people had died from the new coronavirus in the city of Qom and accused Iran’s Health Ministry of covering up the true extent of the outbreak in the country. The Health Ministry claims just 12 people have died in Iran from COVID-19, with 66 people…

Tech News Matt Novak Feb 24 '20

The Xperia 1 II Brings Over Even More High-End Features From Sony’s Camera Division

Even though MWC 2020 has been canceled, Sony is still forging on. Today the company is introducing a new member to its smartphone family: the Xperia 1 II. If you’re slightly confused by the name of Sony’s new phone, that’s understandable—Sony released the original Xperia 1 last year. So for this model, Sony seems like…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Feb 24 '20

The Walking Dead‘s Mid-Season Premiere Was Crummy With Just a Dash of Total WTF

In late 2019, The Walking Dead ended its 1.375-year streak of being genuinely good by reverting to its worst habits. Unfortunately, the 10th season spring premiere did not get the series back on track, although it did provide one of the most perplexing, bananas moments in the show’s history. So that’s something, I guess? “Squeeze”…

io9 Rob Bricken Feb 23 '20

Influencer Arrests, Sea Eagles Torturing Bats and HIV Drugs to Treat Coronavirus: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

I don’t know about you all, but I never win anything when I enter Instagram giveaways or contests. I’ve often wondered if anyone really does or whether they’re all scams. Although I don’t know the answer to that question, I do know that there’s now at least one less scammer on Instagram. This horrid scammer’s…

Tech News Jody Serrano Feb 23 '20

South Korean President Authorizes the Government to Adopt Chinese Style Measures to Control Coronavirus Spread

South Korean President Moon Jae-in placed his country on the highest possible level of alert on Sunday following the drastic rise of coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, cases in the region. The designation allows the government to lock down cities, restrict domestic travel and block public activities, among others, measures similar to those China has…

Health Jody Serrano Feb 23 '20

This YouTuber Turned an RC Plane Into The Mandalorian‘s Razor Crest

Well, what do you know? Turns out that space ship is more aerodynamic than it looks. Not that it was easy to get into a flyable state. As YouTuber ajw61185 demonstrates in his video, making a flyable version of the Razor Crest, the ship the eponymous Mandalorian pilots in The Mandalorian, is possible but tricky.…

io9 Julie Muncy Feb 23 '20

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Help, Hasbro Can’t Stop Turning Its Collaborators Into Power Rangers

Under Hasbro’s lead, the Power Rangers brand has become very crossover friendly, particularly in the comics. The Justice League? That happened. Street Fighter? Bizarrely, yes. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Naturally. It wouldn’t be the first time. But they’re doing more than crossing over. They’re turning their new collaborators into something different. Something powerful. Something with…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy Feb 23 '20

Jonathan Frakes Talks Picard‘s Emotional Moment With Seven of Nine

And why Gene Roddenberry might not have been a fan. Talking to the Hollywood Reporter, Jonathan Frakes, Riker-at-large and director of this past week’s episode of Star Trek: Picard, shared his experience directing the episode, and what it was allowed to do that much of earlier Trek wasn’t. “It was completely the luck of the…

io9 Julie Muncy Feb 23 '20

This Creepy Star Wars Fan Film Shows the Plight of a Lone Stormtrooper After the Battle of Endor

As a lot of Imperials learned after the Battle of Endor, siding with Palpatine was a bad idea. One doesn’t exactly feel sympathetic to space fascists, but even so, it’s hard to deny that surviving the aftermath of a fight like that must have been a rough time. “Alone,” a Star Wars fan film by…

Movies Julie Muncy Feb 23 '20

Famed DIY Rocketeer “Mad” Mike Hughes Dies While Trying to Launch Another Homemade Rocket

The famed DIY rocketeer “Mad” Mike Hughes, who in 2018 successfully launched himself more than 1,800 feet into the sky in a homemade rocket, died on Saturday in a tragic accident. To the end though, it can be said that he passed doing what he loved to do: launching rockets. According to CNN, the 64-year-old…

Tech News Jody Serrano Feb 23 '20

Microsoft Sheds More Light on Xbox Series X Performance and Features

Uber Will Put Ads on Top of Vehicles Just Like Old-School Taxis

NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson, ‘Hidden Figures’ Hero, Dies at 101

Clever Browser Tool Erases People From Live Webcam Feeds in Real Time

No Pandemic… Yet: WHO Holds Back as Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads Globally

This Noodle-Fingered Robot Is a Friend to Jellyfish

Doctor Who’s Sacha Dhawan Talks About Going From Recreating History to Making It

The Batman Suit Is Here, and So Is Batman’s New Ride

11 Best Features We’ve Found in the Android 11 Developer Preview

What’s the Most Toxic Chemical?

Iran Denies Cover-Up After Lawmaker Contradicts Official Coronavirus Figures, Says 50 Dead

The Xperia 1 II Brings Over Even More High-End Features From Sony’s Camera Division

The Walking Dead‘s Mid-Season Premiere Was Crummy With Just a Dash of Total WTF

Influencer Arrests, Sea Eagles Torturing Bats and HIV Drugs to Treat Coronavirus: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

South Korean President Authorizes the Government to Adopt Chinese Style Measures to Control Coronavirus Spread

This YouTuber Turned an RC Plane Into The Mandalorian‘s Razor Crest

Help, Hasbro Can’t Stop Turning Its Collaborators Into Power Rangers

Jonathan Frakes Talks Picard‘s Emotional Moment With Seven of Nine

This Creepy Star Wars Fan Film Shows the Plight of a Lone Stormtrooper After the Battle of Endor

Famed DIY Rocketeer “Mad” Mike Hughes Dies While Trying to Launch Another Homemade Rocket

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