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Chiwetel Ejiofor Details the Joy and Pain It Took to Play Scar in The Lion King

Chiwetel Ejiofor was at a train station when a phone call made him feel five years old again. The Oscar-nominated actor was in New York, on his way to Washington DC, when his agent called him and said Disney wanted him to voice Scar in a remake of The Lion King. “I think it’s one…

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 15 '19

I Miss the Handspring Visor

As many reasons as there are for loving my smartphone, there are just as many reasons I hate it, but they all boil down to how dependent I am on this device that devours my attention. I’m bombarded by annoying notifications, and then when the phone dies because I’ve been futzing with it all day,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 15 '19

Instacart Workers Discover an App Is a Terrible Boss

Instacart has a checkered past when it comes to fair and dignified labor practices, and now dozens of its contract workers are claiming that the company app torments them into accepting shitty jobs or suffering the consequences. Instacart workers are independent contractors whose wage is contingent on the tasks they accept through the app, which…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz Jul 15 '19

Playing Original Game Boy Games in HD Will Cost You More Than a PS4

With 2019 already halfway over, it’s becoming painfully clear that Nintendo isn’t going to release a Game Boy Classic Edition to celebrate the console’s 30th birthday. The GBAConsolizer helps take some of the sting out of that gross oversight, letting Game Boy, GBC, and GBA fans enjoy their favorite titles in HD on a big…

Games Andrew Liszewski Jul 15 '19

The FBI Is Investigating a ‘Showbiz Scam’ Artist Who’s Impersonated Marvel, Star Wars Executives

The FBI is reaching out for potential victims of the Indonesia Showbiz Scam, a years-long ruse that looks to have conned people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and impersonated executives from Sony, Disney, and more. First uncovered by the Hollywood Reporter in 2018, the scammer has impersonated several high-profile executives and industry professionals—one…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jul 15 '19

This Super-Customizable Controller Might Be a Secret Weapon for the Nintendo Switch

There are casual gamers who like to occasionally pick up a game to relax for a few minutes, and there are more dedicated players who will devote hours to completing games and unlocking achievements. And then there’s those gamers who refer to themselves as “pros” or “hardcore” who must have the highest score, beat a…

Games Andrew Liszewski Jul 15 '19

A Familiar Star Wars Face Returns in This Exclusive Thrawn: Treason Excerpt

Timothy Zahn’s return to his most famous creation, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has been one of the consistent highlights of the new canon of Star Wars under Disney. So far we’ve got to see Thrawn’s early days in the Empire and a fateful encounter between him and Anakin Skywalker, and io9 can now give you an…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jul 15 '19

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A Game-Changing Look Inside the Next Issue of Jughead: The Hunger vs. Vampironica

Archie Horror’s bold crossover between its Jughead werewolf series The Hunger and the Veronica vampire tale Vampironica has already given us a slap-up supernatural war with the Riverdale kids caught in the crossfire. But io9 has a wild look inside this weeks issue that could change the series—and Archie Comics itself—forever. Coming from the creative…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jul 15 '19

Qualcomm Bumps Top Smartphone Chip in Preparation for Fall

Typically, Qualcomm only releases one flagship chip per year. Take for example the company’s current top-spec processor: the Snapdragon 855. After getting announced late last year, it found its way into actual consumer devices earlier this spring, first on the Galaxy S10, and then on pretty much every other high-end Android phone. But now, it…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jul 15 '19

The King’s Man Trailer Shows the Birth of the Kingsmen…and a Sword-Fighting Rasputin

That magical dude with the talking bat has nothing on this guy. The first trailer is here for The King’s Man, the turn-of-the-century prequel to the Kingsman series. Not only do we get Ralph Fiennes in what may be the role he was born for, but we also see a sexy Grigori Rasputin (Rhys Ifans)…

Trailers Beth Elderkin Jul 15 '19

7 Ways OnePlus and OxygenOS Beat Google’s Stock Android

OnePlus phones just keep getting better and better, but what’s not often talked about very much is the software that comes pre-installed on board. It’s Android, but it’s OnePlus’ own brand of Android called OxygenOS and it’s getting very close to beating Google at its own game. From the once-very-bloated-but-now-not-so-bad offering that is Samsung One…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 15 '19

The Most Interesting Stars Rumored for Marvel’s Eternals Deny They’re in Marvel’s Eternals

Meanwhile, Frank Grillo teases and then immediately denies his own Marvel movie future. Melissa Benoist discusses a new costume upgrade for Kara on Supergirl. The Simpsons will pastiche Stranger Things in this year’s Treehouse of Horror. The Mortal Kombat movie reboot will be as gory as you hope it should be. Plus, more familiar faces…

Television James Whitbrook Jul 15 '19

Is the Butterfly Effect Real?

Is the 2004 Ashton Kutcher vehicle The Butterfly Effect a good movie? Definitely not, no—but try telling that to me at age thirteen. And then wrap your head, once more, around the fact that if you had told me that, you might have set in motion the utter annihilation of the human race—the whole notion…

Tech News Daniel Kolitz Jul 15 '19

Computer Science Legend Alan Turing to Appear on New £50 Note in UK

The Bank of England has announced that legendary British mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing will appear on the new £50 note in the UK. Turing was chosen from thousands of names that were submitted by the public for possible inclusion on the British currency. “Why Turing? Turing was an outstanding mathematician whose works had…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 15 '19

Facebook Board Member Peter Thiel Calls Google ‘Treasonous’ and Says CIA Should Investigate

Billionaire Peter Thiel has called for a federal investigation into Google’s refusal to work with the U.S. military and says that the tech giant’s relationship with the Chinese military is “treasonous,” according to a new report from Axios late Sunday. Thiel, a Facebook board member, wants the FBI and CIA to ask questions of Google,…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 15 '19

Poker Bots, Earthquake Scars, and What to See at SDCC 2019: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

2019 Comic-Con International: San Diego is coming this week, which means our team will be on the ground, providing you with on-the-scene coverage of pop culture and fandom as well as hoping our fellow attendees please, please exercise some acceptable minimum degree of basic thoughtfulness. But in the meantime, our reporters and editors have been…

Tech News Tom McKay Jul 14 '19

French Inventor Totes Rifle While Flying Turbine-Powered Flyboard at Bastille Day Celebrations

European leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron were treated to a demonstration of the Flyboard Air, a sort of gas turbine-powered jetpack/hoverboard/flying platform originally invented by jetski champ Franky Zapata, during Bastille Day festivities in Paris on Sunday. Zapata carried what certainly appeared to be an unloaded rifle (or a replica of such) as he…

Gadgets Tom McKay Jul 14 '19

Now-Tropical Depression Barry Mostly Spares New Orleans, But Flood Risk Remains High

Tropical Depression Barry has been downgraded to its current status after smashing into Louisiana as the first hurricane of the season on Saturday, and it mostly spared the city of New Orleans from a potentially devastating direct hit. But torrential downpour has put 11 million people at risk of “epic flooding” as it crawls across…

Earth Science Tom McKay Jul 14 '19

One of the Actors on Avengers: Endgame Got In Trouble With Security for Posting a Picture of a Sunset

Being in a Marvel movie is, according to Disney, serious, serious business. The most recent proof of this is in a story told by actress Emma Fuhrmann, who played an older Cassie Lang in Avengers: Endgame. She recently told ComicBook.com that, after posting what she thought was an innocuous picture on Instagram, she got an…

Movies Julie Muncy Jul 14 '19

Daisy Ridley Says the Lightsaber Fights in The Rise of Skywalker Were Easier to Film for One Simple Reason

It’s all in the props. In a video for WIRED, wherein Ridley discusses her internet presence and delights at learning a bunch of silly trivia about her digital footprint, the Star Wars actress drops one fascinating tidbit about the filming of The Rise of Skywalker. She said that, in this film, the lightsaber fights were…

Movies Julie Muncy Jul 14 '19

Chiwetel Ejiofor Details the Joy and Pain It Took to Play Scar in The Lion King

I Miss the Handspring Visor

Instacart Workers Discover an App Is a Terrible Boss

Playing Original Game Boy Games in HD Will Cost You More Than a PS4

The FBI Is Investigating a ‘Showbiz Scam’ Artist Who’s Impersonated Marvel, Star Wars Executives

This Super-Customizable Controller Might Be a Secret Weapon for the Nintendo Switch

A Familiar Star Wars Face Returns in This Exclusive Thrawn: Treason Excerpt

A Game-Changing Look Inside the Next Issue of Jughead: The Hunger vs. Vampironica

Qualcomm Bumps Top Smartphone Chip in Preparation for Fall

The King’s Man Trailer Shows the Birth of the Kingsmen…and a Sword-Fighting Rasputin

7 Ways OnePlus and OxygenOS Beat Google’s Stock Android

The Most Interesting Stars Rumored for Marvel’s Eternals Deny They’re in Marvel’s Eternals

Is the Butterfly Effect Real?

Computer Science Legend Alan Turing to Appear on New £50 Note in UK

Facebook Board Member Peter Thiel Calls Google ‘Treasonous’ and Says CIA Should Investigate

Poker Bots, Earthquake Scars, and What to See at SDCC 2019: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

French Inventor Totes Rifle While Flying Turbine-Powered Flyboard at Bastille Day Celebrations

Now-Tropical Depression Barry Mostly Spares New Orleans, But Flood Risk Remains High

One of the Actors on Avengers: Endgame Got In Trouble With Security for Posting a Picture of a Sunset

Daisy Ridley Says the Lightsaber Fights in The Rise of Skywalker Were Easier to Film for One Simple Reason

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