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This Robot Gardener from the 1960s Looks Like a Techno-Utopian Version of the Apocalypse

When people of the 1950s and 60s imagined the robot lawnmowers of the future, they were generally pretty small and cute. But not this guy. The May 6, 1962 edition of the Sunday comic strip “Closer Than We Think” pictured the most enormous and frankly terrifying robot gardener of all time. Illustrated by Arthur Radebaugh,…

Tech News Matt Novak May 16 '19

Chris Rock Is Rebooting Saw…Yes, That Chris Rock and Yes, That Saw

Legendary comedian Chris Rock is teaming up with Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures to reboot the Saw franchise. Which we realize is a ridiculous jumbling of words but, we assure you, it’s true. The untitled film is scheduled for release on October 23, 2020 and will be directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, who directed Saw II,…

Movies Germain Lussier May 16 '19

An Estimated 414 Million Pieces of Plastic Have Piled Up on Australia’s Best Beaches

Human trash continues to pile up on every corner of the Earth at an alarming rate. And new research published on Thursday in Scientific Reports chronicles yet another frontier in our increasing plastic pollution crisis. Researchers looked at the Coco (Keeling) Islands, two small islands to the west of Australia with some of the best…

Conservation Brian Kahn May 16 '19

Updates From the Avatar Movies, Game of Thrones, and More

They’re somehow still casting people in James Cameron’s Avatar saga. Get a look at a very sad Flex Mentallo in new Doom Patrol pictures. Bill Murray’s open to making a cameo in the new Ghostbusters. Plus, a creepy new clip from Brightburn, and the final two promo pictures for Game of Thrones. Spoilers, away! Avatar…

Television James Whitbrook May 16 '19

Jay Inslee Just Dropped His $9 Trillion Plan to Fight Climate Change by Rebuilding the Entire Country

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has staked his entire presidential campaign on being the country’s first climate candidate. And on Thursday, he released the second plank of his climate change platform. While the first provided a set of goals, the new addition lays out a vision for how to achieve them through $9 trillion in federal…

Climate Change Brian Kahn May 16 '19

Kickstarter CEO Says Management Won’t Voluntarily Recognize Employee Union

Recently promoted Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan wrote in an email to all staff that company management will not voluntarily recognize a union in the process of organizing and will instead seek a National Labor Relations Board election, the Verge reported on Wednesday. News of an organizing effort at the popular crowdfunding platform, which unlike most…

Tech News Tom McKay May 15 '19

Trump Admin Creates Web Portal for Supporters to Complain About Getting Banned on Social Media

Donald Trump has made absolutely no secret of his feelings on free speech: He hates it when it’s not servile paeans to him and his agenda. He’s called for opening up “libel laws” to make it easier to sue journalistic outfits, issued (empty) threats to revoke the broadcast licenses of TV outlets that embarrass him,…

Tech News Tom McKay May 15 '19

VFX Artists Explain What It Would Actually Take to Redo Sonic the Hedgehog

After the trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, it was like a million voices cried out in laughter, then were suddenly placated. The negative response to Sonic’s look prompted director Jeff Fowler to announce that the filmmakers were going back to the drawing board. But what does that mean, how long will it take,…

Movies Beth Elderkin May 15 '19

It Sure Sounds Like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Will Be Digging Into Rocket Raccoon’s Backstory

Ever since the first Guardians of the Galaxy film teased us with hints of Rocket Raccoon’s origin story, fans have wondered when we’d get the full MCU version of the tale. Well, according to a new interview with writer-director James Gunn, it seems like something he’s likely to explore in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.…

Movies Germain Lussier May 15 '19

New York Proposal Would Ban Face Recognition Surveillance By Landlords

In the same week that San Francisco voted to become the first city in the United States to ban government use of face recognition surveillance, two New York State legislators introduced a bill to ban the use of facial recognition surveillance by residential landlords. New York State Senator Brad Hoylman and Assembly Woman Latrice Walker…

Privacy & Security Patrick Howell O'Neill May 15 '19

Which Streaming Service Should You Let Raise Your Kids?

You are a busy person and media companies get it, that’s why they’re here to be a parent in your absence. What you may have never considered is that media companies can also be bad parents. Thankfully, it’s actually pretty easy to figure out which conglomerate should be raising your children. Local Babysitter crunched some…

Tech News Catie Keck May 15 '19

The Official Title of the Picard Star Trek Show Won’t Shock You

It’s right there in the headline, just reversed. The title is Star Trek: Picard. CBS made the announcement at its upfront presentation today, and then made it internet official with a nice little title treatment revealed on Twitter. Here’s an image, in case the embed doesn’t work for you. Straightforward? Yes. But in a good…

io9 Germain Lussier May 15 '19

Neil Gaiman Had to Fight to Keep One of Terry Pratchett’s Creations in Good Omens

Agnes Nutter is not really a huge part of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s divine apocalyptic adventure Good Omens—she’s more important to the backstory and worldbuilding of Crowley and Aziraphale’s journey to stop the apocalypse, rather than being a major player herself. But when the upcoming adaptation nearly cut the character, Gaiman had to step…

io9 James Whitbrook May 15 '19

A Coconut Water Brand Is Offering Free Piss on Twitter Because This Is the Future

When they looked to the future, some in the 20th century imagined wondrous technological advancements. Others foresaw a world of global totalitarian control. The future we ended up with, however, has had a little bit of both—plus a beverage company offering to send a hater some human urine on social media. On Wednesday, coconut water maker…

Tech News Hudson Hongo May 15 '19

All of Marvel’s X-Men Comics Are Ending So Jonathan Hickman’s New ‘X-Universe’ Can Begin

For years, Marvel’s X-Men characters have languished in its comics universe while others (with far more successful cinematic franchises) were elevated to new levels of prominence. The X-Men never went away, really, it’s just that they haven’t been headliners. Jonathan Hickman has a plan to change all of that, and it begins by bringing all…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore May 15 '19

How to Find Google Pay’s Hidden Privacy Settings

Google Pay is an online paying system and digital wallet that makes it easy to buy anything on your mobile device or with your mobile device. But if you’re concerned about what Google is doing with all your data (which you probably should be), Google doesn’t make it easy for Google Pay has some secret…

Tech News Jennings Brown May 15 '19

The Rise of Skywalker Concerns Me, a Very Casual Star Wars Fan

The Last Jedi sent a message to the Star Wars fandom that, at least from the filmmakers’ perspective, the Skywalkers’ story was ready to come to a close. It was a bold pivot from the nostalgic direction The Force Awakens appeared to be taking the franchise in, and unsurprisingly, it left many hardcore fans of the…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore May 15 '19

White House Refuses to Support ‘Christchurch Call’ That Condemns Extremism Online, Releases Absolutely Bonkers Statement

The White House has declined to endorse a non-binding response condemning the spread of hate speech and terrorist radicalization on social media. The response, dubbed the “Christchurch Call,” was written in the wake of the terrorist attacks that killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand and livestreamed on Facebook. The White House’s reasoning…

Politics Matt Novak May 15 '19

OK, But Do Dragons Ever Run Out of Fire?

Game of Thrones has clearly lost its own thread, and I can’t help but feel held captive by the eight years I’ve already sunk into this series as I begrudgingly plod through its mercifully short final season. And yet, something wonderful happened in the midst of last week’s episode—“The Bells”—that I’ve been unable to shake…

io9 Avery Ellis May 15 '19

Google Recalls Physical Security Keys After Discovery of Bluetooth Vulnerability

Titan—the physical security Google rolled out last summer—was built to “protect high-value users.” Now those users who bought in on Titan are all eligible for free replacements of this $50 device suite after the company discovered a vulnerability in the way it operates. Titan, and competitor products that preceded it like the YubiKey or Feitian…

Tech News Avery Ellis May 15 '19

This Robot Gardener from the 1960s Looks Like a Techno-Utopian Version of the Apocalypse

Chris Rock Is Rebooting Saw…Yes, That Chris Rock and Yes, That Saw

An Estimated 414 Million Pieces of Plastic Have Piled Up on Australia’s Best Beaches

Updates From the Avatar Movies, Game of Thrones, and More

Jay Inslee Just Dropped His $9 Trillion Plan to Fight Climate Change by Rebuilding the Entire Country

Kickstarter CEO Says Management Won’t Voluntarily Recognize Employee Union

Trump Admin Creates Web Portal for Supporters to Complain About Getting Banned on Social Media

VFX Artists Explain What It Would Actually Take to Redo Sonic the Hedgehog

It Sure Sounds Like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Will Be Digging Into Rocket Raccoon’s Backstory

New York Proposal Would Ban Face Recognition Surveillance By Landlords

Which Streaming Service Should You Let Raise Your Kids?

The Official Title of the Picard Star Trek Show Won’t Shock You

Neil Gaiman Had to Fight to Keep One of Terry Pratchett’s Creations in Good Omens

A Coconut Water Brand Is Offering Free Piss on Twitter Because This Is the Future

All of Marvel’s X-Men Comics Are Ending So Jonathan Hickman’s New ‘X-Universe’ Can Begin

How to Find Google Pay’s Hidden Privacy Settings

The Rise of Skywalker Concerns Me, a Very Casual Star Wars Fan

White House Refuses to Support ‘Christchurch Call’ That Condemns Extremism Online, Releases Absolutely Bonkers Statement

OK, But Do Dragons Ever Run Out of Fire?

Google Recalls Physical Security Keys After Discovery of Bluetooth Vulnerability

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