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How to Get Free and Discounted Rides to the Polls on Election Day

Have you registered to vote? Good. Now all you need to do is get to the polls on Tuesday, November 6. Thankfully, over 50 cities around the country are making that easy with free bus rides. And some private companies, like Lyft and Uber, are offering discounted rides to your polling station. Uber and Lyft…

Tech News Matt Novak Nov 5 '18

The PG-13 Deadpool 2 Has a Title, Release Schedule, and Charity Component

Concrete details on the mysterious PG-13 re-release of Deadpool 2 are finally here. It’s now officially called Once Upon a Deadpool, will be in theaters only from December 12 through 24, and $1 of each ticket sold will go to the charity Fuck Cancer, renamed “Fudge Cancer” to keep the PG-13 going. Deadline broke the…

Movies Germain Lussier Nov 5 '18

Facebook Banned That Racist Trump Ad

Don’t freak out, but the Trump campaign made a super racist television ad and successfully showed it to millions of people. Facebook just banned it, following similar bans from NBC and Fox News. (Fox News!) Election day is Tuesday. The ad in question deals with the so-called caravan of Central American refugees seeking asylum. It…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Nov 5 '18

Google Chrome Will Soon Nuke Ads On Extra-Shitty Websites

Google’s Chrome browser is making further changes to eliminate annoying or malicious ad practices and punish the bottom lines of sites that use them. Early in 2017, Google’s long-term plans to clean up advertising online first began trickling out. We’ve seen the browser mute videos that autoplay with sound and incorporate some ad-blocking features to…

Tech News Rhett Jones Nov 5 '18

The Doom Patrol’s Titans Debut Promises Horrifying Things for Their Upcoming Series

Even though DC Universe’s Titans is primarily an origin story about the series’ titular outcasts, it’s also a jumping off point for the Doom Patrol, another group of superpowered social misfits, who are the stars of yet another upcoming live-action show. Last week’s episode of Titans gave us our first look at the Chief’s team…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Nov 5 '18

What We Know About the Rise and Fall of Star Wars‘ New Republic

Although it’s now been years since Disney wiped the canonical Star Wars slate clean, one of its most fascinating periods—the time between the events of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens—is still mostly left uncovered. But one section of it in particular is still fascinating: the New Republic itself as an organization. The…

Movies James Whitbrook Nov 5 '18

Scientists Made a Remote-Control Dog Using Its Love of Chasing Things

Point the red dot of a laser anywhere near a dog, and they’ll obsessively chase and stalk it for hours. So researchers at Tohoku University took that idea one step further, creating a wearable vest covered in flashlights that create targeted dots of light to direct a pup’s movements—essentially creating a remote control dog without…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5 '18

The Walking Dead Teaser Reveals the Long-Awaited Arrival of the Whisperers

“Wheeeeeeere aaaaaaare theeeeeeey?” With those three words, the Whisperers have finally come to The Walking Dead. A new look at the next three episodes not only shows us life post-Rick, but also gives us our first glimpse of the villains fans have been waiting years to see. It turns out that losing the main character…

io9 Beth Elderkin Nov 5 '18

NASA Hopes for Martian Wind as It Extends Efforts to Reach Opportunity Rover

Five months have passed since scientists last heard from the Opportunity rover, which went into hibernation mode after planet-wide dust storm dimmed the Martian skies. But it appears that NASA has no plans to curtail its search for the rover, at least “for the foreseeable future,” according to a release. The rover hunt is a…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Nov 5 '18

Mining Bitcoin Can Be More of an Energy Drain Than Actual Mining

Cryptocurrency and precious metals share some similarities. Libertarians love them. Their values are social constructs. They’re mined. And accomplishing said mining takes a ton of energy. But a new study published on Monday in Nature Sustainability shows that crypto mining is a far more energy-intensive process than the mining of its shiny counterparts. Researchers have…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Nov 5 '18

I Think I’m Ready for Doctor Who to Stop Proving That It’s Still Doctor Who

Despite being a show about change, there’s always a certain amount of trepidation in Doctor Who when any amount of it happens, whether it’s just a new monster or a whole new Doctor. The latest season has seen more changes than we’ve had in a while—and it still feels like it’s trying assuage that familiar…

io9 James Whitbrook Nov 5 '18

Indian Teen Wanted FBI to Recover Stolen Bitcoin, So He Threatened to Blow Up Miami Airport: Reports

This probably isn’t the best way to get the FBI’s attention. Multiple outlets in India reported over the weekend that an unnamed 18-year-old boy from the Jalaun district is being charged with multiple crimes after he called the FBI about 50 times with bomb threats against the Miami International Airport. Local authorities were contacted by…

Tech News Rhett Jones Nov 5 '18

Maybe People Like the Home Button

Remember how tech bloggers seemed so jazzed about the iPhone XR because it was like the very expensive iPhone XS but incredibly cheaper? It looks like the public is not as jazzed. Nikkei Asian Review reports that Apple has canceled a production boost for the iPhone XR, which is apparently not selling as well as…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Nov 5 '18

Opponents Plan to Stop Controversial Hawaiian Telescope’s Construction ‘At Whatever Cost’

Native Hawaiians have a long history of losing battles over their land. This stems all the way back to the late 1800s when white sugar farmers overthrew the Hawaiian Kingdom. Today, the battle lines are drawn around Mauna Kea, a sacred mountain that’s ultimately what drew the Polynesians to Hawaii, according to folklore. Ancestors are…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Nov 5 '18

Elon Musk’s New Boring Tunnel is Somehow More Boring Than a Regular Tunnel

Elon Musk tweeted out a video on Sunday night, showing a high-speed version of a stroll through the two-mile hole built under Los Angeles by the Boring Company, his tunnel-digging venture. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO called the tunnel “disturbingly long.” But given Musk’s past theatrics, it’s also pretty underwhelming. The Boring Company began drilling…

Tech News Jennings Brown Nov 5 '18

Star Wars Resistance Just Gave Us Its Best Name Drop Yet

If you’re like me, two words uttered during Sunday’s episode of Star Wars Resistance shook you to your core. Those words were… Kylo. Ren. Yes, the son of Leia Organa and Han Solo made his first appearance, in name only, during the latest episode of Resistance called “The Children of Tehar,” and with it came…

io9 Germain Lussier Nov 5 '18

You Can Now Frame Favorite Marvel Movie Moments on Your Wall With These Stills

For a decade now, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has given us a gorgeous world of costumed superheroes—moments and shots we’re still talking about all these years later. Now, you’re going to be able to hang them on your wall and remember them in a far more classy manner. io9 can exclusively reveal that Classic Stills—which…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Nov 5 '18

Deadpool 2’s Absurdly Fun VFX Reel Reveals Flying Peters, Man-Toddlers, and How Wade Wilson Was Blown to Bits

If you enjoyed the fourth-wall-breaking antics of Deadpool in his sequel, there’s a very good chance you’re also going to enjoy this behind-the-scenes video that reveals how VFX studio DNEG created many of the film’s most absurd and over-the-top scenes—including a digital crotch closeup, and Wade Wilson’s tiny toddler legs. The VFX breakdown is also…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Nov 5 '18

19 Tips and Tricks to Make You an Apple Watch Master

Three years and four hardware revisions down the line, and it’s clear that the Apple Watch is here to stay—but are you squeezing all the functionality you can out of your Apple wearable? Here we present 19 tips and tricks for the Apple Watch, many of which will work across multiple models, to help you…

Gadgets David Nield Nov 5 '18

A Major Storm Will Hit the Eastern U.S. on Election Day (But Please Go Vote Anyway)

The weather doesn’t stop for anyone, including voters. For many folks heading to the polls this week, a big mess of rain, snow and possibly severe weather is on tap starting on Monday and stretching into Tuesday. But the impacts aren’t expected to last all day, so you should be able to find a window…

Earther Brian Kahn Nov 5 '18

How to Get Free and Discounted Rides to the Polls on Election Day

The PG-13 Deadpool 2 Has a Title, Release Schedule, and Charity Component

Facebook Banned That Racist Trump Ad

Google Chrome Will Soon Nuke Ads On Extra-Shitty Websites

The Doom Patrol’s Titans Debut Promises Horrifying Things for Their Upcoming Series

What We Know About the Rise and Fall of Star Wars‘ New Republic

Scientists Made a Remote-Control Dog Using Its Love of Chasing Things

The Walking Dead Teaser Reveals the Long-Awaited Arrival of the Whisperers

NASA Hopes for Martian Wind as It Extends Efforts to Reach Opportunity Rover

Mining Bitcoin Can Be More of an Energy Drain Than Actual Mining

I Think I’m Ready for Doctor Who to Stop Proving That It’s Still Doctor Who

Indian Teen Wanted FBI to Recover Stolen Bitcoin, So He Threatened to Blow Up Miami Airport: Reports

Maybe People Like the Home Button

Opponents Plan to Stop Controversial Hawaiian Telescope’s Construction ‘At Whatever Cost’

Elon Musk’s New Boring Tunnel is Somehow More Boring Than a Regular Tunnel

Star Wars Resistance Just Gave Us Its Best Name Drop Yet

You Can Now Frame Favorite Marvel Movie Moments on Your Wall With These Stills

Deadpool 2’s Absurdly Fun VFX Reel Reveals Flying Peters, Man-Toddlers, and How Wade Wilson Was Blown to Bits

19 Tips and Tricks to Make You an Apple Watch Master

A Major Storm Will Hit the Eastern U.S. on Election Day (But Please Go Vote Anyway)

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