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Discovery May Be an Official Star Trek Show, but The Orville Could Wind Up the Truer One

Seth MacFarlane is a bit of a controversial figure. Sure, Family Guy might be one of the longest-lasting animated shows on television, but I’m not a huge fan. After all, the man can be problematic…to put it mildly. Yet, his new show, The Orville, coming later this fall, is one I’m very much interested in…because…

io9 Matthew Hawkins

McDonald’s Confirms Suicidal ‘McDonald’s Hong Kong’ Twitter Account Was a Long-Con Hoax [Updated]

This week, an unverified Twitter account claiming to be “McDonald’s Hong Kong,” a real branch of the global fast-food giant, went mad. The account was apparently created in October 2016, and initially posted just a few tweets that seemed like legitimate promotional material advertising the chain’s offerings of Big Macs and spicy chicken sandwiches. But…

Tech News Tom McKay

Artist Alex Ross Is Helping Bring Back the Captain America We All Love and Miss

Captain America’s Secret Empire storyline has been a test on multiple levels. Many are patiently waiting for it to be just over with, so Steve Rogers can get back to being the beacon of American hope and ideals that he was originally conceived to be. It’s only a matter of time before the status quo…

io9 Matthew Hawkins

Apple Removes All VPN Apps From Its Chinese App Store

Apple Inc. appears to have complied with the wishes of Chinese censors and removed all major VPN apps from the China-based branch of its App Store, a move which will make it harder for consumers to dodge the country’s pervasive restrictions on internet freedom. As TechCrunch noted, it’s still possible for users to create an…

Tech News Tom McKay

Music Video Celebrates That Comic-Con Still Is About the Comics

The biggest comic book show of them all, San Diego Comic-Con, has come and gone this year. Amidst all the hype and trailers, it can feel like it’s more about big films and shows than actual comic books. Luckily, one music video from the event is here to remind us that, yes, Comic-Con does still…

io9 Matthew Hawkins

Man Stabbed Seven Times Over Magic: The Gathering Argument

A 31-year-old man has been charged with stabbing another guy seven times—and hitting him with a mallet—after an argument broke out during a game of Magic: The Gathering. According to the St. Cloud Police Department in Minnesota, Elija Creech and his 20-year-old gaming buddy were playing the Magic: The Gathering card game overnight Friday when…

io9 Beth Elderkin

A Guide to Nintendo’s Confusing Ass Line Up

We’re not entirely sure why six years into the 3DS’ life cycle Nintendo decided to inject life into an aging platform that features outdated hardware from the start. But here we are, and admittedly there are a lot of old 3DS games worth playing, so let’s make the best of it. With the addition of…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

North Korea Releases Video of Latest ICBM Test

North Korean state TV just aired footage of yesterday’s missile test, which has been confirmed by South Korea and US forces as an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM. Early figures show that this is North Korea’s longest range missile to date. The missile, which North Korea claims is the same Hwasong-14 model that it tested…

Tech News Matt Novak

A Determined Hero Saves His City in the Retro Video Game-Inspired Gummy Gas Crisis

A chipper hero named Ed bleeps and blorps through his city—which looks and sounds suspiciously like a retro video game—in Rodrigo Díaz’s short animation Gummy Gas Crisis. Ed’s mission: to chase down a baddie named Lord Gadiseous, who’s spreading gas (the stinky kind) all over town. [Everything Animated]

io9 Cheryl Eddy

A Supernatural TV Show From the Creator of Twilight Is Coming to Starz

Stephenie Meyer, the author and creator of the Twilight saga, is about to dabble in a new world: Television. Starz just picked up the rights to her new show The Rook, which follows the leader of the a supernatural secret service. The project was first announced in 2015 when Hulu was the planned destination. It’s…

io9 Germain Lussier

Roomba CEO Swears That He Will Never Sell Maps of Users’ Homes, So Help Him God

iRobot, the maker of Roomba, made big news this week when an interview with its CEO mentioned plans to sell the map data of customers’ homes to third parties. Today, the company launched damage control measures and the CEO is spreading assurances that this is all just a big misunderstanding. https://gizmodo.com/roombas-next-big-step-is-selling-maps-of-your-home-to-t-1797187829 In a statement first…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones

A Woman and Her Zombie Stalker Make for the Ultimate Odd Couple in It Stains the Sands Red

A desperate woman, a decaying man, and a vast desert are the three main characters in It Stains the Sands Red, an unusual zombie movie that’s both gory and heartfelt, and admirably makes the most of its minimalist set-up. The odds don’t look good for Molly (Brittany Allen), a high-maintenance party girl who finds herself…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

The iPod Shuffle Review (2017)

Apple is doing away with the iPod Shuffle, a gadget I’d eradicated from my mind until yesterday. And now I’m suddenly awash with emotion for a little white stick I hadn’t considered once in this decade. I’m going to miss the hell out of it. Damn you Apple, quit playing shuffle with my heart. Late…

Other Gadgets Harri Weber

Why We Still Don’t Know How Long a Day is on Saturn

The ending of NASA’s Cassini mission is a truly intoxicating cocktail of emotions; on one hand, the data from this 20-year-long mission will fuel scientific research for years to come. On the other hand, where are we going to get our regular updates on everyone’s favorite gas giant? What about the photos? Seriously, our Saturn-induced…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta

Prehistoric Ghost Rider Has the Coolest, Most Batshit Ride for the Marvel Legacy Event

When we learned that Marvel’s Legacy event would kick off with the origin story of prehistoric Avengers who team up in the year 1,000,000 BC, we were kinda skeptical of the premise, but when we saw art for the team, the idea suddenly clicked. But there was still one Avenger we had concerns about. The…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

New Analysis at Nuclear Reactor Reignites Search for Mysterious ‘Sterile’ Neutrino

You’re probably aware that stuff is made from particles. But the second most abundant particle in the universe, the neutrino, refuses to be fully understood. This tiny and elusive speck only barely interacts with the other particles that make up us humans and our galaxy. Its mysteries continue to confound the public and get scientists…

Physics & Chemistry Ryan F. Mandelbaum

$15 Magnet Hack Turns Smart Gun Into Regular Gun

Just like anything with a lithium-based battery has the potential to explode, just about any tech product that’s considered “smart” is potentially hackable. Which is why one clever hacker was able to break the Armatix iP1, a smart gun that is designed to only be fired by a person wearing a paired smartwatch. The hacker,…

Tech News Alejandro Alba

Hey, Remember the Last Time Spock Had a Secret Sibling on Star Trek?

It was recently revealed that the main character of Star Trek: Discovery, Lieutenant Commander Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), was raised by Spock’s parents and is, therefore, Spock’s adopted sister. And my reaction was, “How many secret siblings does Spock have?” Because we’ve gone down this road before. It’s been a long road getting from there…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

The 28 Worst Stephen King Deaths, Ranked

Stephen King is the undisputed master of horror. He’s an incredibly prolific writer, penning over 56 books under his own name alone, and is one of the most adapted authors alive, with over 120 adaptations of his books, scripts, and short stories on film and television. In those thousands of pages, there have been more…

io9 Zach Ezer

FDA Considering Forcing Companies to Reduce Nicotine in Cigarettes to Non-Addictive Levels

In an effort to reduce tobacco-related disease and death, the US Food and Drug Administration says it’s considering a plan to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes—a major regulatory shift that’s already causing turmoil for conventional cigarettes companies at the stock market. Announced earlier today, the FDA’s new regulatory plan places nicotine and the issue of…

Health George Dvorsky

Discovery May Be an Official Star Trek Show, but The Orville Could Wind Up the Truer One

McDonald’s Confirms Suicidal ‘McDonald’s Hong Kong’ Twitter Account Was a Long-Con Hoax [Updated]

Artist Alex Ross Is Helping Bring Back the Captain America We All Love and Miss

Apple Removes All VPN Apps From Its Chinese App Store

Music Video Celebrates That Comic-Con Still Is About the Comics

Man Stabbed Seven Times Over Magic: The Gathering Argument

A Guide to Nintendo’s Confusing Ass Line Up

North Korea Releases Video of Latest ICBM Test

A Determined Hero Saves His City in the Retro Video Game-Inspired Gummy Gas Crisis

A Supernatural TV Show From the Creator of Twilight Is Coming to Starz

Roomba CEO Swears That He Will Never Sell Maps of Users’ Homes, So Help Him God

A Woman and Her Zombie Stalker Make for the Ultimate Odd Couple in It Stains the Sands Red

The iPod Shuffle Review (2017)

Why We Still Don’t Know How Long a Day is on Saturn

Prehistoric Ghost Rider Has the Coolest, Most Batshit Ride for the Marvel Legacy Event

New Analysis at Nuclear Reactor Reignites Search for Mysterious ‘Sterile’ Neutrino

$15 Magnet Hack Turns Smart Gun Into Regular Gun

Hey, Remember the Last Time Spock Had a Secret Sibling on Star Trek?

The 28 Worst Stephen King Deaths, Ranked

FDA Considering Forcing Companies to Reduce Nicotine in Cigarettes to Non-Addictive Levels

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