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It’s Alarmingly Easy to Hack the Samsung Galaxy S8’s Iris Scanner

Samsung wants you to think that the iris scan technology on its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S8, is unbeatable. But it should surprise no one who pays attention to the security world that this is not the case. In fact, Samsung’s new iris scanner is very easy to trick. A security researcher at the…

Gadgets Adam Clark Estes

Get Your First Look at Mr. World, American Gods‘ Creepy Villain-in-Chief

So far, there hasn’t been a ton of menace on American Gods. Creeping dread? Yes. Believable techno-mystical threats? Sure. But the Starz series’ most formidable antagonist shows up in next week’s episode, when latter-day deity Mr. World shows up to talk to Shadow and Wednesday. Played by Crispin Glover, Mr. World is the leader of…

io9 Evan Narcisse

How to Use Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant From a Computer

Digital assistant apps of all kinds are on the rise, but you don’t necessarily need to invest in a smart speaker to start chatting to one: with a little know-how you can get Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant up and running on your computer. Here’s what you need to do. If you suddenly find yourself…

Gadgets David Nield

Australian Climate Expert Says Pain-in-the-Ass America Should Just Ditch the Paris Agreement Already

Sometimes, the only way to fix an unhappy relationship is to end it. Since former president Obama (remember that guy?) left office in January, the United States has done an about-face on the Paris climate agreement—we’ve gone from being an leader on climate action to a rogue state that can’t decide whether it wants to keep…

Climate Change Maddie Stone

The Women of Supergirl Show Off Their Footwear in Bizarre Wonder Woman Tie-In

The above gif is going to be the closest we ever get to a Gal Gadot/Melissa Benoist DC superhero team up, and I’m not quite sure if that makes me sad or deeply confused yet. Aired during last night’s Supergirl season finale, this promo is pretty much someone in the Supergirl costuming department’s boot fetish…

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Google’s AlphaGo Handily Beats Teen World Champion in First Match

Humanity could really use a win right now, and the latest test comes out of China, where a teenager named Ke Jie—the world’s best player of the ancient game Go—is taking on Google’s ultra powerful AlphaGo computer program. Unfortunately for us humans, it’s not looking great so far. On Tuesday, 19-year-old Ke Jie was defeated…

Tech News Michael Nunez

All the Details That Make Logan‘s Frozen Time Fight Scene So Great

Among Logan’s many achievements is how it’s pared down its violence into something completely visceral. This is apparent even when dealing with elements as fantastical as a psychic attack from a telepath with no control over his brain. This clip from the Logan Blu-ray explains the inspiration behind the scene of Logan slaughtering his way…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

The Entire Marvel Universe Teams Up to Fight Kang in First Trailer for Lego Marvel Superheroes 2

There are certain team ups (like Ms. Marvel, Spider-Gwen, Gamora, and Vision) that we’re probably never going to get a chance to see in Marvel’s cinematic universe. Thank goodness, then, that we have the Lego franchise to make those dream teams come true in all their minifig glory. In the original LEGO Marvel Superheroes video…

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Apple Reveals It Received at Least One Secret FBI Request For User Data

In its biannual transparency report, Apple revealed that it received a National Security Letter. But unlike other tech companies who have been ordered to turn over customer information to the FBI, Apple hasn’t yet published the demand letter it received. Apple’s transparency report also includes several new categories of government requests, an indication that the…

Tech News Kate Conger

Watch a Mortified Demolition Crew Accidentally Tear Down the Wrong Building

Working in demolition is tough. The pay sucks. You’re constantly hauling garbage around. Every job is dangerous. And sometimes—sometimes—you accidentally tear down the wrong building. That’s what happened to a crew of city contractors in Baltimore on Sunday. The Baltimore City Department of Housing had hired them to carry out an emergency demolition of an…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Sir Roger Moore, Who Portrayed James Bond as a Playful Superspy, Dead at 89

Sir Roger Moore, the third actor to take on the legendary mantle of James Bond, has died of cancer at the age of 89. A star of the TV screen during the mid 20th-century—in starring roles such as Ivanhoe, Maverick, and most famously as Simon Templar in The Saint—Moore achieved global fame when he replaced…

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Samsung’s Latest Surface Clone Is a Disappointing Flop

Even in a Microsoft-free world the Samsung Galaxy Book would be a frustrating device. Ostensibly it’s a Surface clone: A souped up Windows tablet with a pen for drawing and a floppy keyboard for typing. In practice, it’s an expensive machine that has me longing for any other computing device. The screen looks great, but…

Tablets Alex Cranz

It’s Time to Guess Wildly at the ‘Major New Character’ Coming to Avengers: Infinity War

There’s a few more details on the rumored Resident Evil reboot. Penn Jillette teases his Black Mirror episode. Finn Jones says to expect Danny Rand’s classic costume in Iron Fist’s second season. Plus, new footage from Pirates of the Caribbean 5 and Orphan Black, and tons of new pictures from Doctor Who. Spoilers now! Avengers:…

Television James Whitbrook

That Horrible ‘Spider Bite’ On Your Arm Could Be Anthrax

Imagine this thing that has actually happened: Your infant has a strangely-shaped skin lesion. Seeing this disgusting skin lesion and thinking it might be anthrax, you take your child to the doctor. “Doc, I think I my kid has anthrax,” you might say. The doctor’s eyes roll. “It’s obviously a spider bite,” doc probably replies.…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Tell Me This New Planetary Object Isn’t A Doughnut

Planets sort of look like big basketballs in space, floating around aimlessly. Sometimes they have rings. Other times, they look like gnocchi. More or less, to the average stargazer, planets have roughly the same shape—but a pair of scientists has just thrown a most delicious curveball into this whole equation. Apparently, doughnut planets might be…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta

Microsoft’s New Surface Pro Might Fix Its Loudest Problem

Microsoft held a big Surface event in Shanghai this morning. While the event was basically impossible to watch in America, with a broken liveblog and zero English livestreams, savvy viewers (and those fluent in Chinese) might have caught the big news: There’s a new Surface Pro. It’s been more than sixteen months since Microsoft’s landmark…

Tech News Alex Cranz

Cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Takes Over Vanity Fair and It’s Glorious

With the release of every new Star Wars movie comes a sprawling, high fashion photo spread courtesy of Vanity Fair featuring the latest movie’s cast in all of their gritty space-faring glory. This month’s issue will have four different covers photographed by Annie Leibovitz and they are absolutely stunning. The individual covers feature groups of…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Neo-Nazi Who Allegedly Threatened to Bomb Infrastructure Arrested with Explosives in Florida

The case of the neo-Nazi in Tampa, Florida who converted to Islam and killed his two neo-Nazi roommates somehow just got weirder. The fourth roommate, 21-year-old Brandon Russell, has now been arrested for possession of explosives. Russell is reportedly a member of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen, which is German for “Atomic Weapon.” Russell was roommates…

Tech News Matt Novak

InfoWars Would Like You to Stop Making Fun of Trump’s Totally Normal Orb Photo

This past weekend, President Trump got some heat for a bizarre photo in which he’s touching a glowing orb with two other world leaders in a dark room. It inspired a torrent of memes and jokes about Trump controlling the world with his magical orb. But InfoWars, founded by notorious conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, would…

Tech News Matt Novak

Watch Words Beautifully Express Their Own Meaning on an Old Typewriter

This austere and delightful little short shows just how much you can communicate with few resources and a decent amount of ingenuity. https://gizmodo.com/10-of-historys-most-beautiful-typewriters-5933011 Clocking in at just over a minute long, Disillusionment of 10 Point Font is like an amuse-bouche of viral videos—doesn’t waste your time and leaves a nice impression. Its creators simply type…

Sploid Rhett Jones

It’s Alarmingly Easy to Hack the Samsung Galaxy S8’s Iris Scanner

Get Your First Look at Mr. World, American Gods‘ Creepy Villain-in-Chief

How to Use Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant From a Computer

Australian Climate Expert Says Pain-in-the-Ass America Should Just Ditch the Paris Agreement Already

The Women of Supergirl Show Off Their Footwear in Bizarre Wonder Woman Tie-In

Google’s AlphaGo Handily Beats Teen World Champion in First Match

All the Details That Make Logan‘s Frozen Time Fight Scene So Great

The Entire Marvel Universe Teams Up to Fight Kang in First Trailer for Lego Marvel Superheroes 2

Apple Reveals It Received at Least One Secret FBI Request For User Data

Watch a Mortified Demolition Crew Accidentally Tear Down the Wrong Building

Sir Roger Moore, Who Portrayed James Bond as a Playful Superspy, Dead at 89

Samsung’s Latest Surface Clone Is a Disappointing Flop

It’s Time to Guess Wildly at the ‘Major New Character’ Coming to Avengers: Infinity War

That Horrible ‘Spider Bite’ On Your Arm Could Be Anthrax

Tell Me This New Planetary Object Isn’t A Doughnut

Microsoft’s New Surface Pro Might Fix Its Loudest Problem

Cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Takes Over Vanity Fair and It’s Glorious

Neo-Nazi Who Allegedly Threatened to Bomb Infrastructure Arrested with Explosives in Florida

InfoWars Would Like You to Stop Making Fun of Trump’s Totally Normal Orb Photo

Watch Words Beautifully Express Their Own Meaning on an Old Typewriter

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