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Citing Trump Tweet, Senate Panel Demands Any Recordings of Comey in White House

Following requests by multiple congressional committees for former FBI director James Comey’s memos of conversations between himself and President Trump, the Senate Judiciary Committee is now requesting the White House turn over any of its any recordings of conversations between the two by May 24th. “Last week, the President tweeted a message implying that the…

Tech News Sidney Fussell

Read the Entire First Chapter of Charles Stross’ New Laundry Files Novel, The Delirium Brief, Right Here

Charles Stross’ Laundry Files is one of the best and best-loved scifi series running (and a personal favorite). His upcoming installment, The Delirium Brief, not only begins with the titular secret occult-protection organization being dragged into the public eye—spoiler: everyone is very upset—but brings back beloved narrator/protagonist/unwilling executive/Eater of Souls Bob Howard back, too! We…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

SpaceX to Perform Its Most Heartwarming Mission Yet

The typical SpaceX payload might include a communications satellite, some ISS supplies, even the occasional spy network. But later this year, the aerospace company will embark on something quite a bit more endearing: a Falcon 9 rocket will carry the cremated remains of beloved family members into space. Elysium Space will be providing the unusual…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta

Google Photos Provides a Friendly Reminder That Google Owns You

Google is in the business of you. That’s why it exists. Its phones, Homes, and wireless routers all exist to cull as much information about you as possible so that it can then use that info for (hopefully not evil) financial gain. If you have forgotten that Google exists to collate your entire life, then…

Tech News Alex Cranz

Google’s Plan to Make Assistant Actually Useful

Released last year, Google Assistant hasn’t really proven itself useful outside of checking the weather, searching Google, or setting an alarm using voice commands. So far it’s been limited to just basic features that are more than matched by other smart assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri. But Google is trying to change that.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

All the Cool New Stuff Google Home Can Do

Google just announced new updates to Assistant and Google Home. The smart speaker leans on Assistant to offer voice controls and artificially intelligent, well, assistance. But until now, the gadget hasn’t really been able to do that much. Thanks to some updates, however, that might change very soon. The new Google Home features help the…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Baby Orangutans Rely on Their Mothers’ Milk For Almost a Decade

With the exception of whatever weird shit humans are doing, lactation continues to be the source of food for all baby mammals on this nipple-sucking (or skin-licking) planet. When it comes down to how long mammals nurse for, though, orangutans hold the record: Six to eight years. A team of scientists from several universities set…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Are Vitamin Supplements Killing Our Gut Bacteria?

We consume all sorts of things before really knowing how they’re going to affect us, including probiotics and dietary supplements. But given how preliminary our understanding of our gut bacteria is, it’s very likely that some supplements can work in direct opposition of others. For instance, vitamin A might kill a bacteria hypothesized to promote…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Marvel’s Secret Empire Has Revealed Its Big Secret

Today sees the release of the second chapter of Marvel’s Secret Empire, the event series that has seen Steve Rogers fall from one of Earth’s mightiest heroes to the leader of a fascist, totalitarian Hydra ruling over the United States. Except the issue also hurls a wrench into the works that throws into question over…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

US Senate Can Now Officially Use Signal For Encrypted Chats

Suck it, CIA. The US Senate has gotten permission to begin using the encrypted phone app Signal, according to a congratulatory letter from Sen. Ron Wyden’s office. Wyden’s letter thanked Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Frank Larkin for approving the use of the messaging app, which was launched under the name TextSecure by Open Whisper System in 2010.…

Tech News Dell Cameron

Ridley Scott Will Curate a Night of New Science Fiction Programming for TNT

Though Ridley Scott is best-known for directing feature films, including this week’s Alien: Covenant, he’s also extremely involved in TV—one recent example being his producing role on The Man in the High Castle. Next up, he’ll be working with TNT to bring even more science fiction to the airwaves. Deadline reports that Scott will fill…

Television Cheryl Eddy

Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break Into Mar-a-Lago. We Tested It.

Two weeks ago, on a sparkling spring morning, we went trawling along Florida’s coastal waterway. But not for fish. We parked a 17-foot motor boat in a lagoon about 800 feet from the back lawn of the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, and pointed a two-foot wireless antenna that resembled a potato gun toward the…

Tech News Jeff Larson, Surya Mattu, and Julia Angwin

King Kong Is Coming to Broadway as a Musical

With Kong: Skull Island still fresh in the pop culture consciousness, the giant ape has just announced another star turn—though it’s unrelated to his activities on the big screen. King Kong, an animatronics-laden musical written by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s Jack Thorne, is heading to Broadway. The show is described in its press…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Google Just Dropped Some of Its Patent Claims Against Uber

Waymo quietly dropped several of the patent claims in its explosive lawsuit against Uber last night, admitting in a new court filing that although it stands behind its allegations of trade secret theft and may pursue new patent claims later, it isn’t moving forward with its current patent infringement claims against one of Uber’s lidar…

Tech News Kate Conger

China and India Are Surpassing the Climate Goals the US Can’t Be Bothered to Meet

President Trump’s “America First Energy Plan” will, ironically, put us far behind China and India in the push to modernize our energy grid. China and India are both on track to “overachieve” their Paris Climate Agreement goals of de-carbonizing their energy grids by 2030, according to the Climate Action Tracker study released Monday. Of the…

Tech News Sidney Fussell

Alien Only Ever Needed One Sequel

No one argues that Alien and Aliens are the best films in the Alien franchise. It’s an objective, undisputed fact. After that, though, nothing is certain—is Alien 3 a good movie? How bad is Resurrection? Do the Alien vs. Predator movies count? Did you like Prometheus? The debates go on and on. They’ll continue this…

Movies Germain Lussier

Good News, Everyone! Futurama Lives on, This Time as a Mobile RPG

Try as the universe might, Futurama’s a property that seemingly can’t be killed—or at least stay dead for very long. Even though the show’s been officially off the air since 2013, Futurama’s getting yet another chance at life in the form of a Worlds of Tomorrow, a mobile video game that picks up after the…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

How to Watch Trump’s Speech Today in the Middle of His Administration’s Complete and Total Meltdown, No Cable Required

President Donald Trump is making the commencement speech today at the US Coast Guard Academy graduation ceremony in Connecticut. It’s the president’s first appearance since Trump’s complete and total meltdown last night following the revelations that he had told FBI Director James Comey he didn’t want Michael Flynn investigated. The event begins at 11am ET,…

Tech News Matt Novak

Adorable Carbon Fiber Rocket Is Finally Ready to Launch

Rockets are big, shiny hunks of metal that do extraordinary things—but you’d probably never call one “cute.” Kittens are cute. Capybaras? Definitely. But rockets, not so much—except for this little guy, from New Zealand-based startup Rocket Lab. Its name is Electron, and after years of preparation, its’s finally gearing up to launch as soon as…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta

Superman Managed to Retcon His Romance With Wonder Woman Out of Existence

Recently, Superman managed to warp his personal timeline—and maybe even vast swathes of the DC Universe—by merging both his New 52-era and Pre-Flashpoint selves into one single Superperson. While we still don’t know the full ramifications of what’s been affected, we now know one thing: Clark no longer snogged Diana. There’s still a lot to…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Citing Trump Tweet, Senate Panel Demands Any Recordings of Comey in White House

Read the Entire First Chapter of Charles Stross’ New Laundry Files Novel, The Delirium Brief, Right Here

SpaceX to Perform Its Most Heartwarming Mission Yet

Google Photos Provides a Friendly Reminder That Google Owns You

Google’s Plan to Make Assistant Actually Useful

All the Cool New Stuff Google Home Can Do

Baby Orangutans Rely on Their Mothers’ Milk For Almost a Decade

Are Vitamin Supplements Killing Our Gut Bacteria?

Marvel’s Secret Empire Has Revealed Its Big Secret

US Senate Can Now Officially Use Signal For Encrypted Chats

Ridley Scott Will Curate a Night of New Science Fiction Programming for TNT

Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break Into Mar-a-Lago. We Tested It.

King Kong Is Coming to Broadway as a Musical

Google Just Dropped Some of Its Patent Claims Against Uber

China and India Are Surpassing the Climate Goals the US Can’t Be Bothered to Meet

Alien Only Ever Needed One Sequel

Good News, Everyone! Futurama Lives on, This Time as a Mobile RPG

How to Watch Trump’s Speech Today in the Middle of His Administration’s Complete and Total Meltdown, No Cable Required

Adorable Carbon Fiber Rocket Is Finally Ready to Launch

Superman Managed to Retcon His Romance With Wonder Woman Out of Existence

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