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The FBI Paid $900,000 to Unlock the San Bernardino Terrorist’s iPhone

Following the terrorist attack in San Bernardino in December of 2015, there was a lot of controversy over whether Apple should help the FBI open one of the terrorist’s phones. Ultimately, the FBI found a private company that helped crack it open, but we had no idea how much that effort cost the government. Until…

Tech News Matt Novak

That Viral Video of a Girl Calling Donald Trump a Disgrace is Totally Fake

Have you seen that video of a young girl telling President Trump that he’s “a disgrace to the world”? It’s a satisfying clip for those who believe the president needs to be called out to his face. But the video is completely fake. The clip went viral on Twitter yesterday, with countless people believing it…

Tech News Matt Novak

Top Secret Air Force Spaceplane Lands with Sonic Boom After Two Years in Orbit

The US Air Force’s secretive X-37B spaceplane landed yesterday after 718 days in orbit—just twelve days shy of a full two years. What was it doing up there in the sky? The government won’t say. Even the spaceplane’s budget is a secret. But the X-37B’s landing wasn’t so stealth. The spaceplane caused a sonic boom…

Space & Spaceflight Matt Novak

The Latest It Trailer Shows Nobody Knows What’s Lurking in the Sewers of Derry

The true horror of Stephen King’s It was always that the adults of Derry, Maine, where the primordial evil lived, seemed to understand that their children were being periodically snatched and murdered. In the latest trailer for the It reboot, though, it’s clear that the kids know something’s up and they know it’s living in…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore

The Final Wonder Woman Trailer Is Epic in Every Single Way

Huge scope, massive action, painful self-sacrifice, a story spanning generations, the final Wonder Woman trailer is epic in every way imaginable. It debuted during the MTV Movie Awards but you can watch it below. That trailer kind of just leaves you breathless, no? Is it June 2 yet? That’s when Wonder Woman will finally make…

Trailers Germain Lussier

Peter Parker’s Secret Is Out in the First Spider-Man Homecoming Clip

In the first clip from Spider-Man Homecoming, Peter Parker’s best friend is us. Peter (Tom Holland) sneaks back into his apartment after a night of crime fighting when he runs into his best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon). Ned is stunned to learn Peter secret and reacts just like any of us would react if our…

io9 Germain Lussier

USA Today Is Pissed That Bots Are Such Big Fans of Its Facebook Page

Normally, if a publisher has a problem with spam bots. it has something to do with dreaded promotional comments that don’t make any sense. But USA Today has another problem—the bots just love the colorful newspaper’s Facebook page. That’s led to the FBI getting involved. https://gizmodo.com/even-the-19th-century-had-needy-nigerian-prince-scams-1658969229 USA Today’s parent company, Gannett Co., reached out to…

Social Media Rhett Jones

Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Back to Ruin More Summer Flicks With His Constant Thinking

Neil deGrasse Tyson, aka that one guy in astronomy class who’s always going on about how no movies should have sound in space, is here to tell us that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 shouldn’t have sound in space. Yeah we know, Dad, we watched Firefly too. Tyson appeared on The Late Show with Stephen…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Here’s a Thought: Why Not Have Black Bolt Use Real Sign Language on Inhumans?

Marvel’s Inhumans is in full gear for a September IMAX release, and it’s already raising some questions— mainly, trying to figure out what the hell is going on with Medusa’s hair. But a recent comment about how Black Bolt will communicate on the show has got me thinking. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, actor…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Despite Hacks, Macron Trounces Le Pen in French Presidential Election

After a last minute effort by hackers to interfere with the French election, centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron still handily defeated his far right adversary Marine Le Pen. How the French press will handle the campaign hacks following a mandated blackout on election reporting remains to be seen. https://gizmodo.com/french-presidential-campaign-claims-massive-hack-1794983679 The election in France has been seen…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Rick and Morty Lead Got Super Drunk for Season 3 Taping, and I Feel Tipsy Just Watching It

Adult Swim recently shared a video where Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon challenged Justin Roiland, show creator and voice actor, to go method in shooting a season 3 scene where Rick gets really, really drunk. Talk about a contact buzz. The behind-the-scenes featurette shows Roiland knocking back a few shots before getting into the…

io9 Beth Elderkin

What All of Your Computer’s Specs Really Mean

Computer specs can be a baffling mix of acronyms and numbers at the best of times, but it’s worth learning something about them: It’ll help you choose a new computer, troubleshoot your old computer, and generally understand more about the relationship between the specs on the page and the experience you’re getting. Such is the…

Gadgets David Nield

Edge of Tomorrow Sequel Gets Title and Return of Emily Blunt

Edge of Tomorrow is one of those movies where if you haven’t seen it, someone who has will list off at least a dozen reasons why you should. Fans of the scifi thriller have been clamoring for a sequel since 2014, along with star Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman. While things are still up…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Send Your Ashes to Republicans Who Voted to Take Away Your Health Insurance

It would be funny, if it weren’t so damn sad. As a protest against the House Republican decision to pass a healthcare bill that will cause millions of people to lose their insurance, one programmer has set up a website that helps you mail your ashes to the ghouls responsible for your death. https://gizmodo.com/ghouls-celebrate-blood-feast-1794930832 On…

Tech News Rhett Jones

No, Marvel Didn’t Promote an Image Calling Jessica Jones an ‘Evil Jew’

Marvel has been in its share of hot water over the past few months— including when a VP of sales said diverse characters were causing its sales to slump, or when artist Ardian Syaf’s contract was sacked for putting controversial messages in X-Men Gold. The latest hotbed is an image that some claim was on…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Chris Pine Captains a Hilarious Saturday Night Live

The Handmaid’s Tale bros, a Shatner-esque Captain Kirk, and a pitch-perfect recreation of Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego— I mean Kellyanne Conway— made Chris Pine’s Saturday Night Live debut one of the show’s finest this season. Pine appeared on SNL over the weekend as a spectacle of singing and dancing, starting with a…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Popular Mac App Developers Issue Urgent Malware Warning

It’s been a rough week in Mac security. First, Checkpoint warned users of a Trojan spreading in Europe that was the first of its kind. And now, one of the most prominent video transcoding apps for Mac has a malware problem. https://gizmodo.com/mac-bittorrent-client-transmission-gets-infected-with-m-1785957214 The developers of the transcoding software Handbrake have issued a statement that warns…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones

Alien: Covenant May Be the Biggest Disappointment of the Summer

Here’s a sentence I’m just incredibly sad to type: Alien: Covenant is bad. It’s not terrible. Director Ridley Scott didn’t make some kind of hugely annoying, incoherent movie or anything like that. There are a few pockets of enjoyment in what unfolds on screen and watching it is semi-pleasant. But after the credits roll, mulling…

io9 Germain Lussier

How the Hell Is Steve Rogers, the Supreme Leader of Hydra, Wielding Thor’s Hammer?

Mjolnir, Thor’s magical hammer forged by dwarven blacksmiths out of the enchanted metal uru, has a history of being picky about who can pick it up. If the hammer thinks a person is worthy of its power, hefting it’s no big deal. So how the hell the Hydra fascist formerly known as Captain America, waving…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Knock Knock, It’s the Spoiler-Filled Doctor Who Discussion Thread

This week’s Doctor Who was big on scares—a spooky setting, a spooky monster, and the most spookiest element of all: student accommodations! But no, seriously, the Doctor and Bill went on one hell of a creepy adventure tonight, and now you can discuss it all in spoilery-detail in our weekly open thread! “Knock Knock” relied…

Television James Whitbrook

The FBI Paid $900,000 to Unlock the San Bernardino Terrorist’s iPhone

That Viral Video of a Girl Calling Donald Trump a Disgrace is Totally Fake

Top Secret Air Force Spaceplane Lands with Sonic Boom After Two Years in Orbit

The Latest It Trailer Shows Nobody Knows What’s Lurking in the Sewers of Derry

The Final Wonder Woman Trailer Is Epic in Every Single Way

Peter Parker’s Secret Is Out in the First Spider-Man Homecoming Clip

USA Today Is Pissed That Bots Are Such Big Fans of Its Facebook Page

Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Back to Ruin More Summer Flicks With His Constant Thinking

Here’s a Thought: Why Not Have Black Bolt Use Real Sign Language on Inhumans?

Despite Hacks, Macron Trounces Le Pen in French Presidential Election

Rick and Morty Lead Got Super Drunk for Season 3 Taping, and I Feel Tipsy Just Watching It

What All of Your Computer’s Specs Really Mean

Edge of Tomorrow Sequel Gets Title and Return of Emily Blunt

Send Your Ashes to Republicans Who Voted to Take Away Your Health Insurance

No, Marvel Didn’t Promote an Image Calling Jessica Jones an ‘Evil Jew’

Chris Pine Captains a Hilarious Saturday Night Live

Popular Mac App Developers Issue Urgent Malware Warning

Alien: Covenant May Be the Biggest Disappointment of the Summer

How the Hell Is Steve Rogers, the Supreme Leader of Hydra, Wielding Thor’s Hammer?

Knock Knock, It’s the Spoiler-Filled Doctor Who Discussion Thread

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