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YouTube Stars Who Met With Feds to ‘Grow’ Trump-Themed Business Were Paid by Trump Campaign

A pair of familiar faces from the 2016 campaign trail randomly popped up on the US Commerce Department’s Twitter account Monday afternoon. But by Tuesday morning they were gone. YouTube stars Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson—better known as “Diamond” and “Silk,” respectively—were invited to the Commerce Department’s headquarters this week, apparently to discuss ways in…

Tech News Dell Cameron Aug 9 '17

How to Watch the Best Night Sky Fireball Show of the Year This Weekend

On Sunday, Daenarys and her dragons will be burning everything to ground on Game of Thrones. But the best fire show this weekend will actually be happening in real life, in the sky, no HBO password required. All you have to do is look up. Seriously, though, whoever is using my family’s ShowTime account to…

Tech News Rae Paoletta Aug 9 '17

We’re Extremely Curious About Star Wars’ Newest Alien Creatures, the Caretakers

The Star Wars universe is so filled with aliens that learning about a new one isn’t always a big deal. But a new species from The Last Jedi was just revealed and we have a feeling there’s something special about them. Entertainment Weekly revealed that a new race of aliens referred to as the Caretakers…

io9 Germain Lussier Aug 9 '17

You Can Get a Giant Inflatable Trump Chicken of Your Own on eBay

People started freaking out on Wednesday afternoon when a giant inflatable chicken resembling Donald Trump appeared outside the White House. A local Fox affiliate even covered the event live. What the heck is happening? It wasn’t immediately clear how the sassy balloon ended up near some of the most highly protected air space in the…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Aug 9 '17

Short Horror Film Two Birds Will Make You Avoid Your Spooky Basement Even More Than You Already Do

You already hate going down into your dark, damp, spidery, probably ghost-infested basement—and creepy short film Two Birds, about a woman who discovers something deeply horrible when she ventures to her home’s subterranean level—won’t help that phobia one bit. Props to filmmaker Brendan Beachman, who somehow makes a well-worn horror trope feel totally fresh and…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Aug 9 '17

StarCraft Could Be the Next Game AI Destroys Us At

My experience with StarCraft was probably the stupidest possible: I really liked the books. Sure, I played the games, but mostly I played single-player because I was not very good, and enjoyed the story. But for some reason, it was Sarah Kerrigan’s tale told through the novelization that resonated with me the most. Anyway, I…

Artificial Intelligence Ryan F. Mandelbaum Aug 9 '17

Supreme Leader Snoke’s Personal Bodyguards in The Last Jedi Are Ridiculously Badass

There’s always been a kind of high-fashion pageantry associated with Star Wars’ oppressive regimes that’s simultaneously terrifying and utterly delightful to look at. When The Last Jedi hits theaters later this year, it looks as if Supreme Leader Snoke’s going to continue in that tradition with the Praetorian Guard. Though we’ve known about Praetorian Guard…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 9 '17

This Story About How the FBI Tracked Down an Alleged Child Porn ‘Terrorist’ Is Nuts

Self-proclaimed cyber terrorists tend to have one thing in common: They think police can’t catch them. And almost always, these sad men sitting at computers are wrong. That seems to be the case with Brian Kil, a fictional Facebook bad guy who liked to extort underage girls into sending him nudes, according to the FBI.…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Aug 9 '17

The New Telltale Batman Video Game Keeps on Changing Dark Knight Lore in Twisted and Satisfying Ways

There’s a meddlesome good-thing/bad-thing dynamic I experienced as I sat down with the next installment of Telltale’s Batman video game series: I kept waiting to be shocked. Then when the shock came, I wished it hadn’t happened at all. Last year, Batman: The Telltale Series won my affection by presenting a fractured-mirror version of the…

io9 Evan Narcisse Aug 9 '17

FaceApp Launches Digital Blackface Options Because the World Is Filled With Idiots [Updated]

This really isn’t that hard, people. Just last year, Snapchat apologized for adding an offensive Bob Marley selfie filter to its stable. Now, FaceApp—the silly photo editor you probably downloaded in March and totally forgot about—has outdone Snapchat by throwing in options for people to virtually switch between multiple races. No. Don’t do this. https://gizmodo.com/snapchat-s-offensive-bob-marley-filter-gives-you-inst-1772008981…

Tech News Rhett Jones Aug 9 '17

Thanks to Airbnb, You Can Fuck in Trump’s Childhood Home for $725 a Night

The home President Donald J Trump was raised (and presumably conceived) in is now available for rent on Airbnb. It’s lodging fit for an idiot-king. And yes, I’m sorry for making you think about Fred Trump having sex. Newsday contacted Paramount Realty, which confirmed the authenticity of the listing as the structure in which our…

Tech News Avery Ellis Aug 9 '17

The 22 Best New Twin Peaks Characters

It’s been both wonderful and depressing catching up with favorite Twin Peaks characters after 25 years. (Like, what the hell, Audrey?) But Twin Peaks: The Return has also introduced several new eccentrics who’ve quickly become memorable parts of the show’s ever-expanding landscape. Programming notes: I didn’t include either of the Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan)…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Aug 9 '17

Motorhead’s Lemmy Will Live On as a Vicious Prehistoric Crocodile

When much-beloved Motörhead frontman Lemmy left our planet for a more metal one back in 2015, the world mourned. But now, the iconic musician has been immortalized in a way we know he’d approve of—by getting a prehistoric beast named in his honor. Recently, scientists studying the fragmentary skeleton of a marine crocodile relative at…

Tech News Rae Paoletta Aug 9 '17

Luke Skywalker Has So Much More in Common With Obi-Wan in The Last Jedi Than We Thought

The thought of Luke Skywalker exiling himself to an unknown planet before the events of The Force Awakens imagined many to believe he would become the Yoda of the new Star Wars trilogy. Hell, there was fan art and everything! But it turns out that more tragic reasons make Luke’s role in The Last Jedi…

io9 James Whitbrook Aug 9 '17

Don’t Get Too Excited About Alien Life on Tau Ceti

Mildly encouraging news for Earthlings hoping to escape the scorched ruins of our own planet: A team of astronomers has found evidence for four Earth-sized (ish) worlds orbiting tau Ceti, a Sun-like star located just 12 light years away. Two of these planets, the researchers say, might barely be on the edge of the habitable…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone Aug 9 '17

Mammalian Ancestors Went Airborne Earlier Than We Thought

The origin of flight remains a perplexing topic in the scientific community, as tends to be the case with any origin story. Flight probably evolved multiple times in different groups. Insects probably started flying over 300 million years ago, and pterosaurs, large flying reptiles, evolved 230 million years ago. Add gliding and the complex origins…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Aug 9 '17

Marvel’s Heroes Finally Scored a Major Win in Secret Empire and It Feels So Good

Comics are at their very best when they take you on a journey that makes you feel a broad spectrum of emotions. A good comic sets up a bold premise and then crafts a plot around that central idea, but a really great comic draws you into its pages and become deeply invested in its…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 9 '17

Did Scientists Just Discover the Last Common Ancestor of All Apes?

Fossils of ancient apes are even rarer than those of ancient humans, so very little is known about these important evolutionary missing links. The unexpected discovery of a 13 million-year-old infant ape skull in Kenya is offering a tantalizing glimpse of a new species that lived well before humans and apes embarked upon their very…

Tech News George Dvorsky Aug 9 '17

Newly Named Titanosaur Was the Largest Land Animal Our Planet Has Ever Seen

Four years after six specimens were discovered in Argentina, scientists have finally given a name to what is now considered the largest animal to ever have walked the Earth. Say hello to Patagotitan mayorum—a Cretaceous-era dinosaur that weighed an astonishing 152,000 pounds. Before we get into the details of the new study, published today in…

Tech News George Dvorsky Aug 9 '17

Bill Murray Wept With Joy When He Saw the Groundhog Day Musical for the First Time

Bill Murray knows Groundhog Day. He’s been living it for years. You’d figure that it’d be all glad-handing and cut-ups when the beloved actor saw the musical version of his hit 1993 movie. But, while the jokes did happen, it was the tears that probably took everybody by surprise. A story in today’s New York…

io9 Evan Narcisse Aug 9 '17

YouTube Stars Who Met With Feds to ‘Grow’ Trump-Themed Business Were Paid by Trump Campaign

How to Watch the Best Night Sky Fireball Show of the Year This Weekend

We’re Extremely Curious About Star Wars’ Newest Alien Creatures, the Caretakers

You Can Get a Giant Inflatable Trump Chicken of Your Own on eBay

Short Horror Film Two Birds Will Make You Avoid Your Spooky Basement Even More Than You Already Do

StarCraft Could Be the Next Game AI Destroys Us At

Supreme Leader Snoke’s Personal Bodyguards in The Last Jedi Are Ridiculously Badass

This Story About How the FBI Tracked Down an Alleged Child Porn ‘Terrorist’ Is Nuts

The New Telltale Batman Video Game Keeps on Changing Dark Knight Lore in Twisted and Satisfying Ways

FaceApp Launches Digital Blackface Options Because the World Is Filled With Idiots [Updated]

Thanks to Airbnb, You Can Fuck in Trump’s Childhood Home for $725 a Night

The 22 Best New Twin Peaks Characters

Motorhead’s Lemmy Will Live On as a Vicious Prehistoric Crocodile

Luke Skywalker Has So Much More in Common With Obi-Wan in The Last Jedi Than We Thought

Don’t Get Too Excited About Alien Life on Tau Ceti

Mammalian Ancestors Went Airborne Earlier Than We Thought

Marvel’s Heroes Finally Scored a Major Win in Secret Empire and It Feels So Good

Did Scientists Just Discover the Last Common Ancestor of All Apes?

Newly Named Titanosaur Was the Largest Land Animal Our Planet Has Ever Seen

Bill Murray Wept With Joy When He Saw the Groundhog Day Musical for the First Time

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