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Korean Air Loosens Up Its Taser Policy For ‘More Active Use’ Because Why Not

Korean Air gives its flight attendants Tasers for extreme situations, like when the lives of passengers or crew are threatened. But after a midair disturbance last week, the airline has decided to loosen up rules for when Tasers can be used. Specifically, flight attendants are now permitted “more active use” of stun guns when it’s…

Tech News Matt Novak

The Science Stories We’ll Be Watching in 2017

With 2016 now in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look ahead and see what the coming year has in store. Here are Gizmodo’s most anticipated scientific and technological developments—and backslides—of 2017. Space Exploration After 12 incredible years, the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn will come to a spectacular end. The probe is running out…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

Arrow‘s Latest Cliffhanger May Have Just Been Solved

Remember the shocker that awaited Ollie when he entered the Arrow-cave in the last season of the midseason finale? A new promo seems like it has a pretty clear answer as to how that “surprise” was possible. Ollie, of course, discovered Laurel Lance awaiting him, which was a bit of a surprise because 1) Laurel…

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The Woman Who Convinced Us That Dark Matter Existed Was Never Awarded a Nobel Prize

Vera Rubin, one of the most important astronomers of the 20th century, died on December 25th in Princeton, NJ at age 88. She played a seminal role in our understanding of dark matter, and should have been awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics—but never was. Born in 1928 and raised in Washington DC, Rubin was…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum

101 People Who Think Their Uber Drivers Are High as Hell

The cool thing about Uber is that it lets virtually anybody become a taxi driver. The downside? Sometimes, without any safeguards in place, those amateur drivers do things that are against the law. Like driving passengers while they’re high as hell. Below we’ve compiled a list of just a few people who think that their…

Tech News Matt Novak

Samsung’s New Beauty Products Are Very Judgmental

The world of skincare tech is awash with snake oil products that promise to clear your skin: Chunky plastic masks that make you sweat or try to vibrate the dirt right out of your pores; face “belts” that lift the wrinkles right off your face. They’re usually more commonly found at the drug store than…

Gadgets Alex Cranz

Lucasfilm Finally Addresses Rogue One‘s Biggest Controversy

Almost two weeks since the release of the latest Star Wars film, Rogue One, but much of the talk surrounding the movie is about characters from 40 years ago. Now, in an interview with The New York Times, several of Rogue One’s most prominent contributors have given their accounts of the film’s controversial decisions. Those…

io9 Germain Lussier

The Year in Encouraging News

This year sucked, didn’t it? I don’t need to remind you of all the ways in which this year was bad. (But here are a few anyway: Trump, mass death and destruction, the blatant, mainstream adoption of weaponized hatred, the deaths of several beloved public figures, Trump.) But sometimes, all you want is for a…

Social Media Sophie Kleeman

Skip That Trip to Hong Kong and Watch This POV Video of Disney’s Iron Man Experience Ride

Disney’s first Iron Man ride won’t officially open until early in the new year, but a few lucky riders have already been on it, and they brought back some a truly fun video of it in action. It’s the next best thing to flying to Hong Kong, getting a hotel, going to the park, and…

io9 Germain Lussier

We May Know Way Too Much About Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Thor: Ragnarok

A surprising DC hero and villain meet for lunch. Spider-Man’s Tom Holland puts in an unexpected mask in an unexpected place. Plus, a clue about the future of Ghostbusters, the DC/CW names the Legion of Doom, and The Librarians continues to delight us with its insanity. Out stockings were stuffed with spoilers, and we’re happy…

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7 Great Drawing and Sketching Apps That Turn Anyone Into an Artist

Music production isn’t the only area in which smartphones and tablets can help those with no experience (or talent) push out something slick and professional. Here are the best apps for creating eye-catching works of art, whether or not you’ve ever put digital pen (or paintbrush) to virtual paper before. SketchBook Autodesk’s SketchBook is undoubtedly…

Gadgets David Nield

America Sold $40 Billion Worth of Weapons to Other Countries Last Year

The United States loves selling weapons to foreign governments. We really, really love it. Like, $40 billion in love. A new government report based on unclassified data has helped elaborate on that love. The report, produced by the Congressional Research Service, explains that America is by far the largest arms dealer in the world. The…

Tech News Matt Novak

Cheetahs Race Toward Extinction With Global Population Crash

Cheetahs, the fastest mammal in the world, are on the brink of extinction according a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. There are only 7,100 cheetahs globally, and their population has declined rapidly since the late 90s. For example, in 1999 there were 1,200 cheetahs in Zimbabwe. Fast forward…

Tech News Eve Peyser

Tech Billionaire Mark Cuban Still Has No Idea How Tweets Work

“For as long as my Twitter feed is private,” tech billionaire Mark Cuban tweeted, “all original tweets are copyrighted and can’t be posted elsewhere without my permission.” The outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks, who made his fortune selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo during the dot-com boom, purported that if he tweets while his Twitter account…

Tech News Eve Peyser

The New Image From It Is Creepy for All the Wrong Reasons

For years, fans have been waiting for a big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It. They’ll get one in 2017, but the latest image from the film is incredibly odd. Here’s the full image, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. Now, we get it. It’s Pennywise, the kid-killing clown, lurking in the sewers. But doesn’t it just…

io9 Germain Lussier

Senior Facebook Employee Arrested For Allegedly Soliciting Unprotected Sex From Underage Girl

Dov Katz, the head of computer vision at Oculus VR, was arrested near Seattle on December 21 for allegedly soliciting sex from an underage girl. According to charging records, Katz allegedly attempted to pay $350 to have unprotected sex with someone he thought was a 15-year-old girl. Katz, 38, has been charged with attempted commercial…

Tech News William Turton

Rogue One Gets a (Fan-Made) Opening Crawl

I don’t know about you, but when I was watching Rogue One I found it incredibly disconcerting to be watching a Star Wars film that didn’t include John Williams’ triumphant opening theme of the traditional opening crawl. One fan has decided to correct that by making his own. It’s not perfect—despite the obvious similarities, I…

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In Pixar’s Coco, a Guitar Sends a Boy to the Land of the Dead

Up until now, we’ve only seen concept art from Pixar’s upcoming film, Coco. On Monday, Pixar tweeted the first actual image from the 2017 holiday film, directed Toy Story 3’s Lee Unkrich. What you see is a young boy named Miguel (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez) playing the guitar of music legend Ernesto de la Cruz…

io9 Germain Lussier

Google Fixes Algorithm to Remove Holocaust-Denying Results and Other ‘Non-Authoritative Information’

After it was widely reported that the first Google search result for “Did the Holocaust happen?” was from Stormfront, a white supremacist website, Google decided to alter its algorithm to remove Holocaust denial sites all together. https://gizmodo.com/google-wont-alter-the-holocaust-denying-results-for-di-1790025043 When the news first broke, Google said it would not remove the article—titled “Top 10 reasons why the…

Tech News Eve Peyser

A New Video Teases the Natural Beauty of Disney’s Upcoming Avatar Land

Though we’re still a few years away from seeing James Cameron’s Avatar back on the big screen, 2017 will start to ease the franchise back into popular culture. Most significantly, Pandora: The World of Avatar will be opening at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park. A new video takes fans behind the scenes. It’s our best…

io9 Germain Lussier

Korean Air Loosens Up Its Taser Policy For ‘More Active Use’ Because Why Not

The Science Stories We’ll Be Watching in 2017

Arrow‘s Latest Cliffhanger May Have Just Been Solved

The Woman Who Convinced Us That Dark Matter Existed Was Never Awarded a Nobel Prize

101 People Who Think Their Uber Drivers Are High as Hell

Samsung’s New Beauty Products Are Very Judgmental

Lucasfilm Finally Addresses Rogue One‘s Biggest Controversy

The Year in Encouraging News

Skip That Trip to Hong Kong and Watch This POV Video of Disney’s Iron Man Experience Ride

We May Know Way Too Much About Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Thor: Ragnarok

7 Great Drawing and Sketching Apps That Turn Anyone Into an Artist

America Sold $40 Billion Worth of Weapons to Other Countries Last Year

Cheetahs Race Toward Extinction With Global Population Crash

Tech Billionaire Mark Cuban Still Has No Idea How Tweets Work

The New Image From It Is Creepy for All the Wrong Reasons

Senior Facebook Employee Arrested For Allegedly Soliciting Unprotected Sex From Underage Girl

Rogue One Gets a (Fan-Made) Opening Crawl

In Pixar’s Coco, a Guitar Sends a Boy to the Land of the Dead

Google Fixes Algorithm to Remove Holocaust-Denying Results and Other ‘Non-Authoritative Information’

A New Video Teases the Natural Beauty of Disney’s Upcoming Avatar Land

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