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Facebook Says It Won’t Help With Hypothetical ‘Muslim Registry’

Facebook won’t be helping Donald Trump build a registry of Muslims. Hold your applause, people. In a statement made to The Intercept’s Sam Biddle, a spokesperson from the platform which is Definitely Not A Media Company said, “No one has asked us to build a Muslim registry, and of course we would not do so.”…

Social Media Avery Ellis

Here’s What You Should Use Instead of Sketchy Evernote [UPDATED]

Popular note taking app, Evernote, updated its privacy policy with a small, but potentially terrifying caveat: all your notes are open to reading by human employees. This news is a great reason to avoid Evernote. Starting on January 23, 2017, Evernote says the shift to machine learning means the service will collect data and then…

Privacy & Security Sidney Fussell

Everyone’s Taking Extreme Measures in the Season Four Trailer for The 100

When we last left The 100, an AI had informed Clarke that a number of power plants are leaking radiation and will destroy most of the planet. In the trailer for season four, we’re seeing hints that the AI might not have been lying. We’re also seeing everyone commit to more and more extreme actions…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta

Donald Trump and Peter Thiel Attempt Handshake High Five Thing

Trump is meeting with tech leaders and it’s about as bizarre as you’d expect. Here’s some highlights: Looks like Tim Cook of Apple is sitting right next to Facebook board member and ardent Trump supporter Peter Thiel, who is seated right next to Trump. Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook is next to Vice President-elect…

Social Media William Turton

Telltale’s Batman Has Given Us Video Games’ Best Bruce Wayne Ever

Over the last few months, development studio Telltale Games have been radically re-configuring key parts of the Batman mythos to give players a shockingly different take on the Dark Knight. It all comes to a head in the final chapter of Batman: The Telltale Series, which puts a capstone on a very good portrayal of…

io9 Evan Narcisse

Build This Lego Assistant to Take Care of All Your Christmas Cards

From shopping, to decorating a Christmas tree, you’ve got enough to deal with this time of year without having to send friends and family a card reminding them of all their holiday responsibilities. So why not dig out your Lego bin and build this Mindstorms assistant that can churn out all your Christmas cards for…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Hollywood Has Been Sitting on a Lin-Manuel Miranda Animated Musical for Six Years

This story is almost too crazy to be true. We all know Lin-Manuel Miranda. He’s multiple award-winning genius behind Hamilton who helped write songs for Moana and now has several projects in the works with Disney. Well, it turns out he already worked on an animated musical called Vivo, but Hollywood just didn’t make it.…

Movies Germain Lussier

Facebook—Not a Media Company—Will Bankroll Original Video

Ask Mark Zuckerberg, and he’ll tell you “Facebook is not a media company.” So it’s especially peculiar that the company is now talking to video producers and TV studios about licensing shows, according to a new Recode report. Facebook is reportedly discussing the possibility of airing scripted shows, game shows, sports, and more—just like a…

Social Media Michael Nunez

A Hacker Turned a Keyboard Into a Game of Doom

Forget processor speed, storage, memory, screen resolution, and even apps. The real test of a gadget’s worth is whether or not it can run Doom, which means that the Optimus Maximus keyboard, with it’s re-programmable LCD keys, is finally worth dropping $1,500+ on. Look down at one of the keys on your computer’s keyboard and…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

This 10-Foot-Tall AT-ACT Is the Most Colossal, Least Practical Star Wars Collectible Ever

You can spend days standing in line for the Rogue One premiere, make a flawless Obi-Wan Kenobi costume, or even claim you’re OK with Jar-Jar, but to unquestionably prove you’re a die-hard Star Wars fan you’ll need this towering AT-ACT collectible that’s somehow still overshadowed by its even more colossal price tag. The AT-ACT (All…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

The 10 Best (and Five Worst) Genre Movies of 2016

The films the io9 team has picked as the best science fiction and genre films of 2016 are a very motley crew. This year we loved superheroes, animation, farting corpses, live action, talking animals, and more. These are films spanning different genres, disciplines, and themes, which experienced varied levels of success. Each is worthy of…

Movies Germain Lussier

Peter Parker Is Really Bad at Remembering Sci-Fi Icons

I’m with Tony on this. Seriously, Pete? C’mon, dude. The above panel comes from today’s delightful Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #15, by Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi, and Travis Lanham (with guest art from Zac Gorman and Michael Cho. The story sees Squirrel Girl, Iron Man, Spidey, and a whole host of other superheroes ganging…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Tech Gods Arrive to Kneel at Trump’s Throne

Some of technology’s most prominent leaders and CEOs have made the pilgrimage from the Tesla-lined streets of Silicon Valley to the slightly more civilized New York City to bow at the feet of the very smart and good looking Supreme Leader-elect of the United States, Donald J. Trump. https://gizmodo.com/donald-trump-and-peter-thiel-attempt-handshake-high-fiv-1790108515 Some highlights include Tesla and SpaceX…

Tech News William Turton

Ashley Madison Can’t Afford to Pay for Its Mistakes

The adultery website Ashley Madison will pay only $1.66 million to settle federal and state investigations into a 2015 hack that compromised 36 million user accounts while advertising the site was secure. The site’s slogan at the time was, “Life is short. Have an affair.” The agreement was significantly discounted after the company—which changed its…

Tech News Michael Nunez

Ash vs Evil Dead Season Two Almost Had a Completely Different Ending

Ash vs Evil Dead wrapped up its second season last Sunday. It’ll return to Starz for a third season that will no doubt involve more one-liners and repulsive fight scenes. It will not, however, follow the plot dreamed up by former showrunner Craig DiGregorio, who shared his never-realized vision in a recent interview. Speaking to…

Television Cheryl Eddy

Latest Update Bricks Some Apple Watches

Whoops. The latest software update for the Apple Watch bricked the device for some users. Even worse? It looks like the only way to really fix the problem is to return the Apple Watch to the Apple Store. Complaints that the watchOS 3.1.1 update was bricking some watches hit Reddit on Tuesday, with users complaining…

Tech News Christina Warren

These Motion-Activated Christmas Lights Become Intensely Bright To Scare Off Intruders

‘Tis the season for Christmas parties, leaving many homes empty and prime targets for burglars while revelers are away visiting family and friends. But there’s nothing to worry about if you’ve decorated your home with these festive, motion-activated Christmas lights that crank to 12,000 lumens of brightness to scare off intruders. With living rooms also…

Privacy & Security Andrew Liszewski

The Disemboweled Carcass of a Tauntaun Has Never Looked More Adorable

Look at this plush Tauntaun. Look at the fact that, in order to gain access to the equally adorable plushes inside it, you have to mimic the act of slicing the tauntaun open. I don’t think I could do it. This is the most horrifically delightful stuffed toy collection ever. Disney has revealed that its…

io9 James Whitbrook

Why Most Movies Are Just Okay

Movie quality falls along a bell curve: plenty of shitty Mall Cop and Saw movies, far fewer stellar hits like Mad Max or Spotlight get easy Oscar praise. The overwhelming majority will just be standard, two-unremarkable-hours-of-easy -consumption fare. Why do so many movies fail to make an impact, either good or bad, on viewers? In…

Sploid Sidney Fussell

The EPA Finally Admits That Fracking Contaminates Drinking Water

A new report by the US Environmental Protection Agency concludes that hydraulic fracturing is capable of contaminating drinking water at virtually every stage in the process. The admission won’t sit well with President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to expand the controversial practice. In a preliminary report released just last year, the EPA said there’s…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Facebook Says It Won’t Help With Hypothetical ‘Muslim Registry’

Here’s What You Should Use Instead of Sketchy Evernote [UPDATED]

Everyone’s Taking Extreme Measures in the Season Four Trailer for The 100

Donald Trump and Peter Thiel Attempt Handshake High Five Thing

Telltale’s Batman Has Given Us Video Games’ Best Bruce Wayne Ever

Build This Lego Assistant to Take Care of All Your Christmas Cards

Hollywood Has Been Sitting on a Lin-Manuel Miranda Animated Musical for Six Years

Facebook—Not a Media Company—Will Bankroll Original Video

A Hacker Turned a Keyboard Into a Game of Doom

This 10-Foot-Tall AT-ACT Is the Most Colossal, Least Practical Star Wars Collectible Ever

The 10 Best (and Five Worst) Genre Movies of 2016

Peter Parker Is Really Bad at Remembering Sci-Fi Icons

Tech Gods Arrive to Kneel at Trump’s Throne

Ashley Madison Can’t Afford to Pay for Its Mistakes

Ash vs Evil Dead Season Two Almost Had a Completely Different Ending

Latest Update Bricks Some Apple Watches

These Motion-Activated Christmas Lights Become Intensely Bright To Scare Off Intruders

The Disemboweled Carcass of a Tauntaun Has Never Looked More Adorable

Why Most Movies Are Just Okay

The EPA Finally Admits That Fracking Contaminates Drinking Water

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