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Twitter’s Free Fall Is Slightly Less Brutal Than It Was Before

Twitter announced its Q1 2017 earnings on Wednesday, and good news, everyone: The company isn’t performing as poorly as it was last quarter! Now, make no mistake. Twitter still made less money than it did a year ago—its revenue declined eight percent year over year. But because of, uh, a lack of investor confidence, it…

Tech News Christina Warren Apr 26 '17

Space-War Is Space-Hell in the New Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War Comic

The grim future of Warhammer 40,000 has waged its away across tabletop games, video games, books, and more. But now one of its most beloved iterations is coming to comics in the form of a new miniseries based on the classic RTS video game series Dawn of War—and we’ve got a look inside the first…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Apr 26 '17

Flash Flood of Fruit Juice Terrorizes Russian Town

Disasters aren’t funny. But sometimes they’re kinda silly. Such is the case in Lebedyan, a town in southern Russia, where a roof collapse at the local Lebedyansky beverage factory, owned by PepsiCo, lead to a flash flood of fruit juice. Two people were injured in the roof collapse (not funny). The town does seem amused…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Apr 26 '17

Amazon’s The Tick TV Show Premieres on August 25

Citizens of the world, I say to you: get hype! The new Tick TV show starring Peter Serafinowicz starts airing on Amazon Prime this summer. Originally floated last year as a prospect during Amazon’s Pilot Season, the newest live-action iteration of Ben Edlund’s superhero parody got picked up for a full season last September. This…

io9 Evan Narcisse Apr 26 '17

It’s Already Time to Start Speculating About Game of Thrones‘ Final Season

Will Smith could join the long-in-development clone movie Gemini Man. A major Riverdale character will look very different in season two. The Lion King remake might have found its Timon and Pumba. Plus, bad news for Powerless. Behold, Spoilers! Gemini Man Will Smith is in talks to star in Ang Lee’s long-in-development clone thriller. Smith…

Television James Whitbrook Apr 26 '17

How America’s Secret Nuke Police Hunted For Dirty Bombs in the 1970s

Bomb threats have been a part of American life since at least the 19th century. But in the 1970s the types of threats shifted dramatically. The people making bomb threats in the US started to claim their bombs had nuclear materials. By 1975, the US started a new task force to deal with the threats,…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 26 '17

Life Finds a Way as Jeff Goldblum Returns for Jurassic World 2

Did you watch the first Jurassic World and think, “This needs more Jeff Goldblum?” Well, you’re in luck for the sequel. Life found a way. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Goldblum will return to the franchise in 2018’s Jurassic World 2. It’ll be his first time back since 1997’s The Lost World. Goldblum will…

io9 Germain Lussier Apr 25 '17

What Will Stop Uber From Being Just Another Failure in the Sky?

Flying cars have been a sci-fi prediction since rubber first hit the road with the street automobile, but the fantasy of flying cars has always been just that—a fantasy. For some reason, Uber thinks it can transform this pie-in-the-sky concept into actual vehicles cruising through the air. Amidst a slew recent of scandals, including a…

Tech News Michael Nunez Apr 25 '17

These Fans Freaking Out About John Boyega Is What Star Wars Is All About

Over a week has passed since Star Wars Celebration but some of the super cool happenings are still coming to light. This story of a young Jyn Erso, for example, as well as this video of John Boyega sneaking up and surprising fans. Check it out. The video was done for Force for Change, a…

io9 Germain Lussier Apr 25 '17

An Airline Pilot Captured This Beautiful Timelapse Footage of the Milky Way

As a passenger on an airplane, it’s not easy to shoot footage from your plane’s tiny window. But when you’re the pilot, with a large window to watch the night sky, you it’s possible to capture some amazing aerial footage of the Milky Way. This timelapse footage provides an incredible view of the Milky Way,…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Apr 25 '17

A Few Things We Noticed in the Very Packed Trailer for Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Last night, we got a trailer for Kingsman: The Golden Circle. And, while the joy of these movies is the ride more than the mystery, there are some things we noticed we just need to share. This isn’t our usual frame-by-frame analysis, it’s mostly what we’ve seen of the new American spy agency, Statesman, and…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Apr 25 '17

AT&T Launches Fake 5G Network in Desperate Attempt to Seem Innovative

Have you heard? AT&T is going to “pave the way for the next generation of faster speeds” with something called 5G Evolution. No, it’s not actually a new 5G network, the much hyped successor to 4G that’s supposed to change the way we connect to the internet. It’s just a re-branded 4G offering, and AT&T’s…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Apr 25 '17

Which Teen Titans Will Be in the Live-Action TV Series?

The live-action Teen Titans are finally coming to television (sorta) by way of a new digital streaming service from DC. As anyone who follows the Titans knows, though, they’ve got a pretty fluid roster of heroes that changes constantly. Today’s news has us wondering: which Titans are we going to see? Here’s what we know…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Apr 25 '17

Good Luck Trying to Avoid Disney’s Descendants 2

Hey all, who remembers Disney’s Descendants, a Disney Channel original movie about the children of fairy tale characters going to high school and that involved a number of very hilarious songs and improbable plot twists? Well, we’ve been hearing about the sequel forever and we finally have a premiere date. And it turns out it…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Apr 25 '17

Air Pollution in Subway Systems May Be Much Worse Than We Realized

As anyone who has ridden the subway knows, the air down there is unpleasant. New research done in Canada shows that air pollution levels in Toronto’s subway system are ten times greater than those above ground. It’s a troubling realization for subway-goers, but there are ways to keep these underground systems clean. A new study led…

Health George Dvorsky Apr 25 '17

Leaked Documents Reveal the NSA Spying on Scientists to Find ‘Nefarious’ Genetic Research

A new document made public this week via Edward Snowden’s leak of NSA documents reveals a fascinating aim of signals intelligence program: The agency, it turns out, monitored international scientific developments in hopes of detecting “nefarious” genetic engineering projects more than a decade ago. SIGINT is intelligence collected by monitoring electronic and communications signals. In…

Tech News Kristen V. Brown Apr 25 '17

What the Fuck Is Going On With Star Trek: Discovery?

Star Trek: Discovery is delayed yet again. A beloved Next Generation actor was reportedly offered an insulting amount of money to appear on the show. It lost a showrunner with a well-deserved fan base of his own. And CBS has made poor marketing decision after poor marketing decision. So, how screwed is this show? Short…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Apr 25 '17

Never Forget When Mark Zuckerberg Tried to Bury the Fake News Scandal

The New York Times Magazine has an interesting story out today about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, fake news, and Facebook’s role as the world’s most prominent information distributor. It’s all part of Facebook’s ongoing public relations freak out surrounding the prevalence of fake news and hoaxes spread on the platform. The company is trying to…

Social Media William Turton Apr 25 '17

The Excellent Star Wars Novel Lost Stars Is Being Turned Into a Manga

Claudia Gray’s young adult novel Lost Stars is one of the best books released in Star Wars’ new canonical universe—and now, it’s becoming the basis for a new digital manga series in Japan. The adaptation of the book—which follows the perspectives of Ciena Ree and Thane Kyrell and their relationship over the course of the…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Apr 25 '17

Gal Gadot Filmed Her Wonder Woman Reshoots Five Months Pregnant Because She’s Wonder Woman

When you see Gal Gadot kicking ass (again) as Wonder Woman later this summer, you should try to remember there’s a pretty good chance that you’re seeing the actress doing her crazy stunts five months pregnant. Last November, Gadot showed up on set near London in her Wonder Woman costume prepared to do a number…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Apr 25 '17

Twitter’s Free Fall Is Slightly Less Brutal Than It Was Before

Space-War Is Space-Hell in the New Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War Comic

Flash Flood of Fruit Juice Terrorizes Russian Town

Amazon’s The Tick TV Show Premieres on August 25

It’s Already Time to Start Speculating About Game of Thrones‘ Final Season

How America’s Secret Nuke Police Hunted For Dirty Bombs in the 1970s

Life Finds a Way as Jeff Goldblum Returns for Jurassic World 2

What Will Stop Uber From Being Just Another Failure in the Sky?

These Fans Freaking Out About John Boyega Is What Star Wars Is All About

An Airline Pilot Captured This Beautiful Timelapse Footage of the Milky Way

A Few Things We Noticed in the Very Packed Trailer for Kingsman: The Golden Circle

AT&T Launches Fake 5G Network in Desperate Attempt to Seem Innovative

Which Teen Titans Will Be in the Live-Action TV Series?

Good Luck Trying to Avoid Disney’s Descendants 2

Air Pollution in Subway Systems May Be Much Worse Than We Realized

Leaked Documents Reveal the NSA Spying on Scientists to Find ‘Nefarious’ Genetic Research

What the Fuck Is Going On With Star Trek: Discovery?

Never Forget When Mark Zuckerberg Tried to Bury the Fake News Scandal

The Excellent Star Wars Novel Lost Stars Is Being Turned Into a Manga

Gal Gadot Filmed Her Wonder Woman Reshoots Five Months Pregnant Because She’s Wonder Woman

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