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Humanity’s Unwitting Alien Enslavement Has Never Looked More Adorable

Truck Torrence, better known as 100% Soft, has made a career of taking icons of pop culture and making them unbelievably, almost excruciatingly cute. After all, he’s the guy who made the Star Wars emoji that broke the internet that one time. But his homage to They Live may be his finest (and most adorable)…

io9 Rob Bricken

The List of Zika Birth Defects Is Even Longer Than We Thought

Since the Centers for Disease Control confirmed that the Zika virus could cause microcephaly in newborns, the list of the effects of the virus only continues to grow. According to Scientific American, research to be presented at a teratology conference in San Antonio, Texas, next week states that babies born seemingly healthy after exposure to…

Tech News Carli Velocci

Sony’s Silver Sable Spider-Man Spin-Off May Be Back on Track

Back in 2014, before Sony decided to let Marvel take the steering wheel of Spider-Man movie franchise, it had plans for the webslinger’s cinematic future. Big plans. Plans that included a spin-off movie based on the mercenary Silver Sable. Plans that may be back on. According to a recent episode of the podcast Popcorn Talk,…

io9 Gordon Jackson

Tech Giants Quietly Automating Process To Remove Extremist Content From Sites

The technology that was designed to remove videos from the Internet with copyrighted content could be used for good, according to a report from Reuters. That use? To fight extremism. Two sources close to the proceedings at some of the largest technology companies, including YouTube and Facebook, said automation was quietly being used to remove…

Tech News Carli Velocci

Handsome Man With Muscles in Talks to Star in the He-Man Movie

While Sony’s Masters of the Universe movie seems no closer to actually getting made now than it has for the last dozen or so years, at least we know one actor has had an actual conversation about the film with its current director McG: Kellan Lutz. The reason we know this is because Lutz, best…

io9 Rob Bricken

Explore the Science of The Avengers with This Sneak Peek Into a New Vegas Exhibit

If you’re the kind of Marvel fan who loves to ponder the inner workings of the Iron Man suit, the physics of Captain America’s shield, or how Bruce Banner’s brain might change after Hulk-ing out, you’ll love the new interactive Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. exhibit. It just opened this week at the Treasure Island Resort and Casino…

Physics & Chemistry Jennifer Ouellette

Worried About Self-Driving Cars? Guess What—There’s Something You Can Do About That

For three years I’ve been writing at least once a week about self-driving cars and I’ve recently noticed a shift in popular opinion. The wide-eyed optimism of seeing Google’s cute-as-a-button robot bopping unassisted around a parking lot has been replaced by some ambiguous, malicious, unknowable entity, a shapeshifting Smoke Monster that ruins our lives and…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Star Wars Episode VIII Is a Real Movie Now Because It Has Its Own Swag

Rian Johnson is nearing the end of filming on Star Wars Episode VIII and, for the director, that’s now actually sunk in as being real. That’s because his movie has finally reached that all too important Star Wars milestone: merchandise. Johnson tweeted the following, which puts a nice period on a week that featured lots…

io9 Germain Lussier

Deadpool Asks the Important Questions

You’re a superhero on a team with Cable, the bad-ass mutant warrior who comes from the future. You need to hold onto hope, to hear that there’s a reason to keep fighting the good fight. But you’re also on a team with Wade Wilson. Things are tense of late in Uncanny Avengers, what with the…

io9 Evan Narcisse

You Need Nerves of Steel and a Bit of Science to Eat Fire

The dragons on Game of Thrones may breathe fire, but it’s not the kind of thing mere mortals should attempt—unless said mortal is Thom Britton, self-described fire-eating science clown with Freak Show and Tell (“Science+History+Insanity”). He explains the science behind eating fire in this new video of his performance at the International Science and Engineering…

Physics & Chemistry Jennifer Ouellette

Independence Day Resurgence‘s Unlikely Japanese Partner: Gundam Unicorn

Turns out the Independence Day sequel forgot to bring the heart alongside its lovely explosions. If only it had decided to bring some giant goddamn robots to replace it with instead. https://gizmodo.com/independence-day-resurgence-has-the-spectacle-of-the-o-1782538577 What you can see above is indeed an official trailer for Resurgence in Japan, advertising its partnership with, of all things, Mobile Suit…

io9 James Whitbrook

Hubble Will Continue to Fly Until 2021

Fact: The Hubble Telescope is a better photographer than you or I will ever be. Now, it’s going to keep right on showing us all up…at least for the next five years. NASA just added five years onto Hubble’s contract. The move will fund the telescope’s flight until June 30, 2021, at an additional cost…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

US Customs Wants to See Foreigners’ Dumb Tweets and Embarrassing Snaps

If you’re a foreigner traveling into or out of the United States, US Customs and Border Protection wants to see your social media accounts. If my Twitter account is any indication, they are in for a dumb, boring time. The Hill reports that the agency has put forth a new proposal that would target travelers…

Social Media Sophie Kleeman

The LA Gas Leak Was So Bad You Could See It From Space

The natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon earlier this year was already one of the worst environmental disasters in US history. Several months later, however, it has now gained the additional distinction of being the first industrial methane point-source visible from outer space. That is according to a study published this week in Geophysical Research…

Tech News Maddie Stone

Ewan McGregor Is So Over Being Asked About Another Star Wars Movie

And you cannot blame the guy. He has been asked about it a billion times, he said he had no problem returning, and now people think he’s pushing for a movie. So count him out. Speaking to Parade, McGregor was asked what he says to Star Wars fans who ask him about doing another film.…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

A 3D-Printing Soap Suds Pen Takes Bubble Baths to the Next Level

Replacing desktop 3D printers with hand-held 3D-printing pens never quite lived up to the promise of letting users turn sketches into real-life objects. And that’s partly because 3D-printing pens aren’t as forgiving as this 3D Foam Pen that swaps melted plastic for soap suds. The $42 foam pen is also much safer than 3D-printing pens…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Wow, This Credit Card Skimmer Is Sneaky

ATM skimmers are so successful is because they’re nearly impossible to catch. They’re cheap and easy to make and just slide onto anything you might use to swipe a card, stealing your information in the process. They’re also part of the reason you have to use that annoying chip card that takes forever to process.…

Privacy & Security William Turton

It’s Your Fault For Ordering a Cocktail That’s Both Frozen and On Fire

Ha! I trapped the drink you ordered in a weird ice sphere. Bet you weren’t expecting that. Don’t even try melting it with your tongue or some shit, because I also lit the glass on fire. You’re going to wait for this lackluster drink to become consumable (not counting the 2.5 hours you waited for…

Sploid Avery Ellis

Make Your Predictions for the Game of Thrones Finale Here

The final episode of Game of Thrones’ sixth season airs this Sunday night, and while HBO may not trust us with a 10-word, vague-to-the-point-of-meaningless synopsis of the show, that doesn’t mean we can’t make a few educated guesses of our own. First and foremost I think the war between Cersei and the High Sparrow will…

io9 Rob Bricken

These Coffee-Infused Cocktails Are the Hair of the Dog You’ve Been Looking For

Standard remedies for a hangover are generally limited to greasy food, a strong cup of coffee, or more booze. Order those mozzarella sticks from bed, because we’ve got the other two covered. You can thank us later. Welcome to Gizmodo’s Happy Hour. Substance abuse for nerds. At first blush, coffee cocktails might seem like a…

Tech News Avery Ellis

Humanity’s Unwitting Alien Enslavement Has Never Looked More Adorable

The List of Zika Birth Defects Is Even Longer Than We Thought

Sony’s Silver Sable Spider-Man Spin-Off May Be Back on Track

Tech Giants Quietly Automating Process To Remove Extremist Content From Sites

Handsome Man With Muscles in Talks to Star in the He-Man Movie

Explore the Science of The Avengers with This Sneak Peek Into a New Vegas Exhibit

Worried About Self-Driving Cars? Guess What—There’s Something You Can Do About That

Star Wars Episode VIII Is a Real Movie Now Because It Has Its Own Swag

Deadpool Asks the Important Questions

You Need Nerves of Steel and a Bit of Science to Eat Fire

Independence Day Resurgence‘s Unlikely Japanese Partner: Gundam Unicorn

Hubble Will Continue to Fly Until 2021

US Customs Wants to See Foreigners’ Dumb Tweets and Embarrassing Snaps

The LA Gas Leak Was So Bad You Could See It From Space

Ewan McGregor Is So Over Being Asked About Another Star Wars Movie

A 3D-Printing Soap Suds Pen Takes Bubble Baths to the Next Level

Wow, This Credit Card Skimmer Is Sneaky

It’s Your Fault For Ordering a Cocktail That’s Both Frozen and On Fire

Make Your Predictions for the Game of Thrones Finale Here

These Coffee-Infused Cocktails Are the Hair of the Dog You’ve Been Looking For

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