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All the Big Drone Makers Have Formed a Coalition to Lobby for Drones

Between them, DJI, 3DR, Parrot and (soon) GoPro dominate the market for consumer photography drones. So when all those companies announce that they’re forming a group to lobby for sensible drone policies, it’s worth taking note. The four companies have formed the Drone Manufacturers Alliance, a group that will specifically focus on “policies that promote…

Tech News Chris Mills

Sphero’s BB-8 Can Now Watch and React to The Force Awakens Along With You

To coincide with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Blu-ray today, Sphero has released an update to its BB-8 app, enabling the tiny toy droidto watch the movie along with you, and to react to what’s happening on screen with sounds and motion. If you’re having a tough time finding someone willing…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Wireless Charging for Electric Cars Is Nearly Useful

On the list of first-world problems, not being bothered to plug in your Tesla is very near the top. Luckily for lazy Model S owners, the Department of Energy is on it. Wireless charging has been around for years in cellphones, but it’s never really caught on, due to its low efficiency, lack of universal…

Tech News Chris Mills

The Walking Dead Just Shit the Bed

When star Lauren Cohen talked toEW about filming the season six Walking Dead finale, she said that “it took a really, really long time for everybody to feel okay again.” After watching the episode, it may be a long time before I feel okay again, too—but I bet it’s for completely different reasons. Spoilers, obviously.…

Television Rob Bricken

China Will Have Self-Driving Cars Before the US, Which Should Surprise No One

While the US is making slow but steady progress toward an autonomous future, China is fast-tracking plans to get self-driving vehicles on the road. And one of the chief forces behind this revolution is an engineer who recently worked at Google competitor Intel. A fascinating profile in theNew York Times looks at Gansha Wu, who…

Tech News Alissa Walker

What It’s Like to Work in Silicon Valley When You’re Not a White Bro

It’s no secret that tech companies are cesspools of homogeneity—sometimes embarrassingly so. While a big initiative launches in the White House to help diversify the industry, here’s another very inspiring project that seeks to tell the stories of underrepresented voices in the tech world. Techies is the work of Helena Price, who posted an open…

Tech News Alissa Walker

RIP Erik Bauersfeld, the Voice of Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna

There probably isn’t a person out there who hasn’t found his or herself in a spot where dropping “It’s a trap!” couldn’t elicit a smile. That distinct, gruff Star Wars voice was that of Erik Bauersfeld, and he has passed away at the age of 93. Bauersfeld not only voiced Admiral Ackbar in Return of…

io9 Germain Lussier

Behind the Mysterious Powers of the Placebo Effect

The placebo effect is real, we all know that. Our bodies can be tricked into getting better and healthier even when we’re take taking sugar pills or fake drugs or undergoing treatment that isn’t even supposed to help us get better. If we believe it will help, it sometimes really does help. Ted-Ed dives in…

Sploid Casey Chan

An Optical Illusion Fooled Astronomers Into Thinking There Was an Extra Nebula Here for Almost a Decade

How many nebulas do you think are in this photo? Careful, the answer is not quite what it seems. When the Hubble snagged this photo back in 2007 for the ESA, the answer seemed simple: There was the one object on the left, and there was the other on the right. Since they were so…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

The FCC’s New Broadband Explainers Just Make It More Complicated

Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revealed new labels to help people cut through the bullshit when they’re buying home internet or mobile data plans. The labels are meant to combat hidden fees and blatantly misleading advertising that many consumers complain about when purchasing internet. Although these type of labels are completely necessary—we all know…

Tech News Darren Orf

Daisy Ridley and John Boyega Rapping On the Set of Star Wars Fills Our Hearts With Joy

No matter what time zone you’re in, you still might have a case of the Mondays. Back to work/school/whatever your daily grind is, and all that. We have the cure for such a malady, and it involves a whole lot of Star Wars-based goofiness. This adorable video—featuring the cast and crew of The Force Awakens…

io9 James Whitbrook

If You Use Revolv’s Smart Hub, You Are Officially Screwed (Thanks Nest!)

After Nest was bought by Google in the summer of 2014, it went on a acquisition spree, snapping up connected home products. The haul included Revolv, a kind of pre-Nest smarthome hub. Now Revolv is being shut down. This is inherently good for anyone who wants better Nest-type products for their home—and really shitty for…

Tech News Alissa Walker

A Speedy Gonzales Animated Heist Movie Is Now in Development

Warner Bros. has been toying with getting its Looney Tunes characters back on the big screen for some time, and it may finally be happening. Deadline reports the company is currently developing a animated heist film that’ll star Speedy Gonzales. Mexican filmmaker and actor Eugenio Derbez will voice the mouse, from a script that’s currently…

Movies Germain Lussier

A Man Embraces His Grim Fate With Daredevil Flair in This Chilling Short

Glenn Paton’s H Positive has an intriguing premise—a fabulously wealthy man, diagnosed with a fatal illness, decides to face death on his own terms—with an insanely dark payoff. Hint: it involves a very special, very carefully designed roller coaster (it’s not “The Devastator,” but it comes damn close). Buckle up! [Vimeo Staff Picks]

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Ancient Creature Carried Its Babies Around in Pouches Tethered to Its Body

Animals have evolved all sorts of different ways to carry around their young, but scientists have never seen anything quite like this before. This bizarre creature lived about 430 million years ago in what is now England. It goes by two names, the formal Aquilonifer spinosus and the informal “Kite Runner,’ named in honor of…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Games Workshop Is Bringing Back the Classic Space Marine For One Weekend Only

It’s been 30 years since the Space Marines—the ever-popular stars of Games Workshop’s grimdark Warhammer 40,000 universe—first graced the tabletop game. To celebrate three decades of big guns (and even bigger shoulderpads), the company is releasing a gorgeous model of the original Space Marine design. The classic design—jokingly called a “Womble Marine” by fans, its…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Trump Hotels Is Investigating Claims That Hackers Stole Customers’ Credit Card Data

GOP presidential candidate and sentient sac of millions of spiders Donald Trump—literally more spiders than you’ve ever seen—does not have a coherent stance on cybersecurity. In his business ventures, though, his cybersecurity record sucks. Trump has failed to encourage policies to prevent large-scale data breaches at the hotels that bear his name. Krebs On Security…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

The Vampire Diaries Picked the Worst Month for These Pointless, Tasteless Deaths

If you saw last Friday’s episode of The Vampire Diaries, then you already know what I’m talking about. Everybody else, prepare to smack your head and say, “Oh no, fuck. Really? FUCK NO, Vampire Diaries. Just… fuck.” Spoilers ahead! So yeah, The Vampire Diaries picked the most awesome month to kill off its two lesbian…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Congo’s Civil War Has Practically Wiped Out the World’s Largest Gorilla

The largest great apes on Earth have suffered a “catastrophic” population collapse over the past twenty years, according to a report published today by the Wildlife Conservation Society. Grauer’s gorilla, a subspecies found only in the lawless eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is a victim of the same brutal civil war that claimed up to…

Tech News Maddie Stone

How More Winter Rain Can Make Drought Worse

It makes sense that a warming planet would have warmer winters with less snow and more rain. But a new report points to how a disturbing trend of increased winter rain is actually endangering the year-round water supply in some parts of the country. A new Climate Central report out today examined 65 years of…

Climate Change Alissa Walker

All the Big Drone Makers Have Formed a Coalition to Lobby for Drones

Sphero’s BB-8 Can Now Watch and React to The Force Awakens Along With You

Wireless Charging for Electric Cars Is Nearly Useful

The Walking Dead Just Shit the Bed

China Will Have Self-Driving Cars Before the US, Which Should Surprise No One

What It’s Like to Work in Silicon Valley When You’re Not a White Bro

RIP Erik Bauersfeld, the Voice of Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna

Behind the Mysterious Powers of the Placebo Effect

An Optical Illusion Fooled Astronomers Into Thinking There Was an Extra Nebula Here for Almost a Decade

The FCC’s New Broadband Explainers Just Make It More Complicated

Daisy Ridley and John Boyega Rapping On the Set of Star Wars Fills Our Hearts With Joy

If You Use Revolv’s Smart Hub, You Are Officially Screwed (Thanks Nest!)

A Speedy Gonzales Animated Heist Movie Is Now in Development

A Man Embraces His Grim Fate With Daredevil Flair in This Chilling Short

Ancient Creature Carried Its Babies Around in Pouches Tethered to Its Body

Games Workshop Is Bringing Back the Classic Space Marine For One Weekend Only

Trump Hotels Is Investigating Claims That Hackers Stole Customers’ Credit Card Data

The Vampire Diaries Picked the Worst Month for These Pointless, Tasteless Deaths

Congo’s Civil War Has Practically Wiped Out the World’s Largest Gorilla

How More Winter Rain Can Make Drought Worse

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