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There’s Some Brutal Orc-vs.-Human Action in the First Clips From Warcraft

Well, after all, it’s a movie based on a game called Warcraft: Orcs and Humans. The fact that they’re hacking away at each other probably shouldn’t be all that surprising. The first four clips from the film have been made available internationally, and cover all the various factions of the world of Azeroth—from asshole archmage…

Movies James Whitbrook May 12 '16

Movie Fans Will Love These Posters of Famous Hollywood Sneakers

Product placements and advertising in movies can be smooth, annoying, disturbing, and even ridiculous depending on how the filmmakers integrate well real life products into their work. Sometimes the result is a cheesy mess, but sometimes the product becomes as iconic as the movie. To showcase the best case scenario illustration and design studio Sons…

Tech News Attila Nagy May 12 '16

High Rise Is One of the Most Manic, Dark, and Oddly Watchable Films You’ll Ever See

The most amazing thing about Ben Wheatley’s High Rise is its tone. Its feeling. Some how it’s a film that’s intense, funny, scary, disturbing, and aloof all at the same time. Sometimes though, that mix gets very dark and makes things a little hard to follow. High Rise is based on the novel by J.G.…

Movies Germain Lussier May 12 '16

The World’s Fastest Elevator Will Zoom Up the Shanghai Tower at 45 MPH

The Shanghai Tower is still the world’s second-tallest building, just a few hundred feet shorter than Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. It already has the tallest observation tower—not that that’s stopped people from climbing even higher. As if it needed more to brag about, Shanghai Tower will be equipped with the world’s fastest elevator. According to a…

Tech News Avery Ellis May 12 '16

What’s Happening With Hyperloop, Explained

Hyperloop is maybe almost possibly here! But which hyperloop company did that thing this week? And what kind of technology is it using? Does it work? Most importantly, when are we getting one? We have all the answers for you, right here. It’s hard to sift through all the news about the totally tubular high-speed…

Tech News Alissa Walker May 12 '16

Draw Your Own Deck With These Playing Card Notebooks

If you still keep a small paper notebook tucked away for jotting down quick notes, you might want to consider trading up to this blank deck of cards that’s useful for more than just remembering to buy milk. Sure, you can keep track of phone numbers, to-do lists, or crippling gambling debts with it. But…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 12 '16

Here’s the First Look at DC’s Superhero Office Comedy Powerless

NBC just put a lot of faith in DC’s foray into the world of superhero comedy—Powerless, the long-in-the-works show about an insurance company working in the DC Comics universe. The show has received a full series order on the network, and to celebrate, DC has released the first pictures from the show’s pilot, which stars…

Television James Whitbrook May 12 '16

Could DC Secretly Be Making a Booster Gold Movie? (Update: Yes!)

Krysten Ritter teases the endless possibilities of Jessica Jones season 2. American Gods recasts a major character. The Godzilla v Kong movie has a release date. Kevin Smith wants to write for Arrow. Plus, new pictures from Game of Thrones, and the season finale of Gotham. Behold, Spoilers! Booster Gold During an interview for Kevin…

Television James Whitbrook May 12 '16

The Excellent Dark Sky Weather App Finally Makes Its Way to Android

Finding a weather app that’s both consistent and not a horribly-designed mess can be an arduous journey, but the hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky consistently sits on top of the pile as one of the best. For four years, the app has only been available on iOS. Finally, the Dark Sky team is remedying that…

Tech News Darren Orf May 12 '16

Why Is the First Ever Production Aircraft in a Modern Wind Tunnel?

Otto Lilienthal was the first human to develop and create a production aircraft, going on to make over 2,000 well-documented gliding flights. But now, 125 years on, a model of his creation is inside a modern wind tunnel. Lilienthal studied how birds fly in fine detail before making the first flight using his patented hang…

Tech News Attila Nagy May 12 '16

A 3D Scan of a Graphic Designer’s Ass Could Win the World’s Most Infamous Art Prize

Yes, you are looking at an 18-foot sculpture of a man’s ass. In fact, the artwork is one of the finalists of this year’s Turner Prize—though the owner of the depicted rear is a mystery, with the artist admitting only that it’s made from a 3D scan of a well-known graphic designer’s posterior. The huge…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 12 '16

This Is the Last Thing You Want to See When Looking Out the ISS Window

This quarter-inch diameter chip was photographed by British astronaut Tim Peake from inside the Cupola module of the International Space Station. Alarmingly, it’s actually in one of the windows. Caused by a space debris impact, it’s not a big crack nor could it do any harm to the multi-layered station window—but it’s still not a…

Tech News Attila Nagy May 12 '16

Lyft Is Willing to Pay $27 Million to Keep Its California Drivers as Contractors

Lyft has offered to settle a case against its California drivers for a sum of $27 million. The money would allow the company to keep its drivers as contractors, rather than making them employees. The case is based on the fact that if Lyft were an actual employer, it would be expected to provide employees…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 12 '16

Why We Don’t Crash Our Cars While Daydreaming and Driving

Many of us have experienced prolonged stretches of driving where we’re seemingly oblivious to our surroundings, and we’re left dumbfounded that we didn’t get into a serious accident. A new study suggests that a specific brain function protects us from these bouts of absentminded driving—but that it completely breaks down while texting. In 2014, over…

Tech News George Dvorsky May 12 '16

Opera Claims Its New Power-Saving Mode Improves Battery Life By 50 Percent

You keep 34 browser tabs open and your laptop’s battery life sucks. Well, apparently Opera has a solution in the shape of a new power-saving mode, which it claims will extend a laptop’s battery life by up to 50 percent compared to Chrome. The feature, available in the latest developer release of the browser, works…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 12 '16

Mozilla Begs Court for Details About Pedophile Tor Hack to Keep Firefox Safe

In 2015, the FBI hacked Tor to identify users of child sex websites. Now, Mozilla is begging courts to divulge how the operation was carried out so that it can ensure its code for Firefox remains secure. The original hack saw the FBI seize servers running a pedophile website called Playpen. But rather than shutting…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe May 12 '16

The First Assassin’s Creed Movie Trailer Needs You to Take a Leap of Faith

Nimble parkour movies, genetic time travel and wrist-mounted blade kills… yep, this sure looks like Assassin’s Creed. Will it be any good, though? We’ll know in December. The main character’s name isn’t Desmond Miles—and thank God, who needs all that whining—but the first trailer might give fans of Ubisoft’s period-piece action games flashbacks to the…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 12 '16

Skipping a Pound of Sodium Across a Lake Is Way More Fun Than Skipping a Rock

We know that mixing sodium with water causes awesome explosions. We know that skipping rocks across a lake is very probably one of the funnest things you can do outdoors. Next time, we’re all bringing a pound of sodium to the lake so we can watch it explode over and over again as it skips…

Sploid Casey Chan May 11 '16

Interesting Portrait of an Actor Who Plays Monsters in Movies

Meet Tom Woodruff. You’ve seen him in movies but probably didn’t even realize he was in them because he specializes in playing creatures. That is, he’s been the alien in Aliens, a gorilla in various TV shows and movies, done work for Jumanji, and so much more. What’s cool is to hear him talk about…

Sploid Casey Chan May 11 '16

A New Short Story By Science Fiction Great Ken Liu Will Get the Big-Screen Treatment

Science fiction author Ken Liu is an io9 favorite; so far, he’s released one wonderful novel, The Grace of Kings, with a follow-up, The Wall of Storms, due this fall. He’s also a master of short fiction—the Chinese American writer’s first English-language collection came out earlier this year, and his 2011 story “The Paper Menagerie”…

Movies Cheryl Eddy May 11 '16

There’s Some Brutal Orc-vs.-Human Action in the First Clips From Warcraft

Movie Fans Will Love These Posters of Famous Hollywood Sneakers

High Rise Is One of the Most Manic, Dark, and Oddly Watchable Films You’ll Ever See

The World’s Fastest Elevator Will Zoom Up the Shanghai Tower at 45 MPH

What’s Happening With Hyperloop, Explained

Draw Your Own Deck With These Playing Card Notebooks

Here’s the First Look at DC’s Superhero Office Comedy Powerless

Could DC Secretly Be Making a Booster Gold Movie? (Update: Yes!)

The Excellent Dark Sky Weather App Finally Makes Its Way to Android

Why Is the First Ever Production Aircraft in a Modern Wind Tunnel?

A 3D Scan of a Graphic Designer’s Ass Could Win the World’s Most Infamous Art Prize

This Is the Last Thing You Want to See When Looking Out the ISS Window

Lyft Is Willing to Pay $27 Million to Keep Its California Drivers as Contractors

Why We Don’t Crash Our Cars While Daydreaming and Driving

Opera Claims Its New Power-Saving Mode Improves Battery Life By 50 Percent

Mozilla Begs Court for Details About Pedophile Tor Hack to Keep Firefox Safe

The First Assassin’s Creed Movie Trailer Needs You to Take a Leap of Faith

Skipping a Pound of Sodium Across a Lake Is Way More Fun Than Skipping a Rock

Interesting Portrait of an Actor Who Plays Monsters in Movies

A New Short Story By Science Fiction Great Ken Liu Will Get the Big-Screen Treatment

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