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The Best Nerdy Gifts of 2024

The pop-culture geek on your list will be thrilled by these picks from Marvel, Star Wars, Lego, and more.

Toys & Collectibles io9 Staff

A Canadian Deer Is Mysteriously Wandering Around in a Bright Yellow High-Vis Safety Jacket

How the deer came to be wearing a safety jacket is a mystery that may never be solved.

Tech News Matthew Gault

NASA’s Voyager 1 Finally Phones Home After Worrying Communications Glitch

The spacecraft was forced to rely on a radio transmitter that hadn't been used in 43 years.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie

A faraway shot of a SpaceX rocket being launched

SpaceX Wins Approval to Provide Direct-to-Cell Service From Satellites

SpaceX's new satellites allowed some people in areas effected by hurricanes to send text messages earlier this year, now it will begin expanding the service commercially.

Tech Policy Todd Feathers

The Best 2024 Genre Films To Catch Up on This Weekend

From family-friendly animation to deep, dark sci-fi, 2024 has had a bunch of great movies you may have missed.

Movies Germain Lussier

An artist's concept of two sauropods in the Jurassic.

Fossilized Dinosaur Vomit and Poop Exposes a Surprising Jurassic Snack

Fossilized droppings from the Triassic and Jurassic are revealing the diets of some dinosaurs—including a surprising taste for charcoal.

Biology Isaac Schultz

AI Was Born to Blog on LinkedIn

A study found that most of the posts on LinkedIn are written by generative AI. Is anyone surprised?

Artificial Intelligence Matthew Gault

Spider Man Macy's Thanksgiving Balloon 2024

Spider-Man Is Back at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, and Has Not Skipped Leg Day

Look out, here comes the thigh-der-man.

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Updates From Sonic 3, War of the Rohirrim, and More

Plus, get one last look at Superman & Lois as the show prepares for its final end.

Movies James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson

Tesla Is Looking to Hire a Team to Remotely Control Its ‘Self-Driving’ Robotaxis

Elon Musk's "fully autonomous" cars will, like other robotaxi vehicles, rely on remote human pilots.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek

Here’s What Auli’i Cravlho Thinks About Moana Being a Disney Princess

The star of Moana 2 explains how her character is a princess with a twist.

Movies Sabina Graves

The New Squid Game 2 Trailer Reveals New Games and Terrifying Teases

Netflix's hit sci-fi thriller starring Lee Jung-jae finally returns on December 26.

Television Germain Lussier

Universal Insists the Wicked Witches Were Paid the Same Salary

Rumors on social media inflamed speculation of a pay disparity between Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.

Elon Musk Says He Owns Everyone’s Twitter Account in Bizarre Alex Jones Court Filing

Musk's X is trying to stop The Onion from buying Alex Jones' social media accounts.

Tech News Matt Novak

A Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Has Gone Down in Flames

Cassava Sciences' simufilam failed a Phase III trial for Alzheimer's disease, likely marking the end of a drug surrounded by allegations of poorly done and fraudulent research.

Health Ed Cara

Lauren Boebert Abruptly Quits Controversial Cameo Account

The rightwing politician from Colorado briefly joined the video-sharing platform before apparently deactivating her account.

Politics Lucas Ropek

Artists Stick It to ‘AI Overlords’ and Leak OpenAI’s Sora Video Generator

A group of artists who say they were given early access to OpenAI's Sora video generation model released a version of the tool to the public.

Artificial Intelligence Todd Feathers

Thank God, They Didn’t Make Sonic 3‘s Popcorn Bucket Sexy Enough

Although I'm sure of all fandoms the Sonic one will find a way, but you can at least admire the attempt at safeguarding this poor bucket.

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook

Arcane‘s Co-Creator Addresses the Fan Discourse Over Season 2 Pacing

Christian Linke also revealed that Riot Games and Fortiche's next League of Legends project is still years away.

Television Isaiah Colbert

Members of law enforcement demonstrate an Evolv weapons detection during a press conference announcing weapons detectors for the New York City subway system in the Fulton Transit Center March 28, 2024, in Manhattan, New York City.

Feds Say Evolv Is Over-Hyping AI Tech in Gun Detectors

“If you make those claims without adequate support, you can expect to hear from the FTC.”

Artificial Intelligence Matt Novak

The Best Nerdy Gifts of 2024

A Canadian Deer Is Mysteriously Wandering Around in a Bright Yellow High-Vis Safety Jacket

NASA’s Voyager 1 Finally Phones Home After Worrying Communications Glitch

SpaceX Wins Approval to Provide Direct-to-Cell Service From Satellites

The Best 2024 Genre Films To Catch Up on This Weekend

Fossilized Dinosaur Vomit and Poop Exposes a Surprising Jurassic Snack

AI Was Born to Blog on LinkedIn

Spider-Man Is Back at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, and Has Not Skipped Leg Day

Updates From Sonic 3, War of the Rohirrim, and More

Tesla Is Looking to Hire a Team to Remotely Control Its ‘Self-Driving’ Robotaxis

Here’s What Auli’i Cravlho Thinks About Moana Being a Disney Princess

The New Squid Game 2 Trailer Reveals New Games and Terrifying Teases

Universal Insists the Wicked Witches Were Paid the Same Salary

Elon Musk Says He Owns Everyone’s Twitter Account in Bizarre Alex Jones Court Filing

A Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Has Gone Down in Flames

Lauren Boebert Abruptly Quits Controversial Cameo Account

Artists Stick It to ‘AI Overlords’ and Leak OpenAI’s Sora Video Generator

Thank God, They Didn’t Make Sonic 3‘s Popcorn Bucket Sexy Enough

Arcane‘s Co-Creator Addresses the Fan Discourse Over Season 2 Pacing

Feds Say Evolv Is Over-Hyping AI Tech in Gun Detectors

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