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RIP to MKBHD’s Controversial Digital Wallpaper App

In these times, there's something refreshing about the phrase "controversial digital wallpaper app."

Culture AJ Dellinger

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The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in December 2025

We've picked out the best horror, sci-fi, and genre titles coming to Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and beyond.

Movies Germain Lussier

Winter Kicks Off With Back-to-Back Arctic Blasts and a Potential Bomb Cyclone

Frigid temps and heavy snow gripped much of the U.S. on December 1, the first day of meteorological winter. It looks like these bitter conditions are here to stay.

Earth Science Ellyn Lapointe

Astronomers Have Found 6,000 Exoplanets—but This Could Be the First Known Exomoon

After decades of searching, astronomers may have finally stumbled upon the first moon known to exist beyond our solar system—and it's an absolute giant.

Space & Spaceflight Gayoung Lee

There’s a New ‘Sonic’ Spin-Off Movie on the Way

A mysterious new 'Sonic' movie is joining the live-action 'TMNT' film in 2028—and we've got high hopes it's all about Shadow.

Movies Sabina Graves

The Best Gaming CPU May Get Even Better

Really, we need a new affordable option for gaming processors.

Gadgets Kyle Barr

Even the Guy Who Plays Vecna Didn’t Know How ‘Stranger Things’ Would End

The Duffer Brothers' code of secrecy extended to the show's big bad, played by Jamie Campbell Bower.

Television Cheryl Eddy

Portion of a meme shared by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth depicting Franklin the turtle committing war crimes.

Franklin the Turtle Becomes an AI Meme After Pete Hegseth Jokes About War Crimes

Even Republicans are calling for an investigation.

Artificial Intelligence Matt Novak

Silicon Valley Ghouls Melt Down Over Report on David Sacks Business Conflicts

Conflicts are good, actually.

Artificial Intelligence AJ Dellinger

Amazon’s Atrocious AI Anime Dubs Are a Dark Sign of Things to Come

Prime Video has begun rolling out a supposed beta test using generative AI voices to dub anime—but they're a bad sign regardless of their dismaying quality.

Television James Whitbrook

Dirty Bitcoins On Conveyor Go Through Crypto Mixer

Europol Shuts Down Bitcoin Mixer That Processed €1.3 Billion Worth of Crypto

Centralized mixing tools for obscuring crypto transactions are the latest target of authorities.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey

Popular Alt-Med MMS Is Toxic at ‘Therapeutic’ Doses, Scientists Warn

Research shows that antibacterial doses of "Miracle Mineral Solution" are likely harmful to the people taking it.

Health Ed Cara

io9’s Favorite Replays, Rereads, and Rewatches of 2025

With picks as diverse as 'A Goofy Movie' and 'Turn A Gundam,' here are some shows, movies, and books we couldn't help but pick back up and experience.

Movies io9 Staff