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This Guy Used 3D Printing to Help His 18-Year-Old Blind Pup Get Around Safely

You know, 3D printing has produced some wild stuff over the years, from itty bitty spacecraft and candy-firing wrist cannons to entire homes and personal protective equipment. But while some creations have been absolutely cursed (I’m looking at you, tongue brush), this safety hoop made to help a senior pup get around is about as…

Gadgets Alyse Stanley Jan 31

Katee Sackhoff Expected Bo-Katan to Be Recast in Live-Action

She did not expect to be playing the badass Mandalorian warrior she originated in animation. In a new podcast appearance with former Lex Luthor and perennial delight Michael Rosenbaum, Katee Sackhoff shared her anxiety about the role of Bo-Katan Kryze, which she originated in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Specifically, she expected that if the…

Movies Julie Muncy Jan 31

Boyd Holbrook Discusses the Involved Process to Nab His Role on Netflix’s The Sandman

Boyd Holbrook (Logan) is set to appear in The Sandman as one of the story’s most unnerving characters: The Corinthian, an escaped nightmare with a ravenous appetite. It was, apparently, not an easy gig to get. In an interview with Collider, the actor lays out the process that led to him getting the role on…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy Jan 31

WhatsApp Is Now Using Its Version of Stories to Convince Users It’s Committed to Their Privacy

As many of you probably already know, WhatsApp’s announcement on the changes to its privacy policy confused and angered a lot of people, who were given the impression that the messaging app would begin sharing their personal data with its parent company, Facebook. Since then, WhatsApp has been running up and down trying to reassure…

Social Media Jody Serrano Jan 30

Google Suspended Federated Chat App Element for Allegedly Hosting Abusive Content

Google temporarily yanked Element’s Android chat app from the Play Store this week for allegedly hosting abusive content. The decision’s particularly baffling given that Element is only a client for the federated chat protocol Matrix and not a service in and of itself. Meaning that Element can (and does) moderate its own servers, but has…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Jan 30

This Rare, Working Apple-1 Computer Can Be Yours if You Have $1.5 Million Lying Around

If you ever wanted to own a piece of computer history, now is your chance. There is currently what’s billed as a working Apple-1, a model from the first line of computers launched by the company in 1976, up for sale on eBay. It’s not exactly cheap though, and will set you back a good…

Tech News Jody Serrano Jan 30

Turns Out a Lot of People Streamed Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max

Recently, we reported on the Nielsen streaming numbers for the end of December, which included a big success story for Disney’s release Soul. In that post, we noted that Nielsen didn’t include HBO Max on its streaming chart numbers. But now, it’s released those numbers anyway— at least, for Wonder Woman 1984. As shared by…

Movies Julie Muncy Jan 30

Robinhood: So About That Whole GameStonks Thing…

The self-proclaimed democratic financial app Robinhood came under fire on Thursday for temporarily halting trading on GameStop stocks and other stocks favored by Reddit’s WallStreetBets community. But while critics accused the stockbroker of foiling amateur investors to shield major Wall Street firms from mounting losses, Robinhood claims the real explanation is much more boring: It…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Jan 30

Alex Kurtzman Provides Some Fascinating Hints for Star Trek: Discovery Season 4

What’s next for Star Trek: Discovery’s far-flung future? Showrunner Alex Kurtzman has a few tidbits to drop. As shared by Trek Movie, Kurtzman shared some interesting information when he visited an online panel (via Deadline) with Sonequa Martin-Green and his fellow showrunner, Michelle Paradise. “We’re actually exploring—we’re diving deep in to science—in the fourth season,…

io9 Julie Muncy Jan 30

Let’s Reminisce About Last Year’s Most Memorable Data Breaches

Ah, data breaches. The stuff of internet nightmare. In recent years, we’ve seen more and more of them—to the point where it seems like wherever you store your data, most of it is just breach-material that hasn’t been breached yet. However, weird as it may sound, 2020 actually saw a lot fewer publicly reported data…

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 30

The Creators Behind Once Upon a Time are Making a Fairy Tale Anthology

Which, you know, tracks. As shared by our friends at the Hollywood Reporter, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, the minds behind the increasingly out-there showcase of Disney cheese Once Upon a Time, are working on a new pilot for ABC in the form of a fairy tale-based anthology series. Called Epic, THR says it is…

io9 Julie Muncy Jan 30

Disney Plus’s Willow Series Has Found a New Director in Jonathan Entwistle

You might know him from a couple li’l Netflix shows we dig around here. As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, Jonathan Entwistle, the director behind I Am Not Okay With This and The End of the F***ing World, will be taking the reins of the new Willow series coming to Disney Plus. Or, at least,…

io9 Julie Muncy Jan 30

This Is Not a Sci-Fi Movie: This Guy Makes 3D-Printed Hyper-Realistic Masks Using Real Faces

At first glance, the photo above can look like a still from a science fiction movie, but rest assured: The guy and his face mask are very real. While the first thing that came to my mind was, “oh wow that’s creepy,” I was then immediately intrigued. The guy in the photo is Shuhei Okawara,…

Tech News Jody Serrano Jan 30

Physicists Are Reinventing the Laser

In the 1950s, when physicists were racing to invent the first laser, they found that the rules of quantum mechanics restricted how pure the color of their light could be. Since then, physicists and engineers have always built lasers with those restrictions in mind. But new theoretical research from two independent groups of physicists indicates…

Physics & Chemistry Sophia Chen Jan 30

A Network of Twitter Bots Reportedly Launched a Smear Campaign on Belgium’s Huawei 5G Ban

A small cluster of pro-Huawei Twitter bots reportedly launched a smear campaign attacking the Belgian government’s plan to box out “high-risk” suppliers like Huawei from building the country’s 5G network, according to the latest report from social media research firm Graphika. Graphika uncovered the plot in December after Twitter accounts that had been used in…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Jan 30

These 3D-Printed Fish Bots Can Swarm and School Like Their Scaly Counterparts

Researchers have made a smart school of robotic fish that swarm and swim just like the real deal, and they offer promising insights into how developers can improve decentralized, autonomous operations for other gizmos like self-driving vehicles and robotic space explorers. Also, they’re just pretty stinking cute. These seven 3D-printed robots, or Bluebots, can synchronize…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Jan 29

Hezbollah-Linked Cyber Unit Has Been Hacking Into Internet Companies for Years

A cyber unit believed to be associated with the Shiite militant group Hezbollah has been conducting stealthy espionage missions all over the globe, hacking into internet service providers and telecoms to gather data. The threat group researchers call “Lebanese Cedar” is believed to have formed sometime around 2012, and is primarily motivated by “political and…

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Jan 29

30% of ‘SolarWinds’ Hacking Victims Did Not Actually Use SolarWinds Software, Feds Say

The hacker group behind the ongoing SolarWinds scandal found other ways to intrude on U.S. firms and public agencies than just compromising the titular software company. In fact, nearly a third of the victims of the hack—approximately 30%—have no connection to SolarWinds at all, said a senior federal security official this week. Brandon Wales, acting…

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Jan 29

One of the Oldest Star Wars Figures Gets a Modern Update, and More of the Week in Toys

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest toy news we’ve seen this week. On deck: disappearing McFlys! Hot Wheels heads to Mars! And Hasbro celebrates 50 years of Lucasfilm in the strangest way possible. Check it out! Lego Porsche 911 Turbo and 911 Targa Building Set Lego tends to stick…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Jan 29

Senators Introduce Legislation to Help Domestic Violence Survivors Leave Their Abusers’ Cell Phone Plans

Several U.S. senators introduced new legislation today that would allow survivors of domestic violence and other crimes to separate from their abusers’ shared cell phone plans. The bill, known as the Safe Connections Act, is co-authored by U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.)…

Tech News Joanna Nelius Jan 29

This Guy Used 3D Printing to Help His 18-Year-Old Blind Pup Get Around Safely

Katee Sackhoff Expected Bo-Katan to Be Recast in Live-Action

Boyd Holbrook Discusses the Involved Process to Nab His Role on Netflix’s The Sandman

WhatsApp Is Now Using Its Version of Stories to Convince Users It’s Committed to Their Privacy

Google Suspended Federated Chat App Element for Allegedly Hosting Abusive Content

This Rare, Working Apple-1 Computer Can Be Yours if You Have $1.5 Million Lying Around

Turns Out a Lot of People Streamed Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max

Robinhood: So About That Whole GameStonks Thing…

Alex Kurtzman Provides Some Fascinating Hints for Star Trek: Discovery Season 4

Let’s Reminisce About Last Year’s Most Memorable Data Breaches

The Creators Behind Once Upon a Time are Making a Fairy Tale Anthology

Disney Plus’s Willow Series Has Found a New Director in Jonathan Entwistle

This Is Not a Sci-Fi Movie: This Guy Makes 3D-Printed Hyper-Realistic Masks Using Real Faces

Physicists Are Reinventing the Laser

A Network of Twitter Bots Reportedly Launched a Smear Campaign on Belgium’s Huawei 5G Ban

These 3D-Printed Fish Bots Can Swarm and School Like Their Scaly Counterparts

Hezbollah-Linked Cyber Unit Has Been Hacking Into Internet Companies for Years

30% of ‘SolarWinds’ Hacking Victims Did Not Actually Use SolarWinds Software, Feds Say

One of the Oldest Star Wars Figures Gets a Modern Update, and More of the Week in Toys

Senators Introduce Legislation to Help Domestic Violence Survivors Leave Their Abusers’ Cell Phone Plans

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