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You Can Watch the Prologue for Tenet Right Now

Christopher Nolan has, uhh, he’s made some mistakes. Is the actual construction of Tenet one of them? Pretty soon we’re all going to get a chance to find out. If you’re not sure if you want to watch the full thing or not, one quick way to find out might be the watch the film’s…

Movies Julie Muncy Dec 12

Twitter Briefly Grows a Spine, Says It Was an Accident

What many might have hailed as Twitter setting an example by restricting engagement with President Donald Trump’s misleading and incredulous tweets about his election loss was, according to the company, an accident. Hold your fanfare. The company has since reversed course, fully restored engagement to Trump’s tweets, and ostensibly let the beginnings of its shiny…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Dec 12

This Marceline and Princess Bubblegum Relationship Recap Is the Wholesome Gay Content Your Weekend Needs

Look at them. They’re gay. (Well, Princess Bubblegum is bi, if we’re being exact.) Good for them. Princess Bubblegum and Marceline ofAdventure Time are queer animation icons, and for good reason: they’re cute and love each other and have a compelling romance that is both the focus of their own HBO Max special and a…

io9 Julie Muncy Dec 12

Watch the Extended Trailer for Ark: The Animated Series, the Show Based on the Survival Video Game

Starring Gerard Butler? Yeah, this is weird news, look, I’m just reading what they send me. As revealed in a recent press release, Ark: The Animated Series, first announced Thursday night at The Game Awards, has a new extended look out, showcasing the animated adventures based on the hit video game, which is also getting…

io9 Julie Muncy Dec 12

Jaimie Alexander Is Finally Back as Sif in Thor: Love and Thunder

One knock against Thor: Ragnarok is that it was Sif-less, a lack that fans of Jaimie Alexander’s Asgardian warrior took sharp note of. Fortunately, Thor: Love and Thunder won’t be nearly so bereft. As reported by Deadline, Jaimie Alexander is expected to return to Love and Thunder, the fourth Thor movie, as Sif. Supposedly, Sif…

Movies Julie Muncy Dec 12

Zodiac Killer’s Cipher Cracked by Amateur Codebreakers More Than 50 Years Later

A team of amateur codebreakers has reportedly cracked the Zodiac Killer’s most infamous cipher, solving a mystery that’s had law enforcement stumped for more than 50 years. The Zodiac Killer is the moniker of the as-yet-unknown American serial killer who authorities believe murdered at least five people in California in the late ‘60s (and who…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Dec 12

The FDA Has Authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization to the covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, making it the first vaccine against the viral pandemic that will reach the American public. The decision was expected and came soon after a group of outside experts assembled by the FDA voted to…

Health Ed Cara Dec 11

All the Star Wars, Marvel, and Other Disney News You Might Have Missed

Usually, investor calls are dry, numbers-heavy business meetings intended for people far richer than you or I. But because It’s Capitalism, yesterday Disney turned its 2020 Investor Day call into something that would’ve been right at home screamed from the rooftops of San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H. Here’s all the Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars…

io9 James Whitbrook Dec 11

The Original Power Rangers Get Amazing New Figures, and More of the Morphinomenal Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest and greatest toy news online. This week: it’s morphin time in a whole new scale, while McFarlane expands its action figure Bat-family, and a lavish new Enterprise-D warps into view. Check it out! Threezero FigZero Hasbro Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Sixth-Scale Figures Hasbro…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Dec 11

Oracle Ditches Silicon Valley for Austin, Texas

Oracle is relocating its California-based headquarters to Austin, Texas, making it the latest tech company to decamp from Silicon Valley. “Oracle is implementing a more flexible employee work location policy and has changed its Corporate Headquarters from Redwood Shores, California to Austin, Texas,” a company spokesperson confirmed to Gizmodo after Bloomberg first reported the news…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Dec 11

Candles Recalled For Presenting Fire Hazard

Candles, an ancient technology that has contained fire since time immemorial so that we may safely fill our dwellings with light and warmth, have been recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) as fire hazards. To be clear, this is not an applicable warning for all candle technology as a whole, but…

Tech News Whitney Kimball Dec 11

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The Best Blockbuster Movies of 2020 (in a Parallel Universe)

Something strange is afoot on io9. [Editor’s note: This is absolutely not io9’s Best Movies of 2020 list. That’s still to come in our year in review series. This is a list of big-budget films that were supposed to come out in 2020 but were delayed by the pandemic. It was sent to me from…

io9 Rob Bricken Dec 11

Turns Out Pretty Much Anyone Can Claim to Be a Black-Owned Business on Uber Eats

In June, amid nationwide protests against police racism and brutality set off by the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd, Uber Eats released a feature intended to signify solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement: Tools to “Support Black-owned restaurants” by ordering from them without a delivery fee. There’s just one problem, according to a…

Tech News Tom McKay Dec 11

This Hideously Expensive Smart Bed Cured My Back Pain

In the last few years, tech companies have sunk an incredible amount of time, money, and hype into solving sleep. Some companies offer to help you track your sleep with wearables, some aim to help you sleep more soundly with meditation services or devices, and others have developed products that will cure your insomnia with…

Other Gadgets Caitlin McGarry Dec 11

The Hottest Beats in Any Galaxy Are Playing for Friday’s Gif Party

The Rocinante is preparing to launch—and so are our sweet dance moves. We’re blasting off into outer space with this week’s gif party in celebration of The Expanse, science fiction, and intergalactic party people everywhere. Be sure to leave your favorite dancing or party gif in the comments. Bonus points this week will be awarded…

io9 Beth Elderkin Dec 11

Someone Managed to Overclock a 14-Year-Old Intel Processor to 8.36 GHz

There’s overclocking, and then there’s overclocking. Sure, there’s a certain satisfaction in overclocking a brand new AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, but that seems like child’s play compared to what one overclocker was able to do with a 14-year-old Intel processor. According to TechSpot, HWBot.org user ivanqu0208 took an Intel Celeron D 347, a single-core, single-thread…

Gadgets Joanna Nelius Dec 11

Matt Smith and Olivia Cooke Join Game of Thrones Prequel House of the Dragon

This dance (of the dragons) card is starting to fill up. Ready Player One’s Olivia Cooke, Doctor Who’s Matt Smith, and Truth Seekers’ Emma D’Arcy have signed onto HBO’s next journey into Westeros: House of the Dragon. It’s about the fall of Targaryen empire, which led to the rise of the Mother of Dragons. According…

io9 Beth Elderkin Dec 11

Have You Ever Heard of This App by Apple? Well, It’s Dying

While Google launches and discontinues products at a rate that no one can keep up with, Apple’s modern track record for sticking with its bets is virtually unparalleled among its peers. But nothing lasts forever, and this week brought the beginning of the end for Music Memos. Take a deep breath, I didn’t say Voice…

Tech News Rhett Jones Dec 11

Volunteers Are Racing to Save Endangered Sea Turtles Stunned by the Cold

For decades, volunteers in Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts have spent November and December trekking up and down the area’s beaches during high tide. They have a very important mission: finding stranded sea turtles that are so cold they can barely move, leaving them essentially defenseless on the shore. The sea turtles that experience this…

Earther Jody Serrano Dec 11

The Mandalorian Tempers High Action With Some Rewarding Character Work

After Moff Gideon kidnapped Grogu (Baby Yoda), the Mandalorian and his newfound crew had a singular goal: Find the Child and get him back. That journey took them to a few new places, with a few familiar faces, and through some tense, emotional moments that got to the core of Star Wars as we know…

io9 Germain Lussier Dec 11

You Can Watch the Prologue for Tenet Right Now

Twitter Briefly Grows a Spine, Says It Was an Accident

This Marceline and Princess Bubblegum Relationship Recap Is the Wholesome Gay Content Your Weekend Needs

Watch the Extended Trailer for Ark: The Animated Series, the Show Based on the Survival Video Game

Jaimie Alexander Is Finally Back as Sif in Thor: Love and Thunder

Zodiac Killer’s Cipher Cracked by Amateur Codebreakers More Than 50 Years Later

The FDA Has Authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

All the Star Wars, Marvel, and Other Disney News You Might Have Missed

The Original Power Rangers Get Amazing New Figures, and More of the Morphinomenal Toys of the Week

Oracle Ditches Silicon Valley for Austin, Texas

Candles Recalled For Presenting Fire Hazard

The Best Blockbuster Movies of 2020 (in a Parallel Universe)

Turns Out Pretty Much Anyone Can Claim to Be a Black-Owned Business on Uber Eats

This Hideously Expensive Smart Bed Cured My Back Pain

The Hottest Beats in Any Galaxy Are Playing for Friday’s Gif Party

Someone Managed to Overclock a 14-Year-Old Intel Processor to 8.36 GHz

Matt Smith and Olivia Cooke Join Game of Thrones Prequel House of the Dragon

Have You Ever Heard of This App by Apple? Well, It’s Dying

Volunteers Are Racing to Save Endangered Sea Turtles Stunned by the Cold

The Mandalorian Tempers High Action With Some Rewarding Character Work

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