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We Can Be Heroes Trailer Shows Pint-Sized Supers Ready to Save the World

An invading army of CG-rendered aliens might be powerful enough to defeat a wave of superheroes, but not their kids. Writer-director Robert Rodriguez returns to his Spy Kids realm with the first trailer for We Can Be Heroes, about the children of famous heroes becoming a new force for good—while drop-kicking security guards with their…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

Biden Says He’ll Ask Country to Wear Masks for 100 Days, Issue Mask Mandates in Federal Jurisdiction

President-elect Joe Biden says he will ask the entire country to wear masks for the first 100 days of his presidency, and he will issue federal mask mandates applying to places where he believes he has jurisdiction, including federal buildings and interstate transportation. Biden also committed to allow the public to watch him receive a…

Health Tom McKay

How Are You Feeling About the Vaccines?

The past few weeks have brought a flurry of news about covid-19 vaccines, and it’s enough to make anyone feel both optimistic and confused. On Monday, the UK became the first western nation to approve the emergency use of a vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, with doses expected to be doled out next…

Health Ed Cara

The Best Mesh Router with Wi-Fi 6 Is Very Affordable

We are taking a closer look at five new systems that can take advantage of faster internet speeds and a mesh network

Reviews Florence Ion

DoorDash Is Looking To Raise Over $3 Billion In Its IPO

DoorDash—everyone’s favorite (albeit exploitative) food delivery service—is apparently hoping to raise a whopping $3.1 billion dollars as part of its initial public offering, per a regulatory doc the company filed with the SEC on Friday. 33 million shares priced between $90 and $95 dollars each are expected to hit the New York Stock Exchange sometime…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky

The Mandalorian’s Latest Episode Will Have Fans Talking for a Long Time

“Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” “I am your father.” “So be it. Jedi.” Star Wars is filled with moments that have become part of our lives, and have elevated the franchise to the heights of popularity it enjoys today. Chapter 14 of The Mandalorian had several of those—incredible, unforgettable moments that will…

io9 Germain Lussier

Monkeys See Things That Aren’t There With Artificial Vision Brain Implant

Spooky-sounding new research had monkeys seeing shapes that weren’t real, thanks to brain implants. The technology could one day make artificial eyesight possible in humans. Researchers have used a high-definition neuroprosthesis to trigger the perception of discernible shapes, and even the movement of these shapes, in monkeys. As described in Science, the device is implanted…

Health George Dvorsky

Please Refresh Your Browser So Websites Actually Work

Spring is traditionally the time to purge your life of unwanted and unused junk. But 2020 has been a spectacularly disastrous year, so better to start 2021 off with a clean slate rather than wait until the seasons change. There’s a lot of bad-vibes and general nastiness from 2020 that we can do without, and…

Tech News Joanna Nelius

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Report: Oscar Isaac Is the Metal Gear Solid Movie’s Solid Snake

Kept you waiting, huh? Deadline and the Hollywood Reporter have word that Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ (Kong: Skull Island) long-in-gestation attempt to bring the legendary Hideo Kojima video game franchise Metal Gear Solid to life has found its sneaking hero: Oscar Isaac, Star Wars (and maybe Moon Knight) star, will play Solid Snake. The major protagonist of…

Movies James Whitbrook

Joe Manganiello Finds His Superhero Purpose in an Exclusive Clip from Archenemy

Max Fist is lost. He claims to be a superhero from another dimension who mistakenly found himself on Earth, where he conveniently has no powers. He’s also not sure what he can do to help people anymore. That is, until he has an unexpected meeting, which you can watch in io9’s exclusive clip from Adam…

Movies Germain Lussier

Use This IRS Security Tool to Protect Yourself From Refund Fraud

Tax fraud has been a persistent security issue for years and it’s not letting up. In 2020, the Internal Revenue Service identified $2.3 billion in fraudulent schemes, and the agency’s prioritization of processing returns quickly can make it difficult to catch bad actors in the process. This week, the IRS announced the rollout of a…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones

Nearly 30% of FEMA Employees Say They’ve Experienced Workplace Harassment

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has an internal emergency to manage. Nearly a third of its employees said they’ve experienced sexual and/or racial harassment at work, a survey released Wednesday shows. The survey was conducted by RAND Corporation in the wake of allegations that a senior FEMA official had sexual harassed many agency workers, which…

Earther Dharna Noor

These Are the Ages When Alcohol Is Most Dangerous to the Brain, Researchers Say

Alcohol has many well-known negative effects on our health, but a new paper this week highlights what are likely the most harmful periods during a lifetime to have alcohol in your system, at least when it comes to our brains. The paper, published as an editorial in the BMJ on Friday, was written by researchers…

Health Ed Cara

Philips Hue’s Play Gradient Ain’t Cheap, But It’s the Lightstrip Your TV Deserves

With the idea of going to a good ‘ole movie theater seeming like a bigger and bigger pipe dream every day, I’ve spent a lot of time this year thinking about how to upgrade my TV and movie-watching experience. Right now, watching TV is one of the few reliable methods of stress relief a lot…

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Sam Rutherford

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Godzilla Stomps Back Into Comics With a New Kids Series

Godzilla’s no stranger to the comic book world, but a new deal between Toho and comics publisher IDW is bringing him back to the forefront—and the King of all Kaiju is bringing some friends (and frenemies) with him. Announced by the two companies this week, IDW now has the license to bring Godzilla and a…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Apple Patent Suggests It’s Borrowing Some Vantablack Tricks for Black MacBooks

Before it started making all of its laptops out of aluminum, Apple offered MacBooks with a matte black finish that, so far, has been challenging to reproduce on its all metal computers. But a new patent suggests Apple has come up with a way to give its latest MacBooks a matte black finish using a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

The Net Is Somehow Both Outdated and Prescient

The Net, starring a post-Speed Sandra Bullock, was made in 1995, so it’s a given the technology it depicts will look outdated 25 years later. But some of the broader ideas the film pokes into—amid many, many, many scenes of Bullock’s character being chased around by bad guys—are actually surprisingly insightful. The story is pretty…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

If You Bought a Fitbit Sense Recently, You Should Check Your Email

The Fitbit Sense is the company’s most ambitious smartwatch in a long while—in large part because the device was the first Fitbit with FDA-cleared ECGs. However, it appears the company is now contacting some Fitbit Sense owners for replacements, citing an unspecified “hardware issue” that may impact its ECG feature. The news first surfaced in…

Gadgets Victoria Song

Updates From Spider-Man 3, Hawkeye, and More

Scream 5 promises bucket loadsof blood. Rosewell shores up its cast for the next season. The walking dead will continue to be feared as Fear the Walking Dead picks up a seventh season. Plus, a tiny few new details from Superman & Lois, and a new Star Trek: Discovery clip teases just what’s going wrong…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

How to Get Ready to Switch from Google Hangouts to Google Chat

In 2021, Google Hangouts is fading away and Google Chat is taking its place. So if you’re a seasoned Hangouts user—after all, the service has been around for seven years at this point—what do you need to do to prepare? What’s going to happen to your years of chat logs? And what will replace the…

Gadgets David Nield

We Can Be Heroes Trailer Shows Pint-Sized Supers Ready to Save the World

Biden Says He’ll Ask Country to Wear Masks for 100 Days, Issue Mask Mandates in Federal Jurisdiction

How Are You Feeling About the Vaccines?

The Best Mesh Router with Wi-Fi 6 Is Very Affordable

DoorDash Is Looking To Raise Over $3 Billion In Its IPO

The Mandalorian’s Latest Episode Will Have Fans Talking for a Long Time

Monkeys See Things That Aren’t There With Artificial Vision Brain Implant

Please Refresh Your Browser So Websites Actually Work

Report: Oscar Isaac Is the Metal Gear Solid Movie’s Solid Snake

Joe Manganiello Finds His Superhero Purpose in an Exclusive Clip from Archenemy

Use This IRS Security Tool to Protect Yourself From Refund Fraud

Nearly 30% of FEMA Employees Say They’ve Experienced Workplace Harassment

These Are the Ages When Alcohol Is Most Dangerous to the Brain, Researchers Say

Philips Hue’s Play Gradient Ain’t Cheap, But It’s the Lightstrip Your TV Deserves

Godzilla Stomps Back Into Comics With a New Kids Series

Apple Patent Suggests It’s Borrowing Some Vantablack Tricks for Black MacBooks

The Net Is Somehow Both Outdated and Prescient

If You Bought a Fitbit Sense Recently, You Should Check Your Email

Updates From Spider-Man 3, Hawkeye, and More

How to Get Ready to Switch from Google Hangouts to Google Chat

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