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10 Pokémon Shorts That Prove Trainers Are Overrated

Much as Pokémon trainers would love to believe that their pocketable monster friends are well taken care of, each and every single Pikachu-centric short has made it abundantly clear that Pokémon thrive and are at their best when the humans are just gone. Left to their own devices, the Pokémon get to be their whole-ass…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 7

Do Your Homework Before Buying a UV Disinfecting Gadget

It’s likely that in the past few weeks or months, you’ve come across an ad for a UV disinfecting gadget. It makes sense! There’s a novel coronavirus going around wreaking havoc! Your phones are filthy, your bags are filthy, your masks are full of your own face sweat and spit. Maybe, you ought to buy…

Gadgets Victoria Song Jul 7

The Movement for Black Lives and Environmentalists Are Finding Common Ground

The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) and the environmental movement have not always walked side by side. However, that tide is slowly shifting. This much-needed unity has never been more clear than in the M4BL’s release of the BREATHE Act, a suite of policy proposals, on Tuesday. While the document includes expected demands, such as…

Earther Yessenia Funes Jul 7

Server Hosting Leaked Secret U.S. Police Files Seized by Germany

German authorities have reportedly confiscated a server used by the group DDOSecrets to share leaked confidential records belonging to more than 200 state, local, and federal American law enforcement agencies. DDOSecrets, which Twitter recently banned for distributing hacked material, published last month some 269 gigabytes of police data—known as #BlueLeaks—dating back to 1996, including confidential…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Jul 7

Studio Ghibli’s First Full CG Movie Will Come to the U.S. Next Year

You won’t have to wait all that long to see Studio Ghibli’s first crack at an entirely 3D CG feature. Shortly after its debut in Japan later this year, GKids will be bringing Earwig and the Witch to American theaters in early 2021—well, if they’re open, hopefully. GKids formally announced that it had acquired the…

io9 James Whitbrook Jul 7

Major Movie Theater Chains Sue New Jersey For ‘Unconstitutional’ Pandemic Closures

Movie theater giants AMC, Cinemark, and Regal filed a lawsuit yesterday against the state of New Jersey for forcing them to keep their businesses closed during the covid-19 pandemic, yet allowing churches and other places of assembly to remain open. Spotted by The Hollywood Reporter, the theater chains have called the closure order “unconstitutional and…

Tech News Joanna Nelius Jul 7

TikTok Users Discover the Secret to Getting Rich: Dogecoin

The bro influencers of TikTok, released into the wild with sick iPhone hacks and dropshipping tips but a few years ago, have matured from pups to the Wolves of Social Media. Now they’re harnessing that power with a pump-and-dump scheme involving Dogecoin, the joke currency made of memes, and also Elon Musk’s favorite coin. The…

Tech News Whitney Kimball Jul 7

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Is a Cautionary Tale About the Power Men Wield

We, and Peter Parker, have heard it a zillion times before: with great power, comes great responsibility. The watchwords of Stan Lee are suffused into the very fabric of who Spider-Man is as a character, and how Sam Raimi brought him to the big screen in 2002 is no exception. But Raimi’s first swing with…

io9 James Whitbrook Jul 7

How to Make Your Phone Read Everything On Screen Out Loud

It’s not always convenient or possible to glance at your smartphone’s screen as you normally would, but with a few tweaks to your phone’s settings, you can get the most important information without having to look down at the display. Here’s how to get your phone to read the info you need aloud to you…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 7

Westworld’s Thandie Newton Has Mixed Feelings on Maeve’s Lack of Autonomy

Maeve was one of the first robots to achieve sentience in season one of Westworld, and her ability to control other hosts made it seem like she would be unstoppable. However, the rest of the HBO series has held her back. It’s something actress Thandie Newton has had trouble coming to terms with, but also…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jul 7

A Paralyzing Childhood Disease Is Set to Surge This Summer, but Coronavirus Precautions Could Stop It

Outbreaks of a polio-like disease have appeared every other summer in the U.S. since 2012, but this year's pandemic measures are likely to delay its arrival.

Health Ed Cara Jul 7

Keystone XL Is Blocked for Now, but the SCOTUS Ruling Helps 70 Other Pipelines

Climate justice activists have had an ecstatic start to the week. In a 24-hour period, three major planned fossil fuel pipelines were delayed or possibly cancelled altogether: Developers cancelled the Atlantic Coast Pipeline on Sunday, a court ordered the Dakota Access Pipeline be cancelled on Monday, and just hours later, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld…

Earther Dharna Noor Jul 7

Our First Look at Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Appears to Confirm Almost Every Design Rumor

Just last week, renders allegedly showing the unreleased Galaxy Note 20 appeared on Samsung’s official Russian website.But now, it appears the Galaxy Note 20 has been photographed in the wild for the first time, confirming details we’ve gleaned from previous reports. The new photos come from YouTuber Jimmy Is Promo, who posted shots of the…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jul 7

Warrior Nun Is the Patron Saint of Boring Chosen Ones

Netflix’s adaptation of Ben Dunn’s Warrior Nun Areala is a series that wants you to have faith. Not necessarily faith in the biblical divinity or hellish demonsthat drive the uneven plot forward over 10 episodes, but faith in the narrative trope of an unsuspecting Chosen One™ being called upon to save humanity from the ultimate…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 7

Russian Space Advisor and Defense Journalist Arrested For Treason

Longtime Russian defense journalist and more recent government advisor on space issues, Ivan Safronov has been arrested in Moscow and charged with treason, according to a new report from the Moscow Times. Safronov faces 20 years in prison and the trial will reportedly be conducted behind closed doors. The 30-year-old Safronov, who was arrested by…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 7

The Oil Industry Threatens Alaskan Polar Bears in Their Dens

Pregnant polar bears enter dens when they give birth for up to eight months. The process makes bear moms super vulnerable—they fast, surviving off the fat on their bodies, and can lose up to 43% of their body weight. And in that environment, the moms must care for their newborn cubs. But these environments are…

Earther Dharna Noor Jul 7

Disney World Is Still Reopening This Weekend as Florida’s Covid-19 Cases Skyrocket

Select queues and rides are lined with plastic shields, Disney characters are doing socially distant ride-alongs instead of in-person visits

Corporate Culture Beth Elderkin Jul 7

Earth May Take Decades to Cool After We Cut Emissions

Imagine an alternate reality where world leaders finally listened to the science and implemented measures to reduce greenhouse gases right now. Well, a new paper shows that at least a decade would pass before the world begins to cool down as a result. Depending on the level of emissions reduction, we may have to wait…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Jul 7

Oh Dip, Magic Leap’s Got a New CEO

Magic Leap has had it rough during the pandemic. In March, word got out that the struggling augmented reality company was looking for a buyer. A month later, it reportedly laid off roughly half its workforce. Another month passed and it somehow pulled an additional $350 million in funding out of nowhere. About a week…

Tech News Victoria Song Jul 7

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Fall in Love With Kiki’s Delivery Service All Over Again With This New Translation of the Original Novel

Studio Ghibli fans are well familiar with Hayao Miyazaki’s 1989 film Kiki’s Delivery Service, about a young witch who flies to a new town for a series of adventures. But have you ever read the book that inspired the movie? Emily Balistrieri’s brand-new translation of Eiko Kadono’s 1985 fantasy story is out today, and io9…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jul 7

10 Pokémon Shorts That Prove Trainers Are Overrated

Do Your Homework Before Buying a UV Disinfecting Gadget

The Movement for Black Lives and Environmentalists Are Finding Common Ground

Server Hosting Leaked Secret U.S. Police Files Seized by Germany

Studio Ghibli’s First Full CG Movie Will Come to the U.S. Next Year

Major Movie Theater Chains Sue New Jersey For ‘Unconstitutional’ Pandemic Closures

TikTok Users Discover the Secret to Getting Rich: Dogecoin

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Is a Cautionary Tale About the Power Men Wield

How to Make Your Phone Read Everything On Screen Out Loud

Westworld’s Thandie Newton Has Mixed Feelings on Maeve’s Lack of Autonomy

A Paralyzing Childhood Disease Is Set to Surge This Summer, but Coronavirus Precautions Could Stop It

Keystone XL Is Blocked for Now, but the SCOTUS Ruling Helps 70 Other Pipelines

Our First Look at Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Appears to Confirm Almost Every Design Rumor

Warrior Nun Is the Patron Saint of Boring Chosen Ones

Russian Space Advisor and Defense Journalist Arrested For Treason

The Oil Industry Threatens Alaskan Polar Bears in Their Dens

Disney World Is Still Reopening This Weekend as Florida’s Covid-19 Cases Skyrocket

Earth May Take Decades to Cool After We Cut Emissions

Oh Dip, Magic Leap’s Got a New CEO

Fall in Love With Kiki’s Delivery Service All Over Again With This New Translation of the Original Novel

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