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How a Piece of Tape Tricked a Tesla Into Reading a 35MPH Sign as 85MPH

Researchers have identified a potential issue with sensors used in some older Tesla models that misinterpreted speed signs to read the speed limit as 50 miles per hour greater than the sign stated when a piece of electrical tape slightly obscured one of the numbers. The issue was identified as part of 18 months of…

Tech News Catie Keck

Airing Out Your Home Doesn’t Reduce Indoor Air Pollution, Study Finds

Many of the potentially harmful chemicals found in our homes linger on walls and other surfaces, suggests a new study out Wednesday. Unfortunately, ventilating rooms with fresh air or cleaning surfaces might not do much to reduce our exposure to these contaminants. The new study, published in Science Advances, is part of a larger project…

Tech News Ed Cara

Steven Moffat Got Doctor Who‘s Big Twist Spoiled By the Master Himself

Not only deliciously ironic, but it feels very Master-y, to boot. This current season of Doctor Who kicked off on New Year’s Day with one hell of a twist: the surprise return of the Doctor’s longtime frenemy, the Master, now played by Sacha Dhawan. It was a twist no one saw coming, especially as Chris…

io9 James Whitbrook

This Japanese Smartphone Uses AI to Prevent Users From Saving and Sharing Naked Selfies

Worried about what online shenanigans your child might get into with their first smartphone? In Japan, a company has released a budget phone with at least one feature you won’t find on a flagship iOS or Android device: an AI-powered sensor that prevents naked selfie shots from being saved or shared. With a price tag…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Psychologist Finds Chelsea Manning’s Imprisonment Pointless as Lawyers Seek Her Release

Attorneys for imprisoned activist and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning have filed a new motion for her release from the Virginia jail that’s been holding her for almost a year. Manning, citing her contempt for the judge-less grand jury process and the judicial practice of imprisoning reluctant witnesses without charge, has racked up…

Tech News Dell Cameron

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Heads Home Next Month

Scooch over those eight other Blu-rays or DVDs. It’s time for the Skywalker Saga to fill up that last slot on the shelf…well, unless you buy the giant nine-film box set version instead, that is. StarWars.com has just announced that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will receive its home release next month, arriving first…

Trailers James Whitbrook

German Man Finds Rock From Early Solar System in His Front Yard

Scientists have released their initial analysis of a meteorite that fell over Europe last September. They report that the rock, the remnant of a daytime bolide that impacted Earth with an energy of 0.48 kilotons of TNT (around this much), is a carbonaceous chondrite—the kind of meteor that contains material from the earliest epoch of…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum

UN Warns Kids Face ‘Ecological and Existential Threats’ in Every Country on Earth

All over the world, kids are saying world leaders’ weak climate policies are putting their futures at risk. They’re right, new research shows. Not a single country is doing enough to protect kids from the climate crisis and the degradation of ecosystems, along with war, inequality and predatory marketing practices, according to a report published…

Climate Change Dharna Noor

Europe Made A Name On Wrangling Big Tech. Now, It Wants To Profit From It

While the European Commission might be better known as a force that cracks down on some of the egregious practices of stateside companies, today the folks across the pond laid out an ambitious plan to bolster their own tech prowess—ethically. Per an announcement on the Commission’s official site earlier today, the EU’s embarking on a…

Tech Policy Shoshana Wodinsky

Searching for Dark Matter With Quantum Computers, One Blip of Light at a Time

For decades, scientists have struggled to define the stuff that comprises a quarter of the universe: dark matter. As experiments continue to turn up empty-handed, one team hopes to find dark matter by incorporating the laws that govern subatomic particles—quantum mechanics—with a nascent kind of technology called a quantum computer. It’s what’s brought Fermilab scientist…

Physics & Chemistry Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Marvel’s Baddies Are Getting Their Own Villainous Game

The villains are entering the multiverse. io9 can exclusively reveal that Villainous, the card-based board game starring Disney’s evildoers, is heading into some other familiar territory with Marvel Villainous. This latest addition to the now-expanding franchise features some of Marvel’s standout baddies, as well as new gameplay rules that set it apart from its main…

Games Beth Elderkin

Groupon Calls It Quits on Selling Goods, Will Refocus on ‘Experiences’

After recent earnings fell way short of expectations and caused its stock to fall a record 38 percent, Groupon has announced that it will stop selling physical goods and merchandise and will refocus the company around providing local experiences. For most people, Groupon is typically the place you go if you’re looking for a discount…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

Mulan Will Be Disney’s First PG-13 Live-Action Remake

She’s as swift as the coursing river, with all the force (and violence) of a great typhoon. Disney’s Mulan has become the first live-action remake to receive a PG-13 rating, making it the latest film in Disney’s rarest collection. The Hollywood Reporter says the Motion Picture Association of America has given Mulan a PG-13 rating…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Many Plastics Aren’t Actually Recyclable, a New Report Shows

Companies say that a lot of single-use plastic items are recyclable: cups, trays, lids, cutlery, straws, stirrers. But it turns out those claims are misleading. American recycling facilities can only recycle a handful of the types of plastic being sent their way. That means many plastic products that Americans are tossing into recycling bins aren’t…

Climate Change Dharna Noor

The Computer Scientist Responsible for Cut, Copy, and Paste, Has Passed Away

The advent of the personal computer wasn’t just about making these powerful machines available to everyone, it was also about making them accessible and usable, even for those lacking a computer science degree. Larry Tesler, who passed away on Monday, might not be a household name like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, but his contributions…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

How Climate Change Could Bring About the Next Great Recession

Our weather is becoming more extreme, litigation is targeting fossil fuel companies—and our whole economic system is at risk of imploding if the energy sector doesn’t prepare for climate change, financial experts warn. In a series of commentaries published in Nature Energy on Monday, experts shared their concern for what extreme heat, stronger hurricanes, and…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes

Patreon Is Putting Up Money for Projects Now, but It Expects a Return

Patreon, the beloved subscription platform whose independent media creators would really like it to stay the course, is following what seems to be the inevitable trajectory of online payment processors and giving out small loans–in this case, cash advances for upcoming projects. This may be getting into hairy don’t-mix-friends-with-business territory for a company which is…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

The Jeff Bezos Climate Superpower That’s Bigger Than $10 Billion

The richest guy on Earth has decided maybe spending a few bucks to save the planet isn’t such a bad idea. Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO, decided to kick Earth $10 billion to stave off catastrophic climate change. And you know what, that’s fine. I remain deeply skeptical of billionaires and their motives for philanthropy, but…

Climate Change Brian Kahn

Updates From Bill & Ted‘s Return, The Matrix 4, and More

The Falcon & The Winter Soldier adds another mysterious figure to its cast. A Game of Thrones favorite could join The Witcher’s second season. Get a look at the Bad Batch in a new clip from Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ return. Plus, new Castlevania art, and what’s to come on The Flash and Legends…

Television James Whitbrook

The Best AirPods Tips and Tricks to Boost Your Listening

The Apple AirPods and their successors have been huge hits for Apple—but are you making the most out of your pair? We present to you some of the tricks and features you might not have come across yet—from using your AirPods as a remote listening system to sharing audio between two pairs of earbuds, here’s…

Gadgets David Nield

How a Piece of Tape Tricked a Tesla Into Reading a 35MPH Sign as 85MPH

Airing Out Your Home Doesn’t Reduce Indoor Air Pollution, Study Finds

Steven Moffat Got Doctor Who‘s Big Twist Spoiled By the Master Himself

This Japanese Smartphone Uses AI to Prevent Users From Saving and Sharing Naked Selfies

Psychologist Finds Chelsea Manning’s Imprisonment Pointless as Lawyers Seek Her Release

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Heads Home Next Month

German Man Finds Rock From Early Solar System in His Front Yard

UN Warns Kids Face ‘Ecological and Existential Threats’ in Every Country on Earth

Europe Made A Name On Wrangling Big Tech. Now, It Wants To Profit From It

Searching for Dark Matter With Quantum Computers, One Blip of Light at a Time

Marvel’s Baddies Are Getting Their Own Villainous Game

Groupon Calls It Quits on Selling Goods, Will Refocus on ‘Experiences’

Mulan Will Be Disney’s First PG-13 Live-Action Remake

Many Plastics Aren’t Actually Recyclable, a New Report Shows

The Computer Scientist Responsible for Cut, Copy, and Paste, Has Passed Away

How Climate Change Could Bring About the Next Great Recession

Patreon Is Putting Up Money for Projects Now, but It Expects a Return

The Jeff Bezos Climate Superpower That’s Bigger Than $10 Billion

Updates From Bill & Ted‘s Return, The Matrix 4, and More

The Best AirPods Tips and Tricks to Boost Your Listening

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