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Nvidia is the First U.S. Company to Pull Out of Mobile World Congress Over Coronavirus Risks

The Mobile World Congress (MWC), the wireless industry’s premiere event of the year, has lost its first U.S. attendee. Nvidia has announced that it will not attend MWC in Barcelona, Spain due to concerns over coronavirus, making it the fourth exhibitor to withdraw or scale back its participation in the event. https://gizmodo.com/coronavirus-has-now-killed-more-people-than-sars-1841558473 Nvidia joins exhibitors…

Tech News Jody Serrano

Unfortunately, Birds of Prey’s Opening Hasn’t Gone So Hot

While critics, including ours, have dug the frenetic, girl-power action of Birds of Prey, critical acclaim doesn’t always mean much in the hard reality of ticket sales. And for a superhero film opening in February, things don’t always go as planned. As reported by Deadline, Birds of Prey’s opening weekend was… not great. Breaking a…

Movies Julie Muncy

William Jackson Harper Unpacks Some Post-Good Place Feelings in This Cute Video Interview

It’s over. Oh, God, it’s over. As much as fans might be left at a crossroads by the news, it’s surely hard for the actors even moreso, whose lives now dramatically change as a result of not doing the show. Which makes now a good time to check in, reflect, and think through what’s gone…

io9 Julie Muncy

Victor Gorelick, the Editor in Chief of Archie Comics, Has Died

Big Archie Comics fans undoubtedly know the name Victor Gorelick. As the company’s most recent editor in chief, he helmed Archie’s world through one of its biggest moments ever, as it had a resurgence as a comics darling and expanded successfully into the world of moody teen TV dramas. Now, at age 78, Gorelick has…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

Coronavirus Has Now Killed More People Than SARS Worldwide

The coronavirus outbreak has been compared to the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic of 2002-2003 for obvious reasons. Both diseases originated in China, are caused by a similar virus and are believed to have originated in wild animal markets. However, new data released this weekend reveal that coronavirus has now killed more people than…

Tech News Jody Serrano

In This Video, a Group of Visual Effects Artists React to the Effects Work of Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame was notable for a lot of reasons. Not only was it the climax to ten years of film, but it was also a massive milestone in big-budget VFX work. The sheer scale and polish of these effects is extremely notable. Which makes it a lot of fun when some experts get into a…

Movies Julie Muncy

Four Endangered Gorillas Killed By Lightning Strike in Bizarre Accident

Four rare mountain gorillas have died after being struck by lightning in an equal parts peculiar and unfortunate turn of events for an endangered species that only recently topped 1,000 individuals. The bodies of three adult females, one of which was pregnant, and a male infant were discovered in Uganda’s Mgahinga National Park this week.…

Earther Alyse Stanley

Facebook and Twitter Refuse to Take Down Donald Trump’s Edited Nancy Pelosi Speech Ripping Video

Facebook and Twitter declined to take down a modified video posted to President Donald Trump’s accounts on both platforms that creates a questionable mash-up of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s viral speech-ripping moment during the State of the Union address. The dispute with the social networks was made public by Drew Hammill, Pelosi’s deputy chief of…

Tech News Jody Serrano

Doctor Strange 2 Has Picked Up Loki’s Head Writer

More shakeups for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the sequel to 2016’s Doctor Strange and one of the most anticipated heralds of a more, well, multiversal Marvel Cinematic Universe. Last time, it was the loss of Scott Derickson, the originally slated director, and his stunning purported replacement in the form of acclaimed director…

Movies Julie Muncy

How to Get Your $100 From Yahoo After All Those Breaches

The folks behind the largest known hack of user data to date are finally paying up. Yahoo, now owned by Verizon, recently agreed to pay $117.5 million as part of a proposed class action settlement stemming from a series of breaches in the 2010s that affected 3 billion people—basically Yahoo’s then-entire user base. If you…

Privacy & Security Alyse Stanley

Devs Releases a Trio of Haunting, Quietly Paranoid Teasers

Devs, Alex Garland’s enigmatic new thriller, is releasing pretty soon, and yesterday we got not one but three new teasers, fleshing out the unnerving world of mysterious conspiracies and unjust deaths. The show, which stars Nick Offerman, Sonoya MIzuno, and Jin Ha among others, is about the secretive development division of a major tech company…

Trailers Julie Muncy

Baby Yoda Is the Most Preordered Funko Pop of All Time

Ah, Funko Pops, the best collectibles money can buy if you’re really into beady eyes. As a style that better suits some characters than others, Funko’s house vibes are perfect for The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda, who already has big beady eyes and a pretty big head. Which might help explain why he’s gotten more preorders…

Toys & Collectibles Julie Muncy

Benjamin Bratt Joins Ava Duvernay’s DMZ as Parco Delgado

The comic book acting veteran will return as one of the DMZ’s most charismatic figures in HBO Max’s adaptation of the Vertigo book. As reported by Deadline, Benjamin Bratt (Doctor Strange, Catwoman) will take on the role of Parco Delgado, one of the DMZ’s most significant leaders, the magnetic and compelling head of one of…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

Ongoing Coronavirus Outbreak Postpones Reopening of Apple Stores in China

Apple told its Chinese employees that although it would be working on reopening its corporate offices and contact centers in the country next week, retail stores would remain closed until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak. The announcement, reported by MacGeneration, was made by Deidre O’Brien, Apple’s senior vice president for retail and people.…

Tech News Jody Serrano

Hulu’s Utopia Falls Is About the Revolutionary Power of Art in a Dystopia

Art can change your life. Free expression can give you the power to understand yourself, your past, the world around you. It can even set off a revolution. Utopia Falls is hoping that premise makes for good drama when it comes to Hulu. It sounds like a typical performance show, at first blush: a group…

Trailers Julie Muncy

Maybe Microsoft’s Xbox Chief Didn’t Say the Stupidest Thing About Cloud Gaming This Week

In a quote in Politico’s new technology-focused publication, Protocol, Xbox Chief Phil Spencer said something seemingly earth-shattering for any gamer: It isn’t Nintendo or Sony that Microsoft views as primary competitors in the gaming space, but Amazon and Google. That sounds deeply stupid. Google’s Stadia has basically been a flop, and Amazon hasn’t even launched…

Games Alex Cranz

Leaked Photos Confirm Samsung’s New Foldable Phone is One Big Boy

As we count down the last few days before Samsung’s Unpacked event Tuesday, here’s yet another Galaxy Z Flip leak that hopefully will help hold you over in the meantime. As shared by Engadget on Friday, a tipster revealed photos purportedly showing the company’s newest take on a foldable phone. Now, considering that plenty of…

Gadgets Alyse Stanley

FDA Now Lets Lab Animals Go Up For Adoption

Federal animal testing, while still controversial, is now a little less macabre thanks to a recent policy amendment by the Food and Drug Administration. Instead of euthanizing these poor critters after they’ve been involved in experiments, now the FDA’s opened up adoption and transfer practices so that healthy animals can retire after their stint in the…

Biology Alyse Stanley

Harley Quinn Gets a Suitably Fantabulous New Figure, and More of the Coolest Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all things toy on the internet. This week: Harley Quinn skates into Hot Toys, fans can celebrate Alien’s 40th anniversary with some new toys, and Hasbro brings back a classic Kenner toy for The Mandalorian. Check it out! Hot Toys Birds of Prey Harley Quinn…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

50 Years Ago, Doctor Who Gave Us One of Its Most Chilling Scenes Ever

Half a century ago today, Doctor Who introduced us to the Silurians, an ancient race of reptilians who had lived on Earth long before the dawn of human civilization awoke them from their underground slumber. An icon of ‘70s Doctor Who, their debut adventure is still one of the Third Doctor’s finest outings—but it’s also…

io9 James Whitbrook

Nvidia is the First U.S. Company to Pull Out of Mobile World Congress Over Coronavirus Risks

Unfortunately, Birds of Prey’s Opening Hasn’t Gone So Hot

William Jackson Harper Unpacks Some Post-Good Place Feelings in This Cute Video Interview

Victor Gorelick, the Editor in Chief of Archie Comics, Has Died

Coronavirus Has Now Killed More People Than SARS Worldwide

In This Video, a Group of Visual Effects Artists React to the Effects Work of Avengers: Endgame

Four Endangered Gorillas Killed By Lightning Strike in Bizarre Accident

Facebook and Twitter Refuse to Take Down Donald Trump’s Edited Nancy Pelosi Speech Ripping Video

Doctor Strange 2 Has Picked Up Loki’s Head Writer

How to Get Your $100 From Yahoo After All Those Breaches

Devs Releases a Trio of Haunting, Quietly Paranoid Teasers

Baby Yoda Is the Most Preordered Funko Pop of All Time

Benjamin Bratt Joins Ava Duvernay’s DMZ as Parco Delgado

Ongoing Coronavirus Outbreak Postpones Reopening of Apple Stores in China

Hulu’s Utopia Falls Is About the Revolutionary Power of Art in a Dystopia

Maybe Microsoft’s Xbox Chief Didn’t Say the Stupidest Thing About Cloud Gaming This Week

Leaked Photos Confirm Samsung’s New Foldable Phone is One Big Boy

FDA Now Lets Lab Animals Go Up For Adoption

Harley Quinn Gets a Suitably Fantabulous New Figure, and More of the Coolest Toys of the Week

50 Years Ago, Doctor Who Gave Us One of Its Most Chilling Scenes Ever

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