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That Animated Gremlins TV Show Is Officially Happening

Remember back in February, when we learned that WarnerMedia was planning an animated prequel series based on Gremlins—one of its best-loved properties—as an enticement for its upcoming streaming service? We were excited then, and now we’re fed-after-midnight thrilled to learn that the show is officially on its way. The official press release from Amblin Television,…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jul 1

Maybe Apple Will Be Better Off Without Jony Ive

Gossipy new accounts about Jony Ive’s final months at Apple have been rolling in since news of his departure broke last week, and boy does it seem like he was sick of working at Apple. As the company struggles to invent new products and slow-motion train wrecks its way towards a new services business, you…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 1

Please, Stop Shitting in the Pool

Oh America, is there anything we love to do more than dip our diarrhea-filled bums into recreational sources of water? Apparently not! Because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is once again warning sick people to please keep their literal asses away from swimming pools, lest they spread a hardy parasite called Crypto. Last…

Health Ed Cara Jul 1

Facebook Mail Facility Evacuated After Report of Deadly Nerve Agent

A Facebook mailing facility in the company’s home city of Menlo Park, California has been evacuated following the reported detection of sarin—a powerful and deadly nerve agent. Sarin, which is colorless, odorless, and tasteless, was reportedly detected by mail scanning machines in the facility. It’s believed no members of Facebook’s personnel were exposed. The possibility…

Tech News Avery Ellis Jul 1

Wait, What the Hell Is Going on With Huawei Now?

What exactly is happening with Huawei right now? You could be forgiven if you feel like you’ve lost the plot. The Chinese tech giant has been an important but difficult-to-track chess piece in the increasingly tense rivalry between Beijing and Washington. In one moment, it’s a potent enemy spying on us, and there’s no compromise…

Tech News Patrick Howell O'Neill Jul 1

One in Five Americans Gets Hurt By Someone Else’s Drinking Every Year

The negative effects of secondhand smoke are well-documented—the CDC estimates that tens of thousands of nonsmokers die every year in the U.S. due to exposure to someone else’s cigarette habit. But a new study out Monday suggests that the secondhand effects of alcohol consumption are another source of serious harm, with one in five Americans…

Health Ed Cara Jul 1

The Little Mermaid Remake Catches a Fish and a Seagull

Things seem to be heating up under the sea. Days after news broke that Melissa McCarthy may be cast in Disney’s upcoming The Little Mermaid remake, two more actors are in talks to join Ariel on her adventure. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Jacob Tremblay and Awkwafina may be joining the musical from director Rob Marshall.…

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 1

China Censors Audio Content That Is Horny or Nihilistic

Content with even a hint of sexual suggestion is not long for the internet in China—even ASMR videos have been wiped from the nation’s video streaming services. And on Friday, over two dozen audio apps were censored by China’s central internet regulator. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced in a notice last week that…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz Jul 1

We Tested T-Mobile’s 5G in New York: What a Difference a Map Makes

Last Friday marked a small but still significant milestone in the development of 5G because when T-Mobile flipped on its 5G network in six cities across the country, it meant all four major U.S. carriers finally had some form of publicly available 5G coverage up and running. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint all have some…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jul 1

In This Excerpt From Chuck Wendig’s New Sci-Fi Thriller, Wanderers, a Scientist Begins to Realize the World’s in Deep Trouble

Chuck Wendig is a name you’ll recognize if you’re a fan of Star Wars novels (or follow the ins and outs of Star Wars comics). But he also does plenty of work beyond the galaxy far, far, away—including his epic new sci-fi thriller, Wanderers, which is coming to shelves this week. io9 has a very…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Jul 1

Wikipedia Co-Founder Picks a Nice Day to Log Off

Thursday is projected to be a lovely summer day: high of 86, slight breeze and slightly overcast, no chance of rain—in New York anyhow. It’s also a national holiday. If all that sounds like good conditions to get away from the computer and enjoy the sunshine, incidentally, you’re part of a protest! Dr. Larry Sanger,…

Tech News Avery Ellis Jul 1

London Considers Bubbling, Beeping, and Other ‘Irritating’ Sci-Fi Sounds for Electric Bus Fleet

The European Union is making a major safety push to add fake noises to electric vehicles, but some may sound goofier than others and that’s causing disagreement in the UK. The BBC reports that starting Monday, all new EU-manufactured electric cars and vans must come with an acoustic vehicle alert system (AVAS) that emits fake…

Transportation Jennings Brown Jul 1

The Challenge of Making and Marketing Spider-Man: Far From Home, When No One Could Know What It Was About

Spider-Man being dead wasn’t a huge problem. One would think killing the main character of a movie about year before its release would be exactly that but, for the team behind Spider-Man: Far From Home, it was not. Instead, it was just the first part of a long-in-place plan to raise the stakes for not…

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 1

Alaska Is Hot and on Fire

Europe isn’t the only part of the world that’s been roasting and burning of late. So is Alaska. Record and near-record heat swept the Last Frontier over the weekend, with stations across the state’s interior recording daily highs of close to 90 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday. On Sunday, temperatures rose to 92 degrees in Northway…

Climate Change Maddie Stone Jul 1

This AI-Powered Cat Door Is a Brilliant Way to Keep a Kitty’s Murder Presents Outside

What do you do if your cat often gets in a murdery mood and tries to bring dead, blood-dripping varmints into your house? Well, if you’re Ben Hamm, you create an AI-powered cat door to lock out the furry boy when he tries to bring you a filthy meat present. https://gizmodo.com/i-found-the-perfect-pet-cam-to-launch-treats-at-my-dog-1835277983 Hamm, a product manager…

Gadgets Melanie Ehrenkranz Jul 1

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Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Is Becoming an Expensive Netflix Series

After years of struggling to escape the clutches of development hell, a live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman looks like it’s finally becoming a reality, thanks to a surprising (though not all that unexpected) partnership between Netflix and Warner Bros. The Hollywood Reporter writes that Netflix has greenlit a live-action Sandman series based on the…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 1

A Freak Storm Buried Parts of Guadalajara in Nearly Five Feet of Hail This Weekend

Guadalajara’s streets became rivers briefly over the weekend. A powerful storm dumped rain and hail over the central Mexico city, and when the slurry finally settled, parts of it were buried up to five feet deep in hail. The scenes on Sunday and Monday as the city’s work crews dug out looked like ones that…

Earth Science Brian Kahn Jul 1

Alabamans Are Battling Car-Sized Yellow Jacket Nests This Year

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has warned Alabama residents to watch out for “Volkswagen Beetle”-sized yellow jacket nests throughout the state, according to a news release. Typical yellow jacket nests might contain up to a few thousand workers in a cavity, but if the weather doesn’t get cold enough in the winter to kill off…

Biology Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jul 1

Buffy and Angel Will Fight Over Who Gets to Save the World in Boom Studios’ First Buffy Comic Crossover

At least they’re fighting over a noble reason? io9 has the exclusive details on the very first crossover event between Boom Studios’ ongoing Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel comic series, which take the beloved Joss Whedon characters and remix them for a contemporary setting. Remix or otherwise though, one thing stays the same in…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jul 1

Apple TV+ Swears It Won’t Be as Shitty as Netflix

Apple’s foray in the ever-crowded streaming space raises some big questions about the kinds of content an otherwise clean-cut company plans to create. If Eddy Cue is to be believed, Apple plans to tackle content with a markedly different approach from streaming rival Netflix, which has a reputation for churning out heaps of charitably mediocre…

Tech News Catie Keck Jul 1

That Animated Gremlins TV Show Is Officially Happening

Maybe Apple Will Be Better Off Without Jony Ive

Please, Stop Shitting in the Pool

Facebook Mail Facility Evacuated After Report of Deadly Nerve Agent

Wait, What the Hell Is Going on With Huawei Now?

One in Five Americans Gets Hurt By Someone Else’s Drinking Every Year

The Little Mermaid Remake Catches a Fish and a Seagull

China Censors Audio Content That Is Horny or Nihilistic

We Tested T-Mobile’s 5G in New York: What a Difference a Map Makes

In This Excerpt From Chuck Wendig’s New Sci-Fi Thriller, Wanderers, a Scientist Begins to Realize the World’s in Deep Trouble

Wikipedia Co-Founder Picks a Nice Day to Log Off

London Considers Bubbling, Beeping, and Other ‘Irritating’ Sci-Fi Sounds for Electric Bus Fleet

The Challenge of Making and Marketing Spider-Man: Far From Home, When No One Could Know What It Was About

Alaska Is Hot and on Fire

This AI-Powered Cat Door Is a Brilliant Way to Keep a Kitty’s Murder Presents Outside

Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Is Becoming an Expensive Netflix Series

A Freak Storm Buried Parts of Guadalajara in Nearly Five Feet of Hail This Weekend

Alabamans Are Battling Car-Sized Yellow Jacket Nests This Year

Buffy and Angel Will Fight Over Who Gets to Save the World in Boom Studios’ First Buffy Comic Crossover

Apple TV+ Swears It Won’t Be as Shitty as Netflix

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