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Everything We Caught in the Surprisingly-Packed Stranger Things Season 3 Trailer

Much like a demogorgon breaching the barrier between dimensions, apropos of nothing, the first trailer for Stranger Things’ third season unexpectedly appeared today and while it easily could have been something slight and teaser-y, it’s actually quite dense with details about what to expect. Shocker: things are gonna get weird and gross. The trailer’s opening…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 20

Peloton Pissed Off Music Execs And Now It Might Have To Pony Up $150 Million

Yesterday, Peloton got a nasty surprise in the form of a $150 million lawsuit from the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). The suit alleges that for years, the high-end fitness tech company has neglected to pay royalties to songwriters behind more than 1,000 songs for the music heavily featured in its classes. The suit, filed…

Tech News Victoria Song Mar 20

A 14-Year-Old’s Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis May Have Been Caused by Cat Bacteria

Doctors have started to come around to the idea that hidden bacteria and viruses in the body can affect our mental health and, over the long term, contribute to diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s. But a case study out this week is the latest to suggest that certain germs can cause much more immediate and…

Health Ed Cara Mar 20

Exploding Whales, Poisoned Porpoises: The Gruesome World of Cetacean Autopsies

A dolphin post-mortem may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Many people have a soft spot for the highly intelligent cetaceans, so watching a recently deceased one get comprehensively dissected by tools including a pair of rudimentary garden shears can be tough. Warning: This article contains graphic photos. But for Rob Deaville and Matt Perkins…

Earther Greg Norman Mar 20

The Next Wave of Collectable Lego Minifigures Is Disney Themed, and It’s Ducking Brilliant

Woo-oo? Yeah, I’m thinking woo-oo. This morning Lego officially revealed the next themed line of its blind-bagged collectible minifigures, and it’s a celebration of beloved Disney icons that you can use to fill out that incredibly expensive Disney World castle set you impulse bought a few years ago. This isn’t actually the first time a…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Mar 20

Google Made Chromecast Cool Again

At Gizmodo, there are few things more rewarding than eating your own words. So here I am. It’s been six months since I reviewed the apparently boring new Google Chromecast, a gadget I said “falls short” and called “a bummer.” Now Google has effectively turned the Chromecast into the video game console of the future.…

Gadgets Adam Clark Estes Mar 20

Don’t Get Too Excited About the Latest Wild Rumors About Star Wars‘ Future

Christopher Nolan’s mysterious project adds a star. A sequel to The Meg might actually happen. The Twilight Zone just keeps expanding its cast. David Boreanaz teases plans for Angel’s 20th anniversary. Plus, a new Hellboy clip, and what’s to come in the return of Legends of Tomorrow. Spoilers go! Benioff and Weiss Star Wars Take…

Television James Whitbrook Mar 20

Apple Quietly Released New AirPods While You Were Sleeping

The second generation of AirPods just appeared in the Apple Store, and they sure look a lot like the first generation, save for some key upgrades. The new $160 AirPods have a new H1 chip made by Apple specifically for wireless headphones that’s supposed to give you more talk time, better connectivity, and the ability…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 20

In the First Stranger Things Season 3 Trailer, It’s All Fun and Games Until the Monsters Show up

When last we caught up with Stranger Things’ heroes of Hawkins, they’d successfully managed to fend off yet another inter-dimensional threat seeking to breach the divide and enter our world. For about a few seconds it seemed as if Eleven and her friends were going to be able to enjoy their childhoods in peace. This…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 20

Google Hit With $1.7 Billion Fine in Europe for Abusing Advertising Dominance

European regulators fined Google €1.49 billion (or $1.7 billion) on Wednesday for abusing its dominance in the online advertising business by imposing restrictive and anticompetitive contracts on its European customers. As American politicians continue to debate and weigh different regulatory and antitrust approaches to Silicon Valley’s titan tech companies, Europe’s regulators are setting a global…

Tech News Patrick Howell O'Neill Mar 20

Man Charged With Setting Up Bogus Websites to Scam Bernie Sanders, Beto O’Rourke Donors

Federal prosecutors have charged an 80-year-old California man named John Pierre Dupont with bilking donors out of more than $250,000 by setting up fake websites and political action committees (PACs) falsely purporting to raise money for Texas politician Beto O’Rourke, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, former Tallahassee, Florida mayor Andrew Gillum, and other progressive causes, NBC…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Mar 20

Guy Who Ran Verizon’s Failing AOL-Yahoo Hybrid Leaving With $60 Million Golden Parachute

Tim Armstrong, onetime Google executive and former CEO of AOL and its successor, Verizon’s troubled, digital media-focused Oath group, departed Verizon in 2018 just months before the corporation took a $4.5 billion accounting charge on Oath. According to a Tuesday report in the Wall Street Journal, he’s walking away with a staggering $60 million-plus payout.…

Tech News Tom McKay Mar 20

Kapersky Labs Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple in Russia Over App Store Policies

Russian cybersecurity firm Kapersky Labs has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in Russia, claiming that latter firm used its monopoly over the App Store to force the company to remove app control and Safari browser blocking from the iOS version of its Kapersky Safe Kids app, ZDnet reported on Tuesday. Kapersky wrote in a…

Tech News Tom McKay Mar 19

This Marvel Fan Art Is Bright, Vibrant, and Beautiful

Sometimes you look at a piece of fan art and think, “No, that has to be professional.” This is one of those times. The below art is by Kirk Manley who, yes, is a professional artist but also does fan art for all kinds of pop culture on the side. He sent us some of…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 19

These New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Shorts Share Tales of Robots, Sinister Pizza, and a Strange Place Called Earth

Last time we did one of these short film round-ups, we gathered 10 shorts all under 10 minutes. This time, we’ve got seven creator-submitted shorts, most of which run a little longer, but all of which tell some wonderfully twisted tales. So be careful who you go home with, beware that wormhole, and seriously…don’t eat…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Mar 19

The Death and Return of Jon Snow Sent Kit Harington to Therapy

The shocking death of Jon Snow at the climax of Game of Thrones’ fifth season—and the ceaseless speculation regarding its permanence—put a lot of people through the emotional wringer. But most wrung of all was none other than Kit Harington himself, and sadly not for the reasons you might expect. Speaking in a candid profile with…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 19

How Much Would You Pay for a Holy Grail Google Stadia Subscription?

Today was the big coming out party for Stadia, Google’s upcoming game streaming platform that promises to let you play games over the internet on practically any device, and hopefully lag-free. However, despite shedding light on how it works and what kind of server infrastructure Google is using, there were a couple of key details…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Mar 19

Michael B. Jordan to Make a Monster Movie With Director of Kong: Skull Island

Michael B. Jordan sure loves his genre stuff. Yes, he may be best known for dramatic fare like Creed and The Wire, but don’t forget that Jordan played Johnny Storm in 2015’s Fantastic Four. He’s the main voice on gen:LOCK. He produced and starred in the remake of Fahrenheit 451. Oh, and he starred in…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 19

Watch Netflix’s New Ultraman Transform in This Glorious Anime Clip

We’re getting closer and closer to the dawn of a new era for Ultraman—not the iconic Japanese hero’s latest live action series, but instead the arrival of his surprisingly gorgeous-looking 3D anime series, set to arrive on Netflix in a few weeks. But while we count down to Ultraman’s latest form, here’s a rad clip…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 19

FCC Admits in Court That It Can’t Track Who Submits Fake Comments

The FCC’s public comment system is a bloody mess. Over the past two years, it’s become apparent that political lobbyists, usually acting on behalf of the telecom industry itself, are prepared to manipulate the agency’s rulemaking process and impersonate everyday Americans just to create the illusion of public support where, in reality, none exists. Last…

Tech Policy Dell Cameron Mar 19

Everything We Caught in the Surprisingly-Packed Stranger Things Season 3 Trailer

Peloton Pissed Off Music Execs And Now It Might Have To Pony Up $150 Million

A 14-Year-Old’s Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis May Have Been Caused by Cat Bacteria

Exploding Whales, Poisoned Porpoises: The Gruesome World of Cetacean Autopsies

The Next Wave of Collectable Lego Minifigures Is Disney Themed, and It’s Ducking Brilliant

Google Made Chromecast Cool Again

Don’t Get Too Excited About the Latest Wild Rumors About Star Wars‘ Future

Apple Quietly Released New AirPods While You Were Sleeping

In the First Stranger Things Season 3 Trailer, It’s All Fun and Games Until the Monsters Show up

Google Hit With $1.7 Billion Fine in Europe for Abusing Advertising Dominance

Man Charged With Setting Up Bogus Websites to Scam Bernie Sanders, Beto O’Rourke Donors

Guy Who Ran Verizon’s Failing AOL-Yahoo Hybrid Leaving With $60 Million Golden Parachute

Kapersky Labs Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple in Russia Over App Store Policies

This Marvel Fan Art Is Bright, Vibrant, and Beautiful

These New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Shorts Share Tales of Robots, Sinister Pizza, and a Strange Place Called Earth

The Death and Return of Jon Snow Sent Kit Harington to Therapy

How Much Would You Pay for a Holy Grail Google Stadia Subscription?

Michael B. Jordan to Make a Monster Movie With Director of Kong: Skull Island

Watch Netflix’s New Ultraman Transform in This Glorious Anime Clip

FCC Admits in Court That It Can’t Track Who Submits Fake Comments

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