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Cosmos Season 2 Is Likely to Be Postponed While Fox Continues to Investigate Claims Against Neil deGrasse Tyson

While the second season of Fox’s Cosmos series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson was meant to air in early March, the network has now postponed the premiere while it’s investigating allegations of sexual misconduct being leveled against the noted astrophysicist. Deadline reports Fox’s ongoing investigation will likely postpone the March 3 premiere date for Cosmos,…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 19

More Hints at the Identity of Jude Law’s Captain Marvel Character

Get a look at Creepshow’s spooktacular host. There might be more Doctor Who on the way this year, just not in the way you’d expect it. Melissa Rosenberg is already promising big things for Jessica Jones’ final season. Plus, meet a few more of Detective Pikachu’s horrifyingly adorable Pokémon pals, and a new Toy Story…

Television James Whitbrook Feb 19

‘Human Eye Resolution’ VR Is a Treat If You Know Where to Look

VR is still in its infancy. It’s at the stage at TVs before color, or computers before they got personal. It’s easy to forget that because there are so many headsets (and cardboard boxes). But Varjo’s VR-1, a slick looking headset intended for the professionals making the content you’ll one day use, is a great…

Reviews Alex Cranz Feb 19

This Modular Sphero Bot Is a Big Step Toward More Customizable Robotics

You probably know Sphero best for licensed toys like the super-cute-but-now defunct BB-8 and other licensed bots. But its latest robot, the RVR (pronounced Rover) pushes forward with the company’s renewed focus on STEAM friendly robots, by adding a modular robot that can keep up with more advanced coders. The RVR looks like a flat…

Reviews Victoria Song Feb 19

Spider-Ham Has a Snack Attack in This Into the Spider-Verse Bonus Clip

With just over a week to go until Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verses’s much-anticipated digital release, Sony has released a short but action-packed, not to mention joyfully goofy, glimpse at one of the special features: Caught in a Ham, starring John Mulaney’s wisecracking Peter Porker, aka Spider-Ham. Ah, that Spider-Ham is such a…ham. We can’t wait…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Feb 18

136 People Have Died in Measles Outbreak in the Philippines Linked to Vaccination Fears, Official Says

Thousands of people have been infected in a measles outbreak that has been linked to the deaths of 136 people, according to the Philippine health secretary on Monday. The Associated Press reported that most of those who died were young children, with roughly half between the ages of 1 and 4. Health Secretary Francisco Duque…

Health Catie Keck Feb 18

These Are Your Favorite Spaceship Reveals in All of Pop Culture

Last week, I asked you—yes you, or at least, the plural you that is the io9 readership—to tell me your favorite spaceship reveals in sci-fi and pop culture at large, that grand moment when an iconic ship comes into the scene for the very first time. And boy howdy, did you tell me about a…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 18

Chrome OS Users Find That Checking CPU Usage Overwhelms CPU Usage

Chrome OS users are reporting an alarming bug in the latest stable version of the operating system. Something in the most recent update is causing the CPU usage to sky rocket to 50-100 percent capacity on certain systems. Amusingly, developers believe it may be related to checking the CPU usage in the task manager itself.…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 18

Artificial Humans Fight for Freedom in This Stylish Sci-Fi Short

We’ve sung the praises of filmmaker K-Michel Parandi on io9 in the past, and now there’s a new verse: XYZ, From Fire and Dust, a proof-of-concept short about artificial humans that Parandi hopes may become a series one day, according to Short of the Week. Here’s a description, followed by the short. It’s a bit…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Feb 18

It Sure Seems Like Apple Is Willing to Bend Its Own Rules to Promote Its Services

Apple seems to really, really want people to commit to its services. According to 9to5Mac, Apple is pushing out notifications to current and former Apple Music subscribers attempting to either reel them back into a commitment or entice their friends with the gift of a three-month free trial. Notifications can already be a minor annoyance,…

Tech News Catie Keck Feb 18

Javier Grillo-Marxuach Takes on Fandom’s Generation Gap in ‘The Audacity of Being Jaded’

Javier Grillo-Marxuach is beloved by genre fans for the many TV shows he’s had a hand in writing and producing—including Lost, The 100, the Xena reboot that sadly never was, and the upcoming Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. A few years back, he released a book of essays about his time in the TV trenches, and…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Feb 18

Southwest Airlines Reportedly Under Investigation for Miscalculating Baggage Weight

For the last year, the Federal Aviation Administration has been conducting an investigation into Southwest Airlines’ practices for tracking the weight of baggage loaded onto its jets, according to documents seen by the Wall Street Journal. The regulator has reportedly considered these weight inaccuracies to be a “high-risk concern.” According to the Journal, Southwest Airlines…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 18

Our 10 Most WTF Questions About Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel is one of those movies made with the hope of a sequel. It certainly works on its own, but it’s so packed with history and lore, balancing those elements with the story and characters becomes a bit difficult. That’s why, after seeing the film, we had some lingering questions. Questions that, we’re…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 18

Exclusive: The Ghostbusters Are Teaming Up With the Transformers to Save the World

There are few technologically-advanced threats to the world that the Transformers can’t handle just fine on their own, but if there’s one thing that can be said about Hasbro’s Cybertronian heroes, it’s that they’ve got an inexplicable fondness for teaming up with humans. And this time, io9 can exclusively reveal it’s the Ghostbusters. Following the…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 18

Google Plans to Make It More Difficult for Sites to Block Chrome’s Incognito Mode

For the privacy-minded among us, Chrome’s Incognito mode can offer at least some added peace of mind during browsing sessions. But some sites may know that you’re trying to access them in Incognito, and Google reportedly wants to put a lid on it. 9to5Google reported Friday that Google is planning to make it harder for…

Tech News Catie Keck Feb 18

Netflix’s The Punisher and Jessica Jones Are Officially Cancelled

Frank Castle might still be stuck in the war zone of his mind, but Netflix’s The Punisher has come to an end after two seasons. His Marvel compatriot, Jessica Jones, will also see her story end—but it’ll be after the third season of Jessica Jones airs. This news comes courtesy of Deadline today. With Netflix…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 18

UK Parliament Says ‘Digital Gangsters’ at Facebook Can’t Police Themselves

A British parliamentary committee concluded its 18-month investigation into social media practices and issued its report on Monday. Facebook received particular focus in the report with lawmakers accusing the company of intentionally breaking the law and claiming that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has failed in his leadership of the social network. The UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture,…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 18

This Presidents’ Day, Let’s Celebrate the Fact That We Don’t Live in the Reality of Escape From LA

On that fateful day of November 8, 2016, we counted down science fiction’s most blatantly evil presidents, not anticipating that we’d soon be plunged into a real-life political situation that often feels utterly dystopian. But even at its worst, it’s still not as bad as the America seen in Escape From LA. Before anyone says…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Feb 18

With The Force Awakens Timeline Looming, Things Are Heating Up on Star Wars Resistance

Star Wars Resistance has had us wondering how the animated series fits in with the story being told in the sequel trilogy. “The Core Problem,” the latest episode, made the biggest connection so far. The show finally did it. It caught up to the beginning of The Force Awakens, putting the final few puzzle pieces in…

io9 Germain Lussier Feb 18

What’s at the Edge of the Universe?

It is a routine emotion in 2019 to urgently wish, four or five times in a day, to be launched not simply into space but to the very edge of the universe, as far as it is possible to get from the fever dream of bad weather, busted trains and potentially cancerous thigh lesions that…

Tech News Daniel Kolitz Feb 18

Cosmos Season 2 Is Likely to Be Postponed While Fox Continues to Investigate Claims Against Neil deGrasse Tyson

More Hints at the Identity of Jude Law’s Captain Marvel Character

‘Human Eye Resolution’ VR Is a Treat If You Know Where to Look

This Modular Sphero Bot Is a Big Step Toward More Customizable Robotics

Spider-Ham Has a Snack Attack in This Into the Spider-Verse Bonus Clip

136 People Have Died in Measles Outbreak in the Philippines Linked to Vaccination Fears, Official Says

These Are Your Favorite Spaceship Reveals in All of Pop Culture

Chrome OS Users Find That Checking CPU Usage Overwhelms CPU Usage

Artificial Humans Fight for Freedom in This Stylish Sci-Fi Short

It Sure Seems Like Apple Is Willing to Bend Its Own Rules to Promote Its Services

Javier Grillo-Marxuach Takes on Fandom’s Generation Gap in ‘The Audacity of Being Jaded’

Southwest Airlines Reportedly Under Investigation for Miscalculating Baggage Weight

Our 10 Most WTF Questions About Alita: Battle Angel

Exclusive: The Ghostbusters Are Teaming Up With the Transformers to Save the World

Google Plans to Make It More Difficult for Sites to Block Chrome’s Incognito Mode

Netflix’s The Punisher and Jessica Jones Are Officially Cancelled

UK Parliament Says ‘Digital Gangsters’ at Facebook Can’t Police Themselves

This Presidents’ Day, Let’s Celebrate the Fact That We Don’t Live in the Reality of Escape From LA

With The Force Awakens Timeline Looming, Things Are Heating Up on Star Wars Resistance

What’s at the Edge of the Universe?

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