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President Trump’s Government Shutdown Is Breaking Federal Websites

Dozens of federal government websites are not working correctly due to the ongoing government shutdown, BuzzFeed News reported on Friday, including ones for the Seventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals and some NASA and Department of Justice webpages. According to BuzzFeed, these sites and others appear to be malfunctioning because they lacked valid…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Jan 12

World War I-Era German Submarine Resurfaces From the Sand Near French Coast

The remains of SM UC-61, a World War I German minelaying submarine (also known as a U-boat) is resurfacing on the coast of Wissant near Calais over a century after it was abandoned and scuttled by its 26-sailor crew in 1917 before they surrendered to the French, the BBC reported on Saturday. According to the…

Human History Tom McKay Jan 12

This Bleak Star Wars Fan Film Takes Hamlet to Tatooine

The quintessential concern of Shakespeare’s Hamlet is moral paralysis. Is what I’m doing meaningful? Does my life have any meaning? In one of the most famous soliloquies of all time, Hamlet considers this question with poetic precision—to be, or not to be? “Squad Leader TD-73028 Soliloquy” combines that famous speech with the aesthetics and mood…

Movies Julie Muncy Jan 12

Imagine Walking Into This Wall of Spiders and Never Sleep Again

You know what’s more terrifying than spiders creeping into your home in the middle of the night? Spiders in the freaking skies, man. The Guardian on Friday reported recent accounts of such an occurrence in Brazil, where people have reportedly claimed it’s “raining spiders.” A video recently shared to Facebook of the phenomenon in the…

Biology Catie Keck Jan 12

New York Senator Settles in by Jamming to Into the Spider-Verse Tunes

The government is run by nerds now, apparently. Earlier this week, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made headlines with a really sharp Watchmen quote, and now, a state legislator from New York is breaking in his new, fancy digs with some choice music from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. That fun detail is in a piece by the…

Movies Julie Muncy Jan 12

Israeli Cyber-Intelligence Firm Denies Role in Khashoggi Murder, But Won’t ‘Deny or Confirm’ Saudi Sales

One of the co-founders of the Israeli cyber-intelligence firm behind the powerful phone-surveillance software Pegasus, NSO Group, has denied that their products were involved in the Saudi Arabian government’s torture and murder of journalist in self-imposed exile Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year, the Times of Israel reported on Saturday. However,…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Jan 12

Lime Reportedly Pulls Glitchy E-Scooters in Switzerland Following Abrupt Braking, Injuries

E-scooters can be crazy dangerous even if they’re functioning properly, but especially if they experience glitches or design flaws that can put riders at risk. In Switzerland, an alleged Lime glitch has reportedly left electric scooter riders with serious injuries. TechCrunch reported Saturday that Lime has pulled its whole fleet of e-scooters from the streets…

Tech News Catie Keck Jan 12

Pass the Weekend with the BBC’s Backlog of Doctor Who Screenplays

Did you know that the BBC shares a lot of their teleplays online? Including a lot featuring our favorite Doctor. I didn’t until today (thanks for the information, Bleeding Cool), but it turns out the BBC Writer’s Room website features an extensive backlog of screenplays for BBC shows. Their latest post is the first episode…

io9 Julie Muncy Jan 12

PSA: Stan Lee’s Last Animated Appearance Will Be Airing This Sunday

The late comics legend’s final animated cameo will be on Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest, airing this Sunday. When Lee passed in November, we knew that he had some cameos already recorded, and now his final one in the world of animation is preparing to air. According to Marvel.com, he’ll be playing an important but…

io9 Julie Muncy Jan 12

Spektr-R, Russia’s Only Space Radio Telescope, Stops Responding to Commands

Russia’s only orbiting space radio telescope, Spektr-R (RadioAstron), has stopped responding to the spacecraft’s control staff, the BBC reported Saturday, though Astro Space Centre chief Nikolai Kardashev told the BBC that it is still transmitting scientific data. Spekt-R has a 33-foot radio antenna dish that works in conjunction with ground-based radio telescopes under an international…

Space & Spaceflight Tom McKay Jan 12

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Says It Is Laying Off 10 Percent of Its Workforce

Just days after Elon Musk unveiled the first images of his aerospace company’s Starship test rocket, SpaceX has announced that it is slimming down its workforce by roughly 10 percent. “To continue delivering for our customers and to succeed in developing interplanetary spacecraft and a global space-based Internet, SpaceX must become a leaner company. Either…

Tech News Catie Keck Jan 12

This Behind-the-Scenes Feature Focuses on Glass‘s Most Interesting Character

We did not love Glass, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing there to dig into. This featurette, released by Universal Pictures in promotion of the film, focuses on Sarah Paulson’s character, a rigid, brilliant psychologist who is fascinated by the three “super” people in the cast and is attempting to convince them that they are…

Movies Julie Muncy Jan 12

Food Sensitivities Are Real and You Should Take Them Seriously

Earlier this week, we reported on a recent food allergy study that, perhaps not surprisingly, stirred up a lot of strong feelings among readers. The research suggested that roughly 10 percent of adult Americans are allergic to foods like shellfish, tree nuts, and dairy. But it also found that nearly as many people described themselves…

Health Ed Cara Jan 12

The U.S. Government Has Amassed Terabytes of Internal WikiLeaks Data

Late last year, the U.S. government accidentally revealed that a sealed complaint had been filed against Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. Shortly before this was made public, the FBI reconfirmed its investigation of WikiLeaks was ongoing, and the Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Justice was optimistic that it would be able…

Tech News Emma Best Jan 12

Saudi Teen Who Fled Family and Pleaded for Help on Twitter Granted Asylum in Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, the 18-year-old Saudi woman who escaped her family and pleaded for protection on social media, has been granted asylum in Canada. “The [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees] has made a request of Canada that we accept Ms. Alqunun as a refugee, and we…

Tech News Catie Keck Jan 12

Bird Issues ‘Chilling’ Legal Threat After Boing Boing Publishes Blog on E-Scooter Hack

In early December, Boing Boing published a piece about an e-scooter “conversion kit,” a $30 hotwiring option for users who were, in theory, able purchase any number of Bird electric scooters collecting dust at city impound lots. This apparently didn’t sit well with Bird, which promptly issued a “notice of claimed infringement” requesting the article…

Tech News Catie Keck Jan 11

Heaven Is a Place on Earth in the Latest Gif Party!

Ooh baby, do you know what that’s worth? Ooh, heaven is a place in the io9 Friday gif party! We may still be recovering from the intense experience that was Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, but our hearts will always be in San Junipero. Join us in the latest gif party with your favorite party-time gifs—bonus points…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jan 11

Rogue One‘s Director Krennic Gets a Beautiful Figure, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of all things good and wallet-draining on the internet. This week: an insanely cool Iron Man figure, Director Krennic storms into the Hot Toys Star Wars line, and…Porg cars? Yes, porg cars. Check it out! Hot Toys Sixth-Scale Director Krennic Figure Hot Toys got most of Rogue…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Jan 11

The Heroes of This Week’s Best New Comics Are Complicated Dads

Whether you’re a sentient, technologically-advanced robot designed by Nikola Tesla or a street-level criminal with a knack for getting thrown in the pokey, raising children is a difficult task. And while it can be rewarding, it’s much more often an emotionally and financially draining endeavor. The heroes of this week’s best new comics are at…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 11

That Dumbass Border Wall GoFundMe Is Now a Dumbass Self-Building Campaign

The GoFundMe campaign raising money to build Donald Trump’s wall on the southern U.S. border never had a chance of succeeding. And now it is undead, an officially failed effort that somehow lives on. On Friday, the crowdfunding site announced that it will issue refunds to donors, citing the campaign’s failure to achieve its donation…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jan 11

President Trump’s Government Shutdown Is Breaking Federal Websites

World War I-Era German Submarine Resurfaces From the Sand Near French Coast

This Bleak Star Wars Fan Film Takes Hamlet to Tatooine

Imagine Walking Into This Wall of Spiders and Never Sleep Again

New York Senator Settles in by Jamming to Into the Spider-Verse Tunes

Israeli Cyber-Intelligence Firm Denies Role in Khashoggi Murder, But Won’t ‘Deny or Confirm’ Saudi Sales

Lime Reportedly Pulls Glitchy E-Scooters in Switzerland Following Abrupt Braking, Injuries

Pass the Weekend with the BBC’s Backlog of Doctor Who Screenplays

PSA: Stan Lee’s Last Animated Appearance Will Be Airing This Sunday

Spektr-R, Russia’s Only Space Radio Telescope, Stops Responding to Commands

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Says It Is Laying Off 10 Percent of Its Workforce

This Behind-the-Scenes Feature Focuses on Glass‘s Most Interesting Character

Food Sensitivities Are Real and You Should Take Them Seriously

The U.S. Government Has Amassed Terabytes of Internal WikiLeaks Data

Saudi Teen Who Fled Family and Pleaded for Help on Twitter Granted Asylum in Canada

Bird Issues ‘Chilling’ Legal Threat After Boing Boing Publishes Blog on E-Scooter Hack

Heaven Is a Place on Earth in the Latest Gif Party!

Rogue One‘s Director Krennic Gets a Beautiful Figure, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

The Heroes of This Week’s Best New Comics Are Complicated Dads

That Dumbass Border Wall GoFundMe Is Now a Dumbass Self-Building Campaign

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