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The Violent New Purge TV Series Trailer Tips Its Hat to The Handmaid’s Tale

USA Network has shared another glimpse at its upcoming Purge TV series, and the new trailer offers a much better look at the creepy religious cult we saw in the earlier trailer. Also, it sure looks like someone’s been watching The Handmaid’s Tale, taking notes, and figuring out where to add more violence. Of course,…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy Jul 23

It’s Always Shark Week At The New York Aquarium

When you first step inside the New York Aquarium’s new shark exhibit, Ocean Wonders: Sharks!, the only thing separating you from the toothy predators is about six inches of acrylic. The exhibit walls arch overhead, fully immersing you in an underwater world of zebra sharks and black-tipped reef sharks gliding amongst colorful coral. Situated right…

Conservation Paola Rosa-Aquino Jul 23

Juul Customers Are Going to Court Over Allegedly Super-Addictive E-Cigarettes

Electronic cigarette company Juul Labs is facing increasing controversy lately, thanks to its huge appeal among teens. The latest batch of bad publicity comes from three recent lawsuits, brought by young Juul users and their families, who allege Juul’s products are more addictive than traditional cigarettes. The lawsuits were all reported by Wired on Monday.…

Health Ed Cara Jul 23

Here’s Absolutely All of io9’s San Diego Comic-Con 2018 Coverage in One Convenient Location

San Diego Comic-Con 2018 is over. But the magic will live on in our hearts. As well as our posts! Here, for your convenience, dear readers, is absolutely everything we published relating to this year’s Comic-Con. Check out all the trailers, news, toys, cosplayers, and fabulous experiences below. Television Superheroes https://gizmodo.com/marvel-s-cloak-dagger-is-coming-back-for-a-second-sea-1827767219 https://gizmodo.com/the-gifted-season-2-trailer-heralds-the-dawn-of-the-mut-1827712035 https://gizmodo.com/holy-crap-iron-first-season-two-actually-looks-really-1827712069 https://gizmodo.com/barry-and-iris-meet-their-future-daughter-in-this-trail-1827669264 https://gizmodo.com/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-adds-new-regulars-and-looks-hel-1827655823…

io9 Julie Muncy Jul 23

Japan Is the Latest Country to Break a Heat Record

A record-setting heat wave is the latest weather catastrophe to beset Japan. On Sunday, a weather station outside Tokyo reached the hottest temperature ever recorded in the island nation, and emergency responders have been swamped with requests for help in the searing heat. This summer has been one of catastrophe for Japan. The heat arrived…

Earth Science Brian Kahn Jul 23

Dozens Sentenced for Call Center Scam Where Victims Bought iTunes Gift Cards Under Threat of Arrest

Dozens of defendants were sentenced to prison on a wealth of fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy charges relating to a complex call center scheme operating from India, the Department of Justice announced on Monday. A ring of scammers operating both in India and the U.S. coerced victims, the DoJ says, into transferring money to them…

Tech News Sidney Fussell Jul 23

The Monkey That Inspired The Lorax Is Losing Its Trees

In 1971, Theodor Geisel, writing as “Dr. Seuss”, introduced readers to the Lorax, a grouchy, orange, mustachioed advocate for a habitat being destroyed by the Once-ler and his relatives in their quest for Thneed market saturation. The story has taught generations of schoolchildren that animals and plants depend on one another. And while it was…

Conservation Diane Kelly Jul 23

Life on Europa Could Be Just Beyond Our Reach

Our Solar System has its own Hoth: Europa, the ice-covered Jovian moon where the existence of alien life hasn’t been ruled out. Unlike on Hoth, where life thrives on the icy surface, life on Europa would thrive in the ocean beneath its frigid surface—but of evidence for it might be just beyond the reach of…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jul 23

We’re Depleting Earth’s Resources Faster Than Ever

From food to fibers for clothes, the Earth provides us with everything we need to get through the year. That bounty is supposed to last us the whole year because, well, that’s all the planet can produce. But this year, we’re on track to burn through a year’s supply of food, timber, cotton, and carbon…

Conservation Yessenia Funes Jul 23

The Giant Eyes of Alita: Battle Angel Are a Little Less Creepy in Its New Trailer

It’s been eight months since we first got a glimpse of Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel, and even now, the top point of discussion around the movie has been Alita’s giant, manga-inspired, and very unsettling eyeballs. But the latest trailer has seemingly made some tweaks so that Alita’s cyborg shell looks a little less massively…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy Jul 23

Uber’s ‘Vomit Fraud’ Sounds Worse Than Surge Pricing

As an Uber driver, you have to deal with low wages, an uncertain future, and the possibility of getting yelled at by the company’s billionaire founder. There’s also the more common issue of drunk people puking in your back seat. But a news report claims passengers in Miami are getting hit with fees even after…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jul 23

Sony’s Monstrous New Smartphone Camera Sensor Could Make Us Care About Megapixels Again

Despite the release of the 41-megapixel Nokia Lumia 1020 back in 2013, over the last few years, smartphone makers have largely featured 12-MP or 16-MP cameras, opting to focus more on improving things like auto-focus speeds and 4K video recording instead of chasing higher resolutions. However, the mobile megapixels wars may be heating up again…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jul 23

Samsung’s Giantest Giant TV Could Be Coming to Homes Next Year

At CES 2018, Samsung showed off “The Wall,” a 146-inch 4K TV that uses MicroLED display technology to make TVs larger than anything currently available. According to a report from the Korea Herald, Han Jong-hee, president of Samsung’s visual display business, claimed a consumer version of The Wall is on the way, and will be…

Gadgets Patrick Lucas Austin Jul 23

The Resistance Rises in The Man in the High Castle‘s Season 3 Trailer

After two seasons of occupation by the Reich, The Man in the High Castle’s resistance is ready to ramp up the fight for a free world. Except it’s no longer just one world they’re fighting for, but the fate of a whole multiverse’s worth of them. Amazon has dropped the first cryptic teaser for High…

Trailers James Whitbrook Jul 23

Comic-Con Updates From The Lego Movie 2, The Good Place, and More

Chris Pratt has more than one role in The Lego Movie 2. Arrow has found its Longbow Hunters. Slow but steady process has been made on the Judge Dredd TV show. Plus, Geoff Johns teases Green Lantern Corps, and an amazing look at King of the Monsters’ Gidorah in action. Comic-Con may be over, but…

Television James Whitbrook Jul 23

Behold This Disastrously Bad Op-Ed Calling for Amazon to Replace Libraries

For those who have remained blissfully off of Twitter, a site that remains uncomfortably popular with sociopaths and morons like me, the “ratio” is when a tweet is so bad that the number of retweets and favorites it accrues becomes greatly outnumbered by hostile replies. It is one of the few beautiful things about the…

Commerce Tom McKay Jul 22

The Death of Superman Movie Changes Up a Classic DC Comics Story Just Enough to Work

The Man of Steel still dies in the new Death of Superman animated movie. The biggest surprise in the film is how he lives his life before Doomsday takes him out. At this point, part of the appeal of Warner Bros.’ animated adaptations of beloved DC Comics stories is watching to see what gets re-imagined.…

Movies Evan Narcisse Jul 22

Twitter May Be Demoting Controversial Accounts in Search Results

In what appears to be new ranking behavior, Gizmodo has identified several prominent far-right accounts now buried by Twitter’s search feature. The accounts—which belong to figures like Unite The Right organizer Jason Kessler and white nationalist Richard Spencer—no longer appear in the social platform’s dropdown results, when searching either for their display names or @…

Tech News Avery Ellis Jul 22

The World’s Crankiest Demon Fighter Is Back for More in Stan Against Evil Season 3

When last we saw Stan Against Evil’s titular curmudgeon (John C. McGinley), things were looking awfully apocalyptic in Willard’s Mill. At the press room and panel for the IFC horror-comedy at Comic-Con, we learned a lot more about what to expect from season three, starting with this trailer: “It took me 20 years to come…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jul 22

At the Purge City Emporium, Even Murderers Get a Place to Shop

Take me down to The Purge City, where the grass is green and the murders are plenty. One of San Diego Comic-Con’s strangest experiences is a shopping emporium for helpful citizens looking to survive the annual Purge—or participate in a bit of consequence-free mayhem. In celebration of the upcoming The Purge TV show, as well…

Movies Beth Elderkin Jul 22

The Violent New Purge TV Series Trailer Tips Its Hat to The Handmaid’s Tale

It’s Always Shark Week At The New York Aquarium

Juul Customers Are Going to Court Over Allegedly Super-Addictive E-Cigarettes

Here’s Absolutely All of io9’s San Diego Comic-Con 2018 Coverage in One Convenient Location

Japan Is the Latest Country to Break a Heat Record

Dozens Sentenced for Call Center Scam Where Victims Bought iTunes Gift Cards Under Threat of Arrest

The Monkey That Inspired The Lorax Is Losing Its Trees

Life on Europa Could Be Just Beyond Our Reach

We’re Depleting Earth’s Resources Faster Than Ever

The Giant Eyes of Alita: Battle Angel Are a Little Less Creepy in Its New Trailer

Uber’s ‘Vomit Fraud’ Sounds Worse Than Surge Pricing

Sony’s Monstrous New Smartphone Camera Sensor Could Make Us Care About Megapixels Again

Samsung’s Giantest Giant TV Could Be Coming to Homes Next Year

The Resistance Rises in The Man in the High Castle‘s Season 3 Trailer

Comic-Con Updates From The Lego Movie 2, The Good Place, and More

Behold This Disastrously Bad Op-Ed Calling for Amazon to Replace Libraries

The Death of Superman Movie Changes Up a Classic DC Comics Story Just Enough to Work

Twitter May Be Demoting Controversial Accounts in Search Results

The World’s Crankiest Demon Fighter Is Back for More in Stan Against Evil Season 3

At the Purge City Emporium, Even Murderers Get a Place to Shop

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