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Malaysian CEO’s Death Reportedly Caused by Exploding Phone

Nazrin Hassan, the CEO of a Malaysian venture capital fund, died after one of his cellphones reportedly caught fire while it was charging in his bedroom. Conflicting reports have attributed his cause of death to blunt force trauma and smoke inhalation, but authorities say that they need more time to investigate exactly what happened. Hassan…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jun 21

Facebook’s Flawed Push for Political Transparency Is Censoring Crucial Voices

Fake news. Foreign election interference. Dark money propaganda. This and more served as a catalyst for Facebook’s push for more transparency around political advertising on its platform. But its efforts to be more open are flawed, and the consequences are already becoming apparent. On Wednesday, Facebook rejected a boosted post from nonprofit investigative journalism outlet…

Social Media Melanie Ehrenkranz Jun 21

Bose Made a White Noise Machine You Stick In Your Ears

Bose’s newest gadget for you ear is designed to help you do one thing: sleep. And after trying Bose’s “sleepbuds,” available today for $250, I think the noise-masking earbuds might make restless nights a more seldom occasion. Also, it means you can stop sleeping with uncomfortable earbuds jammed into your skull. The Bose sleepbuds started…

Gadgets Patrick Lucas Austin Jun 21

On This Week’s Expanse, Everyone’s Been Beaten All to Hell

In the final moments of last week’s Expanse, we saw a grenade blast inside the protomolecule-crafted sphere create a sudden shift within the Ring’s void space. This week, on “Fallen World,” we see just how devastating that disturbance really was—and its startling aftermath. After that Martian soldier ill-advisedly tossed an explosive at Holden inside the…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jun 21

Koko the Gorilla, Famous for Learning Sign Language, Has Died

Koko, arguably the world’s most famous gorilla, has died at the age of 46. Known for her ability to communicate through sign language, Koko forever changed our conceptions of primate intelligence and emotional capacities. Earlier today, the Gorilla Foundation, a not-for-profit that cared for Koko, announced the sad news in a tweet. “Her impact has…

Biology George Dvorsky Jun 21

Hot Wheels’ Joy-Riding Porg Exclusive Is the Only Reason You Need to Visit Comic-Con

The breakout star of Star Wars: The Last Jedi wasn’t Kelly Marie Tran’s Rose Tico, it was those half-bird-half-pug creatures called Porgs that endeared themselves to Chewbacca, and audiences. So is it any surprise that one of Hot Wheel’s forthcoming San Diego Comic-Con exclusives is a Porg that’s commandeered the Millennium Falcon? Give this bird…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Jun 21

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich Quits After Investigation Into Total Boner Move

Intel’s CEO of five years, Brian Krzanich, has stepped down according to the company’s own press release. Surprisingly, this has nothing to do with Intel’s security woes or Krzanich’s selling of stock just before the news of those security woes broke. According to Intel, Krzanich resigned after it was discovered he was having a relationship…

Tech News Alex Cranz Jun 21

Baby Giant Manta Rays Grow up Together in This Newly Discovered Nursery

Marine biologist Joshua Stewart was scuba diving in the Gulf of Mexico when he spotted a baby manta ray—an unexpected find, given that juveniles are extremely rare and seldom observed by humans. After analyzing other divers’ juvenile sightings, he and his colleagues determined a specific section of the Gulf to be a nursery for oceanic…

Biology Jessica Boddy Jun 21

Even Birds Struggle to Become Empty Nesters

Bird parents, like many human mothers and fathers, often struggle to become empty nesters. But as new research suggests, the tension that arises between baby birds who don’t want to leave the nest and parents who would very much like them out ultimately results in an ideal departure time that boosts survival rates. Every bird you…

Biology George Dvorsky Jun 21

Terminator 6 Set Photos Reveal Our First Look at Sarah Connor’s Triumphant Return

New set pictures from the next Terminator give us our first look at Linda Hamilton back in action. Zachary Quinto offers a brief hint on the next Star Trek film. George Clooney could direct a new scifi movie. Plus, Swamp Thing casting rumors, and Cheo Hodari Coker on the villains of Luke Cage season two.…

io9 James Whitbrook Jun 21

Alexa Is a Pretty Crappy TV Remote, for Now

Plenty of companies want to build the centerpiece for tomorrow’s smart home. Amazon has a head start, too. Tens of millions of Americans now own Echo devices, and Alexa now has tens of thousands of skills. Adding a voice assistant to any TV, I’ve always thought, could be a game changer. And now, Amazon’s Fire…

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Adam Clark Estes Jun 21

New Photo of Kilauea’s Eruption From Space May Be Our Best Yet

There have been a plethora of images from space documenting Kilauea’s dramatic eruption as the volcano’s lava flows create all kinds of havoc on the Big Island. But perhaps none are as awesome as this one. The image, captured by astronaut Rick Arnold aboard the International Space Station as it flew over the Pacific Ocean…

Earth Science Paola Rosa-Aquino Jun 21

Scorned US Lawmakers Press Google on Relationship with Huawei

Google faced a bunch of uproar from employees after it was revealed the company was offering its artificial intelligence tools to the Pentagon for a drone project. Now, after deciding not to renew the contract, the company is getting pressure from the other side as lawmakers are pressing Google over its relationship with Chinese telecommunications…

Tech News AJ Dellinger Jun 21

Snapchat: Still Fucked

Earlier this year, Snapchat owner Snap Inc. saw its stock plummet after a brutal first-quarter report that saw it come in over $13 million short of $244 million earnings expectations. Spoiler alert: The pain is not stopping. Per Bloomberg, shares in Snap Inc. are entering freefall again after the company’s stock had just began to…

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 21

FBI Warns of ‘Alarming’ Increase in In-Flight Sexual Assaults

Reports of in-flight sexual assaults committed by passengers against passengers are going up by double-digit margins, according to federal crime statistics, and it’s unclear why. Investigating alleged sexual assaults on airplanes falls under the jurisdiction of the FBI. Per CNN, the agency is at a loss to explain the increase in mid-flight sexual assaults, saying…

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 20

It Turns out All Kinds of Tech Companies Are Working With ICE

Days after Microsoft came under intense scrutiny for working with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a report from NBC News revealed that a number of major tech firms have been raking in millions of dollars from the government agency that has, under the advisement of the Trump administration, taken to stripping children from their…

Tech News AJ Dellinger Jun 20

Having Allegedly Failed to Gobble Up Bumble, Dating Giant Match Group Buys Rival App Hinge

Tinder’s parent company Match Group, the online dating conglomerate that owns a number of dating sites including OKCupid and Match.com, has acquired rival service Hinge. Per the Verge, that leaves women-centric Bumble as the “only notable dating app” outside Match’s control, though not for lack of trying. According to the company, the deal leaves Match…

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 20

Star Wars’ Ships Have Terrible Aerodynamic Designs

When you’re flying around in space, where there’s no air or wind resistance, aerodynamics aren’t important. That’s why the Star Trek Borg ship is just a giant cube and still works just fine. But when ships are also visiting planets with atmospheres, aerodynamics do come into play—and apparently neither the Rebels nor the Empire in…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Jun 20

Google, Unlike Apple, is Making it Easy to Cancel App Subscriptions

Mobile app subscriptions are usually a pain in the ass to cancel, but Google is doing its part to make it slightly easier to get out of the fees with its new Subscriptions Center. The feature, announced at Google I/O earlier this year, rolled out to most Android users Wednesday. Subscriptions Center puts all the…

Tech News AJ Dellinger Jun 20

Marvel Is Getting Closer to Hiring Its Black Widow Director

We’re still months away from knowing what, exactly, Marvel has planned for its film universe after Avengers 4, but chances are part of it includes Black Widow. Six months ago, news broke that Marvel Studios had hired writer Jac Schaeffer to pen a Black Widow movie, possibly even for a 2020 release. Now, Deadline reports…

io9 Germain Lussier Jun 20

Malaysian CEO’s Death Reportedly Caused by Exploding Phone

Facebook’s Flawed Push for Political Transparency Is Censoring Crucial Voices

Bose Made a White Noise Machine You Stick In Your Ears

On This Week’s Expanse, Everyone’s Been Beaten All to Hell

Koko the Gorilla, Famous for Learning Sign Language, Has Died

Hot Wheels’ Joy-Riding Porg Exclusive Is the Only Reason You Need to Visit Comic-Con

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich Quits After Investigation Into Total Boner Move

Baby Giant Manta Rays Grow up Together in This Newly Discovered Nursery

Even Birds Struggle to Become Empty Nesters

Terminator 6 Set Photos Reveal Our First Look at Sarah Connor’s Triumphant Return

Alexa Is a Pretty Crappy TV Remote, for Now

New Photo of Kilauea’s Eruption From Space May Be Our Best Yet

Scorned US Lawmakers Press Google on Relationship with Huawei

Snapchat: Still Fucked

FBI Warns of ‘Alarming’ Increase in In-Flight Sexual Assaults

It Turns out All Kinds of Tech Companies Are Working With ICE

Having Allegedly Failed to Gobble Up Bumble, Dating Giant Match Group Buys Rival App Hinge

Star Wars’ Ships Have Terrible Aerodynamic Designs

Google, Unlike Apple, is Making it Easy to Cancel App Subscriptions

Marvel Is Getting Closer to Hiring Its Black Widow Director

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