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Former Fitbit Employees Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets From Jawbone

One current and five former Fitbit employees accused of knowingly stealing trade secrets from former employer Jawbone, which ceased operation in 2017, have been indicted. The two companies have gone to court in the past over similar allegations. If convicted, the defendants could face up to 10 years in prison. According to a statement from…

Tech News Patrick Lucas Austin Jun 15

Incredibles 2 Shows How Hard It Is to Be a Super-Parent

The first Incredibles movie invoked the time-honored tradition of using superpowers as a metaphor for what makes people unique and special. In Incredibles 2, the tropes of being a superhero complicate the characters’ lives even more, especially the grown-ups who have to take care of children. Pixar’s much-anticipated sequel puts superhero-in-hiding Bob Parr on the…

io9 Evan Narcisse Jun 15

Oops, a DNA Testing Company Accidentally Sent Strangers’ Spit to Five Customers

DNA tests can be easily fooled and different tests may draw wildly different conclusions about the supposed heritage of participants. One thing the current rash of these startups have in common, however, is how their saliva testing kits are not supposed to come with spit already included. That’s exactly what happened to Cedric Mercury and…

Biology Avery Ellis Jun 15

Kilauea Volcano Has Turned This Hawaiian Shore Into an Apocalyptic Wasteland

It’s been over six weeks since lava fissures began erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island, and there’s still no end in sight. New videos taken by the US Geological Survey reveal the dramatic extent to which the encroaching lava has reshaped the surrounding landscape, turning once gorgeous beaches into a smoldering pile of volcanic waste. This…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jun 15

Natalie Portman Is Willing to Meet Her Deadbeat Star Wars Son, Who Never Force-Calls

You had all that time on that island, Luke. Not even once! For shame. Last weekend, Mark Hamill decided to mark Natalie Portman’s birthday with a shocking revelation for Star Wars fans: Luke Skywalker has never met his mother Padmé: In real life, that is. They never met in Star Wars because she’s dead, of…

io9 James Whitbrook Jun 15

AT&T and Time-Warner Seal the Deal

AT&T and Time-Warner wasted no time completing their merger after the Department of Justice decided not to seek an injunction against the deal on Thursday. It is now complete. AT&T is the proud new owner of Game of Thrones, DC Comics, CNN, Harry Potter, and numerous other properties to leverage in its quest to crush…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jun 15

Volcanoes Make Music That Could Reveal Their Secrets

In 2016, remarkable sounds below the range of human hearing reverberated through the crater of a volcano in Ecuador. Now, scientists think these orogenous beats could be harnessed to figure out what’s happening inside other volcanoes around the world. Volcanoes are noisy things, known for producing cracks, rumbles, roars, and even thunder as they erupt.…

Earth Science Maddie Stone Jun 15

Updates From Aquaman, Captain Marvel, and More

Ryan Murphy says American Horror Story’s big crossover is happening this year. Could Lucasfilm be reviving Seth Green’s weird Star Wars comedy shorts? Plus, Brie Larson hypes up the strength of Captain Marvel, what’s to come on Cloak & Dagger, and our first look at the new Rocketeer animated series. Spoilers, away! Bloodshot The Wrap…

io9 James Whitbrook Jun 15

What to Do When You Get Locked Out of Your Social Media Accounts

There you are just wanting to get on with some casual Facebooking but all of a sudden you can’t get into your account—and what you thought were your username and password aren’t working any longer. If you find yourself locked out of one of your social media accounts, take a deep breath, and follow these…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 15

You Can Delete Your Weather App After Reading This Book

A blackbird makes its distinctive call. Daisies peeking above the ground shut their petals tight. Billowing clouds loom in the sky. An orchestra of small critters chime below. These are not a random assemblage of observations, but hints you can wield to produce a reliable weather forecast, piecing clues together like a veritable weather Sherlock…

Earth Science Paola Rosa-Aquino Jun 15

Honey Smacks Cereal Added to the Growing List of Shit That Might Give You Salmonella Poisoning

The Kellogg Company has announced that it’s recalling Honey Smacks cereal with “use by” dates between June 14, 2018 and June 14, 2019. The cereal has been linked to America’s current salmonella outbreak which currently affects at least 31 states and follows an announcement this week that consumers should avoid pre-cut melon. “The FDA has…

Health Matt Novak Jun 15

iPhone Hackers May Already Have a Workaround for Cops to Crack Apple’s Newest Security Feature

Apple and the law enforcement community have been stuck in a back-and-forth over encryption for the last few years, and it’s heated up considerably this month since Apple announced a feature that would thwart a popular iPhone cracking method used by police. Now, the companies that work with law enforcement have responded, and they’re pretty…

Tech News AJ Dellinger Jun 15

New York to Charter: Expand Your Network or We’ll Reverse the Time Warner Merger

The New York State Public Service Commission is doing something that just about every consumer wishes they could do to their internet service provider: telling them to actually provide the service promised or get bent. The agency ordered Charter to pay a multi-million dollar fine and complete required expansion of its network or face having…

Tech News AJ Dellinger Jun 14

Star Trek: Discovery Has Suddenly Changed Showrunners Again [Updated]

If you had hopes that it would be smooth sailing ahead for Star Trek: Discovery as the show heads into its second season—well, it seems the waters are still a bit rough. Showrunners Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts are out, and executive producer Alex Kurtzman will step in. Kurtzman will also run the show’s writers’…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jun 14

No Dinosaurs Were Harmed in the Making of This T-rex Foot Garbage Can

The illegal wildlife trade is a big problem around the world, leading some species to go extinct at the hands of humanity. But you don’t have to worry about the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service busting down your door to confiscate this T-rex foot garbage can. Dinosaurs are already extinct, and besides, this trophy is…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Jun 14

Instagram No Longer Notifies People If You Screenshot Their Stories So You Can Creep in Peace Again

Creepers, rejoice: after several months of testing, Instagram has killed a feature that alerted users when someone took a screenshot of their Stories. Long live the ability to discretely throw shade at all of your online frenemies! BuzzFeed first reported the change, which Instagram quietly made without much hubbub—though now that the news is out…

Social Media AJ Dellinger Jun 14

We’ve Got Booze, Dames, and Robots in the First Episode of Scifi Noir Automata

Automata is a classic story of two hardened detectives solving crimes and scoring ladies in Prohibition-era New York City. Except this time, one of them’s a robot, played by Doug Jones. The first episode of Automata, Van Alan’s free, five-part scifi series based on the Penny Arcade comic series of the same name, is now…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 14

OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes Is Leveling Up to Become an Even Better TV Show

The first season of Ian Jones-Quartey’s OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes was a surprisingly charming introduction to a madcap world inhabited by superheroes, villains, demons, aliens, and one earnest little boy who just wants to become the best hero there ever was. Much in the same way that Steven Universe’s earliest episodes were largely focused…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 14

Another DNA Testing Company Reportedly Gets Fooled by Dog DNA

Consumer DNA testing is going to the dogs. A Canadian testing company has been accused of sending back supposedly human ancestry results on a faux sample that actually came from a chihuahua named Snoopy, CBC News reported Wednesday. Remarkably, it’s the second company reported to have been fooled by doggy DNA in recent months, but…

Biology Ed Cara Jun 14

Samuel L. Jackson Thinks the Events of Glass Are Everything His Character Ever Wanted

Considering it’s called Glass, it’s no surprise Samuel L. Jackson sees the upcoming film as the ultimate wish fulfillment for his sinister supervillain character of the same name. “All of a sudden, my character has the thing he wanted: the heroic good guy, the bad guy, and I get to be in the middle of…

io9 Germain Lussier Jun 14

Former Fitbit Employees Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets From Jawbone

Incredibles 2 Shows How Hard It Is to Be a Super-Parent

Oops, a DNA Testing Company Accidentally Sent Strangers’ Spit to Five Customers

Kilauea Volcano Has Turned This Hawaiian Shore Into an Apocalyptic Wasteland

Natalie Portman Is Willing to Meet Her Deadbeat Star Wars Son, Who Never Force-Calls

AT&T and Time-Warner Seal the Deal

Volcanoes Make Music That Could Reveal Their Secrets

Updates From Aquaman, Captain Marvel, and More

What to Do When You Get Locked Out of Your Social Media Accounts

You Can Delete Your Weather App After Reading This Book

Honey Smacks Cereal Added to the Growing List of Shit That Might Give You Salmonella Poisoning

iPhone Hackers May Already Have a Workaround for Cops to Crack Apple’s Newest Security Feature

New York to Charter: Expand Your Network or We’ll Reverse the Time Warner Merger

Star Trek: Discovery Has Suddenly Changed Showrunners Again [Updated]

No Dinosaurs Were Harmed in the Making of This T-rex Foot Garbage Can

Instagram No Longer Notifies People If You Screenshot Their Stories So You Can Creep in Peace Again

We’ve Got Booze, Dames, and Robots in the First Episode of Scifi Noir Automata

OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes Is Leveling Up to Become an Even Better TV Show

Another DNA Testing Company Reportedly Gets Fooled by Dog DNA

Samuel L. Jackson Thinks the Events of Glass Are Everything His Character Ever Wanted

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