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Florida Didn’t Run FBI Background Checks on Gun Buyers for a Year Because of a Forgotten Login

The state of Florida failed to conduct national background checks on tens of thousands of applicants looking to procure a concealed weapon permit for more than a year, and the reason is about as dumb as it gets: the person in charge of performing the checks forgot their login information. An Office of Inspector General…

Tech News AJ Dellinger Jun 9

Stephen Colbert Cut a Star Wars Trailer to Dunk on Kelly Marie Tran’s Harassers

The idea that Kelly Marie Tran, the charming actress who played Rose Tico in The Last Jedi, would get such hate for her role that she would possibly leave social media for it, is tragic by way of infuriating. So last night on Late Night With Stephen Colbert, the comedy host debuted his own version…

io9 Julie Muncy Jun 9

This Video Interrogates the Actual Ideology of the First Order in Star Wars

Okay, we get they’re bad, but what do they actually believe? Beyond thinking that the Empire rules, I mean. In an excellent video essay, creator Lindsay Ellis dives deep into that question, looking through the way the Star Wars films depict the fascist ideologies of the Empire and the First Order, interrogating if there’s any…

io9 Julie Muncy Jun 9

Anheuser-Busch Pulls Funding From Controversial, Industry-Backed NIH Study on Daily Drinking

The National Institutes of Health has taken a whole lot of heat for allegedly cozying up to Big Alcohol in order to secure funding for a major study on the effects of having a daily drink. On Friday, the NIH lost one of its backers from the booze business, as brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev pulled…

Tech News AJ Dellinger Jun 9

According to Jeff Goldblum, the Grandmaster Is Alive, Powerful, Coming for You

The Infinity War was a dangerous time for the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. And Jeff Goldblum has his own take on how the Grandmaster from Thor: Ragnarok fared during Thanos’s invasion. Unsurprisingly from the eccentric actor, his take is that the Grandmaster is: very, very good. In a recent interview with Digital Spy, he shares…

io9 Julie Muncy Jun 9

The Predator‘s New TV Spot Shows Two Predators Fighting, Is Thus Worth Watching

Look, I don’t know if The Predator, a soft reboot of the franchise directed by Shane Black, is going to be good. We haven’t been super impressed in the past. But I do know that, in this new footage, two Predators fight each other. And I am here for that. Okay, maybe I’m overstating this…

Trailers Julie Muncy Jun 9

Looks Like White House Chief of Staff John Kelly Got Hacked

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly informed his staff in an email that one of his personal email accounts hacked while he was still serving as Secretary of Homeland Security, confirming previous reports that suggested one of his phones may have been compromised. The breach, which the White House has previously declined to comment…

Tech News AJ Dellinger Jun 9

Ryan Gosling Soars as Neil Armstrong in the Trailer for First Man

Going to the moon was not exactly easy. This isn’t a revelation, but it’s something that’s easy to forget, from our perspective, a solid 49 years later. First Man’s first trailer is dedicated to helping us remember. Staring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, First Man covers 1961-1969…

io9 Julie Muncy Jun 9

What’s the Best Chat App of All Time?

In case you haven’t heard, your once-favorite chat apps are going the way of the dinosaur. Yes, following the recent demise of AIM, Yahoo Messenger is saying goodbye next month, the company announced today. It’s got me thinking about my relationship with the concept of chats, especially chats in apps so intertwined in our lives.…

Tech News Patrick Lucas Austin Jun 9

China Hacked a Navy Contractor and Stole 600GB of Data

Hackers working for the Chinese government compromised a US Navy contractor and stole a massive cache of highly sensitive data, including details about a planned supersonic anti-ship missile, American officials said Friday. The hack, reported by the Washington Post, took place in January and February and resulted in more than 614 gigabytes of data being…

Privacy & Security AJ Dellinger Jun 9

Surprise, Facebook Reportedly Gave Companies Your Friends’ Data After It Said It Wouldn’t

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but it looks like Facebook may have been sharing more of your data than you thought it was. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the social network cut deals with a number of companies to provide access to user records and friend data even after its…

Social Media AJ Dellinger Jun 8

The Level of Detail in This Six-Foot Tall, 100,000-Piece Lego Batcave Is Staggering

You might remember Brent Waller as the original creator of the Ecto-1 Ghostbusters set that Lego put into production a few years ago. Sadly, there’s little chance the toymaker will do the same for Waller’s latest creation: a six-foot-tall recreation of the Wayne Manor and the Batcave, that he estimates was assembled from over 100,000…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Jun 8

Uber Is Trying to Patent an AI System to Identify Erratic Behavior in Riders

It looks like Uber has a growing interest in the behaviors of its users. According to a patent application filed by the company Thursday, Uber is planning to use machine learning to better understand the “state” of a passenger when they request a ride. The patent—which is pretty vague as to its purpose and full…

Tech News AJ Dellinger Jun 8

What If Robots of the Future Were Angsty Rather Than Angry?

Westworld has given us a terrifying look at what might happen if humanoid robots powered by highly sophisticated AI suddenly became self-aware and very, very pissed off. Clever short film A.I. Therapy imagines instead future technology that becomes self-aware… and very, very self-involved. The film—directed by Chris Vernon and Emerald Fennell—is just over a minute…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jun 8

The Top 7 Gadgets Shaped Like a Cube

Amazon’s announcement for its new Fire TV Cube on Thursday was a great reminder that the cube just doesn’t get enough love in gadget design. Cubes are solid as hell. They’re elegant, simple, functional, and memorable. They beg the question: “What’s in the box?” As a reminder of all that and more, we’ve pulled together…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jun 8

John Lasseter Is Leaving Disney

Disney just announced that its former Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter will be leaving the company at the end of 2018, in the wake of last year’s accusations that he’d made unwanted advances toward female co-workers. “John had a remarkable tenure at Pixar and Disney Animation, reinventing the animation business, taking breathtaking risks, and telling original,…

io9 Germain Lussier Jun 8

Marvel Just Shook Up Galactus’ Whole Deal Again

You probably best know Galactus as either the Devourer of Worlds or perhaps even Squirrel Girl’s BFF. Though, for the past few years, the greatest threat to the Marvel Cosmos has actually been one of its greatest protectors. But Marvel’s upcoming Infinity event has just forced the interstellar entity down another path. Back in 2015,…

io9 James Whitbrook Jun 8

BBC’s His Dark Materials Saga Casts the Imposing Lord Asriel and Mrs. Coulter

Logan star Dafne Keen may be the star of the BBC’s upcoming His Dark Materials saga, playing the coveted role of Lyra Belacqua, but there are two adults who play a vital role in the shaping and dismantling of her world. And now we know who will play them. The BBC has announced that Ruth…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 8

Two Quantum Computing Bills Are Coming to Congress

Quantum computing has made it to the United States Congress. If this field of quantum information is the new space race, the US doesn’t want to fall behind. After all, China has funded a National Laboratory for Quantum Information Sciences, set to open in 2020, and has launched a satellite meant to test long-distance quantum…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jun 8

What Could Have Caused That Major Pipeline Explosion in West Virginia?

The Nixon Ridge Pipeline in West Virginia exploded spectacularly Thursday, creating a fireball visible for miles. While TransCanada is still investigating why exactly this brand new, “best-in-class” pipeline blew up, we can offer some informed speculation. After all, this is not the first natural gas pipeline to explode. All it takes for a pipeline to…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Jun 8

Florida Didn’t Run FBI Background Checks on Gun Buyers for a Year Because of a Forgotten Login

Stephen Colbert Cut a Star Wars Trailer to Dunk on Kelly Marie Tran’s Harassers

This Video Interrogates the Actual Ideology of the First Order in Star Wars

Anheuser-Busch Pulls Funding From Controversial, Industry-Backed NIH Study on Daily Drinking

According to Jeff Goldblum, the Grandmaster Is Alive, Powerful, Coming for You

The Predator‘s New TV Spot Shows Two Predators Fighting, Is Thus Worth Watching

Looks Like White House Chief of Staff John Kelly Got Hacked

Ryan Gosling Soars as Neil Armstrong in the Trailer for First Man

What’s the Best Chat App of All Time?

China Hacked a Navy Contractor and Stole 600GB of Data

Surprise, Facebook Reportedly Gave Companies Your Friends’ Data After It Said It Wouldn’t

The Level of Detail in This Six-Foot Tall, 100,000-Piece Lego Batcave Is Staggering

Uber Is Trying to Patent an AI System to Identify Erratic Behavior in Riders

What If Robots of the Future Were Angsty Rather Than Angry?

The Top 7 Gadgets Shaped Like a Cube

John Lasseter Is Leaving Disney

Marvel Just Shook Up Galactus’ Whole Deal Again

BBC’s His Dark Materials Saga Casts the Imposing Lord Asriel and Mrs. Coulter

Two Quantum Computing Bills Are Coming to Congress

What Could Have Caused That Major Pipeline Explosion in West Virginia?

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