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DC’s Super Hero Girls Are Getting Some Kickass New Designs for Their Upcoming TV Series

In just a few short years, Warner Bros.’ DC Super Hero Girls franchise—which reimagines some of the comics giant’s most famous female heroes as teenaged high schoolers—has become one of the company’s most successful endeavors. It already consists of comic books, toys, and a web series, but now it’s becoming a fully-fledged animated TV series…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore

Instagram Now Lets You Mute Posts, a Gift to Frenemies Everywhere

They’re a bit late to the party, but Instagram has finally answered our prayers by adding a mute feature to its main feed. According to an announcement made by the company this morning, users will be able to hide posts in their feed from accounts that they still want to follow but don’t want to…

Tech News Emily Lipstein

Creeping Lava Now Threatens Major Hawaiian Power Plant

Molten lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has entered the grounds of Puna Geothermal Venture, a geothermal power plant that provides about 25 percent of the Big Island’s power. The 38 Megawatt Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) power plant, which is located in the east rift zone of the Kilauea volcano, was shut down soon after the…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Florida City Has Been Accidentally Sending Out Zombie Alert Messages Since Hurricane Irma

No one should ever screw around on a public alert system. But considering it’s been a bad year for warning systems—from the Hawaii false emergency alert accidentally informing the public of an incoming missile that didn’t exist to the National Weather Service’s false tsunami warning to the Department of Justice’s Amber Alert site issues that…

Tech News Jennings Brown

Silicon Valley Pastor Resigns From Church After Calling Palo Alto ‘Elitist Shit Den’

A pastor in Silicon Valley stepped down from his church on Monday after locals spiraled into a frenzy over some of his tweets. The truth hurts. “Palo Alto is an elitist shit den of hate,” Gregory Stevens, former pastor of the First Baptist Church of Palo Alto, wrote in a tweet, which was included in…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz

Deadpool 2 Proves There’s No Excuse Not to Include Queer Superheroes on the Screen

Deadpool 2 revels in pointing out many of the overused narrative beats that other comic book movies tend to rely on when the writers decide to phone it in. Interestingly, the film’s shadiest dig is also one of its most progressive messages. After years of various Hollywood studios choosing not to introduce any of the…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Comcast Pulls Xfinity Site After Researchers Discover Bug Leaking Customer Data

As if you needed yet another reason to loathe your ISP, Comcast has dropped the ball when it comes to properly securing its own wireless products. A pair of security researchers have uncovered a bug on Comcast’s website that allowed unauthorized disclosure of Xfinity customers’ personal data, according to a report from ZDNet. All you…

Tech News Patrick Lucas Austin

Hordes of Mosquitos Are Terrorizing Southwest Russia

Summer days mean a few things, including beaches, ice cream, and mosquitoes. Unfortunately, the mosquito part came a bit early for folks in the Voronezh region of southwest Russia. And these bloodsuckers are playing zero games. Just check out this video: Or this photo of a car whose owner is never opening the door again:…

Earth Science Yessenia Funes

This Guy Built a Gorgeous Camera From Scratch

Ever find yourself in the position where you need something but can’t afford it? Lucus Landers did, when he needed a large-format camera for class so he found a laser-cutter and built a pretty janky-looking one out of wood. Now, the Louisiana native has just finished building another camera from scratch. It is a beauty.…

Gadgets Adam Clark Estes

Noted Anime Fan Michael B. Jordan Will Star in Rooster Teeth’s New Mecha Show

Michael B. Jordan, noted anime fan, is kinda-sorta getting to star in an anime! Only kinda-sorta though, as it’s anime-inspired rather than you know, actual anime, but still! Michael B. Jordan gets his own giant robot! Rooster Teeth has officially announced that Jordan will star in its upcoming mecha series Gen: LOCK, the company’s next…

io9 James Whitbrook

Razer’s Redesigned Blade Gaming Laptop Gets Bigger, Burlier

The laptop was supposed to get smaller. When the bezels shrink and the guts get faster, that’s what’s supposed to happen. But instead Razer’s 14-inch Blade laptop is being supersized into a 15.6-inch machine for its next version. And I’m almost convinced that’s the right decision. I won’t know until I actually spend time with…

Gadgets Alex Cranz

A Deadly Heat Wave Is Sweeping Over Pakistan

For the past month, South Asia has been home to some of the most extreme weather on the planet. Pakistan set an all-time world heat record for April, and India was bombarded by violent dust storms. Now another heat wave is rocking the region, killing at least 65 people in Karachi. Temperatures in the city…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn

How to Watch Mark Zuckerberg Testify at the EU Today, No TV Required

When Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of members of Congress last month, he made many of them look like out-of-touch idiots. But he may not be so lucky today. The Facebook CEO will be testifying in front of a European Parliament committee, and they’re expected to actually ask him some tough questions. The hearing in…

Social Media Matt Novak

Which Other Jim Starlin Comic Creation Could Appear in Avengers 4?

Kiersey Clemons re-confirms her Flash role. A future Deadpool film could finally turn Morena Baccarin’s character into her comic book counterpart. Gotham will be adapting another comic book storyline for its final season. Plus, a sneak peek at the season finale of iZombie, and footage from the set of The Punisher. Spoilers now! Avengers 4…

io9 James Whitbrook

This New PS4 Controller Is Riffing Hard on Microsoft’s Super Customizable Controller In a Very Good Way

One of the best controllers you can get for your PC or Xbox is the super customizable Microsoft Elite, but if you’re a PS4 fan you’ll have to go to third party peripheral maker Scuf to get any kind of customization. We’ve liked Scufs PS4 controllers in the past quite a bit, but its latest…

Gadgets Patrick Lucas Austin

Trust in Self-Driving Cars Has Plummeted in the Last 6 Months

Americans are generally pretty optimistic when it comes to new technologies. But there’s one futuristic tech that Americans are getting more and more afraid of with each passing year: Driverless vehicles. A whopping 73 percent of Americans don’t trust autonomous vehicles, up from 63 percent in late 2017. The new study, conducted by AAA in…

Tech News Matt Novak

President Trump Doesn’t Like Handing Over His iPhones For Security Check-ups, Is Begging To Get Hacked

President Trump has at least two iPhones, one dedicated for making calls and another one for Twitter. But a new report states that Trump is often reluctant to hand the phones over to the White House security team to check for vulnerabilities. The president reportedly calls it “too inconvenient.” Politico reports that President Trump’s phones…

Tech News Matt Novak

Senators Demand FCC Answer for Fake Comments After Realizing Their Identities Were Stolen

In a bipartisan letter on Monday, two US senators called on the FCC to investigate the identity theft and fraud in public comments collected by the agency during its proposal to rollback net neutrality protections last year. Senators Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, and Pat Toomey, Republican of Pennsylvania, are among the estimated “two million…

Tech News Dell Cameron

No, the New Poe Dameron Comic Doesn’t Prove He’s Force Sensitive

There are many more mysteries of just how the Force works in Star Wars than there are examples of us seeing the ways it works across the entire movie saga. It’s still a relative unknown to both us as the audience and the denizens of the galaxy far, far away at large. But we kind…

io9 James Whitbrook

Supergirl Is Getting a New Mission—and Some Complicated New Costumes

DC Comics has announced it’s bringing back its Supergirl ongoing series with a new creative team and a new adventure for Kara—one that’s taking her into the cosmos. But you can’t go to space without a fresh new wardrobe, can you? As revealed through Syfy Wire today, DC is relaunching the Supergirl monthly series, starting…

io9 James Whitbrook

DC’s Super Hero Girls Are Getting Some Kickass New Designs for Their Upcoming TV Series

Instagram Now Lets You Mute Posts, a Gift to Frenemies Everywhere

Creeping Lava Now Threatens Major Hawaiian Power Plant

Florida City Has Been Accidentally Sending Out Zombie Alert Messages Since Hurricane Irma

Silicon Valley Pastor Resigns From Church After Calling Palo Alto ‘Elitist Shit Den’

Deadpool 2 Proves There’s No Excuse Not to Include Queer Superheroes on the Screen

Comcast Pulls Xfinity Site After Researchers Discover Bug Leaking Customer Data

Hordes of Mosquitos Are Terrorizing Southwest Russia

This Guy Built a Gorgeous Camera From Scratch

Noted Anime Fan Michael B. Jordan Will Star in Rooster Teeth’s New Mecha Show

Razer’s Redesigned Blade Gaming Laptop Gets Bigger, Burlier

A Deadly Heat Wave Is Sweeping Over Pakistan

How to Watch Mark Zuckerberg Testify at the EU Today, No TV Required

Which Other Jim Starlin Comic Creation Could Appear in Avengers 4?

This New PS4 Controller Is Riffing Hard on Microsoft’s Super Customizable Controller In a Very Good Way

Trust in Self-Driving Cars Has Plummeted in the Last 6 Months

President Trump Doesn’t Like Handing Over His iPhones For Security Check-ups, Is Begging To Get Hacked

Senators Demand FCC Answer for Fake Comments After Realizing Their Identities Were Stolen

No, the New Poe Dameron Comic Doesn’t Prove He’s Force Sensitive

Supergirl Is Getting a New Mission—and Some Complicated New Costumes

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