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Teen Angst Stars in the Latest Trailer for Doug Liman’s Jumper Spin-Off, Impulse

Impulse, the new YouTube Red show by Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman, is about a girl with the ability to teleport. But you wouldn’t guess that from most of the latest trailer, which leans heavily on drama and pain before getting into the science fiction. The show, which debuts on June 6, tells the…

Trailers Germain Lussier May 10

How Long Until Life Comes Back to Kilauea?

Toxic gases and oozing lava have turned the once vibrant forests on the eastern flank of Kilauea into a wasteland. The destruction may get even worse, with the risk rising for an explosive eruption as the lava lake at the top of the volcano drops. But it’s never too early to start talking about what…

Conservation Brian Kahn May 10

Deep Learning Can Now Flawlessly Correct Photos Taken in Almost Complete Darkness

There are typically two approaches to taking usable photos in low-light conditions. You can either use a slow shutter, which requires a tripod to eliminate blur, or electronically increase the sensitivity of a camera’s sensor, which introduces ugly noise artifacts. But there’s now a third approach that takes advantage of machine learning to artificially boost…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 10

I Want to Super-Size Every Classic Lego Set I’ve Ever Owned

Matt Denton has been putting his 3D printer to good use again, possibly the only good use for those plastic-extruding machines. He’s super-sized all the pieces in Lego’s 1979 Technic Bulldozer set, which required over 600 hours of printing to recreate all 372 parts. Re-assembling all of those pieces into a five-foot long Lego Technic…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski May 10

IBM Bans All Employees From Using Any Removable Storage

IBM employees will reportedly no longer be allowed to use any form of removable storage to transfer data while at work. The Register reports the announcement to staff was made today by Shamla Naidoo, the company’s global chief Information security officer, who explained that “the possible financial and reputational damage from misplaced, lost or misused…

Tech News Avery Ellis May 10

The Future of BattleBots Is Smarter, More Vicious

Behind the scenes at a BattleBots tournament looks part science fair, part NASCAR pit stop. Robot bits are strewn across work benches, sparks are flying, and crews are furiously prepping for the next battle, replacing smashed parts with new ones and testing their weapons. In one corner, sits Chomp. Chomp looks like a regular BattleBot…

Artificial Intelligence Adam Clark Estes May 10

A Girl Dreams of Battling Aliens in This Exclusive Excerpt From Brandon Sanderson’s New Fantasy Epic, Skyward

io9 is happy to exclusively share the announcement trailer and a special excerpt.

Books & Comics Jill Pantozzi May 10

The FCC Will Terminate Net Neutrality on June 11

The 2015 Open Internet Order, which established federal protections for net neutrality and barred internet service providers from blocking or throttling legal content online, will formally cease on June 11, the Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday. When that happens, the agency’s new rules, passed by the commission’s Republican majority in December, will go into…

Tech News Dell Cameron May 10

Congressman Divulges Unreleased Study to Win Support for Life-Hunting Mission to Jupiter’s Moon Europa

A mission that would sample plumes of gas shooting off of Jovian moon Europa appears to remain on track for a 2022 launch, after a meeting of the Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) subcommittee in which Republican Congressman John Culberson shared unreleased scientific results with his colleagues. The new paper could contain findings based on…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum May 10

All 3,500 Russia-Linked Facebook and Instagram Ads Released by House Democrats

For more than a year, we’ve heard that Russian operatives used Facebook groups and targeted ads to influence the 2016 election and sow discord in the United States. Facebook has declined to release the ads to the public, but on Thursday, Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee dropped a data dump of 3,500 examples…

Social Media Rhett Jones May 10

Microsoft Kinect Refuses to Die

Kinect was never for you. Yeah, you with the Xbox One that was bundled with a Kinect. That big honking spatial camera was an impressive piece of tech, but it never did you much good as a console add-on did it? Microsoft announced the return of the Kinect on Monday at Build, its annual developer…

Tech News Alex Cranz May 10

Spotify to Stop Promoting R. Kelly with New ‘Hate Content and Hateful Conduct’ Policy

Spotify apparently no longer wants to promote terrible people across its streaming platform. That’s the undercurrent of its freshly announced “Hate Content and Hateful Conduct Public Policy.” The meandering statement revealed that Spotify is establishing a number of external and internal policing methods for content. The first artist affected by this change appears to have…

Tech News David Turner May 10

The Ancient Ancestors of Blue Whales Hunted the Oceans With Surprisingly Sharp Teeth

Modern filter-feeding baleen whales use comb-like structures in their mouths to scoop up large volumes of itsy-bitsy animals and microorganisms. But as new research reveals, their ancestors were remarkably different, featuring sharp teeth that they used to attack prey. Baleen whales, a group that includes humpback and blue whales, are the largest animals on Earth,…

Biology George Dvorsky May 10

Riverdale May Have Bungled the Real Black Hood Reveal But Cheryl Remains MVP

Riverdale. I love you, but we need to have a talk. I’m disappointed and annoyed, and I’m worried your show is doomed to fail (oh, who am I kidding, fans would tune in just to watch Jughead eat for a full hour). After that ridiculous Black Hood fake-out, you finally had a chance to make…

io9 Beth Elderkin May 10

How to Bring Back Any Device From the Dead

Computer, tablet, or phone not starting, or seemingly frozen in time? Before you take it down to the local repair shop, or send it off to the professionals, here are the cheat codes to use to try and get your device back on its feet—it might be you can save yourself a hefty repair bill…

Gadgets David Nield May 10

On The Expanse, the Stakes Are Now Higher Than They’ve Ever Been

We are nearing the halfway point of The Expanse’s third season with episode five, “Triple Point,” and the tension has never been higher. The war between Earth and Mars, sparked by a greedy lie, grows ever-deadlier—and the protomolecule has once again done something unexpected and terrifying. First things freakin’ first: after last week’s reveal that…

io9 Cheryl Eddy May 10

Someone Used a Robot to Fix the Biggest Problem With Sun Dials: the Sun

Build a better mousetrap, and they say the world will beat a path to your door. But the artists at Studio AATB probably shouldn’t expect much foot traffic after finding a way to use a wall-mounted robot arm to improve one of the oldest ways we have to tell time: the sun dial. Because our…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 10

Tesla Could Learn Something From This Lego Car-Building Factory

Tesla’s hit a few speed bumps in getting all the pre-ordered Model 3’s out the door and onto customers’ driveways. But perhaps the company can learn something from Daniele Benedettelli, who created a fully autonomous Lego car factory using the iconic building toy. Now, I’m not saying Musk should consider rebuilding his factories out of…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski May 10

This Beautiful Watercolor Painting Contains a Dark Climate Message

Art doesn’t need to live in museums or galleries. It can live on the cover of scientific journals, educating the masses in creative ways. That’s where climate change artist Jillian Pelto’s latest artwork is going, at least. A science graduate student at the University of Maine, Pelto creates beautiful watercolor pieces to help communicate scientific…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes May 10

New Rumors About a Major Meeting of Characters in Game of Thrones‘ Final Season

Could Gwyneth Paltrow have let slip a big secret for Tony and Pepper in Avengers 4? Peter Jackson may be pondering a return to Middle-Earth, or a weird new adventure. Simon Pegg wants in on a Captain Britain movie. Plus, what’s to come in Riverdale’s season finale, and more casting for Stranger Things season 3.…

io9 James Whitbrook May 10

Teen Angst Stars in the Latest Trailer for Doug Liman’s Jumper Spin-Off, Impulse

How Long Until Life Comes Back to Kilauea?

Deep Learning Can Now Flawlessly Correct Photos Taken in Almost Complete Darkness

I Want to Super-Size Every Classic Lego Set I’ve Ever Owned

IBM Bans All Employees From Using Any Removable Storage

The Future of BattleBots Is Smarter, More Vicious

A Girl Dreams of Battling Aliens in This Exclusive Excerpt From Brandon Sanderson’s New Fantasy Epic, Skyward

The FCC Will Terminate Net Neutrality on June 11

Congressman Divulges Unreleased Study to Win Support for Life-Hunting Mission to Jupiter’s Moon Europa

All 3,500 Russia-Linked Facebook and Instagram Ads Released by House Democrats

Microsoft Kinect Refuses to Die

Spotify to Stop Promoting R. Kelly with New ‘Hate Content and Hateful Conduct’ Policy

The Ancient Ancestors of Blue Whales Hunted the Oceans With Surprisingly Sharp Teeth

Riverdale May Have Bungled the Real Black Hood Reveal But Cheryl Remains MVP

How to Bring Back Any Device From the Dead

On The Expanse, the Stakes Are Now Higher Than They’ve Ever Been

Someone Used a Robot to Fix the Biggest Problem With Sun Dials: the Sun

Tesla Could Learn Something From This Lego Car-Building Factory

This Beautiful Watercolor Painting Contains a Dark Climate Message

New Rumors About a Major Meeting of Characters in Game of Thrones‘ Final Season

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