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Logitech Will Be Intentionally Bricking All Harmony Link Units on March 16th, 2018 [Updated]

Logitech will be deliberately bricking every unit of the Harmony Link, a universal hub which allows users to control their home theater systems and a variety of other devices from their smartphones, on March 16th, 2018. According to Bleeping Computer, on that date Logitech will issue a firmware update that permanently disables the devices. As…

Gadgets Tom McKay Nov 8

A Lot of People Rushed to Buy This Stranger Things Dino Hoodie [Updated]

Looks like the non-profit Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul is going to have a bit more cash for upcoming exhibits. The facility sold at least $600,000 worth of purple Brontosaurus hoodies, all thanks to the popularity of Stranger Things. Update: It was originally reported that the Science Museum sold 80,000 hoodies, totalling about…

Television Beth Elderkin Nov 8

Report: InfoWars Ran Years-Long Conspiracy to, Uh, Rip Off RT and the Rest of the Media

Local Texas man Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist best known for screaming about gay frogs, riding horses while shirtless, hawking lead-contaminated dietary supplements, and claiming he is in communication with President Donald Trump, has been up to something pretty suspicious himself. According to an investigation by BuzzFeed, Jones’ site InfoWars has been ripping off content…

Tech News Tom McKay Nov 8

In This Stunningly Bleak Scifi Short, a Survivor Struggles in a Post-Apocalyptic Cityscape

Post-apocalyptic tales tend to be set in deserted wastelands—but Brazilian short Lunatique, which takes place in the ash-strewn ruins of what was once a great city, is an oddly gorgeous example of this. It looks like a tinted black-and-white photograph come to life, except maybe “come to death” is more accurate. In Gabriel Kalim Mucci’s…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Nov 8

The FBI Is Seeking Access to the Sutherland Springs Shooter’s iPhone

The Federal Bureau of Investigation apparently missed a key window in which they could have sought Apple’s assistance with accessing data on an iPhone used by the Sutherland Springs shooter. The FBI announced at a press conference yesterday that it was unable to decrypt the phone, calling it yet another example of tech companies thwarting…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger Nov 8

A Video Tribute to Mjolnir, May It Rest in Pieces

If it wasn’t in the trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, this would be considered a spoiler. Very early in the movie, Hela destroys Mjolnir, Thor’s iconic hammer, which was given to him by his father, Odin. Fans have wondered if Thor would get his weapon back—but a new video from Marvel suggests that’s not going to…

Movies Germain Lussier Nov 8

If You Want to Use Facebook’s Revenge Porn Blocker, An Employee Will Have to Review Your Uncensored Photo

Facebook announced on Tuesday that it is deploying a new revenge porn reporting tool, first piloted in Australia, that will allow users to send photos that they don’t want shared online directly to Facebook. Facebook says its community operations team will use a hash system to prevent the photo from being shared across Facebook, Instagram,…

Social Media Melanie Ehrenkranz Nov 8

Republicans Decided to Talk About a Dramatic Climate Solution Without Addressing the Actual Problem

On Wednesday, a little bit of climate science snuck its way back into the House Science Committee, better known under Republican leadership as being a mockery of its name and a place where good science goes to die, especially when it comes to climate change. Despite this reputation, the environment and energy subcommittees called four…

Earther Brian Kahn Nov 8

A New Comics Anthology Spotlights High-Tech Noir, Futuristic Felines, and More Scifi Tales of San Francisco

San Francisco has long been a favorite science fiction setting onscreen—think Star Trek’s Starfleet Command, or the recent Planet of the Apes films. Now, a new comic anthology, Sci-Fi San Francisco, brings SF-set speculative fiction to the page, and we’ve got a sneak peek at one of its entries. The book is edited by former…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Nov 8

Let’s All Calm Down and Make Sense of That Antarctic Mantle Plume

Three decades ago, scientists began to study the possibility that there was a plume of hot rock coming up from the mantle, heating parts of Western Antarctica. Back in September, researchers published results of a model showing how such a plume might affect the Antarctic ice sheet. Today, these headlines started to appear: And my…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Nov 8

Artist Transforms Stranger Things Episodes Into Pulp Novels and Atari Games

Stranger Things is one of those shows that resonates in a very specific way for people who grew up in the 1980s. Much like NBC’s short-lived series Freaks and Geeks, Stranger Things delicately recreates the time period, going beyond nostalgia to something that feels authentic and familiar. One artist has captured that with his own…

Television Beth Elderkin Nov 8

India’s Blinding Air Pollution Is Causing Fatal Accidents

Northern India is dealing with some severe air pollution right now, and breathing the toxic air isn’t the only concern. Driving may be equally dangerous, as evidenced by a massive pileup on an expressway on Wednesday. Air in the region is so full of particulate matter that a thick fog has enveloped the northern plains,…

Earther Yessenia Funes Nov 8

Read the First Issue of Kid’s Crime Thriller 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, Here for Free

Last year, Black Mask’s 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank told an often dark, yet heartwarming tale about family… dark, because it just so happened to involve a group of kids kicking off their own bank heist. To celebrate the series’ complete collection being released today, io9 is pleased to share the first issue in…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Nov 8

SpaceX Launches Investigation After Rocket-Engine Explodes During Tests (Updated)

On Sunday, a rocket-engine exploded during ignition tests at the SpaceX facility in Texas. The incident marks a setback for the company in what has otherwise been a pretty good year. As The Washington Post reports, the explosion happened during a “qualification test” of a new Merlin engine, which SpaceX uses on its Falcon 1…

Tech News George Dvorsky Nov 8

Ridley Scott Seems to Think the Alien Franchise Doesn’t Need an Alien Anymore

Though Ridley Scott’s last two Alien movies have been incredibly divisive, they at least have had one thing in common: the alien. However, in a new interview, Scott suggests that after Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, the iconic creature may have overstayed its welcome. Speaking in a roundtable with The Hollywood Reporter, Scott seems to say…

Movies Germain Lussier Nov 8

Cities Need to Look Beyond Their Borders When Fighting Climate Change

When you’re in a major city, it can be easy to forget about the outside world. But city life is not a hermetic experience—in fact, the environmental footprints of cities can stretch around the world. A new study shows that cities are overlooking a major source of emissions as they craft policies to transition toward…

Climate Change Ari Phillips Nov 8

Just How Fucked Is Snapchat?

Snap is fucked. Following an earnings call on Tuesday, a fifth of the company’s value disappeared in after-hours trading, Mark Zuckerberg is eating its lunch, Snap Spectacles are in the toilet. Yes, things are bad. But are they Vine-levels of bad? Or Twitter-bad? Trick question, Twitter’s very fucked! https://gizmodo.com/it-sounds-like-snap-spectacles-turned-into-a-massive-bo-1819769426 It’s only been eight months since…

Tech News Rhett Jones Nov 8

This Little Box Can Make Even the Junkiest Laptop a Gaming PC

You are probably surrounded by more computers than you know what to do with, whether it’s the phone in your pocket, the old clunker at home, or the sleek little ultraportable you got from work. And while they are more than enough for everyday tasks, when it comes to real graphics prowess, I’m talking about…

Gaming Sam Rutherford Nov 8

Riverdale‘s Jughead Is a Shitty Writer

Riverdale is a delightful mess of a show. Absolutely none of it should work, and yet season one was a confounding combination of high school soap opera theatrics and over-the-top drama, the likes of which we’ve never seen before. And yet, right up there with Archie’s music career, is the bewildering choice to frame the…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Nov 8

Apparently These Sheep Can Recognize Emma Watson and Barack Obama

Sheep seemed to recognize the faces of Barack Obama, Emma Watson, and even Jake Gyllenhaal in a new study. And you thought you were so special, human. Recognizing human faces is a skill you may take for granted—but you’re also a human. Can you tell fish or bird faces apart? Past research has shown that…

Biology Ryan F. Mandelbaum Nov 8

Logitech Will Be Intentionally Bricking All Harmony Link Units on March 16th, 2018 [Updated]

A Lot of People Rushed to Buy This Stranger Things Dino Hoodie [Updated]

Report: InfoWars Ran Years-Long Conspiracy to, Uh, Rip Off RT and the Rest of the Media

In This Stunningly Bleak Scifi Short, a Survivor Struggles in a Post-Apocalyptic Cityscape

The FBI Is Seeking Access to the Sutherland Springs Shooter’s iPhone

A Video Tribute to Mjolnir, May It Rest in Pieces

If You Want to Use Facebook’s Revenge Porn Blocker, An Employee Will Have to Review Your Uncensored Photo

Republicans Decided to Talk About a Dramatic Climate Solution Without Addressing the Actual Problem

A New Comics Anthology Spotlights High-Tech Noir, Futuristic Felines, and More Scifi Tales of San Francisco

Let’s All Calm Down and Make Sense of That Antarctic Mantle Plume

Artist Transforms Stranger Things Episodes Into Pulp Novels and Atari Games

India’s Blinding Air Pollution Is Causing Fatal Accidents

Read the First Issue of Kid’s Crime Thriller 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, Here for Free

SpaceX Launches Investigation After Rocket-Engine Explodes During Tests (Updated)

Ridley Scott Seems to Think the Alien Franchise Doesn’t Need an Alien Anymore

Cities Need to Look Beyond Their Borders When Fighting Climate Change

Just How Fucked Is Snapchat?

This Little Box Can Make Even the Junkiest Laptop a Gaming PC

Riverdale‘s Jughead Is a Shitty Writer

Apparently These Sheep Can Recognize Emma Watson and Barack Obama

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