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Some People at the Emoji Group Have Had Enough of This Goddamn Poop

While most of us only take note of the work being done at Unicode when it drops a new set of emojis, the organization is responsible for standardizing the way computers around the world display characters. It’s serious business, and some Unicode researchers have had enough of this stupid emoji shit. https://gizmodo.com/go-download-your-69-new-iphone-emoji-right-now-1820020681 On Thursday, Buzzfeed…

Tech News Rhett Jones Nov 2

The Unquotable Trump Uses the U.S. President’s Own Words to Turn Him Into a Comic Book Villain

After the November 2016 election, Robert Sikoryak felt an urge he couldn’t resist. Referring to the victory of Donald Trump, the award-winning cartoonist says “I really just wanted to put something out in the world that just said, ‘I object.’” That work is The Unquotable Trump, a collection that uses some of the president’s most…

Books & Comics Evan Narcisse Nov 2

The Orville Has Already Been Renewed for a Second Season

Not to be outdone by Star Trek: Discovery, the crew of the U.S.S. Orville will be returning to Fox for a new season of adventures next year. That’s good news, but the surprisingly early renewal also means that you won’t be getting more Orville beyond the 13 episodes already set to air this year. Most…

Television James Whitbrook Nov 2

NASA’s Next Mars Rover Is Going to Be Seriously Badass

Should all go according to plan, NASA will launch its next Martian rover in July 2020. The robotic probe is still under construction, but early signs are that the next-gen rover will be equipped with an impressive assortment of high-tech gadgets. The rover is currently under construction at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California,…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Nov 2

In Batman: White Knight, the Joker’s Plan to Save Gotham Begins With a Modest Proposal to Harley

Though Batman: White Knight is technically an Elseworlds story about a rehabilitated Joker seeking to convince Gotham that Batman is the true source of its problems, it’s also a love story. The Joker’s had many a great loves in his life: comedy, crime, Batman himself. But he’s never hurt a loved one as much as…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Nov 2

What’s Really Up With Apple Giving Face Data to Developers?

App developers can access more robust data about your face and the expressions you make with iPhone X, raising concerns from privacy advocates who worry that this sensitive facial data will end up in the hands of advertisers. According to its developer agreement, Apple will grant access to face data if the app maker seeks…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger Nov 2

Lawsuit Out of East Chicago Reminds Us America’s Lead Crisis Isn’t Over

In East Chicago, Indiana, lead is seemingly everywhere: in the soil, in the water, even in the dust in people’s homes. That’s because the community is sitting within the USS Lead Superfund site. Nearby, companies used to spew lead and arsenic into the air up until 1985. Now, 38 households in the Calumet neighborhood are…

Earther Yessenia Funes Nov 2

In the New Downsizing Trailer, Matt Damon Explores the Big Risks of Living Small

The first trailer for Downsizing focused more on explaining the big ideas about its kooky scifi concepts—a world where dwindling resources has driven the creation of technology that shrinks humans down to sizes small enough reduce their impact on the environment. The new trailer is a little bit more about what comes after that process.…

Trailers James Whitbrook Nov 2

There’s a Damn Good Chance Your Neighbor Thinks Chemtrails Are Real

Chemtrails are not real, but that hasn’t stopped an increasing number of Americans from thinking they are. Research by Harvard scientists published in Palgrave Communications on Tuesday shows that a shocking number of people believe the batshit theory that the government is secretly spraying chemicals in the sky to control the weather or our minds…

Earther Brian Kahn Nov 2

AMC Threatens Us With 50 More Years of The Walking Dead

It’s a television executive’s job to put the most optimistic spin on their network’s performance while speaking with members of the press about the future and upcoming projects. But during a recent call with the Wall Street Journal, AMC CEO Josh Sapan took things entirely too far. While speaking about ratings giant The Walking Dead,…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Nov 2

The Latest Netflix Price Hike Pushed Me Over the Edge

This morning, after about five clicks over the course of 10 seconds, I cancelled my Netflix membership. The company had started notifying people of its latest price increase—a two buck bump from $12 to $14 in my case—and I just couldn’t do it any more. In fact, you should ask yourself if you need to…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Nov 2

Greenland’s Bedrock Is Unexpectedly Deep, Which Is Really Bad for Ice Melt

It’s well known that Greenland contains a ton of frozen water—enough to raise sea levels by nearly 25 feet were it all to melt. Unfortunately, new research suggests melting may occur faster than we thought as the Earth warms, because of how Greenland’s glaciers are anchored to bedrock. A study published this week in Geophysical…

Earth Science Maddie Stone Nov 2

Pixar’s Coco Is Basically Back to the Future With Dead People Instead of Time Travel

Watching Coco, I couldn’t stop thinking about Back to the Future. Both films are about young men who travel to an impossible place and have to solve an issue with their family. Both feature the traveling character fading out of existence, they both play the guitar, both films feature important musical performances—and both hinge on…

Movies Germain Lussier Nov 2

The FDA Is Cracking Down on Claims That Weed Cures Cancer

In the US, so far 29 states and DC have legalized medical marijuana, as modern research has suggested that weed can help treat conditions like chronic pain and the side effects of chemotherapy. Some companies, though, are abusing the growing acceptance of weed for medicinal purposes. On Wednesday, the FDA reported that it has sent…

Health Kristen V. Brown Nov 2

Doctor Who Dalek Operator Fired After Hiding Lewd Insult to BBC in Official Magazine

I’m gonna have to level with you, folks. Of all the headlines I expected to write today, this was absolutely not one of them. Doctor Who Magazine publisher Panini has announced that it has fired columnist Nicholas Pegg—who has, since 2005, also been one of the several actors who operate the Dalek costumes on the…

Television James Whitbrook Nov 2

MIT Researchers Trick AI Into Thinking 3D-Printed Turtle Is a Rifle [Corrected]

Two new research papers on object recognition, one from Japanese researchers at Kyushu University and one from experts at MIT, have startling implications for how artificial intelligence “sees” potential threats. Typically, object-recognition works by complex pattern matching: the software measures the pixels in an image and matches that to an internal blueprint of a given…

Artificial Intelligence Sidney Fussell Nov 2

There’s a New Species of Orangutan and It’s Already in Danger

All of the orangutans in the world would probably only fit into a college football stadium. Today, scientists are announcing that just one of the sections of that stadium is actually an entirely different species. And it’s already in danger. The international team identified Pongo tapanuliensis based on skull shape and genetic data from an…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Nov 2

Nnedi Okorafor Remarks on the Past, Present, and Future of Afrofuturism in New TED Talk

Hugo-winning author Nnedi Okorafor wasn’t inspired to dive into science fiction after reading Jules Verne or Isaac Asimov—in fact, she largely avoided traditional scifi as a kid because she couldn’t relate to the stories, characters, and ethical quandaries. Rather, she said her inspiration came after visiting her parents’ homeland of Nigeria in the 1990s. For…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Nov 2

Report: Trump Organization Has Been Compromised by Hackers for Years

Security researchers have discovered evidence that hackers were able to register at least 250 shadow domains under the umbrella of the Trump Organization. These subdomains are associated with Russian IP addresses and appear to have ties to possible malware campaigns. The subdomains have been active as recently as last week. https://gizmodo.com/hmm-i-wonder-why-jared-kushner-and-ivanka-trump-moved-1819127734 Mother Jones reports that…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones Nov 2

Millie Bobby Brown Kept a Vial of Eleven’s Nose Blood From Stranger Things

Actors take mementos from the sets of shows and movies all the time, but I’m pretty sure there are only a choice few trinkets as odd as Mille Bobby Brown’s decision to swipe fake blood from the set of Stranger Things. Brown revealed the tidbit to Variety for a recent cover shoot—noting that the blood…

Television James Whitbrook Nov 2

Some People at the Emoji Group Have Had Enough of This Goddamn Poop

The Unquotable Trump Uses the U.S. President’s Own Words to Turn Him Into a Comic Book Villain

The Orville Has Already Been Renewed for a Second Season

NASA’s Next Mars Rover Is Going to Be Seriously Badass

In Batman: White Knight, the Joker’s Plan to Save Gotham Begins With a Modest Proposal to Harley

What’s Really Up With Apple Giving Face Data to Developers?

Lawsuit Out of East Chicago Reminds Us America’s Lead Crisis Isn’t Over

In the New Downsizing Trailer, Matt Damon Explores the Big Risks of Living Small

There’s a Damn Good Chance Your Neighbor Thinks Chemtrails Are Real

AMC Threatens Us With 50 More Years of The Walking Dead

The Latest Netflix Price Hike Pushed Me Over the Edge

Greenland’s Bedrock Is Unexpectedly Deep, Which Is Really Bad for Ice Melt

Pixar’s Coco Is Basically Back to the Future With Dead People Instead of Time Travel

The FDA Is Cracking Down on Claims That Weed Cures Cancer

Doctor Who Dalek Operator Fired After Hiding Lewd Insult to BBC in Official Magazine

MIT Researchers Trick AI Into Thinking 3D-Printed Turtle Is a Rifle [Corrected]

There’s a New Species of Orangutan and It’s Already in Danger

Nnedi Okorafor Remarks on the Past, Present, and Future of Afrofuturism in New TED Talk

Report: Trump Organization Has Been Compromised by Hackers for Years

Millie Bobby Brown Kept a Vial of Eleven’s Nose Blood From Stranger Things

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