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Trump Wants to Slash Funding for Birth Defect Research as States Brace for Zika Season

As public health officials are gearing up for another season of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the Trump administration’s budget proposal is here with some very bad news: the administration wants to slash the Centers for Disease Control’s budget by 17%, including cuts to programs like the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities essential…

Health Kristen V. Brown May 23

Watch a Rogue Drone Crash Into the Crowd at an MLB Game

“Take me out to the ballgame. Take me out to the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and Cra——oh fuck watch out for that drone!” Such was the scene on Sunday, when a GoPro Karma inexplicably flew into Petco Park in the top of the seventh inning of a game between the San Diego and the…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes May 23

Battle Against Controversial NSA Surveillance Program Gets New Life

A legal challenge to a controversial NSA surveillance program called Upstream is getting a second chance. A US appeals court reversed a lower court decision and ruled today that the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that runs Wikipedia, has legal standing to object to Upstream in court. The NSA’s Upstream program is authorized under Section 702…

Tech News Kate Conger May 23

Amazon Is Adapting Teenage Assassin Movie Hanna Into a Series

Hanna, the 2011 thriller starring Saoirse Ronan, is the latest movie to get turned into a television show. Amazon’s working on a series about a prodigy assassin on the run who is also encountering the real world for the first time. The original movie was directed by Joe Wright, who won’t be involved in the…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta May 23

Why Is DC Comics Doing a Better Job of Celebrating Jack Kirby’s 100th Birthday Than Marvel?

This year would’ve marked comics icon Jack Kirby’s 100th birthday. To celebrate a man who contributed so much to the world of comics, publishers are out in force to celebrate Kirby’s legacy… though some are doing more than others. DC Comics recently announced six special one-shot comic books set to release throughout August, the month…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook May 23

This Is Why Reddit Can’t Have Nice Things

After rolling out a new social profile feature to a whopping three users back in March, Reddit finally opened up a limited beta version to a select (significantly larger) group of users last week. It took exactly five days for them to ruin it. Great going, everyone! https://gizmodo.com/reddit-is-now-a-social-network-for-exactly-three-people-1793482362 As Gizmodo wrote when the feature first…

Tech News Avery Ellis May 23

Cartoon Network’s New DC Super Hero Girls Series Will Take Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman to High School

Do you love Harley Quinn? Do you love cartoons about teenagers struggling with their abilities at a high school for gifted youngsters? Do you love My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic? If so, then today’s your lucky day, because a new DC Super Hero Girls series is coming to Cartoon Network In 2015, DC, Mattel,…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 23

President Trump Lands in Rome, Gets Rejected by Melania Again

Remember yesterday when First Lady Melania Trump swatted away Donald’s extended hand? Well, the President just landed in Rome, and it looks like things are still a bit shaky in the Trump household. Donald Trump is a tremendous asshole to his wife, Melania. And the internet has seen that play out in GIF form ever…

Tech News Matt Novak May 23

What Villain Is in the Evil Space Manger From the Supergirl Finale?

Last night’s Supergirl finale was excellent in so many ways, giving us big moment after big moment, badass Supergirl fight after badass Supergirl fight, and a whole host of teases for potential threats coming in the next season. We loved just about all of it, but nothing more than the mysterious final epic worldkiller is…

Television Alex Cranz May 23

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Will Remind You Why You Love (and Hate) These Movies

Like the ocean it takes place on, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has had plenty of ups and downs. These metaphorical seas have been so rough, in fact, that some people don’t even remember there was a fourth film in 2011, On Stranger Tides, even though it grossed a billion dollars worldwide. I’m happy…

io9 Germain Lussier May 23

In The Last Jedi, Is Finn Wearing Poe’s Outfit from The Force Awakens?

From the very first moment that the world saw Finn meet Poe Dameron in The Force Awakens, some Star Wars fans glommed on to the (very plausible) idea that there was a spark of attraction between the two handsome rebels. Aside from a few furtive glances in the movie, though, there’s been no real evidence…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 23

It’s Alarmingly Easy to Hack the Samsung Galaxy S8’s Iris Scanner

Samsung wants you to think that the iris scan technology on its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S8, is unbeatable. But it should surprise no one who pays attention to the security world that this is not the case. In fact, Samsung’s new iris scanner is very easy to trick. A security researcher at the…

Gadgets Adam Clark Estes May 23

Get Your First Look at Mr. World, American Gods‘ Creepy Villain-in-Chief

So far, there hasn’t been a ton of menace on American Gods. Creeping dread? Yes. Believable techno-mystical threats? Sure. But the Starz series’ most formidable antagonist shows up in next week’s episode, when latter-day deity Mr. World shows up to talk to Shadow and Wednesday. Played by Crispin Glover, Mr. World is the leader of…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 23

How to Use Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant From a Computer

Digital assistant apps of all kinds are on the rise, but you don’t necessarily need to invest in a smart speaker to start chatting to one: with a little know-how you can get Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant up and running on your computer. Here’s what you need to do. If you suddenly find yourself…

Gadgets David Nield May 23

Australian Climate Expert Says Pain-in-the-Ass America Should Just Ditch the Paris Agreement Already

Sometimes, the only way to fix an unhappy relationship is to end it. Since former president Obama (remember that guy?) left office in January, the United States has done an about-face on the Paris climate agreement—we’ve gone from being an leader on climate action to a rogue state that can’t decide whether it wants to keep…

Climate Change Maddie Stone May 23

The Women of Supergirl Show Off Their Footwear in Bizarre Wonder Woman Tie-In

The above gif is going to be the closest we ever get to a Gal Gadot/Melissa Benoist DC superhero team up, and I’m not quite sure if that makes me sad or deeply confused yet. Aired during last night’s Supergirl season finale, this promo is pretty much someone in the Supergirl costuming department’s boot fetish…

io9 James Whitbrook May 23

Google’s AlphaGo Handily Beats Teen World Champion in First Match

Humanity could really use a win right now, and the latest test comes out of China, where a teenager named Ke Jie—the world’s best player of the ancient game Go—is taking on Google’s ultra powerful AlphaGo computer program. Unfortunately for us humans, it’s not looking great so far. On Tuesday, 19-year-old Ke Jie was defeated…

Tech News Michael Nunez May 23

All the Details That Make Logan‘s Frozen Time Fight Scene So Great

Among Logan’s many achievements is how it’s pared down its violence into something completely visceral. This is apparent even when dealing with elements as fantastical as a psychic attack from a telepath with no control over his brain. This clip from the Logan Blu-ray explains the inspiration behind the scene of Logan slaughtering his way…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta May 23

The Entire Marvel Universe Teams Up to Fight Kang in First Trailer for Lego Marvel Superheroes 2

There are certain team ups (like Ms. Marvel, Spider-Gwen, Gamora, and Vision) that we’re probably never going to get a chance to see in Marvel’s cinematic universe. Thank goodness, then, that we have the Lego franchise to make those dream teams come true in all their minifig glory. In the original LEGO Marvel Superheroes video…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 23

Apple Reveals It Received at Least One Secret FBI Request For User Data

In its biannual transparency report, Apple revealed that it received a National Security Letter. But unlike other tech companies who have been ordered to turn over customer information to the FBI, Apple hasn’t yet published the demand letter it received. Apple’s transparency report also includes several new categories of government requests, an indication that the…

Tech News Kate Conger May 23

Trump Wants to Slash Funding for Birth Defect Research as States Brace for Zika Season

Watch a Rogue Drone Crash Into the Crowd at an MLB Game

Battle Against Controversial NSA Surveillance Program Gets New Life

Amazon Is Adapting Teenage Assassin Movie Hanna Into a Series

Why Is DC Comics Doing a Better Job of Celebrating Jack Kirby’s 100th Birthday Than Marvel?

This Is Why Reddit Can’t Have Nice Things

Cartoon Network’s New DC Super Hero Girls Series Will Take Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman to High School

President Trump Lands in Rome, Gets Rejected by Melania Again

What Villain Is in the Evil Space Manger From the Supergirl Finale?

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Will Remind You Why You Love (and Hate) These Movies

In The Last Jedi, Is Finn Wearing Poe’s Outfit from The Force Awakens?

It’s Alarmingly Easy to Hack the Samsung Galaxy S8’s Iris Scanner

Get Your First Look at Mr. World, American Gods‘ Creepy Villain-in-Chief

How to Use Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant From a Computer

Australian Climate Expert Says Pain-in-the-Ass America Should Just Ditch the Paris Agreement Already

The Women of Supergirl Show Off Their Footwear in Bizarre Wonder Woman Tie-In

Google’s AlphaGo Handily Beats Teen World Champion in First Match

All the Details That Make Logan‘s Frozen Time Fight Scene So Great

The Entire Marvel Universe Teams Up to Fight Kang in First Trailer for Lego Marvel Superheroes 2

Apple Reveals It Received at Least One Secret FBI Request For User Data

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