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Arrow Knows How to Break Our Hearts But Good

Arrow is not a perfect show, but if there is one thing it knows how to do, it’s how to wring our hearts like they’re dirty dish rags. That skill was utilized last night in “Broken Hearts,” and we have the clip that proves it. When it comes to heartbreak, last night’s episode left everything…

Television Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 24 '16

This Is the Scariest Future for Autonomous Vehicles I Can Imagine

The biggest promise of self-driving cars is that traffic will finally be democratized. All vehicles will flow smoothly through the city using optimized routes, getting everyone where they need to go safely and efficiently. But there’s a very good possibly that’s not how it will work at all. In a piece called “When All Is…

Tech News Alissa Walker Mar 24 '16

The 10 Most Disappointing Young Adult Adaptations of the Last Decade

Last week brought us Allegiant, the latest in the seemingly never-ending Divergent movies. And while the books are entertaining enough, the movies just don’t grab our attention. But when it comes to recent adaptations of Young Adult novels that have disappointed us, Divergent is hardly alone. 1) The Golden Compass (2007) This one broke my…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Mar 24 '16

We Finally Have Footage of The Force Awakens‘ Deleted Scenes

And now they move! Just after Wednesday’s still images of the deleted scenes on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-ray, Disney has released a teaser trailer. For deleted scenes. Only Star Wars could pull this off, but we kind of love it. Obviously, the full deleted scenes will be on the digital HD release…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 24 '16

Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Just Added Paul McCartney to Its Cast

In the Pirates of the Caribbean universe, Jack Sparrow’s father is played by Rolling Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards. That’s the only reason this next sentence isn’t completely and utterly insane: Sir Paul McCartney has joined the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. According to Deadline, McCartney—who was in the Beatles…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 24 '16

Report: Google Is Secretly Working on an Amazon Echo Competitor

A new report from The Information says Google is working on its own personal assistant hub, similar to Amazon’s Echo. Only recently, through a series of updates and new hardware, has the Echo grown into a gadget worthy of its original transformative promise, and Google’s apparently taken notice. Although details about the new product are…

Tech News Darren Orf Mar 24 '16

Styrofoam Dissolving in Acetone Is What Giving Up Looks Like

This cute little styrofoam cup is meeting its gruesome end with a brave face. Seriously though, the way acetone eats through styrofoam cups is mind-boggling, both in how fast it works, and because the cup seems to just disappear as if it’s slipping through some weird chemical portal. How’s it doing that? The short answer…

Sploid Avery Ellis Mar 24 '16

So What Happens to the DC Cinematic Universe Now?

As the reviews of Batman v. Superman have been rolling in, so have your questions about the suddenly shaky future of the DC movies. But if you’re ick of BvS ‘ BS, we’ve also got how Deadpool 2 will handle Cable’s parentage, why the Captain Britain show was never happening, and how to handle non-nerdy…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Mar 24 '16

The New Hunger Games Box Set Is Everything a Fan Could Want

There’s a certain satisfaction to owning all of a series on DVD or Blu-ray. Being able to hold a box set and say, “This is it. This is all the movies. There won’t be more—and now that I have this, I’m good.” The newly released Hunger Games: Complete 4-Film Collection is automatically satisfying. But is…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 24 '16

Being Pranked With a Lifelike Robot Dinosaur Must Be Terrifying

Remember jumping in your seat the first time you saw Jurassic Park? That was just a movie, and you were probably sitting in a comfy theater chair. Imagine finding yourself coming face to face with what looks like a real dinosaur in a deserted parking garage. If you don’t have a heart attack, you’ll still…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Mar 24 '16

Star Wars Rebels Brings Back a Familiar Villain Next Week

It’s been teased since that bombshell of a trailer, but next week’s Star Wars Rebels is throwing another familiar face into the mix, one not seen since the days of Clone Wars. And that’s in addition to a heartbreaking reunion between Ahsoka Tano and Darth Vader. Obviously, there’s going to be some spoilers ahead if…

Television James Whitbrook Mar 24 '16

Here Are the Microsoft Twitter Bot’s Craziest Racist Rants

Yesterday, Microsoft unleashed Tay, the teen-talking AI chatbot built to mimic and converse with users in real time. Because the world is a terrible place full of shitty people, many of those users took advantage of Tay’s machine learning capabilities and coaxed it into say racist, sexist, and generally awful things. While things started off…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Mar 24 '16

Luc Besson Shares the First Image From His Time-Traveling Space Epic Valerian

Valerian sounds like it’s going to be just a crazy delight of a film. It’s about two agents from the 28th century who travel through time and space protecting the human race. That just sounds cool, and with Besson at the helm, it should also look great. As you can see from the picture Besson…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Mar 24 '16

Samsung Chases The Surface With Galaxy TabPro S

Apple is the innovator and Microsoft is the imitator. That’s long been the prevailing narrative, but with the Surface and the Surface Book, things changed. The Microsoft Surface Book has a really neat hinge, and the Surface is the first 2-in-1 to not suck. It’s so good that Apple even aped it, with middling results.…

Reviews Alex Cranz Mar 24 '16

Giant Multi-Headed 3D Printer Can Create Massive Objects in One Pass

The trade-off of an affordable 3D printer is that they’re usually small and can only produce small objects. To make something big, you have to break it down into smaller parts first. But Autodesk has come up with a better approach: a 3D printer with multiple heads that all work together to churn out massive…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 24 '16

Brilliant Dieting Software For People Who Are Too Lazy to Track Calories

If software is needlessly complex and tedious, almost no one is going to use it. This fundamental tenant of technology has been one of the biggest barriers for any kind of widespread embrace of calorie tracking. Researchers at MIT are looking to change things with a new voice-activated prototype for logging nutrition. Counting calories requires…

Health Darren Orf Mar 24 '16

Japan Slaughtered 333 Whales in ‘Scientific’ Expedition

Earlier today, four ships from Japan’s Institute of Cetacean Research returned to their home port after a “scientific” expedition to the Antarctic region. The fleet claims to have captured 333 minke whales—including pregnant females—in blatant disregard of an international ruling. The 115-day expedition was the first Antarctic harvest since the International Court of Justice’s ruling…

Tech News George Dvorsky Mar 24 '16

The Burning Questions We Have After Daredevil Season Two

Daredevil’s second season is finally out, and at this point, a lot of people have powered through 13 hours of vigilante television (This includes us). But the sophomore season throws out a lot more questions than it really answers. Here’s just a few of the puzzles racking our brains—and what they might mean for the…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 24 '16

Sony Will Bring PlayStation Games to iOS and Android Devices

A year ago, Nintendo announced its long-overdue plans to bring its games to smartphones. Now, Sony’s doing the same thing. You’ll soon be able to play original Sony games on your iOS or Android device, the company announced today. Sony is setting up a new business division called ForwardWorks, which will focus on mobile services,…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Mar 24 '16

Our First Look at the Amazon Warriors of Wonder Woman

Sure, Diana might already be in her costume and fighting the good fight in Batman v Superman this week, but before that, she had to be honed into one of the greatest fighters in the DC universe. Now we’ve got our first look at the women that will help her do exactly that in Wonder…

Movies James Whitbrook Mar 24 '16

Arrow Knows How to Break Our Hearts But Good

This Is the Scariest Future for Autonomous Vehicles I Can Imagine

The 10 Most Disappointing Young Adult Adaptations of the Last Decade

We Finally Have Footage of The Force Awakens‘ Deleted Scenes

Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Just Added Paul McCartney to Its Cast

Report: Google Is Secretly Working on an Amazon Echo Competitor

Styrofoam Dissolving in Acetone Is What Giving Up Looks Like

So What Happens to the DC Cinematic Universe Now?

The New Hunger Games Box Set Is Everything a Fan Could Want

Being Pranked With a Lifelike Robot Dinosaur Must Be Terrifying

Star Wars Rebels Brings Back a Familiar Villain Next Week

Here Are the Microsoft Twitter Bot’s Craziest Racist Rants

Luc Besson Shares the First Image From His Time-Traveling Space Epic Valerian

Samsung Chases The Surface With Galaxy TabPro S

Giant Multi-Headed 3D Printer Can Create Massive Objects in One Pass

Brilliant Dieting Software For People Who Are Too Lazy to Track Calories

Japan Slaughtered 333 Whales in ‘Scientific’ Expedition

The Burning Questions We Have After Daredevil Season Two

Sony Will Bring PlayStation Games to iOS and Android Devices

Our First Look at the Amazon Warriors of Wonder Woman

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