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Well, It’s Official: FTC Gives Green Light for Amazon to Buy Whole Foods

The Federal Trade Commission, the US government body in charge of consumer protection and investigating anti-competitive marketplace practices, has announced that it will not stand in the way of Amazon’s plan to merge with Whole Foods. In a statement posted to the FTC’s website on Wednesday, acting director Bruce Hoffman wrote the agency had investigated…

Commerce Tom McKay

The Tick Brilliantly Deconstructs Our Modern-Day Superhero Obsession

I thought I knew what to expect after seeing the pilot and, months later, the second episode of Amazon’s re-imagined Tick TV show. But, having now seen the initial six chapters of the series’ first season, the show still amazed me with how cleverly it cuts into the hyperdense muscle of superhero genre conventions. The…

io9 Evan Narcisse

Realities Start to Unravel in the Trailer for Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams Anthology Series

Philip K. Dick loved building worlds, but he loved it even more when they came apart. In the new trailer for the Bryan Cranston-produced anthology series based on his work, everything is coming a little unglued. In his strange, vivid speech “How to Build a Universe that Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later,” Dick said…

io9 Julie Muncy

New Tick Clip Shows What Hurts the Big Blue Superhero

In past iterations, Ben Edlund’s imposing antennaed superhero has referred to himself as nigh-invulnerable. It generally seems like not very much can hurt him. But he’s feeling the pain in this fresh teaser for the upcoming Amazon series. This clip comes via Entertainment Weekly and features the Tick facing off against Overkill, the gruff, lethally…

io9 Evan Narcisse

Amazon’s Good Omens Miniseries Will Star Michael Sheen and David Tennant

We already knew a Good Omens miniseries was heading to Amazon next year—but now we know who’ll be starring in the Neil Gaiman-Terry Pratchett adaptation, which will run for six one-hour episodes: Michael Sheen and David Tennant. Can you guess who’ll play which role? According to Variety: The show is set in 2018 on the…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Amazon Is Cracking Down on Fake Eclipse Glasses That Could Get People Blinded

In just over a week on August 21st, the US will experience its first total solar eclipse in nearly 40 years. Seeing as staring at the sun, even while it is obscured by the moon, for any length of time can be extremely hazardous up to and including the point of severe eye damage or…

Space & Spaceflight Tom McKay

Walking Dead Creator Robert Kirkman Leaving AMC, Signs New TV Deal With Amazon

The Walking Dead has been a big money-making success at AMC, pulling in an impressive amount of viewers for the network. But Skybound—the entertainment company founded by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman—just announced that Amazon will be the home of all their new TV content moving forward. News of the Skybound/Amazon deal broke in…

io9 Evan Narcisse

Amazon Is Being Sued for Alleged Cruel Discrimination Against Transgender Employee

According to a recently filed lawsuit, a married couple faced persistent, cruel, and grotesque abuse at an Amazon shipping facility, and human resources did nothing to help. The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two former employees who allege that they faced sexual harassment and discrimination during…

Commerce Jennings Brown

How to Safely Share Your HBO, Netflix, and Other Streaming Logins With Friends

Armed with the right login credentials from generous friends and family, you could happily enjoy Netflix, Spotify, and a ton of other streaming services without spending a dime—but is all this password-sharing smart? In some cases, sharing your login info could result in you losing the service altogether. We’ve looked into the biggest names in…

Gadgets David Nield

The CW’s Wonder Woman Prequel Show Is Finally Dead

Cast your mind back to the 2012, when the idea of a movie starring Batman and Superman was just a twinkle in Zack Snyder’s eye, and the CW only had one DC TV show on the way. Back then, the network also triumphantly announced plans to succeed where NBC failed by bringing Wonder Woman to…

io9 James Whitbrook

The Heroes and Villains of The New Tick TV Show Talk About Being Aggro, Evil and Awkward

The latest television version of the Tick is mere weeks away and the Big Blue Bug of Justice was all over this year’s San Diego Comic-Con 2017. We got the chance to talk to most of The Tick’s cast and they sound like they’re having a lot of fun. In the videos below, you’ll see…

io9 Evan Narcisse

Tech’s Biggest CEOs Are Too Chickenshit to Defend Net Neutrality

Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee invited the CEOs of Netflix, Facebook, Amazon, and Google’s parent company Alphabet to take part in discussions about net neutrality. Telecoms were also invited and the two groups were expected to play good cop/bad cop on the issues. Now, the committee has extended the RSVP deadline because…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Amazon Wants to Install Their Slick Mailboxes in Your Apartment Building

While Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was wavering between being the richest person in the world and the second-richest person in the world, his company stealthily revealed its plans to secure precious real estate inside apartment buildings. Amazon is now offering a new service called Hub, consisting of modular lockers that the company aims to install…

Commerce Jennings Brown

Jeff Bezos Surges Ahead of Bill Gates to Become World’s Richest Rich Guy [Update: Not Anymore]

Last night, Amazon share prices surged and Microsoft shares dipped, allowing Jeff Bezos to surpass Bill Gates in new worth, dethroning Emperor Clippy to become the king of the rich nerds for the first time. At the close of trading on Wednesday, Bezos—CEO of Amazon, owner of The Washington Post, and founder of Blue Origin…

Tech News Jennings Brown

We Saw the Second Episode of The Tick and It’s Going to Be Your Favorite Superhero Show All Over Again

Folks who went the Tick panel at Comic-Con 2017 got to hear creator Ben Edlund and the show’s cast and producers talk about the upcoming series. Attendees also got a big surprise: a screening of the second episode of the Big Blue Superguy’s Amazon series. Fellow citizens, it was freaking great. (Caveat: I’m writing this…

io9 Evan Narcisse

How to Access the Amazon Echo Show’s Hidden Web Browser

Amazon’s Alexa-powered obelisk is built for a lot of things, but accessing webpages isn’t one of them. “Alexa, take me to Google.com” is met with a puzzled “I can’t find that skill” from Jeff Bezos’s newest user data sponge. But with a bizarre workaround, there is a way to access a very, very limited browser…

Gadgets Avery Ellis

io9 Takes a Live Look Inside The Tick‘s Comic-Con ‘Takeover’

The Tick has taken over this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. In addition to Friday’s panel, Amazon’s new series The Tick has staged a multi-room replica of the Tick’s warehouse set and other locations from the show, which includes a 20-foot interactive animatronic version of the Tick’s helmet. Join io9’s Katharine Trendacosta in an early look…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Surprise, Echo Owners, You’re Now Part of Amazon’s Random Social Network

Since the Echo’s release in 2014, millions of people have given in to Amazon’s nonstop advertising and welcomed Alexa into their homes. Amazon’s original sell for the always-on, voice-activated device was that users could “ask Echo for information, music, news, sports scores, and weather from across the room and get results or answers instantly.” But…

Commerce Kashmir Hill

At This Point, Amazon Can Crush a Company Just By Filing for a Trademark

Amazon is an unstoppable beast, consuming all industries that are ripe for disruption and unfortunate enough to cross its path. On Monday, its latest victim was the struggling food delivery service Blue Apron. https://gizmodo.com/whole-foods-employees-must-be-shitting-their-pants-righ-1796274910 Following Amazon’s bombshell announcement of an agreement to acquire the Whole Foods grocery chain for $13.7 billion, stock prices for competitors…

Commerce Rhett Jones

Amazon Delivery Driver Drops Off a Bag of Poop on Family’s Driveway

A man in east London was expecting a package from Amazon but the special delivery on his driveway was not what he’d ordered. After finding a bag filled with poop and Amazon calling cards, a quick check of CCTV cameras indicated that a delivery driver for the e-commerce giant was responsible. https://gizmodo.com/whole-foods-employees-must-be-shitting-their-pants-righ-1796274910 The home owner,…

Commerce Rhett Jones

Well, It’s Official: FTC Gives Green Light for Amazon to Buy Whole Foods

The Tick Brilliantly Deconstructs Our Modern-Day Superhero Obsession

Realities Start to Unravel in the Trailer for Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams Anthology Series

New Tick Clip Shows What Hurts the Big Blue Superhero

Amazon’s Good Omens Miniseries Will Star Michael Sheen and David Tennant

Amazon Is Cracking Down on Fake Eclipse Glasses That Could Get People Blinded

Walking Dead Creator Robert Kirkman Leaving AMC, Signs New TV Deal With Amazon

Amazon Is Being Sued for Alleged Cruel Discrimination Against Transgender Employee

How to Safely Share Your HBO, Netflix, and Other Streaming Logins With Friends

The CW’s Wonder Woman Prequel Show Is Finally Dead

The Heroes and Villains of The New Tick TV Show Talk About Being Aggro, Evil and Awkward

Tech’s Biggest CEOs Are Too Chickenshit to Defend Net Neutrality

Amazon Wants to Install Their Slick Mailboxes in Your Apartment Building

Jeff Bezos Surges Ahead of Bill Gates to Become World’s Richest Rich Guy [Update: Not Anymore]

We Saw the Second Episode of The Tick and It’s Going to Be Your Favorite Superhero Show All Over Again

How to Access the Amazon Echo Show’s Hidden Web Browser

io9 Takes a Live Look Inside The Tick‘s Comic-Con ‘Takeover’

Surprise, Echo Owners, You’re Now Part of Amazon’s Random Social Network

At This Point, Amazon Can Crush a Company Just By Filing for a Trademark

Amazon Delivery Driver Drops Off a Bag of Poop on Family’s Driveway

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