Doctor WhoJust Threw Everyone a Heck of a Curveball

Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Pacific Rims TV Show Drifts to Prime Video Good news for giant robot fans. Image: BBC Which Oscar-Winning Actress Said No to Shawn LevysStar Wars? Plus, find out whichLast of Ussurvivor wishes they had a stronger fence.

May 19, 2024 · 1 min · 49 words · Zachary Chen

Machine Learning vs. Deep Learning: What’s the Difference?

First, what is AI? Proponents of artificial intelligence say they hope to somedaycreate a machine that can thinkfor itself. This is where ML and DL come in. Photo: Login (Shutterstock) One IBM engineer, Jeff Crume,explainsmachine learning as a very sophisticated form of statistical analysis. According to Crume, this analysis allows machines to make predictions or decisions based on data. As previously stated, machine learning encompasses a broad variety of activities....

May 19, 2024 · 2 min · 261 words · Robert Bennett

This Year’s Google I/O Was the Most Boring Ever

Googles annual developers conference has come and gone, but I still have no idea what was announced. I mean,I do. But then that was it. Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo There was little on theadvent of Android 15and what it would bring to the operating system. We didnt get the second beta reveal until the conferences second day. Others share my sentiments, fromblogstoforums. Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo It was a challenging year to go to Google I/O as a user of its existing products....

May 19, 2024 · 2 min · 318 words · Marcus Hall

Bezos’ Space Tourism Venture Set for Restart After Explosion Forced 2-Year Hiatus

ET, according toBlue Origin. The launch will be broadcast live through Blue Originswebsite. Jeff Bezos space company had paused its suborbital tourism program following a liftoff malfunction of the New Shepard rocket. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket at its launchpad in West Texas.Photo: Blue Origin In September 2022, anuncrewed flight of New Shepard ended in flamesaround a minute after liftoff. At the time, New Shepard was carrying 36 payloads, more than half of which belonged to NASA....

May 18, 2024 · 1 min · 183 words · Savannah Cruz

Boeing Employees to Get Whistleblower Training From Their Union

Both companies say they dont allow retaliation and welcome their employees to speak up. SPEEA represents the second-largest cohort of Boeing employees behind the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. It represents 10% of all unionized Boeing employees. It negotiated two contracts, one for professional workers, and one for technical workers. Both agreements expire in October of 2026. This article originally appeared onQuartz. News from the future, delivered to your present....

May 18, 2024 · 1 min · 72 words · Megan Cross

Everything You (Probably) Didn’t Know You Could Do With Your iPad

Nows the time to get even more intimate with all your iPad is capable of. If you arethinking of buying one of the new iPads, we have abeginners guide for you. But what if youre truly trying to get the most out of your tablet? Don’t stick with the default wallpaper on iPad, and don’t be afraid to try some of the interactable widgets available with iPad OS 17.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo...

May 18, 2024 · 1 min · 116 words · Travis Williams

Ghost of TsushimaGave Sucker Punch the Spotlight It Always Deserved

When it first released in 2020 as a PlayStation 4 exclusive, practically took the world by storm. Across two sequels released in 2004 and 2005, the cartoony platformer series earned solid critical and commercial acclaim. With the PlayStation 3, Sucker Punch shifted gears from cartoon furries to grounded superheroes. Image: Sucker Punch/PlayStation Earlier in May, Microsoftabruptly closed downseveral internal studios, includingHi-Fi Rushdeveloper Tango Gameworks. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

May 18, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Stephanie Deleon

Mortal Kombat 1 Fan Creates a Kendrick Vs. Drake Battle

But this Mortal Kombat 1 mod is a decent enough substitute. Drake, meanwhile, is a skin for Johnny Cage. People love towatch others be haters. Gif: NetherRealm Studios / NegativeZoneNerd / Kotaku I now understand why they held gladiator matches in ancient Rome. Anyway,stream Not Like Uson your favorite music streaming service. This article originally appeared onKotaku. News from the future, delivered to your present. You May Also Like Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers....

May 18, 2024 · 1 min · 95 words · Gordon Pierce

Palmer Luckey Says It’s a ‘Certainty’ That Future AI Will Kill Innocent People

There will be people who are killed by AI who should not have been killed. He now runs Anduril, which has billions of dollars in contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense. Curiously, Luckey seems to be reluctant to even say Trumps name. Screenshot: Bloomberg / YouTube I got kicked out of Silicon Valley because I made a $9,000 political donation. News from the future, delivered to your present.

May 18, 2024 · 1 min · 69 words · Scott Sanders MD

Raw Milk Sales Soar as Misguided Notions of Bird Flu Immunity Spread

News from the future, delivered to your present. And I couldnt prove it wrong." Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) / Photo: Kyle Green (AP) / Photo: Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register (Getty Images) / Image: Getty Images (iStock by Getty Images) / Image: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, J. Dunlop, D. Magee, P. G. Pérez-González, H. Übler, R. Maiolino, et. al / Image: David Davies/Press Association (AP) / Image: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS. Image processing: Björn Jónsson (CC BY 3....

May 18, 2024 · 1 min · 95 words · Trevor Bailey

The Acolyte’sNew Promo Whips Up a Sick New Weapon

Now we know the shows got some extra flavor in the form of a lightsaber thats also a whip. Lightwhips are said to be difficult to control and weaker than a standard lightsaber. Star Wars: The Acolyte premieres June 4 onDisney+. Image: Disney/Lucasfilm Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.

May 18, 2024 · 1 min · 55 words · Dr. Patrick Mcneil

TheDead CellsShow’s First Trailer is Dying to Show Its Potential

As such, the show cant help but feel like an extended version of those trailers. Dead Cells: Immortalis will premiere in France on June 19. [viaCatsuka] Want more io9 news? Image: Bobbypills/ADN News from the future, delivered to your present. Image: Bobbypills/ADN

May 18, 2024 · 1 min · 42 words · Christopher Rojas

Tim Blake Nelson Teases a Practical, Real Leader inCaptain America 4

Interestingly, he revealed the Leader will be done as practically as possible with an absence of digital stuff. Its wonderfully directed by Julius, he said. Im very happy about [this movie]. Image: Paramount/Marvel Studios Captain America: Brave New World releases on February 14, 2025. [viaIGN] Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.

May 18, 2024 · 1 min · 57 words · John Lopez