Five Nights at Freddy’s 2Will Bring Its Dead-Eyed Horrors to December 2025

This time, there will be no second chances. Those animatronics were already plenty terrifying, so take your guesses as to what that means. The Grabber no doubt approves. Foxy, Chica, Freddy Fazbear, and Bonnie in Five Nights at Freddy’s.Photo: Patti Perret/Universal Pictures Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Will theM3GANChatbot Lure You to the Theater, or Send You Screaming Away? M3GANis returning to theaters (with a twist!...

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 83 words · Heather Branch

France Bans TikTok in Island Territory After Pro-Independence Protests Turn Violent

TikTok didnt respond to emailed questions on Wednesday night. Indigenous people in New Caledonia only received citizenship in their own country in 1957. But French leaders insist law and order must rule the day. Protesters wave flags of the Socialist Kanak National Liberation Front (FLNKS) during a demonstration against changes in the forthcoming provincial elections in New Caledonia, in Noumea, on April 13, 2024.Photo: Nicolas Job/SIPA (AP) Violence has never forced anyones hand....

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 101 words · Beth Burgess

Francis Ford Coppola’sMegalopolisChaotically Wows Cannes

Then the second hour hit; I totally bought in. Much doesnt work in Francis Ford Coppolas passion project, but its visual language is sharp. Far past its sell by date right out of the gate. Image: American Zoetrope Only an uncharitable viewer would call it a catastrophe. Coppola throws it all on the screen. If Coppola is happy with it then I guess thats something? I left it feeling totally discombobulated and bewildered by it....

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 101 words · Jason Miller

Friday the 13thJust Got a Huge Update. Maybe.

What exactly that means though, is not quite crystal (lake) clear. The announcement comes on theheels of the recent news of Bryan Fullerdeparting thePeacock streaming series Crystal Lake. He also produced the popular 2017 video game. Were excited to work with Victor Miller and Marc Toberoff on new projects well announce in the coming months. Hes not a part of Horror Inc. Toberoff is his attorney. So, like, what does any of that mean?...

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Colleen Herman

George Miller on Why HisMad MaxAction Is So Incredible

Well, I think the best analogy is music, Miller told io9 in Los Angeles last week. Its kind of visual music. Read more below, and or watch the video here. Just another day on the set of Furiosa.Image: Warner Bros. If you prefer to read about it, heres what Miller said. Well, I think the best analogy is music. Its kind of visual music. Miller with Taylor-JoyImage: Warner Bros. What its got in common with music is that its time-based and therefore rhythm-based....

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 204 words · Heather Roberts

Google Rolls out New Accessibility Feature That Lets You Talk by Staring At Emojis

Sure,Google I/Owas onemassive AI-paloozafocused mostly on Gemini. Users will be able to personalize which symbols or emojis they want to use to fine-tune these interactions. The app now has access to the beta Find mode. Users can set what each of these emojis is supposed to relay using generated speech.Gif: Google Lookout will alsogenerate AI-written descriptionsof images to learn more about photos you take directly in the app. Late last year,Google added wheelchair iconsto identify ramps or accessible spots in Google Maps....

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 193 words · Walter Dougherty

How ‘Kitty Cats’ Are Wrecking the Home Insurance Industry

This story was originally published byGrist. The problem is fast becoming a crisis that stretches far beyond the nations coastal states. In response,insurers have raised premiums higher than everand dropped customers even in inland states such as Iowa. Photo: Brandon Bell (Getty Images) But the damage from these secondary perils has begun to add up. Last year these storms causedmore than $50 billion in insured losses combinedabout as much as2022s massive Hurricane Ian....

May 16, 2024 · 2 min · 344 words · George Smith

Marvel’sFantastic FourMovie Just Keeps Expanding Its Mysterious Cast

Andy Samberg is heading to Amazon for a new sci-fi comedy. The Mortal Kombat sequel has a new release date. Plus, get a look at whats to come on todays Star Trek: Discovery. Image: Marvel To me, my spoilers! Beyond the title, details on the plot are currently under wraps. Bionic Cybernetically-enhanced athletes dominate sports in the trailer for Bionic, coming to Netflix this May 29. Photo: Max Want more io9 news?...

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 134 words · Scott Weaver

OpenAI Staffers Responsible for Safety Are Jumping Ship

Naturally, many people were concernedwhy did a team like this need to exist in the first place? Back in November of 2023, Sutskever and OpenAIs board led a failed effort to oust CEO Sam Altman. Sutskever ended up apologizing for the coup (my bad, dude!) Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) More broadly, safety at OpenAI has always been a divisive issue. The safety concerns were also what reportedly led OpenAIs nonprofit board members to oust Altman and Brockman....

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 150 words · Johnny Jenkins

Possible SpaceX Debris Crashes Onto Canadian Farm

Its raining space junk. But I had no idea. I dont build spaceships for a living. The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft departing the ISS on February 7, 2024.Photo: NASA TV I farm, Barry Sawchuk told CBC. Chunk of space debris lands in Sask. This isnt the first time suspected SpaceX debris ends up in a populated place. Canadian farmer Sawchuk doesnt seem too concerned about it. Thats one way to deal with it....

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 94 words · Ashley Thomas

Samsung Mocks Apple Over iPad Commercial Fiasco

Every now and then a corporation is at least a bit funny when going about their late-stage capitalism. For instance, Samsung has released an absolutely perfect diss-ad response toApples recent crushing PR disaster. (Kudos to AP for its relentless campaign and reporting on this.) Screenshot: Samsung / Kotaku Itsenvironmental impact in Koreais pretty astonishing, too. This article originally appeared onKotaku. News from the future, delivered to your present. Meta Pissed Off Everyone With Poorly Redacted Docs Meta is being very transparent on accident....

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 83 words · Kathleen Perez

Star Trek: DiscoveryTook the Best Episode of Its Season and Gave Us a Much Less Interesting Version of It

Theres actually quite a bit! Star Trek: Discovery is available to stream now on Paramount+. Want more io9 news? Image: Paramount News from the future, delivered to your present. Image: Paramount Image: Paramount Image: Paramount Image: Paramount

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 37 words · Sean Graves

SupermanandFantastic FourLead 2025’s Amazing IMAX Slate

(Also, why isnt Avatar 3 on this list? Did Cameron not use IMAX cameras? What about Gareth Edwards and Jurassic World?) Fantastic Four and Superman are being filmed with IMAX cameras.Image: Marvel/DC Now, for real film nerds, you all have one question right now. Or will any of them be full-frame, Christopher Nolan/Denis Villeneuve 1.43:1 IMAX? Its simply too early to be sure. But lets have some fun and guess anyway....

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 150 words · Claudia Clark