FTX Customers Will Get Back All the Money They Lost in the Collapse

The announcement was likely welcomed by former customers, whose money was locked up amid court proceedings. He wassentenced in March to 25 years in prison. The new reorganization plan is pending finalization and approval from the bankruptcy court. FTX co-founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the exchange’s collapse.Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) He also thanked FTXs customers and creditors for their patience throughout the 17-month-long process....

May 8, 2024 · 1 min · 106 words · Joshua Perez

Good Luck Watching Fallout Now That Amazon Prime Video Will Have Even More Ads

If it isnt clear by the names, they all pertain to Prime shopping. Now,YouTube is doing the samewith its service. Shoppable carousel ads will appear during Primes regular commercial breaks. Amazon would like to remind you to buy Blamco Mac & Cheese every time you pause your content.Image: Prime Video Users can use their mouse or remote to click through these products if they choose. All signs point to yes....

May 8, 2024 · 1 min · 182 words · James Murphy

How to Spoof Google’s Circle to Search With an Apple Shortcut

Androids best new feature in years isCircle to Search. So its no wonder iPhone users are happy to learn theres a way to replicate it. However, it invokes Google Lens, which works like Circle to Search on the Androiddevices that support it. It’s not exactly Circle to Search, but it will do in the meantime.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo If you follow the instructions at9to5Google, its pretty straightforward to set up....

May 8, 2024 · 2 min · 305 words · Chelsea Jones

Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesIs a Worthy, Slightly Wonky Apes Adventure

On the journey, Noa ends up meeting a young girl named Mae (Freya Allan). Weta did the VFX for the previous Apes films too, so obviously they were going to be great. But technology has only advanced in the years since and now its on a whole other level. Image: Fox Everything about the world feels almost pointedly intentional as if each detail carries its own mystery. Those minor gripes aside, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is just a damn good film....

May 8, 2024 · 1 min · 140 words · Christine Miller

Lego’s NewAvengersSet Lets You Recreate One of the Coolest Shots in the MCU’s History

There are certainly things to like aboutAvengers: Age of Ultron. But one thing that will be forever burned in the minds of Marvel fans? That slow-mo shot from the opening as the assembled Avengers leap into action against Hydra. Image: Lego Dumb as rocks if you think about it a little too long? Of course, its superheroes. Also, now a Lego set! While Ultron is definitely the most fun idea of them all, theres definitely a few cool sets....

May 8, 2024 · 1 min · 104 words · David Brown

Marvel Bosses Admit 2023 Was Not Their Favorite Year

We took a little hit, were coming back strong. Im much more comfortable being the underdog … Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers and Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan in The Marvels.Photo: Laura Radford/Marvel

May 8, 2024 · 1 min · 47 words · Michael Todd

NASA’s Proposed Plasma Rocket Would Get Us to Mars in 2 Months

The future of space travel depends on our ability to reach celestial pit stops faster and more efficiently. The potentially groundbreaking propulsion system is being developed by Arizona-based Howe Industries. It would essentially produce a controlled jet of plasma to help propel the rocket through space. An illustration of a spacecraft with the pulsed plasma rocket.Screenshot: Howe Industries Its not an entirely new concept. NASA began developing its own version back in 2018 under the name Pulsed Fission-Fusion (PuFF)....

May 8, 2024 · 1 min · 159 words · Krista Parker

New York Governor Apologizes for Saying Black Kids ‘Don’t Know What a Computer Is’

They dont know, they dont know these things. Of course, Black children in the Bronx know what computers are. To say that Hochuls previous interpretation of urban digital literacy strains credibility is to put it mildly. Photo: ANGELA WEISS / AFP (Getty Images) Lets be honest: Computers are everywhere in New York City. Maybe Hochul was thinking of babies? Im pretty sure there are still some babies and dogs that dont know about computers....

May 8, 2024 · 1 min · 111 words · Walter Nelson

OnX-Men ’97, Professor X and Magneto Fiddle While Rome Burns

Marvels mutants are locked in a world of fightingfighting to survive, fighting topush back against hate. Previously, Idescribed last weeksTolerance is Extinction, Part 1 as the necessary fight fight fight! But really, its much the same in Tolerance is Extinction, Part 2 this week. Screenshot: Marvel The fighting is still here, theres a lot of it, and its good. The X-Men love this almost as much as they love working together....

May 8, 2024 · 1 min · 141 words · John Houston

Open-Source Cybersecurity Is a Ticking Time Bomb

Had it been widely distributed, the backdoor would have been a potential disaster for millions of people. The project was subsequently commandeered by responsible parties and has since been fixed. It certainly wont be the last. Here, for the uninitiated, is our attempt to give you that tour. The Web Runs on FOSS Today, the vast majority of codebases rely on open-source code. It is estimated that70 to 90 percentof all software stacks are composed of it....

May 8, 2024 · 6 min · 1195 words · Gregory Garcia

President Biden and Microsoft Plan AI Data Center on Forgotten Foxconn Plant

Microsoftsmulti-billion dollar bet on artificial intelligencekeeps growing this time with a data center in Wisconsin. The Biden administration announcedMicrosofts $3.3 billion investment in a new AI data center in Racine, Wisconsinon Wednesday. President Joe Biden will visit Racine on Wednesday for the announcement. Microsoft Technology Center near Times Square, June 4, 2018 in New York City.Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) The data center investment also comes with a commitment to investing in innovation and workforce in Racine and statewide....

May 8, 2024 · 1 min · 148 words · Valerie Garner

Psychedelic Toad Venom Shows Promise for New Depression Treatment

A potential depression treatment might someday come from trip-inducing toad venom. Unlike some other psychedelics, however, 5-MeO-DMT appears to activate 5-HT1A receptors. The team studied 5-MeO-DMT using various methods of analysis, including cryogenic electron microscopy. A colorado river toad (Incilius alvarius). The rarely seen amphibian is native to parts of Northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern U.S.Image: Vladimir Wrangel (Shutterstock) From there, they created modified versions of it to better understand how it interacts with these receptors....

May 8, 2024 · 1 min · 105 words · Rhonda James

Star Trek’s2009 Reboot Changed Everything

Writers Roberto Orci andAlex Kurtzmanhad written Mission and were further on Paramounts good side with the first Transformers movie. A few years later, 2013sStar Trek Into Darknessleft an odd taste in audiences mouths. Want more io9 news? Image: Paramount News from the future, delivered to your present. Pacific Rims TV Show Drifts to Prime Video Good news for giant robot fans. Image: Paramount

May 8, 2024 · 1 min · 63 words · Vanessa Davis MD