Tesla’s Interns Reportedly Feeling the Wrath of Elon Musk

Now, an unlikely cohort is feeling his wrath: Teslas summer interns. College students shared how Musks cost-cutting efforts imploded their summer plans, first reported byBloombergWednesday. The timing couldnt have been worse. Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic (Getty Images) I was recently informed that my internship offer was being rescinded due to the companys #masslayoffs. Tesla accepts more than 3,000 college students as interns every year, according to its2022 Impact Report. The dissolution of Teslas intern program is part of broader layoffs at the company....

May 2, 2024 · 1 min · 141 words · Jessica Fields

The Best Movie of 2023 Gets an Explosive New Limited Edition Poster

Oppenheimer may have been named theBest Picture of 2023, but io9 reserves that honor for its spiritual sequel. io9 saidits the best film of the yearand we stand by it. io9 is honored to exclusively debut a brand new poster for Godzilla Minus One by Phantom City Creative. Image: Toho/Bottleneck/Ish First is the orange regular edition, which is limited to 225 and costs $60. (This version also comes in an acrylic edition of 50....

May 2, 2024 · 1 min · 142 words · Seth Evans

TheM3GANSequel Might Have Found Its Next Victim

Terrifier 3 will terrify you a little earlier than planned. Warner Bros Animation lifts the lid on Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 3. Barriss Offee returns in a new clip from Tales of the Empire. Image: Universal Plus, a new look at Furiosa. Brendan Sexton III, Michael Beach, Robin Bartlett and Keith David co-star. MaXXXine USA Todayalso has a new image of Mia Goth in MaXXXine. Photo: Warner Bros. Want more io9 news?...

May 2, 2024 · 1 min · 116 words · Adam Wheeler

These Tech Products Notoriously Got Wrecked by First Reviews

The reviews forRabbit R1andHumane AI Pinare here, and theyre bad. Getting a bad review isnt necessarily a death sentence, but its a big hole to dig out of. Other companies never learn from the bad reviews, and someone else comes around to make the better product. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg (Getty Images) In a special third group, no one made another version because it was just a dumb idea. The common thread here is that if theres a good idea, it gets made eventually....

May 2, 2024 · 1 min · 179 words · Christopher Owen

Wild Orangutan Observed Using First Aid on a Wound in a Scientific First

Humans arent the only primates with a medicine cabinet, it seems. The sighting was captured by primate researcher Isabelle Laumer and her colleagues. The wound was likely obtained from a recent fight with a neighboring male. A photo of an unidentified Sumatran orangutan.Photo: PEnsell Photography (Shutterstock) Three days after his wound appeared, Rakus did something that the researchers had never seen before. For starters, Rakus only applied the plant to his wounds and nowhere else on his body....

May 2, 2024 · 2 min · 298 words · Patricia Boone MD

‘Banned’BlueyEpisode ‘Dad Baby’ Is Finally Viewable in the U.S.

But dad is unprepared for the harsh realities of giving birth to a baby Bingo. If you wanna see if for yourself watch it below! Most episodes of Bluey are now streamingon Disney+. Image: Bluey - Official Channel Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.

May 2, 2024 · 1 min · 50 words · Brent Allen

Airbnb Hopes You’ll Survive the X-Perience of Staying atX-Men ’97‘s Xavier Mansion

As life becomes increasingly digital, were focused on bringing more magic into the real world. With Icons, weve created the most extraordinary experiences on Earth. Icons will be featured in their own category on Airbnbs website. Photo: Airbnb Find out more about the Disney themed stays in this gallery. News from the future, delivered to your present. How long it will last is an open question.

May 1, 2024 · 1 min · 66 words · Amy Torres

Alpaca Sex Is Even Weirder Than You Think

Just in case youd like to know: Alpaca sex is weird, biologically speaking. The research was led by scientists from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. They also worked with a researcher from the North American Camelid Studies Program, part of the largerNunoa Project. Three alpacas.Image: Rita_Kochmarjova (Shutterstock) Theyre primarily raised for their soft fleece, but can be used as meat, too. Even in these animals, however, the penis seems to only penetrate the vagina....

May 1, 2024 · 1 min · 166 words · Andrea Long

Anthropic Wants to Put Its Claude AI Wherever You Are With New App

Anthropic takes the fight toOpenAIon Wednesday with a new iOS app for itspowerful Claude AI. The powerful AIunseated OpenAIs GPT-4 as the industry leaderfor several key benchmarks. Before today, most people could only use Claude through a website. Illustration: Anthropic Claude will be available as a free iOS app that syncs across your accounts. Anthropics new app will make it easier for people to access Claude wherever they go. The subscription costs $30 per user each month....

May 1, 2024 · 1 min · 213 words · Christopher Moon

Elon Musk Laid Off Supercharger Team After Taking $17 Million in Federal Charging Grants

Tesla announced Tuesdaythat it will lay off everyone who works on both the new vehicle and Supercharger teams. Including otherautomakers that recently switched to NACS. Maybe Musk is just looking to get out of the charging game? Photo: Mario Tama / Staff (Getty Images) There are plenty of things that Tesla does wrong, but its charging connection definitely isnt one of them. As Politico points out, 13 percent of all grants awarded is unlikely to prompt any antitrust claims....

May 1, 2024 · 1 min · 152 words · William Gonzalez

Everything We Know About Samsung’s Plans for Smartwatches in 2024

SamsungteasedtheGalaxy Ringearlier this year when it introduced theGalaxy S24 seriesof smartphones. Naturally, this sparked a flurry of rumors about whats to come and what the wearable could be like. But Samsung is still making smartwatches, too. What’s next for Samsung’s Galaxy Watch?Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Based on evidence circulating Android blogs, we might know what Samsungs smartwatch plans are this year. Were also hoping for an updated look for the regular Galaxy Watch....

May 1, 2024 · 2 min · 293 words · Miss Karen Anderson

George Miller Would Like to Make AnotherMad MaxPrequel Movie AfterFuriosa

As she grows older (later played by Anya-Taylor Joy), her hate for him becomes greater. Hemsworth gets to play a real atrocious bad guy here, in a heel turn that excited Miller. You sense it almost immediately. Photo: Adela Loconte (Getty Images) And I think thats up there on the screen. Miller knew he had to include it. To the legendary filmmaker, making these films was never part of a fully mapped out plan....

May 1, 2024 · 1 min · 188 words · Jacqueline Lopez

Good News, Everyone:Futurama‘s First Art Book Is Finally on the Way

It will also arrive at some point internationally on Disney+. And there aretwo more confirmed seasons on the wayafter this one! And, of course, the next chapter in Fry and Leelas fateful, time-twisted romance. A crop of the art book cover.Image: Abrams ComicArts Its out October 8, but you canpre-order a copynow from Abrams ComicArts. News from the future, delivered to your present.

May 1, 2024 · 1 min · 63 words · Carlos Morris