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Update: April 24, 8:33 a.m. ET: Rocket Labs Electron blasted off at 6:32 p.m. ET on April 23, successfully delivering both payloads to low Earth orbit. An artist’s depiction of the Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit.Illustration: NASA/Aero Animation/Ben Schweighart The short delay was on account of issues with ground equipment. Once unfurled, the solar sail will stretch across 30 feet (9 meters) per side. NASA isnt the only one being experimental on this mission....

I dont think I necessarily would have jumped to the conclusions that other people did. But I could see why some people might be aggravated or annoyed. This might sound weird, but whatever happens with it, I dont care, Sawyer concluded. Screenshot: Amazon It was never mine. And the thing that I made is what I made. you could stream season one of Fallout now on Amazon Prime Video. Want more io9 news?...

So, what does that tell us? Was everyone too busy listening to Taylor Swift? Now, to be fair, its still only 2.5 million viewers fewer. Rebel Moon: Part Two didn’t quite reach Part One numbers.Image: Netflix Thats not bad at all for the exact same reasons. Roughly, of course. Well have to see in the coming weeks what Netflix decides to do. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

But then the next question becomes, Is approachable also boring? In some ways, yes. The quantum dots on the newest QLED boost the mini-LED TVs colors. Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo The stand is a flat pane with an acute L-shaped stand held together by a few screws. After giving it a bit of rough treatment, nothing felt like it was about to come loose. Theres really nothing wrong with the QN90D, judging by its exterior....

In this brief clip, we learn a bit more about the remarkably expressive Bee-two. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. B2EMO on AndorImage: Lucasfilm Image: Disney Home Entertainment Image: Disney Home Entertainment

This behavior is unacceptable and has to stop. These kinds of laws arent just catching on in Australia. Ron DeSantis recently signed a law that added harsher penalties for anyone who organizes retail theft through social media. File photo of a 2017 Ferrari convertible, one of the types of cars allegedly stolen last week by teens in Australia, which they posted about on social media.Photo: Johnnie Rik (Shutterstock) News from the future, delivered to your present....

A 28-year-old motorcyclistdied in Washington State on Friday afternoonbecausea dipshit Tesla driver rear-ended him at speed. Autopilot is little more than lane keep assist paired with a camera-based cruise control system. This isnt even the first timea self-driving Tesla has run over a motorcyclist. An accident involving a Tesla and a motorcycle on July 24, 2022 near Draper, Utah.Image: Utah Department of Public Safety He posted a $100,000 bail on Sunday....

But despite the hunger for Game of Thrones projects, HBO is still being selective about its spin-offs. Confidential) spoke about his would-be involvement in the HBO seriesstarting with why its yet to be picked up. My script was based on Queen Nymeria and this little blurb about her that was in a Westeros encyclopedia. One little ship on House of the DragonPhoto: Ollie Upton/HBO Essentially, it was the story of Moses but swapping him out for Nymeria....

Weve all been there before. Youre so engrossed that you forget theres a 10-ton gorilla lying in wait just around the corner. Its Windows 11, a mammoth operating system that doeseverything you wantandeverything you dontin equal measure. There is quite a lot of bloatware included in a new install of Windows 11, but the worst of it comes from Microsoft advertising its own services.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo We have popups and actual ads for Windows services showing up constantly....

The guys had an idea that [Ledgers character] William had passed away during a war. They cut her hair short and she speaks with a deep voice, et cetera. Helgeland brought the idea to Sony, who then decided to try and get the film made with Netflix. Image: Sony Pictures Emphasis on the tried. A Knights Tale seems to get more popular with every passing year; its the strangest thing....

Westworld props, costumes, and random bits and bobs that brought the series to life. Check outthe whole auction here; it takes place April 27. News from the future, delivered to your present. Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores on Westworld.Image: HBO Where Do Video Game Adaptations Go From Here? This year brought plenty of video games to the small and big screen. How bright is the future for game adaptations in the years to come?...

Former President Donald Trump couldpocket more than $1 billionin paper wealth by the end of the day Tuesday. Trump Media closed out last week with a market capitalization of $4.97 billion. The stock was down 1.8% in Monday morning trading, to $35.73 per share. Photo: Eduardo Munoz (Reuters) This article originally appeared onQuartz. News from the future, delivered to your present.

Its not onlyfood CEOswho need to worry about their bottom lines thanks to in-demand weight loss drugs like Ozempic. Big Tobacco and Alcohol have reason to fret, too. The investment bank also surveyed about 300 GLP-1 users about their consumption habits while taking the medication. Image: Hollie Adams (Reuters) But their survey also finds that users are reducing their intake of tobacco and alcohol. Could weight loss drugs help users smoke or drink less?...