Elon Musk’s Worst Predictions and Broken Promises of the Past 15 Years

Elon Muskhas spent his entire career making predictions about the future. Some of those ideas have panned outmostly thanks to his brilliant team of people atSpaceX. Musk made some bold predictions on Monday about the future of artificial intelligence. Elon Musk speaks at a press conference with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (left) about a new transportation system proposed by the Boring Company on June 14, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.Photo: Joshua Lott (Getty Images)...

April 12, 2024 · 2 min · 217 words · Ryan Flores

Get a First Look at the Gorgeous New Comic From the Team BehindDie

After we finished Die, we knew we wanted to do something completely different. People will fall in love and have their hearts brokenthe full Hans/Gillen experience, Gillen continued. Folks have seen what Stephanie does on a month-by-month rush on an ongoing comic. Image: Stephanie Hans/Image Comics Its nothing like we did before. In all the best ways. Want more io9 news? Image: Stephanie Hans/Image Comics News from the future, delivered to your present....

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 113 words · Theresa Snyder

Google Blocks California Websites in Fight Over Paying for News

Newsom hasnt come out with an opinion on the legislation yet. Thats what this bill is trying to remedy in some way, by forcing Google to pay publishers. Google has made similar threats after identical proposals were made in countries likeAustralia,India, andCanadain recent years. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Wednesday, April 3, 2024.Photo: Jeff Chiu (AP) That direction includes dropping news services altogether while insisting Facebook users dont actuallycare about news....

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 113 words · Brandon Chavez

HowFallout‘s Showrunners Nailed Its Surprisingly Comedic Tone

We played with all versions of this. There were zingers in the script and we were like, Is the show this? All eight episodes of Fallout season one arenow streaming on Prime Video. Kyle MacLachlan as Overseer HankPhoto: JoJo Whilden/Prime Video Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Where Do Video Game Adaptations Go From Here? This year brought plenty of video games to the small and big screen....

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 87 words · Kyle Taylor

Long-Awaited Ariane 6 Rocket Faces Tough Odds in First Launch

The highly anticipated first flight of Ariane 6 may finally take place this summer after years of delays. Ariane 6 has been in development for more than a decade. The legendary rocketperformed its final flight in July, ending a 27-year run. The hot firing of the development model of the solid fuel rocket motor at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 16 July, 2018.Photo: ESA/CNES For more spaceflight in your life, follow us onXand bookmark Gizmodos dedicatedSpaceflight page....

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 86 words · Matthew Lee MD

Mystery of Where Gold and Platinum Come From Deepens After Gargantuan Cosmic Explosion

In October 2022, an extremely bright flash caught the attention of the Gemini South telescope in Chile. The teams research ispublishedtoday in Nature Astronomy. Heavy elements are produced by neutron-star mergersat least, some of them are. An artist’s visualization of the BOAT, consisting of jets from a central black hole and the surrounding remains of a star going supernova.Illustration: Aaron M. Geller / Northwestern / CIERA / IT Research Computing and Data Services...

April 12, 2024 · 2 min · 260 words · Hannah Johnson

NewAlien: RomulusFootage Featured Hungry Face Huggers and Brutal Chest Bursters

Whenmaking an Alien moviethree things are a must. Without them, you cant have the other two. Second, a Chestburster. Isabela Merced in Alien: Romulus.Image: Fox This is just a smaller version of the thirdbut still absolutely crucial. Then, third, a full-on Xenomorph. Those acid-blooded killers that like tomurder entire crews of spaceships. David Jonsson as Andy, the synthetic in the film.Image: Fox The first scene starts with a few characters entering a Weyland-Yutani ship....

April 12, 2024 · 2 min · 353 words · Adam Gonzalez

No Link Between Ozempic and Suicide Risk, Major EU Probe Finds

The findings of the review were detailed during the latest PRAC meeting held this weekand theyre plenty reassuring. In January, the FDAreportedthat its preliminary assessment had found no evidence of an increased suicide risk. Of course, GLP-1s do have their drawbacks. Ozempic injection pens.Image: Caroline Ruda (Shutterstock) They commonly cause nausea and other gastrointestinal symptoms, for instance. Theyve also been tied to other likelyrare but serious complicationssuch as gastroparesis. The FDA said in January that it is still finalizing the results of its investigation....

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 97 words · Jessica Lopez

Older Intel and Lenovo Hardware Has Hackable Firmware Bugs That Will Never Be Fixed, Researchers Find

News from the future, delivered to your present. You May Also Like The Secretary of Defense keeps getting caught using Signal, a remarkable feat. Framework Laptop 13 Review: Wait, Did I Actually Have Fun With a PC? Photo: Lukmanazis (Shutterstock) The Framework 13 now feels like a laptop that’s more than a modular, repairable novelty. It’s now a gear that’s a joy to both build and use.

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 67 words · Jennifer Page

Star Trek: Lower DecksWill End With Its Fifth, Final Season

Good news and bad news, Trek fans. The bad news: another member of Paramountscurrent Trek streaming stableis preparing to say goodbye. Hopefully, even after season five concludes, well get to see where those paths take them some day. Image: Paramount Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 52 words · Andrew Warren

Tesla Software Update Traps TikToker Inside 115-Degree Car

This article originally appeared onJalopnik. Before you go jumping to conclusions about herineptitude, Brianna Janel was actually following the rules laid out byTesla. Replying to @Ma Qing guyssss i know it wasnt my best moment. Image: Tesla News from the future, delivered to your present.

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 45 words · Joshua Taylor

The Incredible Comic That Could TieX-Men ’97andDeadpool & WolverineTogether

Its been a big week for Marvels mutants. Were still not sure even if these contemporary Marvel Studios projects will attempt to tackle her. Want more io9 news? Image: Marvel Comics News from the future, delivered to your present. Image: Marvel Comics Image: Marvel Comics Image: Marvel Comics

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 48 words · Jay Sanders

The Space Force Is About to Play Space Wars in Earth Orbit

VICTUS HAZE will demonstrate, under operationally realistic conditions, our ability to respond to irresponsible behavior in orbit. The Space Force is clearly preparing for an impending battle to take place in the final frontier. The newest military branch was established in December 2019 as a way to protect Americas growing interests in space. The Space Force unveiled an official painting in October 2023 of a U.S. spaceplane intercepting an “adversary” satellite to stop it from disabling a “friendly” satellite....

April 12, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Elizabeth Weber