John Wick Presents BallerinaLooks Like a GenuineWickFlick

And so it was pushed back to add more set pieces to amp up the action. She also gets elaborate tattoos on her back in a room filled with other trainees. We see the character arrive at the Continental and give a coin to Lance Reddicks character. Ana de Armas stars in the new John Wick spin-off next year.Image: Sony This all takes place between John Wick Chapter 3 and 4....

April 10, 2024 · 2 min · 349 words · Perry Tate

Lionsgate Is Bringing BackBlair Witchand Betting onMonopoly

The Blair Witchis coming back and shes bringing along a thimble. At CinemaCon 2024, Lionsgate broke some major news about its upcoming franchise films. There are not many details. Image: Hasbro; Artisan Entertainment For Monopoly, the take has a clear point of view, according to Fogelson. However, that was itno further insight into what that point of view might be. My goodness me, he said. What we are doingthe original movies just touched on the lore....

April 10, 2024 · 1 min · 168 words · Robert Tucker

Lots of Tiny 5G Towers Could Increase Your Battery Life by 50%

We show that such a densification strategy conquers two key problems, said UC San Diego researchers in thestudy. This kind of small-cell web link could not have worked in the 4G era, Gupta told New Scientist. Researchers used open-source software to model transmissions between base stations and mobile phones in 3D models of real cities. A small 5G tower in New York City.Photo: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Their simulations found there need to be five times more cell towers to achieve their proposed benefits....

April 10, 2024 · 1 min · 116 words · Rodney Simpson

M. Night Shyamalan Just Revealed the Twist of His New MovieTrap

However, for his new movie,the filmmaker reveals the twistin the trailer, and its incredibly intriguing. But that was it. In the trailer, we see a father (Hartnett) taking his young daughter to a concert. Photo: David Becker (Getty Images) They get in, take their seats, the concert starts, and everything is going great. Dad tells his daughter to stay at the seat because hes going to the bathroom. On his way to the bathroom, Dad notices some strange things going on....

April 10, 2024 · 2 min · 223 words · Emily Smith

Microsoft Pitched the US Military on Using Azure OpenAI’s DALL-E for Battle

Azure offers many of OpenAIs tools, including DALL-E, thanks to Microsofts$10 billion partnershipwith the non-profit. OpenAIs policies prohibit using its services to harm others, or for spyware. However, OpenAI quietly removed a line from its Universal Policies in Jan. 2024, first spotted byThe Intercept. Photo: Camilo Concha (Getty Images) OpenAI noted at the time that several national security use cases align with its mission. Governments around the world seem to be embracing AI as the future of warfare....

April 10, 2024 · 1 min · 115 words · James Turner

New Boeing Whistleblower Claims Certain Planes Could ‘Break Apart’ Midair

The news for Boeing has been bad lately. Now, a new Boeing whistleblower has unveiled himself, and he comes bearing more disturbing allegations. A whole lot of them, in fact. Photo: Kevin Carter (Getty Images) The New York Timeswas first to reportSalehpours claims Tuesday, which largely revolve around Boeings 787 Dreamliner jet. So, you know, thats not great. Salehpour has stuck by his criticisms and is scheduled to appear at a Congressional hearing next week....

April 10, 2024 · 1 min · 153 words · Dustin Floyd

Peepy Plush Toys Are Like Pokémon If They Liked Doing Crimes

If theres one thing that the extremely online love, its lore. Peepy spottings are common on social media. However, theyre basically the main characters year-round. How can you say this being is creepy with that cute little sword?Screenshot:itemLabel Owners will post photos of their Peepy plushiesgetting caught stealing moneyorengaging in illegal building techniques. That probably says more about how deranged I am, though. Each plushie is described as having committed a dangerous and disrespectful crime....

April 10, 2024 · 1 min · 178 words · Maureen Vargas

Rare ‘Glory’ Effect Spotted on Chaotic Alien World That Rains Iron

WASP-76b is a strange world. As if WASP-76b werent weird enough. The exoplanet orbits a star thats 50% more massive and 500 degrees Celsius hotter than the Sun. Artist impression of a glory on exoplanet WASP-76b.Illustration: ESA It sits around 12 times closer than Venus orbits the Sun. Oh, and it also happens to rain iron on WASP-76b. News from the future, delivered to your present.

April 10, 2024 · 1 min · 66 words · Connie Miles

Researchers Develop Horrifying Face-Mimicking Robot

Researchers new robot is an anthropomorphic facial robot. This is not their first robot. A previous iteration of the bot was dubbed Eva. Gif: Courtesy of the researchers However, researchers say that Emo is notably more advanced than Eva. The algorithm then communicates to the robots hardware what facial configuration to emulate in real-time, researchers say. Actually getting the robot to make a facial expression is a different story. Photo: Researchers...

April 10, 2024 · 1 min · 164 words · Mary Hunt

Ritual Sacrifice Was Widespread in Neolithic Europe, New Evidence Suggests

They started by studying skeletons excavated at Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, a Neolithic tomb in Frances Rhone Valley. Their research ispublishedtoday in Science Advances. Many bog bodieswell-preserved human remains discovered in ancient bogs, often in northern Europedisplay signs of ritual sacrifice. A female skeleton with bound hands and removed feet, found by a British water utility company in 2019.Photo:Thames Water They documented instances of homicidal ligature strangulation across Europe. The sites range in age from 5400 BCE to 3534 BCE....

April 10, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Emily Brooks

Scientists Discover How Bitter Taste Reception Actually Works

Scientists are unraveling the secrets of how our mouths can taste bitterness. Their findings werepublishedWednesday in the journal Nature. As is often the case with this sort of basic research, the researchers came across some unexpected things. Dark chocolate is a beloved bitter-tasting food.Image: Sea Wave (Shutterstock) This site was found next to another site meant to be activated by a specific bitter taste-inducing substance. Other research into taste has delivered some intriguing results, such aswhy fat tastes so good....

April 10, 2024 · 1 min · 161 words · Cindy Wang

ShōgunIs Hiding aStar WarsReference In Plain Sight

Shogunis perhaps about as far away from science fiction as you’re able to get. Lets look to science fiction, co-showrunner Justin Marks recently toldPolygonabout the shows approach to its subtitle design. So it just felt more inviting. Image: FX Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. A subtitled scene from Shōgun…Screenshot: FX … and the subtitles seen in the original release of Star Wars.Screenshot: Lucasfilm/Youtube

April 10, 2024 · 1 min · 70 words · Jacob Salazar

U.S. Will Put a Japanese Astronaut on the Moon in Historic First

Its not clear which Artemis mission will include the astronaut from Japan. Want to know more about humanitys next giant leap in space? And for more spaceflight in your life, follow us onXand bookmark Gizmodos dedicatedSpaceflight page. A camera mounted on one of Orion’s four solar arrays captured this image of the Moon on flight day 17 of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission.Image: NASA News from the future, delivered to your present....

April 10, 2024 · 1 min · 72 words · David Mason