The People’s Jokerand Vera Drew are Ready for Their Villain Moment

For Drew, the film is deeply personal and practically autobiographical. As a trans woman, she felt a connection to the actualJokermovie in 2019. My family system failed me, she toldVariety. Image: Altered Innocence I related to that core element of just wanting to make art and put myself out there. Superheroes are big, grand, bold, colorful archetypes, and people already reflect themselves onto them. Drew was equally candid about the criticism thats come her way over the last two years....

April 6, 2024 · 1 min · 135 words · Kimberly Stewart

6 Predictions for Earthquakes in New York Dating Back Over 100 Years

But we cant say we werent warned. Scientists have been predicting The Big One could hit New York at some point. And the predictions date back over a century. Image: Science and Invention / Gizmodo The illustrations above ran in the November 1924 issue of Science and Invention magazine. The event would claim over 140,000 lives after the tsunami and fires ripped through Tokyo and Yokohama. Incredibly, some people of the 1920s blamednew technologies like radiofor causing earthquakes....

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 98 words · Jeremy Chan

All the Citizen Science Projects You Can Participate in During the Eclipse

Several eclipse-focused projects are set to make big scientific contributions this coming Monday, April 8. While many projects are already in full swing, theres still time for you to take part and contribute. And the good news: No specialized knowledge required. During the eclipse on July 2, 2019, which was seen in South America, Argentine students collected cloud observations and temperature data, which they uploaded using the GLOBE Eclipse tool.Photo: NASA/Pablo Cecchi...

April 5, 2024 · 2 min · 238 words · Adrian Thomas

Amazon Kills ‘Just Walk Out’ Development, Source Says

Amazon pulled Just Walk Out technologyfrom its grocery stores earlier this week. Amazon disputed that characterization as a fabrication. A handful of engineers and managers are left to maintain Just Walk Out, the former employee claims. Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images) Our source says dozens of Just Walk Out team members were impacted. Gizmodos story is wrong, said an Amazon spokesperson. Amazon employees who were laid off Wednesday took to LinkedIn after the news....

April 5, 2024 · 2 min · 278 words · Dawn Adkins

America’s Dumbest Smart Guy Is Still Spreading Debunked Garbage

The problem with Musks tweet is that its wrong in just about every respect. But its far from unprecedented. But thats far from the biggest lie in Musks tweet. Elon Musk gets in a car as he leaves the Tesla Gigafactory on March 13, 2024, near Gruenheide, Germany.Photo: Maja Hitij (Getty Images) If approved, they can stay for two years and get a work permit. Musks characterization of these people as illegals is just factually incorrect on its face....

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 126 words · Mr. Raymond Landry

Apple Laid Off 600 People in Pivot Away From Cars and Watch Displays: Report

Both projects had massive, secret teams that no longer have positions with Apple. These layoffs were reported in filings to the California Employment Development Department. Apple did not immediately respond to Gizmodos request for comment. Photo: Smith Collection/Gado (Getty Images) The death of theApple Carproject is taking hundreds of jobs with it. It was rumored to be fully autonomous, but the project hit countless delays. Former employees working on the Apple Car were even convicted for stealingsecrets about the project....

April 5, 2024 · 2 min · 218 words · Sharon Davis

Apple MacBook Pro 14 Versus Dell XPS 14: Who Wins on Comfort and Creativity?

Todays competition could not be more divergent in the battle of the everything laptop. On the other end of the spectrum isDell, with its newfangled XPS. Its a competition of comfort versus novelty, of tried and tested versus the unfamiliar. The M3 MacBook Pro 14, left, looks like a far more traditional laptop than the new XPS 14, right.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo On the other hand, Apple may be playing it too safely....

April 5, 2024 · 4 min · 736 words · Nicole Smith

Cloudy for the Eclipse? Here’s What You Can Still See

Should that be the case, heres what you’re able to expect. During totality, the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, casting a shadow onto the planet. It looks very weirdlike youre in the middle of this ring, he said. A view of stratocumulus clouds from space.Image: NASA When it comes to clouds, its also important to note their insulating effect on surface temperatures. Some of this heat is reflected back toward the ground from the clouds....

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 146 words · Antonio Townsend

Conspiracy Theorists Say Everyone Should Stare at the Eclipse Without Eye Protection, Which You Should Obviously Not Do

Ive always looked at eclipses plus almost every day I will stare at the sun for about 5 minutes. Im not blind yet. They lied about that, another X userchimed in. Screenshot: TikTok But there are other rationales as well. When the eclipse happens, ditch the glasses. They are a lie, one account on Xclaimed. Look at it with your eyes, and the flat earth truth will be revealed. The glasses are not to protect your eyes… they are to protect their LIES!...

April 5, 2024 · 2 min · 247 words · John Fowler

Crappy Weather Threatens to Ruin the Eclipse Across Much of North America

These storms bring extensive cloud cover, reducing visibility. However, this year is an exception, with unusual weather patterns disrupting these typical conditions. Things are very topsy-turvy, he said. Clouds are in the forecast for many regions on April 8.Photo: Derek Morrison (Fair Use) As a result, Texas is not expected to have promising viewing conditions. The situation is similar in Carbondale, Illinois, southern Indiana, and Indianapolis. While Arkansas has shown some improvement, Texas remains largely unfavorable, except for minor improvements....

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 125 words · Kevin Wilcox

DiscoveryIs OpeningStar Trek‘s Biggest Pandora’s Box

This is the twist Michael Burnham discovers at the climax of Discovery season fives first episode, Red Directive. Star Trek promptly never went there again, boldly or otherwise. And yet, perhaps its perfect that it isStar Trek: Discoverythats decided to pick up the pieces. Image: Paramount Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Image: Paramount Image: Paramount Image: Paramount Image: Paramount

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 66 words · Patrick Norton

Elon Musk Says Tesla Robotaxi Will Be Unveiled Aug. 8 Despite History of Broken Promises

Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8, Musk tweeted at 4:49 p.m. ET, after market close, without elaborating on any details. Musk frequently tries to divert attention from any potential failures with big splashy announcements. Elon Musk attends “A Brief History Of The Future” New York Screening at The Celeste Bartos Theater at Museum of Modern Art on April 2, 2024, in New York City.Photo: Arturo Holmes (Getty Images) And this isnt the first time Musk has promised that robotaxis are just over the horizon....

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 152 words · Brad Schmidt

Everything You Need to Know AboutTiana’s Bayou AdventureBefore Its Disney Debut

So that was one of the tenets that we were looking at in our storytelling. That was the thought process as we were looking at telling the next chapter [of her] story. Its really a challenge for us to stay at the cutting edge. Image: Disney Parks And its not just one area of the organization. Its every area of the organization moving together with the goal of making Walt really proud of us....

April 5, 2024 · 2 min · 307 words · Brandon Cooke