When It Comes to Exploring Space, We’re Still Stuck in the Stone Age

These episodes are making me feel grumbly and increasingly impatient about our space ambitions. How is it that were still struggling with such things? Like, shouldnt this be a piece of cake by now? Illustration: Gizmodo/Vicky Leta Space, as a consequential working environment for humans, remains an illusion. We are stuck on this planet for the foreseeable future, regardless of whatbillionaire CEOsand their devotees might say. Which does not discount our litany of impressive space-based accomplishments....

March 7, 2024 · 2 min · 397 words · Robert Reyes

Zack Snyder Continues to Insist That a Batman That Won’t Kill Is ‘Irrelevant’

Batman cant kill is canon. And they go, Well, dont put him in a situation where he has to kill someone. Youre protecting your god in a weird way, right? Image: Warner Bros. Youre making your god irrelevant if he cant be in that situation. He has to now deal with that. If he does do that what does that mean, Snyder continued. What does it tell you, does he stand up to it?...

March 7, 2024 · 1 min · 148 words · Michelle Mcguire

10 Sci-Fi Movies to Stream Tonight on Apple TV+

News from the future, delivered to your present. Mad Max: Fury RoadImage: Warner Bros.

March 6, 2024 · 1 min · 14 words · David Dudley

Actually, Bitcoin Didn’t Hit an All-Time High If You Adjust for Inflation

For the fans, Bitcoins rally was evidence that cryptocurrency is a good investment after all. Lets do the math. But perhaps youve heard about skyrocketing inflation over the past few years. Photo: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Thats a difference of about 9.6%. One of the arguments for Bitcoin is it works as a hedge against inflation. Parking your money in Bitcoin would have meant you effectively lost $800. Of course, its a mistake to buy into an investment when its hitting all-time highs....

March 6, 2024 · 1 min · 161 words · Stacey Pierce

Apple Crushes Epic’s App Store Dreams Over the CEO’s Petty Tweets

Theres petty, and then theres Apples beef with Epic Games. All because CEO Tim Sweeney wouldnt stop dunking on Apples unfair practices on Twitter/X. Apple cited a tweet from Sweeney as one of the main reasons for blocking the Epic Games Store. Photo: Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu Agency (Getty Images) The Epic CEO called Apples core values into question. Sweeney called out Apples monopoly in app stores, digital payments, and browsers. We dont want to think about Apple being evil....

March 6, 2024 · 2 min · 245 words · Kelly Gibson

Bob Iger Admits Disney Has Strategically ‘Killed a Few Projects’

It turns out Warner Bros. isnt the only studio canceling its own releases. We know this because, well,Disney CEO Bob Igersaid it himself. Its not an easy thing, but you got to make those tough calls. Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, speaks during the grand opening ceremony of Shanghai Disney Resort’s Zootopia-themed area December 19, 2023.Photo: Hu Chengwei (Getty Images) Weve actually made those tough calls. He didnt name any titles, though fansmight be able to make some guesses....

March 6, 2024 · 1 min · 146 words · Jennifer Herring

Company Trying to Resurrect a Mammoth Makes a Stem Cell Breakthrough

The teams research describing the accomplishment will behosted on the preprint server bioRxiv. Or rather, an animal that looks like a woolly mammoth. In the past, a multitude of attempts to generate elephant iPSCs have not been fruitful. An artist’s impression of induced pluripotent stem cells.Illustration: Alpha Tauri 3D Graphics (Shutterstock) Other companiesnamelyRevive & Restorehave similar aims with other species, including the heath hen and passenger pigeon. A proxy species isnt truly the old creature brought back to life....

March 6, 2024 · 1 min · 170 words · Pamela Owens

Elon Musk Meets With Donald Trump in Florida as 2024 Election Looms: Report

The Times report doesnt name a source for the meeting but cites three people briefed on the meeting. The billionaire SpaceX CEO may not love Trump personally, but the two men have many shared interests. Trump, for example, wants to unleashU.S. File photo showing President Donald Trump talking with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 3, 2017.Photo: Evan Vucci (AP)...

March 6, 2024 · 1 min · 133 words · Christopher Frazier

Experience Han and Leia’s Wedding All Over Again in This SumptuousStar WarsPicture Book

There is always a spark of hope in even the darkest, grimmest galactic tale. As Rose Tico said, Thats how were gonna win. Not fighting what we hate. Image: Sophie Li/Disney Books Saving what we love. Yes, Star Wars is fun when its lightsaber battles and TIE fighters. But all of that means nothing without love. Image: Sophie Li/Disney Books Star Wars: Someone Who Loves You is set to release on December 3, 2024....

March 6, 2024 · 3 min · 427 words · Jennifer Davis

FuriosaGives Us a Look at Chris Hemsworth’s Demented Villain

The live-action How to Train Your Dragon cast keeps expanding. Get a sneak peek at Monsters at Work season two. MaXXXine finds itself a new release date. Screenshot: Warner Bros. Plus, whats coming on Ghosts and Resident Alien. I love Danielle Brooks. And the fact that were working together on Minecraft is mind blowing. Photo: CBS Furiosa Chris Hemsworth shared a new image of his Furiosa character, Warlord Dementus, on Twitter....

March 6, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Ronald Fischer

LinkedIn Back Up After Widespread Outage in Several Countries

Update, 5:50 p.m. ET: LinkedIn seems to be back up globally, though its still not clear what caused the outage. Its not just you. Image: Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto (Getty Images) NetblocksreportsLinkedIn was down in multiple countries, suggesting this is a global problem. But clicking on the Help Center link doesnt bring you anywhere useful. Even clicking on the contact us hyperlink brings you back to a LinkedIn domain thats currently down....

March 6, 2024 · 1 min · 133 words · Jeffrey Campos

Microsoft Copilot Generates Demons When Prompted for Abortion Rights Images, Employee Says

In aninterview with CNBCWednesday, Jones shares howthe AI tool produces disturbing, strangeimages through basic prompts. He says Microsoft has largely ignored him, so hes going public and asking government regulators to intervene. This is really not a safe model, Jones told CNBC. Photo: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images) CNBC was able to replicate similar images, but Gizmodo was not in our testing. However, Designer seems to demean women and pro-choice advocates with no special prompting whatsoever....

March 6, 2024 · 1 min · 211 words · Andrew Williams

Netflix’sAvatarBends Itself Two More Seasons

Netflixs Avatar adaptation may have suffered a similar critical fate to its predecessor in theM. Well bring you more on Netflixs plans for The Last Airbender as we learn them. Want more io9 news? Image: Netflix News from the future, delivered to your present. Get your finest dark clothing and all your creepy things, part one ofWednesdayseason two is dropping in August. Image: Netflix

March 6, 2024 · 1 min · 64 words · Barbara Johnson