Cate Blanchett Stuns in First Look at Inevitably BadBorderlandsMovie

Now we have a much better look at her character beyond that enigmatic silhouette, and she looks great. The movie itself, well… TBD. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Ramirez), the universes most powerful S.O.B. Image: Lionsgate Based on one of the best-selling videogame franchises of all time, welcome to Borderlands. Now, what are they looking at? Borderlands hits theaters August 9. Image: Lionsgate Want more io9 news?...

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 84 words · Mason Cook

Disney Movie Club Is Ending Right When Physical Media Is Resurging

Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. You May Also Like Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers. Screenshot:Disney Movie Club Pacific Rims TV Show Drifts to Prime Video Good news for giant robot fans.

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 45 words · Justin Terry

Elizabeth Warren Reveals ‘Dream Blunt Rotation’ as Crypto Fanatic Launches Bid Against Her

as possible members of a hypothetical marijuana smoking session before getting to Johnson the actor and former professional wrestler. At the mention of Johnson, Warren said, Oh, The Rock! Oh, Im stopping there. Image: Jody Serrano She said she would just choose him four times. Its not totally clear why Warren prefers a rich movie star to one of her political co-workers. Maybe she thinkshell be President someday. Or maybe she just wanted Favreau to move on to a less stupid part of the conversation....

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 158 words · Jamie Schroeder

Elon Musk Says Neuralink’s First Patient Can Move a Computer Mouse With Their Thoughts

These include the patient moving a mouse around, clicking, and dragging a cursor solely with their brain. However, if true, Neuralinks advancements would be a major step forward for technology. Musk revealed little else about the identity of the initial patient. Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) The cursor movement described by Musk gives the impression of the very first progress on Neuralinks Telepathy. Musk wascriticized last week by The Hastings Center for his limited two-sentence report on a human test subject....

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 106 words · Andrea Weaver

Fujifilm X100VI Hands-on: One Hell of a Snappy Digital Camera for the TikTok Generation

Sometimes, orhellmost of the time, you need something simple to remind you of lifes simple pleasures. The newly-announcedX100VIcamera from Fujifilm cancapture some of those golden momentswith some impressive depth of color. Thanks to the automatic shake detection, those internal gyros should help minimize blur for shaky shots. The new Fujifilm X100VI camera might look like the 2020 X100V, but it’s now sporting a max 40.2 MP sensor under that lens cap....

February 20, 2024 · 2 min · 227 words · Jennifer Richardson

Google Will Scrape Reddit Communities For AI Parts in $60 Million Deal: Report

Google will sift through millions of posts on Reddit, and train a large language model on Reddits threads. The content deal was originally reported byBloombergbut did not identify the large AI company receiving the data. However, licensing out your user bases thoughts and ideas is not always reciprocated well. Photo: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Reddits reported deal with Google is exactly what the platform has been looking for. These deals, though upsetting to users, offer Reddit a path to profitability....

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 182 words · Lindsay Hooper

Hackers Got PSP Games Running on a PlayStation Portal, Making It Almost Useful

Sonys $200PlayStation Portalis one step closer to being an actually fun rig. Yes, we hacked it. PPSSPP is the name of a popular PSP emulator. Photo: Artem Golub After more than a month of hard work, PPSSPP is running natively on PlayStation Portal. Yes, we hacked it. Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A jail-broken portal is an enticing prospect, particularly for people who already own one....

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Elizabeth Haynes

Hasbro’s New Marvel Legends Figures Take a Wild Trip to the Savage Land

and Arnim Zola in their classic comics colors. ET, with preorders for the other reveals coming at a later date. Click through to see plenty of pictures from the reveals! Image: Hasbro News from the future, delivered to your present. Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers. Pacific Rims TV Show Drifts to Prime Video Good news for giant robot fans.

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 66 words · Brenda Maynard

Helldivers 2Is GivingStarship Troopersthe Renaissance It Deserves

This storyoriginally appeared on Kotaku. Heres why you should watch it too. The Helldivers, as this catch-up video unimprovably states, are the galaxys last line of offense. Screenshot: TriStar Pictures Which, if youve seen Starship Troopers, will sound somewhat familiar. Thats, of course, because Helldivers took heavy influence from Paul Verhoevens sci-fi epic. Except, when it was released, not many others seemed to understand what it was all about. The Book Of The Film The confusion was at least well-founded....

February 20, 2024 · 2 min · 228 words · Yvette Gallagher

Kid Rock and Jason Aldean Are Not Canceling Tour Dates to Support Trump

Have you seen on social media that Kid Rock and Jason Aldean are canceling their New York tour dates? But its completely fake. This is a BIG DEAL and a sign of the silent majority rising again! Former U.S. President Donald Trump and musician Kid Rock are seen in attendance during the UFC 287 event at Kaseya Center on April 08, 2023, in Miami, Florida.Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC (Getty Images)...

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 155 words · Sarah Harris

Meet ‘Groq,’ the AI Chip That Leaves Elon Musk’s Grok in the Dust

Lightning-fast demos from Groq went viral this weekend, making current versions ofChatGPT,Geminiand even Grok look sluggish. While ChatGPT, Gemini, and other chatbots are impressive, Groq could make them lightning-fast. Fast enough to have practical use cases in the real world. Photo: Groq Inc./Amanda Dalton/Handout (Reuters) Groq is an inference engine, not a chatbot like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Grok. It helps these chatbots run incredibly fast but does not replace them altogether....

February 20, 2024 · 2 min · 259 words · Courtney Vaughn

Mondo’s Amazing Animated Rogue Figure Is Also anX-Men: EvolutionSurprise

Someone probably just bad mouthed Remys cooking, or her mamas, and thats simply not on. The limited edition release adds four more bonuses though. Because it depicts the younger teen Rogue from its early-2000s successor series, X-Men: Evolution! Image: Mondo Click through to see more pictures, sugah! News from the future, delivered to your present. Is Marvel Already on the Hunt for ItsX-MenMovie Stars? Image: Mondo Plus, meet the cast of the newAnaconda, through… song?...

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 81 words · David Conner

Nesting Doll Stars Proposed as Solution to General Relativity

A nestar is similar to a gravastar, which is short for gravitational vacuum condensate star. Like the gravastar, the nestar is an extreme theoretical object, but with a twist. Our solution to the field equations allows for a whole series of nested gravastars. An artist’s impression of a nestar, or nested gravastar.Illustration:Daniel Jampolski and Luciano Rezzolla But at the center of a black hole, general relativity breaks down. Enter gravastars: Nearly as compact as black holes, with similar gravitational force on their surfaces....

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 145 words · Katherine Hill