James Gunn teases the team of his Creature Commandos DC movie. Mortal Kombat 2 teases the arrival of another big villain. Matt Smith tells us just when to expect House of the Dragon season 2. Screenshot: Paramount Plus, Jon Bernthal teases what he wants out of the return of the Punisher. To me, my spoilers! Justin Tipping is on board to direct. I honestly dont have no idea what their plans are....
you’re free to takethat latest Star Wars rumorand throw it in the sarlacc pit. Creative differences withthe films writer, Steven Knight. Well, thats not true, according to Lucasfilm. Daisy Ridley is returning as Rey no matter what you may hear.Image: Lucasfilm In fact, the company is waiting on his latest draft as you read this. But no matter what people want to believe about this movie, its still doing just fine....
The Peregrine lunar lander is coming back home to die. On its current trajectory, Peregrine will re-enter through Earths atmosphere on Thursday, January 18. The company believes afaulty valve was the cause behind Peregrines anomaly. Peregrine is about 218,000 miles away from Earth.Image: Astrobotic Among the scientific instruments and other payloads on board are thecremated remains and DNA of individuals. ET on Thursday, January 18. For more spaceflight in your life, follow us onX(formerly Twitter) and bookmark Gizmodos dedicatedSpaceflight page....
The booster blew up real good in the immediate moments following stage separation. This venting procedure was performed on account of Starship not carrying any cargo, he said. Flight 2 actually almost made it to orbit, Musk claimed. Starship during stage separation, November 18, 2023.Image: SpaceX Musks embellishment notwithstanding, this venting procedure would normally be unnecessary. However, the empty Starship resulted in surplus propellant that had to be discharged. Encouragingly for SpaceX, this isnt a major problem, and the issue shouldnt affect the next launch....
The researchers determined that the dorado octopus is a member of the deep-sea genus Muusoctopus. The animals undersea habitat was captured in photos and video by the ROV SuBastian. Click through to see some of the otherworldly scenes playing out at the bottom of the sea. A dorado octopus hatchling.Photo: Schmidt Ocean Institute News from the future, delivered to your present. A petite octopus propels itself through the deep sea.Gif: Schmidt Ocean Institute
But, it seems Maslany has an idea, and its not very encouraging. I dont think so, Maslany answered. I thinkwe blew our budget, and Disney was like, No thanks! Image: Marvel Studios io9 reached out to Disney+ for comment or clarification and has yet to hear back. Well update this post if or when we do. Will Marvel just ignore her? Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....
Dont ring the funeral bells just yet, but the self-checkout kiosk horror show could be nearing its end. So far, the grand experiment in robot cashiers is an abject failure. In 2023, Target restricted self-checkout kiosks in some stores toten items or less. Photo: Reshetnikov_art / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) Walmartpulled the machines outof a number of locations altogether. Booths, a British grocery chain, abandoned self-checkout entirely. Dollar General made enormous bets on self checkout tech in 2022, but it recently announced the project flopped....
The global burden and death toll of fungi has substantially climbed over the past decade, new research finds. Dennings now estimates that 6.5 million invasive fungal infections and 3.8 million fungal-related deaths occur worldwide every year. He also calculated that about 2.5 million of these deaths are directly attributable to fungi. An Aspergillus mold under a microscope.Image: M-Production (Shutterstock) While people are routinely sickened by viruses and bacteria, fungi are typically less suited to infect us....
Then, of course, wheels are always popular. We saw a slew of autonomous machines meant to act as couriers or stock drivers. Instead, the bots we have now are still relatively rudimentary. Enchanted Tools’ Mirokai bot rolls on a gyro-stabilized orb and seems to get a little discombobulated when it’s shuffled around.Gif: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo However, the next frontier of robots are going to beahemwell rounded. TakeSamsungs Ballie, for example....
My colleague Maxwell Zeff oncedescribedMicrosoft Copilot as if Clippy went to get his MBA. During peak times, you also get priority access to OpenAIsGPT-4 Turbo. Microsoft says the new image creation software is much faster and delivers images with better detail. Graphic: Microsoft The company hasnt given us a date for the GPT Builders availability. Microsoft has three Copilot-related announcements for us. The second big update is a Copilot mobile app thats added to the regular, free version of Copilot....
Sadly, were not there yet. On Tuesday, Dudesy released the special, George Carlin: Im Glad Im Dead. In other words: its dumb. Screenshot: Dudesy / Gizmodo Its ghoulish, said Carlins daughter Kelly Carlin in an interview with Gizmodo. Dead people dont get to have a vote, and thats whats particularly disturbing to me about this. Theyre voting for him. Screenshot: X / Gizmodo Theyre deciding that this is ok to do and its a disrespect to his autonomy....
The fandom gear goods store just dropped aCartoon Networkline that features popular shows from those eras. Check out a glimpse of the expansive line in this gallery. News from the future, delivered to your present. Image: BoxLunch
Youll need to know the rules of chess for this one. Did you miss last weeks puzzle? Check it outhere, and find its solution at the bottom of todays article. Image: Photo: Shutterstock Graphics: Vicky Leta Be careful not to read too far ahead if you havent solved last weeks yet! Position five queens in a five-by-five board, such that three squares are not attacked by any queen. In the position below, find a move for white that does NOT cause an instant checkmate....
