The Last of UsGathers Multiple Wins at Creative Emmy Awards

Acting-wise, the HBO series won for Best Guest Actor and Actress in a Drama series. Time was previously nominated during last years Primetime Emmys, and this marks Reids first-ever Emmy win. Another big genre winner was Netflixs Wednesday. Image: HBO The full list of last nights winners and fellow nominees can be seenhere. Later tonight, the second batch of winners for the Creative Emmys will be revealed. Want more io9 news?...

January 7, 2024 · 1 min · 97 words · Melissa Nichols

The Moon Is About to Become a Graveyard

As we gain greater access to space, things are going to start getting weird. Two different companies,Celestisand Elysium Space, are launching space memorial missions on board Peregrine. The Moon burial starts at $12,500 for Celestis, while Elysium Spaces lunar memorial service costs $11,950. Image: George Dvorsky This time, however, the company hopes its services reach beyond those of previous heights. Celestis and Elysiums services are designed to help friends and family pay tribute to their loved ones....

January 7, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Jorge Becker

Todd McFarlane’s Ready to Make theSpawnMovie If Hollywood Won’t

After years of false starts, it sounds like the Image Comics founder has had it. (See: Blumhouses steady pace of moderately budgeted releases in recent years.) And should that fail? Image: NetherRealm Studios/WB Games The creator says hes got plenty of outside investors waiting who he hopes could make it happen. He likened it to independent movies: You make your movie, and you just find your distributor. I could do that in a heartbeat....

January 7, 2024 · 1 min · 122 words · Sandra Osborne

All the Ways AI Could Suck in 2024

Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodos weekly deep dive on whats been happening in artificial intelligence. As 2024 begins, there is plenty of speculation about what lies ahead for artificial intelligence. This year probably wont be much different. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing (Getty Images) Arecent surveyof business leaders showed that 40 percent said they would probably conduct additional layoffs in 2024. 40 percent of those surveyed said that they planned to replace laid-off workers with AI....

January 6, 2024 · 2 min · 330 words · William Gross

Arcane’sNewest Teaser Introduces a Furry Foe

Back in the shows third episode, it looked like hed died while fighting Silco and his drug-fueled goons. This past October, Riot Games confirmedArcanewas now officially part of the mainline League canon. Why not twist the knife and make things even more tragic by having the sisters fight their dad? Image: Netflix Arcane will return for season two this November on Netflix. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

January 6, 2024 · 1 min · 92 words · Brittany Moore

As 2024 Begins, Silicon Valley Wants You To Be Optimistic About AI

Well, its a new year, but the game in Silicon Valley remains very much the same. Heres a little look at whats been happening so far. News from the future, delivered to your present. Photo: Anton Gvozdikov (Shutterstock) Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers. Meta Pissed Off Everyone With Poorly Redacted Docs Meta is being very transparent on accident.

January 6, 2024 · 1 min · 65 words · Ruben Mcdaniel

Francis Ford Coppola’sMegalopolisis Finally Coming Out

But twenty years later, hes finally madeMegalopolis, and itll see the light of day later this year. Of the upcoming movie, Coppola called it unusual and never boring. Other than that, wait and see. Image: Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images (Getty Images) Megalopolis will be Coppolas first film since 2011s Twixt, though production hasnt been without its troubles. BothCoppolaandDriverpushed back on those claims, with the latter calling it one of the best shooting experiences Ive had....

January 6, 2024 · 1 min · 87 words · Stephen Gonzales

Midnight SunsIs Marvel Messiness Worth Coming Back To

Midnight Suns doesnt have a romance element, though you wouldnt know that with the one-on-one hangouts. Sometimes with superheroes, its a crap shoot as to whether theyll talk with other people in their circle. In more ways than one, Midnight Suns is a bit of a mess. Image: Firaxis/Marvel Games (How can it not be, when its a cinematic PlayStation exclusive?) when you realize youre not as tactics-savvy as you thought in your head....

January 6, 2024 · 1 min · 115 words · Breanna Holloway

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Plane Preps for Flight and More Top Science News of the Week

The years first big shower is upon us. Heres everything you better know if you want to catch a glimpse of these fireballs. News from the future, delivered to your present. Photo:Lockheed Martin / Garry TIce/ Photo: Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) / Photo: Xue Bing / Costfoto/Future Publishing (Getty Images) / Photo: ULA / Photo: SpaceX / Photo:Wikimedia Commons/ Image: shi-olga (Shutterstock) / Image: NASA/Image processed by Kevin M....

January 6, 2024 · 2 min · 216 words · Mary Graham

RIP Microsoft WordPad. You Will Be Missed

After around 30 years of existence, WordPad is finally saying goodbye. It clarified that the text editor wont be available for reinstallation. This really is goodbye, then. Why am I getting emotional?Screenshot: Dua Rashid WordPad has been a default Microsoft app for as long as I can remember. It was introduced in Windows 95 and is the successor to the OG Microsoft Write. Im not going to lie. On the bright side....

January 6, 2024 · 1 min · 143 words · Wendy Cooper

Star WarsDrama,Doctor WhoComplaints, and 2024 Previews in the Culture News of the Week

But in Star Trek itself, this year is… well, its not great. And it turns out doing so has helped the BBC break streaming records over the festive period. ), here are 10 other Netflix sci-fi selections to consider. Screenshot: Paramount / Screenshot: BBC / Image: BBC / Image: AMC / Image: Tor Books / Image: Lego / Photo: Parrish Lewis/Netflix / Photo: Jeff Spicer Cheryl Eddy BBC Responds to Anti-Trans Doctor Who Complaints: Lol, Lmao, Etc....

January 6, 2024 · 2 min · 249 words · Teresa Miller

The Little 4K Projector That Could, an Actual Xbox Toaster, and More Product News of the Week

Oh, and we also rounded up the top product stories of the week. The CineBeam Qube is pretty cute. Thats exactly half of what the companys latest Quest 3 costs. Image: PR Newswire / Image: Vizio / Image: T. Schneider (Shutterstock) / Image: Walmart / Image: Dell / Photo: Gizmodo Now Microsoft is trying to claim Edge is on the cutting edge of AI. The Redmond tech giant has started calling its native internet explorer Microsoft Edge: AI internet tool....

January 6, 2024 · 2 min · 255 words · Patrick Dudley

The NewBattlestar GalacticaReboot Gets a Promising Update

Robot creatorSam Esmail developinga new version of Battlestar Galactica brokealmost five years ago. Hes taking over for Michael Lesslie, who wasannounced on the project in May 2020. Instead, this will be a new story within the mythology. Oh, Battlestar. We miss you.Image: Universal Or, at least that was the case almost five years ago. Maybe Simonds has a different take. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

January 6, 2024 · 1 min · 72 words · Sonia Cook