The game contained malware designed to steal the users surfing app cookies. According toSteamDB, 800 to 1,500 people may have downloaded the free-to-play game before it was delisted. With that information, hackers could dive into the users various online accounts. © Steam We contacted Valve for comment but have not heard back. The big question remains: How was a game loaded with malware released onto Steam? More importantly, what is Valves plan to prevent something like this from happening again?...

Dark days ahead, folksRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking charge of Americas public health. By August, however, he dropped out and endorsed Trump for president. Soon after his election win, Trump announced his nomination of Kennedy to head HHS. Kennedy has a long track record of making misleading statements on a variety of health issues, particularly vaccination.© Rebecca Noble via Getty Images Kennedy has sinceminimizedany potential culpability he had in the Samoa outbreak....

District Court for the District of Rhode Islandand the U.S.District Court for the District of Columbia. Notably, the first restraining order that NIH recognized as legitimate was issued on January 28. So like, what happened between the deadline and February 12? President Trump holding up a signed executive order in the Oval Office© Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images That seems… not great. That at least seems to have been enough to get NIH to go back to doing its job....

However, thanks to theBarbiemovie era, things have begun shifting away from the walking-billboard, influencer lifestyle mode. When Greta GerwigsBarbiewas released merchandising went from cutesy camp to maximalist luxury with the iconic Mattel brand. But not every licensed piece of merchandise is entirely worth the cost. © Heroes and Villains Theres something for everyone who gets excited about shopping fandom-themed productsbe mindful about paying for more than the brand. For instance, luggage brand Beis followed up itsBarbiedrop with aWickedone....

Things are going quite differently during President Trumps second term at the Walt Disney Company. Where do we go from here? What do we stand for now, keeping MAGA happy? © Lucasfilm an insider told Deadline about the general morale at Disney in the wake of the purported memo. This is not what I expected from Bob [Iger] I thought he had our back. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

Samsungsotherphone, theGalaxy S25+, is not as extraordinary as its ultimate sibling, theUltra. Its hard to get excited about another smartphone, even if it is a solid buy. With seven years of software support, its promising that Samsung wants this equipment to endure. The Galaxy S25+ is great. But wouldn’t it be better being Ultra?© Florence Ion / Gizmodo Still, I wish the company would package this model more like it does theGalaxy S25 Ultra....

Last year was an awkward time in gaming. Most surprisingly, Sony said that PlayStation consoles sold well through 2024. We have to hope the company learns the right lessons. © Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo On Thursday, Sony released itsthird quarterly financial reporton sales through Dec. 31, 2025. Sony launched the PS5 in 2020, its best quarter ever, at least in sales. The report doesnt note the percentage of the newPlayStation 5 Pro....

And for his next trick,iconic author Stephen Kingis channeling the work of a few fellow legends. Sendak, best known for his award-winning bookWhere the Wild Things Are,passed away in 2012. Several years earlier though, he was tasked to create sets and costumes for aHansel and Gretelopera. One of the images Maurice Sendak did that inspired Stephen King’s take on Hansel and Gretel.HarperCollins I wanted to write that! In a way, I have been writing about kids like Hansel and Gretel for much of my life....

Yesterday Drop Site Newspointed out a strange line itemin the State Departments procurement forecast for 2025. State planned to spend $400 million on Armored Teslas. This isnt too weird, State buys a lot of vehicles andspends a lot of moneyputting armor on them. The Tesla Cybertruck taking a beating.© Image via YouTube. What was weird was that someone edited the spreadsheet so it didnt mention Tesla andthen re-uploaded it. Rachel Maddow talked about it on MSNBC....

On paper,The Gorgeshould be a home run. With all that going for it, its no surprise that much ofThe Gorgeworks. Its intriguing setup, gorgeous locations, and fantastic actors all but ensure that. Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy in Scott Derrickson’s The Gorge for Apple TV+.Image: Apple TV+ That doesnt totally ruin everything, but it does push things dangerously close to the edge. Things start with Drasa (Taylor-Joy), who we watch perform a superhuman feat of murder....

Dave Bautista discusses his one condition to ever return to the MCU. TheMasters of the Universemovie is getting ready to enter production. Plus, get a look at whats coming asYellowjacketsreturns for season 3. © Warner Bros To me, my spoilers! And Akiva, Keanu and I are super, super excited about it. Drax is completely closed to me. © Sony If James called me, which obviously is not gonna happen. Hes doing okay, hes gone a different route....

Here it is by far the best thing youll seeAnthony Mackiein this weekend. Its the first teaser forTwisted Metalseason two, which is coming to Peacock later this summer. The actual Twisted Metal tournament. Sweet Tooth is back in Twisted Metal season 2.Peacock And you get your first glimpse of it here in this teaser. A single wish, their greatest hearts desire, granted. The only problem is sixteen other drivers have wishes of their own....

How does a fly larva sneak into a termite nest? With a butt shaped like a termites head,obviously. This potentially new species has evolved remarkable adaptations to evade the colonys soldier termites, which swiftly dismember intruders. The termite mask on the back end of a blow fly larva.© Roger Vila The strategy is clearly working because the researchers observed the termites caring for the intruders. This is a chance finding....