Universal’s Epic Theme Park Is Getting Some Strange, Tasty-Looking Treats

Were ready for all the weird fandom flavors represented in this intriguing grub. There is a fun Viking family platter with all the meats of land and sea. Super Nintendo World Food levels up at Super Nintendo World. © Universal Destinations and Experiences And theres the Mario Bros. specialty burger and chicken sandwich (pesto for Luigi of course!). Universal Epic Universeopens in Orlando, Florida May 22. Want more io9 news?...

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Zachary Smith

Want to Ignore Your Apple Watch? The Powerbeats Pro 2 Can Track Your Heart Rate

Were just as curious whether its more or less accurate than thelatest Apple Watches. Dont worry; it wont force you to use Apple Health. Still, the buds will work with iPhones and Macs for FaceTime calls and Siri activation. © Jorge Jimenez Theres also the one-touch pairing for Apple users. Android users will instead need to use the Beats App to customize controls. The new, smaller case design also includes Qi wireless charging capabilities....

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Linda Klein

What It Takes to Translate One of the Biggest Manga Around

Fall 2024 was irrefutably the season forDan Da Danfans. Sivasubramanian:In my case, series have always been assigned to me by editors. I wouldnt say its completely arbitrary though. © Viz Media Also, Im a freelancer, so theyre more offers than assignments. I havent had any luck with this yet. (None of the series I suggested ended up getting licensed.) © Science Saru (Manga spoilers from here on out.) This topic made distributors like Crunchyroll wary of promoting it as a new series....

February 11, 2025 · 3 min · 530 words · Michael Ryan

Who Chooses Medically Assisted Death?

When should people be legally allowed to seek medical aid in dying? Its an important question that often provokes strong emotion and fierce argument. A common scenario might involve someone with late-stage cancer. New research explores who is seeking medically assisted death.© Thaiview/Shutterstock Critics have argued that, as these programs have expanded, these cases have and will become increasingly normalized. The fears of a slippery slope effect have had a tangible impact....

February 11, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Teresa Mcfarland

‘Clearly Discrimination’: How a City Uses Fusus to Spy on Its Poorest Residents

A constant live stream of the street was pumped straight to police headquarters from four surveillance cameras. Glesmer surveilled the community from 4:50 p.m. until just after midnight the next morning. Me being the person I am and my skin color, I might be a statistic. Through Fusus, police departments now have access to live feeds from hundreds of privately owned cameras.© Adriano Contreras/Gizmodo it really doesnt matter if they can watch live streams, he said....

February 11, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Adam Sullivan

A Decade-Old Comic About a U.S. Invasion of Canada Is Booming in Popularity Again

And to excise those thoughts, theyre turning to a 2015 comic that explored exactly that. A nerve that apparently has people reading. So Im grateful that readers have been revisiting our nightmarish war story, which we hope remains fiction. © Image Comics AsThe Beatreports, the actual numbers paint an interesting divide between U.S. and Canadian readers. Plenty of time to get reading some comics, too, apparently. Want more io9 news?...

February 10, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Peter Coffey

Apple Could Reveal the $500 iPhone SE This Week

The hits keep on coming. Apple is reportedly scheduled to announce an updated edition of its lowerish-cost iPhone SE. TheiPhone SEisnt usually a cause for the white and concrete-walled keynotes Apple hosts for the iPhone releases. The iPhone SE 3.© Florence Ion / Gizmodo Its likely to be quietly announced on Apples website. The SE stands for special edition, meaning it usually has essential bells and whistles only Apple could offer....

February 10, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Kimberly King

Astronomers Track a Runaway Star and Its Planet Traveling at Hyperspeed

The teams analysis waspublishedinThe Astronomical Journal. Either way, the larger object is about 2,300 times heavier than its partner. The team calculated systemstransverse velocity, or the amount it moved across the sky, to determine its speed. An artist’s concept of the super-Neptune orbiting a star.Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC) That would mean the rogue planet and exomoon model is favored. Based on the systems superlative speed, it may be a hypervelocity star system....

February 10, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Martin Scott

China’s BYD Adding ‘High-Level’ Self-Driving to Its Budget $10K Electric Car

If it was not already clear, however, autonomy is being solved by multiple companies. Take the BYD Seagull, a car priced at just $9,500. Business Insiderearlierreportedon the news, which was announced during a BYD event. BYD will add autonomous driving technology to its suite of electric and hybrid vehicles for no extra charge.© BYD Musk has claimed Tesla will launch a limited version of an autonomous taxicab servicesometime in 2025....

February 10, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Aaron Mcclain

Daisy Ridley Just Wants You to Know the Rey Movie Is Fine, We’re All Fine Here Now, Thank You

She can play a swimmer, she can play a window cleaner, it doesnt matter. People want to knowwhats going on withStar Wars. Speaking toComicBook, Ridley had nothing but praise for Nofli, though she hasnt read his work yet. Daisy Ridley seems pretty excited about the Rey movie, whenever it happens.Image: Lucasfilm The story is good, the writer is good, theyre taking their time, and thats the deal. So its not the next thing production-wise, but the script is being written and Im very excited....

February 10, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Amanda Sloan

Disney’sStar WarsLightsaber Experience Is Getting Its First Refresh

NewStar Warsupdates are coming for the Season of the Force special event at theDisneyland Resort. Galaxys Edge will be a hub of new arrivals such as thepreviously announced meet and greet with Luke Skywalker. Starting May the Fourth, the immersive experience will get a new storyline for a limited time. © Disney Experiences It will be interesting to see if there will be pieces inspired by Disney+ seriesSkeleton Crew. It runs on select nights from April 8-May 6....

February 10, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Jennifer Watts

Elon Musk Offers to Buy OpenAI for $97.4 Billion in Unsolicited Bid: Report

We will check that that happens. To say that Musk and Altman are enemies feels like a bit of an understatement at this point. And the two men have been in litigation ever since their feud spilled out in public over recent years. Elon Musk, left, and Sam Altman, center, during the “What Will They Think of Next? Talking About Innovation” event at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 6, 2015 in San Francisco, California....

February 10, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Jay Wilson

Elon’s DOGE Attack on Financial Watchdog Coincides With X Pursuit of Digital Wallet

Now, it seems highly unlikely such oversight will occur. Musk announced the apparent death of CFPB in a tweet on Friday. RIP CFPB, the billionaire posted. © Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images Vought had previously enacted several policies that slowed the agencys operations down to a crawl. Another lawsuit filed by the union alleged that DOGE was violating the privacy rights of CFPB employees. Employees have alsoorganized a protestagainst DOGEs activities....

February 10, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Jose Jackson