AMC’s A-List Is Getting More Expensive but Giving You More Movies

The price of AMC Stubs A-List is about to go upbut the price per movie is going down. (Apologies to Ke Huy Quan. Get your money, king.) An AMC theater© Wikimedia Though, to the theater chains credit, its at least tried to add value along the way. And its far from the only streamer that has decided to push up prices along the way. On average, Americans pay $61 per month on streaming services, perDeloittes 2024 Digital Media Trends Report....

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Lisa Bolton

Android Users Will Eventually Be Able to Edit and Unsend Text Messages

Sometimes, we regret things. Sometimes, were caught up in typing thoughts and feelings and forget to edit ourselves before pressing send. Sometimes, the consequences of our actions are too much to deal with, especially in interpersonal relationships. © Florence Ion / Gizmodo Sometimes, we wish we could go back in time and start over. According to9to5Google, Google Messages is readying support for this feature. If only there were this much peace-making in the real world....

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Priscilla Brown

Apple’s Initial Designs for a Vision Pro Controller Are Making Me Uncomfortable

Other times, the Cupertino, California tech giant debuts the farmoreperfunctory$3,500 Vision Pro. A newly revealed patent details a controller with a stick-like design. Such a controller would include infrared LEDs to help the headset track the controllers. Get your mind out of the gutter.© Screenshot: USPTO The lanyard would also potentially include motion sensors or haptics. Its the kind of kitchen-sink unit youd like to find in patents, especially those made by Apple....

February 7, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Erica Fernandez

Britain Orders Apple to Build a Backdoor Into Your iPhone

The United Kingdom has issued a secret order to Apple. As first reported byThe Washington Post, Britain issued the order in secret last month. The U.K. isnt looking to root around in a specific account for a specific security reason. An iPhone 6S is plugged into a battery charger on March 18, 2019 in Washington,DC.© (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) No, it wants free access to all a users encrypted material, full stop....

February 7, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Nicole Edwards

CDC Abruptly Yanks Report Linking Cats to Bird Flu Spread

The agency has offered no reasoning for why the report was removed or when the report will be republished. Gizmodo reached out to the CDC for comment but did not receive a response by the time of publication. The now-missing table in this weeks MMWR reportedly detailed two cat-related clusters of H5N1. Cats are at high risk of severe illness from H5N1, research has suggested.© Elizaveta Antropova via Getty Two days after the persons symptoms appeared, the cat became sick and then died a day later....

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Zachary Cruz

DOGE Is Coming for Your Social Security, States Prepare to Sue

Elon Musks Department of Government Efficiency continues to tear through the federal government like a virus. At least one DOGE staffer is preparing to work with the agency, the outlet reported. Its going to depend on what we find, an anonymous source with knowledge of DOGEs plans told Semafor. © Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg Theres going to be reworks across the government, every agency. During a news conference Friday, President Trump said that Americans social security would remainundisturbed by DOGE....

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Ronald Gomez

DOGE Staffer Previously Fired From Cybersecurity Company for Leaking Secrets

This is unacceptable and there is zero tolerance for this. AsWirednoted in an article earlier this week, Path connection is known for hiring reformed blackhat hackers. And Coristine is now reportedly rummaging around the networks of federal agencies. © DVIDS / U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley This afternoon, Musktweetedthat He will be brought back. The agencys general counsel and chief information offices objected but were reportedly overruled. The new report from Bloomberg about Coristines history is alarming but not entirely surprising....

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Alex Luna

Elon Musk Rehiring DOGE Staffer Who Resigned Over Racist Tweets

Elon Musk is rehiring the guy who resigned from DOGE yesterday. And we cant say that were entirely surprised. Bring back @DOGE staffer who made inappropriate statements via a now deleted pseudonym? © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images Musk asked in an X poll around9:15 a.m. He will be brought back, Musktweeted. To err is human, to forgive divine. © Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images He will be brought back....

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Anthony Romero

Google’s AI Super Bowl Ad Fiasco Somehow Gets Worse

Sure, AI chatbots tend to be plagiarism machines, but this looks like its entirely on Google. So, good news: Gemini isnt responsible for the factual error in the website copy. So now Google is in quite an awkward position. Gemini welcome screen displayed on an Android smartphone© Florence Ion/Gizmodo Sure, this isnt AI-generated, but imagine if it was! News from the future, delivered to your present. Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers....

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Erica Kramer

Ha Ha, The Simpsons Has to End One Day, Right? Right??

Whats to stop corporations from resurrecting Azaria and the rest of the cast after death and using them forever? Nothing, of course. Peter Cushings Grand Moff Tarkin willwalk aroundin Star Wars films as long as its profitable. Moe talking to a Moe clone in ‘The Simpsons’ Season 16, Epsidoe 15.© Image via Frinkiac. The computerized recreations are almost good. But they lack something. tries to recreate one of my voices, what will the lack of humanness sound like?...

February 7, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Michael Brennan

In His New Comic, Kylo Ren Still Wants More Past to Kill

Kylo Rens new comichas had a fascinating start so far. The opening issue ofLegacy of Vaderis, essentially, an extended strop on Kylos behalf. And Kylo Ren needs it dead in the ground. © Luke Ross, Nolan Woodard, and Joe Caramagna/Marvel Comics That list starts, naturally, at Vaders own seat of power: his castle on Mustafar. Thats what Vanee argues to Kylo. Want more io9 news? © Luke Ross, Nolan Woodard, and Joe Caramagna/Marvel Comics...

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Nathan Evans

Marvel Rivals‘ First Merchandise Is Both Expected and Unexpected

Theyre pretty fun, and what works aboutRivals broad approach to Marvel design translates well enough to Funko form. Thats part of the appeal! Those are the kind of stylistic choices that dont really work with Funkosminimalistic house style. © NetEase/Funko Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Funko © Funko © Funko © Funko

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 60 words · James Shah

NASA Removes Employee Pronouns Following Trump’s Executive Order, Report Claims

Its the latest in a series of changes at the space agency following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Gizmodo reached out to NASAs press office for comment but did not hear back by time of publication. In 2022, online reportsclaimedthat NASA had removed employees displayed pronouns from their ID badges. A NASA astronaut performing a spacewalk outside the ISS.NASA News from the future, delivered to your present. Trump Plans Private Dinner for Largest Buyers of $TRUMP Crypto Trump’s corruption knows no bounds....

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Valerie Rosario