Trump’s New Plan for Acquiring Greenland Is UBI for Its Residents—on Americans’ Dime: Report

Recent news suggests that the Greenland acquisition may not be all about extractingvaluable mineral depositsfrom its frozen tundra. Howery previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Sweden between 2019 and 2021. Despite being geographically huge, Greenland only has a population of some 57,000 people. © Mario Tama (Getty Images) To deranged libertarian billionaires, it must seem like the perfect location to trial their utopian fantasies. This movement has been partially funded by Howerys pal and fellow mafia gang member, Thiel....

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Timothy King

Updates FromSupergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and More

The Talamasagets a new title. Get brutal new looks atThe Toxic AvengerandI Know What You Did Last Summer. Plus, Alan Cumming takes Miami as a killer cartoon in next weeksDoctor Who. The Lobo you know© DC Comics Thats the signpost up aheadyour next stop, Morning Spoilers! The ink might not be dry on the deals yet, but imminently. Hes a man that leads with a lot of bravado, which can be an affront sometimes....

April 14, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Michael Skinner

Visitors to U.S. Take Extreme Precautions as Trump Continues March of Fascism

Other travelers from countries like Australia and Canada have reported being detained in horrendous conditions. Other times, its more of a blanket fuck you to Americas geopolitical allies with threats of tariffs. Bukele falsely accused Garcia of being a terrorist and said he wouldnt return the innocent man. President Donald Trump gestures as he meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC....

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Jennifer Williamson

Well,Doctor Who, That’s One Way You Can’t Go Home Again

You blow up planet Earth on May 24, 2025, apparently. More on that later. But its also not really the point of the story. © BBC/Disney And thats not the only way in which the Doctor himself fails to make much of this situation better. Except… he cant. Where its all going though? © BBC/Disney Well have to wait and see… well, until May 24, 2025, at least. Want more io9 news?...

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Aaron Moyer

Windows’ Controversial Recall Is Back—Here’s How to Control It

The system catalogues all these screenshots then uses on-equipment AI to parse whats on each screenshot. Users can then search through those screenshots and return to those pages with a single click. We expect Microsoft to show off the rejiggered Recall at its Build conference that starts on May 19. © Kyle Barr / Gizmodo Recalls caveats, however, are many. By default, a SSD with 1 TB or more will dedicate 150 GB to the feature....

April 14, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Lindsay Roberts

You Won’t Find theM3GANChatbot at the Alamo Drafthouse

Sometimes disruptions in movie theaters are spontaneous, like the current frenzy among audiences watchingA Minecraft Movie. In a news report fromVariety, the company will not be allowing access to the Movie MateM3GANchatbot during screenings. The Alamo Drafthouse already holds rowdy screenings for titles that elicit communal crowd reactions. Megan robot© Blumhouse Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. M3GANis returning to theaters (with a twist!...

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Larry Hardy

Beyond Showerheads: Trump’s Attempts to Kill Appliance Regulations Cause Chaos

This story was originally published byProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Donald Trump makes no secret of his loathing for regulations that limit water and energy use by home appliances. © Daniel Torok For years, he has regaled supporters at his campaign rallies with fanciful stories about their impact. In his first term, Trump pursued an array of gimmicks to venture to undermine the rules. His moves were opposed by industry and environmental groups alike....

April 13, 2025 · 4 min · 701 words · Ruben Burke

Bungie’s NewMarathonGame Has an Amazing Short Film

After a decadefocusing solelyon its ongoing shared world shooterDestiny,Bungie is reviving its old sci-fi shooter seriesMarathon. As it opens, something…weird happens on the planet Tau Ceti IV. Even creepier is that we see these deaths span across several decades, from 2794 to 2812 and 2827. © Bungie Fancy cinematics are nothing new for games at this point in the mediums life. But for Bungie,Marathonfeels like a massive step forward from what the studios previously done withHaloandDestiny....

April 13, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Jason Mcdaniel

Cholera Outbreak Traced to Holy Water From Ethiopia

A sacred pilgrimage ended up in the toilet for several travelers earlier this year. Health officials in Germany and the UK detailed the strange outbreak in a reportpublishedThursday in the journal Eurosurveillance. Though several people were hospitalized and some even required intensive care, all of the victims thankfully survived. Cholera still sickens millions of people a year, especially in places with poor water sanitation.© Wirestock Creators via Shutterstock Cholerais triggered by the bacteriaVibrio cholerae....

April 13, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Kenneth Webb

For the First Time, Artificial Intelligence Is Being Used at a Nuclear Power Plant

Their purpose is to power a brand-new artificial intelligence tool designed for the nuclear energy industry. PG&E is deploying the document retrieval service in stages. And thats going to shrink that time way down. © Genaro Molina That right now qualifier is key, though. And hes not the only entrepreneur eyeing ways to introduce artificial intelligence into the nuclear energy field. For now, Atomic Canyon is voluntarily keeping the Nuclear Regulatory Commission abreast of its plans....

April 13, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · James Davila

Neutrinos Have No Business Being This Freaking Small

So, yeahneutrinos areridiculouslylightweight. Determining the neutrinos mass with precision could offer profound insights into the universes laws. Are neutrinos getting their mass from theHiggs boson, as other particles do? The KATRIN experiment.Photo: KATRIN Collaboration Or is there some entirely new mechanism at play? Enter the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino Experiment, or KATRIN, a 75-foot-long (23-meter-long) blimp-shaped vacuum chamber. Neutrinos still have plenty of tricks up their subatomic sleeves. If the neutrino mass were morearound one electronvoltKATRIN could have found its actual value....

April 13, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Amanda Johnson

Webb Telescope Reveals Astronomers Got It All Wrong About This Dying Planet

Astronomers using NASAs James Webb Space Telescope just gave a cosmic mystery a serious plot twist. But not this time. The star, ZTF SLRN-2020, wasnt puffing up like a balloonit appeared calm. An artist’s concept of the planet’s orbit of the star.Illustration: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI) Which means the planet didnt get accidentally gobbled up in explosive stellar behavior. Instead, the distant world was doomed by a slow orbital death spiral....

April 13, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Jamie Andrews

Alienware Area-51 Review: It Would Be My Forever Case if It Didn’t Look so Dated

Theres a benefit to that. The Area-51 is made to be your forever case. Pros Cons The main thing you notice about Alienwares latest desktop is that its big. An image of a glowing desktop, mouse, keyboard and monitor.© Adriano Contreras / Gizmodo Its so big, you need two people to lift it onto your desk. Its so mundane looking, I might not want it on my desk at all....

April 12, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Marcus Perez