WatchingKraven the Hunter, I felt something I dont usually feel in the movie theater. Directed by J.C. Chandor,Kraven the Hunteris the latest (and maybe last?) Spider-Man adjacent film from Sony. The shirt is coming off in Kraven the Hunter.Image: Sony Hes a villain with a code, and supernatural aids to give him enhanced strength and speed. Here Kraven (Johnson) is only partially that. Hes a full-time superpowered assassin who jet-sets around, killing villains like a murderous jungle Batman....

Artisans tagline: Stop Hiring Humans. The company, which is backed by startup accelerator Y-Combinator, sells what it calls AI Employees or Artisans. Whatthe company actually sells is softwaredesigned to assist with customer service and sales workflow. © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Yes, grim stuff. At first glance, you might wonder who the target audience for these billboards is. As such, its a media campaign that would seem to discriminate against its core audience....

Combined insights from 10 models of the worldwide climate suggest that temperatures are rising faster than previously expected. The researchers worked with an artificially intelligent system known as a convolutionalneural internet. Neural networks process and interpret information in a way inspired by the human brain. A stretch of ground suffering severe drought.Photo: CCBY IOP PUBLISHING The research team trained a convolutional neural data pipe on each of the 43 regions defined by the IPCC....

Amazon announced that it will be partnering with Hyundai to sell vehicles directly to consumers online. And while its starting with Hyundai, the company said it will branch into other manufacturers in the future. Thus far, the service is only available for new vehicles. Amazon Vice President of Worldwide Corporate Business Development Marty Mallick (L) and Hyundai Global President and Chief Operating Officer Jose Munoz speak at the Hyundai press conference at Automobility LA© ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images...

Now, they just have to start writing the damn thing. It might have taken a year but it was a year well spent! Project One is about to go into development proper. © Games Workshop, Dave Benett/Getty Images for Apple That starting place shall, for now, remain a secret. Watch this space, thoughmore to come in time! Now, in the grim dark future of the 41st millennium, there is only the waiting game....

A research facility in Australia is in hot water over losing track of its viruses. Queensland officials reported the incident Monday. According to Health Minister Tim Nicholls, over 300 virus samples have gone missing. A transmission electron micrograph of the Sin Nombre hantavirus.© BSIP/UIG Via Getty Officials didnt notice the missing viruses until August 2023. The misplaced samples contained Hendra virus, lyssavirus, and hantavirus. All three viruses are predominantly caught through contact with animals and can cause life-threatening infections....

Artificial intelligence is not just flooding social media with garbage, its also apparently afflicting the open-source programming community. The Registerreportedtodayon such concerns raised by Seth Larson in a blog post recently. These reports appear at first glance to be potentially legitimate and thus require time to refute, Larson added. AI is being used to submit bogus bug reports to open source projects.Owlie Productions It could potentially be a big problem for open-source projects (i....

When asked head-on, Johnston shared that overall regard toward Epic Universe is more of a welcoming feeling. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Disney Experiences, Universal Orlando

Its a quality thats necessaryto propel the story. Most crucially, we knowProphecys Sisterhood will one day become the Bene Gesserit. PreexistingDunefans will obviously pick up on more of the mythology, but signature elements are explained for newcomers. Young Valya (Jessica Barden) and Tula (Emma Canning) share a rare moment of affection. Photo: Attila Szvacsek/HBO This results in relationships that are as unhealthy as the means they use to achieve those goals....

In 2017, an unexpected visitor with an oddly elongated shape zipped through the solar system. Now, new research has doubled the number of known dark comets and grouped them into two distinct populations. The study also reveals that these mysterious objects fall into two distinct groups based on their orbit and size. The interstellar object ‘Oumuamua helped researchers understand the nature of the recently discovered dark comets.European Southern Observatory / M....

All the information stems from changes to the latest SteamOS kernel in the Steam Deck. The poster added some conjecture that the gear is a streaming gear, console, orset-top box. The last thing weve seen about VR headsets is a patent for a Deckard unit. © Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo Early rumors hinted thatit would require a specific SteamVR box to run without needing a PC. Lynch has posted some unconfirmed, supposedly leaked renders of controllers for the Deckard, codenamed Roy....

Sorry to leave you all hanging on this one. I had to disappear for a few months. During that time, I wore the Pixel Watch 3 to learn its ins and outs. © Florence Ion / Gizmodo The bigger displayisso lovely. It offers about 40% more room for text, images, and, in my case,FlightRadar. It also sits better on my wrist. The larger display only makes it better. Every year, theres a new model....

An international team of scientists now thinks soldiers may have turned to local craftspeople for help. Moral of the story? Do as the Romans do, even when youre far from Rome. The chainmail hoard from Germany.© J. Vogel News from the future, delivered to your present. Buyers are locked into an ecosystem with complicated software thats required to operate the vehicle. Examples of chainmail. Left: detail from the Great Ludovisi Sarcophagus....