The newI Know What You Did Last Summerbegins filming.Y2Ktakes us back to 1999 for a retro featurette. Plus, the cast ofCreature Commandossee themselves in animated action, and whats coming onGhostsChristmas episode. Production is underway for#IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer. © HBO Exclusively in theatres this summer. I filmed that this summer when I first moved here, but they filmed everything else in New York. Y2K A newY2Kfeaturette hosted by director Kyle Mooney looks back at what life was like in 1999....

Update:This story has been updated to include a response from the NYPD received after publication. New York Citys contract with SoundThinking, the company behind ShotSpotter, is set to expire this month. By that point, the city will have paid the company more than $54 million for the technology. A computer monitor showing details of a ShotSpotter alert.© Albany Times Union It concluded that only 13 percent of the alerts could be conclusively tied to gunfire....

Thedreamiestcharacter, to be clear. Hes the total package, basically. However, thats not yet a certainty. © Warner Bros. Whether Viggo does it or will entirely depends on how good the script is, she said. And he doesnt have a script yet. After that, itll be between Viggo and Andy of how that is achieved. But literally that decision is several months away. Do you hope Mortensen returns for more brooding and sword-fighting in Middle-earth?...

Researchers at the University of Akron in Ohio conducted the study, hoping to confirm a hunch. soundas their cue to strike. Spiders are well known for the variety of methods they use to capture prey. Two views of the slingshot spider; the the right image shows the web’s cone shape with a spider at the tip.© Reproduced with permission of The Company of Biologists. Han, S. I. and Blackledge, T. A....

What do the Costco Guys and the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai volcano have in common? The team, from GNE Sciencea state-owned research institutepublishedits findings earlier this year inCommunications Earth & Environment. It wasnt just an auditory experience for some. A satellite image of the Tonga eruption.Images: NASA Earth Observatory / Joshua Stevens / Lauren Dauphin / CALIPSO data from NASA/CNES, MODIS and VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership, and GOES imagery courtesy of NOAA and the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)...

Big Tech has run wild for years, Trump wrote onTruth Social. And Slater could be just the person to do that, whatever her motives. Trump emphasized that Gail would treat companies fairly, which remains to be seen. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City.© Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Congratulations GailTogether, we will Make America Competitive Again!...

Fresh off of his first spacewalk, Isaacman stated that he was honored to receive the nomination. With Isaacman leading NASA, there might be more focus on profiting from the cosmos. Of course, the U.S. Senate still needs to approve Trumps nomination of Isaacman as the space agencys administrator. Isaacman poses in front of the recovered first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket at SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images...

The gunman is still at large and witnesses gave conflicting reports to police of what he looked like. The suspect also wore a black face mask. ET, he was pronounced dead at the hospital at 7:12 a.m. Social media quickly filled with reactions to the shooting, including everything from shock to some dark humor. Police gather outside of a Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan where United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on December 04, 2024 in New York City....

Today, Vega-C is finally ready for its highly-anticipated comeback. Update: December 4, 4:15 p.m. A second liftoff opportunity is scheduled for Thursday at 4:20 p.m. The launch will be streamed live onESA Web TV, with the broadcast set to begin at 4 p.m. Its second time flying, however, did not go as well. The Vega-C rocket ready for liftoff.ESA/Manuel Pedoussaut After two years, and millions spent on the redesign, the rocket is launch ready....

Even beforeStar Wars: Skeleton Crewhit Disney+people were obsessed with Neel. How could they not be? And,as weve now seen in the first two episodes, Neel lives up to that. Hello, ladies! Neel is in the house.Image: Lucasfilm But one thing thoseearly looks and trailerscouldnt quite illustrate is Neels best feature: his hair. WatchingSkeleton Crew, Neels hair was one of the first things that struck me. Were used to seeing aliens inStar Wars....

Samsungs love of wearables may extend from your wrist and finger all the way to your face. The company is gearing up for its annual Galaxy Unpacked phone event, which will likely reveal theGalaxy S25. Still, rumors hint thatSamsung may be working on a pair of AR glasses to rival Metas eyewear offerings. Samsung may showcase a pair of AR glasses next month, but we’ll need to see if they are typical smart glasses or of the “AR” variety....

The show was featured as a main attraction at Universal Studio Japans now defunct Oz area. However, out of necessity it focused mostly on the story betweenElphaba and Glinda. it’s possible for you to visit variousWickedshopping and treat pop-ups at Universal Studios Hollywood. Images: Universal Studios Japan, Wicked on Broadway, Omaki.Musical on Instagram Wickedis now in theaters;Wicked Part Twoarrives November 2025. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

Thecompanys appis the key to much of its success. It is the key to everything. On Friday, the website and the app suffered outages that disrupted customers plans. © Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images In other, more severe cases, customers reported app failures that left them stranded. Ive been waiting over 4 hours in the cold. No help whatsoever, different answers and stuck waiting for an hour to speak with someone and no help....