Spider-Man and His Rogues Invade NYCC Along WithThe Substance,The Goonies, and More

Can you spot them all? The print is a run of 200 and costs $60. We arent going to highlight them all but here are just a few standouts. A crop of an exclusive Spider-Man poster from 100% Soft coming to New York Comic Con.Image: 100% Soft First, Edmiston tackles one of the years best genre films,The Substance. Pump It Up is an edition of 75 and costs $25. Its as big as Kong too, measuring a whopping 56 x 24 inches....

October 16, 2024 · 1 min · 163 words · Jason Turner

Stranger Things‘ Final Season Recasts a Season 1 Character

Scott Derricksons new snipers-vs-monsters movieThe Gorgegets its first look. These are likely Francis Galluppis mysterious project andSebastien Vaniceks mean and nasty spinoff movie focusing on an undisclosed character. Were just developing it. © Netflix So we are, but these are slow-motion, molasses processes, so it could be years away. And so are two more movies. Werewolves Werewolvesnow has awebsite counting downto the Hunters Supermoon this Thursdayas well as the films first trailer....

October 16, 2024 · 1 min · 144 words · Mark Allen

Tech’s Race to Go Nuclear Is Exciting. It’s Also Going to Be Really Frickin’ Hard

Its a huge week for nuclear energy. Two days later, Amazon announced itsplan to invest $500 milliontowards the development of its own SMRs. After decades of a lengthy and painful drawdown, nuclear energy is back. In this aerial view, the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant stands in the middle of the Susquehanna River on October 10, 2024 near Middletown, Pennsylvania.© Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Nuclear power is expensive, the construction times long, and the cost of a mistake is deadly....

October 16, 2024 · 3 min · 469 words · Tanya Barnes

The Astronaut Wears Prada: Axiom Reveals the First Lunar Spacesuits Since Apollo

More than 50 years after Apollo, astronauts will be returning to the Moon in style. Less than a year later,Axiom Space unveiled the AxEMU spacesuit under its initial $228.5 million contract. The first look at the AxEMU spacesuits featured a dark cover layer used to conceal its proprietary technology. A mockup of the AxEMU Prada spacesuit.Axiom Space With its flight design finally revealed, the modern, sleek look of the AxEMU spacesuit came through....

October 16, 2024 · 1 min · 124 words · Michelle Kelley

The Crusade to Replace Passwords With Passkeys Just Intensified

Instead, the alliance would like everybody to use passkeys. Our adversaries attack nations in cyberspace using techniques that are blocked by passkeys and related technologies. News from the future, delivered to your present. The FIDO Alliance says passkeys are more secure and convenient than passwords.© Leon Neal/Getty Images You May Also Like The Secretary of Defense keeps getting caught using Signal, a remarkable feat. DOGE Staffer Previously Fired From Cybersecurity Company for Leaking Secrets The teen went by Big Balls online....

October 16, 2024 · 1 min · 81 words · Gary Baker

The ‘Molecular Devils’ That Cause the Most Fatal Diseases Ever Known

Brahic is a French microbiologist whos been connected to the world of prions for decades. Before diving in, he provides a clear, straightforward overview of how the nervous system and proteins function. What Ever Happened to Mad Cow? A 3D illustration of prions, which contain no genetic material but can spread and cause diseases like other germs.© Love Employee via Getty The following conversation has been lightly edited for clarity and grammar....

October 16, 2024 · 2 min · 310 words · Michael Leach

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Delete Your 23andMe Data. Here’s How to Do It

As such, a lot of the companys customers are looking to cut and run. Understandably, people want to delete their accounts and purge whatever data the company has on them. Unfortunately, 23andMe isnt really going to delete all of your data. Oh, sure, you might delete your account. There is atutorialon the companys website explaining how to do it. According to 23andMesprivacy policy,it retains your genetic and birthday information to fulfill regulatory requirements....

October 16, 2024 · 1 min · 147 words · Jeremy George

What We Do in the Shadows‘ Mark Proksch Reflects on Colin Robinson’s Energy Vampire Journey

Mark Proksch:I feel good. io9: What was the most challenging scene you had to film? Proksch:Gosh, they all melt together. Photo: Pari Dukovic/FX You know, we film in the middle of winter in Toronto and were often filming throughout that night. So that is usually the most difficult stuff. Do you think hes the most human of the vampires? Photo: Russ Martin/FX Hell drain them, but he wants to keep them alive so he can keep coming back to them....

October 16, 2024 · 3 min · 545 words · Jake Rivera

Willem Dafoe Chases an Adorable Cryptid inThe Legend of OchiTrailer

To our eyes, it looks like a cross betweenThe Great Panda AdventureandGamera 3: Revenge ofIris. And yes, thats A24 favorite Willem Dafoe as the crusty, ochi-hating zealot destined for a bittersweet comeuppance. The film additionally boasts an original score by Dave Longstreth of the Dirty Projectors fame. © A24 As of this writing, no release date has been set. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

October 16, 2024 · 1 min · 71 words · Sarah Torres

Apple Intelligence Is Set to Make Your Attention Span Even Shorter

That gradually made watching long-form content fairly difficult. Look at thistragic exampleof a presumably long breakup text summarized in a brutal one-liner. Apple Intelligence on iOS 18.1 is going to summarize articles on Safari. Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo it’s possible for you to also select a certain paragraph to pull out its summary or key points. The upcoming writing tools will work like Grammarly on your phone, underlining every misspelled word or grammatical error....

October 15, 2024 · 2 min · 253 words · Claire Terrell

DC Releases New Range of Webcomics Formatted for Mobile Devices

Meanwhile,Nothing Butt Nightwingconcerns Dick Grayson as he lands his biggest deep-cover operation yetas an international supermodel! Hes got the eyes of the audience, the other models, and even a few agents. Free previews ofHarley Quinn in ParadiseandNothing Butt Nightingare available to readat this link. DC GO!’s launch titles.© DC Comics If you got into DC through 90s Vertigo comics or back issues ofNew Gods,you may be disappointed. That said, were curious to see what the company has deemed fit to reformat from theMadarchives whenDC!...

October 15, 2024 · 1 min · 108 words · Zachary Wallace

European Road Safety Orgs Are Terrified of the Cybertruck

The Tesla Cybertruck has invaded Europe, and European road safety organizations are freaking out over it. Why are the safety orgs so worried about Teslas truck? I guess its because it seems so obviously dangerous. © Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Gizmodo reached out to Tesla for comment but did not hear back by time of publication. Despite the safety concerns, there has only been one reported death involving a Cybertruck. A manwas killed in the Houston areain August after his vehicle crashed into a culvert and burst into flames....

October 15, 2024 · 1 min · 110 words · Charles Robertson

For the Love of God, Stop Making Inscrutable Doomsday Clocks

A clock ticking down to midnight is a once-powerful and now stale metaphor from the atomic age. Its an image so old and stayed that it just celebrated its 75th anniversary. Their project has been to warn the world of its impending destruction. © Bulletin of Atomic Scientists The Doomsday Clock is one of the ways they do it. Then they set the clock. The closer to midnight, the closer humanity is to its doom....

October 15, 2024 · 2 min · 336 words · Karen Clark