For starters, the new Cybertruck is only going to be used for the D.A.R.E. anti-drug program rather than as a patrol car. And, perhaps more oddly, the promo video uses music from theTerminatormovie franchise. Police officers in Irvine, California, pose in front of the department’s new Tesla Cybertruck in a promotional video from Oct. 8, 2024.Screenshot: Irvine Police / Twitter The truck will support our Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program and community outreach efforts....

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Todd Feathers, Gizmodo:The Large Hadron Collider is 27 kilometers in circumference. The collider youve proposed building in the Gulf of Mexico is about 2,000 kilometers in circumference. © Liliana Dawson/Pexels Why is bigger better? It means you have to go to more exotic superconductors than our good old friend niobium-titanium. Or, you have to get out the tunnelers and tunnel a much larger circumference tunnel....

Sunshine, beaches, alligators, a Taylor Swift song. Then, 20 minutes away is another massive draw, Disney competitor Universal Studios Orlando. Now both theme parks have announcedwhat theyll be doingin anticipation of the terrifying weather event that isHurricane Milton. Walt Disney World is among the Florida attractions preparing for Hurricane Milton.Image: Disney BothDisneyandUniversalhave put in place staggered closings with various specifics depending on location, tickets, and more. you’ve got the option to read them all at those links but weve got some highlights....

If he loses, man, what… Carlson said with a laugh, youre fucked, dude. If he loses, Im fucked, Musk said as they both laughed. How long do you think my prison sentence is going to be? Elon Musk on Tucker Carlson’s web video show that was published on Oct. 7, 2024.Screenshot: Twitter Will I see my children? Musk eventually deleted that tweet. Theyll have a go at prosecute the company, prosecute me....

More than 200 people have been identified as dead in the disaster and the numbers are continuing to rise. But the catch is that SpaceX is not quite making Starlink free. It really looks like not much more than a glorified new-customer promotion. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images They interviewed a resident named Kinney Baughman who wasnt thrilled. He noted that many communities have been turned into rubble by Hurricane Helen....

Now you could perfectly recreate the Doctor having to stand still on a landmine on your shelf! Should be easy, action figures dont move. Weve come along way from the days ofDestroyed Cassandraand David Tennants with necks the size of small countries! © BBC/Character Options Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Which Oscar-Winning Actress Said No to Shawn LevysStar Wars? © BBC/Character Options Plus, find out whichLast of Ussurvivor wishes they had a stronger fence....

Ron DeSantis mentioned the free Uber rides at a press conference on Tuesday morning that was livestreamed onYouTube. They did this with Hurricane Helene. Theyre now doing it with Hurricane Milton. Evacuating from the likely path of Hurricane Milton, Rex and Ruby Thacher bring their dogs Lulu and Zoey to the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.© Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Image...

According toPeople, Esposito was enthusiastic in his response, saying he would love to return to the role. I dont know much about whats going on. I know theyre making a film. Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) powers up. © Lucasfilm I dont know if theyre going to return to the show or not, but anything is open. And I certainly left the best opening ever for Moff Gideon to come back....

For a slightly lower price, the Buds Pro 2 do everything the Buds 3 Pro do but better. The former features a slim, sleek look with elongated stems or blades. The sharp, pointy blades look triangular from afar but reveal their unique pentagonal shape upon a closer look. Photo: Dua Rashid / Gizmodo I cant deny the bump in aesthetic the lights lead to as well as how rare the feature is....

But this quartz is vital tothe solar industrytoo. Those rods are cut into the solar wafers that are further processed to produce the cells within panels. Forming solar ingotsrequires heating polysiliconto over 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. Solar panels.© © Toni007 ca/Wikimedia There, purity is particularly important for ensuring high ingot yields and long crucible lifespans. The amount of quartz required to support solar crucible production is fairly small. That same year,global polysilicon productionstood at 1....

We are all better off being more savvy consumers. Theres even a new circle to search function that works similarly to Googles own Android-based feature. For that, you have to turn to 3rd-party apps and sites. Amazon Prime Day usually results in more stress for delivery drivers and warehouse workers. It’s good to remember that just because that phone is on sale for Prime Day, it will probably be on sale again soon....

Trailers are fascinating because theyre at war with themselves. Unfortunately, showing the best things in a movieoften ruins a persons enjoyment of it.What to do? Well, sometimes studios dont care. Creepy Hugh Grant in Heretic, in theaters November 8.Image: A24 They just want you to buy a ticket and will show you everything to do so. Other times, they care too much, and a trailer doesnt quite sell what a movie is....

Twenty-five years ago,at the height of his powers, Kevin Smith took on God. The movie has been bought away from the guy that had it for years and whatnot, Smith said. The company that bought it, we met with them a couple months ago. Twenty-five years after its release, Dogma may be coming back to theaters.Image: Lionsgate I said 100 percent, are you kidding me? Touring a movie that I know people like, and its sentimental and nostalgic?...