Americas current nuclear-armed stealth submarines have patrolled the worlds water for more than 40 years. Theyre hard to catch, harder to destroy, and carry enough nukes to level a city. The current Ohio-class subs were built in the 1960s and 70s and first deployed in 1981. An artist rendering of the future U.S. Navy Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.Photo: U.S. Navy Theyre old and the cost of maintaining them goes up every year....

The little world orbits Barnards star, a red dwarf about six light-years from Earth. Barnards star is a dim, cool star about one-seventh the mass of our Sun. The same could be said for the spunky exoplanet, but in the opposite direction as a thermometer reads. An artist’s impression of the exoplanet orbit Barnard’s star.Illustration: ESO/M. Kornmesser It does not, so life as we know it cant exist on the exoplanet....

Hes also hosted the Oscars and starred on Broadway. But one thing he hasnt really tackled is the focus of his latest project: horror. Apple TV+ just released the first trailer for new seriesBefore, starring and executive produced by Crystal. © Apple TV+ Whats the deal with the cabin theyre both obsessed with? And has Youll Never Walk Alone ever sounded quite somenacingbefore? As Eli attempts to help Noah, their mysterious bond deepens....

This one is meant to live on your bookshelf and hopefully fill your room with its guaranteed premium sound. In China, theres an additional Warm Wood, which I wish was an option for us, too. Its connectivity features sound a bit better. Photo: Bose Theres multipoint up to two devices and an additional wired connectivity option over key in-C. News from the future, delivered to your present. At least one person experienced a burn injury....

Chromebook Plusmodels were Googles way of bringing its brand of budget laptops to a new era. This new quick access function brings up Geminis Help me write text generation capabilities. Its akin to theCopilot Key on WindowsPCsbutwith several extra features. The ‘Quick Access’ key replaces the spot for the old Launcher button. Launcher now has its own dedicated key between Fn and Alt.© Photo: Artem Golub / Gizmodo The first new Chromebooks with the Quick Insert key are the ultra-thin Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus....

Of note though is that when fans hear the words Dynamic Duo, we dont think of two Robins. We think one Robin and one Batman. So well see how, or if, that plays in. Two Robins are about to hit the big screen in a very unexpected way.Image: DC Comics Questions like, what exactly does puppet animation look like? So maybe a sort ofCoraline-esque look, but in the DC Universe....

How many Vikings did you dig up in the last year? Well, archaeologists working with Denmarks Museum Odense found more than 50 viking graves in just six months. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good goingand the Vikings had goodies, too. A recently excavated Viking burial.Photo: Skelet fra udgravning i Åsum Vikings were seafarers, traders, and raiders that settled northwestern Europe in the 8th through 11th centuries. The graves were found during excavations done in advance of plans to update the local electric grid....

Ben 10 (2016) got removed too. (Jesus are they actually doing this? Looking for episodes of your favorite Cartoon internet shows? © Cartoon Network Well update this post when and if we hear back. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.

Even a dehydration-induced two-month-long kidney disease in the summer of 2012 couldnt get me to change my habits. I was hoping the Water.io Smart Water Bottle could do that. Water.io Smart Water Bottle The Smart Water Bottle is better for tracking hydration than pushing you towards it. Photo: Dua Rashid The app utilizes that intel to store and inform you about your recommended daily water intake. you might tilt the bottle to find out if youre on track at any point during the day....

I won, and I didnt break any rules. This isnt going to stop, Allen told the New York Times. Art is dead, dude. © Mikayla Whitmore for The Washington Post via Getty Images In March of last year, the U.S. Copyright Officeruled thatwork derived from AI platforms contained no human authorship and therefore could not be extended copyright protections. Allen has been trying, since late 2022, to register his painting as a copyrighted work....

Gemini Live already consumed Google Assistant, body and soul. Now, the AI that talks to you should be available for all users starting Tuesday. If you dont care about a phone-based AI assistant, Microsoft isofferingsimilar capabilities on Windows 11 through Copilot. The Android app should now grant quick access to Gemini Live. If Google’s AI doesn’t float your boat, Microsoft’s Copilot is also getting free voice-based features.© Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo...

HoloLens 2was Microsofts attempt to become the big fish in the burgeoning VR space. Instead, for years, the headset floundered. On Tuesday, Microsoft finally declared that its HoloLens efforts have drowned. Microsoft was always keen to show off HoloLens 2 at Mobile World Conference in Barcelona.© Photo: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg via Getty Images Microsoft is ending production on the HoloLens 2. Worse, theres no HoloLens 3 in sight. Microsoft first confirmed HoloLens demise in a statement toUploadVR....

During that debate, Trump spewed racist nonsense about Haitian immigrants eating dogs and kids. But Trumps lie about immigrants only surfaced because it was first pushed hard byneo-Nazisonline. Where can I stream the Walz-Vance debate? JD Vance (left) on July 22, 2024 in Radford, Virginia and Tim Walz (right) on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.© Alex Wong/Justin Sullivan/Getty Images YouTube Websites What are the rules for the debate? The VP debate will be similar to the presidential debate betweenTrump and Harris....