The Best New Movies and TV Streaming in October 2024, and Where to Watch Them

Halloween month is here and all your favorite streaming services are happy to oblige with lots of spooky content. (And sometimes, just the ones that we like most.) Heres the best of whats streaming in October 2024. © Paramount/New Line Whats coming to Netfix in October 2024? October 3 October 15 Whats coming to Hulu in October 2024? October 11 October 19 Whats coming to Disney+ in October 2024? It’s What’s Inside– Netflix...

October 1, 2024 · 1 min · 172 words · Calvin Meyer

The John Williams Documentary Now Has a Release Date and Trailer, and We’re Already Emotional

The news came along with the release of the films first trailer, which you could watch below. Get ready to feel goosebumps at your desk or wherever youre reading this. The film features interviews with artists and filmmakers whose lives have been touched by his timeless music. John Williams and Steven Spielberg in the new documentary about the composer.Image: Disney+ There are so many things that are exciting about all of this....

October 1, 2024 · 2 min · 234 words · Donna Todd

The Russo Brothers’ New Sci-Fi Movie Sounds Electrifyingly Weird

Co-director Joe Russo told Vanity Fair he believes Mr. Peanut and President Carter are kindred spirits. However, getting clearance to use the monocled mascot required convincing the head honchos at Hormel Foods. Joe Russo added the films depiction of the character is largely positive: They gave us creative reign. © Netflix/Vanity Fair The most well-spoken and thoughtful of the robots is a peanut with a cane and a top hat....

October 1, 2024 · 1 min · 129 words · Lori Mclean

U.S. Dockworkers Go on Strike Over Robots and Wages

The people who move goods from ship to shore are on strike along Americas east coast. The unions existing contract expired on Monday at midnight after negotiations with the bosses broke down. Without the longshoremen, Americas supply chain shuts down. Dockworkers strike outside of the Port of Newark after members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, or ILA, began walking off the job after 12:01 a.m. ET on October 01, 2024 in Elizabeth, New Jersey....

October 1, 2024 · 2 min · 279 words · William Martinez

V/H/S/BeyondIs Pleasingly Disturbing as Hell

Bring on the next one! V/H/S/Beyondhits Shudder October 4. Want more io9 news? © Shudder News from the future, delivered to your present. StreamIs a Scream TeamTerrifierand a cast of horror fan-favorites elevate this gruesome new flick. © Shudder © Shudder

October 1, 2024 · 1 min · 41 words · Lee Olson

Wednesday’s Solar Eclipse Might Be the Worst One Yet

Few sights in nature can match the sheer majesty and awe of a solar eclipse. That being said, dont get your hopes up for a moment of tearful amazement on Wednesday. Thats not the case for the upcoming event on October 2, which will feature an annular eclipse. During an annular eclipse, like this one from 2012, the Moon is far from Earth, and therefore doesn’t block out all of the Sun....

October 1, 2024 · 2 min · 226 words · Amber Bridges

Apartment 7A‘s Director Explains That Out-of-ContinuityRosemary’s BabyMoment

Until… it doesnt. In a new interview, James explained the behind-the-scenes reasons why that happened. Rosemary and her new friend agree to do their laundry together again because the basement is creepy as hell. © Gareth Gatrell/Paramount+ So we had these discussions prior to starting a redraft of the script. But I really shied away from wanting to show Rosemarys face or any kind of interaction. So youre right about the lack of continuity from the original with Mrs....

September 30, 2024 · 1 min · 110 words · Jennifer Salazar

Archaeologists Crack 460-Year-Old Notre-Dame Lead Coffin Mystery

In the process of the work, archaeologistsstumbled across lead sarcophagiunderneath the church floor. The team put a small camera into a hole of one of the 700-year-old sarcophagi to examine its contents. They found (surprise!) The coffins on display during a 2022 press conference.Photo: LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images (The identification wasnt difficultde la Porte had a plaque on his coffin.) But identifying the remains in the other sarcophagus proved more difficult....

September 30, 2024 · 1 min · 188 words · Janice Smith

California Governor Vetoes AI Bill Aimed at Preventing Catastrophic Harms

Adaptability is critical as we race to regulate a technology still in its infancy, Newsom wrote. This will require a delicate balance. Despite the corporate lobbying, many in the AI industry believed the legislation was necessary. California Governor Gavin Newsom had to contend with fierce lobbying on SB 1047 from the tech industry, AI workers, and celebrities.© Variety/Getty Images Dozens of AI researchers at leading AI companies called on Newsom in anopen letterto sign the bill into law....

September 30, 2024 · 1 min · 102 words · Tara Schroeder

DirectTV Will Buy Dish and Sling TV for $1 and a Bunch of Debt

The deal must still be approved by federal regulators, who under President Joe Biden have been particularlyactive onantitrustcases. News from the future, delivered to your present. AT&T would rather not. DirecTV plans to buy acquire competitors Dish and Sling TV in major satellite merger.© Bloomberg/Getty Images Who Moved This Satellite?

September 30, 2024 · 1 min · 50 words · Johnathan Yates

Do Animals Understand Death? The Latest Science Might Surprise You

Few things have earned as much as thought and attention in the collective human mind as death. The following conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. So I became kind of obsessed with death in that time in my life. A possum playing dead.© EyeEm Mobile GmbH via Getty And at the time, I really didnt link the two things in my head. I needed to find a way of coping with my own existential fears....

September 30, 2024 · 3 min · 444 words · Ellen Sims

Epic Sues Samsung Over OneUI’s ‘Auto Blocker’ Setting

The case will hinge on whether there was really collusion between Google and Samsung. Epic pointed to how Auto Blocker was not default on phones before Google Play Store was labeled a monopoly. The Auto Blocker setting on Samsung devices creates a wall between users and third-party app stores. © Photo: CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images After all, Epicmight know a thing or two about dark patterns. In an email statement, a Samsung spokesperson said the company plans to fight Epics lawsuit....

September 30, 2024 · 2 min · 241 words · Elizabeth Thomas

Google’s Pixel 9a With No Camera Bar Could Be as Flat as a Pancake

TheGoogle Pixel 8awas all the best things about thePixel 8shoved into a far cheaper package. It even looked like a Pixel 8, with a reduced camera bar housing less-capable sensors. Simply put, the next Pixel 9a phone could lie perfectly flat against your desk. © Gizmodo First and foremost, the renders show theres no camera bar at all. Theres no camera bump, either. At most, there could be a small bump where the lens array meets the back panel....

September 30, 2024 · 1 min · 203 words · Courtney Guerra