The truth is that Android never had the kind of weather app that users wanted to check first. The situation got desperate back in 2020 whenApple bought Dark Skyand took it behind itswalled, fenced-off garden. Now, iPhone users have Androids once-favorite weather app and a native app with its iconic status. On the left is the current version of the Pixel weather app. On the right is the version that’s leaked out through an APK....

ADT, one of thelargest home security providersin the U.S., has been hacked. Data breaches vary in shape and size, and the security industry is not immune to them. In 2021, the security company Verkadawas hackedby a cybercrime group calling itself Arson Cats. oasisamuel/Shutterstock you’ve got the option to call: (866) 437-9016. News from the future, delivered to your present. You May Also Like The Secretary of Defense keeps getting caught using Signal, a remarkable feat....

Need to add a little more Anxiety to your home life? But exactly what those new emotions could be was a big question mark. Want more io9 news? © Pixar News from the future, delivered to your present.

Cops are investigating the defacement of a 6,000-year-old cave painting in southern Spain. He was trying to gussy up the painting to take a photo for his Facebook page. The paintings are located in the Sierra Sur de Jaen mountain in Spains Jaen Province. The paintings, washed out by water.© Civil Guard photo. They kicked off the hunt in May when pictures of the water-logged cave paintings surfaced online. People love to take pictures of the paintings, which is a normal instinct....

One is its setting;Romulustakes placebetween the events ofAlienand James Camerons 1986 sequelAliens. It was a creative collaboration where we met in the middle. (AlienandRomulusboth run a hair under two hours.) Alien: Romulus© 20th Century Studios I do not need advice. Fede is a surge of energy, and I had to step back and let him do it. Alien: Romulushits theaters August 16. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

The old ways still have value. Writers tend to romance the objects they use to craft their work. They become fetish objects. A picture of a manuscript written in WordStar.© Robert J. Sawyer screenshot. The pen, the pad, the IBM Selectric. Even the Remington SL3 is an object of affection for various writers. Just look at the legendaryWordStar. © Wtshymanski/Wikipedia The beloved software helped writers as diverse as Ralph Ellison, Anne Rice, and George RR Martin....

Matthew Lillard has an update on theFive Nights at Freddyssequel. Get a creeping tease of Steven Soderberghs haunted house movie,Presence. Plus, get another look atRick & Morty: The Anime. © Marvel Studios Youre asking the right questions. Sort of, yes. yo dont ask a follow-up! Its going to be exactly what you like about John Wick. A lot of fighting; a lot of intricate stunts. Theres a lot of one-takes, I think, but also an incredible amount of craftsmanship....

Ticket refunds would be automatic, the company said. Somehow, Swift has become wrapped up in the machinations of political mayhem and extremism all over the world. A couple days ago, Swifts beau, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, wasthreatened by some nutcase. © Thomas Niedermueller/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Now, Swifts own events are being targeted. News from the future, delivered to your present. Pentagon Alarmed by Taylor Swift Tweets Swifties are under surveillance, just like the rest of us....

MartinsHedge Knighttales are coming along too. Several of the participants in that trial are among the new cast. Ashton meanwhile plays Prince Daeron Targaryen, Aerion and Aegons brother, supporting the former in Duncans trial. © HBO Want more io9 news? A Knight of the Seven KingdomsGame of ThronesGeorge R.R. News from the future, delivered to your present. George R.R.

I was not even mandated to take the line out. And if you take it out, Id love it. So, come on. Deadpool frets, opposite a grimacing Wolverine© Disney At that point you go, Do I want to stick with pride? Am I going to die on a hill over one joke? It was at this point in the interview director Shawn Levy decided to interject. My buddy Ryan is one stubborn son of a bitch....

One of the years most spectacular meteor showers is about to reach its peak. Heres what you better know to get the best view of the Perseid meteor shower. Even so, the display isnt expected to be as grand aswhat was seen last year. Image of a Perseid meteor streaking over Joshua Tree National Park.© Brad Sutton/National Parks Service The Perseids only competition on that front may be the Geminids, which take place in mid-December....

And thats without even getting into the shows main theme, which is family drama.So muchfamily drama. But this isThe Umbrella Academy, which structures every season around the characters rush to prevent an impending doomsday. Turns out the Hotel Oblivion timeline reset did more damage than just removing the Hargreeves superpowers. Elliot Page as Viktor Hargreeves.© Netflix They fill a familiarUmbrella Academyslot: antagonists as quirky as they are deadly. (Alas, fan-favorite Klaus gets a bit short-changed this season....

So, how bad is the film? The answer, it turns out, is extremely. The biggest problem with Eli RothsBorderlandsisnt that its bad, its that its not interesting enough to be bad. © Lionsgate Its mass-produced pabulum, writes William Bibbiani forThe Wrap. Its technically a movie based onBorderlands.Not much else. Its the worst-case-scenarioBorderlandsmovie that goes against everythingBorderlandsstands for as a seriesa miserable failure. At one point, Claptrap returns to operational mode after a heavy-weaponry assault and says, I blacked out....