Star Wars OutlawsWill See Hondo Ohnaka Live to Scam Another Day

Few characters have cheated death and regular incarceration in equal measure in contemporaryStar Warscanon like Hondo Ohnaka. But clearlyStar Warsis far from done with putting Hondo wherever it can in its timeline. Maybe Rey will need a smuggling contact when hereventual standalone moviehappens? © Lucasfilm Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. ©

August 5, 2024 · 1 min · 58 words · Theresa Taylor

Things Are So Bad at Intel That the Boss Is Posting Bible Verses

Sunday afternoon, Gelsinger quoted Proverbsthe New International Version translation. Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Verse 4 is a bit from King Solomon where he gives out fatherly advice to his sons. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger sharing a different kind of quote at the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024© Annabelle Chih/Bloomberg via Getty Images Basically, keep your mouth shut and your eye on the prize....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 237 words · Randy Patterson

This Could Be the Beginning of the End of Trump’s Love for Crypto Cash

Donald Trumps honeymoon with the cryptocurrency industry may be over. Thats becausecrypto priceslike a lot of stocksarent doing wellat the moment. Prominent exchange Coinbase sank 17 percent. © Spencer Platt/Getty Images Numerous other crypto-related businesses have all seen similarly apocalyptic slides. Indeed, the crypto market is undergoing what observers have been calling a perfect storm. His campaign website has also made crypto contributions possible via aportalthat includes integrations with Coinbase and Gemini....

August 5, 2024 · 1 min · 131 words · Michael Miller

What Americans Knew About Climate Change in the 1960s Will Shock You

This story was originally published byGrist. I remember just being mortified by that, she said. So she set about writing what she thought would be a short paper to correct the record. Edmund Muskie© PhotoQuest / Getty Images Her paper ballooned into an 124-page analysis, soon to be published in the journal Ecology Law Quarterly. And its only part one of the findings. Almost everyone has completely forgotten about NAPCA, if they ever even knew it existed, Oreskes said....

August 5, 2024 · 1 min · 171 words · Tanner Brown

You Won’t Believe What Deadpool’s First Comic Cover Is Selling For

For a comic book fan, the ultimate flex is owning a copy of a popular characters first appearance. A step most collectors could never even dream about. And thats owning the original cover art from one of those issues. A crop of the cover of New Mutants #98 by Rob Liefeld. The original art is now on sale.Marvel Comics He told io9 back in 2016 where the design idea came from....

August 5, 2024 · 1 min · 153 words · Beverly Anderson

Bruce Campell SaysEvil Deadis Slaying Its Way to Animation

TheEvil Deadfranchise has been well-regarded for decades, but its also only just gotten back into the spotlight. His only hope is that future movies remember what makes the series so special. Speaking of the future, Campbell offered some small teases for whats in store with the next two movies. © Universal Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.

August 4, 2024 · 1 min · 63 words · Brian Williams

Every TV Show Astronauts Can Watch on the ISS Right Now

Astronauts on board theInternational Space Stationhave a lot of serious business to handle each day. But even astronauts need time for rest and relaxation. And if they like, they can watch a movie or TV show. Astronauts on board the International Space Station watch a Star Wars movie in 2017.Photo: NASA / Joseph M. Acaba Whats the selection like 250 milesabove the Earth? Surprisingly good, if it’s possible for you to believe it....

August 4, 2024 · 1 min · 211 words · Corey Elliott

Google Says AI Olympics Ad ‘Tested Well’ Before Inspiring Outrage

Googles ad centers on a dad (narrator) and his daughter. Shes always been a runner and looks up to American hurdler and sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. So, she wants to show Sydney some love by sending some fan mail. Dad explains, Im pretty good with words, but this has to be just right. Then, the paternal voice asks Gemini to help draft a fan letter to McLaughlin-Levrone. Then, asparkle graphictwirls and Googles chatbot generates a draft....

August 4, 2024 · 2 min · 223 words · Kimberly Schwartz

Larian Reveals ItsBaldur’s Gate 4That Never Was

This weekend marks the one-year anniversary ofBaldurs Gate 3and its initial launch on PC. Then, they realized an expansion wouldnt be worth the effort, and things escalated into a full-on sequel. It sounds at the very least playable, but it likely wouldnt have come until 2027 at best. © Larian Studios Were not rehashing, were not trying to convert rules from 50 years ago into something new. Morale is super high, you really cannot explain or express it, how liberated we are....

August 4, 2024 · 1 min · 94 words · Richard Meyer

Legendary Will Bring Neal Stephenson’sSevenevesto TV Life

Neal Stephensons sci-fi novelSevenevesis coming to the small screen with a TV adaptation. PerDeadline, Legendary TV has acquired the TV rights for the 2015 novel. After its release,Sevenevesgot pretty good reviews. © William Morrow Those plans seem to have quietly died over time, opening the door for this show to happen. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.

August 4, 2024 · 1 min · 63 words · Meghan Gibson

Watch a Little Robot Flap Its Wings Like a Rhinoceros Beetle

To test their observations, they made the robot, which they named KUBeetle. Rhinoceros beetles are one of the largest flying insects and are very popular in Korea, he said. Thats not unlike actual rhinoceros beetles, which neither bite nor sting, despite their somewhat intimidating appearance. An up-close look at a Hercules beetle, a type of rhinoceros beetle © EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images News from the future, delivered to your present....

August 4, 2024 · 1 min · 95 words · Russell Coleman

Intel Extends Warranty for 13th and 14th Gen CPUs Amid Chip Debacle

If you havent been following the news, a microcode algorithm has affected the series above of chirps. Its been sending incorrect voltage requests to the processor, resulting in users computers crashing. That was already bad, but then cameToms Hardwarereporting that any damage incurred was permanent. © Adnan Ahmad Ali - Adobe This is well and good, but what about that permanent damage? And while its a good move, dont assume its out of the goodness of Intels heart....

August 3, 2024 · 1 min · 174 words · Brittany Coffey

Let Jamie Lee Curtis Be an MCU Hater, Ya Cowards

The MCUs had arough goin the years sinceAvengers: Endgamebrought the Infinity Saga to a close. In case you hadnt heard yet, Jamie Lee Curtis dished her own thoughts on the MCUs current quality. Naturally, it went viral, and things escalated from there. © Hulu/FX She laterapologized, calling her comment stupid, and I will do better. And if it was just due to public outcry…too bad? Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

August 3, 2024 · 1 min · 77 words · Dana Lawson