Etsyannounceda new membership program for buyers called Etsy Insider. The program aims to increase sales on the platform and offer certain buyers exclusive benefits. This makes sense, as Etsy has always been a good site for handmade, funky crafts. Photo:© SOPA Images (Getty Images) Most US online buyers dont associate it withtheshopping platform. News from the future, delivered to your present. You May Also Like Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers....

Sexually explicit deepfakes are on the rise, proportionally affecting women. In an attempt to combat the harmful content, Google is instituting a crackdown. Google lays out its two-pronged attack methods on the company blog to keep deepfakes from appearing in searches. © Photo: Adobe Stock by WrightStudio However, its been notoriously difficult to get something taken down. Google has updated the system to request that the content be reduced. And Google will take down any duplicate posts....

Trump supporters on X are absolutely convinced that Big Tech companies are censoring information about theattempted assassinationof Donald Trump. And yet in the process, theyre inadvertently admitting how broken the internet is at the moment. The Post asked MetaAI Was the Trump assassination fictional? Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Butler, PA just before getting shot at on July 13, 2024.© Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images...

The helmet should talk to you! Alas, there are no electronic sound features in the Legends Goblin helmet at all. But the helmet itself? © Hasbro Not a single extra feature, save for being a 1:1 replica that comes with its own stand. Dont get me wrong, its very cool, butcome on. The whole deal with the mask was Norman seeing it as his Goblin personatalking to him directly! © Hasbro...

Elon Musk is itching for a fightor thats what he says, at least. No, youre not having a fever dream. Venezuela is in the middleof political turmoilstemming from the countrys election results declaring Maduro the winner. © Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP Thank god you showed your face. We knew you were behind all the bots with your money, with your satellite.' Our new archenemy, the famous Elon Musk, Maduro said....

Hoffmanwent on CNN yesterdayand, again, tried to justify his remarks. According to him, there are actually a number of different Reid Hoffmans. One of those Hoffmans is a Microsoft board member. © Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images A different Hoffman acts as an expert of vague but apparently potent qualifications. Another Hoffman is a political donor. Yet how can this be the case when his financial contributions seem predicated on a future favor?...

There was a lot of surprise whenStar Wars Outlawswas first announced. Set during areally interesting periodof the Original Trilogy? Also, is that droidreally hotor what? © Ubisoft I feel very confident in saying that. One that will hopefully flourish when we get to know ND-5 a little better whenOutlawsreleases August 30. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.

A dose of donated poop may be just what some cancer patients need. The findings could pave the way to a combination therapy for some of the most difficult cancer cases. The drugs target certain proteins that hinder the immune systems ability to recognize cancer cells as a serious threat. Syringes mixed with stool being used for a fecal microbiota transplant.© Thierry Zoccolan/AFP via Getty A Phase I trialpublishedlast year has already shown promising results using these transplants in melanoma patients....

Their findings could significantly impact the development of a highly anticipated technological breakthrough: a quantum communications data pipe. In a quantum system, photons function like bits in a classical computer. What does light have to do with the internet? An abstract illustration of quantum technologies.CC0 Public Domain What did the researchers find? Their work suggests ways to improve the efficiency of these photon emitters. News from the future, delivered to your present....

Thegames are afootonce again. So, are you ready for the games to begin one more time? Want more io9 news? Lee Jung-jae in Squid Game season 2.Netflix News from the future, delivered to your present. Get your finest dark clothing and all your creepy things, part one ofWednesdayseason two is dropping in August. Pacific Rims TV Show Drifts to Prime Video Good news for giant robot fans. Netflix

I was just told that I have over 100 biological kids. How is this possible for a guy who has never been married and prefers to live alone? Durov said in apost on Telegram. Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov delivers his keynote conference during day two of the Mobile World Congress at the Fira Gran Via complex in Barcelona, Spain on February 23, 2016.© Photo by AOP.Press/Corbis via Getty Images...

After numerousunsuccessful rebootsandsequels, theTerminatorfranchise is finally getting animated. Weveseen a few glimpses so farbut a new trailer is our best look yet. Only some of that is clear in this trailer, but its gorgeous and we are loving it anyway. Terminator Zero comes to Netflix August 29.Image: Netflix Well have more onTerminator Zeroin the coming weeks. But for now, just mark down every Terminator fans favorite day: August 29. Want more io9 news?...

Geological analysis has revealed more details about the cause of last weeks spectacular eruption at Yellowstone National Park. Geologists concluded that the rocks were composed of glacial materials, sandstone, siltstone, and gravel. All of these materials are found relatively close to the surface. Some of the rocks dislodged by the underground explosion at Yellowstone on July 23 weighed hundreds of pounds.© Lauren Harrison/United States Geological Survey This is not surprising, because hydrothermal conduits mostly exist at shallow levels beneath the surface in Yellowstone....