Apple is teaming with Chris Hemsworth on a new sci-fi adventure. Francis LawrencesLong Walkadaptation finds its cast.The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampiresis coming to HBO. Plus, go behind the scenes onWicked, and get a new look at theBorderlandsmovie. © Pepe Larraz/Marvel Comics Transformers One Paramount has released a new poster forTransformers Oneahead of todays new trailer. All for one… and one will fall. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

According to Gaga, putting a spin on Harley meant undergoing a bit of a transformation. Lady Gaga … is not what this movie is; Im playing a character, she said. It also meant singing wrong, sometimes: Theres plenty of bum notes from her, Gaga laughed. Lady Gaga as Lee/Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux.© Warner Bros. Using music as extension of dialogue was unlike anything Ive ever done before....

Check out a few more images below. The LegoMinecraftBaby Pigs Birthday Celebration set is set to release on October 1. Stay tuned to io9 throughout SDCC 2024 for more looks at upcoming toys and merch on the show floor! © Lego Order LEGO Minecraft on Amazon Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Lego © Lego © Lego © Lego © Lego © Lego...

Earlier this year, Lego launched itsfirst everDungeons & Dragonssetto celebrate the games 50th anniversary. Now, the great news is were about to get even more of just those. Heres another full look at the minifigures, and a breakdown of whos who. © Lego Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Lego

It was picked up on July 21 during the rovers slow expedition of a region known as Neretva Vallis. When Perseverance analyzed their chemical makeup, NASA scientists discovered that the black rings contained iron and phosphate. The reactions also release energy that microbes can feed on. Along with white calcium sulfate and red hematite, NASA’s Perseverance rover found small “leopard spots” that could be a sign of microbial life in a Martian rock....

Every moment you spend online, youre being tracked. It can be hard for the average person to wrap their head around. WebXray, a new tool made by a former Google Engineer, wants to make it easier. Close up on screen of allow all cookies button.© SEAN GLADWELL WebXray is a search engine that anyone can use to see how, specifically, websites are tracking you. It didnt work out. Its all very sci-fi, and not in a good way!...

But there are still many unanswered questions surrounding the disorder, including how commonly it actually sickens people. The phages were then exposed to the patients cerebrospinal fluid. As they hoped, some antibodies bonded to phages displaying certain proteins, indicating a potential autoimmune response. Brain MRI scans.© Nur Ceren Demir via Getty Further study and sequencing revealed that the patients antibodies were attacking the CD320 protein. By definition, healthy controls with these antibodies also dont appear to have neurological issues as a result....

Research published Thursday offers a sobering rebuttal to the idea that booze can be life-extending. The findings suggest that there isnt really a truly safe level of alcohol consumption. The sick abstainer effect One major criticism has revolved around people who quit drinking alcohol. A broken beer bottle left on the ground.© Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance via Getty They then divided the studies into those considered higher or lower quality research and analyzed them separately....

The hospital paid about $100,00 in Bitcoin, according to the AP. And the laundering of the crypto is also a factor in the case. News from the future, delivered to your present. The FBI’s wanted poster for alleged hacker Rim Jong Hyok of North Korea.@ FBI

As detailed by OpenAI, SearchGPT isnt just your run-of-the-mill search engine. Userscan ask follow-up questions, and the AI should respond based on the context of previous prompts. ChatGPT already had many of these capabilities and afull connection to the Internet. OpenAI’s SearchGPT offers a full link tab to see where the AI is sourcing its information.Gif: OpenAI The new integration is closer to what you get in Google Search now....

Welp, its official: Reddit is blocking all search engines other than Google. Thats just me, I guess. All non-Google search engines and AI bots have been given the cold shoulder. © image Oh really, Reddit? The deal is good for Google and Reddit, but what about the rest of us? Google currently commands 63.41% of the referral traffic market compared to second-place Bing, which pushes 7.21%. Its pushing Google into monopoly territory, causing the United States government to bring ananti-trust lawsuit last year....

who share the same brain. Its hypothetical slogan: Alpha Cop.Two cops. And early into the film, itd be revealed as a gag before playingDeadpool & Wolverinein full. Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine.© Marvel Studios Ten people in America would go to see thisAlphaon opening weekend, explained Reynolds. Still, it wouldve been interesting to see them give a shot to pull off that weird prank....

San Diego Comic-Conofficially starts today, butio9 has already checked outsome of the activations popping up to entertain fans. We visitedParamount+s Lodge, Adult Swims Pirate Parrrty, and Enter the Forbidden Zone: ThePlanet of the ApesExperience. Heres just some of what we spotted! © io9/Gizmodo (It was also jammed with fans; this is a popular one!) Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Star Trek t-shirt making. © io9/Gizmodo...