This Is the Best Scene inStar Trek: Voyager‘s First Season

Star Trekhas always found great strength in the episodic format. But again, this is an episodic story, and its nine episodes intoVoyagers journey. Theyrenotgoing to get home, and Prime Factors knows it, but it plays with the idea. © Paramount Things dont just go bad, they go about as near to catastrophic as they could be. And Kate Mulgrewjustkillsitin response. Everything has to be.Star Trek: Voyageris an episodic show, after all....

March 20, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Christopher Hughes

Warner Bros. Shakes Up Release Schedule, DelayingThe Bride!and More

Release dates are some of Hollywoods most valuable natural resources. Lets break it down. Itll open against a new Pixar movie calledHoppers. You’re going to have to wait until next year to see Christian Bale as Frankenstein’s monster in The Bride!Image: Warner Bros. With that September date open, it shifted a few things. It stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, and Alden Ehrenreich. Weapons will now show down withFreakier Friday. The final move is the least exciting but still significant....

March 20, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Mary Navarro

What We Know About the Early Days ofStar Wars‘ New Republic

The New Republicis one of the biggest parts ofStar Wars universe after the climax ofReturn of the Jedi. That has, over the years, very slowly changed. That almost changed on the planet Akiva. © Lucasfilm But while the New Republic looked within, so did the Empire. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © EA Games/Lucasfilm © Lucasfilm © EA Games/Lucasfilm © Marvel Comics

March 20, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Lance Fry

WWI’s Famous Dazzle Camouflage Seemed Effective Due to Unexpected Optical Trick, Study Finds

During World War I, navies painted their ships in dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle. But did the dazzle actually dazzle, or did it simply look ridiculous? Aston University researchers have investigated the efficacy of dazzle camouflage on WWI battleships by re-analyzing a 106-year-old study. A passenger ship in dazzle camouflage.© Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons Their findings are detailed in astudypublished on March 14 in Sage Journals....

March 20, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Jeffrey Mays

8 TV Shows and Movies to Watch After You FinishSeverance

TheSeveranceseason two finale is this week, making this both a thrilling and devastating moment for its devoted fans. Finally, some answers (maybe?) aboutall those lingering mysteries! Joel Edgerton in Dark Matter.© Apple TV+ The first season is available for streaming now; a second season is on the way. you’ve got the option to watch its eight-episode single season on Hulu. Ted Danson, who makes everything better, plays their therapist. © John P....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Jay Henson

Amtrak CEO Steps Down as Trump and Musk Threaten to Privatize Company

Earlier this month, Elon Musksuggestedthat Amtrak and the United States Postal Service should be privatized. It can leave you with a very bad impression of America. Now, perhaps privatizing the company would expand that. Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner speaks into a microphone with a strip of track and an Amtrak train in the background© Drew Angerer/Getty Images And thats the companys best showing! Say what you will about Amtrak, but it doesnt look so bad by comparison....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Jordan Kline

Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed

Statues in ancient Greece and Rome looked vastly different from the ones we see in museums today. New research suggests these ancient statues may also have been perfumed. This modern smellblindness can possibly cause us to miss a major potential attribute of the objects we study. New study claims Ancient Greek and Roman statues were perfumed.© Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Graphics by Canva....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Abigail Ramos

Auto Show in Canada Boots Tesla Over Safety Concerns

This decision will ensure all attendees can be solely focused on enjoying the many positive elements of the event. Musk has previously written on X that Canada is not a real country, a tweet he laterdeleted. There have also been peaceful protests organized under the nameTesla Takedown. The word “RESIST” is shown spray painted on the entrance of a Tesla Collision Center after an individual used incendiary devices to set several vehicles on fire on March 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Richard Kelley

China Delays BYD Factory in Mexico Over Concerns Tech Will Leak to American Rivals

It is very much a Spiderman pointing at Spiderman pop in situation. Maybe that is technology Musk would like to get his hands on. It is hard to argue with the success of BYD, and its cars have received strong reviews. Chinese authorities are delaying approval of a BYD factory in Mexico out of fears EV technology will leak into the US.Visual China Group BYD has been expanding globally, however, which is unusual....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Crystal Fischer

Daredevil: Born AgainGets Frank, Fisk, And a Little Funny

This weeksDaredevil: Born Againis more of a transitory and lighthearted episode, at least up to a point. At least the latter were on key! Meanwhile, Matt is having a rough time after Hectors murder. © Marvel Television And that brings us to Frank. The TV lord works in mysterious ways. Want more io9 news? © Marvel Television News from the future, delivered to your present. © Marvel Television © Marvel Television

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · David Gutierrez

Director Charged With Fraud After Blowing $4 Million of Netflix’s Cash on Dogecoin

The saga of director Carl Erik Rinsch and Netflix deal has beengoing on for years. Now the FBI is charging him with fraud. The FBI will continue to reel in any individual who seeks to defraud businesses. Director Carl Erik Rinsch attends New Directors' Showcase In Los Angeles presented by Team One, Saatchi LA on September 23, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.© Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Team One, Saatchi LA...

March 19, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Nathan Schultz

Elon Musk Is Joining Microsoft in $30 Billion Data Center Project

Elon Musk somehow manages to win again. Microsoft, being the largest backer of OpenAI, is essentially teaming up with one of its rivals. Altman probably is not wrong about Musks insecurity, but insecurity is a powerful motivator. Elon Musk’s xAI is partnering with Microsoft and others on a $30 billion infrastructure project.Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty Gizmodo has reached out to xAI for comment. Musks companies do not often respond to media inquiries....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Brian Williams

Euclid’s First Big Data Drop Maps 26 Million Galaxies to Illuminate the Dark Cosmos

The most distant of the galaxies lies 10.5 billion light years away. Scientists from around the world have already begun using the data to improve their understanding of the universe. To date, there are less than 1,000 known strong lenses. The different galaxies captured by Euclid’s first observations of the Deep Field areas.ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by M. Walmsley, M. Huertas-Company, J.-C. Cuillandre The full Euclid survey will be a revolution for strong lensing....

March 19, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Amanda Greene