The AMD Radeon RX 9070 Would Be a Great Choice of GPU—If the RX 9070 XT Didn’t Exist

AMDs latest $550 graphics card is a strange beast, and thatsthe fault of AMD. Despite that, the RX 9070s main competition isnt Nvidia. AMDsRadeon RX 9070 XTat $600 offers a major performance bump above the slightly cheaper card. © Adriano Contreras / Gizmodo You may have read the same line from reviews of theNvidia GeForce RTX 5070that launched on Tuesday. These cards are already equivalent in manufacturer-suggested price. However, in our tests, the RX 9070 has the edge in synthetic benchmarks and in some games....

March 6, 2025 · 3 min · 579 words · Lee Holder

The BestStar WarsShow Is Getting a Star-Studded Rewatch Podcast

Star Wars Rebelsis about to come back into our livesin a very fun way and we cant wait. Then, whenClone Warsended, Filoni followed it up withsomething even more ambitious. Meaning hed have to build and develop the characters and stories without as many preconceptions. The voices of these characters are teaming up for a Rebels rewatch podcast.Images: Lucasfilm The story then continued in live-action withAhsoka, on Disney+. Even though it was ostensibly a kids show, under Filonis guidance,Rebelsbecame much, much more....

March 6, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Larry Rojas

The Most Exciting Details and Easter Eggs We Noticed inSnow White‘s Music Videos

Here are our favorite gems and Easter eggs from the new visuals. If youve had a baby survive the NICU this is particularly touching to see. Yes, Snow, you’re able to overcome anything. © Disney The costuming is immaculate and that stained glass crown is a nice touch. Prince or Pauper? The love interest is thankfully not a weird royal lurking about Snow Whites kingdom. © Disney Were thinking hes from her kingdom and might later become a prince through his relationship with Snow White....

March 6, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Todd Watts

The Wild Trailer for the CW’sPowerpuff GirlsReboot Has Leaked Online

Do you recall when the CW announced its plans for alive-actionPowerpuff Girlsseries in 2021? Somewhere down the line the girls mess up and Mojo Jojo finally kicks the bucket. The plan involves manipulating the minds of Townsvilles denizens, causing the professor to lead them into uncontrollable riots. © CW Having typed all that out and rewatched the trailer, the above is certainly grounds for cancellation. Still, it probably wouldve gotten eaten up by viewers on the entertainment value of hate-watching it....

March 6, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Christine Kim

Trump Family’s DeFi Project Stocked Up on Crypto Assets Ahead of White House Crypto Summit

Now it seems like it just happens out in the open. That move comes just one day before President Trump will host the White House Crypto Summit on Friday. The crypto market, if nothing else, is extremely predictable in that it will react to hype. Donald Trump stands in front of a podium and speaks at a Bitcoin conference© Brett Carlsen/Bloomberg It might be time to start doing the same thing by watching the crypto activity of World Liberty Financial....

March 6, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Richard Lawrence

Utah Passes New Bill Requiring App Stores to Verify User Age and Identity

The intention of the law seems to be a step towards restricting youth access to social media. Which is, well, what all social media apps aim to do to all demographics. The UKs recently passed Online Safety Act requires online platforms to prevent children from seeing age-inappropriate content. © George Frey/Getty Vivek Murthy, the U.S. There are many reasons why one might not want to share their personal information with a website....

March 6, 2025 · 1 min · 199 words · Katelyn Davidson

Watch 5 Mysterious Clips FromAlien: Earth‘s Crashed Ship

A heavy, sturdy black case arrives at my door. On it, a logo well known to sci-fi fans:Weyland-Yutani, the companyfrom theAlienfranchise. A company whose desperate attempts to secure a Xenomorph have resulted in thousands of deaths, maybe more. A mysterious Alien: Earth package arrived at our door.Photo: io9/Gizmodo So, when you receive a package from them, you knowsomething importantis about to happen. Whats about to happen is the debut ofAlien: Earth,FXs upcoming showset years before any of theAlienfilms....

March 6, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Michael Harrison

Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts Starship Flight 8 After Explosion Rained Debris Over the Atlantic

Update: March 6, 8:45 a.m. ET: SpaceX is ready to give it another go. The 60-minute launch window opens at 6:30 p.m. The Starship rocket awaiting its eighth flight test.SpaceX ET, with the live webcast of the test starting about 30 minutes prior. Update: March 3, 6:55 p.m. ET: SpaceX had to scrub todays launch due to an unspecified issue. The company may take another crack tomorrow. Well keep you posted....

March 6, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Isaac Smith

Would You Pay $100 for Grand Theft Auto VI?

The jump from $60 to$70 for blockbuster gameshas already proved divisive for longtime gamers. The analysis is from Wedbush Securities managing director of equity research Michael Pachter, as first reported byVGC. GTA Online is a major revenue stream for Take-Two. Chris Delmas / AFP via Getty Images The game has made more than $9.54 billion since launch, according to the companys financial report. The $100 version may also let players access upcoming DLC add-ons....

March 6, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Mark Gomez

A New Look atAndorSeason 2 Confirms a MajorStar WarsEvent

Update 3/5/2025, 12.05pm ET: Disney has now released the full featurette online. And now we know for sure thatAndoris going to show us the horrors that preceded that act of defiance. Andorreturns to Disney+ with a three-episode premiere on April 22. © Lucasfilm The remaining 9 episodes will drop inthree-episode chapterson a weekly basis thereafter. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Lucasfilm

March 5, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Dorothy Carrillo

A Surprising New Tool in the Fight Against Cancer: Aspirin

One of the oldest drugs in the world may still have new tricks up its sleeve. Scientists at the University of Cambridge led the research,publishedWednesday in the journal Nature. Metastasized, or advanced, cancers are especially difficult to treat once they emerge, often leading to death. Aspirin might unleash the immune system’s ability to recognize and destroy cancers at risk of spreading elsewhere in the body.© RVillalon via Shutterstock So the team set out to investigate the mechanisms behind this prevention by studying mice....

March 5, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Laura Stark

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Is So Good, It May Help You Forget About Multi-Frame Gen

How much do it’s crucial that you spend to get the most out of your games at 4K? AMDs aggressive pricing gives two competing products a punch in the gut. One of those is theNvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti at $750 MSRP, or the expected base price. © Photo: Adriano Contreras / Gizmodo The other is AMDs own $550 Radeon RX 9070 (our review is coming soon). The RX 9070 XTs strengths all depend on whether AMD can meet demand....

March 5, 2025 · 4 min · 642 words · Brianna Combs

Apple’s MacBook Air M4 Is Here, and It Finally Supports 3 Screens at Once

Theultra-thin MacBook is backfor another 12 rounds in the ring with a growing slate of stellar lightweight laptops. Apple took the sheet off itsnew M4 MacBook Airmodels Wednesday. The MacBook Air bears a striking semblance to last years M3 model, even with the new colorway. © Apple However, there are a few extra benefits to the new chip. As for screen and ports, its what youve come to expect from a MacBook Air....

March 5, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Gregory Jones