Severance‘s Creepy Doctor Is True Nightmare Fodder

But Chikhai Bardo exceeded our worst nightmares in that regard. And Dr. Mauer is right up there. While his tactics do cause Gemma physical pain, his psychological assaults are exponentially more agonizing. © Apple TV+ There are still a lot of puzzle pieces left to fill in. She doesnt remember their interactions, because each space triggers a different severed persona. (We dont see the room for that one, just the outfit....

March 5, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Jennifer Nelson

Snow White‘s First Full Song Solidifies Rachel Zegler as a Disney Princess

And it has us excited for more. The originalSnow Whiteonly had six songs. And were so relieved and happy to see it. © Disney This I want song is a strong indicator that theSnow Whitemusic is going to cook. Well be listening to Waiting on a Wish over and over until more tracks are revealed. Snow Whiteopens March 21. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

March 5, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Kristen Newton

Starliner Astronauts Refuse to Play Into Trump, Musk’s Ploy to Politicize ‘Rescue’ Mission

The words they said, well, thats politics. I mean, thats part of life, Wilmore told reporters. From my standpoint, politics has not played into this at all. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inspect safety hardware aboard the ISS.NASA NASA astronauts Wilmore and Suni Williamslaunched to the ISS on board Boeings CST-100 Starlineron June 5, 2024. Instead, Williams and Wilmore are set to come home on board a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft later this month....

March 5, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Brenda Le

Steve Wozniak Has Had It With Elon Musk’s Antics

Just mass firings…its not good for a business to run that way, Wozniak said. Its really to find out what works and what doesnt, make the changes. Elon Musk, I dont know what got into his head, he said. Steve Wozniak© Emmanuele Contini/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Heupped that critique in 2018, saying, I dont believe anything Elon Musk or Tesla says. A lot of cults are like that. That sure feels like a prescient observation these days....

March 5, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Charles West

Target and Best Buy Say Price Hikes Are Coming Thanks to Trump’s Tariffs

The head of Best Buy offered a similar prognosis during thecompanys earnings callon Tuesday. None of them are talking about shifting the supply chain back to the U.S. (Whether the supply chain here is prepared for that demand is a whole other question). Just 21% said they would invest in expanding domestic manufacturing capabilitythe least popular of the options made available. The exterior of a Target store© Pamela Brick - Shutterstock....

March 5, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Todd Yates

The Films of the Russo Brothers, Ranked

What does it take for a movie to gross over $2 billion? A lot of butts in seats, of course. Its a rare occurrence, having happened only six times in live-action history. Joe and Anthony Russo with Robert Downey Jr.Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney It was quite the five-year run for the Russos, but only one chapter in their careers. And now, of course, theyre going back to Marvel for two more massive Avengers movies,2026sDoomsdayand 2027sSecret Wars....

March 5, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Rebecca Davis PhD

The New Mac Studio Features Apple’s Most Powerful Silicon Yet

Was the Mac mini too mini for you? Notably, the tech giant didnt offer comparisons to the M2 Max or M2 Ultra chips from 2022. The other big news is its 80-core GPU for faster rendering performance. © Image: Apple The system includes a 32-core neural processor made for AI tasks. The M4 Max is a known entity, since it first arrived with theMacBook Pro in 2024. Its a 16-core CPU (10 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores) alongside a 32-core GPU....

March 5, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Jacqueline Edwards

The Sun Might Be Influencing Earthquakes, Scientists Say

Seismologists know a lot about the mechanics of earthquakes and why they occur. Whats more difficult to determine, however, is how to predict future earthquakes. Researchers in Japan discovered that computer models incorporating Earths surface temperatures simulated past earthquakes more accurately. The San Andreas fault in California.© Ikluft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons If validated, these results could revolutionize earthquake prediction and, as a consequence, our ability to prepare....

March 5, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Kim Spencer

Trump Backtracks on Tariffs, Exempts Automakers for Another Month

Notably, an executive for American automaker Tesla also happens tosleep in the White House. Which, hey, that would be great! The United Auto Workers union evenoffered its supportfor the idea of using tariffs for this purpose. A truck wtih a car carrier trailer carries several new vehicles© Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Standing up factories is not exactly a 30-day processit can take years. But Trump hasinsistedthat Canadas efforts are not good enough for the tariffs to come off....

March 5, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Gregory Oliver

Trump Says New Tech Will Make Reagan’s Star Wars a Reality

President Donald Trump wants to make Ronald Reagans long-ridiculed Star Wars missile defense program from the 1980s a reality. And he insists that new tech can finally make it happen. However, as the most powerful person in the country, Trump has the power to make things happen. Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC© Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images...

March 5, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Ashley Walsh

You Can Find Makeup Looks and Clothes to Wear With Google Search’s AI-Powered Vision Match

The feature was previously available as anexperiment. you’re able to then use those images to hone in on a search across the web. Itll bring you to real-life pieces of clothing it’s possible for you to buy. © Google A version of this works with cosmetics, too, and thats also rolling out this week. Shopping on the internet is no longer fun. It makes sense that Google would lean into this to sell us on the utility of its artificial intelligence....

March 5, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Katherine Love

YouTube Bans Creators From Talking About Some Gambling Sites

YouTube is going to curb the promotion of online gambling sites that have become increasingly popular in recent years. Under the new rules, creators will be prohibited from verbally referring to gambling services not approved by Google. Uploaders are also banned from displaying logos or links to them in videos. YouTube is curbing the promotion of online gambling sites in videos.Shutterstock YouTube will only allow references to online gambling sites that meet local requirements, which suggests some wiggle room....

March 5, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Jason Floyd

A Student Used AI to Beat Amazon’s Brutal Technical Interview. He Got an Offer and Someone Tattled to His University

Landing a job for a Big Tech company is a nightmare. The most hated part of the process is the technical interview. During a technical interview, programmers solve esoteric coding problems. © Roy Lee Often, they have to do it live on camera while an employee from the company watches. Lee is a sophomore at Columbia, hed graduate in 2026 if he stuck around. He planned to get a degree from the college and use it to get a job in Big Tech....

March 4, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Travis Schaefer