Tickets are now on sale for Universal Horror Unleashed, opening this summer in Las Vegasimmersive entertainmenthub AREA15. ), and spooky dining. The experience will be joining AREA15s other offerings, including Meow Wolfs Omega Mart. © Universal Destinations and Experiences Were hoping some of our favorite all-timer haunts (Universal Studios FloridasSlaughter Sinemaand Universal Studios HollywoodsAlien vs. Predator, for starters) get featured down the line. You know HHN Easts cult fave pizza fries cannot be excluded from the menu....

One of the worlds richest people is already playing with his latest toy. Whod you pick as the next Bond? Jeff Bezostweeted soon after the news. Jeff Bezos asked his X followers who should be cast as James Bond.Images: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Getty; MGM Once a major corporation takes hold, it squeezes those brand names for everything theyre worth. Which, obviously, has happened in basically all of those cases. People with experience telling stories....

On Twitter, Rogan sent out a not-at-all bitter Who? in reply to a post about MeidasTouch snatching the top spot. Now, to be fair to Rogan, Who? Joe Rogan appears before a UFC event© Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images is kinda a valid question when it comes to the guys behind MeidasTouch. (That said, its not like they havent been on Rogans radar in the past. What they do with it will likely determine just how long they stay in that top spot....

President Trump granted full pardons to the people who violently stormed the Capitol. Other posts were more specific but could still be interpreted in several ways, as any holy text can. Patel has denied promoting QAnon conspiracy theories, but his activity on social media tells a different story. Kash Patel at Americafest in Phoenix, Arizona in Dec. 2022.Photo: Flickr / Gage Skidmore / Creative Commons Billionaire Elon Musk tweeted approvingly of Patels attacks on Schiff Thursday,tweetingAdam Schiff is a criminal....

This is where we get a little bit ahead of ourselves with all this AGI hype. When we say this is like the Industrial Revolution, lets have that Industrial Revolution bang out of growth. A lot of excitement from CEOs can be interpreted through this lens. Loren Elliott/Getty Think critically aboutwhythey are so excited. We just had an epiphany: in a world of AI nothing will be as valuable as humans!...

Its safe to say were out of the woodsbut perhaps still in the backyard of uncertainty? It just wouldnt cause a global cataclysm. Torino 3s have a 1% or greater chance of collision capable of localized destruction, according to CNEOS. 2024 YR4 as seen by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.Image: ESO/O. Hainaut et al. Current calculations show the chance of collision is extremely unlikely with no cause for public attention or public concern....

The Petito disappearance in the summer of 2021 transfixed Americans. Eventually, Petitos body was found and her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, was charged with her murder. Laundrie went on the run and eventually committed suicide. © Octavio Jones / Stringer (Getty Images) Now, Netflix has predictably made a flashy documentary about the case. Even more predictably, people have been grossed out by this. Its very weird even disrespectful maybe and truly off-putting....

The markup onNvidias $2,000 GeForce RTX 5090and$1,000 RTX 5080 GPUshas reached new heights. Nvidias process is very simple. As noted on itsofficial forumsWednesday, anybody with a Nvidia account before Jan. 30 can accessthis form. © Photo: Adriano Contreras / Gizmodo Ther/nvidia subreddithas continued to record 5090 prices jumping by $300 to $400. The MSRP RTX 5080 16G Ventus 3X from MSI went from $1,000 to $1,139. Meanwhile, MSIs RTX 5090 32G Vanguard SOC Launch Edition jumped by $310 to $2,689....

Spoiler alert: it wont. Microsoft has a good reason to want GPT-5 in May. Microsoft Build is the companys annual developer conference on May 22. Photo: Markus Schreiber (AP) Last year,Microsoft debuted the Copilot+ lineof PCs with their set standard for on-equipment AI processing. Altman only offered some vague promises of how it will structure access to GPT-5. GPT-4.5, or Orion, is the companys last non-chain-of-thought model. Of course, Altman and the companys definition of AGI differs from what most people would call intelligent....

The last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia will expire in February 2026. While answering questions in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin dangled the possibility of extending it. The cost of the nuclear arms control treaty was subtle but clear. MOSCOW, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 25 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his papers during the State Council’s Presidium at the Kremlin’s Senate Palace, September 25, 2024, in Moscow, Russia....

LikeTwin Peaks,Utenaestablishes a comforting yet off-kilter rhythm that threatens to become aimless. Everyone has rose-tinted glasses, preventing them from confronting the illusions proliferating their nostalgia-rich school terrarium. Rather than have Utena play prince by saving Anthy and her adversaries, she pushes them to save themselves. © J.C. Staff Whenever characters in Utena feel some way, they express it aggressively. Utenas unassuming character design and premise are one of animes best honey traps....

Star Trek: Voyagers premise was both its greatest boon and its biggest curse. From the get go, the episode plays with this rise and fall of hope and reality. On the surface, the episode might feel like that aforementioned fallacy. © Paramount And what Eye of the Needle shows to give us that is downright fascinating. We never learn if their early hope in Telek RMor was justified. Want more io9 news?...

Now, researchers have identified another simple method that could help address water scarcity. The technology also bringsStar Warsto mind, namely themoisture farmersof Tatooine. The team used simple fog collectors: very fine nets, or mesh, held aloft by two poles. A view of Alto Hospicio.© Dr Virginia Carter Gamberini The researchers do point out some shortcomings to their analysis. Other key prerequisites include fog density, suitable wind patterns, and well-oriented elevated landforms....