Delivery drones carry fast food orders through the sky in the Israeli coastal city of Hadera. March 17, 2021. Photo: JACK GUEZ / AFP (Getty Images) Coming to a city near you: the low-frequency buzz of a robot flying over your head. A bevy of companies appear poised to realize the long held dream of […]
Photo: SOPA Images (Getty Images) The makers of your favorite personalized pillow cases and DIY jewelry on Etsy are preparing for a digital strike in protest of what they see as exorbitant seller fees. Organizers say the strike will begin on April 11. For the duration of the protest, they are planning to put their […]
Picture: Martin Office (Getty Images) A small army of overworked content moderators is the public’s last line of defense against a flood of depraved and horrific content uploaded to social media. While the moderators help us normal users avoid the worst of the worst, constant exposure to humanity’s darkest impulses can wreak havoc on their […]
If your third eye is a googly eye, so be it.Picture: A24 Everything Everywhere All at Once is a movie you have to meet exactly where it is. It is not a subtle film, and it demands that when you watch it, you suspend all your disbelief at the door. ace directing duo the daniels […]
Photo: Tom Williams (PA) If you’re tired of skyrocketing gas prices and are thinking about the benefits of an electric ride, chances are you’re not alone. But even though switching to an electric vehicle may seem like a no-brainer, there are some significant obstacles—including new problems caused by the conflict in Ukraine—facing the EV industry […]
Picture: Paramount With all the video game shows and movies we’re expected to get in the near future, not many have the strange baggage that the TV adaptation of Halo does. Microsoft’s flagship shooter was first announced to be getting the TV treatment back in 2013, and has been in development for nearly a full […]
Photo: Photo: Tommaso Boddi/WireImage (Getty Images) In a bold move, Disney+ and marvel studios snagged one of Hollywood’s most seasoned independent film leads to play the antagonist in Moon Knight. At a recent Moon Knight press cconference attended by io9Ethan Hawke discussed how working with Marvel has really changed his perspective on blockbuster movies. “In […]
Honestly, also my face discovering all of this at this point.Picture: The CW Riverdale has a long history of being A Whole Ass Lotbut somehow the series has managed to even top “hey we’re just creating an Archie multiverse now” with its recent horror-tinged crossover event with Chilling Adventures of sabrina. If you thought last […]
Photo: Francois PICARD / AFP (Getty Images) Medical debt is an albatross hung around the necks of Americans—but some relief is on the way. Over the weekend, three of the country’s major credit reporting agencies announced they would soon remove most medical debt from their calculation of credit reports, along with other reforms. The decision […]
Team Picard gets ready for a bumpy ride to 2024.Picture: Paramount star trek love all time travel, but perhaps the kind of time travel it loves most is a chance to take a sideways step into our current moment. From The Travel Home to To travel and DS9 episodes like “Future’s End” and “Past Tense,” […]
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