io9MoviesStar Wars The Culture War Is Already Coming for Star Wars‘ Rey Movie Will Disney defend director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy? By Sabina Graves Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
io9TelevisionSci-Fi 2024 Is a Hell of a Year in Star Trek History A year of hell, you might say. But not that one. This is a different kind of bad. By James Whitbrook Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsNews Twitch Is Being Weird About Nudity Again A new policy update from Twitch says you can’t stream if it looks like you might be nude, adding to a growing list of what streamers can wear. By Maxwell Zeff Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceEarth Science 1.75-Billion-Year-Old Fossils Are Oldest Record of Oxygenic Photosynthesis The preserved structures show a process that gave rise to life as we know it. By Isaac Schultz Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX Brushes the Sun on Its Way to New Asteroid Target After dropping off samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth, the newly rebranded mission is headed to asteroid Apophis to stir up its surface. By Passant Rabie Updated January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsCESCES 2024 Roku Claims New Pro Series 4K TVs Will Optimize Your Settings With AI The Roku Pro Series TVs will be release later this year for less than $1,500. By Florence Ion Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsTech Policy Starbucks App Traps Users in ‘Vicious Cycle’ of Shaken Espresso, Says Consumer Advocate A complaint filed to Washington’s AG alleges Starbucks’s mobile app uses “dark patterns” to trick users into spending more money on beverages. By Maxwell Zeff Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
Tech News Buckle Up: Driverless Cars Can’t Get Traffic Tickets In California Human drivers have to follow the rules of the road in California. Apparently, Cruise and Waymo get special privileges. By Thomas Germain Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
io9Animation The Year Ahead in Animation After 2023 was stacked with such animated excellence, what's in store for 2024? By Justin Carter Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Urine Luck Because Scientists Figured Out Why Pee Is Yellow Researchers say they've cracked the mystery of how our urine becomes that oh-so-familiar hue. By Ed Cara Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
io9MoviesFantasy The Only Version of Return of the King Worth Watching Missing From Max After Streaming Bug [Updated] If you want to stream the extended edition of Return of the King , you'll just have to wait—perhaps while pondering the value of physical media. By Cheryl Eddy Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket Set to Launch Monday, a Challenge to SpaceX The 200-foot Vulcan Centaur, in development since 2014, is set for its first flight and poised to make a big impact in the industry. By George Dvorsky Updated January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
io9TelevisionMarvel How Echo Deals With Hawkeye, Daredevil, and Kingpin io9 spoke to Echo's executive producer about how the show deals with stories from previous Marvel series. By Germain Lussier Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpace The Quadrantids: How to See Hundreds of Shooting Stars Tonight The fireball-laden meteor shower is best seen after midnight on January 4. By Isaac Schultz Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsCESCES 2024 Samsung’s New Robot Vacuum Is Scarily Intelligent Probably the only other cleaner this determined is my mom. By Dua Rashid Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
io9Trailer Frenzy First Trailer for The First Omen Holds Devilish Promise Arkasha Stevenson directs Nell Tiger Free, Tawfeek Barhom, Sonia Braga, Ralph Ineson, and Bill Nighy in the Omen prequel. By Cheryl Eddy Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight SpaceX’s Latest Launch Will Bring Starlink to T-Mobile Phones The latest batch of SpaceX satellites to reach orbit included six direct-to-cell Starlinks. By Passant Rabie Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
io9TelevisionSci-Fi BBC Responds to Anti-Trans Doctor Who Complaints: Lol, Lmao, Etc. The British broadcaster received 144 complaints about the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special "The Star Beast," for including Yasmin Finney's character Rose. By James Whitbrook Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
ReviewsTech Microsoft’s ‘AI Browser’ Edge Is a Precursor to the ‘AI’-ification of Everything Along with a new Copilot app, Microsoft has started calling Edge “your AI companion,” so expect tons of products this year to bill themselves the “AI-” device. By Kyle Barr Updated January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
io9Morning Spoilers Jack Black Adds Minecraft To His List of Video Game Movie Roles Plus, Jordan Peele teases his next movie as his favorite so far. By Gordon Jackson Published January 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
