You don’t become one of the largest tech companies on the planet without leaving a trail of artifacts in your wake. While many of Apple’s former products and ventures may have been lost to time, others have been scrounged up by antique collectors an…
Lees meer“Will this work/Who can say?/We’re gonna sing it/anyway!” An interlude in the climactic song of Star Trek’s first ever musical episode—and an underlying thesis that guides it as it swings for one of the boldest ideas the franchise has ever tried... …
Lees meerRemember when the company once called Facebook tried to convince the world to spend $300 on a pair of camera-equipped Ray-Bans capable of snapping photos of people while they weren’t looking? Neither did we, really, but that hasn’t stopped Meta fro…
Lees meerThe makers of two popular but off-label weight loss drugs are now being sued over complications allegedly linked to their use. This week, a Louisiana woman filed a complaint against the companies Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, arguing that they have mi…
Lees meerColorado-based company Voyager Space is collaborating with Europe’s Airbus to build a commercial space station in low Earth orbit that will succeed the International Space Station (ISS) following its retirement. Read more...
Lees meerThere’s some good news for those reluctant to carry a folding smartphone without an accessible safety net. Samsung has partnered with Asurion to convert existing uBreakiFix locations into specialized Samsung repair shops. By the end of 2023, the com…
Lees meerWith as many classes and subclasses as there are in Dungeons & Dragons’ current edition, trying to find balance for all of them is inevitably going to end up with some being left behind. While Monk as a class is one of the game’s most interesting, o…
Lees meerWhen The Mandalorian walked onto Disney+, Star Wars fans knew nothing about him. When Cassian Andor showed up on the streamer, most knew where he ended up, but no one knew how he got there. Both shows had a blank slate quality that, at least at the …
Lees meerA group of researchers has discovered a technique to jailbreak a Tesla’s infotainment system, unlocking Full Self-Driving, heated seats, and other paid features for the low price of zero dollars.Read more...
Lees meerA massive outburst from the Sun was felt across three worlds in a rare event that could help protect astronauts from harmful radiation during future missions.Read more...
Lees meerIn a stunning display of not seeing the forest for the trees, yesterday’s Q2 earnings call for Warner Bros. saw the studio remark on the current impact of the ongoing dual strikes by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA. The good news: they of course hope the stri…
Lees meerA groundbreaking demonstration by the European Space Agency (ESA) suggests it’s possible to deorbit satellites safely and in a reasonably controlled manner, even for those not originally designed for such maneuvers.Read more...
Lees meerBuenos Aires in Argentina saw an especially hot start to this August, and temperatures spiked above 30 degrees Celsius throughout the capital for the first time in years.Read more...
Lees meerWarner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported an increased drop in subscribers since it rebranded its streaming service to Max earlier this year, the company said in its quarterly report on Thursday. The company lost 1.8 million subscribers in its second qu…
Lees meerio9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “The Blade and the Bloodwright” by Sloane Leong. You can read the story below or listen to the p…
Lees meerGone are the days of collecting pay stubs, receipts, and government forms...hopefully. For the first time, the IRS will give taxpayers the option to go paperless for the 2024 tax season ahead of a more widespread digitization effort for the 2025 sea…
Lees meerWe’re getting closer and closer to a world where we might be able to punch Mark Zuckerberg… virtually, of course. That’s because a UFC-like experience is coming to the Meta Quest through a simulated stadium-side experience.Read more...
Lees meerRichard Branson’s space tourism venture is set to launch its second commercial trip to suborbital heights in less than two weeks but the company is not too optimistic about the revenue generated by its private orbital tours.Read more...
Lees meerWhen Pixar’s Elemental opened in June to under $30 million on its first weekend, most Hollywood types considered it dead on arrival. And why wouldn’t they? Pixar hadn’t had a hit in years—largely due to the pandemic, but still—and after releasing se…
Lees meerThe ongoing feud continues: Ron DeSantis has doubled down on denying Disney’s First Amendment and constitutional rights through the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.Read more...
Lees meerWhen Marvel relaunched the Star Wars comics line, the world was a simpler place. Lucasfilm had just rebooted its official continuity, there was room for new stories, new insight into familiar faces, new opportunities to flesh out the space between t…
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