The climate crisis is raising summertime temperatures, and the sky-high heat is straining electrical grids and healthcare systems. A pilot program launched this year is working to address potential heat injuries before they happen.
Source: io9 – This Pilot Program Is Working to Prevent Heat Injury in the U.S.
It’s a Barbie world at San Diego Comic-Con 2023!
Source: io9 – The Most Awesome Cosplay of San Diego Comic-Con 2023, Day 1
For more than two years, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been roaming Mars, drilling for rock samples that may hold clues to ancient life on the Red Planet, but the six-wheeled robot can only travel so far. Luckily, the rover recently got some extra help from a river that once flowed on the surface of Mars.
Source: io9 – NASA Rover’s Newest Rock Sample Is a Gift From an Ancient Martian River
A tech industry leader and military AI experts testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday said the US Department of Defense urgently needs to streamline its lagging data collection practices if it wants to maintain its lead in the global AI arms. Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, who was among three…
Source: io9 – DoD Partners Call for Central Database for Training Military AI
Although mostly relegated to e-readers, e-notes, and price tags at your local grocery store, there are some other novel users for E Ink displays. Want to display art on your walls without committing to just a single artist? That’s how Project E Ink is using the display technology, but instead of putting renaissance…
Source: io9 – You Can Hang This Gargantuan E-Reader On Your Wall and Turn Newspapers Into Art
The Federal Trade Commission’s recent proposal to require that companies offer customers easy one-click options to cancel subscriptions might seem like a no-brainer, something unequivocally good for consumers. Not according to the companies it would affect, though. In their view, the introduction of simple unsubscribe…
Source: io9 – Companies Think Their Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscriptions if It’s Too Easy
Spotify users biting their nails for over two years waiting for a once-heralded HiFi audio feature might be down to their cuticles at this point, but the music streaming app could finally deliver this year. Well, you will have some access to CD-quality audio as long as you’re willing to pay the “Subpremium” toll.
Source: io9 – Spotify Might Finally Get HiFi Audio This Year—If You’re Willing to Pay a ‘Subpremium’
Twitter is in freefall—ad revenue is down more than half since last year, owner Elon Musk is mucking around and firing people left and right, and users (including me) have noticed a steep decline in the quality of their feeds. Bluesky, a near-clone of Twitter built on a decentralized protocol with the support of…
Source: io9 – How Bluesky Is Seizing the Opportunity of Twitter’s Decline With Custom Algorithms
There’s a couple of new hints about the Venture Bros. movie, as well as the next Resident Evil film. Peter Dinklage discusses Scourge’s miserable life under Unicron in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Plus, get a look at the next DC animated movie, Justice League: Warworld. Spoilers now!
Source: io9 – Updates From Marvel’s Secret Invasion, Wednesday, and More
Apple has opened up its library of betas to make them free to all developers. All you need is an Apple ID to download early versions of the much-hyped OS updates if you’re so set on getting access before their full, bug-tested release.
Source: io9 – Apple Makes Developer Betas Free for All
Ahead of what is expected to be the debut of Apple’s own pricy AR headset at WWDC on Monday, Meta has just revealed its new Meta Quest 3 VR headset through Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram account, with a design that’s 40% thinner, has twice the processing power, and comes with redesigned controllers.
Source: io9 – Zuckerberg Reveals the Meta Quest 3, Which is ‘40% Slimmer’ and Has a 0 Starting Price
The prospect of receiving an alien signal is both exhilarating and daunting, and we’ll actually get to experience it on Wednesday—or at least, a simulation of such a thing, as a group of scientists and artists carry out a fascinating SETI experiment.
Source: io9 – Earth Will Receive an ‘Alien’ Transmission From Mars This Week
Before launching girlfriend Lauren Hernandez into space, Jeff Bezos has apparently popped the question: The two are reportedly engaged following five years together.
Source: io9 – Jeff Bezos Reportedly Engaged to Lauren Sanchez—Will Still Launch Her Into Space
When Independence Day was released in 1996, it was a spectacle on a whole new level for the sci-fi genre. A blockbuster to measure other blockbusters against. But despite its huge success, it took 20 years for a sequel to come out. And when it did, it was terrible.
Source: io9 – What Independence Day 2 With Will Smith Was Supposed to Be About
The second season of The Last of Us has delayed auditions and pre-production due to the ongoing writers strike.
Source: io9 – Last of Us Season 2 Ditches Video Game Script Auditions, Goes on Strike Pause
People in Pakistan are facing significant, ongoing restrictions to their internet access following political protests and the arrest of the country’s former prime minister. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) confirmed that it intentionally cut off mobile internet service beginning Tuesday, according to Geo…
Source: io9 – Pakistan Internet Restrictions Could be ‘Indefinite’
The most recent flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy was historic in that it was the rocket’s first fully expendable mission, and it was also the first Falcon Heavy mission to include previously flown fairings. As new footage attests, the fiery return of these fairings was a sight to behold.
Source: io9 – Wild SpaceX Video Shows Hottest Reentry Yet of Reusable Rocket Fairing
Twitter became less useful on Thursday after New York City’s transit operator said it would stop tweeting about service outages because “the reliability of the platform can no longer be guaranteed.” It’s the latest in a growing number of government agencies ditching Elon Musk’s social network.
Source: io9 – The NYC Subway Will Stop Tweeting Because Twitter ‘Isn’t Reliable’
Disney’s live-actionification of its classic animated feature films shows no signs of slowing down with the new The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, arriving in theaters on May 26. Ahead of its release, Lego revealed three new The Little Mermaid sets this past weekend,…
Source: io9 – Lego’s Got Three New The Little Mermaid Sets That Want to Be a Part of Your World
Rule 34 rears its head once again. There are thousands upon thousands of explicit porn being sold for cheap on Amazon’s Kindle. On Tuesday, Reuters reported that both Apple and Google have notified Amazon about its failure to keep porn off of the Kindle store and app. Both companies told Reuters that their app stores…
Source: io9 – Google and Apple Are Reportedly Miffed About All the Porn on Amazon Kindle