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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/11af935bfcfa1fa346957f9c50481f39.jpgThe spring movie season has begun, and one of its big tentpoles is Universal’s upcoming Abigail (https://gizmodo.com/abigail-universal-monster-horror-trailer-radio-silence-1851159456). Though the movie isn’t out for two weeks, a screening was held on Saturday night at the Overlook Film Festival. And if you were worried that this was going to be a dud or suck, you apparently don’t need to worry, because…
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/21e1f2073de2808c60fc0d83b8ce8b68.jpgThe much-anticipated total solar eclipse will be watched by millions across North America on Monday, April 8. We’ve compiled our coverage to help you prepare for this rare celestial event, offering expert insights on the latest weather forecasts, safety tips for eclipse watching, and a glimpse into the science behind…
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/e88cc40cb058dcc1d87b64b569aa9809.jpgOver the last several weeks, we’ve been reporting on older movies making their way back to theaters. These movies, which include the live-action Spider-Man (https://gizmodo.com/shrek-2-spider-man-re-releases-theatres-1851323794) flicks and the nine Star Wars episodes (https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-skywalker-saga-movie-marathon-1851360558), are being put back on the silver screen to commemorate a specific milestone—like Phantom Menace hitting 25—or seemingly…
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/28f7ce27fecf2a24c1b8771a1773818e.jpgAfter a few legal setbacks from Warner Bros (https://gizmodo.com/the-peoples-joker-vera-drew-toronto-dc-warner-bros-disc-1849535125)., The People’s Joker has made its way to theaters (https://gizmodo.com/peoples-joker-theatrical-release-lgbtq-dc-comics-wb-1851115758) this weekend in New York. The parody film sees director/writer Vera Drew as the Harlequin, a trans woman trying to make it in comedy after recently moving into a small town. With a number of other Batman villains also getting…
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/2134563ed85454bdfa8cb444e10dc481.pngGhostbusters: Frozen Empire (https://gizmodo.com/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-movie-review-paul-rudd-finn-1851345433) has a lot of characters (https://gizmodo.com/did-fan-casts-influence-ghostbusters-frozen-empire-1851362762) it’s juggling, and one of the most important wasn’t even actually in the film’s marketing. That would be Melody, played by Gossip Girl’s Emily Alyn Lind, a 16-year-old who quickly strikes up a friendship with McKenna Grace’s Phoebe Spengler. The twist? She’s a ghost…
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/9d8480ddfe39ff3e93b6a9ca9d14560a.jpgPrime Video’s Invincible (https://gizmodo.com/invincible-season-2-episode-7-animation-joke-comics-1851375046) wrapped up its second season (https://gizmodo.com/invincible-season-2-trailer-part-2-prime-robert-kirkman-1851257332) a few days ago in bloody and emotionally devastating fashion for Mark and everyone in his orbit. Now that the season’s fully done, creator Robert Kirkman (https://gizmodo.com/robert-kirkman-interview-adapting-invincible-prime-vide-1850964079) took the time to speak with Variety (https://variety.com/2024/tv/features/invincible-season-2-finale-spider-man-ezra-miller-1235960790/) about the season’s highs and lows, and the finale episode “I Thought You…
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/5a0a34cd2f74a99ae33654d2b04180ac.pngA leading gravitational wave observatory recently detected ripples in spacetime that scientists say came from the collision of a dead, superdense stellar remnant and an unknown object.
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/70562c552bc9fb4953269776f4fa850f.jpgThe 2022 Quantum Leap (https://gizmodo.com/quantum-leap-season-2-interview-time-travel-nbc-egypt-1850866504) serieshas been canceled by NBC after a two-season run.

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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/0c68bfe70d26de980fdcc8c3ffd9e2ec.jpgThis week in tech saw people passing the buck. Former President Donald Trump sued the co-founders of his social media platform (https://gizmodo.com/trump-sues-truth-social-co-founders-1851383091) for bungling the job when it went public, the owners of the cargo ship that caused a bridge to collapse say it’s not their fault (https://gizmodo.com/owners-of-cargo-ship-behind-baltimore-bridge-collapse-1851380182), and a company that makes an interesting fire extinguishing tool (https://gizmodo.com/elide-fire-extinguishing-balls-push-back-cpsc-warning-1851379075)
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/5c5e2b514c50e293dde3fa41ce590b46.jpgA new month means a whole new news cycle—and things to watch, read, and build, of course. It also means we covered a lot in this week you might have missed, from Daisy Ridley’s Jedi hopes, to The Winter Soldier’s 10th anniversary, and yes, maybe even a few sapphic anime stars in the sky. Check it out! — James Whitbrook
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/448772d2144eb3a3a523fdb9a5721b33.jpgOnly SpaceX launches more rockets from U.S. soil each year than Rocket Lab. Firmly established as a key player in the aerospace industry, the company isn’t just sitting back. Its upcoming Neutron rocket will push its capabilities even further, as it endeavors to expand its identity beyond just being a launch provider.
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08-04-24, 12:50
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/f4cd7346a0e744e2de57168ba27930e3.jpgBefore Disney bought Star Wars, the two brands began their courtship with a ride (https://gizmodo.com/star-tours-history-disney-lucasfilm-season-of-the-force-1851337421). Star Tours opened in 1987 and has seen many new upgrades and additions over the years (https://gizmodo.com/star-tours-destinations-disney-parks-ahsoka-star-wars-1851317157). This week, for its Season of the Force event (https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-disneyland-season-of-the-force-food-guide-1851363377), Disney gave the ride another refresh. And this time, for the first time, it’s with characters from…
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/b8ecbc53dbd4ea0ee5e94cd79a0a8514.pngEven in the era where the House of Mouse is Star Wars’ home (https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-movie-mandalorian-grogu-release-date-disney-1851391575), few things about the galaxy far, far away have defined its relationship with Disney other than Star Tours, the Disney Parks ride (https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-encanto-indiana-jones-disney-parks-expansions-1851385982) that shaped generations of collaborations between Lucasfilm and Mickey Mouse. Now, as Star Tours gets ready to evolve again (https://gizmodo.com/disney-star-tours-ride-adding-andor-ahsoka-mandalorian-1851308920) in…
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/62701006df3a6d3049c550a82222d3d4.jpgElon Musk (https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-still-spreading-debunked-garbage-immigration-1851389647) denied the accuracy of a report from Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-scraps-low-cost-car-plans-amid-fierce-chinese-ev-competition-2024-04-05/) early Friday that claimed Tesla was scrapping plans to produce a low-cost electric vehicle in favor of a robotaxi. But the billionaire just announced on X that he’ll be unveiling a new robotaxi on August 8, raising obvious questions about whether Reuters really…
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/91796d611713e9ce28abbc9a490c9f68.jpgAmazon pulled Just Walk Out technology (http://amazon%20pulled%20just%20walk%20out%20technology/) from its grocery stores earlier this week. Amazon says 130 convenience stores, and some Amazon Go locations, will keep using the technology, but a source close to the team told Gizmodo that Amazon has killed off much of the internal development. “Nearly all” of the engineers…
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/70258ed1e9ec3d3ce62b77620976e4a6.jpgOf the many Star Wars film ideas floating around right now (https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-movie-mandalorian-grogu-release-date-disney-1851391575), it’s one of the most intriguing: James Mangold’s plans (https://gizmodo.com/james-mangold-star-wars-movie-dawn-of-jedi-origin-lucas-1850531043) to take us back tens of thousands of years before the films, before almost everything we’ve ever known about Star Wars, to explore the origins (https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-new-film-announced-2025-live-action-1850308047) of the earliest wielders of the Force. And now it’s found a…
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08-04-24, 12:50
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/d218ce5fa7b03d5e69ee70869d89ce9f.jpgAs a company that wants to make money, Roku wants you to watch as many ads as possible. That’s not currently possible when you exit Roku’s streaming player and do something like play a game on the Nintendo Switch or watch a show on your Apple TV. But if the company gets its way, this may cease to be a problem one day,…
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12-04-24, 13:00
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/340b8fca9836195440fa351cfa4466f1.jpgThere’s exactly one Marvel Studios movie coming to theaters this year, but it’s one of the biggest to date. Deadpool & Wolverine (https://gizmodo.com/breaking-down-the-mutant-mayhem-of-deadpool-wolverine-1851247437) is scheduled for release on July 26 and it won’t only be the first MCU film for Ryan Reynolds’ wisecracking killer, but also the MCU debut of Wolverine (https://gizmodo.com/deadpool-3-trailer-ryan-reynolds-hugh-jackman-marvel-1851235379), played by Hugh Jackman.
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12-04-24, 13:00
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/4ed2dc592a0318b7fe0546e7810e485e.jpgFew singular words in the long canon of the X-Men’s comic book history evoke the weight of mutantkind’s story of survival and extinction (https://gizmodo.com/8-times-the-x-men-were-nearly-wiped-out-forever-1742816773) than “Genosha.” The island nation is a fundamental turning point in the comics’ long exploration of mutant statehood and the metaphor at large (https://gizmodo.com/x-men-97-morph-non-binary-marvel-disney-plus-1851264528)—one that has resonated throughout…
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12-04-24, 13:00
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/a38d8c51749e52096f45064af895acaf.jpgHidden deep in a California valley near Walt Disney Animation Studios is the testing ground for all the technology seen at Disney Parks (https://gizmodo.com/disney-imagineering-animatronics-tianas-bayou-adventure-1851391177) and experiences around the world. It’s a top secret area, but io9 and other members of the press were recently invited in for an up-close look at the animatronics for Tiana’s Bayou… (https://gizmodo.com/tianas-bayou-adventure-disney-imagineer-charita-carter-1851388835)
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12-04-24, 13:00
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12-04-24, 13:00
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/853baa83d22867f559c65cd35c5fe1f8.jpgApple has announced that it’s relaxing its policy on used parts for iPhone (https://gizmodo.com/iphone-15-pro-review-1850851577) repairs. This makes it easier to fix your broken iPhone and save some cash along the way.

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12-04-24, 13:00
The tech industry is trying to automate art. Be it visual art, filmmaking, novel-writing, or music, Silicon Valley “innovators” seem convinced that consumers just can’t tell the difference between work created by a passionate, human creative, and automated content delivered via soulless algorithm. It’s a terrible…
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12-04-24, 13:00
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/9fd3b3577386134db093b7931c91d5b2.pngA recreation of “Willy’s Chocolate Experience, (https://gizmodo.com/cops-called-to-willy-wonka-experience-as-crying-childre-1851290088)” the AI-generated Willy Wonka fiasco in Glasgow that left kids crying and forced the police to be called, appears to be selling tickets for its American debut. For $44, attendees will allegedly be offered “two complimentary jelly beans” and the chance to meet the mother…
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12-04-24, 13:00
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/bba2d6afc0e8079a6ee622e117f21534.jpgAs a massive fan of Transformers: The Movie (https://gizmodo.com/a-giant-robot-and-the-1986-transformers-movie-taught-me-1784993789), few films on the upcoming calendar fill me with as much excitement as Transformers One (https://gizmodo.com/chris-hemsworth-transformers-one-optimus-prime-1850383657). Directed by Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4 (https://gizmodo.com/toy-story-4-is-a-heartwarming-boundary-pushing-additio-1835436414)), the first animated theatrical Transformers (https://gizmodo.com/transformers-rise-of-beasts-review-hasbro-optimus-prime-1850479893) film since that 1986 masterpiece is coming September 13 and, at CinemaCon, Paramount revealed footage…
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12-04-24, 13:00
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/70530400840d17f1845f957f15875b67.jpgDbrand, a prominent maker of skins for mobile devices and faceplates for consoles (https://gizmodo.com/dbrand-dares-sony-to-sue-over-its-new-black-faceplates-1846258088), got into some hot water the past few days on social media. What started as making fun of a customer’s last name in the most cringe (and arguably racist) way possible, ended up with the company forking over $10,000 to make amends.
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12-04-24, 13:00
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/f363da46f9bff72b75e7f6bd385d9f29.jpgA library in New Jersey issued an urgent statement after learning that the eclipse glasses handed out to its patrons may have been fake.
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12-04-24, 13:00
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/f6a6709bc0dd55cac63cb42faaecd364.pngThe next rendition of iOS 17 is right around the corner, and it’s bearing gifts we want and a few better left on the drawing-room table. The latest iOS 17.5 beta includes a hidden game for Apple News+ subscribers called Quartiles. The game features word snippets in five-by-five tiles that players must match to create…
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12-04-24, 13:00
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/d490d276bf84a411df8996ff61f58a3a.pngStar Trek: Discovery (https://paramountplus.qflm.net/c/379647/175360/3065?subId1=GO-&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paramountplus.com%2Fshows%2Fstar-trek-discovery%2F%3FsearchReferral%3Ddesktop-web%26source%3Dgoogle-organic%26ftag%3DPPM-23-10bfh8c) has always been about one thing: at the end of it all, the only thing that matters, the only thing that will bring light in dark times, and save the day, is a connection and understanding (https://gizmodo.com/star-trek-discovery-season-4-finale-recap-episode-13-1848664820) forged between people, regardless of who they are or what they’ve done. Sometimes, it’s more subtle about…
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12-04-24, 13:00
https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/b5b6356f8ec0beea3d6fb9a0878fe776.jpgWith theatrical hit Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (https://gizmodo.com/godzilla-kong-2-review-new-empire-king-kong-dan-stevens-1851359425) currently stomping all over the box office, it’s an ideal moment for Legendary’s Monsterverse (https://gizmodo.com/godzilla-x-kong-differences-adam-wingard-scar-king-wb-1851359824) to re-up its small-screen success. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (https://gizmodo.com/monarch-legacy-of-monsters-review-apple-tv-godzilla-1851021202) will return for a second season on Apple TV+ (https://howl.me/cl1BBDZio6k). And that’s not all—there are more series on the way, too.

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