With 27 feature films and six Disney+ shows in 14 years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues its reign over pop culture. Ms. Marveljust arrived on Disney+ on June 8, and Thor: Love and Thunder hammers into theaters on July 8. And we expect to learn even more about Marvel’s future plans during San Diego Comic-Con…
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Who Are the White Nationalists Mass Arrested in Idaho?
Thirty-one members of one of the most active white nationalist groups in the U.S. are facing criminal charges after a local Idaho police department made a mass arrest in response to a 911 tip over the weekend. Members of the fascist group, Patriot Front—formed in late 2017 in the wake of the racist “Unite the Right”…
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Save your Money: New iPad Pro with Apple's M2 Chip Might Be Out This Fall
This fall, a reprised 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro could be on the roster. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who authors the subscriber-only Power On newsletter, reports that he expects Apple to update the two iPad models with the M2 chip in September or October.

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Big Tech Has a New Antitrust Nemesis: John Oliver
Comedian John Oliver decided to wade into the antitrust battleground this week, and he didn’t hold back any punches.
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Sony Enlists Justin Lin to Helm One Punch Man Adaptation
The One Punch Man film based on the hugely successful manga series and beloved anime has found a director who’s no stranger to hugely successful franchises himself: Justin Lin, who made Fast & Furious parts three, four, five, six, and nine, as well as Star Trek Beyond.
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Google's Ad Business Could Finally Crack Open
While Google’s multiple antitrust cases continue to drag on here in the U.S., it looks like the search giant’s starting to make a few concessions across the pond. Reuters reports that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has made an offer to European Union regulators in response to an ongoing investigation into the tech…
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SpaceX Sails Through Federal Environmental Review, Inches Closer to Starship Launch
On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed its environmental assessment of SpaceX’s proposed site expansion in Boca Chica, Texas, after months of delay.

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FDA Approves First Drug of Its Kind for Severe Alopecia
People with a severe form of baldness will now have a significant treatment option available. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved baricitinib for treating alopecia areata. The drug, taken as a pill, is the first of its kind intended to treat the autoimmune disorder, though it’s already commonly used…
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Pixar's Lightyear Is a Rousing Sci-Fi Love Letter
Try, if you can, to put aside all the off-screen Lightyear nonsense. What is this movie? How does it fit in with Toy Story? None of that matters. The first three frames of the latest Pixar animation film clear all that up simply and succinctly. In 1995, a boy named Andy got a Buzz Lightyear toy. It was from his…
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Crypto Companies Lay Off Hundreds as Market Hemorrhaging Continues
The most recent crypto crash is causing quite a lot of reviled FUD (a term used in the community for fear, uncertainty, and doubt) not only among investors but inside the companies as well, though in the latter’s case its for their job prospects. The crypto lending company BlockFi announced Monday it was slashing 20%,…
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Healthy Brains Can Get as Hot as 105 Degrees, Study Finds
People might be more hotheaded than we thought. In new research this week, scientists say they were able to create the first maps of healthy people’s brain temperatures. Their findings indicate that brain temperature varies widely depending on many factors, like the time of day and region of the brain, but that it’s…
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Check Out This 11-Minute Look at the Unreleased Pixel 6a
Google announced that the Pixel 6a wouldn’t debut until later this summer, but that hasn’t stopped the leakers from teasing us. Over the weekend, Malaysian YouTuber, Fazli Halim, published an 11-minute long look at the upcoming Pixel 6a. The device featured in the reel matches the Pixel 6a previewed during the Google…
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We're Already Learning About Apple's Second-Gen AR/VR Headset
Apple’s WWDC event came and went without any mention of an AR/VR headset, but that hasn’t slowed the influx of reports and rumors surrounding this highly anticipated product. Despite the first model’s absence, we’re now learning about Apple’s second-generation mixed reality headset.
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Is Your TV Still Playing Ads When It’s Turned Off?
As struggling streaming services race to expose more viewers to ads, advertisers are seeing some pretty expensive hiccups start to happen. Case in point: on Monday, GroupM—one of the biggest ad-buying brands around—published a new study that found that about $1 billion worth of streaming ads every year are playing…
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It's Time for Dragon Age to Get Its Moment in the Sun Again
Throughout the years, BioWare has become equally known for both the games it makes and the reactions surrounding those games. Most of the time, this relates to its sci-fi RPG Mass Effect, which is due to receive some type of resurgence within the next couple of years. And while you very much wouldn’t say that’s the…
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The Newest Chapter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Rap Legacy Has Arrived
There’s not much you can thank one-hit ‘90s wonder Vanilla Ice for, but among those few things is this: he tied the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles inextricably with rap music. Of course, he did it by performing the confounding “Ninja Rap” in the second TMNT movie, Secret of the Ooze, but the many, many TMNT-themed raps…
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The Collapse of a Major Atlantic Current Would Cause Worldwide Disasters
A shutdown of a major current in the Atlantic Ocean would rapidly transform wind, temperature, and precipitation patterns across the whole globe, according to new research.

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An Immigration Advisory for Fictional Dystopias
If you are in the global north and want to migrate to a fictional dystopia, then you have lost your grip on reality but also, more worryingly, may have expat colonial/oligarch aspirations: your only possible reason for wanting to move could be to reinforce that dystopia’s ruling elite. This advisory is not for you.
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Two NASA Satellites Likely Fell Into the Ocean After Failed Astra Rocket Launch
NASA lost two small satellites on Sunday after a rocket malfunctioned en route to orbit. The two TROPICS CubeSats were the first pair of a six-satellite constellation designed to study tropical cyclones, but the space agency is still hoping to launch the remaining four, pending an investigation of the failed …
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Microsoft and Labor Union Reach a Neutrality Agreement
The Communications Workers of America announced today via press release that they have reached a labor neutrality agreement with Microsoft. The agreement has five core provisions, the most notable of which is Microsoft agreeing to remain neutral in employee unionization efforts.

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Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary Adds Neil Patrick Harris to Its Mysterious Cast
It feels like we’ve recently learned more about Doctor Who’s upcoming 60th anniversary celebrations next year than we have about the impending departure of Jodie Whittaker’s current Doctor a few months from now. And yet, the more we learn about the 60th, the stranger and stranger it gets.

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