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AI-Controlled Fighter Jet Flies 17 Hours Without Pilot's Help
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced it has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm for a self-flying F-16 fighter jet less than three years after creating the control simulated F-16 jet.

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Grogu Will Be Forging His Own Star Wars Journey on The Mandalorian
Grogu will not follow the path of the Jedi. That much was clear after the character’s appearance on The Book of Boba Fett, where he chose to leave with the Mandalorian rather than train with Luke Skywalker and wield Yoda’s lightsaber.
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Instagram to Kill Its Live Shopping Feature in March
Instagram is nixing the “Live Shopping” feature that’s allowed creators to directly tag products and promote links in their live broadcasts for the past couple of years. On Tuesday, the company announced the change in a Help Center post, and noted the feature’s official funeral is set for March 16, 2023.

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Addiction, Suicides, and Cyberbullies: Senate Confronts Kids’ Online Horror Show
“The last search on his phone before Carson ended his life was for hacks to find out the identities of his abusers,” said Kristin Bride, the parent of a child suicide victim and a social media reform advocate. Bride testified before a panel of senators about the cyberbullying that led to her son’s death and the other…
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NASA's Artemis 1 Megarocket Launch Was Really, Really Loud
NASA’s new lunar program is in full swing, thanks to the successful launch and return of the Artemis 1 mission in late 2022. Physics researchers recently determined that the roar of the Space Launch System megarocket was louder than anticipated—but not so loud as the NASA launch that sparked an urban legend.

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A New Spider-Man Film Is Being Written, Harrison Ford Is the President, and More Marvel Updates From Kevin Feige
When Kevin Feige speaks, news about the Marvel Cinematic Universe is going to be made, and it just happened again. In a new interview, the president of Marvel Studios said that there are ideas of how to continue the story of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man and that writers are getting to work now. He also thinks Marvel…
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Send Love Across the Multiverse With Our Nerdy Valentine's Day Cards
It’s the most romantic time of the year once more, and as always, io9 has got your back if you need to tell someone you love them through the medium of genre film and TV, and questionable puns. Let your heart skip a beat and stroll through our handcrafted nerd Valentines, from Star Wars to Marvel and beyond, from G/O…
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Bring Tabletop Games to Your Phone With Role's New Mobile Features
Role, an integrated tabletop play experience—the company shies away from using the term “virtual tabletop,” hoping to convey a more holistic offering—is now going to be fully available on mobile app. The press release states that this will provide “seamless game room support across smartphones, tablets, desktop, and…
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Is a Slick, Slightly Empty, Sci-Fi Adventure Film
An evil ruler with a legion of faceless soldiers at their disposal. A band of heroes, traveling across vast new worlds filled with evocative and wild creatures. Transports that look like giant stingrays. Enormous battles across towering technological wonders. A cantina. Yup, that all sounds like Star Wars, but it’s…
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Google Launches Way for Android Apps to Track You Without Tracking You
Google unveiled a beta version of its “Privacy Sandbox” for Android Tuesday, part of a years-long effort to transform the business of the internet and make it harder for companies to feast on the buffet that is your personal data. Paradoxically, Google says the goal is to track everything you do online in a way that’s…
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I'm Hating It: McDonald's AI-Powered Drive-Thru Sucks
McDonald’s AI-powered drive-thru ordering system is apparently missing the mark, at least according to social media. Videos posted to TikTok are illustrating just how woefully ill-prepared automation is at taking fast food orders, and how woefully ill-prepared humans are to deal with it.

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Spacecraft Leak Postpones Russian 'Lifeboat' Mission to ISS
For the second time in two months, a docked Russian spacecraft at the International Space Station has sprung a coolant leak. Investigators don’t yet know the cause of the latest leak, prompting Russia’s space agency to delay the launch of a ‘lifeboat’ that’s meant to secure the safety of two cosmonauts on board.

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Meta's Oversight Board Will Now Fast-Track Case Reviews
Meta’s Oversight Board announced it is introducing new measures to expedite case reviews to ensure urgent cases receive a quicker response time. Each case will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will separate into summary decisions and urgent cases.
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The First Batch of Super Mario Bros. Movie Toys Includes a Fire Breathing Bowser
We’re just a few months out from The Super Mario Bros. Movie hitting theaters on April 7, which means it’s time for the hype train to officially leave the station and get up to speed. Following an amusing teaser released over the weekend reviving the Mario Rap from the live-action Super Mario Bros. Super Show, we’re…
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BuzzFeed’s New Quiz AI Really Wants Me to Cuddle a Cactus
A decade ago, BuzzFeed was mostly known for popularizing the listicle format and for its bevy of weird quizzes. Hell, there’s even listicles of weird quizzes there to keep users scrolling forever. But with the AI craze flooding the internet, BuzzFeed is trying to carve a new niche for itself in the often-surreal and…
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'Nightmare Isn't Over:' Senators Are Hopping Mad and Demanding Answers for the Crypto Collapse
Lawmakers from opposing parties disagreed over who and what was truly to blame for a devastating crypto crash that left customers collectively burnout out of billions in losses during a Wednesday Senate Banking Committee hearing. While Democratic lawmakers and crypto skeptics warned of the dangers presented by a lack…
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Anthony Mackie Teases His Own Kind of Captain America In New World Order
Mischa Collins’ Harvey Dent arrives in new Gotham Knights footage. Bo-Katan takes control in a look at The Mandalorian season 3. Emma Roberts and Laurence Fishburne team up for a tense new sci-fi thriller. Plus, a new look at Hideaki Anno’s Shin Kamen Rider. Spoilers get!

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Twitter Delays API Changes Amid Developer Outcry
Elon Musk’s Twitter has announced another delay in plans to end free access to its application program interface (API). The postponement came from, where else, but a tweet from the platform’s official developer account posted on Monday afternoon.

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Staffing Crisis Clashes With Expanded Mission at EPA
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