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The original Star Wars: Battlefront games are some of the most iconic games set in the galaxy far, far away. There’s a reason developers have tried to go back to the well of the large-scale shooter series in years since, and a reason fans were incredibly excited when it was announced a newly updated and tweaked…
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An invasive, dog-killing parasite is now lurking in Southern California. In new research this week, scientists say they’ve confirmed the newfound spread of the flatworm Heterobilharzia americana to the area. The parasite is not thought to be a danger to humans, but it could become an emerging threat to pets and…
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A giant volcano has been found in Mars’ Tharsis plateau, making it the fourth known volcano in the region. Heavily eroded, the 29,600-foot (9,022-meter) volcano has been hiding in plain sight, sneaking its mug into images of the Tharsis region but never actually being seen. Until now.

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Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he’s putting together a group of investors to try and buy TikTok on Thursday. The company maintains it’s not for sale, but the app is in jeopardy after the House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would force its parent company ByteDance to sell the platform or…
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When Home Depot launched its 12-foot skeleton in 2020, “Skelly” became an instant viral hit. People couldn’t get enough of the big bone-based behemoth as it popped up in front yards during the worst years of the pandemic. But Skelly is starting to look lonely. It looks like Home Depot plans to fix that with the…
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Before you hop on that plane or get on the road, make sure to double check your travel essentials list for some of these fandom finds. Here’s our spring break gear guide with selections from all across pop culture. From Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, Warner Bros., and your Netflix faves—io9 has you covered!
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Bernie Sanders, the nefarious propagandist for the Soviet Union, has done it again. This time, the Senator from Vermont has introduced a bill that would drastically reduce Americans’ working hours while maintaining their current levels of income. The legislation cites concerns about new forms of automation currently…
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It’s Day 12 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and the people have spoken. Google Earth dominated in yesterday’s poll with more than 76 percent of the vote. Pandora is out! Today, our only photo-editing contestant takes on an app that was in a league of its own.
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Movie posters appearing to show an upcoming remake of the children’s dinosaur movie The Land Before Time (1988) have elicited strong emotions on social media recently. But no matter if you think a remake is a bad idea or a good idea, the movie isn’t happening. At least not in the foreseeable future.
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While multi-billion dollar disasters like FTX would lead a reasonable person to believe that the cryptocurrency industry is dead or dying, the unfortunate truth is that it’s doing just fine. Not only has Bitcoin’s market price been on a familiar rollercoaster ride lately, but droves of crypto believers have, in recent…
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Pedro Pascal is currently living his absolute best life; after rising to fame on Game of Thrones and Narcos, he’s now an A-list star of screens big (Fantastic Four) and small (The Mandalorian, The Last of Us). But things weren’t always golden for the affable star, who recently spoke about his long, long road to fame.
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The only thing more impressive than watching Paul Atreides ride a sandworm in Dune: Part Two is watching director Denis Villeneuve explain how he made it happen. Villeneuve knew the scene was arguably the most memorable and crucial scene in the second half of his adaptation, and he put a mind-numbing amount of time…
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Space tourism has unlocked a new brand of luxury travel, one which promises expensive meals and designer flight suits with views of Earth’s curvature as a backdrop. A Florida-based startup is offering six passengers the chance to ride on board its balloon-propelled capsule while chowing down on what it claims to be…
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The rumor tornado that has circled the upcoming OLED iPad Pro has finally started to wane, leaving us with a whole field scattered with little nuggets of information relating to its size, color options, and a few juicy details surrounding the new look on its OLED screen. The new school iPad Pro and iPad Air are…
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Our brains are in rougher shape than we might think. New research from the World Health Organization and others estimates that nearly half of people globally are living with neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, or epilepsy, just to name a few. Collectively, these neurological problems are now…
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