Wait, Is Bitcoin Going to Die?
The price of Bitcoin crashed nearly 10% on Wednesday, falling from $45,000 to below $41,000 in mere hours, hurting crypto’s best bull run in a year. But what, or who,…
The Year Ahead in TV
Image: Max Sabina Graves covers genre television for Gizmodo, with a focus on inclusion in front of and behind the camera. You can follow her coverage here, and email story…
Swarming Robots, DNA, and Bitcoin: The Wild List of Stuff Heading to the Moon Next Week
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is slated to blast off on Monday, January 8, carrying an assortment of goodies, including cutting-edge scientific rovers, bitcoin, and a piece of Mount Everest. No…
LIGHTSPEED Presents: ‘A Saint Between the Teeth’ by Sloane Leong
io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “A Saint Between the Teeth” by…
To Beat Russia, Ukraine Needs a Major Tech Breakthrough
“Just like in the First World War, we have reached the level of technology that puts us into a stalemate,” Ukrainian general Valerii Zaluzhnyi admitted late last year. “There will…
iPhone Finally Gets Buttons With This Handy Keyboard Case. Just Don’t Call It a BlackBerry
The Clicks case attaches via the iPhone’s USB-C or Lightning port, but you can still connect your charging cable.Gif: Clicks If you’re one of those folks still grumbling about the…
Rebel Moon Goes Apocalyptic Chic at Forever 21 in Its Weirdest Crossover Yet
Image: Forever 21 The sci-fi fantasy universe Zack Snyder unleashed in Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire has inspired a new collaboration between Netflix and fashion brand Forever…
We’ll Get to See NASA’s Sonic Boom-Less Supersonic Plane Next Week
NASA’s supersonic experimental plane—the linchpin of the agency’s Quesst mission—is set to roll out of its warehouse in the California desert next week. We’re gassed for the big moment: the…
The Man Who Made Robots Dance Now Wants Them to Think for Themselves
Some robots, including from Boston Dynamics, are already doing warehouse work. Do you expect to see that humanoid workforce growing in the coming years? Warehouse work is one of the…
Researchers Say There’s a 5% Chance That AI Will Cause Human Extinction
Photo: josefkubes (Shutterstock) A survey of the leading AI scientists says there’s a 5% chance that AI will become uncontrollable and wipe out humanity. In the short term, researchers estimate…