Toyota Is Making a Pokémon Motorcycle So You Can Ride Miraidon
This article originally appeared on Kotaku.
The Best Camera Phones You Can Buy in 2024
As the cliche saying goes, the best camera is the one you always have on you. That is why smartphones have become essential pieces of kit. They help document our lives and give us a window into what’s happening at any given time.
Donald Trump Comes Out Against TikTok Ban in Bizarre Reversal
Donald Trump appeared to come out in defense of TikTok, the social media platform facing a potential ban by Congress, in a flurry of posts late Thursday on his social media platform Truth Social. The platform, it should be noted, experienced a widespread outage as the former president attempted to live-tweet President…
Truth Social Suffers Outage in Middle of Trump’s Furious Live-Tweeting About Biden Speech
Truth Social, the social media platform launched by Donald Trump in 2022, suffered a widespread outage on Thursday. And it’s unfortunate timing for the former president. He was right in the middle of furiously tweeting (or Truth-ing, to use the site’s tortured parlance) about President Joe Biden’s State of the Union…
Akira Toriyama, the Father of Dragon Ball, Has Died
Akira Toriyama, one of the most famous and influential mangaka of all time, has died. He was 68.
Dune: Part Two Lured Christopher Walken Out of His 4-Year Acting Break
As was foretold in Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” music video, in which Christopher Walken danced to a line from Dune (“Walk without rhythm, It won’t attract the worm”), the actor would be destined to join Frank Herbert’s sci-fi universe in Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed adaptation. In fact, Dune: Part Two brought…
An Explorer Takes an Emotional Journey Across the Stars in This Afrosurreal Sci-Fi Tale
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 “Let the Star Explode” by Shingai Njeri Kagunda. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast. Enjoy!
Website for U.S. Embassy in Russia Goes Down After Cryptic Warning of Terrorist Threat
The U.S. embassy in Russia issued a warning on Thursday that Americans should avoid large gatherings in Moscow for the next 48 hours. The embassy said it was over a potential terrorist threat in the city, but didn’t elaborate beyond mentioning concerts as a potential target. And now the embassy’s website appears to be…
A Picture Guide to Every Star Tours Destination Across the Star Wars Saga
Fans of the original Star Wars-inspired ride will now be able to travel through all the eras of the live-action stories from a galaxy far, far away. Disney Parks’ Star Tours – The Adventure Continuesrecently announced that characters and a new setting from Disney+ seriesThe Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and Andor are set to…
A Half-Ton of ISS Space Station Trash Will Crash Into the Earth
A 2.9-ton cargo pallet, once used for a critical battery upgrade mission on the International Space Station (ISS), is now approaching the end of its journey and is expected to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere in the coming days.