I Use These Secret Codes to Test Used Android Phones Before Buying Them
Used phones sometimes have faulty hardware that might escape basic inspection. Thats why I recommend running top-to-bottom diagnostics on the phone before you hand over the...
Linda H. Codega Tells io9 All About Their Queer Fantasy Debut Novel, Motheater
io9 has several acclaimed authors among its alumni, including Annalee Newitz, Charlie Jane Anders, Evan Narcisse, and Andrew Liptak. Another former io9-er, Linda H. Codega, will...
X should bring back stars, not hide ‘likes’
Elon Musk’s X is preparing to make “likes” private on the social network, in a change that could potentially confuse users over the difference between something...
John Oliver Explains Why Ethanol Fuel Is a Lie
Corn is a problem. Or rather, America’s growing reliance on government corn subsidies to power our everyday lives. Beef is artificially inexpensive because farmers feed corn...
Elon Musk Says AI Will Take Your Job (Bad), but You’ll Be Rich (Good), With No Purpose (Hmm)
Elon Musk shared his dystopian vision for the future on Thursday while remotely joining the Viva Technology Conference in Paris. An audience member asked whether AI...
The Acolyte’s Cast Is So Ready to Share Their New Take on Star Wars
It goes without saying that Star Wars fans are extremely excited for The Acolyte, which arrives on Disney+ June 4 to reveal a Jedi-centric crime tale...
NASA Releases Catalog Packed With the Most Bizarre Alien Worlds
Do we live in an unusual star system? Astronomers have been trying to figure out if the Solar System is unique compared to other stars and...
The State of Publishing, As Seen From the Inside: Notes from the 2024 Publishers Weekly U.S. Book Show
On Wednesday, about 1,000 publishing industry professionals—agents, editors, publicists, and marketers chief among them—gathered at NYU’s Kimmel Center for Student Life for the 2024 Publishers Weekly U.S....
$6M fine for robocaller who used AI to clone Biden’s voice
The FCC has proposed a $6 million fine for the scammer who used voice-cloning tech to impersonate President Biden in a series of illegal robocalls during...
I Use This Trick to Remove the Sidebar Clutter From Every YouTube Video
I watch a lot of YouTube on my computer, but never using the messy default view. Instead, I use theater mode, which clears up the clutter...
