“Liftoff! Disregard.” Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Abort a Planned Launch at the Last...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aborted a planned launch on Sunday morning at the last second due to an engine power issue. The event...
Martyrs Lane Is a Dark Fairy Tale Exploring the Horrors of Grief
Martyrs Lane, from U.K. writer-director Ruth Platt—an expansion of her 2019 short film—is a supernatural mystery told from the point of view of a...
Sure Seems Like Apple TV+ Wants to Be the New HBO
As HBO pivots to whatever it’s trying to achieve with its messy new streaming service Max, Apple. appears to be shopping for content and...
Westworld’s Vincent Cassel on That Final Serac Twist and What’s Next
The latest season of Westworld has revolved around Serac, an enigmatic figure who came out of nowhere to serve as the puppet master of...
Exxon’s Secret Assist From the World’s Top PR Firm
It seems that Exxon is freaked out by the Biden administration’s promises to crack down on carbon pollution. All year, it has been running...
The Odyssey of Star Wars Turns the Original Trilogy Into Epic Poetry
We’ve had the Star Wars movies retold in Shakespearean style. Now, it’s time for the great Greek poet Homer to have a turn. Professor...
Samsung’s New Galaxy Buds+ Have Double the Battery Life and More Mics
While you might have a hard time telling them apart if they were placed side-by-side, in conjunction with the new Galaxy S20, Samsung has...
There’s Only One Reason to Upgrade to the New Switch, but It’s an Extremely...
It’s not uncommon for console makers to release refreshed hardware late into a gaming machine’s life cycle: the countless iterations of the Nintendo GBA,...
A Message From Your New Editor
Hello, readers of io9! As you became aware last week, io9's wonderful deputy editor, Jill Pantozzi, ascended to a good place of her own...
Sonic the Hedgehog Is Racing to a Digital Release Earlier Than Expected
As the novel coronavirus continues to shake up, well, everything, media companies have started to adapt. One big change is that digital releases are...
