See how ‘The Marvels’ VFX team brought space to life in this exclusive clip

Wonder how the team behind The Marvels was able to create the film’s many space-based environments? Then check out this exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from the making of the film. SEE ALSO: Exoplanet weather report: hot with a chance of cyclone In the clip, Director of Photography Sean Bobbitt and Visual Effects Supervisor Tara DeMarco discuss … Read more

X briefly brought back headlines to link previews — but they’re gone again

X (formerly Twitter) started showing headlines at the bottom of link preview cards again on Tuesday using a small font. However, hours later the company seemingly pulled the new format. Multiple users and publications reported that they could see titles on link cards on the web. They also noted that some titles were cut off … Read more

‘Sister Wives’ Recap: Kody Responds When Asked If He’d Accept Another Wife That Robyn Brought Into the Family

Kody Brown is not interested in bringing another wife into his marriage to Robyn Brown, even if Robyn is the one to suggest it. In the final episode of the Sister Wives: One-on-One special, interviewer Sukanya Krishnan asks Kody if he would consider taking on another wife if Robyn brought a candidate to him to … Read more

The Crime These Adoptive Parents Committed Brought Even the Judge to Tears

The adoptive parents of 15-year-old Karreon Franks have been sentenced on charges in connection to his death. While handing down their punishment, the judge shed tears at how cruel of a punishment Karreon suffered. “What happened to Karreon is one of the saddest things I have seen in 37 years: a child with special needs … Read more

Apple cuts off Beeper Mini’s access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android

Was it too good to be true? Beeper, the startup that reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users, is experiencing an outage, the company reported via a post on X on Friday. And Apple is to blame, it seems. Users, including those of us at TechCrunch with access to the app, began … Read more

‘Supernatural’ Star Mark Sheppard Brought Back to Life After 6 Deadly Heart Attacks

“Supernatural” star Mark Sheppard was at death’s door Friday, after suffering not one, but SIX heart attacks, and EMTs had to bring him back to life. Mark says he was in his kitchen Friday when he collapsed. That’s when he suffered a series of what he says were “massive heart attacks.” EMTs had to bring … Read more

Philip Meyer, reporter who brought data crunching to newsrooms, dies at 93

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Philip Meyer, a journalist who introduced computers to newsrooms in the late 1960s as a powerful tool for mining reams of data, inspiring generations of reporters to fuse social science methods with classic reporting to produce revelatory journalism, died Nov. 4 at his home in Carrboro, N.C. … Read more

Robert De Niro Testifies In Gender Discrimination Trial Brought By His Ex-Assistant

Robert De Niro testified Monday on day one of the trial in the gender discrimination case against him, brought by his ex-assistant, Graham Chase Robinson.  In August 2019, the Killers of the Flower Moon star, 80, sued Robinson, 41, for breach of duty and conversion amongst other claims, alleging she binge-watched Friends on the job and stole millions of … Read more

How Jim Henson Company Brought Five Nights at Freddy’s Puppets to Life

When it came to making the stars of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza come to life, Blumhouse and Universal brought out the big puppeteering guns from the Jim Henson Company. Exclusive Jurassic World Dominion Bonus Feature Clip Five Nights at Freddy’s director Emma Tammi recently at down with io9 to discuss bringing the highly anticipated video game … Read more

China’s promise of prosperity brought Laos debt — and distress

VIENTIANE, Laos — At speeds of almost 100 miles an hour, the Chinese-built train zips over the Mekong River and careers through dozens of newly bored tunnels as it travels north from the capital. At its last stop, near the Chinese border, brand-new residential towers rise out of the jungle. China funded much of the … Read more