Beetlejuice 2, Starring Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega, Gets a Release Date
Jenna Ortega, clearly unafraid as being typecast as the spooky goth girlie, will be back on the big screen for Beetlejuice 2. Michael Keaton will also be in the movie, and will be returning as the titular bio-exorcist. Variety reports that Ortega (Scream, Wednesday) will play the daughter of Lydia Deetz, Winona…
2024 Could Bring Us The Largest iPhone Yet
The iPhone 15 hasn’t even been officially announced, and yet the iPhone 16 hype train is already pulling out of the station. According to display supply chain consultant Ross Young, we could be set to see the largest iPhone yet with the “Ultra” version of the iPhone 16, currently slated for 2024.
Ex-Coinbase Manager Gets 2 Years in Prison for Insider Trading
Federal prosecutors and the courts in New York are sounding the horn, proclaiming run-of-the-mill financial crimes also apply to digital tokens as much as fiat currency. On Tuesday, a judge finally sentenced former Coinbase product manager Ishan Wahi to two years in prison for insider trading. Prosecutors said Wahi…
Andor Adds a Peabody Award to Its Growing List of Accolades
io9 named Andor one of our top series of 2022, and we certainly weren’t alone in singing its praises. Among its many awards and nominations to date, Andor has just picked up a prestigious Peabody Award, a prize the organization’s website specifies as “honoring excellent in storytelling that reflects the social issues…
Cybersecurity stress returns after a brief calm: ProofPoint report
Global cybersecurity concerns are returning to pandemic levels as 68% of CISOs from 16 countries said they fear a cyberattack in the next 12 months, according to a ProofPoint survey.
“With the disruption of the pandemic now largely behind us, the return to normal operations may imply that CISOs can breathe easier, but the opposite is true,” said Lucia Milică Stacy, Global Resident CISO of Proofpoint. “Compared with last year, CISOs are feeling less prepared to cope with cyberattacks and more at risk, indicating a reversal to the early days of the pandemic.”
An elevated threat landscape, data protection challenges, impacted cybersecurity budgets, CISO burnout, and personal liability concerns all played a role in CISOs feeling more at risk of an attack and less prepared this year, Stacy said.
Critical Role Teases a Spooky New Game—and a New System, Too
Critical Role has announced that Candela Obscura, a horror tabletop roleplaying game actual play series, will premiere May 25. A group of actors will be improvising stories and characters in the new monthly drama, which follows an esoteric order of investigators in the fictional town of Newfaire in a near-universe…
Wild Koalas Are Being Vaccinated Against Chlamydia
Scientists in Australia have just begun an ambitious public health campaign, but not for humans. As part of a new field trial, koalas in the wild are being temporarily captured and then vaccinated against chlamydia, which can be dangerous and even life-threatening for them. The hope is that the vaccine can help…
There’s a New Plan to Relocate Hubble Space Telescope and Extend Its Lifespan
Like any satellite in Earth orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope is sinking, and it’s been doing so for the past 33 years. A proposed solution from two space startups offers an intriguing strategy for safely boosting Hubble’s orbit, allowing NASA to extend the lifespan of its storied observatory.