A Mirror World Brings Wonders—and Dread—in This Fantasy Short Story

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 “It ...

Nintendo designed a Playdate-like crank for the Switch 2

Nintendo has eyed adding a Playdate-style crank to the Switch 2, according to a recently spotted patent from Nintendo Patents Watch. The hypothetical accessory would add tracking rotational movement ...

The Hulu app’s demise is actually a good thing

Summary Hulu Originals will shine more now with the merger into Disney+, boosting ...

OpenAI Adds Mental Health And Safety Features To ChatGPT

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has introduced new features aimed at promoting healthier usage habits, preventing emotional overreliance, and supporting mental well-being among ...

New Gel Could Heal Stubborn Diabetic Wounds in Under 2 Weeks

For people with diabetes, high blood sugar can damage blood vessels and nerves, leading to chronic wounds that stay open for months. But a new gel-based ...

Here’s the absolutely massive Tamagotchi Paradise next to other objects in the wild, for scale

No product launch excites me more than the release of a new Tamagotchi. So when it comes time to review one, I like to first give myself a little while to just live with the device — to feel that ...

Stop Instagram Map from automatically sharing your live location

Summary Instagram Map is the latest Instagram feature and is similar to Snap Map, ...

China Opens ‘Robot Mall,’ Its First Mall for Robots

China opened its first full-scale shopping center dedicated entirely to robots on Friday, as part of a broader push to bring robotics from research labs ...

Google Finance redesign goes all in on AI, complete with a chatbot

The Google Finance web app is getting a major overhaul . This redesign includes an AI-powered chatbot, which will answer finance-based queries and provide relevant links. Here's hoping the chatbot ...

Apple to take on ChatGPT with its own chatbot

We stayed on our toes this week in tech, with announcements from Roku and Nintendo, along with news surrounding Apple and the Google Pixel 10. Trending Products .