'Master Face': Researchers Say They've Found a Bypass for Face Rec Tech

A group of researchers says that artificial intelligence can be used to trick most biometric face scanners. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Twitter Backpedals on Design Changes After Complaints of Headaches, Eye Strain

The company said it was 'listening and iterating' its design based on feedback from users. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Poly Network Offers $500K Reward to Hacker Who Stole and Returned $611M Crypto

The strange saga of one of the largest crypto heists in recent memory continues. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

The Texas Power Grid Is Hanging on by Its Fingernails

“The governor’s been caught with his pants down, and is desperately praying we get through the summer.” | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

The Dixie Fire Is Now the Largest Single Wildfire in California History

The fast-moving fire is officially the second-largest in state history and the biggest single fire on record. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

U.S. Kids Are Getting Nearly 70% of Their Calories from 'Ultra-Processed' Foods

Frozen and sugary foods are some the worst offenders, according to new research. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Test launch of Boeing's Starliner delayed due to stuck valves

The second uncrewed test of Starliner was scrubbed after 13 valves in its propulsion system failed to open. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

An Oral History of the Early Trans Internet

Trans people have existed since the dawn of time. The internet has not. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

The McFlurry Machine Company Just Got Hit with a McRestraining Order

A judge ordered the company to turn over third-party repair tech it had allegedly obtained with the intention of learning its secrets. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Amazon Third-Party Sellers Reportedly Hound Customers Who Leave Bad Reviews

Some companies are offering “reviewer lookup” services so sellers can hunt down unsatisfied customers. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Soon You May Be Able to Buy Space Ads with Dogecoin

SpaceX is teaming up with Geometric Energy Corporation to launch a digital billboard into orbit. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

NASA solved a $100M vibration problem cheaply by strobing the display

A few years ago, back when the Constellation Program was still alive, NASA engineers discovered that the Ares I rocket had a crucial flaw, one that could have jeopardized the entire project. They panicked. They plotted. They steeled themselves for the hundreds of millions of doll … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

FCC Finally Debuts an Up-to-Date Mobile Broadband Map of the U.S.

The interactive tool is based on data provided by Verizon, T-Mobile, and other major carriers. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

SpaceX Starship Stacking Produces the Tallest Rocket Ever Built

The impressive system could perform an orbital test flight later this year. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Photos from the Days When Thousands of Cables Crowded the Skies

Before most cables ran underground, all electrical, telephone and telegraph wires were suspended from high poles, creating strange and crowded streetscapes. Here are some typical views of late-19th century Boston, New York, Stockholm, and other wire-filled cities. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Larry Page Revealed as Another Billionaire with Secret Residency in New Zealand

The ultra-wealthy are buying residency and citizenship in New Zealand to hedge against the apocalypse. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

How Technicolor created Ruby slippers without using color film

Technicolor film was not color film, and it did not produce anything like lifelike colors. But how did it produce color movies? And why did those colors glow? And why did all of it lead to Dorothy getting ruby slippers? | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

IKEA's New Smart Air Purifier Comes Camouflaged as a Side Table

The Starkvind will help you breathe easier while also being easy on the eyes. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Release Date Comes with a Breathtaking First Look

Middle Earth will return on September 2, 2022 and a new photo has been revealed | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Texas Instruments Adds Python to Its Latest Graphing Calculator

The TI-84 Plus CE Python is meant to introduce distraction-free programming to students. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

TSMC Will Start Making 2nm Chips as Intel Tries to Catch Up

The semiconductor company is poised to start making the most advanced chips around. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Newly Launched ‘Galileo Project’ Will Hunt for Alien Technologies in Our Midst

The project is led by Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who argued that interstellar object ‘Oumuamua might be an alien probe. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Russian Module Unexpectedly Fires Thrusters After Docking to ISS

The ISS moved out of its normal orientation by around 45 degrees, requiring countermeasures. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

It's About to Get Harder to Buy a Gaming PC

Dell already has restrictions on shipping some high-end desktop configs to six states. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

With 10th Flight, Ingenuity Has Flown More Than a Mile on Mars

The helicopter scouted an area known as 'Raised Ridges,' which scientists on the Perseverance rover team are considering visiting. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

The FAA Changed Its Definition of 'Astronaut' Same Day Jeff Bezos Went to Space

New FAA rules say Jeff Bezos doesn't qualify for its astronaut wings. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Dutch Teen Who Went to Space with Bezos Told Him Never Bought Anything on Amazon

Bezos was surprised and told the teen it had been a while since he heard someone say that. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

What Was the Earliest Music?

"Specialists on ancient civilizations could each give you examples of music from their particular areas of expertise, but one could always go back further." | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

What Do the UFO Videos Show?

"Are we sure we aren’t just seeing objects like kites, frisbees, or spotlights? What about drones?” | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Senate Bill Targets Section 230 in Fight over Covid-19 Misinfo

The Health Misinformation Act would make websites, including Facebook, liable for algorithmically amplifying some health-related misinformation. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

The Strange Case of the Climate Scientists Fighting a Wind Farm

An ecologically sensitive Greek island is at the center of a battle over who gets to decide where wind farms are sited. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Framework Laptop Review: Modular Machine Novelty Wears Thin

You can customize almost every part of this PC. Unfortunately, that doesn't make it good. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Wall-E Tried to Warn Us

The 2008 movie predicted a future where corporations destroy Earth and billionaires shuttle humanity to space. In real life, we can't continue down that road. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Couple Charged After Gender Reveal Pyrotechnics Sparked a Deadly Wildfire

Cal Fire found that gender reveal pyrotechnics set off a nearly 22,700-acre wildfire that killed a firefighter. Now, the couple responsible faces charges. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

A Priest Was Outed by His Phone's Location Data. Anyone Could Be Next

The latest scandal to rock the Catholic Church was both incredibly unnerving and entirely preventable. Why isn't anyone doing anything about it? | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Google CEO Still Insists AI Revolution Bigger Than Invention of Fire

Pichai suggests the internet and electricity are also small potatoes compared to AI. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Amazon Complains About Fakespot Review App, Gets It Kicked Off App Store

The incident has pitted two of tech's biggest giants against a small company that has based its business on spotting fake reviews on Amazon. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Revisit the Most Popular Desktop Publishing App of the '80s in the Browser

Dust off the dot-matrix printer and create retro-tastic birthday cards and banners at home with The Print Shop. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk want to make "space tourism" a thing. This could jumpstart a pointless industry that's totally unsustainable. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Nvidia Shield TV Owners Are Pissed About the Banner Ads in Android TV

The continued expansion of ads in smart devices is really starting to get on people's nerves. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Amazon Complains About Fakespot Review App, Gets It Kicked Off App Store

The incident has pitted two of tech's biggest giants against a small company that has based its business on spotting fake reviews on Amazon. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Casio re-issuing the futuristic watch worn in Alien

It's the second iconic watch from the classic film series to be re-issued. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

The U.S. Wheat Crop Is in Trouble

Spring wheat could see some of its lowest wheat yields in decades due to widespread drought and heat. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Dogecoin Creator Speaks Out About Cryptocurrency

Jackson Palmer went on Twitter for the first time in two years to remind us that the wealthy are ruining everything—even cryptocurrency. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Facebook Knifes Its Own Analytics Tool to Hide Its Ben Shapiro Problem

Facebook reportedly reassigned dozens of employees at its data tool CrowdTangle after it showed right-wing content thrives on the News Feed. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

New Spring-Loaded 'Sound Screw' Makes Drywall Noise-Dampening

"Sound Screws" might one day be an easy way to tune out noisy neighbors. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Trickbot Strikes Back

U.S. authorities attempted to hobble an infamous cybercriminal group last year but it looks like the gang is back in action. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

California Wildfires Are So Intense, They’re Sparking Firenadoes

Blazes are whipping up rare fire tornadoes and threatening the grid. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago