Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap, in which a serial killer colorfully dubbed “the Butcher” (Josh Hartnett) learns the cops plan to ambush him at the concert he’s just taken his daughter to. Feast your eyes below: Read more... | Continue reading
Scientists in California tested a way to coax certain fat cells to burn calories, rather than simply store energy. In new research involving mice, the team found it was possible to convert existing white fat cells into calorie-burning beige fat cells. The findings could pave the … | Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court pushed lower courts to take another look at two laws in Florida and Texas that would have stopped social media companies from removing extremist content or accounts in a decision Monday that’s widely being regarded as reasonable. But the court also delivere … | Continue reading
House of the Dragon has been teasing a terrible civil war in Westeros since the foundations were laid in season one—and now, with House Targaryen bitterly divided, battles are just over the horizon. This week, in episode three, “The Burning Mill,” we see one last attempt at recon … | Continue reading
Streaming services chalk up another victim as Redbox parent company Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment files for bankruptcy. Read more... | Continue reading
Donald Glover’s career thrives on mystery. He loves working on projects in secret and then dropping them on an unsuspecting public to incur maximum shock and awe. He’s done it with TV, he’s done it with music, and now he’s doing it with his very own IMAX sci-fi movie that looks l … | Continue reading
Entertainment Weekly has released the first trailer for Hellboy: The Crooked Man, introducing the world to Jack Kesy’s take on everyone’s favorite demonic paranormal investigator. Does the film do justice to Richard Corben’s artwork from the original three-issue miniseries its ba … | Continue reading
If you’re so worried about the Nintendo Switch sequel that you’re hovering your mouse over the buy button months before its official announcement, you can relax a bit. Nintendo is promising that they’ll beat the scalpers simply by making enough Switch 2s to go around. Read more.. … | Continue reading
Most of us could probably do with Wi-Fi that’s a little faster, and there are more ways to squeeze some extra speed out of your home network than you might have realized—beyond the obvious step of paying your broadband supplier for faster internet. Read more... | Continue reading
Later this month, Cobra Kai returns for its sixth and final season, and your ass-kicking first look is finally here. Netflix just released the first trailer for the show and in it, you’ll see the now united dojo’s of the Valley training for their biggest test yet, the return of a … | Continue reading
Chad Stahleski is getting ready to shoot his new Highlander film. Could the next Mission Impossible have found an intriguing new co-star? House of the Dragon prepares for carnage in a new teaser. Plus, what’s next on My Adventures with Superman. To me, my spoilers! Read more... | Continue reading
It has been a pure delight to melt your brains every week, but today’s solution will be the last installment of the Gizmodo Monday Puzzle. Thank you to everyone who commented, emailed, or puzzled along in silence. Since I can’t leave you hanging with nothing to solve, check out s … | Continue reading
The U.S. Justice Department intends to criminally charge Boeing for breaching a settlement connected to two deadly 737 Max jetliner crashes, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters. The federal government is reportedly seeking a guilty plea from Boeing, which may include … | Continue reading
Apple is reportedly bringing cameras to AirPods, ear hairs be damned. Read more... | Continue reading
Marvel Studios recently released new photos from Deadpool & Wolverine and while they’re not groundbreaking, each is our best look yet at characters on opposite sides of the spectrum. On the one side, there’s Cassandra Nova, the evil, likely main villain in the film played by The … | Continue reading
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is coming to an end in the biggest way imaginable. Crunchyroll just announced it acquired the rights to the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle and will release it as a trilogy of theatrical films, bringing the story and franchis … | Continue reading
One of the stars of A Quiet Place: Day One is Frodo the cat, the service animal companion to Lupita Nyong’o’s Sam, who steals the movie from even Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things). It turns out the feline’s future might be more important than we think, and that its journey in the Qu … | Continue reading
Over the last three decades, Magic: The Gathering has become increasingly complex as a card game—from new mechanics and formats, to the contemporary rotation of what cards are considered playable in those forms, a lot has been done to transform the game, even in the way it’s sold … | Continue reading
At first blush, the remains of an ancient Roman sandal look more like little gnarled carcasses than footwear. But upon closer inspection and using X-rays, archeologists say the shoe parts they found at an ancient military site are unusually well preserved. Read more... | Continue reading
While this list isn’t quite a “horror comedy” grouping—as much as we love horror comedies—what follows are 10 Netflix picks that will leave you feeling satisfied and entertained, and possibly a bit grossed-out and terrified along the way. What more could you ask for, really? Read … | Continue reading
It’s not a big moon relative to some of its neighbors, but Jupiter’s Io is exceedingly active, with volcanoes by the hundreds spewing lava plumes dozens of miles above its surface, per NASA. Infrared tech aboard the space agency’s Juno probe mapped two such eruptions in February, … | Continue reading
Graphic novel series A Vicious Circle already tells a cinematic story—following time-traveling assassins chasing each other through the past and future—and now the title is taking its logical next step. It’ll become a film produced by Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) and adapted by M … | Continue reading
Everyone figured Inside Out 2 would be a hit, but this is ridiculous. In just 14 days, the sequel has already surpassed the lifetime gross, both domestically and soon internationally, of the 2015 original, which itself was considered a mega-hit. Read more... | Continue reading
Hollywood has been trying to adapt William Gibson’s groundbreaking 1984 cyberpunk novel Neuromancer for years—and now it really seems the latest attempt, taking the form not of a feature film but a series at sci-fi hub Apple TV+—is truly happening. After a February announcement h … | Continue reading
If you’re going down the bayou to ride Walt Disney World’s Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, there’s a few things you need to know to make sure you’ll be able to experience the Magic Kingdom’s newest exciting attraction. It won’t have a traditional “wake up early and rush to the line” que … | Continue reading
Those of you hunting for a new way to idle away the hours while you pretend to be productive at work are in luck. A new game has hit the internet that is the definition of a giant waste of time. Read more... | Continue reading
The “Doctor-lite” has become a common parlance in contemporary Doctor Who—an episode that, born out of scheduling or the general rigors of a season of television show where the lead actor is in almost all of it, all the time, where the Doctor is largely absent for an episode. But … | Continue reading
Summerween gives theme park fans a preview of what to expect this fall at Universal Studios, Disney Parks and Six Flags, with major IP coming to all the seasonal offerings. Read more... | Continue reading
Dr. Disrespect, the popular streamer whose real name is Guy Beahm, might have to go back to his doctor’s practice as his YouTube channel is reportedly demonetized following the confirmation that he inappropriately messaged a minor. Read more... | Continue reading
After spending several years on Arrakis, director Denis Villeneuve said he wanted to go somewhere else for his next project. And while we don’t know “where” that is, we do know “when.” Warner Bros. just set a December 18, 2026 release date for Villenuve’s next movie, which is des … | Continue reading
The stock price for former President Donald Trump’s media company shot up Friday following a presidential debate that was widely viewed as a total disaster for his opponent, current President Joe Biden. Read more... | Continue reading
President Joe Biden delivered a performance at Thursday’s debate with Donald Trump that was so bad even his staunchest allies are calling for the president to drop out of the race. But if Biden sticks it out until November’s election, as it looks like he plans to do, he’s going t … | Continue reading
Have you ever made it to the end of a hike with a scenic overlook and argued with your friend about the name of a river many miles away? I have. Google Maps wasn’t any help, but perhaps if I had Unistellar’s upcoming Envision AR binoculars in hand to label those faraway landmarks … | Continue reading
This week’s episode of The Acolyte makes for one of the most brutal half-hours of Star Wars action we’ve had in a while, as a group of Jedi come face to face with the sinister threat of the Stranger—a masked monster that proves a lot more than they could’ve ever anticipated handl … | Continue reading
When The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power returns to Prime Video for its second season in August, it can advance its storytelling in ways that felt impossible in season one as long as a certain big secret—that “Halbrand,” the character played by Charlie Vickers, is actually … | Continue reading
Lots of shocking things came out of this week’s episode of The Acolyte, but for me, one stands above the rest. It’s the fact that our new favorite maybe-Sith, the Stranger, is wearing a bronze helmet, not a black helmet. Read more... | Continue reading
Police around the world have arrested 3,950 people and seized assets totaling $257 million in a coordinated effort to crack down on online scams, according to a news release Thursday from Interpol. Dubbed Operation First Light 2024, the scammers engaged in a variety of online cri … | Continue reading
Doctors at Northwestern Medicine in Illinois have pulled off a medical first that could make organ transplants a much easier ordeal to endure. They were able to perform a kidney transplant in a 28-year-old man without the use of general anesthesia. The surgery went so well that t … | Continue reading
Stars very close to the center of our galaxy could be fueled by dark matter in perpetuity, according to a team of astronomers who recently studied the distant light sources. Read more... | Continue reading
Empire Magazine has released a new look at the upcoming WandaVision spinoff, Agatha All Along (formerly titled The Darkhold Diaries, originally titled Coven of Chaos) focusing, naturally, on Agatha Harkness, the series’ breakout villain played by Kathryn Hahn. Read more... | Continue reading
We’re only 12 days awayfrom Samsung’s next big Unpacked event. While we already expected a big foldables release with new versions of the Galaxy Z Flip and Fold phones, there’s apparently loads more in store.One notorious leaker sharedall-new renders for a Galaxy Watch Ultra and … | Continue reading
Mobile wireless service providers have consumers stuck in a trap at the moment. They’ve deliberately made switching to another carrier an extremely difficult process that usually involves paying off the phone and fulfilling other contractual obligations. On Thursday, the Federal … | Continue reading
A rosy, flushed face can be a sign of embarrassment, allergies, or even drinking alcohol for people especially sensitive to it. But for many people, it may be an indication of rosacea. Scientists have made important breakthroughs in studying and treating rosacea in recent years, … | Continue reading
I’ll never forget where I was June 30, 1999. That was the night I made the unfortunate decision to see Will Smith’s Wild Wild West on its opening night— while on a screen next door, one of my soon-to-be favorite movies had also just been released. Smith’s movie was terrible, but … | Continue reading
Ancient Egyptian scribes held high-status jobs, making up some of the 1% of Egyptians who could read and write at that time. But the scribes suffered for it: New research published in Scientific Reports reveals that the ancient documentarians suffered from osteoarthritis as a con … | Continue reading
A new trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine teases what promises to be a knock-down, drag-out fight between Wolverine and his long-absent arch nemesis, Sabretooth. Take a look: Read more... | Continue reading
It prequel Welcome to Derry rounds out its cast. Get a look at the second season of Hit Monkey in action. Joseph Quinn teases that he might not be done with Stranger Things yet. Plus, get a new look at the final season of The Umbrella Academy. Spoilers now! Read more... | Continue reading
Sony is pushing its mini-LED TVs hard, harder than one might expect when it has its Bravia 8 OLED TV up for sale simultaneously with last year’s A95L QD-OLED. Sony positioned that ultimate high-end OLED in the same flagship tier alongside the Bravia 9 mini-LED with its incredible … | Continue reading