If you already hated the Dell XPS 14 from the first glimpse of it back at CES this year, then there’s nothing I or anybody can say that would probably change your mind. You can judge by its cover all you want; the sleek and spartan 2024 XPS, whether 13, 14, or 16 inches, is a dif … | Continue reading
Disney+ and Hulu are now a single destination, after a beta period designed in part to let parents fiddle with the settings ahead of Disney+’s impending influx of edgier titles. But the gates are open now, kiddos—so here are 10 wonderfully weird movies (and one TV series) you can … | Continue reading
Amazon is reportedly phasing out its checkout-less grocery stores with “Just Walk Out” technology, according to The Information Tuesday. The company’s senior vice president of grocery stores says they’re moving away from Just Walk Out, which relied on cameras and sensors to track … | Continue reading
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From its heart rate monitors to its car crash detection, the Apple Watch has a multitude of features that have helped save lives. Now, Apple wants to add another feature to the smartwatch that can warn you about going to the deep end of the pool. Read more... | Continue reading
If you know anything about Star Wars, it’s very easy to speculate about what the new movie starring Daisy Ridley will be. Ridley’s character, Rey, is going to be at the center of a New Jedi Order, so you picture new Jedi, new characters learning to use the Force, and ultimately t … | Continue reading
Jon Stewart interviewed Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on Monday night’s episode of The Daily Show, alongside a segment on how artificial intelligence is taking jobs. Stewart says Apple wouldn’t let him do either on his Apple TV show The Problem with Jon Stewart, which … | Continue reading
Adidas has banned fans from personalizing the German national team jersey with the number “44” after outrage over the resulting resemblance to Nazi symbolism. Read more... | Continue reading
Don Mancini teases his plans for the Chucky TV show alongside a potential Child’s Play movie. Get a look at the Punisher’s return for Daredevil: Born Again. Plus, Smiling Friends makes its surprise return. Spoilers now! Read more... | Continue reading
At least thirteen countries around the world have adopted “right to disconnect” laws in recent years, banning employers from forcing workers to always be ready to answer emails and phone calls outside of work hours. And California could be next if new legislation makes its way th … | Continue reading
Last week, a cargo ship temporarily lost power and spun out of control, causing it to slam into the Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore. The bridge collapsed, sending two construction workers to their deaths. Two other construction workers were injured, and four others are cu … | Continue reading
So you bought a Samsung smartphone through your carrier, and now you’re trying to, as Freddie Mercury sang, “Break free.” There’s a way to do so without too much of a headache, though it’s all contingent on whether or not you’ve paid off your device with your current carrier. In … | Continue reading
This past weekend Hasbro—not content with the metric buttload of action figures it’s already been teasing lately—revealed a bunch of new figures for its Transformers, G.I. Joe, Marvel, and Star Wars lines at Wondercon. But, at long last, the toymaker is getting around to a charac … | Continue reading
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I have been running on and off for quite some time. Since I can’t deal with the gross heat and sweat buildup that even the best over-ear headphones lead to during a run. So, I resort to earbuds. I’ve used a few open earbuds throughout my ongoing running era and have things I like … | Continue reading
It’s an April shower... of movies. Welcome to io9's latest edition of the Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. … | Continue reading
Days after Sam Bankman-Fried received a 25-year prison sentence, the FTX founder released a statement to ABC News saying how sorry he was about his crimes. He says he made some “bad decisions” and didn’t realize that his billion-dollar Ponzi scheme wasn’t illegal. Read more... | Continue reading
A new bill introduced by an influential California state senator takes aim at Ticketmaster, whose stranglehold on the entertainment industry has long vexed concertgoers with its fees and out-of-control pricing. Read more... | Continue reading
CBD for your chronic pain may turn out to be a dangerous dud, the authors of a large review say. They found little evidence from clinical trials that CBD can be an effective pain reliever. These products also tend to have inaccurate labeling information about the amount of CBD th … | Continue reading
The first big sci-fi epic of the summer is almost here. It’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the next film in the ongoing prequel series that’s setting up the iconic 1968 film. This time, Maze Runner director Wes Ball is at the helm with a story set generations after the three … | Continue reading
The dense remains of massive stars generate powerful jets of gas and dust that move hundreds of millions of miles per hour, according to research published last week in Nature. Read more... | Continue reading
After a couple of bumper months—and with eyes looking ahead to next month’s celebration of Star Wars day—Lego is keeping things a little more quiet in April. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great kits... and two very big, very special ones. Read more... | Continue reading
3 Body Problem has been a ratings hit for Netflix—according to the streamer, it racked up 11 million views in its first four days—and fans are waiting to hear if all those tantalizing questions it left unanswered will be addressed in a second season. But even with all its twists … | Continue reading
Google will delete browsing data the company compiled on Chrome users who thought their data wasn’t being collected while using Incognito mode, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal Monday. The move is part of a settlement with consumers who first sued in 2020 af … | Continue reading
A Chinese scientist once jailed for helping to create the world’s first genome-edited babies seems to have not missed a beat. In a recent interview, He Jiankui revealed that he is once again working in the field of human genetic engineering. These newest experiments are reportedl … | Continue reading
We might have only just hit April, but Lego is getting Star Wars fans ready for a world of wallet pain next month with the impending arrival of its annual May 4 set—usually a big, expensive, lavish replica of an iconic vehicle or character from the saga. But before that gets unve … | Continue reading
The Thai manufacturer of the Elide Fire Extinguishing Balls, a product that claims to activate automatically in case of a fire and release fire retardant chemicals to help put it out, is pushing back on warnings from U.S. government officials that state its product is unsafe and … | Continue reading
Just as restarting and resetting an iPad works, factory resetting also helps when you run into issues or are simply looking to sell or trade-in your tablet. However, a factory reset erases all the data from your device, so make sure you have your content backed up before proceedi … | Continue reading
After 31 days in the trenches of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge, Google Maps has emerged victorious! Read more... | Continue reading
The truth about the past looms large over season two of Interview With the Vampire as Louis (Jacob Anderson) continues to recount his life story to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian). And for the vampire there seems to be a lot of bloody unearthing to do. Read more... | Continue reading
Elon Musk has spent the better part of a year complaining about “illegal immigrants” who are “invading” the country. But an old video from 2013 resurfaced on Saturday that appears to show the billionaire admitting he was at one point building his small business in the country ill … | Continue reading
During the total solar eclipse on April 8, millions of people across North America will stare directly into the Sun—hopefully through eclipse glasses or hand-held viewers. Sadly, fakes are entering into the market, but there are steps you can take to make sure you’ve got the real … | Continue reading
April is here, and it’s full of brand-new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror book releases—whether you’re looking for pirates, magical mysteries, shapeshifters, space adventures, seemingly abandoned planets, cold-weather vampires, cursed movies, and so much more. Read more... | Continue reading
As The Walking Dead’s spinoff universe continues to shamble onwards—and towards reuniting like a horde of the undead on the march for human flesh—AMC has released a new look at the next season of its Zombies-en-Francais Daryl Dixon spinoff. But this time, it’s not just Daryl on t … | Continue reading
Let me guess: your young cousin is shoving their Windows laptop into your hands and begging you to let them know if they can play Cyberpunk 2077. Ignoring the age rating on the box, you’re probably looking for the kid’s computer’s GPU. Before you install Fortnite, you can follow … | Continue reading
Curiosity has been exploring Mars for nearly 12 years, and the diligent robot has just made it to its next stop. As soon as it arrived at Gediz Vallis, NASA’s Mars rover captured the rocky terrain of the winding channel that may have been carved by an ancient river that once flow … | Continue reading
Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Office are reportedly breaking up, opting for a separate life that will make both its competitors and European regulators happy. Read more... | Continue reading
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A little over 3 years after it made its stomping debut, the mechanized, moving real-scale replica of the original legendary Gundam in Yokohama is no more. But Bandai sent out its walking, talking giant robot with a bang—and a tribute that paid homage to Gundam’s past and present. … | Continue reading
New Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes footage teases simian shenanigans. Invincible swaps out Ezra Miller with another familiar voice. Plus, new looks at The Strangers, and Netflix’s attempts to make Woody Woodpecker happen again. Spoilers, away! Read more... | Continue reading
I am tired of wearing a smartwatch and getting an awful summer tan because of it. Smart rings can’t come soon enough. Samsung announced earlier this year that the Galaxy Ring is coming, and according to the rumor mill, it’s most likely launching alongside the sixth generation of … | Continue reading
AT&T revealed over the weekend that the data of 73 million customers, including social security numbers, had been compromised in a data breach—a hack some media outlets state was reported back in 2021. Read more... | Continue reading
The air fryer is the hottest kitchen appliance in America right now. Many of us discovered them during the pandemic, as recipes went viral on social media claiming you could fry without the oily mess. This brilliant new device seemingly popped up out of nowhere, or did it? The id … | Continue reading
You’d never peg John Mew as an influencer. He’s a 95-year-old orthodontist who lives in a castle, complete with a moat, in Sussex, England. In the medical community, he’s a pariah, a purveyor of theories so controversial that the British General Dental Council revoked his license … | Continue reading
In the very first Gizmodo Monday Puzzle, I made you a promise: I swore that the puzzles I post here will not be gimmicky, that what they seem to be asking really is what they’re asking. In 35 installments, I think I’ve upheld the promise, but in honor of April Fool’s Day it’s tim … | Continue reading
There are a lot of different parts that make up Windows, and you’d be forgiven if you haven’t explored every single menu and dialog in Microsoft’s sprawling desktop operating system. However, it’s important to know the options you’ve got at your disposal, especially when it comes … | Continue reading
In the last couple of years, it feels like more big name actors have come into the MCU rather than relative unknowns and rising stars. From Harrison Ford to Oscar Isaac and Aubrey Plaza, anyone’s up for grabs these days—unless you’re Kristen Stewart, that is. Read more... | Continue reading
When the Monsterverse versions of Godzilla and King Kong crossed over in 2021's Godzilla vs. Kong, it was inevitable that the two beasts would link up again. Surprisingly, that ended up being the immediate next movie in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (which doesn’t sound how it’ … | Continue reading