California Faults Are Under Their Highest Stress in 1,000 Years, Stoking Fears of the ‘Big One’

Researchers modeled 1,000 years of earthquake history along Southern California's San Andreas and San Jacinto faults. What they found was troubling. | Continue reading


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Scientists Just Updated the Rules for What Happens When We Find Aliens

New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in the modern information age. | Continue reading


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Scientists Identify an Overlooked Factor Behind Intense Volcanic Eruptions

Volcanologists discovered that really hot magma, oddly, won’t start cooling into rock until it reaches lower-than-normal temperatures. | Continue reading


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‘House of the Dragon’ Star Bethany Antonia on Baela’s Role in the Targaryen Family

Bethany Antonia, who plays Daemon's dragonriding daughter Baela, talks about what awaits her character in season three. | Continue reading


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Masochistic YouTuber Punishes Himself by Writing a First Person Shooter Entirely in COBOL

No kink-shaming, but... | Continue reading


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Here’s Your First Look at the Real Dog Playing Netflix’s Live-Action Scooby-Doo

Plus, Ari Aster reveals he's written a prequel to Hereditary. | Continue reading


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‘It’s Kill or Be Killed’ in the World of Ridley Scott’s Apocalyptic New Movie

Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, Allison Janney, Benedict Wong, and Guy Pearce star in 'The Dog Stars,' out August 28. | Continue reading


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The Kennedy Center’s Has Scrubbed Trump’s Name Off its Website

The federal performing arts center and all related marketing were ordered back to Kennedy-only branding by a U.S. district judge. | Continue reading


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At Long Last, Instagram Users are Free to Reorganize Their Grids

The platform's been going through changes, and now its users can make their own with the release of a long-desired feature. | Continue reading


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A Farmer Donated Land For a Public Park and the City Sold It to a Data Center Developer for $10 Million

The City of Taylor, Texas, is facing public outcry after residents found out a data center's being constructed on land donated as a public space. | Continue reading


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‘We Expect It to Leak, So We’re Just Announcing It’: OpenAI Files Confidentially for IPO

The most consequential artificial intelligence IPO is on the horizon. | Continue reading


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Dems Threaten to Block Surveillance Law Unless New Spy Chief Drops Out

The issue is way bigger than Bill Pulte. | Continue reading


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Apple Intelligence Can Change Your Passwords for You When You Get Hacked

Agentic AI and security are normally at odds, but this Apple Intelligence feature could be a lifesaver. | Continue reading


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Confirmed: watchOS 27 Does in Fact Support Apple Watch Series 9

Gizmodo has confirmed that watchOS 27 works with Apple Watch Series 9 and later, contrary to an error on Apple's own preview website. | Continue reading


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Mexico Just Showed Off a New Extremely Cheap, Government-Backed EV

Whether it'll be allowed across the border remains to be seen. | Continue reading


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Convicted Crypto Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Officially Files for Trump Pardon

We would say stranger things have happened, but Trump pardoning a crypto fraudster isn't very strange in 2026. | Continue reading


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Amazon Seems Unfazed by the Poor Opening of ‘Masters of the Universe’

The $30 million weekend was 'exactly the kind' of opening the studio was looking for, apparently. | Continue reading


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Apple TVs Will Get tvOS 27 Later This Year

Like the rest of the non-AI news, it sounds like mostly a performance update. | Continue reading


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Meta Removes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses, Is Mad About it

Mostly just mad they got caught. | Continue reading


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Matthew Rhys on What Propels Mayor Tom’s Outbursts on ‘Widow’s Bay’

The star of Apple TV's horror comedy talks about the character's endearing shrieks and physical flailings. | Continue reading


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You’ll Be Able to Search Apple Home-Connected Camera Footage Using AI This Fall

Smart home users in Apple's ecosystem will get AI summaries and natural language search, provided they have the right iCloud+ subscription. | Continue reading


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After All That Hype, Trump’s Arctic Oil Lease Sale Raised a Laughable $3.7M

The administration opened up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil extraction, but only two companies bought in. | Continue reading


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Apple Says Its New Google-Infused AI Is All About Privacy

The company says its new AI architecture, built in collaboration with Google, makes its offerings “smarter and more useful.” | Continue reading


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Microsoft’s AI Chief Insists He’s Not Posting Thirst Traps on Main After Messy Breakup With OpenAI

Microsoft is not officially single and looking. | Continue reading


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Apple’s Vision Pro Will Stick AI Siri Right in Your Face

Siri will appear as an Orb in your field of view, becoming the AI marble companion you never wanted. | Continue reading


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An Arizona Lake Just Lost All Its Fish

Arizona's San Carlos Lake lost "approximately 100% of the fish population," authorities said. But it's not a new problem. | Continue reading


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Letterboxd Is Doing Something Super Geeky for ‘The Odyssey’

Fans of the Christopher Nolan epic will be able to log the film in all of its premium formats. | Continue reading


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Hubble Could Get a New Lease on Life—If NASA Can Afford It

The space agency is considering keeping Hubble around for longer if it can reduce the telescope's operating costs. | Continue reading


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‘Jem and the Holograms’ Could Be Making a Live-Action Comeback

The production team behind 'Westworld' and 'Fallout' may bring a new version of the '80s musical series to Amazon. | Continue reading


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Apple’s AI Siri Update Is Finally Here

After being announced in 2024, this is the closest thing we've gotten to Apple's promised AI-powered Siri upgrade. | Continue reading


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Apple Fixes the Illegible Liquid Glass Elements on macOS

macOS Golden Gate will be suffused with AI-enhanced Siri, but what you'll really care about is a more legible Finder menu. | Continue reading


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Apple Announces iOS 27 for iPhone With New Liquid Glass Slider

The software update will be supported on iPhones as old as the iPhone 11 series. | Continue reading


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Gas-X Recalled Over Possible Contamination With Machine Coolant

Machine coolant is not known for relieving gastric distress. | Continue reading


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Ridley Scott Is Bringing Pirates Back With Hugh Jackman and ‘Treasure Island’

The director of 'Alien' and 'Gladiator' is teaming up with the Wolverine actor to adapt the classic novel. | Continue reading


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Meta Says Thousands of Instagram Accounts Were Breached Through Its AI Support Assistant

A breach notice filed in Maine says more than 20,000 Instagram accounts were affected after hackers exploited Meta's AI support assistant. | Continue reading


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‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Have Both Crossed the $200 Million Mark

The indie horror movies have been terrifying audiences and breaking box-office records in equal measure. | Continue reading


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Scientists Capture First Photo Evidence of Dwarf Island Fox Not Seen in 20 Years

The Cozumel dwarf fox has lived on the island for thousands of years, but much about it remains a mystery. | Continue reading


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Watch NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Break the Sound Barrier for the First Time

X-59 will soon fly over several U.S. communities to demonstrate its quiet thump noise. | Continue reading


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Big Tech Is Quietly Admitting That If It Wants to Sell People on AI, It Better Be Cheap

“Tokenmaxxing” is out. The Great Token Panic is setting in. | Continue reading


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Prada and Axiom Space Unveil Form-Fitting Inner Layer of Luxury Spacesuit

NASA is returning to the Moon in style. | Continue reading


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Smart Glasses Would Legally Require a Recording Light Under Proposed Law

Some lawmakers in Pennsylvania would rather not leave privacy up to the discretion of Meta and other tech companies. | Continue reading


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The New Xbox Is Cool, Nostalgic, and Really Freaking Green

You can also get a sweet, transparent green Xbox controller sometime in November. | Continue reading


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Fog Is Teeming With Life—But What It Eats Is the Weird Part

The ratio of water to microbial life in fog rivals that of oceans and lakes, new research has found. Sounds gross, but it's actually good news. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 days ago

The Star-Studden Cast of ‘Among Us’ Talk Beans, Betrayal, and Whether They’re Actually Gamers

Elijah Wood, Yvette Nicole Brown, Randall Park, and Kimiko Glenn share their gamer history and whether they think they'd last as crewmates in 'Among Us.' | Continue reading


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The New ‘Ghostbusters’ Cartoon Gets a Title and Release Date

Plus, filming halts on 'The Last of Us' season three. | Continue reading


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‘Scary Movie’ Laughs to Franchise-Best Opening Weekend

After 13 years, the 'Scary Movie' franchise is back, and it's got the money to prove it. | Continue reading


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Student Protesters Accidentally Discovered an Ancient Roman Villa Beneath Their School

Student activists discovered a mid-Imperial Roman mansion under their high school gym while occupying buildings during a protest. | Continue reading


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Dreame and Steam Form an Unstoppable Team With the New Aero Pro Steam, and This Promo Code Makes It Even Better

Unleash the incredible cleaning power of 392°F chemical-free steam mopping on your floors. | Continue reading


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