Yes, One Person Could Destroy the World

Apocalyptic weapons are currently the domain of world powers. But this is set to change. Within a few decades, small groups — and even single individuals — will be able to get their hands on any number of extinction-inducing technologies. As shocking as it sounds, the world could … | Continue reading


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Scottish Islands in Dark After Sea Internet Cable Disruption

The Shetland Islands are a subarctic archipelago located northeast of the Scottish mainland. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk to Cut Twitter Staff as Biden Worries Deal Threatens National Security

The court-ordered deadline for Musk to close the deal with Twitter is next week. | Continue reading


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Google Finally Lets You Turn Off Targeted Ads Without Breaking Its Apps

In a major fix, Google’s own privacy settings will no longer disable crucial features of its apps. | Continue reading


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The Facebook Papers

Meta had every opportunity to boost the fight against vaccine hesitancy. It squandered each one. | Continue reading


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A Quantum Computer by Blasting It with the Fibonacci Sequence

An experiment involving a Fibonacci pattern of laser pulses apparently yielded a new state of matter. | Continue reading


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Parler Accidentally Doxxed Its Most VIP Members

“Hi everyone! It’s a pleasure being doxxed with such a fine crew,” wrote a prominent right-winger included in the ill-fated mass email. | Continue reading


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Jack Dorsey's ‘Decentralized’ Social Platform Now Has a Beta

Developers at Bluesky say their protocol allows for customizable social algorithms, but it remains unclear how much control users will actually have. | Continue reading


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A New Breakthrough in Tape Storage Could Squeeze 580 TB onto a Single Cartridge

IBM Research and Fujifilm have made a series of breakthroughs that could make tape storage more capacious than ever. | Continue reading


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Meta’s New Headset Will Track Your Eyes for Targeted Ads

The social media company gets one step closer to reading your mind. | Continue reading


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New York City Bill Puts a Bounty on Bike Lane Violations

The proposed law would offer cash to those who report bike lane blockages by submitting a photo. | Continue reading


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TikTok Is Introducing an Adults-Only Content Option

Plus, making livestreams on the platform will soon be limited only to creators 18 and over. | Continue reading


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Remembering Enterprise: The Test Shuttle That Never Flew to Space

NASA flew 135 Space Shuttle missions—none of which would've been possible without a lone prototype that piggybacked on top of jumbo jets. | Continue reading


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New Kids’ Privacy App Teaches Digital Privacy While Blocking Trackers

The Do Not Track Kids app will help you fight back against tech companies who harvest kids' data. | Continue reading


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UberEats Adds Weed Delivery to App in Toronto

Torontonian stoners age 19 years or older can begin purchasing cannabis via Uber Eats today. | Continue reading


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Unopened iPhone From 2007 Sells for $39,000 at Auction

The factory-sealed 8GB Apple smartphone originally sold for $599 in stores. | Continue reading


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Duolingo, It’s Time to Log Off

The language teaching app's newest tweet is a sign that the company is trying too hard to master social media. | Continue reading


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Amazon’s First Internet Satellites Will Launch on an Unproven Rocket

The company will no longer be using ABL Space Systems to launch its Kuiper-1 and Kuiper-2 satellites and will instead use ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 year ago

Microsoft Office Retiring After 30 Years. Behold Microsoft 365

The Microsoft Office suite of tools is getting a new name and a fancy new app logo. | Continue reading


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Digital License Plates Become Legal in California

They have plenty of cool features, but it'll cost you. | Continue reading


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Google Gives OK for Truth Social on Play Store

The tech giant said Truth Social promises to remove violent and inciting content, but Truth's moderation policies have been spotty, to say the least. | Continue reading


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Nick Clegg,a Meta Executives 'Inadvertently' Identified in OnlyFans Bribery Suit

A lawyer for OnlyFans said the names of Meta executives were meant to be redacted. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 year ago

Meta executives ‘inadvertently’ identified in OnlyFans bribery suit

A lawyer for OnlyFans said the names of Meta executives were meant to be redacted. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 year ago

U.S. Preps for Nuclear Fallout

The U.S. government purchased an anti-radiation drug, while radiation emergency information posters line PATH trains in New Jersey and New York. | Continue reading


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Egypt Wants Its Rosetta Stone Back from the British Museum

A group of archeologists has banded together to demand the return of the ancient slab. | Continue reading


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Celsius Execs Cashed Out $40M in Crypto Before Halting Withdrawals for Customers

The former CEO's wife also appears to have pulled out $2 million before shit hit the fan. | Continue reading


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The business news outlet and its sister sites were offline for more than a week after the Fast Co. content management system was breached. | Continue reading


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NASA Tests Gigantic Slingshot for Hurling Objects into Space

The successful 10th test of SpinLaunch's suborbital accelerator included a NASA sensor and other partner payloads. | Continue reading


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Supreme Court Is Putting the Future of Section 230 Protections on Its Docket

Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and more all depend on being shielded from responsibility for user content via Section 230, but that could soon change. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 year ago

Hurricane Ian Pushes NASA's Next Moon Rocket Launch Attempt to November

Kennedy Space Center and SLS emerged unscathed, but the storm upset NASA’s plan to fly the Artemis 1 mission in October. | Continue reading


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Rights Groups Say The Pentagon Is Buying Its Way Around the Fourth Amendment

Two dozen civil rights groups urged Congress to pass transparency rules around military purchases of private data. | Continue reading


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NYPD Considers Using Encryption to Block Public from Radio Scanner Broadcasts

Critics warn the change could restrict members of the media and impede protestors' ability to effectively organize. | Continue reading


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More evidence for liquid water on Mars

Mysterious signals from the Martian south pole have scientists puzzled: Is that water or not? | Continue reading


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Elon Says Tesla's Cybertruck Will Be 'Waterproof Enough.'

In anticipation for Tesla Artificial Intelligence Day, Elon Musk has offered some vague previews of both his upcoming car and his planned robot. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk's Private Texts with Joe Rogan, Jack Dorsey, Larry Ellison

The messages were filed in court as part of Twitter's lawsuit against the SpaceX CEO. | Continue reading


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The CIA Wants to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth

A firm funded by the CIA is the latest investor in Colossal Biosciences. | Continue reading


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Banning Coding Books Will Only Make Parents Fight Harder for Them

The CEO of Girls Who Code writes that book bans only expose the hypocrisy of those imposing them and calls for parents to fight back. | Continue reading


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Elizabeth Warren Wants the FTC to Stop Amazon's $1.7B iRobot Acquisition

The senator and five other Democrats sent a letter to the FTC saying the deal would reduce competition and harm consumers. | Continue reading


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Google Will Alert You When Your Phone Number and Address Show in Search Results

Results About You aims to provide a simpler way for people to request their sensitive personal info be removed from Google Search results. | Continue reading


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The Kindle Scribe Is Amazon's First E-Note, Comes with Stylus

It's the first Kindle that works with an included stylus to turn your e-reader into a digital notebook. | Continue reading


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UK Royals Force News Sites to Delete Embarrassing Video Clips

The footage was livestreamed to tens of millions but at least five short clips have already been deleted online. | Continue reading


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I Fooled Millions into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss

“Slim by Chocolate!” the headlines blared. A team of German researchers had found that people on a low-carb diet lost weight 10 percent faster if they ate a chocolate bar every day. It made the front page of Bild, Europe’s largest daily newspaper, just beneath their update about … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 year ago

OpenFPGA-Enabled Analogue Pocket Can Now Play Super Nintendo Games

No jailbreaking or complicated hardware hacks required. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Ethereum Plunges After SEC Chair Says ‘The Merge’ Could Make Crypto a Security

Ethereum is down 26% over the past week to just $1,290 while bitcoin is down 17% to $18,420. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

The Air Force Just Survived a Reply-All Apocalypse

Turns out it’s pretty damn easy to spam the entire Air Force using just one email address. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

What's Causing These Geological Formations on the Great Salt Lake?

Odd white structures have been appearing at Utah's Great Salt Lake the past few winters, alarming park rangers. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Elon Musk Makes a Fake Future at a Tesla Drive-In Movie Theater

Elon Musk is opening a nostalgia-laden, retro-futuristic drive-in movie theater for Tesla owners. How imaginary is the past—and future—he’s basing it on? | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

DEA published a list of emoji code for drugs

Think those emojis your teen is using are harmless? Think again, says the Drug Enforcement Agency—especially if there's a maple leaf involved. | Continue reading


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