What's Inside Apple's Hefty DIY iPhone Repair Kit Rentals

What if I just need one torque driver and a few screw bits? | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Fort Worth Becomes First U.S. City to Mine Bitcoin in Texas Crypto Boom

The city began piloting a program that has questionable environmental impacts. | Continue reading


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Drone Maker DJI Becomes First Chinese Company to Stop Selling in Russia

DJI says it doesn't want its drones used in warfare, but there are also U.S. sanctions to consider. | Continue reading


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Gizmodo says Elon is Dumb on Hyperloop

America's dumbest smart guy strikes again with an idiotic take on subways. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Rise of Super Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea, once an easily treated and relatively mild STI, is becoming a superbug, with major public health implications. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Ukraine's Postal Service DDoS'd After Printing Stamps of Russian Battleship

The stamp showed a Ukrainian guard telling the Moskova to "go f**k itself." The post office didn't disclose where the attack came from, but we have an idea. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Intermittent Fasting Not Better Than Regular Dieting, Year-Long Trial Finds

Volunteers who were told to eat only during the day lost about as much weight as people dieting without time restrictions over a 12-month span. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Three Arrested After Disney Squashes Club Penguin's Most Popular Knockoff

Club Penguin Rewritten, a recreation of the popular Disney game, is under investigation by the City Police of London for violating copyright. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

CheekyKeys Is a Face-Activated Keyboard That Lets You Type in Total Silence

The custom face-computer interface relies on Morse Code and funny faces. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Ancient D20s that will definitely not curse you

Alea Iacta Est, you murderhobos: a look at 20-sided dice from across history. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Hypersonic Challenges Following US Missile Delay

The officials cited limited wind tunnels and aging testing infrastructure as partly to blame for the tech's slow roll. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

NFTs Are Here to Ruin D&D

Gripnr wants to put Dungeons & Dragons on the blockchain. Players say real money will ruin the fun. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

The full Windows 95 launch event video is finally online

Gates is in peak-geek mode, Ballmer is at top volume, the unbridled '90s nostalgia is off the charts, and there's way too much Jay Leno. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

3D-Printed 35mm Movie Camera Is an Absolute Marvel of DIY Design and Engineering

Yuta Ikeya designed, modeled, printed, and assembled this working 35mm movie camera from scratch. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Uranium Is Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water, Study Finds

Uranium, which can harm human health, was detected in 63% of drinking water samples collected over a decade, with higher levels in Hispanic communities. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

India Bans YouTube Channels with 2.6B Views for Misinfo

The crackdown is the country's latest attempt to quash dissent using its sweeping—and controversial—social media laws. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Facebook “Bug” Resulted in Boosted Misinformation for Six Months

Meta’s News Feed boosted the visibility of misinformation, nudity, violence, and Russian state media by 30 percent for six months. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Probably Stop Using Your Wyze Camera

The company's security camera line was reportedly vulnerable to hackers for years and the company knew about it but told no one. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Waymo Sues California DMV to Keep Crash Data Private

In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, Waymo argued sharing such data with the public would amount to giving up trade secrets. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Fake Cops Stole User Data from Meta and Apple

Cybercriminals commandeered police email accounts to get home addresses, phone numbers, and more, a new report shows. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Disney+ Parental Controls Lead to Erroneous Falcon and the Winter Soldier Edits

With the arrival of the formerly Netflix-original Marvel series and wider filtering features, Disney has tweaked several violent scenes from the MCU spinoff. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

US Government Made a Fake News Broadcast About a Nuclear Attack on Indianapolis

Watch a never-before-seen video from Mighty Derringer, a Department of Energy training exercise simulating a nuclear terrorist attack on a major U.S. city. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Why NASA Will Be Keeping Many Details of This Weekend’s Megarocket Test Secret

Concerns have been raised that NASA might inadvertently disclose information that helps an adversary build ballistic missiles. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Creepy Spyware Company Goes Broke

FinFisher has been accused of improperly selling its spyware to Turkey. Now it's claiming insolvency as the German government attempts to seize its assets. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

New York Yellow Cabs Will Finally Run Through Uber

Rides will cost around the same as an UberX and cab drivers can choose to decline trips ahead of time. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Nestlé: Anonymous Can't Hack Us, We Leaked Our Own Data

After a hacker group claimed to have stolen the conglomerate's data, a company spokesman told Gizmodo that the info had actually been leaked by Nestlé itself. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Calculator Hacked for Cheating Includes OLED Screen, WiFi, and Chat Function

To discourage cheating, high schools and colleges limit what gadgets can be brought into an exam, and they require students to use very basic calculators if math is involved. But that doesn’t mean cheating is impossible, it just requires considerably more effort, like upgrading a … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Someone Hacked the Spelling Bee

Spellingbee.com, the website for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, was H-A-C-K-E-D in January. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Canada's Badass Mountain Hut Officially Too Perilous, Will Be Dismantled

The ground beneath a 100-year-old lodge is eroding due to climate change. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

ExoMars Rover Mission Officially Suspended as Europe Cuts Ties with Russia

The Mars mission was supposed to launch this year, but the collaborative project is now on hold. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

This Year's Flu Vaccine Was Basically Worthless: CDC Says Only 16% Effective

CDC data shows the vaccine was only 16% effective against the predominant strain this winter. Luckily, flu cases remained far lower than usual. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Bitcoin ATMs Declared Illegal in UK by Financial Regulator

Government regulators are concerned about money laundering using crypto ATMs. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

People feel shape and texture on temperature-changing touchscreen

The research could one day lead to effective touch-typing on a touchscreen with no physical buttons. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

YouTube Stops Monetization for Video Creators in Russia with One Exception

2.3 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

2B Modified Mosquitoes Cleared for Release in California and Florida

The EPA has approved Oxitec's modified skeeters for release into the wild, as part of a strategy to reduce mosquito-borne diseases. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Biden to Feds: Figure Out This Crypto Thing, Stat

Bitcoin surged on news of the order, which calls for a “whole-of-goverment” approach to analyzing the risks and benefits posed by crypto. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Feds Charge Crypto-Hawking Siblings with Scamming Investors Out of $124M

Ormeus Coin’s slogan, “E Pluribus Aurum Facit—Out of Many, One Makes Gold,” rings a bit ironic. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Will There Ever Be a 'Cure' for Addiction?

"I don’t think so, no... That said, there are currently new approaches being tested." | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Samsung Confirms Galaxy Source Code Was Stolen by Hackers

The same group took responsibility for recently breaching graphics maker Nvidia. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Crypto and NFT Projects That Were Total Scams (February 2022 Edition)

The worst rugpulls of the month took home over $8.5 million. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

'Atlas of Human Suffering': New UN Climate Report Is Shockingly Grim

A major report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change previews the disasters ahead. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Ukraine Creates IT Army of Volunteer Hackers to Fight Russia

The “IT Army of Ukraine” was announced by the country’s vice prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, and is organizing on Telegram. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Doctors Were Able to Study a Man's Brain Activity as He Died

The findings, obtained from a man who died while undergoing an EEG, might suggest that people experience a flash of memories as they pass away. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Chinese Rover Spots Unusual Glass Beads on Far Side of the Moon

Yutu-2 has traversed more than 3,200 feet since landing in Von Kármán Crater in January 2019. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Turn your 3D printer into a puzzle-solving genius

Embarrassed to share your recent Wordle stats? Turn your 3D printer into a puzzle-solving genius. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

California Will Stick Solar Panels over Canals to Fight Two Disasters at Once

A creative new project could be a great idea for the parched state. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Hacker Uses Phishing Attack to Steal $1.7M in NFTs from OpenSea Users

The company, one of the largest NFT marketplaces, said that 32 users had NFTs stolen on Saturday. It’s possible that some 254 tokens were stolen. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Welcome to the Culture (2008)

We've put together this handy primer for you on the Culture, the pan-galactic civilization whose members and ex-members are the subjects of so many Banks novels. Not only do we have a rundown of every single Culture novel, but we've also got some important excerpts from an obscur … | Continue reading


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