The Oppressive Surveillance You’ll Face If You Protest in NYC

Volunteers have mapped out more than 25,500 CCTV cameras spread out across the city. This is what that network would've captured at historic protests. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Schools Are Using Fake Answer Sites to Snitch on Test Takers

An investigation discovered at least five active honeypot sites claiming to offer exam answers while collecting visitor data. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Facebook Employees are now called Metamates

One of Meta's many new corporate values is "Meta, Metamates, me." | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

You Can Now Visit Websites Using Only Emojis

Opera's web browser now supports emoji-only URLs, which doesn't sound that useful. | Continue reading


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New Leak Suggests Most Users Funding Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' Reside in U.S.

Nearly half of the total funding is linked to U.S. accounts, the unverified data says. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Super Bowl Crypto Ads Feature Larry David, LeBron James, and QR Code

Didn't catch the big game? These crypto ads will get you up to speed for today's obligatory water cooler chat. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Netflix Is About to Cost You More Money

The company just raised prices last October, but here we go again. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

The Computer Simulation That Almost Started World War III

Remember the 1983 movie WarGames? The film is about a computer “game” with the potential to start thermonuclear war. But strangely this scenario is more truth than fiction. Because in 1979 programmers at NORAD almost started World War III when they accidentally ran a computer sim … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

A Hacker Group Has Been Framing People for Crimes They Didn't Commit

A recent study shows the tactics and techniques of a cybercrime group that is known for planting incriminating evidence on the devices of activists in India. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Fart Horn Recall Affects Half a Million Teslas

Tesla has now issued three major recalls this year. | Continue reading


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Two Simple Movements Can Reduce Dizziness When Standing Up, Study Finds

In a small trial, people felt less dizzy when standing after practicing two easy-to-do physical techniques. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Somehow, Futurama Is Coming Back Again

Hulu has ordered 20 new episodes of the beloved animated series from the creator of The Simpsons. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Visual Effects Pioneer Douglas Trumbull Obituary Blade Runner

Trumbull also worked on Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek, and directed Silent Running. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Google Chrome’s New Icon Looks Pretty Much the Same to My Untrained Eyes

The icon has been "refreshed" for the first time in eight years. | Continue reading


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Several corporations seem eager to scoop up the beleaguered exercise equipment manufacturer. | Continue reading


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Barbed wire fences were an early DIY telephone network

Before Ma Bell came to town, and long before DSL, it was barbed wire, of all things, that brought rural communities together. A Sears telephone hooked up to barbed wire—miles of which were already conveniently strung along fences—connected far-flung ranches in the recently settle … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Google Stadia May Not Be Long for This World

First Google stopped developing games for its cloud streaming service, and now it's reportedly pivoting to building tech for other companies. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Megaflash Lightning Records

Steady advances in satellite technology means even greater megaflashes could be detected in the near future. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

The View of Earth From Space—as Seen by a North Korean Missile

New images are potential evidence that North Korean missiles can now reach Guam and the westernmost portions of Alaska. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Silenced AirTags with Disabled Speakers Are Popping Up for Sale Online

Serious privacy concerns continue for one of Apple's most controversial products. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

7-Eleven Stores in Japan Getting Touch-Free Floating Holographic Self-Checkouts

The war on germs is about to score a major victory in Japan. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Users can save Wordle as an HTML file and play the game offline for over 2,000 days. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

MacBooks Are Experiencing Battery Drain in Sleep Mode

The problem seems to be caused by Bluetooth devices. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

LG’s Latest Announcement Solidifies Everything Wrong with TVs

It's a sure sign of more ads with more targeting coming across more screens—and that's not what anyone wants. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Pentagon Plans to Spend $52M in 2022 on U.S. Border Spy Blimps

The Department of Defense plans to send the surveillance balloons to the nation's border with Mexico to float around and try to spot drug smuggling. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

DirecTV Dumps OAN, Leaving It with No Major TV Distributor

The satellite TV provider notified One America News Network that it would not be renewing its distribution agreement. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

If I Fits, I Sits: Starlink's Self-Heating Satellite Dishes Are Attracting Cats

The dish's Snow Melt Mode prevents snow build-up from interfering with the signal—and apparently provides a toasty outdoor lounge space for critters. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Could an Algorithm Predict the Next Insurrection Like Jan. 6?

The ability to forecast social unrest is something governments have desired for a long time—and data researchers are helping them get there. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

47 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Start 2022 Off Right

Aiming to read more new books in 2022? We've got January releases galore to get you going. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Apple Must Let Dating Apps Offer Alternative Payment Option Dutch Regulator Says

If Apple doesn't comply with the regulator's decision within two months, it could face a fine of up to $56.5 million. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Finnish Man Blows Up Tesla Car Instead of Replacing Battery

A Tesla repair shop told a Model S owner that replacing the battery would cost more than $22,600. He decided to stick 66 pounds of dynamite on the car. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 years ago

Intel Is Putting Unvaccinated Employees on Unpaid Leave Until Conditions Improve

Intel is the latest—but not the first—tech company to threaten to suspend employees who aren't getting the vaccine as Omicron rampages across the U.S. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Laptops That Were Too Strange for This World

Some of our most beloved laptops were those that dared to be different. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Scientists Found a Cradle of Life Under Antarctica

Nearly 100 species were found living in extreme cold and total darkness beneath the ice in one of the world's "least-known" habitats. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Giant Kite Will Pull a Ship Across the Ocean Next Month

A boat being propelled by the wind may sound familiar, but next month's test could help the shipping industry in its quest to clean up carbon emissions. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

New monitor by LG at CES 2022 sports unique 18:16 vertical aspect ratio

In the build-up to CES 2022, LG just announced two new monitors meant for the home office. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Neanderthals Were Altering the Landscape 125,000 Years Ago New Evidence Suggests

An ancient anthropogenic footprint, brought about by hunting, tool production, fire use, and other behaviors, has been discovered in Germany. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Vacuum-Sealed Container from 1972 Moon Landing Will Finally Be Opened

After 50 years, scientists will get a chance to study lunar gases collected during Apollo 17 mission. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Amazon's Ring Doorbell Could Gain Biometric Sensors

The company has been awarded patents for using smell and skin texture to identify a "suspicious" person. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

What Is Web3 and Why Should You Care?

The next internet revolution is upon us—here's why it matters. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

USPS Tested a Blockchain Voting System Before 2020, It Didn’t Work

Just keep repeating: It doesn't work. It doesn't work. It doesn't work. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Chip And#39;Breakthrough' Could Bring Us a Phone with One-Week Battery Life

Thermal stacking is getting Samsung, Intel, and IBM excited about the future of computing. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Rohingya Sue Meta for $150B over Alleged Role in Myanmar Genocide

The suit alleges that the company blatantly ignored warnings about the platform's problems in the region for five years—and by then, it was too late. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Hackers Could Make Dangerous AI Safer

A trust gap is growing between the public and AI developers. A new set of recommendations could help. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Dark Matter Radio Could Tune into New Physics

Researchers are hoping to "hear" dark matter particles using a super-cooled experiment in California. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Study: Investing in Legos Will Earn You More Money Than Gold

Economists have found that prices of retired Lego sets grow by 11% annually, which is higher than the average returns provided by gold and large stocks. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Jeff Bezos’ Space Joyride Emitted a Lifetime’s Worth of Carbon Pollution

A new report chronicles the staggeringly unequal distribution of carbon emissions tied to the ultra-wealthy's lifestyles. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago

Nail Lodged in Skeleton’s Foot Is First Evidence of Crucifixion in England

The skeleton was found among dozens of others buried at the site of a former Roman-era village. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 years ago