Social media was flooded Monday with claims that King Charles III has died, with some people pointing to a video of a flag at Buckingham Palace being flown at half-mast. Others passed around an official announcement made to look like the king passed away on Sunday. But they’re al … | Continue reading
While Bill Pullman’s Independence Day character will likely always be the gold standard for how the President of the United States should react if hostile aliens invade, a certain real-life former POTUS seems a probable close second. It’s sci-fi guyBarack Obama, of course—a fan o … | Continue reading
A CT scan of Stanley’s viral Quencher cup has confirmed what the company has been saying all along: There’s only lead at the bottom of the cup. The lead is covered by a stainless steel cover, which Stanley says makes it “inaccessible to customers.” In the end, though, lead exposu … | Continue reading
It’s Day 18 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and we’re saying goodbye to one of our biggest contestants! WhatsApp defeated Instagram in yesterday’s tournament. Today, we have the world’s biggest maps app going up against the bain o … | Continue reading
Stand aside, Mickey Mouse slasher movie (Steamboat Willie Mickey version only): the team behind Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey—the most high-profile film in the current wave of horror movies based on beloved characters in the public domain—just leveled up. There’s an entire cin … | Continue reading
It’s been four years since the U.S. Space Force unveiled its all-too-familiar logo, establishing itself as the youngest military branch, but with clear signs of an identity issue. If you’ve ever wondered about the other logo designs that were considered, the Space Force clearly d … | Continue reading
The first episode of The Don Lemon Show premiered on Monday morning, showcasing a fiery interview with Elon Musk. The interview ultimately killed Don Lemon’s deal with X, in which the former CNN host promised to create exclusive content for the platform. Read more... | Continue reading
It’s official. The next live-action Star Wars that’ll hit your eyeballs is The Acolyte, and it’s coming sooner than you may think. Disney just revealed a teaser poster for the show with an intriguing tagline, lightsaber, and the release date of June 4. Oh, and the trailer is comi … | Continue reading
There are both pluses and minuses to a movie debuting on Netflix, but one plus is that basically any and everyone will give it a shot. And since so many people did just that with the first Rebel Moon, you have to assume many will want to see where the story ends. Now you’ve got a … | Continue reading
Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 is barely a year old, and it appears it’s not catching on like thePS5 when it launched in 2020. There are so many PSVR2 headsets unsold that Sony put the production of new units on hold, according to a Bloomberg report Monday. Read more... | Continue reading
A few years ago, after decades of legal squabbling, the companies behind the legendary mecha anime Macross and its western adaptation as Robotech put aside long-standing differences in order to allow the two franchises to co-exist outside of Japan. Now, that deal is finally seein … | Continue reading
Congressman Jeff Jackson’s latest TikTok video starts simply: “I apologize.” Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that could ultimately ban TikTok from the US. For many, it turned Jackson into enemy number one. The North Carolina Democrat spent the last year amas … | Continue reading
A large portion of southwestern Iceland that includes world-famous attractions like the Blue Lagoon has been dealing with volcanic eruptions since late 2023. The eruptions forced the evacuation of the fishing town of Grindavík and have been captured in striking imagesshowing larg … | Continue reading
So you need a budget laptop? Good, because nowadays you can find a perfectly serviceable or downright solid laptop that will cost you a relative pittance considering the gross prices of other, top-of-the-line machines. We’ve already offered you the best laptops you can buy at any … | Continue reading
Leigh Whannell has started shooting Wolf Man. Kim Kardashian goes behind the scenes for American Horror Story: Delicate. Plus, what’s to come after Michonne and Rick’s reunion on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Spoilers, away! Read more... | Continue reading
Amber fossils are like a time capsule, preserving the three-dimensional structure of animals, plants, and other prehistoric items of interest. Every once in a while, however, paleontologists stumble upon some particularly bizarre specimens and scenes. Read more... | Continue reading
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Read more... | Continue reading
Apple is in talks to build Google Gemini into the iPhone’s next operating system, powering Siri and other AI-enabled features, according to reports from Bloomberg on Monday. The iPhone maker reportedly held discussions with multiple AI companies about powering iOS 18 with a compe … | Continue reading
Meet JBL’s newest ANC headphones, the Live 770NC, which were announced at CES 2024. Priced at $200, these fall in the midrange category. Unfortunately, they don’t act like midrange headphones on various fronts. They look and feel much cheaper, and the ANC underperforms, too. You … | Continue reading
What’s your favorite way to listen to music? Maybe you prefer a quiet room with some headphones or listening on vinyl. One thing is for sure, you don’t want to hear some compressed MP3 on your phone, right? Apple, Amazon, and Tidal offer “lossless audio,” claiming users can “hear … | Continue reading
Oompa, Loompa, doompa-dee-do Read more... | Continue reading
Weagree that using the same simple, easy-to-remember password for all your digital accounts is a terrible idea. Once someone knows your pet’s name, they can access your banking info and even your social media. It’s become necessary to enlist the help of a password manager to keep … | Continue reading
Two weeks ago, Dune: Part Two came out in theaters, and became the first big hit of 2024. Even with Kung Fu Panda 4 releasing last weekend, that hasn’t really changed—if anything, it’s looking like Part Two is going to have some hefty legs throughout the rest of its theatrical ru … | Continue reading
SpaceX is working with the National Reconnaissance Office to build a classified system of swarming spy satellites, according to a report published by Reuters. And while the $1.8 billion contract was reportedly signed in 2021, news of the program’s ties to NRO just leaked on Satur … | Continue reading
It took over 20 years, but Warner Bros. is finally doing it: on Friday, they announced their plans to give the Teen Titans a live-action movie. Ana Noguiera, who’s already written Supergirl: World of Tomorrow, is on deck to do the impossible and bring the teenage superhero team t … | Continue reading
Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Yesterday’s tournament was a bloodbath with Calculator taking more than 87 percent of the vote. Twitch goes home empty-handed. Today, we have the crown jewels of Zuckerberg’s empire go … | Continue reading
Superman’s taken on many animated forms over the decades, but it all started with the 1940s shorts from Fleischer Studios. While they’ve been re-released (and remastered) a number of times, some of those efforts haven’t entirely been up to snuff, which is why Fleischer itself is … | Continue reading
Hope you like Blumhouse movies, because the company is re-releasing some old ones into theaters later this month. Read more... | Continue reading
Adapting any well-known property is always going to be a big feat, especially when it comes to video games. It’s one thing to adapt a comic or TV show, it’s another thing to adapt a series of games, which come with a greater degree of self-expression. You can please some fans, bu … | Continue reading
Hollywood’s been trying for years now to revive Little Shop of Horrors for a new cinematic audience. Last we heard, Arrowverse head Greg Berlanti was going to try his hand at it with Billy Porter and maybe Chris Evans. That version ultimately got scrapped in 2022, but Hollywood’s … | Continue reading
Last year, CBS Studios revealed it was adapting the hit social deduction game Among Us into an animated TV show from Infinity Train’s Owen Dennis. Odd as it was—and still is—you had to wonder who’d end up voicing the little crewmates at the heart of it all. And like plenty of oth … | Continue reading
It’s Day 16 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and Yo has fallen! Uber will go to the next round and it will be taking on one of today’s nominees. Today we have the streamer’s app of choice going up against one of the oldest and most … | Continue reading
It’s time: Marvel is wiping the X-Men’s slate clean of the Krakoan era that’s been around since 2019. We’ve known this was coming for a while now (both in the comics and IRL), and after an ominous tease of the mutants rising from the ashes of their still ongoing war with Orchis, … | Continue reading
Entertainment auction house Heritage Auctions has acquired a bunch of pieces from some of the most notable science fiction films. If you go for broke here, your house will probably look like Planet Hollywood—which is where these props are sourced from. There are a number of reall … | Continue reading
Fans of porn, Andrew Tate, and the British royal family had a rough time this week. And as always, today is a day ending in “y” meaning that once again, Elon Musk proved how much of a hypocrite he is. Check out the rest of the big tech stories of the week. Read more... | Continue reading
David Lynch’s Dune might just be the ultimate “what if?” movie, especially in a world where Denis Villeneuve’s take is the biggest film at the box office right now. So when you get unseen creepy baby talk uncovered for the first time in decades, by god, you take it. Check out tha … | Continue reading
Stratolaunch flew its Talon-A hypersonic vehicle for the first time after dropping it out of the belly of Roc, an utterly massive aircraft with a 385-foot wingspan. Meanwhile, SpaceX flew its Starship for the third time in a test that pushed the limits of the megarocket. Catch up … | Continue reading
Over billions of years, the surface of the Moon has been bombarded by solar wind, carrying high-energy particles that include a highly coveted resource, helium-3. Although the element is scarce on Earth, it has recently become in demand by several industries, including those work … | Continue reading
Boeing has been the subject of a federal investigation ever since January, when an Alaska Airlines flight involving one of its planes had its door blown out. Since then, concerns about the safety of Boeing’s production process have swirled and investigators have sought to determi … | Continue reading
Spring break season is here—and theme parks and other fun destinations are welcoming the crowds. At the Disneyland Resort, Pixar Fest prepares for a return, while the Food & Wine Festival gives visitors plenty to munch on. At Universal Studios Hollywood, the legendary Studio Tour … | Continue reading
Godzilla is so massive that the only thing that can cast a shadow on him is... another Godzilla. And that’s exactly what happened between Godzilla Minus One, the Toho-released Oscar-winning smash hit, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the Warner Bros. MonsterVerse sequel comin … | Continue reading
Are you a billionaire in trouble? Why not try coming out as a Republican and fully pivoting into very public complaints about the “woke agenda?” That’s precisely what Sam Bankman-Fried was thinking, according to newly released notes made by the crypto fraudster after FTX’s stunni … | Continue reading
James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios has added another upcoming live-action movie to its growing super-slate: Teen Titans. Ana Noguiera, who’s already a key part of the studio—she’s writing Supergirl: World of Tomorrow, which will star House of the Dragon breakout Milly Alcoc … | Continue reading
Researchers working on data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory buried deep in Antarctic ice think they may have spotted tau neutrinos, a certain flavor of the subatomic particles from space. The seven candidate signals appeared in 9.7 years of observatory data, a testament to … | Continue reading
Prosecutors in New York asked a court on Friday to sentence crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried to between 40 and 50 years in prison for defrauding crypto investors and extracting billions of dollars from his companies FTX and Alameda Research. FTX imploded in 2022, turning a high … | Continue reading
No matter how you feel about whether or not Marvel’s star is waning at present, few can deny the reality that it is still one of the biggest studios in Hollywood. But with that presence comes the very real fact that everything about it is news—especially when it’s mess. Read more … | Continue reading
Facebook is a wasteland. Once the default gateway to the internet, today the site has a reputation as one of the least cool places on the web—at least for America’s taste-making young people. But, as the New York Times recently pointed out, there’s one corner of the platform that … | Continue reading
Starship flew faster and longer than ever before on Thursday, but with both stages lost during the mission, there’s clearly much more progress to be made. Here’s our detailed breakdown of Integrated Flight Test 3 and what happens next. Read more... | Continue reading