29-Oct-26
Paleofuture [ 29-Oct-26 8:15pm ]
El Niño Is Already Flooding California's Coasts—and the Year's Highest Tides Haven't Arrived [ 29-Oct-26 8:15pm ]
Experts are warning that floods from this week's record-high October tides in San Francisco herald the chaos to come once El Niño's winter storms really hit.
Legendary 'X-Men' and 'Star Trek' Actor Patrick Stewart Has Died [ 29-Oct-26 7:56pm ]
The Shakespearean actor turned sci-fi icon was 86.
Hacker Group Claims UNM Hospital Cyberattack, Then Apologizes and Offers Patients $2,500 [ 29-Oct-26 6:55pm ]
"We are still going to keep the data, but we will provide the decryption key for the hospital sector only."
Netflix's Next Live-Action Game Adaptation Is 'PUBG' With Donald Glover [ 29-Oct-26 6:30pm ]
The fan-favorite actor will direct and star; he will also write and executive produce alongside his brother and frequent creative collaborator Stephen Glover.
Data From More Than 41,000 DHS Workers Exposed in Massive Leak [ 29-Oct-26 6:25pm ]
The leaked records include names, phone numbers, job titles, and assignments of thousands of ICE, CBP, and other DHS employees.
James Gunn Reveals if 'The Suicide Squad' Is Canon to His DC Universe [ 29-Oct-26 6:12pm ]
The DC Studios president dissected the news in a new podcast about that very question.
Let's Talk About the Shocking Tony Stark Revelation on 'VisionQuest' [ 29-Oct-26 6:00pm ]
The origins of Stark's AI, J.A.R.V.I.S., came into question during the show's sixth episode, 'Deadlock.'
Man Who Identifies as a 'Humanist' Gets Religious Exemption From Using AI at Work [ 29-Oct-26 5:45pm ]
Believe.
Trump's CTFC Steps in to Defend Kalshi as Utah Brings Criminal Charges Against Execs [ 29-Oct-26 5:31pm ]
"This is a crazy overreach; Utah is clearly playing politics," a Kalshi spokesperson told Gizmodo.
A Farmer Went in for Cataract Surgery. Doctors Found 11 Worms Wriggling in His Eyes [ 29-Oct-26 5:25pm ]
Some of the worms had already started to lay fertilized eggs by the time doctors discovered them.
The Unholy 'Dune' Sandworm Popcorn Bucket Has Returned [ 29-Oct-26 5:00pm ]
AMC, Cinemark, and Regal's new iterations of the infamous 'wormussy' popcorn bucket push innuendos to max capacity.
Intel Community Reportedly Tied Trump's Favorite AI Boss to a Chinese Spy [ 29-Oct-26 4:20pm ]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has lobbied fiercely with the U.S. government to curb restrictions on the sale of powerful AI chips to China.
Archaeologists Fished a 3,300-Year-Old Sword From a Volcanic Crater Lake—and It's Still Sharp [ 29-Oct-26 4:15pm ]
Authorities say that the sword is still exceptionally sharp, even after spending presumably thousands of years underwater.
I Miss McFarlane's Game-Changing Toy Line Movie Maniacs [ 29-Oct-26 4:00pm ]
The iconic toy line that began in 1998 was a game-changer for horror collectible fans.
Scientists Sound Alarm as Antarctica's Ocean Grows Saltier for the First Time in 130,000 Years [ 29-Oct-26 3:45pm ]
New research shows that the ocean's freshwater engine is growing saltier, with global consequences.
Virgin Galactic Unveils a Shiny New Spaceplane for the Ultra-Rich to Almost Reach Space [ 29-Oct-26 2:35pm ]
A small fortune in exchange for a few minutes in zero gravity? Worth it.
Eye Tracking Could Be the Next Big Smart Glasses Trend [ 29-Oct-26 2:35pm ]
Rokid is the latest company to introduce a pair of smart glasses with eye-tracking features.
Feds Demand Info on Surveillance Pricing From 9 Companies, Including Walmart, Uber, and Delta [ 29-Oct-26 2:30pm ]
The FTC says we deserve to know if companies use our data to set the "highest price they can charge each consumer."
Plastic Tea Bags Steep Thousands of Microplastics Into Every Cup—and That's Not All [ 29-Oct-26 2:20pm ]
Some plastic tea bags can steep as much as 555 to 2,498 microplastic particles per cup, according to university researchers in Türkiye. But that contamination is only the beginning.
M6 MacBook Pro Hands On: Non-OLED Macs Live On, for Now [ 29-Oct-26 2:15pm ]
What's there to say about a Mac without OLED? More than you might think.
10 Scary Movies to Stream on Shudder for Halloween [ 29-Oct-26 2:00pm ]
Devils, demons, ghosts, and horrible humans await.
M6 iMac Hands-On: Small Upgrades May Matter More Than You Think [ 29-Oct-26 1:15pm ]
We'll just keep waiting for a 27-inch OLED iMac, I guess.
DoorDash Is Buying Instacart for $17 Billion [ 29-Oct-26 12:58pm ]
The massive deal would help DoorDash better compete in the growing grocery delivery market.
The First Two 'Dune' Movies Are Coming Back to IMAX [ 29-Oct-26 12:30pm ]
'Dune' and 'Dune: Part Two' will return to theaters on November 13.
Lawmakers Can't Ban VPNs No Matter How Hard They Try [ 29-Oct-26 12:00pm ]
Governments can make it harder to get around internet restrictions, but eliminating the workarounds is another matter entirely.
Scientists Thought Comets Seeded Life on Earth. The Physics Says Otherwise [ 29-Oct-26 11:30am ]
"It's kind of a romantic idea, but our results suggest it's highly unlikely."
Linda Hamilton On 'Terminator 7': 'I'm Out' [ 29-Oct-26 11:00am ]
Plus, Scout Taylor-Compton's haunted board game movie enlists Jamie Alexander, Olivia Holt, and Rohan Campbell.
The Biggest Benchmark in AI Just Updated, Dealing a Major Blow to a Chinese Contender [ 29-Oct-26 9:00am ]
Kimi K3.1 Pro is no longer the fourth best AI model in the world.
Microsoft Posts Record Revenue Despite Employee Buyout Offers [ 29-Oct-26 3:10am ]
It may be the only hyperscaler left with positive free cash flow.
Google's Flashy New Model Gets Outshone By Its Financial Troubles [ 29-Oct-26 1:30am ]
Google's "strongest" model so far did not distract from the $3 billion free cash flow drop.
Maybe 'VisionQuest' Really Can Reach What It's Trying to Grasp [ 29-Oct-26 12:00am ]
Episodes five and six challenge our preconceptions about Marvel TV shows—in a good way.
28-Oct-26
Expert Judgement Can Be Easily Hacked by AI, Anthropic Study Finds [ 28-Oct-26 10:00pm ]
In a recent study, 86% of participants followed Claude's advice—but only a small fraction acknowledged the agent had played a role in their decision-making process.
Who Is the Touchscreen MacBook for, Exactly? [ 28-Oct-26 10:00pm ]
Were you asking for this? Was anyone?
After 20 Years, 'Bleach' Has Come to an Elegant, Exhausting, Fitting Finale [ 28-Oct-26 9:15pm ]
Pierrot Films' bombastic adaptation brings the coolest member of the anime Big Three to a close with all the style, spectacle, and beautifully exhausting excess that made it a shonen phenomenon.
Meta's Leaning Into Tamagotchis Because It Knows You're a Sucker for Engagement [ 28-Oct-26 8:40pm ]
Same old tactics, new cute face.
iPad mini OLED Hands-On: A Delectable Cupcake of a Tablet [ 28-Oct-26 8:10pm ]
Apple's new tiny tablet is better than it ever was, and you can thank that pretty screen.
Rubin Observatory Spots Possible Dwarf Planet Beyond Pluto—the Biggest in 20 Years [ 28-Oct-26 8:00pm ]
The distant, icy celestial body could be our solar system's sixth dwarf planet.
'The Last Jedi' Director Launches a New Camera App for iPhone (Because He's a Good Guy) [ 28-Oct-26 7:45pm ]
Rian Johnson's new app uses the same image processing he has refined on his movies.
MacBoook Pro With PROLED XDR Display Hands-On: What Happens When Apple Defies Convention [ 28-Oct-26 7:45pm ]
Apple's redesigned MacBook Pro is more than a mere screen upgrade. It may help Apple reach Macs' full potential.
There Are 15,000 Ant Species on Earth. Blame the Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs [ 28-Oct-26 7:35pm ]
Our planet is covered in ants. Researchers now say their ascendance escalated 66 million years ago, powered by retrovirus-like "jumping genes."
Thank God, Touchscreen macOS Isn't Remotely Close to Windows 8 [ 28-Oct-26 7:05pm ]
One was a terrible OS redesigned for touch from the ground up and the other is simply familiar.
These Transparent PS5 Controllers Might Just Distract You From the Death of Discs [ 28-Oct-26 6:30pm ]
Pay no attention to that pesky other thing that's going on over at Sony.
'Avengers: Doomsday' Sentinels Are Coming Home in a Very Big Way [ 28-Oct-26 6:15pm ]
Hot Toys just revealed its giant Marvel robots, which are almost two feet tall, but there's a catch.
Meta Considered a 'Whisper Campaign' to Discredit Its Biggest Critic, Court Documents Show [ 28-Oct-26 6:10pm ]
Easier than fixing the problem, apparently.
A Maya Woman Received Offerings of 226 Teeth For Centuries After Her Death [ 28-Oct-26 5:30pm ]
Flowers apparently weren't enough to ask for an ancestor's blessing.
The OLED MacBook Pro Finally Arrives, and Yes, It Has a Touchscreen [ 28-Oct-26 5:17pm ]
The dawn of the ultra-high-end MacBook shows Apple is putting a heavy price on premium.
You Can Finally Buy Xreal's Aura XR Glasses [ 28-Oct-26 5:00pm ]
At long last, Xreal's Aura XR glasses are available for purchase—and with an introductory discount price, too.
Jennifer Lawrence Confirms Her 'Hunger Games' Return [ 28-Oct-26 5:00pm ]
Katniss will, indeed, return in 'Sunrise on the Reaping,' in theaters November 20.
Putin Calls Elon Musk a 'Real Genius,' Says Russia Coordinates With Him on Satellites [ 28-Oct-26 4:50pm ]
"We are in close contact with our American partners, including Mr. Musk," said the Russian president.
China Is So Desperate for AI Memory That It's Producing Chips With a 70% Failure Rate [ 28-Oct-26 4:10pm ]
The country's largest DRAM maker is expected to push ahead with limited production of advanced memory chips in the next two months.
