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Artificial Intelligence AJ Dellinger

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A Brain-Invading Worm Spread By Rats and Snails Has Reached California

Health Ed Cara

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‘Kagurabachi’ Went From Being a Meme to One of Shonen Jump’s Must-Read Powerhouses

Books & Comics Isaiah Colbert

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Nintendo Sues the U.S. Government to Get Refunds for Trump’s Ridiculous Tariffs

Tech News Matt Novak

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Weird-Looking Marsupial Found Alive After 6,000 Years of Alleged ‘Extinction’

Biology Matthew Phelan

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The Author Behind ‘The Social Network’ Has an Asteroid Movie Coming Out

Movies Germain Lussier

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NASA’s DART Mission Did More Than Just Nudge an Asteroid, Study Says

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe

Project Hail Mary Ryan Gosling Interview

Why Lord and Miller Adapted ‘Project Hail Mary’ Before Andy Weir’s Second Book

Movies Germain Lussier

Artificial Intelligence

The Curious Case of the Block ‘AI Layoffs’

Artificial Intelligence AJ Dellinger

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Pentagon Reportedly Used Microsoft Workaround to Test OpenAI Models, Despite Ban

Artificial Intelligence Bruce Gil

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xAI Exec Says Have Grok Check Your Taxes. Here’s How That Could Go Very Wrong

Artificial Intelligence AJ Dellinger

Sam Altman Says ‘Government Should Be More Powerful Than Corporations.’ Which Government?

Matt Novak Mar 5

Netflix Taps Ben Affleck to Help Get More Filmmakers to Use AI

Bruce Gil Mar 5

China’s New 5-Year Plan: More AI, Less US

AJ Dellinger Mar 5

OpenAI, in Desperate Need of a Win, Launches GPT-5.4

AJ Dellinger Mar 5

Privacy & Security

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Feds Used Online Advertising Data to Track the Public’s Phone Locations

Bruce Gil Mar 3

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Amazon Cloud Facilities in Middle East Knocked Out by Apparent Iranian Drone Strikes

Mike Pearl Mar 2

Melania Trump Hosts A.i. Education Taskforce Meeting At White House

Facing Backlash, OpenAI Amends Pentagon Deal to Add More Anti-Surveillance Verbiage

Mike Pearl Mar 2

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Mandatory Subcutaneous Microchips for Employees May Soon Be Banned in Washington State

Mike Pearl Mar 2

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Minnesota Lawmakers and Police Seek Complete Ban on Crypto ATMs

Kyle Torpey Feb 28

Sam Altman

Sam Altman Is Marketing OpenAI as America’s Wartime AI Company Whether He Intends to or Not

Mike Pearl Feb 28

Cryptocurrencies

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SEC Settles Case Against Investor in Trump-Linked Crypto Projects Amid Pay-to-Play Allegations

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey

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FBI Arrests Man Who Allegedly Stole $46 Million Worth of Crypto from U.S. Government Stockpile

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey

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AI Agents Love to Hold Bitcoin and Spend Stablecoins, Study Finds

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey

How the War in Iran Is Hitting Crypto

Kyle Torpey Mar 4

Polymarket Decides Incentivizing a Nuclear Detonation Might Be a Bad Idea

Bruce Gil Mar 4

Trump Lashes Out at Banks Over Contentious Crypto Bill

Mike Pearl Mar 3

Even Nasdaq Wants in on the Prediction Market Frenzy

Bruce Gil Mar 2

Transportation

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Tesla Clears Model 3 Inventory in Canada Ahead of the Arrival of Chinese EVs: Report

Bruce Gil Mar 6

Artemis 1 Scaled

This Eye-Catching Solar EV Startup Just Got Closer to Hitting Production

Bruce Gil Mar 5

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The New United Airlines Policy That Could Get You Kicked Off a Flight

Matt Novak Mar 4

President Trump Awards Medal Of Honor To Three Military Veterans

Trump Wanted to Kill Congestion Pricing. Nevertheless, It Persisted

Ece Yildirim Mar 3

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BYD Reveals the ‘World’s Longest-Range EV’ as American Auto Industry Struggles to Keep Pace

Bruce Gil Mar 3

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Rivian Announces ‘RAD’ Engineering Team That Tests the Extremes of the Company’s EVs

Zac Estrada Mar 1

Reviews

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The Best Gadgets of February 2026

Sure, Valve delayed the Steam Machine, but Samsung, Nintendo, Sony, and more had surprises in store.

Other Gadgets Kyle Barr

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Samsung Galaxy S26 vs. iPhone 17: Is It All About AI?

Smartphones Kyle Barr

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Apple Announces iPhone 17e With the One Feature the iPhone 16e Should Have Had

Gadgets Raymond Wong

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Nintendo Virtual Boy for Switch 2 Review: An Incredible Recreation of a Terrible Console

Gaming Kyle Barr

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Sony WF-1000XM6 Review: Yes, These Wireless Earbuds Sound That Good

Headphones James Pero

Asus ProArt GoPro Edition PX13 Review

Asus ProArt PX13 GoPro Edition Review: Not Just for the GoPro-Pilled

Laptops Kyle Barr

Buyers Guide

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Gizmodo Tech Reporter Jody Serrano’s 11 Fun and Funky Coffee Mugs for Those Who Think It’s Too Complicated to Give Tech Gifts

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Gizmodo Consumer Tech Editor Raymond Wong’s 8 Most Underrated Tech Gifts

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The Best Phones of 2025

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Gizmodo Consumer Tech Reporter Kyle Barr’s 9 Favorite Board Games for People Who Need a Break From Tech

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The Best Tech Gifts of 2025

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The Best Wireless Headphones of 2025

Best laptops of 2025

The Best Laptops of 2025

Best Gaming Gifts of 2025

The Best Gaming Gifts of 2025

Back to school tech 2025

The Best Tech and Gear for Back to School 2025

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If You Hate Liquid Glass on iOS 26, Here’s How to Make It Better

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Your email inbox isn’t just an annoyance—it’s a privacy risk

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A Lot of People Are Searching for How to Delete Facebook and Instagram, and We Would Like Their Clicks

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How to Use Google Lens in a Chrome Browser

Wi-Fi network

Forgot Your Wi-Fi Passwords? Here’s an Easy Way to Find Them Again

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What to Do if Your Phone Gets Lost or Stolen

Android Users Can Now Be Free From Their Netflix Viewing Mistakes

Why xkcd Creator Randall Munroe Wrote the World’s Most Extreme ‘How To’ Book

The Most Extreme Way to Take a Selfie, According to xkcd Creator Randall Munroe

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Project Hail Mary Ryan Gosling Interview

Why Lord and Miller Adapted ‘Project Hail Mary’ Before Andy Weir’s Second Book

'Project Hail Mary' directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were previously attached to direct 'Artemis,' which came after Weir's 'The Martian.'

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People Are Convinced Nathan Fillion Is Reviving ‘Firefly’ Via… Instagram Posts?

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‘Kagurabachi’ Went From Being a Meme to One of Shonen Jump’s Must-Read Powerhouses

'Kagurabachi' might be a bit basic, but what it does, it does exceedingly well.

Isaiah Colbert

Science

Ratlungworm

A Brain-Invading Worm Spread By Rats and Snails Has Reached California

Researchers have found evidence the rat lungworm is now endemic in southern California

Health Ed Cara

Pygmy Long Fingered Possum Dactylonax Kambuayai

Weird-Looking Marsupial Found Alive After 6,000 Years of Alleged ‘Extinction’

Biology Matthew Phelan

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NASA’s DART Mission Did More Than Just Nudge an Asteroid, Study Says

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe

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Trump and RFK Jr. Told Pregnant Women to Stop Using Tylenol. It’s Happening

Health Ed Cara

Peanuts

Scientists Find a Built-In Weapon Against Peanut Allergies: Human Spit

Health Matthew Phelan

Glp 1 Meds

Study Finds Surprising Trend Among Ozempic Users Taking Fewer Doses Than Usual

Health Ed Cara

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What Would the First Week of World War III Look Like in Space?

"Think Wall-E, just a lot more depressing."

Ellyn Lapointe

Earther

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US Data Centers Could Require as Much Water as New York City by 2030, Study Shows

Aikido Turbine

This Startup Wants to Tuck Data Centers Beneath Offshore Wind Turbines

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Don’t Put Away Those Winter Coats—Another Arctic Blast Is On the Way

Echinus Geyser Eruption 2017

World’s Biggest Acidic Geyser Springs Back to Life After Years of Dormancy

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We’ve Drastically Underestimated Sea Levels, Putting Millions at Risk, Study Warns

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The Race to Build the World’s First Commercial Fusion Plant Is Heating Up

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In a Hotter, Wetter South, Mold Is Emerging as a Public Health Crisis

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The War on Poaching Has Gone Full Tech Dystopia—and It May Not Be Working

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