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Being a top 10 podcast has always been a tough game, but some podcasters are quite literally gaming the system. Nine of America's top 50 podcasts, including Call Her Daddy, gave mobile game users points for interacting with their content, according to a Bloomberg report Friday.Read more...

For as vital and enduring a character across almost every iteration of the X-Men there's been, there's perhaps few mutants that are commonly misunderstood as Scott Summers, the legendary Cyclops. This is, in part, due to mainstream perception in adapted media, but it's also just that Scott has been around for so long,...Read more...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has a new plan to make the city's subways safe: metal detectors. But these are not just any metal detectors because these detectors come with AI. As for how well they work, it's not looking so good.Read more...

A Texas age verification law went into effect earlier this month leading to Pornhub pulling its service from the state. This week, the porn industry wants to take this law to the U.S. Supreme Court.Read more...

It's the ultimate marketing issue for a movie studio. You want people to see your new movie-so you tease something guaranteed to make them want to go. The problem is the filmmaker intended it to be a surprise. So, do you ruin the surprise in the trailers to ensure people go see the movie? Or do you save it so people...Read more...

A new social networking app" named Palmsy wants you to know that you don't need to have thousands of followers or be a celebrity to get a lot of likes on social media. In fact, it'll send you all the likes you want. There's just one catch: They're fake.Read more...

When OpenAI released ChatGPT in 2022, it may not have realized it was setting a company spokesperson loose on the internet. ChatGPT's billions of conversations reflected directly on the company, and OpenAI quickly threw up guardrails on what the chatbot could say. Since then, the biggest names in technology-Google,...Read more...

Somehow, a third Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is in the works. Don Mancini wants to make a new Chucky movie again. Another new Stephen King adaptation is in the works. Plus, Knuckles dons his cowboy hat, and get a look at the next Jurassic World animated series. Spoilers now!

There's nothing more frustrating than a bad internet connection, but researchers out of Aston University may have just solved that problem forever. A new method allowed scientists in the UK to send data 4.5 million times faster than average broadband, setting a new world record.Read more...

Only about 28% of Americans support banning TikTok, according to a new poll from market research firm Savanta. And while it remains to be seen whether the U.S. Senate will take up the so-called TikTok ban bill that passed the House earlier this month, this new poll will probably give lawmakers pause about the next...Read more...

Alamo Drafthouse, one of the only corporate chains in America that is actually cool, is up for sale. Deadline reports that the cinema circuit, which was founded by entrepreneur Tim League in Austin, Texas, in 1997, is looking for a buyer, although it's not clear what the asking price is. Let us pray that private...Read more...

If there's any company obsessed with perfection, it's Apple. So, of course, it makes complete sense that the company would create a new device capable of wirelessly updating iPhones that are still in their boxes with the newest Apple software. The funny thing is that this new groundbreaking system reportedly looks...Read more...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is telling consumers to immediately stop using Elide Fire Extinguishing Balls, a product that claims to activate automatically in case of a fire and release fire retardant chemicals to put it out.Read more...

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Soar with Toothless and Hiccup at Universal Epic Universe, which will soon boast an imaginative world of Vikings inspired by DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon. Details for the Isle of Berk area, one of the five new cinematic portals of Universal Orlando's newest theme park, have just been revealed-and if you're a...Read more...

So you've decided to go off the grid with your iPhone. There are legitimate reasons for shutting off Find My iPhone, like when taking in the device for repair or selling it to another party, so this walkthrough is for you.Read more...

Yesterday, Marvel revealed yet another upcoming video game:Marvel Rivals, a team-based multiplayer shooter inspired by the likes of Overwatch and Valorant. But among its roster of stalwarts-X-Men Storm and Magneto, Guardians of the Galaxy members Star-Lord and Rocket, and of course, more than a few assembled...Read more...

A data broker compiled a report on the geographical movements of visitors to Jeffrey Epstein's pedophile island," culling it from mobile data that it acquired via unknown means, a new investigation by Wired reveals.Read more...

A new study this week points to a potential transmission risk of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found evidence in mice that an inherited form of the neurological disorder can be passed on via bone marrow donation. While such a danger has yet to be confirmed in humans and likely to be infrequent if it can happen, the...Read more...

Apple filed a lawsuit earlier this month against former software engineer Andrew Aude, alleging he leaked info about products he wanted to kill" to a journalist saved in his phone as Homeboy." The secret projects included Apple's new Journal app and the Vision Pro, first reported by MacRumors Thursday.Read more...

Heathers was released in theaters March 31, 1989, capping a decade of teen movies more defined by John Hughes comedies (The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off) than wickedly acidic satire. Other high school-centric films in 1989 included Say Anything, Dead Poets' Society, and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure-wild...Read more...

The grand Delta finale is upon us, as United Launch Alliance (ULA) prepares to launch its last Delta IV rocket and bid farewell to an iconic rocket family that dates back to the Cold War.Read more...

If you watched the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials, the most recent Christmas special, or even just the trailer for Ncuti Gatwa's first season as the Fifteenth Doctor-you have absolutely noticed the famously low-budget show's suddenly far more glorious production values. It's a big result of the BBC staple's new...Read more...

Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday by Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan. A jury found Bankman-Fried guilty of one of the largest white-collar crimes in history roughly five months ago. The 32-year-old could be in jail until he's 57.Read more...

A total solar eclipse will happen on Monday, April 8, putting on quite a show for roughly 44 million people who live within the totality-the places on the Earth that will be completely shielded by the Moon as it comes between us and the sun. But there are more than a few people on platforms like YouTube and TikTok who...Read more...

News dropped earlier this month that Warner Bros. Discovery is shuttering Austin, Texas-based animation company Rooster Teeth-and now one of the studio's most beloved titles is getting a big send-off. Red vs. Blue: Restoration, the web series' 19th season, is arriving in May, and it'll be released as a single feature...Read more...

Sara Poyzer, an actress who starred in the stage production of Mamma Mia! for over 10 years, will be replaced by AI in an upcoming production for the BBC. Sobering..." said the star in response to a crass email from producers posted in a tweet Tuesday.Read more...

If you want your iPad to go back to looking the way it did when you first got it, you can reset its settings to default without losing your data.

Twenty-five years ago, a team of researchers excavated a cemetery in West Virginia hoping to find George Washington's little brother. Five graves were unearthed, and after testing small bones retrieved from these burial sites, tentative identities have been assigned. A new DNA analysis has now certified three sets of...Read more...

Truly, it is the week of here is merchandise featuring Deadpool and Wolverine, but it's definitely not Deadpool & Wolverine merchandise, because licensing takes time." Just after we got to see some rad Logan and Wade art, Hasbro has announced two updated movie figures of the irascible mutant duo... but it's mostly so...Read more...

The Japanese SLIM lander is still clinging onto its unfortunate existence, surviving a second lunar night while lying face down on the Moon.Read more...

The Scream revival, which kicked off in 2022 and found continued success with last year's Scream VI, took a major detour in November 2023 when star Melissa Barrera was fired from the franchise by production company Spyglass, which took issue with social media posts Barrera had shared regarding her views on Gaza and...Read more...

Welcome back to Gizmodo's March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Duolingo's surprise performancein the bracket was cut short in yesterday's tournament and the unstoppable Flashlight advances to the Final Four. Today we have Google Earth taking on Calculator.Read more...

At the very least, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire delivers on its biggest promise. You get to see lots of giant creatures fighting other giant creatures. Godzilla and Kong are just two of many and, when they fight in fantastical-looking settings with eye-popping color and lighting, there's an undeniable pleasure in...Read more...

It's a picture frame! It's a speaker! No, it's... a speaker frame. Since Samsung first showed off its new Music Frame at CES, we've been jonesing to spend time in front of it to see whether it will knock our socks off or offer a gentle kiss of sound on the cheek. After checking out Samsung's latest TVs, we were granted...Read more...

It's been 16 years since Asajj Ventress stalked her way into Star Wars canon-five years after her actual debut, in 2003's Star Wars: Clone Wars-and the Clone Wars 3DCG series. Since then, she has walked many paths along the road to the one we found her in this week, when she returned in The Bad Batch for a new chapter...Read more...

Live ordnance from both the First and Second World Wars are more likely to detonate as they age, according to a new study published in Royal Society Open Science.

Google's Circle to Search is arguably one of the best new features for Android devices in a long time. It's also one of the first to roll out with a major Samsung flagship launch.Read more...

Maggie Gyllenhaal's Bride of Frankenstein movie gets a shorter name and a new cast member. Get a look at not one, but two young vampire movies. Milla Jovovich has signed up for Brad Anderson's new sci-fi thriller. Plus, what's coming on Invincible. Spoilers, away!

The Massachusetts State Police claim one of the members of its bomb squad has gone above and beyond in the line of duty and taken bullets for the team. However, the officer in question is not a human or even a canine, but rather Roscoe," the police's specialized robot dog created by Boston Dynamics.Read more...

A slew of conservative states have recently passed age verification laws for websites and, in response, Pornhub has gotten in the habit of shutting off service in those states rather than acquiescing to local regulations. The company has already shut off service in six states, including Texas, Utah, Mississippi,...Read more...

Human instinct dictates that when we see a toy, we want to open it. It's why old toys that are still in their box are so valuable. Everyone who bought them as a child opened and played with them, making ones still in the package much rarer. But what if there were toys that went against that instinct? Toys not meant to...Read more...

There's a new crew of ne'er do wells joining up to save the world in Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts. The new film starring Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, this era's Black Widow, has started shooting in Atlanta, Georgia and the actress has given fans a look behind the scenes of the shoot.

Shrek's swamp comes home-with a spa upgrade-thanks to a new Lush collection featuring an all-star ensemble of Shrek characters, including Donkey, Princess Fiona, Gingy, and the big green ogre himself. It's the latest Lush collaboration with Universal Pictures after a successful Super Mario Bros. Movie team-up last...Read more...

As the Moon wedges itself between Earth and Sun, temporarily dimming the day's light over parts of our planet, three rockets will take to the skies to observe how those brief moments of darkness affect Earth's upper atmosphere.

Twitch has once again redefined its policy regarding nudity on streams. This time around, it seems like you can stream parts of your body but don't do it for the entire playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3.Read more...

Apple users are being targeted by an elaborate and annoying phishing scam that aims to change their password and lock them out of their devices, according to a new report from Krebs on Security. In some cases, the scammers have even called individuals and pretended to be Apple Support.Read more...

Nearly two years after a highly public feud kicked off between the Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis-involving the takeover and subsequent renaming of of Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District-a settlement has been reached.Read more...

A team of astronomers recently captured a series of images of a distant star as it wentsupernova, providing a remarkable play-by-play of stellar death and possibly the birth of a black hole.Read more...

ChatGPT has quickly become a household name, but many of us are struggling to figure out what to do with it. We all know that ChatGPT can yap quite a bit, but generative AI chatbots have some practical applications that have nothing to do with text generation. The bots continue to get better at data analysis, coding,...Read more...