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House and Senate appropriators have released NASA's final spending bill for the fiscal year 2024, focusing on the Artemis program's goal of returning astronauts to the Moon. However, there's still considerable uncertainty surrounding the agency's plans for bringing back rocky samples from Mars.Read more...

NASA still has plenty of cool projects afoot in the real world-did you hear about that asteroid-redirecting test? Or those space-friendly cameras?-but it's also trying to stir imaginations in fantastically creative ways, too. Enter The Lost Universe, the agency's first-ever tabletop roleplaying game.Read more...

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A civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force has been arrested and charged with sharing highly classified military information on a dating app, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday. And it's pretty clear from the indictment that whoever this man was talking to knew what she was after.

Ruling the galaxy with an iron fist and a not-insignificant amount of planet-sized battle stations is tiring work, and that's even before you get to sexing your way to an immortal bloodline of evil. What's an Emperor and Dark Lord of the Sith to do if not occasionally sit back, relax, and crack open a beer with the...Read more...

Apple's lightest laptop, the MacBook Air, is back and powered with the tech giant's swankiest new silicon. The M3 chip that we've seen inside of it's new MacBook Pro. Gizmodo had a chance to see the new Airs in person, but while the starting $1,099 laptop might look very similar to fans, most of the new you'll care...Read more...

Several former Twitter executives filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging Elon Musk illegally tried to stiff them out of severance totaling roughly $128 million. Musk is portrayed in the lawsuit as a petty and vindictive man who, uses his wealth and power to run roughshod over anyone who disagrees with him." And it gets...Read more...

Denis Villeneuve's Dune movies are visually striking-cinematographer Grieg Fraser and production designer Patrice Vermette already have Oscars from Dune: Part One. But Dune: Part Two is even bolder, and includes a black-and-white sequence that leaves a lingering impact.Read more...

Nintendo has a history of not just stopping video game pirates, but ruining their lives. The Mario maker sued Yuzu, a notorious free emulator of the Nintendo Switch just last week. On Monday, the developers behind Yuzu agreed to shut down the website entirely and pay Nintendo $2.4 million dollars, according to court...Read more...

If you have a cave full of gold and an achingly lonely toy shelf, Hake's Auctions has a stash of well-preserved vintage collectibles ready to serve your needs. While we probably won't be bidding on any of the lots-including decades-old releases from Star Wars, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Batman, Ghostbusters, and Ralph...Read more...

If you want to stay grounded-which is to say, you want a haunting reminder of your own diminutive size and mortality-do I have the tool for you. Meet Galactic Compass: an app which will point the user towards the whopping black hole at the center of our galaxy, Sagittarius A*.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr once said that artificial intelligence could kill us all" if it were used improperly. Still, concern about the misuse of AI apparently hasn't stopped RFK Jr. from arguably misusing it. Instead, the long-shot presidential candidate, who has a lot of kooky ideas, allowed some of those kooky ideas...Read more...

There's a lot of sandworms in Dune: Part Two. We even get to learn a lot about how to start riding them, thanks to an extended sequence where Paul is trained in mounting the massive creatures. But getting off of one? Only one man currently knows that beyond Arrakis, and he's keeping it very secret.Read more...

Tron: Legacy is the type of sequel modern Hollywood dreams about, but rarely gets right. I figured this out a few weeks ago when, after seeing that Disney was finally in production on a long-awaited Tron 3, I went back and revisited the 2010 film. But, of course, one can't simply revisit Tron: Legacy. You have to tee...Read more...

The internet is in an uproar after a question and answer session featuring Google co-founder Sergey Brin over the weekend, where an attendee in a mostly male audience wore a shirt depicting a naked woman's body.

After a decade of dominance climaxed in Avengers: Endgame shattering records along its way to cultural and box office royalty, it isn't entirely unfair to say that Marvel has had a bit of a rollercoaster time setting the stage for its next era. But even as critical and financial consensus wanes on the studios' output,...Read more...

Anthropic, a startup born out of OpenAI defectors, claims its new chatbot, Claude 3, has broken new ground for the AI world. The updated AI chatbot, released on Monday, outperforms ChatGPT and Google Gemini's most advanced models, potentially crowning a new king in the AI world. Anthropic released three tiers - Opus,...Read more...

It's day 4 of Gizmodo's March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Yesterday's match-up was the biggest blowout we've seen yet with Google Maps taking 96 percent of the vote and eliminating Yelp from the tournament. Today, we have another David vs Goliath fight as Apple's iMessage takes on...Read more...

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An ambitious NASA project designed to test satellite refueling in space, known as OSAM-1, has been discontinued after significant technical, cost, and scheduling difficulties. The cancellation comes in the wake of an October 2023 report from NASA's Office of Inspector General that cited poor performance" by Maxar,...Read more...

Editor's Note: The following story contains references to self-harm. Please dial 988" to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you're experiencing suicidal thoughts or mental health-related distress.Read more...

Four astronauts are scheduled to ride on board the Orion spacecraft in September 2025 for NASA's first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. But before the Artemis crew can strap into Orion, the space agency still needs to resolve an issue with the spacecraft's side hatch that could prevent the astronauts...Read more...

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Donald Trump supporters are creating and sharing AI-generated images of the former president with Black voters. The photos appear to be an attempt to inflate Trump's popularity with the Black community, which may be irreparably harmed by his ties to white supremacist groups, but the photos are nothing but fakes.Read more...

Tim Blake Nelson teases the Leader's rise in Captain America: Brave New World. Jason Blumhouse still wants to make a new Friday the 13th. Evil co-showrunner Robert King lifts the lid on the final season. Plus a new look at the long-awaited third season of One Punch Man. Spoilers now!

On Monday, Apple was hit with a stunning 1.84 billion ($2 billion) fine for violating antitrust laws in Europe. The EU said the company abused its dominant position" by forcing Spotify and other music streaming apps not to tell customers they could save money if they subscribed outside of the App Store.Read more...

Researchers studying orcas off the coast of South Africa recently observed one of the whales consuming a great white shark alone, in just two minutes.

When you're buying a new smartphone, salesmen love pestering you to buy some increased protection - insurance, a case, and, obviously, a screen protector. The screen protector has long been hailed as a necessity, costing anywhere from $10 to $60. These little slips of plastic and glass have ballooned to a $50 billion...Read more...

This week's puzzle is difficult. Not because it has an exceedingly complicated solution, but because the idea that underlies it is deep and ingenious. I only know of one method to solve it, but I'm curious whether alternative approaches exist. Feel free to spitball half-baked ideas in the comments. You might find...Read more...

If you haven't spent a lot of time inside Google Maps-besides getting from A to B and finding the nearest restaurant or bar-then you might not know about all the various features stuffed into the app since it first launched in 2005.

It's March, and we've got our first big movie for 2024 in Warner Bros. and Legendary's Dune: Part Two. Even as its release date shifted around a few times, there's been a palpable excitement in the air for the second half of Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel, and that was before it was getting...Read more...

Mark Dodson, a voice actor best known as Mogwai in the 1984 film Gremlins, passed away on Saturday at 64 years old.Read more...

Freelance comic book writers and artists have accused publisher Scout Comics of not paying them for their work, in some cases not doing so (or communicating with them) for a year or more.Read more...

Like Twitter or Tiktok, Reddit is a platform built on (often fake) stories-some funny, some sad, and some scary as hell. And with anything up for grabs to turn into a TV show or movie, the scariest (and most viral) of Reddit's horror tales are being adapted for the small screen with the upcoming series Tales From the...Read more...

Welcome to day 3 of Gizmodo's March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! WhatsApp barely beat out Dark Sky in our second round of the tournament, garnering 53 percent of the overall vote. RIP Dark Sky. And today we have an epic grudge match between Google Maps and Yelp.Read more...

Denis Villeneuve's first Dune managed to become a hit in 2021, even as it came out during the pandemic and with a simultaneous streaming date on HBO Max. After WB and Legendary greenlit Dune: Part Two for 2023 (to the delight of many), anticipation for it has been through the roof, even when it was delayed to 2024 due...Read more...

Sooner or later, modern superhero comics dig into what it means for people with extraordinary powers to exist in the world on a larger geopolitical scale. With the right team at the helm, those kind of stories can lead to compelling drama, and Image Comics is hoping you'll turn up to see how that shakes out in its...Read more...

If you've ever wanted a movie about werewolves that also comes with some social commentary wrapped inside, your needs could possibly be sated in the near future with an upcoming movie.Read more...

2020's The Last of Us Part II is a revenge story built around two sides: that of Ellie (as played in the show by Bella Ramsey) and newcomer Abby (Kaitlyn Dever). Both women have their own respective supporting casts, and the HBO adaptation has mainly cast the folks in Ellie's social circle like Dina and Jesse.

It's day 2 of Gizmodo's March Madness bracket challenge to crown the greatest app of all time! The mighty Fart App has fallen to Instagram in our first round and today's challengers are WhatsApp vs Dark Sky. Will Mark Zuckerberg win again? That's up to you.

Every horror movie has The Moment: where you see the main characters do something that both kicks off the plot and is often also an extremely boneheaded move. Usually, it involves a door and someone making the choice to open it or go in there, which they should never, ever do. So it goes with Lionsgate's upcoming...Read more...

As the upcoming Superman movie begins filming over in Atlanta, it's landed one more actor to round out its principle cast: beloved actor Wendell Pierce will play Perry White.

The Flipper Zero may be one of the most versatile, and most controversial keychain-sized devices ever put to market. The device can scan, receive, send, and mimic several types of signals. It can scan NFC and RFID signals used by many common products. It can replicate the frequency used for your workplace's ID card....Read more...

Evil! This week there's a lot of it, whether it's seeming confirmation as to just who Emma Corrin will play in Deadpool and Wolverine, or Star Wars subtly and not so subtly reminding us that the Jedi Order really did go off the rails with all that systemic rot. Also evil: the way Bill Skarsgard looks in the new Crow...Read more...

In our top science stories this week: Writer Ed Cara looks back at the terrifying prion disease known as Mad Cow; researchers discover seamounts taller than the Burj Khalifa; and the journal that published a horrifying diagram of rat dck' explains what went wrong. -Rose PastoreRead more...

There are some things near and dear to many. For some, it's fast food at a good price, and for others, it's Willy Wonka. Both were messed with this week by people who wanted to make a quick buck. Here are those stories and the other top tech stories of the week.Read more...

This week, the team reviewed the mighty ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop that packs a lot of horsepower inside its 14-inch chassis. We also pitted the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra against the S24+ to see which one is worth your hard-earned money. And, if you're looking for the best (and weirdest) work-from-home gear...Read more...

Have you seen that croissant made in the shape of a dinosaur that's gone viral in recent days on sites like Reddit and X? It's incredibly cute. But we regret to inform you this Croissantosaurus" was made using generative AI. In fact, if you track down where this pastry was first posted, you'll find an entire fake...Read more...

We live in a golden age of Star Wars prequel renaissance. The biggest stories right now all go back to the age of the prequel trilogy, its stars-some of them at least- are returning left and right. Arguably the most important character in the galaxy right now, Ahsoka Tano, was born from Clone Wars' own diligent...Read more...

Book-devouring horror fans have had March 2024 circled on the calendar for some time now, anticipating Stephen Graham Jones' trilogy-capping The Angel of Indian Lake. But there's plenty to please every preference this month, with haunted houses, space hotels, mythology-inspired fantasies, and so much more.Read more...