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It has been a pure delight to melt your brains every week, but today's solution will be the last installment of the Gizmodo Monday Puzzle. Thank you to everyone who commented, emailed, or puzzled along in silence. Since I can't leave you hanging with nothing to solve, check out some puzzles I made recently for the...Read more...

The U.S. Justice Department intends to criminally charge Boeing for breaching a settlement connected to two deadly 737 Max jetliner crashes, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters. The federal government is reportedly seeking a guilty plea from Boeing, which may include a $243.6 million criminal fine and...Read more...

Apple is reportedly bringing cameras to AirPods, ear hairs be damned.

Marvel Studios recently released new photos from Deadpool & Wolverine and while they're not groundbreaking, each is our best look yet at characters on opposite sides of the spectrum. On the one side, there's Cassandra Nova, the evil, likely main villain in the film played by The Crown's Emma Corrin. Then there's...Read more...

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is coming to an end in the biggest way imaginable. Crunchyroll just announced it acquired the rights to the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle and will release it as a trilogy of theatrical films, bringing the story and franchise to a conclusion on the big screen.Read more...

One of the stars of A Quiet Place: Day One is Frodo the cat, the service animal companion to Lupita Nyong'o's Sam, who steals the movie from even Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things). It turns out the feline's future might be more important than we think, and that its journey in the Quiet Place franchise might not be over.Read more...

Over the last three decades, Magic: The Gathering has become increasingly complex as a card game-from new mechanics and formats, to the contemporary rotation of what cards are considered playable in those forms, a lot has been done to transform the game, even in the way it's sold. And that's even before you try and...Read more...

At first blush, the remains of an ancient Roman sandal look more like little gnarled carcasses than footwear. But upon closer inspection and using X-rays, archeologists say the shoe parts they found at an ancient military site are unusually well preserved.

While this list isn't quite a horror comedy" grouping-as much as we love horror comedies-what follows are 10 Netflix picks that will leave you feeling satisfied and entertained, and possibly a bit grossed-out and terrified along the way. What more could you ask for, really?Read more...

It's not a big moon relative to afew of its neighbors, but Jupiter's Io is exceedingly active, with volcanoes by the hundreds spewing lava plumes dozens of miles above its surface, per NASA. Infrared tech aboard the space agency's Juno probe mapped two such eruptions in February, returning valuable data on the...Read more...

Graphic novel series A Vicious Circle already tells a cinematic story-following time-traveling assassins chasing each other through the past and future-and now the title is taking its logical next step. It'll become a film produced by Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) and adapted by Mattson Tomlin, who created the original...Read more...

Everyone figured Inside Out 2 would be a hit, but this is ridiculous. In just 14 days, the sequel has already surpassed the lifetime gross, both domestically and soon internationally, of the 2015 original, which itself was considered a mega-hit.Read more...

Hollywood has been trying to adapt William Gibson's groundbreaking 1984 cyberpunk novel Neuromancer for years-and now it really seems the latest attempt, taking the form not of a feature film but a series at sci-fi hub Apple TV+-is truly happening. After a February announcement heralding the show, followed by Callum...Read more...

If you're going down the bayou to ride Walt Disney World's Tiana's Bayou Adventure, there's a few things you need to know to make sure you'll be able to experience the Magic Kingdom's newest exciting attraction. It won't have a traditional wake up early and rush to the line" queue, but rather an online virtual queue...Read more...

Those of you hunting for a new way to idle away the hours while you pretend to be productive at work are in luck. A new game has hit the internet that is the definition of a giant waste of time.

The Doctor-lite" has become a common parlance in contemporary Doctor Who-an episode that, born out of scheduling or the general rigors of a season of television show where the lead actor is in almost all of it, all the time, where the Doctor is largely absent for an episode. But Ncuti Gatwa's first season as the...Read more...

Summerween gives theme park fans a preview of what to expect this fall at Universal Studios, Disney Parks and Six Flags, with major IP coming to all the seasonal offerings.Read more...

Dr. Disrespect, the popular streamer whose real name is Guy Beahm, might have to go back to his doctor's practice as his YouTube channel is reportedly demonetized following the confirmation that he inappropriately messaged a minor.

After spending several years on Arrakis, director Denis Villeneuve said he wanted to go somewhere else for his next project. And while we don't know where" that is, we do know when." Warner Bros. just set a December 18, 2026 release date for Villenuve's next movie, which is described as an event film." It better be...Read more...

The stock price for former President Donald Trump's media company shot up Friday following a presidential debate that was widely viewed as a total disaster for his opponent, current President Joe Biden.Read more...

President Joe Biden delivered a performance at Thursday's debate with Donald Trump that was so bad even his staunchest allies are calling for the president to drop out of the race. But if Biden sticks it out until November's election, as it looks like he plans to do, he's going to need plenty of help convincing young...Read more...

Have you ever made it to the end of a hike with a scenic overlook and argued with your friend about the name of a river many miles away? I have. Google Maps wasn't any help, but perhaps if I had Unistellar's upcoming Envision AR binoculars in hand to label those faraway landmarks, we could have put that bickering to...Read more...

This week's episode of The Acolyte makes for one of the most brutal half-hours of Star Wars action we've had in a while, as a group of Jedi come face to face with the sinister threat of the Stranger-a masked monster that proves a lot more than they could've ever anticipated handling. Suffice to say, things don't go wellRead more...

When The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power returns to Prime Video for its second season in August, it can advance its storytelling in ways that felt impossible in season one as long as a certain big secret-that Halbrand," the character played by Charlie Vickers, is actually Middle-earth's big bad, Sauron-was...Read more...

Lots of shocking things came out of this week's episode of The Acolyte, but for me, one stands above the rest. It's the fact that our new favorite maybe-Sith, the Stranger, is wearing a bronze helmet, not a black helmet.Read more...

Police around the world have arrested 3,950 people and seized assets totaling $257 million in a coordinated effort to crack down on online scams, according to a news release Thursday from Interpol. Dubbed Operation First Light 2024, the scammers engaged in a variety of online crimes, including phishing, investment...Read more...

Doctors at Northwestern Medicine in Illinois have pulled off a medical first that could make organ transplants a much easier ordeal to endure. They were able to perform a kidney transplant in a 28-year-old man without the use of general anesthesia. The surgery went so well that the man was discharged less than a day...Read more...

Stars very close to the center of our galaxy could be fueled by dark matter in perpetuity, according to a team of astronomers who recently studied the distant light sources.Read more...

Empire Magazine has released a new look at the upcoming WandaVision spinoff, Agatha All Along (formerly titled The Darkhold Diaries, originally titled Coven of Chaos) focusing, naturally, on Agatha Harkness, the series' breakout villain played by Kathryn Hahn.

We're only 12 days awayfrom Samsung's next big Unpacked event. While we already expected a big foldables release with new versions of the Galaxy Z Flip and Fold phones, there's apparently loads more in store.One notorious leaker sharedall-new renders for a Galaxy Watch Ultra and some real AirPods-aping Galaxy Buds.

Mobile wireless service providers have consumers stuck in a trap at the moment. They've deliberately made switching to another carrier an extremely difficult process that usually involves paying off the phone and fulfilling other contractual obligations. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission released a pro...Read more...

A rosy, flushed face can be a sign of embarrassment, allergies, or even drinking alcohol for people especially sensitive to it. But for many people, it may be an indication of rosacea. Scientists have made important breakthroughs in studying and treating rosacea in recent years, but there remain many questions...Read more...

I'll never forget where I was June 30, 1999. That was the night I made the unfortunate decision to see Will Smith's Wild Wild West on its opening night- while on a screen next door, one of my soon-to-be favorite movies had also just been released. Smith's movie was terrible, but the next night, I righted that wrong...Read more...

Ancient Egyptian scribes held high-status jobs, making up some of the 1% of Egyptians who could read and write at that time. But the scribes suffered for it: New research published in Scientific Reports reveals that the ancient documentarians suffered from osteoarthritis as a consequence of their labors.Read more...

A new trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine teases what promises to be a knock-down, drag-out fight between Wolverine and his long-absent arch nemesis, Sabretooth. Take a look:

It prequel Welcome to Derry rounds out its cast. Get a look at the second season of Hit Monkey in action. Joseph Quinn teases that he might not be done with Stranger Things yet. Plus, get a new look at the final season of The Umbrella Academy. Spoilers now!

Sony is pushing its mini-LED TVs hard, harder than one might expect when it has its Bravia 8 OLED TV up for sale simultaneously with last year's A95L QD-OLED. Sony positioned that ultimate high-end OLED in the same flagship tier alongside the Bravia 9 mini-LED with its incredible new driver technology. OLED is an...Read more...

In the 5th Avenue Lego store in Manhattan, in the back toward the stairs going to the second level, there's a small gray brick spinning lethargically on a thin pedestal. According to the Danish brickmaker and European Space Agency, that Lego piece was crafted from meteorite dust. While you won't see astronauts going...Read more...

Life on Earth is unforgiving, as any nature documentary will tell you. But sometimes, the constant battle to survive is interrupted by an excuse to smile, or even laugh. Enter the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards, which allows photographers from all over the world to capture moments of levity presented by Mother Nature...Read more...

For many of us, getting up can be a chore most mornings, as a peaceful slumber or a serene dream is interrupted by the shrill chimes of a smartphone alarm. It's all too easy to keep hitting that snooze button until the last possible momentto stay where it's comfortable and warm and avoid the responsibilities of the...Read more...

The golden age of superhero movies led by Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films was like no other, the webbing on which every Marvel movie that followed bounced into the stratosphere off of. They gave us Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker with Kirsten Dunst as MJ, facing off with nefarious foes like the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe)...Read more...

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and President Joe Biden will debate tonight starting at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT. Hosted by CNN in Atlanta, it will be the earliest presidential head-to-head in modern U.S. history, given the fact that debates typically happen after the summer political conventions, and...Read more...

It's been a minute since we last saw Hit-Monkey in action-season one aired in late 2021-but the animated Hulu series, which has branched out from its original Marvel branding, isn't one you have to do much catching up on. There are two main characters; one's a monkey assassin, one's the ghost of a human assassin, and...Read more...

Thought cortosis was the only thing with roots from Star Wars' expanded universe that showed up on The Acolyte this week? Turns out, another old concept was hiding in plain sight... well, from a certain point of view.

President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump are scheduled to square off tonight in the first of two presidential debates for the 2024 election season. But this week has seen a number of conspiracy theories go viral on social media, with many people claiming there are shadowy forces conspiring to help Biden...Read more...

These days, movie theater owners will do nearly anything to lure fans back to the big screen-and elaborately themed popcorn buckets have become an important part of that strategy. Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine excitedly revealed its bucket in May, and while it's sufficiently lurid, it's still not quite as startlingly...Read more...

Thousands of satellites are currently parked in low Earth orbit, with some that will eventually become defunct and fall back towards our planet's atmosphere. As they reenter the atmosphere, satellites leave behind a trail of chemicals that eat away at the ozone layer. A new study warns against the growing number of...Read more...

Another day, another Boeing whistleblower.Read more...

Nerd Christmas is less than a month away: San Diego Comic-Con 2024. It takes place July 25-28 and all your favorite things from every facet of pop culture are sure to have a presence. We're talking franchises like Star Wars, Transformers, G.I. Joe, and, of course, Marvel.

European regulation is surely doing a number on Apple's product line. It mandated the company to adopt USB-C on the iPhone and then RCS so that Messages could more easily communicate with Android users worldwide. According to The Information, Apple may be working on a removable iPhone battery to comply with global...Read more...