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An April Fool's Day video posted to YouTube by the chat platform Discord wracked up well over a billion page views in less than a single day. The video is only 17 seconds long and jokingly advertises Loot boxes"-the frequently recurring video game trope-as coming to the chat and streaming app. While you'd think there...Read more...

The UK has embarked on a first-of-its-kind initiative that will make the lives of many diabetics much easier. The country is set to provide artificial pancreas devices to tens of thousands of people living with type 1 diabetes. The recently approved devices should eliminate the need for patients to constantly measure...Read more...

The Apple Vision Pro's Spatial Personas, avatars designed to replicate a user's facial expressions and hand gestures, have been set loose. The avatars can now roam freely in your virtual space, allowing them to look at, point to, and interact with, various apps over SharePlay. It's part of Apple's effort to make...Read more...

Three years ago, NASA tossed a massive pallet of old batteries from the International Space Station (ISS), hoping that it would burn up through Earth's atmosphere. A few weeks ago, the space station's trash finally did reenter through the atmosphere, but a piece of it may have survived and smashed through a house in...Read more...

Just when the internet had started to calm down over catching Bill Skarsgard's Eric Draven interpretation in The Crow reboot, here comes a new red band trailer for Skarsgard's other upcoming splashy revenge thriller: Boy Kills World.

Star Wars is fascinated with the downfall of the Jedi Order right now. The High Republic transmedia effort has seen the Jedi's apex challenged; the 25th anniversary of the prequel era's beginnings in The Phantom Menace is on the way; and soon The Acolyte will show the rise of darkness. But another trend in examining...Read more...

If you already hated the Dell XPS 14 from the first glimpse of it back at CES this year, then there's nothing I or anybody can say that would probably change your mind. You can judge by its cover all you want; the sleek and spartan 2024 XPS, whether 13, 14, or 16 inches, is a different kind of laptop than you're...Read more...

Disney+ and Hulu are now a single destination, after a beta period designed in part to let parents fiddle with the settings ahead of Disney+'s impending influx of edgier titles. But the gates are open now, kiddos-so here are 10 wonderfully weird movies (and one TV series) you can watch on Hulu through Disney+.Read more...

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From its heart rate monitors to its car crash detection, the Apple Watch has a multitude of features that have helped save lives. Now, Apple wants to add another feature to the smartwatch that can warn you about going to the deep end of the pool.Read more...

If you know anything about Star Wars, it's very easy to speculate about what the new movie starring Daisy Ridley will be. Ridley's character, Rey, is going to be at the center of a New Jedi Order, so you picture new Jedi, new characters learning to use the Force, and ultimately their rising good being balanced with a...Read more...

Jon Stewart interviewed Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on Monday night's episode of The Daily Show, alongside a segment on how artificial intelligence is taking jobs. Stewart says Apple wouldn't let him do either on his Apple TV show The Problem with Jon Stewart, which was canceled roughly six months ago.Read more...

Adidas has banned fans from personalizing the German national team jersey with the number 44" after outrage over the resulting resemblance to Nazi symbolism.Read more...

Don Mancini teases his plans for the Chucky TV show alongside a potential Child's Play movie. Get a look at the Punisher's return for Daredevil: Born Again. Plus, Smiling Friends makes its surprise return. Spoilers now!

At least thirteen countries around the world have adopted right to disconnect" laws in recent years, banning employers from forcing workers to always be ready to answer emails and phone calls outside of work hours. And California could be next if new legislation makes its way through the state legislature.Read more...

Last week, a cargo ship temporarily lost power and spun out of control, causing it to slam into the Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore. The bridge collapsed, sending two construction workers to their deaths. Two other construction workers were injured, and four others are currently unaccounted for and are...Read more...

So you bought a Samsung smartphone through your carrier, and now you're trying to, as Freddie Mercury sang, Break free." There's a way to do so without too much of a headache, though it's all contingent on whether or not you've paid off your device with your current carrier. In most cases, the carrier will also want...Read more...

This past weekend Hasbro-not content with the metric buttload of action figures it's already been teasing lately-revealed a bunch of new figures for its Transformers, G.I. Joe, Marvel, and Star Wars lines at Wondercon. But, at long last, the toymaker is getting around to a character from the galaxy far, far away it's...Read more...

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It's an April shower... of movies. Welcome to io9's latest edition of the Nerd's Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you'll like most. (And sometimes, just the ones that we...Read more...

Days after Sam Bankman-Fried received a 25-year prison sentence, the FTX founder released a statement to ABC News saying how sorry he was about his crimes. He says he made some bad decisions" and didn't realize that his billion-dollar Ponzi scheme wasn't illegal.Read more...

A new bill introduced by an influential California state senator takes aim at Ticketmaster, whose stranglehold on the entertainment industry has long vexed concertgoers with its fees and out-of-control pricing.

CBD for your chronic pain may turn out to be a dangerous dud, the authors of a large review say. They found little evidence from clinical trials that CBD can be an effective pain reliever. These products also tend to have inaccurate labeling information about the amount of CBD they contain or even other undisclosed...Read more...

The first big sci-fi epic of the summer is almost here. It's Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the next film in the ongoing prequel series that's setting up the iconic 1968 film. This time, Maze Runner director Wes Ball is at the helm with a story set generations after the three most recent films, and tickets are on...Read more...

The dense remains of massive stars generate powerful jets of gas and dust that move hundreds of millions of miles per hour, according to research published last week in Nature.

After a couple of bumper months-and with eyes looking ahead to next month's celebration of Star Wars day-Lego is keeping things a little more quiet in April. But that doesn't mean there aren't some great kits... and two very big, very special ones.

3 Body Problem has been a ratings hit for Netflix-according to the streamer, it racked up 11 million views in its first four days-and fans are waiting to hear if all those tantalizing questions it left unanswered will be addressed in a second season. But even with all its twists and that one really brutal sequence,...Read more...

Google will delete browsing data the company compiled on Chrome users who thought their data wasn't being collected while using Incognito mode, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal Monday. The move is part of a settlement with consumers who first sued in 2020 after it was revealed that using Incognito...Read more...

A Chinese scientist once jailed for helping to create the world's first genome-edited babies seems to have not missed a beat. In a recent interview, He Jiankui revealed that he is once again working in the field of human genetic engineering. These newest experiments are reportedly in compliance with ethical standards...Read more...

We might have only just hit April, but Lego is getting Star Wars fans ready for a world of wallet pain next month with the impending arrival of its annual May 4 set-usually a big, expensive, lavish replica of an iconic vehicle or character from the saga. But before that gets unveiled, the company is teasing a few more ...Read more...

The Thai manufacturer of the Elide Fire Extinguishing Balls, a product that claims to activate automatically in case of a fire and release fire retardant chemicals to help put it out, is pushing back on warnings from U.S. government officials that state its product is unsafe and can lead to death.Read more...

Just as restarting and resetting an iPad works, factory resetting also helps when you run into issues or are simply looking to sell or trade-in your tablet. However, a factory reset erases all the data from your device, so make sure you have your content backed up before proceeding. Since a factory reset wipes out...Read more...

After 31 days in the trenches of Gizmodo's March Madness bracket challenge, Google Maps has emerged victorious!Read more...

The truth about the past looms large over season two of Interview With the Vampire as Louis (Jacob Anderson) continues to recount his life story to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian). And for the vampire there seems to be a lot of bloody unearthing to do.Read more...

Elon Musk has spent the better part of a year complaining about illegal immigrants" who are invading" the country. But an old video from 2013 resurfaced on Saturday that appears to show the billionaire admitting he was at one point building his small business in the country illegally, describing it as a gray area."Read more...

During the total solar eclipse on April 8, millions of people across North America will stare directly into the Sun-hopefully through eclipse glasses or hand-held viewers. Sadly, fakes are entering into the market, but there are steps you can take to make sure you've got the real deal.

April is here, and it's full of brand-new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror book releases-whether you're looking for pirates, magical mysteries, shapeshifters, space adventures, seemingly abandoned planets, cold-weather vampires, cursed movies, and so much more.Read more...

As The Walking Dead's spinoff universe continues to shamble onwards-and towards reuniting like a horde of the undead on the march for human flesh-AMC has released a new look at the next season of its Zombies-en-Francais Daryl Dixon spinoff. But this time, it's not just Daryl on the hunt: it's Carol, and she's packing...Read more...

Curiosity has been exploring Mars for nearly 12 years, and the diligent robot has just made it to its next stop. As soon as it arrived at Gediz Vallis, NASA's Mars rover captured the rocky terrain of the winding channel that may have been carved by an ancient river that once flowed on Mars.Read more...

Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Office are breaking up, opting for a separate life that will make both its competitors and European regulators happy.Read more...

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A little over 3 years after it made its stomping debut, the mechanized, moving real-scale replica of the original legendary Gundam in Yokohama is no more. But Bandai sent out its walking, talking giant robot with a bang-and a tribute that paid homage to Gundam's past and present.

New Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes footage teases simian shenanigans. Invincible swaps out Ezra Miller with another familiar voice. Plus, new looks at The Strangers, and Netflix's attempts to make Woody Woodpecker happen again. Spoilers, away!

The air fryer is the hottest kitchen appliance in America right now. Many of us discovered them during the pandemic, as recipes went viral on social media claiming you could fry without the oily mess. This brilliant new device seemingly popped up out of nowhere, or did it? The idea that air frying is a new cooking...Read more...

AT&T revealed over the weekend that the data of 73 million customers, including social security numbers, had been compromised in a data breach-a hack some media outlets state was reported back in 2021.Read more...

You'd never peg John Mew as an influencer. He's a 95-year-old orthodontist who lives in a castle, complete with a moat, in Sussex, England. In the medical community, he's a pariah, a purveyor of theories so controversial that the British General Dental Council revoked his license in 2017. Chief among them is the idea...Read more...

In the very first Gizmodo Monday Puzzle, I made you a promise: I swore that the puzzles I post here will not be gimmicky, that what they seem to be asking really is what they're asking. In 35 installments, I think I've upheld the promise, but in honor of April Fool's Day it's time to break my one rule. Here's an...Read more...

In the last couple of years, it feels like more big name actors have come into the MCU rather than relative unknowns and rising stars. From Harrison Ford to Oscar Isaac and Aubrey Plaza, anyone's up for grabs these days-unless you're Kristen Stewart, that is.Read more...

When the Monsterverse versions of Godzilla and King Kong crossed over in 2021's Godzilla vs. Kong, it was inevitable that the two beasts would link up again. Surprisingly, that ended up being the immediate next movie in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (which doesn't sound how it's titled), which sets the two up as...Read more...

We've got just over a month before we finally see Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor charm it up in Doctor Who's new season. And with May so close, BBC hasn't just released a brand new trailer, it's also revealed the titles for the season to come.Read more...