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Paramount+'s Halo show has not yet covered the bulk of the Halo video games in its adaptive process-which means for Master Chief and his fellow Spartans, and the rest of humanity, things are going to get a lot, lot worse before they get better. Part of that will see the show take a big step closer to the video games...Read more...

A finance worker in Hong Kong hopped on a video call with, what appeared to be, multiple coworkers and his company's Chief Financial Officer. Everyone looked and sounded real, but it turns out everyone on the call was a deepfake. The employee was scammed into paying out over $25 million to unknown fraudsters,...Read more...

The newest obesity drug on the market, Eli Lilly's tirzepatide, may also help keep people's blood pressure in check, new research out Monday has shown. The study looked at clinical trial participants and found that people taking it experienced a drop in their systolic blood pressure on average compared to a placebo...Read more...

Just when you thought five Avatar movies seemed like more than enough, James Cameron drops another bombshell. Speaking at the Saturn Awards, the co-writer and director of the mega sci-fi franchise revealed that while the next three films have already been written and scheduled, the series could continue past that. And...Read more...

California's coast bore the brunt of an atmospheric river, a heavy corridor of moisture in the air that came to ground in the form of some diluvian rains. Atmospheric rivers are becoming somewhat routine on the West Coast, as moisture from the tropical Pacific turns into a Pineapple Express," rolling in from the west...Read more...

It may be a spring of smart rings. A top Samsung executive revealed on social media that a new wearable health and wellness product would be coming in the 2nd half" of the year. The executive is referring to the Galaxy Ring, which Samsung teased at the last Galaxy Unpacked.

As of Sunday, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has clocked more time in Earth orbit than any other astronaut, surpassing the mark held by his Russian colleague Gennady Padalka. And as a fun quirk introduced by Einstein's Special and General Theories of Relativity, Kononenko has traveled farther into the future than...Read more...

Solar Opposites is back! After rolling out a strong season four amid Hollywood's summer of strikes, the animated Hulu series has just dropped a Valentine's Day special, in the tradition of its earlier Halloween and Christmas specials-while fans await season five later this year.Read more...

As a new chapter in the life of Deadpool begins, another one is ending. This summer, as the Merc With the Mouth makes his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the artist responsible for bringing him to life will be putting the character behind him.Read more...

Now that the Apple Vision Pro is officially hitting the streets, folks who ordered early are truly able to see how hard they can push their $3,500 headset. While there's no medical terminology for that feeling of somebody taking a sledgehammer to your wallet, a few people are already tearing the Vision Pro apart in...Read more...

The brain of 34-year-old Amber Pearson contains a one-of-a-kind implant. The Oregon resident is the first person to have a deep brain stimulation device that manages both her epileptic seizures and her obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms. Her subsequent improvement has inspired scientists to conduct larger studies...Read more...

You're probably excited for DUNE-no, not that one. I'm talking about the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), a mile below Lead, South Dakota, where three massive caverns have been excavated for the world's latest search for the enigmatic particles.

The second I mentioned Andor, Stellan Skarsgard's face lit up. The legendary actor, who is back to portray Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two, recently finished filming the second season of the hit Star Wars show where we'll finally, hopefully, learn more about his instantly legendary...Read more...

Josh Brolin's been hearing rumors that suggest Thanos will return to the MCU in a future project. Mads Mikkelsen says a new season of Hannibal has got to happen." Plus we've got trailers for another film based on a Disney character entering the the public domain, one about the Loveland Frog, and a lot more. It's...Read more...

HP recently released an interesting all-in-one that trades in performance and power for portability and ease of use. The pitch for the HP Envy Move All-in-One is that it's a PC you can take with you anywhere without having to plug it into anything. While it is a novel idea, does that justify the steep $1200 price? Not...Read more...

Update 10:17 AM EST: When contacted by Gizmodo, Dante Lentini confirmed that the video was a skit" that he made with friends and that he wasn't arrested.Read more...

When you post something on Instagram or Facebook, you probably think you're just sharing it with your friends, family, and maybe a few others. But that's not all. Everything you've ever posted is being used to train Meta's powerful AI. Mark Zuckerberg bragged about his vast library of content, which includes all your...Read more...

Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong will not have to put his prison uniform back on-for now, at least.Read more...

Have you ever talked about a product, and then suddenly got an ad for it on your phone? We've all been there, and then skeptically looked over our shoulders for the advertiser lurking in the shadow. But there's no one there, so we all simply conclude that our phone must be listening to our conversations. You wouldn't...Read more...

The Big Bad Wolf is going to tear the Ugly Duckling to shreds unless you put that noggin to use. Yes, I'm blending characters from two different fairy tale universes, but maybe the Brothers Grimm meets Hans Christian Andersen is the crossover event we never knew we needed.

We love our big phones here at Gizmodo. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is one giant phone making headlines for being the brand new hotness for Android users. It's also the first time a third-party manufacturer is waving the freak flag for Google's AI initiatives. The Galaxy S24 series is the first to debut Galaxy AI,...Read more...

We're getting closer and closer to Super Bowl LVIII-as in 2020, the San Francisco 49ers are taking on the Kansas City Chiefs-and just maybe you're in the market for a new television to watch the big game on. If you are, then we've got you covered right here.Read more...

The Last of Us is one of PlayStation's biggest properties, and its odds of continuing have grown with each remaster and its currently ongoing HBO adaptation. Unsurprisingly, a third game is planned to come out at some point-just don't expect it within the next few years.

Dune: Part Two is a little over a month away, and fans are still hoping there's more films to come. Director Denis Villeneuve's been quite about his desires to adapt the book's immediate sequel, Dune Messiah. And while those plans haven't changed, it sounds like he'll step back from the series before giving that one a...Read more...

This weekend, and the month of February, began on a down note with the news of Carl Weathers' passing. The 76-year-old athlete-turned-actor has been in Hollywood for decades, and like the late Lance Reddick, has been one of those actors you're glad to see pop up in things.Read more...

The cancellation of Westworld in 2022 came as a shock for multiple reasons. HBO's marquis lineup of prestige dramas have generally gotten to end on their own terms, and the sci-fi show seemed like it was hoping for one last season to tie everything together. Instead, we're left with questions about how things could've...Read more...

The upcoming Deadpool 3 unexpectedly has a lot riding on it. Not only is it going to serve as the first example of how mutants and more R-rated characters will interact with the MCU, it's also got to appease those excited by the return of Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. Unfortunately, it's also got another expectation it...Read more...

With Avatar: The Last Airbender premeiring later in the month, Netflix has gradually started to pull back the curtain on its adaptation of the 2005 cartoon. The show was never going to be a complete one-to-one of the original, but it does feel like some of the additions and tweaks to the show-like tampering down Sokka'...Read more...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuicestar Catherine O'Hara has signed on to join HBO's next season of The Last of Us.

Mark Gustafson, co-director on Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, died on Thursday, February 1 after a heart attack.

This week, we saw the first-ever image of a newborn great white shark; scientists figured out what's really happening when insects fly around artificial lights; and mathematicians reversed the sprinkler. Click through for our top science stories of the week.Read more...

This week, DC cast a House of the Dragon standout as superhero Supergirl, Lego shared Dune and Star Wars sets worth adding to your collection, 28 Years Later notched an important update to its zombie saga-and Star Trek marked the anniversaries of two of its most memorably weird episodes. - Cheryl EddyRead more...

A pigeon that was suspected of being a Chinese secret agent has been cleared of wrongdoing and released following a period of months-long captivity. Yes, you read that right and, no, I am not fucking with you.Read more...

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Filmmaker Osgood Perkins (Gretel & Hansel) teams up with Neon for Longlegs, which has created hype using creepy teases of the horror thriller to lead up to its first trailer. The film stars Maika Monroe (It Follows) as an FBI agent tracking down a serial killer played by Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario) whose crimes...Read more...

Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo's weekly deep dive on what's been happening in artificial intelligence.Read more...

She was the Queen of Naboo, a Galactic Senate member, a warrior, and a mother. Now, you can bring Padme Amidala home and make her a part of your Star Wars collection. Hot Toys just revealed its 1/6th scale Padme figure from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and it captures one of the character's most iconic...Read more...

The CEO of Meta may seem like a mild-mannered man. He's soft-spoken, the corners of his mouth often turn upwards into something resembling a smile, and he's polite. But it's all a disguise - Mark Zuckerberg lives life on the edge. Meta even said in its latest annual report that its CEO could die because of his...Read more...

The Joe Rogan Experience is one of the biggest podcasts around thanks to a steady stream of conspiracy theories, right-wing talking points, and the occasional funny comedian. Spotify wants to stay in the Rogan business as it renewed its contract for rights to the podcast.

Have you ever wondered what kind of phone you have? No, seriously. Have you held a phone in your hand that has no identifying marks on it and asked yourself what the hell is this?" before slamming it against the table like the meme of Patrick Star in the Spongebob Squarepants season 3 episode Wet Painters?"Read more...

A 3-month-old French bulldog named Tyson seems to have pulled off the miraculous. In a recent case report, Cornell University veterinarians describe how the pup spontaneously regrew most of his lower left jaw after it had to be removed to treat his cancer-the first time something like this has ever been documented in...Read more...

Valentine's Day is on the horizon! So whether you're partnered up or celebrating with friends, here are some fun fandom picks for gift-giving and beyond.Celebrate with ideas inspired by Lore Olympus, Shrek, Star Wars, Studio Ghibli, and more pop culture that evokes the bonds of both romantic and platonic...Read more...

NASA's current batch of ISS spacesuits are getting long in the tooth, having been in service for over four decades. The space agency is keen to acquire spacesuits fit for the 21st century, and recent zero-gravity tests performed by Collins Aerospace are a step in the right direction.

A federal agency is pushing to outlaw AI-generated robocalls after criminals tried to disrupt New Hampshire's Democratic primary with a deepfake phone call from President Biden. The phone call from our sitting President told voters to stay home last weekend in an unlawful" attempt at voter suppression, according to...Read more...

A new report from CNBC shows that lobbyists connected to the AI industry were quite busy last year. Indeed, in 2023, AI lobbying efforts shot up 185 percent from the previous year. The analysis, which is based on disclosures provided to the non-profit OpenSecrets, shows that the long list of companies that tried to...Read more...

Tesla has issued a recall for almost every car it sold in the U.S. because of illegible warning lights. The massive recall affects more than 2 million cars and follows a similarly huge recall that hit almost every car Tesla has sold in China.

It's a sad day in the galaxy far, far away: Carl Weathers, who brought a gruff dignity (with a hint of mischief) to his role as The Mandalorian's Greef Karga, has died at the age of 76. Weathers was also much-beloved for his portrayals of Apollo Creed in the Rocky films and Col. Al Dillon-opposite Arnold SchwarzeneggerRead more...

If you've been curious about True Detective: Night Country, but don't have an HBO or Max subscription, prepare to be further tempted: episode one is now streaming free on YouTube. Writer-director Issa Lopez's (Tigers Are Not Afraid) new installment of the anthology series is an Alaska-set tale that tips its fur-lined...Read more...

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