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Silent horror classic Nosferatu celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, but it will have another reason to return to the spotlight in 2024, when genre craftsman Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) releases his long-awaited remake. Today, we know a bit more about what to expect from the vampire...Read more...

Here's a new look at Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the final feature from Warner Bros.' last era of DC films before we turn over to James Gunn's new DC Studios franchise world.

It seems that these days, every other company wants to try its hand at releasing handheld gaming PCs. The Ayaneo Slide is joining the surprisingly crowded battlefield to compete with the likes of the recently released Steam Deck OLED and Lenovo Legion Go for portable gaming dominance.

Fans have been trained to expect the worst from Hollywood adaptations. Anytime something you love is announced as the next mega blockbuster, your heart sinks. Surely, they're going to screw it up and ruin your childhood. Which is what happens 90% of the time.Read more...

Maybe I'm falling for all the fear-mongering lately-I did grow up watching Lifetime-but I'm keen on the satellite safety features bundled in the iPhone 14 and 15. The built-in connectivity offers as much peace of mind as the pepper spray in my bag. I'm miffed Android makers have yet to come on board with similar...Read more...

Today Wizards of the Coast is celebrating the 2023 Secretversary," the anniversary of its Magic: The Gathering limited promo store Secret Lair-and it's doing so in style with an honestly distressing amount of Jeff Goldblum.

After a weekend report that one of the most famous stop-motion animation houses in the world-Aardman, the team behind Chicken Run, Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, and more-was on the verge of running out of the unique clay they use to craft their creations went viral, the studio has now spoken out to assuage fan...Read more...

Beetlejuice 2 has wrapped filming. Josh Heald is open to returning to the Miyagi-verse" after Cobra Kai. Walking Dead's Rick and Michonne spinoff gets a premiere date. Plus, what's next on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Spoilers, away!

Early on Monday morning, Microsoft hired Sam Altman to lead a new advanced AI research team after he was ousted from his position at OpenAI last week. Within hours, OpenAI employees threatened to resign en masse with more than 500 out of 750 employees signing a letter demanding that the board resign and Altman be...Read more...

It boggles the mind to think of all the wondrous things that NASA has achieved since its inception in 1958, but it's equally astounding to think about all the projects that could've been. Here are seven impressive concepts that died on the vine, whether because of huge cost, technological intractability, or just being...Read more...

Hidden amid its trademark satire of average American life, The Simpsons is riddled with mathematical Easter eggs. The show's writing staff has boasted an impressive pedigree of Ivy League mathheads who couldn't resist infusing America's longest-running sitcom with inside jokes, scattered about like sprinkles on...Read more...

Aardman Animations has been defined by its clay animation techniques. Known as Newplast plasticine, it's been used since the studio's inception back in 1972, in all its productions, from the Wallace & Gromit shorts to more recent fare like Star Wars Visions and Shaun the Sheep. You know you're watching an Aardman...Read more...

For years, animation studio MAPPA has been noteworthy for the quality of the anime it puts out, which includes widely beloved shonen like Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga, and Jujutsu Kaisen. At the same time, it's been noted that the 12-year-old studio has a habit of taking on a lot of projects at once, with allegations...Read more...

Netflix's big new release for the weekend is Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, an anime revival of the popular graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O'Malley. It's a bit of a weird bag; pre-release, O'Malley and BenDavid Grabinski repeatedly said the show would offer something similar to the comic while also being a different...Read more...

Star Trek: Lower Decks has been a riot since its first season, and Tawny Newsome's Beckett Mariner is a big reason why. Over the course of the show's four-season run, she's gone from being a chaotic, self-destructive ensign to...well, still that, but now promoted to a junior grade lieutenant alongside the other Lower...Read more...

It's been nearly a full decade since Amazon acquired Comixology. The popular storefront for reading and buying comics online was able to relatively remain its own thing until about early last year when it was hit with a heavily criticized redesign. Things have gotten worse since then: not only did it get caught up Amaz...Read more...

The first thing I noticed about the Row was that it spanned my entire living room. When stored standing upright, it loomed over my apartment like a spaceship from Arrival. I wouldn't recommend this machine if you live in a one-bedroom apartment like mine. You're better off with a Peloton Bike, which we loved.

Mike Flanagan's been a well-known horror director for years, but 2018's Haunting of Hill House series for Netflix arguably put him in the spotlight. After following that up with Haunting of Bly Manor two years later, Flanagan's been busy with other series for the streamer like last year's The Midnight Club and more...Read more...

Last year, Marvel revealed it had a movie in the works for the Thunderbolts, a team of villains and antiheroes trying to redeem themselves. While the main cast consists of MCU mainstays like Sebastian Stan's Winter Soldier and relative newcomers in Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova and Wyatt Russell's John Walker, the...Read more...

Pre-release, Netflix's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off was billed as a nostalgic return for the beloved graphic novel series. Not only is creator Bryan Lee O'Malley co-writing and showrunning the show with BenDavid Grabinski, the original cast from the live-action 2010 Scott Pilgrim movie is all here reprising their original...Read more...

Nearly two years ago, Warner Bros. revealed that Wonder Woman would finally get to star in her own solo game, courtesy of developer Monolith Productions. Since then, there's been no mention of the title, and the only real piece of information about it would be that it's a single-player open-world game (groundbreaking, ...Read more...

SpaceX's latest test flight of the Starship rocket lasted for around eight minutes-twice the length of the previous test. Both the booster and the Starship upper stage were lost, but SpaceX achieved many key milestones during the flight test.

This article has been updated to reflect the new Saturday launch date. Ground teams need the extra time to replace a grid fin actuator on the booster.

OpenAI announced Friday that Sam Altman departed the company on Friday. Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati has been appointed interim CEO to lead OpenAI. The news comes just weeks after OpenAI's DevDay, where Sam Altman announced some of the company's biggest advancements yet.Read more...

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

Former Jedi Knight and forever warrior against the dark side Ahsoka Tano gets her own fierce figure inspired by her live-action look in Disney+ and Lucasfilm's Ahsoka.Read more...

The idea for Eli Roth to make a horror movie about Thanksgiving was originally a joke. Several holidays are synonymous with Hollywood horror. Halloween, of course. Christmas has a few movies. Valentine's Day too. But Thanksgiving? That's so silly. Or is it?Read more...

Tesla shareholders condemned Elon Musk's antisemitic behavior, on his own social media platform, X, and other media outlets Thursday. Some investors are publicly saying he should be suspended, according to a Bloomberg report Friday. Apple also took action over Musk's tweets by pausing ads on X, Axios reported Friday.Read more...

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Netflix's animated take on Bryan Lee O'Malley's seminal graphic novel series, hit the streamer today, and it's a must-watch for fans of either the comics themselves or Edgar Wright's 2010 movie adaptation. It's one of our favorite animated shows of the year, but to find out why... we really...Read more...

The 14th Doctor has arrived-a little earlier than we first expected. Although Doctor Who will return to TV in a little over a week in a big way to celebrate its 60th anniversary in a trio of specials, tonight the BBC released a short scene marking the first onscreen adventure for David Tennant's latest take on the...Read more...

While Stranger Things season five is still in the far future-but finally back in production, at least, with the Duffer Brothers and company-the Netflix series' official theater spin-off prequel is now in previews.Read more...

OpenAI will roll out GPTs, customizable chatbots similar to ChatGPT, worldwide by the end of November via the GPT Store. Developers already created thousands of these GPTs in just a couple of weeks, and Gizmodo went through a lot of them to figure out the best ones you should check out.Read more...

The Hubble Space Telescope just ogled an exoplanet passing in front of a star in a triple system, revealing the nearby world's mass.

Dune: Part Two just had its release date moved up. Unfortunately, that date is not tomorrow" but we'll take what we can get.Read more...

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One of the most anticipated horror movies of 2023 is about to make its Peacock debut. And while The Exorcist: Believer didn't exactly set critics on fire, here's your chance to check out David Gordon Green's would-be franchise reviver and trilogy-starter ahead of the annual slew of best/worst" film lists.Read more...

An engineer hacked Apple's infamous Magic Mouse to make it more user-friendly, ergonomic, and overall less annoying. Ivan Kuleshov is the said engineer, and he has also hacked the Apple Mac Mini in the past to be powered over Ethernet.

Thanksgiving is almost here and it's a special time for Star Wars fans. That's because 45 years ago, it was during Thanksgiving week that a Star Wars event for the ages took place. CBS aired The Star Wars Holiday Specialone time, and one time only. After airing, it was quickly buried, left only to the imaginations of...Read more...

Every November, there's a fantastic event for bringing people together: that's right, the Leonid meteor shower. It will peak in the night sky this weekend, and this is how you can optimize your view of the show.

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Disney celebrates its legacy in Wish-a movie filled with the company's own mythology that also has bold allegorical similitudes to its recent history, all weaved into a powerful fairytale.Read more...

A gold-capped laser transceiver attached to the asteroid probe Psyche saw its first light on Tuesday, sending and receiving data through laser beams from far beyond the Moon for the first time.Read more...

If you're behind on what's happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here's a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week.

The season finale of Goosebumps hits Hulu and Disney+ today, wrapping up the fun that started during spooky season with the return of Slappy in a new reboot of the seminal YA horror series inspired by R.L. Stine's YA horror books.Read more...

Discord is shutting down its AI chatbot, Clyde, in December. Considering it was introduced just earlier this year, why it's being shut down so soon is unclear.

Tom Hardy confirms filming has resumed on Venom 3. Eli Roth digs deep into designing Thanksgiving's villain. Harley Quinn will return to Max for another season. Plus, get a look at Disney's Percy Jackson series. Spoilers, assemble!

Gather round, weary shoppers, and rest with me for a moment beneath the veil of the celestial canopy, where stars twinkle like forgotten spells and the moon casts its silvery incantations upon the world. As the world around us transforms into a realm of holidays and merriment, I, a grizzled explorer of the online...Read more...

Google is having a hard time catching up with OpenAI. Google's competitor to ChatGPT will not be ready until early 2024, after previously telling some cloud customers it would get to use Gemini AI in November of this year, sources told The Information Thursday.Read more...

Including the unusual, hard-to-find, totally new and strangely wonderful, we've got a selection of gifts and games that will be appreciated by both hardcore tabletop roleplayers and people who are curious about TTRPGs but might not know where to start. Most-if not all-of these products physically came out this year,...Read more...

And there it goes. The astronaut tool bag that floated away during the most recent extravehicular activity outside the International Space Station (ISS) appears as a tiny white speck in this new astronomical image.Read more...