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The Tech Decisions That People Love to Fight Over
The identity politics of tech are real. We become obsessed with the devices that power our lives, and they can drive us to heated arguments—however preposterous—with anyone who loves a competing product, platform, or service.
Google Chrome Is Now Quietly Forcing You to Log In—Here's What to Do About ItÂ
Once again, Google has rankled privacy-focused people with a product change that appears to limit users’ options. It’s easy to miss the fact that you’re automatically being logged-in to Chrome if you’re not paying attention.
Some iPhone Users Are Saying Colors Look 'Off' After Upgrading to iOS 12
After a series of bugs plagued iOS 11, Apple reportedly decided to slow down on adding new features to iOS 12 in order to focus on improving performance and stability. In general, that strategy seems to have worked, with multiple sites reporting that iOS 12 runs faster on nearly every supported iPhone and iPad, even…
Astronomers Spot a Black Hole Sucking Up an Earth-Size Clump of Matter
You might think of black holes as enormous vacuum cleaners, sucking in all the matter and light that ventures too close. But confusingly, scientists normally see stuff leaving the area around a black hole, via jets of matter and light from ripped-apart dust. It’s rare to see matter get devoured.
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Do Dogs Forget Their People?
Let’s say your long-term relationship totally implodes. Browsing for a new apartment, or a therapist that takes your insurance, you hear your dog bark in the other room—and realize, with a start, that it’s not actually your dog. Once you’re all moved out, the dog will be out of your life, too. Stewing in self-pity you…
Save 15% On the Practical, and Immensely Satisfying, Luminoodle Click
Power Practical’s latest Luminoodle is a terrific light strip attached to an amazing button, and it’s ideal for illuminating dark closets, or installing under shelves and cabinets.
More Joker Set Pictures Tease the Rise of a New Clown Prince of CrimeÂ
Zendaya talks about those Little Mermaid rumors. The third Kingsman movie could be dropping next year. Matt and Foggy host an uneasy reunion in the first pictures from Daredevil’s third season. Plus, what’s to come on Riverdale, Halloween goes documental, and the world of Instagram teases who’s back for Avengers 4.…
SiriusXM is Gobbling Up Pandora for Just $3.5 Billion
It was announced this morning that SiriusXM will acquire music streaming service Pandora in a deal worth $3.5 billion. SiriusXM is touting the acquisition as the creation of the world’s largest audio entertainment company.
The Newest Bumblebee Trailer Is Packed With Other Transformers
There’s no way that Paramount’s upcoming Bumblebee movie could have worked without a bunch of other Cybertronian Transformers worked into the mix and the latest trailer shows off just how many of them are due to get in on the action.
Gun Activist Cody Wilson Released From Texas Jail After Posting Bond for Sex Assault of a Minor Charges
Cody Rutledge Wilson has been released from jail in Harris County, Texas after posting $150,000 bond on Sunday. Wilson, best known for publishing blueprints of 3D printed guns, has been charged with sexual assault after he allegedly paid $500 to a 16-year-old girl for sex. Police allege that Wilson met the girl on a…
The World's Greatest Board Game Just Got Its First Major Discount
Try not to freak out, but this post is about a $103 board game. That sounds like a lot of money. It is a lot of money. But Gloomhaven is Board Game Geek’s #1 board game ever, and is “astoundingly good” according to Ars Technica. Hell, it weighs 20 pounds! The thing is though, even when retailers have it in stock, it…
World War II and Zombies Combine in the Kinetic, Intense, Overlord
Overlord is not what you’re expecting. Trailers and early buzz have pumped it up as a “Nazi zombie” film which, while true, doesn’t quite do it justice. Actually, Overlord is first and foremost a fairly typical, behind enemy lines war film about a group of soldiers who need to complete a mission. It just so happens…
Sign Up For Butcher Box, and Get Two Pounds of Ground Beef In Every Box, Forever [Exclusive]
Free ground beef. Forever. Do I have your attention?
Octopuses on Ecstasy, Weight-Loss Scams, and Neutron Stars: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
The tech and science world has had a very interesting week: Researchers have discovered what happens when you give our favorite tentacled, ocean-dwelling friends MDMA, landed rovers on asteroids, confirmed the oldest known animal fossil on the planet, and found something very weird going on with a distant neutron star…
Florence Leaves North Carolina Roads Covered in Stinky Dead Fish
As Hurricane Florence’s floodwaters start to recede, the storm’s lasting damage is slowly becoming apparent. Apart from the 44 deaths and thousands of flooded homes, some of the storm’s most concerning impacts are environmental. Poisonous coal ash is flowing into rivers, and at least 50 lagoons of pig waste flooded,…
This Fan-Animated Fight Scene Gives the MCU's Spider-Man His Chance Against Tom Hardy's Venom
It could’ve gone better.
Rob Liefeld Might Be Returning to X-Men Comics Next Year
The world’s greatest pouch artist returns.
Wendy's Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Collection of Staff Fingerprint Data
Fast-food chain Wendy’s is facing down a lawsuit in Illinois over its use of fingerprint scanners to track employees at work in retail locations, according to court documents obtained by ZDNet.
