Lucas Ropek, Author at Gizmodo

More Murders Possibly Tied to Bizarre Techno-Cult Members

The supremely bizarre criminal case continues to expand in scope.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Feb 1

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez at a tech conference

Jeff Bezos’s Company (Amazon) Is Suing Washington State to Block His Newspaper (The Washington Post) From Reporting

Things are getting a little confusing when it comes to the billionaire's various investments.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 31

Brendan Carr at the Turning Point Inaugural Ball

Trump’s FCC Chair Is Already Coming After NPR and PBS

Trump's supporters have long had an ax to grind against public media.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 31

Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House

Trump’s Greenland Obsession May Be About Extracting Metals for Tech Billionaires

The great battle for Greenland is probably all about resources to make apps like ChatGPT better.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 30

Elon Musk speaks at the Capital One Arena

Federal Employees Sue Agency Over New Email System Allegedly Linked to Elon Musk

The litigation shows concerns within the government over Musk's growing influence.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 30

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at his confirmation hearing

Bernie Sanders to RFK Jr.: Do You Recognize This Anti-Vaxxer Baby Onesie?

It was just one of many questions that Kennedy seemed unprepared to answer during his Senate confirmation hearing.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 29

Suspects in Recent Murders Are Two Young Computer Nerds That Reportedly Have Ties to a Techno-Cult

What exactly is a Zizian?

Crime Lucas Ropek Jan 29

California’s AG Tells AI Companies Practically Everything They’re Doing Might Be Illegal

According to a recent legal memo, Silicon Valley's hottest business may be entirely based around criminal activity.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 28

Thieves Blow Out Museum Door to Steal Ancient Artifacts, Including 2,500-Year-Old Gold Helmet

This looks like a case for Indiana Jones.

Crime Lucas Ropek Jan 28

DeepSeek Releases Open-Source AI Image Generator as American Stocks Continue to Crater

Silicon Valley's Chinese competitor has released another free AI model.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 27

Poll Finds Only 30% of Americans Are Excited About Elon Musk’s DOGE

Like in other countries, the tech billionaire's favorability rating in America is relatively low.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 25

Report Claims Trump’s $500 Billion AI Project ‘Stargate’ Is Designed to Benefit One Company: OpenAI

Stargate is little more than an extension of Sam Altman's powerful AI company, anonymous sources told the Financial Times.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 24

Donald Trump holds up an executive order

Trump, America’s First ‘Crypto President,’ Sets U.S. on Path to Bitcoin Reserve

Trump could be getting ready to establish a digital Fort Knox.

Cryptocurrencies Lucas Ropek Jan 24

Trump Returns Big Tech’s Ass Kissing at Davos

As Trump heads back to the White House, he's putting the rest of the world on notice.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 23

Trump Moves to Empower the Deep State by Hobbling Mass Surveillance Watchdog

In a big win for the surveillance state, Trump is attacking one of the government's only internal oversight agencies.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Jan 23

MrBeast Is Officially Trying to Buy TikTok

The guy who brought you a bunch of dumb online videos wants to buy the site that distributes dumb online videos.

Culture Lucas Ropek Jan 22

56th Presidential Cycling Tour Of Turkey 2021 Stage 4

Meta Is Making Oakley Smart Glasses for Athletes

AR glasses: They're not just for hopeless nerds anymore.

Gadgets Lucas Ropek Jan 22

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy at the U.S. Capitol

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s DOGE Becomes Elon Musk’s DOGE

Half of DOGE's leadership team has been booted from the organization, reportedly at the behest of the other half.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 21

Children stand on a pile of rubble in the northern Gaza Strip

MIT Shuts Down Database After Activists Use It to Uncover School’s Ties to Israeli Military

The college has been the site of ongoing protests related to its ties to Israel.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 19

Elon Musk and Peter Thiel’s Party Pal Is Tasked With Buying Greenland for Trump

Yet another person with ties to a network of powerful techno-billionaires is set to join the Trump administration.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 17

Lucas Ropek

More Murders Possibly Tied to Bizarre Techno-Cult Members

Jeff Bezos’s Company (Amazon) Is Suing Washington State to Block His Newspaper (The Washington Post) From Reporting

Trump’s FCC Chair Is Already Coming After NPR and PBS

Trump’s Greenland Obsession May Be About Extracting Metals for Tech Billionaires

Federal Employees Sue Agency Over New Email System Allegedly Linked to Elon Musk

Bernie Sanders to RFK Jr.: Do You Recognize This Anti-Vaxxer Baby Onesie?

Suspects in Recent Murders Are Two Young Computer Nerds That Reportedly Have Ties to a Techno-Cult

California’s AG Tells AI Companies Practically Everything They’re Doing Might Be Illegal

Thieves Blow Out Museum Door to Steal Ancient Artifacts, Including 2,500-Year-Old Gold Helmet

DeepSeek Releases Open-Source AI Image Generator as American Stocks Continue to Crater

Poll Finds Only 30% of Americans Are Excited About Elon Musk’s DOGE

Report Claims Trump’s $500 Billion AI Project ‘Stargate’ Is Designed to Benefit One Company: OpenAI

Trump, America’s First ‘Crypto President,’ Sets U.S. on Path to Bitcoin Reserve

Trump Returns Big Tech’s Ass Kissing at Davos

Trump Moves to Empower the Deep State by Hobbling Mass Surveillance Watchdog

MrBeast Is Officially Trying to Buy TikTok

Meta Is Making Oakley Smart Glasses for Athletes

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s DOGE Becomes Elon Musk’s DOGE

MIT Shuts Down Database After Activists Use It to Uncover School’s Ties to Israeli Military

Elon Musk and Peter Thiel’s Party Pal Is Tasked With Buying Greenland for Trump

First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature

FCC Exempts Netgear from Foreign-Made Router Ban for Some Reason

Jamie Dornan Is Your New Aragorn in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments

The First Trailer for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Takes Terror Stateside

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

The Crypto Bros Want to Get Their Hands on Anthropic’s ‘Super Dangerous’ Model

This Is What a Music Industry ‘Plant’ Looks Like in 2026

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice