Lucas Ropek, Author at Gizmodo

Mark Cuban Says He’ll Back a TikTok Alternative Built Off Bluesky’s Protocol

Could we get a decentralized version of TikTok?

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 17

A Lot of Americans Are Googling ‘What Is Oligarchy?’ After Biden’s Farewell Speech

The outgoing president warned of the growing dominance of a small, monied elite.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 16

Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For Sean Duffy

Trump’s Transportation Nominee Claims He’ll Let the Investigation Into Musk’s Tesla Continue

Will Elon Musk's Tesla troubles vanish once Trump finds his way back to D.C.?

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 16

RFK Jr. Made a Million Dollars From His Anti-Vax Work He Previously Claimed Was ‘Unpaid’

Kennedy has had to make financial disclosures as part of his congressional vetting process.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 15

Why Does ChatGPT’s Algorithm ‘Think’ in Chinese?

OpenAI's new reasoning model is doing weird, unpredictable stuff.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 15

Decentralized Instagram-Killer Pixelfed Gets a Mobile App

The Fediverse website offers users the same photo-sharing experience as Instagram without any of the surveillance.

Social Media Lucas Ropek Jan 14

1 in 5 Online Job Postings Are Either Fake or Never Filled, Study Finds

A plague of "ghost jobs" is haunting the modern job-seeker.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 14

Bryan Johnson speaks at a conference in Beverly Hills

Longevity-Obsessed Tech Millionaire Discontinues De-Aging Drug Out of Concerns That It Aged Him

The tech centimillionaire, who is known for taking droves of wellness supplements, has backtracked on one of his special pills.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 13

Mickey And Minnie Mouse On Stage With Goofy And Donald Duck, Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida, Usa

Former Disney Employee Admits to Hacking Menu System to Change Allergy Information

As part of a plea deal, a former Disney employee has admitted to hacking the menus of restaurants at the resort.

Crime Lucas Ropek Jan 12

Someone Likely Used a Sophisticated Phone-Spying Device at the 2024 DNC

Was someone spying on cell traffic at the political event?

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Jan 10

Donald Trump and Peter Thiel clasp hands

Peter Thiel-Backed Startup That Wanted to Buy Greenland Is Thrilled That Trump Wants to Buy Greenland

A techno-colonialist project sees Greenland as the perfect opportunity to trial its utopian ambitions.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 10

Elon Musk Is Already Backtracking on DOGE’s $2 Trillion Budget Cut Goals

Musk, ever the vaporware peddler, is already wavering on his goals.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 9

Belgian Authorities to the Public: Please Don’t Eat Your Old Christmas Tree

You cannot "recycle" your tree with your stomach.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Jan 9

Sam Altman being interviewed by Fox Business

OpenAI Is Having a Rough Week—It Could Be the Start to a Rough Year

The AI company has suffered a slew of weird scandals in the past few days, but they may be the least of its problems.

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Jan 8

Elon Musk inside the Notre Dame Cathedral

As Elon Musk Promotes Far-Right German Party, EU Politicians Suggest Shutting Off X’s Algorithm

The online war between America's worst billionaire and Europe continues to escalate.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 8

Amazon Reportedly Pays $40 Million for Documentary on Melania Trump

Melania will also serve as an executive producer on the project.

Commerce Lucas Ropek Jan 7

A Violent Gang Is Using U-Haul to Hack and Dox Victims

Hacked accounts tied to the rental service can provide critical information to cybercriminals.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Jan 7

Elon’s European Invasion Is Pissing Off World Leaders

A number of European heads of state have come out to condemn Musk's open meddling in their politics.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 6

Tim Cook Is Latest Tech Exec to Kiss the Ring, Gives Trump’s Inauguration $1 Million

Cook is personally giving the money, keeping Apple out of it.

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 6

Elon Musk standing with Donald Trump and JD Vance

Now, Elon Musk Is Trying to Upend British Politics

Why is Trump's righthand man trying to discredit Britain's Labour government?

Politics Lucas Ropek Jan 3

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Mark Cuban Says He’ll Back a TikTok Alternative Built Off Bluesky’s Protocol

A Lot of Americans Are Googling ‘What Is Oligarchy?’ After Biden’s Farewell Speech

Trump’s Transportation Nominee Claims He’ll Let the Investigation Into Musk’s Tesla Continue

RFK Jr. Made a Million Dollars From His Anti-Vax Work He Previously Claimed Was ‘Unpaid’

Why Does ChatGPT’s Algorithm ‘Think’ in Chinese?

Decentralized Instagram-Killer Pixelfed Gets a Mobile App

1 in 5 Online Job Postings Are Either Fake or Never Filled, Study Finds

Longevity-Obsessed Tech Millionaire Discontinues De-Aging Drug Out of Concerns That It Aged Him

Former Disney Employee Admits to Hacking Menu System to Change Allergy Information

Someone Likely Used a Sophisticated Phone-Spying Device at the 2024 DNC

Peter Thiel-Backed Startup That Wanted to Buy Greenland Is Thrilled That Trump Wants to Buy Greenland

Elon Musk Is Already Backtracking on DOGE’s $2 Trillion Budget Cut Goals

Belgian Authorities to the Public: Please Don’t Eat Your Old Christmas Tree

OpenAI Is Having a Rough Week—It Could Be the Start to a Rough Year

As Elon Musk Promotes Far-Right German Party, EU Politicians Suggest Shutting Off X’s Algorithm

Amazon Reportedly Pays $40 Million for Documentary on Melania Trump

A Violent Gang Is Using U-Haul to Hack and Dox Victims

Elon’s European Invasion Is Pissing Off World Leaders

Tim Cook Is Latest Tech Exec to Kiss the Ring, Gives Trump’s Inauguration $1 Million

Now, Elon Musk Is Trying to Upend British Politics

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