Matt Novak, Author at Gizmodo

Vintage Scifi Mag Galaxy Available For Free Online

Galaxy magazine was a pulpy, science fiction paradise from 1950 to 1980, publishing some of the most important futuristic voices of the 20th century—to say nothing of the amazing cover illustrations. And you can read hundreds of issues from its heyday online, all thanks to Archive.org. The magazines have been online for a few years…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 18 '17

Australian Politician Who Went Viral For Breastfeeding in Parliament Resigns Over Canadian Citizenship

Australian Senator Larissa Waters recently went viral after she made history by becoming the first woman to breastfeed in the country’s Parliament. But Waters resigned today after it was revealed that she has dual citizenship in Australia and Canada, a breach of Australia’s constitution for sitting senators. Waters, a member of Australia’s Green Party, became…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 18 '17

Remember When Fox News Posted Tucker Carlson’s Home Phone Number Online?

These days, the folks at Fox News are outraged by even the possibility of someone getting doxxed. But they didn’t have such high standards back in the early 2000s. In fact, back in 2003, the network posted the unlisted home phone number of a rival TV host on its website until he apologized for saying…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 17 '17

Elon Musk Launches Mystery Website, X.com

Elon Musk just announced the launch of a new website, x.com. The billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX made the announcement on Twitter at 1:21am Pacific time this morning. But so far there isn’t much to look at. The website is just a single letter X. Musk formerly owned x.com when he was a co-founder…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 14 '17

Andy Serkis Reading President Trump’s Tweets as Gollum is a Bit Too Perfect

Andy Serkis, the actor who played Gollum in the Lord of the Rings series, was on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night. And Colbert, a huge LOTR nerd, had Serkis read President Trump’s tweets on air. It’s honestly just too perfect. Hearing Serkis say “the fake news media has never been so wrong”…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 12 '17

This Photo of the Trump Sons Is Totally Fake

Have you seen this photo of Donald Trump’s sons Donald Jr. and Eric? It made me do a double-take recently. But it’s not real. The photo has been altered to make the Trump brothers look like cartoon characters. Or something like that. Given the recent news stories about Donald Trump Jr.’s attempt to collude with…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 12 '17

US Tests Alaskan Missile Defense System Following North Korea ICBM Launch

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has released video of a test conducted yesterday using a dummy missile that was launched north of Hawaii. The missile was obliterated by another missile shot from Alaska by the THAAD defense system. And it’s a not-so-subtle message to North Korea that the US is ready to shoot down…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 12 '17

Donald Trump Jr. Tweets Out Emails Showing He Sought to Collude With the Russian Government

Have you ever wondered what it would have looked like if President Nixon had a Twitter account during the Watergate scandal? Wonder no longer. In an effort to get ahead of a New York Times story that shows he sought incriminating information on Hillary Clinton from a Russian government-affiliated lawyer, Donald Trump Jr. tweeted out…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 11 '17

Fox News is ‘Just Asking Questions’ About the Safety of Vaccines

Fox News, the president’s favorite TV channel, is just asking questions. But not about anything important. Last night, most people were talking about the explosive revelations that Donald Trump Jr. sought to collude with a Russian lawyer to get dirt on Hillary Clinton. But Tucker Carlson thought that it might be a perfect time to…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 11 '17

That Viral Photo of Putin and Trump is Totally Fake

Have you seen this viral photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin? It shows the authoritarian leader in the middle of an intense discussion between other world leaders at the G-20. But it’s completely fake. And the fakery has even inspired a meme. Putin supporters have been circulating the image to make it look like the…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 10 '17

First Handshake Between Trump and Putin Is Posted by Angela Merkel on Facebook

President Donald Trump and Russian president Valdimir Putin aren’t scheduled for a sit-down meeting until 9:30am Eastern this morning at the G-20 summit. But we have the first video from their meeting thanks to Facebook and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Tools like Facebook and Twitter have changed the way that news breaks. And governments, politicians,…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 7 '17

Experts Cast Doubt on That New Photo Alleged to Show Amelia Earhart

The world is fascinated with a newly discovered photo that claims to show Amelia Earhart being held by the Japanese in 1937. That’s supposed to be her in the photo above with her back to the camera. The only problem is that experts at the US National Archives aren’t so sure about key assertions made…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 7 '17

Mike Pence Touches NASA Equipment Labeled ‘Do Not Touch’, Becomes Instant Meme

Vice President Mike Pence made a big mistake during his tour of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center yesterday. He touched a piece of critical space flight hardware in the Orion clean room, despite the fact that there was a sign that clearly read, “DO NOT TOUCH.” So, of course, the photo is now a meme. The…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 7 '17

Bomb Discovered In New York Turns Out To Be a Time Capsule

Construction crews in New York shut down a street in the Flatiron district yesterday after accidentally digging up a bomb. But they soon discovered that this bomb wasn’t filled with explosives. Surprisingly, the strange, metal artifact was filled with paper letters and photos. Yes, this bomb was actually a time capsule, originally buried in the…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 6 '17

New York Times Falls For That Fake North Korea Twitter Account

North Korea launched its first ICBM yesterday, putting the world on the brink of nuclear war. But in the rush to get news printed, some journalists were a bit sloppy. The New York Times mistook a tweet from the North Korea parody account DPRK_News as real. And this isn’t the first time news outlets have…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 5 '17

North Korean Missile Confirmed as ICBM, US Responds With Missile Tests in South Korea

It’s official. North Korea’s latest rocket has been confirmed by US authorities as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), meaning that it has a range of at least 3,400 miles (5,500 kilometers). And the US has responded with its own missile test from an undisclosed location in South Korea. North Korean state media called its missiles…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 5 '17

Trump Supporters Cry Bias After NPR Tweets the Declaration of Independence

NPR tweeted the entire Declaration of Independence in 140-character chunks yesterday to celebrate Independence Day. But more than a few people thought that the tweets were a political stance against Donald Trump. Seriously. The Declaration of Independence is one of the most cherished documents in the United States. We even make movies about it like…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 5 '17

The Fourth of July Twilight Zone Marathon Schedule, With Links For Cordcutters

It’s that time of year again. Time to hunker down and watch the Twilight Zone marathon on the SyFy Channel. Or, if you’re impatient, time to get ahead of the curve and binge-watch the entire series on Netflix or Amazon Prime. The SyFy Channel has been doing Twilight Zone marathons for years on both New…

Commerce Matt Novak Jun 30 '17

Alex Jones Has a Perfectly Normal Chat About All the Slave Children Who Are Sent to Mars

You might know Alex Jones as the guy who peddles conspiracy theories about politics and pizza. Or you might know him as the guy who was successfully sued by yogurt. But it’s easy to forget that he also believes some rather interesting things about NASA, the moon, and alien life. Ever since Donald Trump entered…

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 30 '17

Iran Hit 129 Degrees Yesterday, Breaking Asia’s Heat Record For June

Iran broke the record for Asia’s highest temperature ever recorded during June yesterday. It was a scorching 128.7 degrees in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, which works out to 53.7 degrees Celsius. The previous June record in Iran was 127.4 degrees. And if that wasn’t enough, the heat index, which factors in humidity, hit a…

Climate Change Matt Novak Jun 30 '17

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Vintage Scifi Mag Galaxy Available For Free Online

Australian Politician Who Went Viral For Breastfeeding in Parliament Resigns Over Canadian Citizenship

Remember When Fox News Posted Tucker Carlson’s Home Phone Number Online?

Elon Musk Launches Mystery Website, X.com

Andy Serkis Reading President Trump’s Tweets as Gollum is a Bit Too Perfect

This Photo of the Trump Sons Is Totally Fake

US Tests Alaskan Missile Defense System Following North Korea ICBM Launch

Donald Trump Jr. Tweets Out Emails Showing He Sought to Collude With the Russian Government

Fox News is ‘Just Asking Questions’ About the Safety of Vaccines

That Viral Photo of Putin and Trump is Totally Fake

First Handshake Between Trump and Putin Is Posted by Angela Merkel on Facebook

Experts Cast Doubt on That New Photo Alleged to Show Amelia Earhart

Mike Pence Touches NASA Equipment Labeled ‘Do Not Touch’, Becomes Instant Meme

Bomb Discovered In New York Turns Out To Be a Time Capsule

New York Times Falls For That Fake North Korea Twitter Account

North Korean Missile Confirmed as ICBM, US Responds With Missile Tests in South Korea

Trump Supporters Cry Bias After NPR Tweets the Declaration of Independence

The Fourth of July Twilight Zone Marathon Schedule, With Links For Cordcutters

Alex Jones Has a Perfectly Normal Chat About All the Slave Children Who Are Sent to Mars

Iran Hit 129 Degrees Yesterday, Breaking Asia’s Heat Record For June

‘Sugar’ Season 2 Teases a New Case and More Neo-Noir Ennui

Samsung 990 PRO SSD 2TB Is 39% Off in Amazon’s Final Clearance Push (NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4, Read Speeds Up to 7,450 MB/s)

Millie Bobby Brown Rescues Henry Cavill in ‘Enola Holmes 3’

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite Is Now Nearly as Cheap as Galaxy Buds After Quiet Price Drops, Now an Affordable Android Tablet

Qualcomm’s New ‘Compute’ Chip Wants to Knock the MacBook Neo off Its Pedestal

It’s Time for Intel to Prove It Can Keep Handheld PC Gaming Alive

Acer’s Predator Atlas Could Make Gaming Handhelds Efficient, for Once

PlayStation DualSense Drops to All-Time Low for the First Time This Year as Sony Goes All-In on Gaming Controllers

The MyPillow Guy Is Getting Dragged Back Into Cyber Warfare

Seagate Cuts 2TB NVMe SSD for Xbox Again to Near Historic Low in Amazon’s Final Clearance Push

Alienware Fixed the One Problem With the Area-51, and Now I’m Afraid I Love It

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Anker Solix E10 Review: No Power? No Problem

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker Review: Sonos Can Start Sweating Now

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar Review: A Boisterous Stab at Dominating Home Theater

Dell’s XPS 16 (2026) Is Almost Everything I Could Have Asked for… Almost

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iBuyPower’s Trace X Gaming PC Is the Fishbowl You Want to Swim In

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