Matthew Gault, Author at Gizmodo

The Spirit of Facebook Is Moving From California to Texas

Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes to the way that Meta moderates its social media sites.

Social Media Matthew Gault

Meta Smart Glasses First Big Cultural Moment Is a Terror Attack

The New Orleans attacker used Meta smart glasses to help him plan.

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Elon Musk Is Blocking Links to a Journalist’s Investigation Into His Doppelganger

Will the real Adrian Dittmann please stand up?

Tech News Matthew Gault

Meta’s AI Profiles Are Already Polluting Instagram and Facebook With Slop

Hollow-eyed insincere robot posters are already flooding Meta's sites and they're everything we dreaded.

Artificial Intelligence Matthew Gault

Feds Say the Technology They Use to Control the Weather Doesn’t Work

America spends millions on cloud seeding every year, with mixed results.

Tech News Matthew Gault

Cybertruck Explosion at Trump Hotel Linked to U.S. Army SpecOps Sergeant, Pentagon Confirms

The New Year started off with a Cybertruck catching fire and detonating makeshift explosives in front of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas.

Tech News Matthew Gault

Elon Musk Spent His Christmas Holiday Getting Mad Online and in a German Newspaper

Don't be like the billionaire, please touch some some grass.

Politics Matthew Gault

Feds Crack Down on Luigi Mangione Bets on Gambling Sites

If you want to bet on the fate of the UnitedHealthcare assassin, you’ll have to do it outside of America (or through a VPN)

Culture Matthew Gault

2024 Was the Year We Learned to Fear Nuclear Weapons Again

Russia, China, and the U.S. are all investing in nuclear weapons and an old fear from a bygone age is back in a big way.

Politics Matthew Gault

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Where Will All of Big Tech’s Nuclear Waste Go?

Nuclear waste is spread across 94 different nuclear sites in the U.S. and has no permanent home. Big Tech is going to add more to the pile.

Artificial Intelligence Matthew Gault

NYPD Arrests Teamsters for ‘Disrupting Traffic’ During Historic Amazon Driver Strike

Amazon drivers are striking across the country. The company claims they aren't employees at all.

Commerce Matthew Gault

Elon Musk Is Using His Platform and Power to Meme Us Into a Government Shutdown

America is already being governed by tweet.

Politics Matthew Gault

Pornhub Is Pulling Out of Florida

Starting January 1, Floridians can no longer legally come to Pornhub.

Culture Matthew Gault

Lawyers File Charges Against Apple Over Its Alleged Use of Conflict Minerals

Building electronics requires a lot of rare minerals that are often mined, under duress, in war zones.

Tech News Matthew Gault

An Incomplete List of the Times We’ve Panicked Over Lights in the Sky

The planet has a not-so-proud tradition of getting scared about what it sees among the stars.

Artificial Intelligence Matthew Gault

Project 2025 and Trump Are Cooking Up a Recipe for a New Nuclear Arms Race

There are detailed plans for what to do about new nuclear weapons in Project 2025. So what can we expect? More of them, a lot more of them.

Tech News Matthew Gault

Merry Christmas, Your New Air Fryer Is Spying on You

Regulators in America and Britain are looking to crack down on the nightmarish data harvesting the IOT has brought into our lives.

Tech News Matthew Gault

As Demand for Electricity Soars, a Key Part of the Power Grid Is In Short Supply

Transformers keep everything running and the power industry can’t make them fast enough.

Tech News Matthew Gault

Twitter Co-Founder Wants You to Know He’s Very Sad and Lonely

Ev Williams is handling his mid-life crisis by launching a new app.

Tech News Matthew Gault

Humble Bundle Bungles Indiana Jones Release, Briefly Offers the $70 Game for Free

People who say they got the game for free have watched it vanish from their Steam accounts.

Gadgets Matthew Gault

Matthew Gault

The Spirit of Facebook Is Moving From California to Texas

Meta Smart Glasses First Big Cultural Moment Is a Terror Attack

Elon Musk Is Blocking Links to a Journalist’s Investigation Into His Doppelganger

Meta’s AI Profiles Are Already Polluting Instagram and Facebook With Slop

Feds Say the Technology They Use to Control the Weather Doesn’t Work

Cybertruck Explosion at Trump Hotel Linked to U.S. Army SpecOps Sergeant, Pentagon Confirms

Elon Musk Spent His Christmas Holiday Getting Mad Online and in a German Newspaper

Feds Crack Down on Luigi Mangione Bets on Gambling Sites

2024 Was the Year We Learned to Fear Nuclear Weapons Again

Where Will All of Big Tech’s Nuclear Waste Go?

NYPD Arrests Teamsters for ‘Disrupting Traffic’ During Historic Amazon Driver Strike

Elon Musk Is Using His Platform and Power to Meme Us Into a Government Shutdown

Pornhub Is Pulling Out of Florida

Lawyers File Charges Against Apple Over Its Alleged Use of Conflict Minerals

An Incomplete List of the Times We’ve Panicked Over Lights in the Sky

Project 2025 and Trump Are Cooking Up a Recipe for a New Nuclear Arms Race

Merry Christmas, Your New Air Fryer Is Spying on You

As Demand for Electricity Soars, a Key Part of the Power Grid Is In Short Supply

Twitter Co-Founder Wants You to Know He’s Very Sad and Lonely

Humble Bundle Bungles Indiana Jones Release, Briefly Offers the $70 Game for Free

A QR Code Too Small to See Hints at a New, Non-Annoying Use for the Format

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

New Details Add a Bizarre Twist to NASA’s First ISS Medical Evacuation

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets