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Democratic Senators Urge FCC to Delay T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Vote, Seek Public Comment

In July, the Department of Justice cleared T-Mobile’s planned takeover of Sprint, paving the way for the nation’s third and fourth largest wireless carriers to merge into a titan to rival AT&T and Verizon. Sixteen states are suing to block the merger, and now some congressional Democrats are lobbying to have the Federal Communications Commission…

Tech Policy Tom McKay Aug 17 '19

Report: Huawei Could Get 90 More Days to Buy American Parts to Fill Pre-Blacklist Orders

Though U.S. trade sanctions are still in effect, Huawei Technologies will have an additional 90 days to buy from American companies so it can wrap up work with existing customers, according to a Reuters report. The world’s largest telecom gear supplier received a “temporary general license” shortly after the ban that was initially set to…

Privacy & Security Alyse Stanley Aug 17 '19

Mortal Kombat Has Cast More of Its Lead Roles

Cue the techno theme music. As reported by the Hollywood Reporter (which I always love saying), some of the lead roles in the James Wan-produced reboot of the Mortal Kombat film series, based on the gloriously gory video games, are either cast or very close to it. Popping up in the character select screen are…

Movies Julie Muncy Aug 17 '19

The Bright Side of Humans Eavesdropping on Your Alexa Recordings

Over the past few months, a waterfall of details about how companies handle voice recordings has poured into the news. First, there was news that Amazon hired thousands of contractors to review Alexa commands. Apple and Google were doing the same thing with their voice assistants. Then, more recently, we learned that Facebook and Microsoft…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Aug 17 '19

The Boys‘ Superhero Cheesecake Calendar Is, Uh, Fish-Flavored

Even though superheroes are people with idealized bodies that we’re supposed to ogle and wonder at, because of how seemingly impossible they are, it’s rare that you see male-bodied heroes objectified in a way that highlights their sex appeal. Every so often, you might get a glimpse of Nightwing’s ass or Batman’s wang, but those…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 17 '19

In This Sci-fi Horror Short, Only Control Can Hear You Scream

As we’ve seen in films like The Martian or Gravity, being alone in space can be terrifying—especially when something unexpected comes knocking at the door. The sci-fi short Control centers around a woman on a deep-space mission who’s struggling to cope from the sudden loss of her crew partner, only to discover that she might…

Movies Beth Elderkin Aug 16 '19

Study on Amazon and Fake CDs Makes Sweeping Claims After Testing Fewer Than 100 Albums

It’s no secret that Amazon struggles to keep fake products off its online marketplace, and it has for a while now. So when a new study made headlines this week for supposedly finding that a quarter of CDs “Fulfilled by Amazon” are knock-offs, it wasn’t exactly a shocker. But this alarming statistic becomes decidedly less…

Commerce Alyse Stanley Aug 16 '19

What’s Up Yubber Nubbers, This Hot Toys Wicket and Leia Set Is the Best Toy of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all the pretty plastic draining our wallets lately. This week: Star Wars’ actual best duo gets the Hot Toys figure set it deserves, Batman fights a familiar yet alien foe, and the most loveably useless Pokémon in the world gets an adorable, silly plush toy.…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Aug 16 '19

Goodbye Gizmodo: These Are The Hottest Disney Villains, By the Way

[Editor’s Note: Allow us to present, on this Friday, a post our Senior Producer Danielle Steinberg had been dying to get off her chest all year. I personally disassociate myself with the entirety of this list but do hope you enjoy. -Jill P.] Today is my last day at Gizmodo, and as such, you may…

Movies Danielle Steinberg Aug 16 '19

Go Ahead, Share Your Most Revolting Bug-Eating Stories

Reader, let me ask you an honest question: When’s the last time you ate a bug, wittingly or otherwise? A colleague today shared a deeply unsettling image on Slack of a worm stowaway burrowed deep in the core of a farmer’s market tomato—a would-be snack (shown above) had it not been caught by his partner.…

Tech News Catie Keck Aug 16 '19

Birds of Prey‘s Action Will Be Punched Up by John Wick Director Chad Stahelski

While details about the plot of Warner Bros.’ upcoming Birds of Prey film featuring Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn are still rather scarce, the latest bit of news about the film’s production suggests that the studio’s very interested in making sure that the movie’s action sequences are on point. According to the Hollywood Reporter, John Wick…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 16 '19

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Causes Havoc as Computer System Goes Down Nationwide

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s computer systems are reportedly having issues across the country. The federal law enforcement agency tweeted out a statement Friday afternoon explaining that its processing system is having a “temporary outage,” and it is working to “address the technology disruption.” Bloomberg reports that the affected system processes passengers traveling on international…

Transportation Jennings Brown Aug 16 '19

Disney+ and Big Cable Team Up to Crack Down on Password Sharing, and Now We’re Freaked Out

Well, folks, I hate to rain on your streaming services parade, but those of us who are hoping to skirt a Disney+ subscription and instead leach off a buddy’s account may run into some trouble. Disney and Charter Communications on Wednesday announced a distribution agreement for programming that falls under the Disney umbrella, including, the…

Tech News Catie Keck Aug 16 '19

Nintendo Is Apparently Giving New Switch Owners a Free Upgrade to Version 2 [Update]

Is there anything worse than buying something only to see the company release a new and improved version just a few weeks later? Nintendo feels your pain, and if you purchased a Switch, the original version, after July 17, the company will let you swap it for the newer version, as long as you pay…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 16 '19

Engineers Will Love this Dead Calculator Hacked Into a Wireless Keyboard

On the surface, hacking a broken calculator to serve as a Bluetooth ‘keyboard’ for a calculator app on a smartphone seems like hacking for hacking’s sake. But we all know how frustrating a touchscreen keyboard can be for anything but short messages, so for engineers or mathematicians crunching numbers all day, this hack might actually…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 16 '19

Stop Doxing Yourself With Your Pet Photos

People are hyper-vigilant these days about protecting their personal information, all the little details about themselves that can lead to stalking or harassment online. But there’s one mistake they’re repeating so often it’s deserving of its own special reminder: leaving their home addresses and phone numbers exposed in photos of their beloved pets. It’s almost…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Aug 16 '19

Superman’s Homeworld Is Dead, Again: Krypton and Lobo Spinoff Canceled at Syfy

One way or another, Superman’s home is probably doomed by the end of Krypton’s second season. Deadline reports that Syfy has decided to scrap its zany Superman prequel series Krypton, set in a scenario where DC’s cosmic adventurer Adam Strange is sent to the youthful days of Kal-El’s grandpa, Seg-El, in the hopes of preserving…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Aug 16 '19

Elizabeth Warren’s Latest Plan Tackles U.S. Injustices Against Tribes and Their Lands

Elizabeth Warren is a woman of many plans, but on Friday the United States senator and Democratic presidential candidate released one of her most detailed ones yet. The plan focuses on what she would do as president to uplift indigenous people and tribes across the U.S. It includes sweeping new protections for tribal lands, restoring…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn Aug 16 '19

Why Is Apple Flexing on High-end Camera Company Red Over Vague Patents?

Apple isn’t afraid of beef, and the latest company on its bad side is Red Digital Cinema. The two companies are currently locked in a lawsuit over one of Red’s RAW codec patents, which Apple is trying to get invalidated. The big question, however, is why Apple is going through the trouble in the first…

Tech News Victoria Song Aug 16 '19

A Woman Lived with a ‘Twin’ Inside Her for 17 Years Without Knowing

A young woman in India unknowingly lived with one of the rarest and most unsettling medical conditions for nearly two decades, her doctors say. According to a case report out this week, the woman had a sac containing her still-growing “twin” lodged in her abdomen for 17 years. The twin had hair, teeth, and even…

Health Ed Cara Aug 16 '19

Democratic Senators Urge FCC to Delay T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Vote, Seek Public Comment

Report: Huawei Could Get 90 More Days to Buy American Parts to Fill Pre-Blacklist Orders

Mortal Kombat Has Cast More of Its Lead Roles

The Bright Side of Humans Eavesdropping on Your Alexa Recordings

The Boys‘ Superhero Cheesecake Calendar Is, Uh, Fish-Flavored

In This Sci-fi Horror Short, Only Control Can Hear You Scream

Study on Amazon and Fake CDs Makes Sweeping Claims After Testing Fewer Than 100 Albums

What’s Up Yubber Nubbers, This Hot Toys Wicket and Leia Set Is the Best Toy of the Week

Goodbye Gizmodo: These Are The Hottest Disney Villains, By the Way

Go Ahead, Share Your Most Revolting Bug-Eating Stories

Birds of Prey‘s Action Will Be Punched Up by John Wick Director Chad Stahelski

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Causes Havoc as Computer System Goes Down Nationwide

Disney+ and Big Cable Team Up to Crack Down on Password Sharing, and Now We’re Freaked Out

Nintendo Is Apparently Giving New Switch Owners a Free Upgrade to Version 2 [Update]

Engineers Will Love this Dead Calculator Hacked Into a Wireless Keyboard

Stop Doxing Yourself With Your Pet Photos

Superman’s Homeworld Is Dead, Again: Krypton and Lobo Spinoff Canceled at Syfy

Elizabeth Warren’s Latest Plan Tackles U.S. Injustices Against Tribes and Their Lands

Why Is Apple Flexing on High-end Camera Company Red Over Vague Patents?

A Woman Lived with a ‘Twin’ Inside Her for 17 Years Without Knowing

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