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The A.I. uprising will be romantic, according to Spike Jonze’s Her

Spike Jonze has built his career on unsettling journeys into the uncanny, from Being John Malkovich to Where The Wild Things Are. But his latest film, Her, is unsettling for a different reason — because it’s so sweet and moving in depicting a romance between a human and a computer. Spoilers ahead… Films ranging from…

Movies Lynn Rapoport

Search for life is top priority in NASA’s 30-year astrophysics plan

NASA has published its 30-year plan for astrophysics, and its first priority is to look for habitable planets and life on other worlds. It will also focus on learning more about the origins of life and the structure of the universe. Image via ESA/NASA You can read the entire document online. It’s full of gorgeous…

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Google Just OKed a Phone That Runs Modded Android Out of the Box

You like to mess with your phone? Unlock that bootloader and flash some ROMs? Soon there’ll be another option for would-be tinkers who want to run mods. Google just approved the first ever Android phone to run the ever-popular Cyanogenmod right out of the box. The hardware’s not new. It’s literally just the Oppo N1—a…

Tech News Eric Limer

Scientists finally solve the mystery of these rainforest structures

A few months ago, eye-grabbing images of tiny web-like structures baffled etymologists everywhere because they had no idea who made them. However, Wired recently followed a team of scientists down to the Amazonian rainforest, and the mystery is finally solved. Sort of. The research team observed these tiny structures for days before three eggs hatched…

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Handicapping the 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge

Today kicks off the two-day mechanolympics of the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials at Homestead Miami Speedway. With teams from around the world competing in eight tasks, only one will take home the purse. Just a few hours in—watch live here—it’s still any robot’s game. We’ve got your odds right here, so you can bet on…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

The 5 Most Innovative Cameras of 2013

This year was a mixed bag for cameras, with some genuinely amazing products showing up alongside a slew of incremental upgrades and more-of-the-same. Here are our picks for the cameras that truly had something new to offer. Sony A7r It’s not often that a company does exactly what their customers have been wishing for. With…

Tech News Michael Hession

Gorgeous Smaug concept art shows all the scaly details from The Hobbit

Get an insanely close-up look at the massive dragon (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Plus we’ve got concept art of Beorn in Bear form, a gaggle of hideous orcs and the Mirkwood spiders. Behold the great beasts of The Hobbit! Created by artist Andrew Baker, we cannot pull our…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Save Up to 60% on Popular Apps with App Santa

One annoying thing about Christmas is all the shopping. So many store. So many lines. So many sales—well, that one’s not bad. A group of software companies have banded together on a fun new site called App Santa. Put simply, this site lets you buy their apps at a deeply discounted rate, as much as…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

This Was An Electronic Christmas Card In 1960

Imagine being able to send a Christmas card electronically. Sounds crazy futuristic, right? Well that’s what this Sunday newspaper comic promised to the good people of 1960. Though it was a bit more complicated than the e-cards and emails we send today. The December 25, 1960 edition of Arthur Radebaugh‘s “Closer Than We Think” showed…

Tech News Matt Novak

Scientists develop an ‘elixir’ that reverses a known cause of aging

To date, we know of only two things that can reverse the effects of aging: caloric restriction and extensive exercise. But in a recent experiment, researchers applied a new compound to 2-year old mice, causing their muscles to regenerate to 6-month old levels. Incredibly, human trials may start next year. The new compound, nicotinamide mono…

io9 George Dvorsky

Is This a Rolling Hotel or a Polar Bear Buffet?

They start out as such adorable downy fluff balls, it’s easy to forget that polar bears quickly grow into unstoppable killing machines their ecosystem’s apex predators. So if you are looking to observe these deadly beauties in their natural environment without having to leave the comfort of your hotel room, your best option is clearly…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

These pictures of the “Necochea Beach Humanoid” will creep you out

This eerie humanoid figure has shown up in two different photos taken near large bodies of water in Argentina. Dubbed the Neocochea Beach Humanoid, this creature appears to float above the ground, towering over the other people in the image. Here’s the latest photo, un-enhanced, taken on a Neocochea beach in late November: Over at…

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Watch the crazy activity of a UPS truck parking lot during the holidays

We’re at the peak of the busiest delivery season of the year. To prove how mad it is, Animal New York recorded this insane 24-hour time-lapse of a UPS parking lot packed with truck trailers behind its office in Hell’s Kitchen—”Due to space constraints, this plays out like an real life game of Tetris.”

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Good Lord, This Pottery Zoetrope Is Absolutely Mesmerizing

Pottery can be described in many ways, but, unless Demi and Patrick are getting sexy at the wheel, mesmerizing is probably not one of them. That is, until you see this perfect little clip commissioned by the UK Crafts Council, which shows a lump of clay transform into an earthenware zoetrope. I could stare at…

Tech News Jordan Kushins

Sony RX10 Review: A First-Rate Camera With a Do-It-All Lens

The Sony A7 series marked a turning point for photographic gear, but it also overshadowed another new Sony offering every bit as unique as its full-frame companions. The RX10 was designed to bring powerhouse features into a practical and versatile package. For that reason, it holds vast appeal for many different types of shooters. https://gizmodo.com/sony-a7-a7r-review-so-long-dslrs-hello-future-of-ph-1469132320…

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The ALF Christmas Special may be the root of all holiday depression

I recently learned that suicide rates don’t peak during the holidays, but in the spring. This was a surprise to me for two reasons — 1) I presumed the bleakness of winter combined with the inevitable disappointment that accompanies any major joyous event would be the most major inspiration for people to kill themselves, and…

Television Rob Bricken

In this aquarium you can shake hands with otters (Happy Holidays!)

Someone at the Keikyu Aburatsubo Marine Park, Miura City, Japan, had a brilliant idea: Make a little opening on the glass that overlooks the otters’ habitat. You know, so you can shake hands with them. Gimme five, ottersan! I love you, otter. Never change. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us in…

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North Korea Sent a Threatening Communiqué to South Korea Via Fax

Nothing says “we’re serious about this” like a fax. Or at least that’s what officials in Pyongyang seem to think. Yesterday morning, South Korean officials received a fax that warned, ironically, of attacks “without warning.” I guess the first one was a freebie. The ominous message was sparked by protests in Seoul on the second…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

The Year in Porn, According to PornHub’s Porn Charts

As happens every December, the internet’s spent the past month basking in the warm glow of nostalgia, and at long last, our illustrious friends over at PornHub have joined the year-in-review bandwagon. And what did these intrepid naked number crunchers discover? https://gizmodo.com/the-historical-events-that-drove-people-to-porn-1469776047 Perhaps the least surprising bit of knowledge to come from this fresh load…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

World’s largest tunneling machine finds giant mystery object

Bertha, the world’s largest tunneling machine, has suddenly halted operations after encountering what the engineers say is “something unknown.” They don’t have a clue about what it is, but they know is gigantic. It’s so mysterious that they call it “The Object.” https://gizmodo.com/something-called-the-object-has-stopped-worlds-large-1487090414

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The A.I. uprising will be romantic, according to Spike Jonze’s Her

Search for life is top priority in NASA’s 30-year astrophysics plan

Google Just OKed a Phone That Runs Modded Android Out of the Box

Scientists finally solve the mystery of these rainforest structures

Handicapping the 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge

The 5 Most Innovative Cameras of 2013

Gorgeous Smaug concept art shows all the scaly details from The Hobbit

Save Up to 60% on Popular Apps with App Santa

This Was An Electronic Christmas Card In 1960

Scientists develop an ‘elixir’ that reverses a known cause of aging

Is This a Rolling Hotel or a Polar Bear Buffet?

These pictures of the “Necochea Beach Humanoid” will creep you out

Watch the crazy activity of a UPS truck parking lot during the holidays

Good Lord, This Pottery Zoetrope Is Absolutely Mesmerizing

Sony RX10 Review: A First-Rate Camera With a Do-It-All Lens

The ALF Christmas Special may be the root of all holiday depression

In this aquarium you can shake hands with otters (Happy Holidays!)

North Korea Sent a Threatening Communiqué to South Korea Via Fax

The Year in Porn, According to PornHub’s Porn Charts

World’s largest tunneling machine finds giant mystery object

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The A.I. uprising will be romantic, according to Spike Jonze’s Her

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Google Just OKed a Phone That Runs Modded Android Out of the Box

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Handicapping the 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge

The 5 Most Innovative Cameras of 2013

Gorgeous Smaug concept art shows all the scaly details from The Hobbit

Save Up to 60% on Popular Apps with App Santa

This Was An Electronic Christmas Card In 1960

Scientists develop an ‘elixir’ that reverses a known cause of aging

Is This a Rolling Hotel or a Polar Bear Buffet?

These pictures of the “Necochea Beach Humanoid” will creep you out

Watch the crazy activity of a UPS truck parking lot during the holidays

Good Lord, This Pottery Zoetrope Is Absolutely Mesmerizing

Sony RX10 Review: A First-Rate Camera With a Do-It-All Lens

​The ALF Christmas Special may be the root of all holiday depression

In this aquarium you can shake hands with otters (Happy Holidays!)

North Korea Sent a Threatening Communiqué to South Korea Via Fax

The Year in Porn, According to PornHub’s Porn Charts

World’s largest tunneling machine finds giant mystery object

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Countdown to the Moon 🔴

Google’s Next Fitbit Sounds Exactly Like a Whoop Clone

Amazon eero WiFi 7 Router (3-Pack) Keeps Its Spring Sale Price, Covering Up to 120 Devices Across 6,000 Sq. Ft.

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