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16 of the Most Inspiring Cityscapes in Science Fiction

Science fiction has long existed to warn us about the dangers that await us, but sometimes it’s also there to remind us of how good things could be—and how beautiful they can look. We’ve put together a list of some of the most beautiful and inspiring cityscapes in modern science fiction. These are the ones…

io9 Beth Elderkin

California: Vote No on Prop 22

If the ballot measure Proposition 22 passes in California, tech companies will have undermined years of work towards securing fair compensation for gig workers, and—with a record $206 million poured into the effort—will send a resounding message that laws are written solely by those with the deepest pockets. The ballot measure—created by Uber, Lyft, and…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

We’re (Still) Liveblogging the Looming Apocalypse Right Here

After nearly four years of national chaos and months of palpable fear, anxiety, mass death, economic collapse, and far too many tweets, Election Day 2020 is upon us. The day of reckoning has arrived. And the Gizmodo team will be suffering through it with you right here. There are plenty of liveblogs by people paid…

Politics Andrew Couts

Take a Guess Who Anthony Scaramucci Voted For, and Also: Remember Anthony Scaramucci???

Before swiftly deleting the tweet, Anthony Scaramucci informed the world of his decision to cast his vote in favor of Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris, on New York’s Working Families ticket. Neat! Luckily a Daniel Marans of the Huffington Post grabbed a screenshot before it disappeared from Scaramucci’s feed. New York is expected to be…

Politics Avery Ellis

Today Is the Day

The day we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. It’s the day I marked on my calendar months ago, the one that prompted me to buy my favorite snacks and a six-pack and to text my boneless friends that I love them. Maybe you commemorated the day early and will spend today in nervous…

Conservation A Jellyfish

After 7 Months, NASA Reminds Voyager 2 Probe That Earth Is Still Here

Mission operators have been unable to send radio transmissions to the Voyager 2 space probe since mid-March, but a recent test of newly installed hardware is a good sign that upgrades to NASA’s Deep Space Network are proceeding as planned. NASA sent a command to Voyager 2 on October 29, something it hadn’t been able…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

Doctor Who’s Original ‘Blink’ Ending Didn’t Quite Put the Fear of Angels Into Us

There’s a reason the Weeping Angels are some of the most-terrifying villains on Doctor Who. Their small screen debut ended with a stern warning from the Doctor, solidifying the angels as a permanent and ever-present threat. But it wasn’t always that way. Former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat recently released the original script for Doctor…

io9 Beth Elderkin

The Onyx Boox Max Lumi Is a Giant E Ink Tablet I Almost Love

I desperately want a Remarkable 2. It looks so slim and so lovely, and my colleague Andrew will not shut up about the writing experience on it. But the Remarkable 2 is a $450 device that’s just good for writing by hand and marking up documents. The 13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max Lumi can do all…

Tablets Alex Cranz

The HomePod Finally Has a Third-Party Music App but No, It’s Not Spotify

Earlier this year, Apple very subtly teased that third-party music services would be coming to the HomePod. Well folks, that time has come. The HomePod (and the new HomePod Mini) will now let you use another music service other than Apple Music. No, it’s not Spotify—it’s Pandora. In an app update pushed out yesterday, Pandora…

Tech News Victoria Song

Take a Long, Romantic Walk With This Sweaty Robotic Hand

Real-life robots are still relatively primitive compared to those featured in science fiction, but that hasn’t stopped us from building bots that can take care of most of our physical needs. (Yes, including that.) In Japan, there’s even now a robot that can simulate going on a walk and holding hands with your significant other,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Our Clan Is Finally Complete With Sideshow Collectibles’ Beautiful Baby Yoda Replica

Most families looking for a distraction from all the chaos of 2020 have brought a new pet into their lives. Little did my family know that we’d be taking a different route when Sideshow Collectibles sent its new Mandalorian life-sized the Child (aka Baby Yoda) replica to join our brood. Life with a Force-wielding 50-year-old…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

More Than Half a Million People in Major Cities Don’t Have Access to Running Water

More than 1 million U.S. residents are living without running water, and many of them live in large, wealthy cities, new research shows. The new study, which was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, used census data from 2013 to 2017 to determine that 1.1 million in the U.S. are…

Earther Dharna Noor

How Social Media Platforms Are Preparing for the Election, And the Aftermath

As stores run low on plywood barricades, guns fly off the shelves, and the president plans not to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, social media companies have begrudgingly developed contingency plans for election day and the confusion that’s sure to follow. Belying most of these policies are the likely scenarios that 1) a…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

Here’s How California’s Prop 24 Could Better—or Break—Our Privacy for Good

In case this election wasn’t stressful enough, a confusing, controversial ballot measure in California is creating a rift among civil liberties advocates over whether the legislation is truly good for people’s privacy—or a half-step in the wrong direction. The California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act, also known as Prop 24, or CPRA, is an update…

Tech Policy Shoshana Wodinsky

Work Has Already Begun on the Next Season of Star Trek: Discovery

The new Resident Evil movie finds its chief of police. The original orphan herself is back, somehow, for a prequel to the 2009 horror film. Danielle Harris teases her Final Girl teamup movie. Plus, Neil Marshall returns to horror, and what could happen to Halloween beyond David Gordon Green’s trilogy. To me, my spoilers! Orphan:…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

Your Phone’s Navigation App is Probably Smarter Than You Think

You probably use your smartphone to get from point A to point B, but have you fully explored all the features and options available along the way? Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Waze all have navigation modes that are smarter and more versatile than you might have realized. From changing direction mid-route to avoiding parking…

Gadgets David Nield

How to Watch Day 1 of Election Results on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and More

It’s election day in the U.S., with millions of Americans heading to the polls to vote for either Donald Trump, a hate-filled turd who’s determined to dismantle democracy, or his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. And if you’re wondering how to watch the first day of election results live on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and more, Gizmodo…

Politics Matt Novak

Twitter Blocks False Trump Tweet By Limiting Likes and Retweets

With just hours to go until the 2020 general election gets underway, Twitter has slapped a “disputed” label on one of President Donald Trump’s tweets, limiting users’ abilities to interact with content the platform has deemed “misleading about an election or other civic process.” In the marked tweet, Trump makes the baseless claim that a…

Social Media Brianna Provenzano

Finally, the Journalism Action Figure I’ve Always Wanted

There are enough toys of superheroes, Jedi Knights, or spaceship captains. It’s about time we got a real hero of the times: just a man who really, really wants some pictures. Today Hasbro announced the latest edition to its “retro” line of Spider-Man Marvel Legends action figures, bringing classic takes on beloved heroes and villains…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook

Walmart To Continue Exploiting Human Workforce Instead of Robot One

The human workers whose jobs restocking the shelves at Walmart were nearly rendered obsolete by a sophisticated fleet of robots dealt a surprising retaliatory blow to the robots on Monday by, somehow, rendering them obsolete first. After a five year-long partnership, Walmart announced that it had terminated its agreement with robotics company Bossa Nova Robotics…

Tech News Brianna Provenzano

16 of the Most Inspiring Cityscapes in Science Fiction

California: Vote No on Prop 22

We’re (Still) Liveblogging the Looming Apocalypse Right Here

Take a Guess Who Anthony Scaramucci Voted For, and Also: Remember Anthony Scaramucci???

Today Is the Day

After 7 Months, NASA Reminds Voyager 2 Probe That Earth Is Still Here

Doctor Who’s Original ‘Blink’ Ending Didn’t Quite Put the Fear of Angels Into Us

The Onyx Boox Max Lumi Is a Giant E Ink Tablet I Almost Love

The HomePod Finally Has a Third-Party Music App but No, It’s Not Spotify

Take a Long, Romantic Walk With This Sweaty Robotic Hand

Our Clan Is Finally Complete With Sideshow Collectibles’ Beautiful Baby Yoda Replica

More Than Half a Million People in Major Cities Don’t Have Access to Running Water

How Social Media Platforms Are Preparing for the Election, And the Aftermath

Here’s How California’s Prop 24 Could Better—or Break—Our Privacy for Good

Work Has Already Begun on the Next Season of Star Trek: Discovery

Your Phone’s Navigation App is Probably Smarter Than You Think

How to Watch Day 1 of Election Results on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and More

Twitter Blocks False Trump Tweet By Limiting Likes and Retweets

Finally, the Journalism Action Figure I’ve Always Wanted

Walmart To Continue Exploiting Human Workforce Instead of Robot One

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