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Did Neanderthals Die Because They Didn’t Have Jackets? It’s Complicated

A new paper suggests that Neanderthals, unlike humans, never figured out how to make coats to stay warm, and that the absence of this technological innovation contributed to their eventual demise. It’s an intriguing theory, but there’s more to the story of Neanderthal extinction than the absence of parkas. Writing in the Journal of Anthropological…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Vegan Mayo Startup Paid Contractors to Buy Its Culinary Abomination

Hampton Creek is a Silicon Valley startup that sells, among other products, an eggless mayonnaise substitute called Just Mayo. The company reportedly had some surprising “customers,” however: people it paid to buy the product. Oh, Silicon Valley. Always looking to disrupt the natural order of things. According to a detailed new report from Bloomberg’s Olivia…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman

Latest Flyover Reveals the Truly Epic Scale of Apple’s New $5 Billion HQ

So how does a company spend the hundreds of billions of dollars of cash it has on hand? It builds itself a fancy new headquarters, and the latest drone-shot flyover of Apple’s new HQ reveals the truly immense scale of not just the central spaceship building, but of the entire new campus. Shot using a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Spotify Uses Its ‘Discover Weekly’ Magic to Help You Find New Releases

Spotify has changed the way humans listen to music—for better or worse. But one feature that is undeniably awesome is the Discover Weekly playlist, a curated collection of songs, updated every Monday, which helps people find new artists to love. Spotify is now doubling down on this algorithmic bit of magic with a new weekly…

Tech News Darren Orf

Nike’s New $1,200 Sunglasses Are Really—Wait, $1,200?

For top runners, like the elite specimens competing in the Olympics, every last thing you wear needs to be engineered for comfort and speed. So Nike and Zeiss took inspiration from human anatomy for a new pair of sunglasses that wrap around an athlete’s head. The Wing, which Nike refers to as “sun shades” instead…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

12 Security Tricks to Stay Safe Online

Isn’t the web a wonderful place for exploring? Just like any other appealing destination though, if you don’t keep yourself safe, the attraction quickly wears off. Thankfully, you don’t need a degree in advanced networking to protect yourself online—you just need to read and take heed of these 12 security tips, which should minimize the…

Gadgets David Nield

If You Hate People, Get a Tattoo From a Robot

There is a certain intimacy that comes with getting a tattoo. Not only are you decorating your own skin in a unique way, but you’re also sharing that experience with the artist who is essentially making you bleed over and over again. But let’s say that you don’t want to go to a tattoo artist.…

Tech News Carli Velocci

US Government May Lift Ban on The Funding of Chimeras

For most of us, chimeras are a common aspect of mythology and the most tragic parts of our favorite anime, but for the science community, they hold both incredible research value and ethical concerns. This is why the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposed new guidelines Thursday in dealing with animal-human hybrids. In the…

Tech News Carli Velocci

Walking Inside This Crystal Universe Is Like Wandering the Universe

I want to step inside the Crystal Universe installation by TeamLab and just never leave. It’s an immersive art exhibit that’s been around various museums and galleries already and it’s currently in Tokyo (which means I probably won’t get a chance to step in just yet but it’s okay, after watching this video, it’s all…

Sploid Casey Chan

Rats Bred Over Several Decades To Get Wasted For Science

It’s tough to say whether studies that show there is an “alcohol gene” hold any weight, but a new study does attempt to drive home that genetics can play a role in somebody’s desire to get totally trashed. It’s all thanks to some drunk rats. In a recent study published in PLOS Genetics, scientists at…

Tech News Carli Velocci

FBI Releases 18 Hours of Spy Plane Video From the Freddie Gray Protests

The FBI has just released over 18 hours of surveillance video from the protests in Baltimore that followed the death of Freddie Gray in 2015. The release comes in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by the ACLU and gives a sense of how much visual surveillance the FBI uses during high-profile protests.…

Tech News Matt Novak

Something Weird Is Going On With Walmart’s Password Reset System

It seems some oddness is afoot at Walmart. A number of people have reported receiving unprompted password recovery emails from an address that originated with the retailer. This afternoon, Gizmodo received a few tips about emails like this from Walmart. Our tipsters provided us with some screenshots of the messages: Meanwhile, if you search “Walmart…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman

A Look Into the Life of a Jukebox Repairman

Music is always better when there’s a story attached to it. And streaming songs onto a Bluetooth speaker doesn’t tell as good of a story as playing songs on an old jukebox. So let’s revel in the life of Perry Rosen, one of the last vintage jukebox repairmen around. Just hearing him tell his story…

Sploid Casey Chan

How to Turn a Toy Sword Into a Flaming Weapon of Death

Swords are cool and everything, but a sword on fire raises the awesome to its highest levels. That’s why Kevin Kohler (a.k.a. Backyard Scientist) took a harmless foam toy and turned it into a D&D nerd’s wet dream. Turns out all you need is steel break line, molten aluminum, a propane tank, and reckless disregard…

Sploid Darren Orf

Watch a Guy Rip a Bong Full of Raw Eggs

Let me tell you, I’ve seen some stupid shit on the internet. I’ve watched someone suck on a vape full of the world’s hottest chili powder. I’ve detailed the chronology of YouTubers eating entire cacti for measly ad dollars. I’ve seen a grown man fuck a snake. We live in an era where depravity is…

Sploid Avery Ellis

Samsung Accidentally Invented the Apple Watch

We get it Samsung, it’s hard playing second fiddle to Apple. You owe them a billion dollars from a four-year-old patent lawsuit, because the Samsung Galaxy was a lot like the iPhone. Another time you got a smartwatch to market, and then Apple descended from the clouds of Cupertino to declare to the world that…

Tech News Alex Cranz

Hey Facebook, It’s Spelled G-I-Z-M-O-D-O

Back in May, Gizmodo writer Michael Nunez broke the story of former Facebook workers who said the site regularly suppressed news from conservative websites. And with today’s announcement that Facebook will change its algorithm (yet again) to reduce clickbait links, it looks like the company might be holding a grudge about that story and several…

Tech News Larry Brittain

Consumers Allege Venmo Swiped $3,000, Even Though They Never Had Accounts

The PayPal-owned app Venmo has grown tremendously in the past couple of years as a way to share money between friends. But as with all financial services, consumers have had a few complaints, according to documents recently obtained by Gizmodo. I received the complaints through a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the Federal…

Tech News Matt Novak

Woman Transforms Into Harley Quinn Using the Power of Full-Body Makeup

Kay Pike is an artist, but her preferred canvas is her own body. She also has an uncanny knack at replicating the look of 2D comic book characters with nothing but paint and the occasional prop. Most recently she decided to inhabit the look of badass villainess Harley Quinn. Over the course of several hours,…

Sploid Avery Ellis

Cool Animation Seamlessly Blends the Olympic Rings With Athletes of Different Sports

The Olympics are almost here, which means it’s almost time for us couch sitters to become experts on every Olympic sport after watching it for five minutes. Warm yourself up with this super quick animation that turns athletes into the different colors of the Olympic rings. Made by Henrique Barone, it cleverly showcases track and…

Sploid Casey Chan

Did Neanderthals Die Because They Didn’t Have Jackets? It’s Complicated

Vegan Mayo Startup Paid Contractors to Buy Its Culinary Abomination

Latest Flyover Reveals the Truly Epic Scale of Apple’s New $5 Billion HQ

Spotify Uses Its ‘Discover Weekly’ Magic to Help You Find New Releases

Nike’s New $1,200 Sunglasses Are Really—Wait, $1,200?

12 Security Tricks to Stay Safe Online

If You Hate People, Get a Tattoo From a Robot

US Government May Lift Ban on The Funding of Chimeras

Walking Inside This Crystal Universe Is Like Wandering the Universe

Rats Bred Over Several Decades To Get Wasted For Science

FBI Releases 18 Hours of Spy Plane Video From the Freddie Gray Protests

Something Weird Is Going On With Walmart’s Password Reset System

A Look Into the Life of a Jukebox Repairman

How to Turn a Toy Sword Into a Flaming Weapon of Death

Watch a Guy Rip a Bong Full of Raw Eggs

Samsung Accidentally Invented the Apple Watch

Hey Facebook, It’s Spelled G-I-Z-M-O-D-O

Consumers Allege Venmo Swiped $3,000, Even Though They Never Had Accounts

Woman Transforms Into Harley Quinn Using the Power of Full-Body Makeup

Cool Animation Seamlessly Blends the Olympic Rings With Athletes of Different Sports

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

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

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