Sunken WWI and WWII Ships and Subs Are Leaking TNT Pollution Into the Ocean
Gizmodoby Matthew Phelan24 Aug 2026
The German Type UC II minelaying submarine UC-30 was armed to do serious damage as it approached Denmark’s Wadden Sea Islands in 1917.
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Gizmodoby AJ Dellinger24 Aug 2026
It’s been assumed knowledge that Donald Trump intervened in the Department of Justice’s antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, a seemingly slam-dunk case that would have seen the...
Fox Business Host Learns NASA's New Telescope Isn't Named After That Nancy Grace
Gizmodoby Matt Novak24 Aug 2026
Nancy Grace Roman was a trailblazer as NASA’s first female executive and the first chief astronomer at the space agency in the 1960s and 70s.
Even Billie Piper Doesn't Seem to Know What's Up with 'Doctor Who'
Gizmodoby Cheryl Eddy24 Aug 2026
The only thing we know right now about the future of Doctor Who is that anyone and everyone involved in its past will be asked to weigh in on it.
'Avengers: Doomsday' Trailer in Lego Looks Much Brighter Than the Original
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier24 Aug 2026
Avengers: Doomsday is coming, and it’s going to be dark. Not just with its story, as Doctor Doom does his best to destroy the multiverse along heroes inside it, but also visually.
The Robots Beat Usain Bolt, Then Met Their Match: Beans
Gizmodoby Bruce Gil24 Aug 2026
Humanoid robots are getting pretty good at running; however, picking up beans with tweezers or opening a jar is another story.
Businesses Are Shunning Anthropic’s Fable 5 for Cheaper Models
Gizmodoby Webb Wright24 Aug 2026
Fable 5, Anthropic’s poster child turned problem child, is lagging behind competitors as businesses reject the most advanced models in favor of cheaper, more efficient alternatives.
Fully AI-Guided Russian Drones Have Reportedly Killed Ukrainian Civilians
Gizmodoby Ece Yildirim24 Aug 2026
An entirely AI-led Russian drone operated by Nvidia technology killed three civilians last month in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, according to new reporting from the New York Times.
Scientists Develop Microbes That Make Vanilla Cookies Out of Plastic Bottles
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee24 Aug 2026
Chemistry is very strange. Depending on how it’s bonded, the same element can either be the most harmless thing in the world or the most toxic substance imaginable.
Apple’s New Beats Wireless Headphones Could Take a Big ANC Leap
Gizmodoby James Pero24 Aug 2026
As if leaks about AirPods with cameras and new smart home products weren’t enough, details of Apple’s next pair of Beats wireless headphones seem to have leaked now, too.
Hidden Stars Reveal the True Size of Ancient Galaxies in the Distant Universe, and It Isn't What We Expected
Gizmodoby Passant Rabie24 Aug 2026
The Webb space telescope has helped astronomers peer into the distant cosmos, revealing a population of galaxies that had grown into their massive size within a mere 500 million years after the Big...
Amazon’s Kindle Price Hikes Are the Most Obscene Casualty of the RAM Crisis
Gizmodoby Kyle Barr24 Aug 2026
On Saturday, Fortune first relayed the news of Amazon’s latest price hike, and it’s hitting the company’s most popular tech products, from e-readers to smart home gadgets and more.
MSI Crosshair 16 HX E14W Review: Beating the RAMpocalpyse Requires Compromise
Gizmodoby Kyle Barr24 Aug 2026
When we’re discussing budget laptops to buy in 2026, we would normally try to emphasize a minimum expectation for specs.
Shokz Put Its New Open Wireless Earbuds on a Diet
Gizmodoby James Pero24 Aug 2026
Clip-style open earbuds might be hot right now, but they’re not the only option for people who want a pair of buds that doesn’t plug their ears up—you’ve got “earhooks,” too, and Shokz just dropped...
'Lanterns' Just Got Deeper on Every Single Level
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier24 Aug 2026
The first episode of Lanterns set the table. Now, the second episode served the full meal. With Green Lantern Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and his trainee John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) in Rushville...
120 Roman-Era Inscriptions Found Deep in a Spanish Cave Point to a Mysterious Goddess Named 'Domina'
Gizmodoby Matthew Phelan24 Aug 2026
Archaeologists were used to thinking of western Spain’s Cova de les Dones (the “Cave of the Women”)—up a cliffside where the water of the Tambuc switches over into the Zapatero ravine—as primarily...
Dr. Dre Says He Uses AI to Produce Songs
Gizmodoby Ece Yildirim23 Aug 2026
Dr. Dre, the pioneering rapper and seven-time Grammy-winning producer behind hit songs like Tupac’s “California Love” and Eminem’s “The Real Slim Shady,” is very much pro using artificial...
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Is Caught In a Tangled AI Web
Gizmodoby Justin Carter23 Aug 2026
While Spider-Man: Brand New Day stays in theaters, it’s now in the crossfire of allegations of generative AI use.
That Weird 'Other' Section in Apple Stores Is Reportedly Being Revamped for a New Line of Home Products
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl23 Aug 2026
If I’m in an Apple Store, I have two modes: A) touch everything, time-killing mode, meaning I’ll be at the big tables poking some iPads, or B) find-the-dongle-fast mode, meaning I’ll be in the...
'Vampire Hunter D' Is Making a Comeback
Gizmodoby Justin Carter23 Aug 2026
Over 40 years after the release of Hideyuki Kikuchi’s first Vampire Hunter D novel, the series is still going with new and old stories to show for it.