US Military Rolls Out Custom Versions of ChatGPT and Grok for ‘Warfighters’
Gizmodoby Bruce Gil·1 Sept 2026
The U.S. military continues to go all in on AI. The Department of Defense (DoD) announced Monday that it launched custom versions of Grok and ChatGPT on its secure AI platform, GenAI.mil.
Michael Saylor's Strategy Survived Its Death-Spiral Summer
Gizmodoby Kyle Torpey·1 Sept 2026
Just a couple of months ago, critics were comparing Strategy’s bitcoin treasury model to the doomed Terra ecosystem and arguing that its financial engineering was headed for a similar collapse.
The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in September 2026
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier·1 Sept 2026
September means that school is starting, leaves are changing, temperatures are dropping, and the streaming is heating up.
The Batmobile Gets Cubed in Set Photos From 'The Batman Part II'
Gizmodoby Gordon Jackson·1 Sept 2026
Ted Raimi gets his own talk show at Shudder. Elizabeth Bathory visits the 21st century in Isabelle Huppert’s The Blood Countess.
Dyson’s Smart Toothbrush Uses a Camera to Floss Your Teeth
Gizmodoby James Pero·1 Sept 2026
Dyson is entering the electric toothbrush category in the most Dyson way possible. Its first-ever toothbrush, the CameraJet, isn’t just an electric toothbrush; it’s designed as a way to actually...
Back to School: The Best Ways to Get Around Campus
Gizmodoby Ian Carlos Campbell·1 Sept 2026
Part of the independence that makes school so fun is figuring out how to get around on your own. Owning a car or living somewhere with reliable public transit has its charms, but micromobility—like...
This Is the Kind of Video Your Mom Will See and Ask You if It’s Real
Gizmodoby Matt Novak·1 Sept 2026
We’ve all been there. You see a video doing the rounds and wonder if it was created with AI tools. But why do we care?
'Doctor Who' Shouldn't Worry About That Billie Piper Cliffhanger, Says Mark Gatiss
Gizmodoby Jen Lennon·1 Sept 2026
The BBC put Doctor Who out to tender in June, leaving everyone—fans, celebrities, and studio executives alike—to wildly speculate about the show’s future.
Universal Studios' Scream-Inducing 'Fast & Furious' Coaster Has an Official Opening Date
Gizmodoby Cheryl Eddy·1 Sept 2026
Fast and Furious: Hollywood Drift has been in the works for years at Universal Studios Hollywood, but the roller coaster only started live testing in recent weeks.
The House Intelligence Committee’s Latest 9/11 Report Has a Lot (and Nothing) to Say About AI
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl·1 Sept 2026
Since we’re in the lead-up to the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, which is currently led by Arizona Republican Rick Crawford...
Little Florida Memo Could Have Big Impacts on Flock Cameras
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl·1 Sept 2026
A small victory in Florida for Flock camera critics may herald major statewide changes, and law enforcement may be taking an almost symbolic gesture as a cue to change its ways.
George Santos Gets Kalshi’s First-Ever Lifetime Ban
Gizmodoby Bruce Gil·31 Aug 2026
Disgraced former New York Congressman George Santos just pulled off something no one else has. He became the first person ever banned from Kalshi for life.
FTC Sues Amazon for Allegedly Duping Advertisers
Gizmodoby AJ Dellinger·31 Aug 2026
Amazon is one of the biggest digital advertising platforms in the world. Turns out, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by the Federal Trade Commission and 22 states, the company allegedly used its...
Podcaster's Viral Post About the Hugging Face Hack Sparks Debate Over AI Conciousness
Gizmodoby Webb Wright·31 Aug 2026
Debates about whether or not AI could ever become conscious are older than the technology itself.
We Were Wrong About How the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Hunted Its Prey
Gizmodoby Matthew Phelan·31 Aug 2026
Australia’s colonists, followed by citizens of the newly autonomous Commonwealth, hunted the nation’s iconic Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus, to extinction 90 years ago—seemingly because...
Scientists Discover a Hidden Supervolcano Buried Beneath England
Gizmodoby Ellyn Lapointe·31 Aug 2026
The phrase “hidden supervolcano” sounds a bit like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Supervolcanoes are notoriously conspicuous, what with their enormous size and penchant for spewing massive amounts of...
MapQuest Surges in Usage as Google Bends the Knee to Trump on 'Lake America'
Gizmodoby AJ Dellinger·31 Aug 2026
When it comes to navigation, MapQuest is back on the map. The mapping company from way back when (that is still around, as it turns out) had a massive surge in downloads after it announced that it...
A Forested Island Suddenly Appeared in This Gigantic Reservoir—and Then Mysteriously Vanished
Gizmodoby Matthew Phelan·31 Aug 2026
Welling up against the northernmost ridge of the Canadian Rockies, the Williston Reservoir in British Columbia is the seventh-largest reservoir by volume in the entire world.
Chess.com Vibe-Coded a Poker Site and Says More Is on the Way
Gizmodoby Tom Hawking·31 Aug 2026
You’d never die wondering what a site called Chess.com has to offer. The site claims over 275m members—including your forlorn, terribly-ranked correspondent—and is widely considered the internet’s...
The Next Apple Watch Might Address a Long-Term Sensor Shortcoming
Gizmodoby Ian Carlos Campbell·31 Aug 2026
Apple is testing continuous heart rate monitoring on the Apple Watch Series 12, Bloomberg reports, a feature that, if enabled, would bring the company’s smartwatch into even closer competition with...
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