Bernie Sanders Shows There's a Big Problem With Trump Renaming AI to 'Super Intelligence'
Gizmodoby Matt Novak·15d ago
Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation Wednesday to create a new Department of Artificial Intelligence and ban artificial superintelligence until AI can be regulated in a way to ensure it...
Jensen Huang Says if AI Companies Can't Contain Their Models, 'We Have to Shut the Labs Down'
Gizmodoby AJ Dellinger·15d ago
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang does not believe that artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity, no matter how many former AI lab employees sound the alarm.
Astronomers Finally Pick Up Radio Signals From a Planet Beyond Our Solar System
Gizmodoby Passant Rabie·15d ago
For the first time, astronomers have detected radio signals from a planet beyond our solar system, according to a study available on the preprint server arXiv.
Microsoft’s (Slightly) Cheaper Surface PCs Now Sport a Surface Mouse, and It's a Weird One
Gizmodoby Kyle Barr·15d ago
Microsoft’s smaller-sized Surface PCs are back, and they’re looking to be the slightly more affordable option than the recent Intel laptops.
Stroke Rates in Younger Americans Have Nearly Doubled Since the 90s—and Scientists Can't Fully Explain It
Gizmodoby Ed Cara·15d ago
According to research published today, younger Americans are increasingly dealing with a health problem that was less common in past generations.
Qualcomm's New Minuscule Sound Chip Fits Wi-Fi Lossless Audio in Your Ears
Gizmodoby Kyle Barr·15d ago
For years, Qualcomm has been showing off its XPAN features, an attempt to enable users to get their audio over Wi-Fi and not just Bluetooth.
Prepare Yourself for a Discord Age Check
Gizmodoby AJ Dellinger·15d ago
It’s impolite to guess a person’s age. And yet, Discord is going to do it by default. In a blog post, Discord announced that it will automatically assign users an estimated age group based on...
George Lucas Reminds Hollywood Not to Listen to the Haters
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier·15d ago
George Lucas had nothing to do with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and yet, new quotes of his feel like he’s speaking directly to it.
Elon Musk Eyed as Investor in Paramount's Disastrous Takeover of Warner Bros: Report
Gizmodoby Matt Novak·15d ago
Paramount CEO David Ellison is reportedly thinking about bringing in Elon Musk to invest in the company as it gobbles up Warner Bros. Discovery.
Americans Are a Lot More Worried About AI Than the Rest of the World
Gizmodoby Bruce Gil·15d ago
It turns out that people in much of the world outside the West still feel pretty optimistic about the future of AI.
178 Fossil Fuel Giants Have Already Locked In Centuries of Warming
Gizmodoby Ellyn Lapointe·15d ago
The vast majority of planet-warming emissions come from just 178 oil, gas, and cement companies known as the “carbon majors.” Even if these companies stopped emitting tomorrow, the carbon they’ve...
A Strange Rock on the Moon's Far Side May Help Solve a Decades-Old Magnetic Mystery
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee·15d ago
Today, the Moon has a very weak magnetic field—but did it always? This is something scientists have long debated.
It Is the Year 2026, and a 72-Year-Old Man Was Just Convicted of GPS Stalking a Pokémon Card Delivery Driver
Gizmodoby Tom Hawking·15d ago
Old people have been engaging in wild Pokémon-related hijinks as of late, which is not a sentence I expected to be typing in the year of our lord 2026.
The ‘QwenBook’ Laptop Can Run Every OS at Once, and It May Be PC Fans' Worst Nightmare
Gizmodoby Kyle Barr·15d ago
Tech companies keep trying to “reinvent” the PC with the help of AI, and it only has amounted to chatbots stuffed into every crevice of the laptop experience.
The New 'Steel Ball Run' Opening Saddles Anime Fans Up for the Glorious Return of JoJo Fridays
Gizmodoby Isaiah Colbert·15d ago
After six long months of waiting, the brand-new opening theme for the anime adaptation of Hirohiko Araki’s Steel Ball Run: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure has arrived.
Why Are Water Treatment Plants Still Connected to the Internet?
Gizmodoby Matt Novak·15d ago
Dozens of water treatment plants in the U.S. have come under cyberattack since President Donald Trump started a war with Israel against Iran in February.
Super El Niño Heat Could Kill Nearly Half a Million People in 6 Months, Report Warns
Gizmodoby Passant Rabie·15d ago
Extreme heat brought about by this year’s “super” El Niño could result in the deaths of more than 450,000 people across the world in the next six months, a new report warns.
The Movie Event of the Year Gets Its First Trailer
Gizmodoby Ece Yildirim·15d ago
You can now see You Can See Everything. At least the trailer for it, that is. The documentary features comedian Nathan Fielder moving in with notorious tech scammer Elizabeth Holmes to follow her...
Brad Bird Discusses the Long Road to His New Animated Film 'Ray Gunn'
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier·15d ago
You’d assume that directing classic, unforgettable movies like The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol would make it easier to get a movie made.
Something Deep Inside Earth Keeps Messing With the Length of Our Days
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee·15d ago
For practical purposes, we say that one day—the time it takes for Earth to rotate once on its axis—equates to 24 hours.
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