OpenAI Ousts Three Safety Researchers for Allegedly Mishandling 'Sensitive Information'
Gizmodoby Webb Wright·7d ago
OpenAI has severed ties with three members of its safety team after they leaked confidential information, the company confirmed to Gizmodo on Thursday.
Why Pickles Light Up When You Electrocute Them
Gizmodoby Margherita Bassi·7d ago
An electrical engineer at Portland State University is investigating quite the pickle. Literally.
No, No, No—Don't Peel the Nano-Texture Layer off the iPhone Duo's Inner Screen
Gizmodoby Raymond Wong·7d ago
I can’t believe I even have to say this out loud: do not be the idiot who breaks their new $2,000 iPhone Duo by peeling off the nano-texture layer that covers the inner screen.
Trump Asked Grok About Potential Blowback Before Kidnapping Venezuela's President: Report
Gizmodoby Matt Novak·7d ago
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about. It sounds like America’s fascist, senile president consulted AI before making a major decision last year.
South Korean Troops Thought They Found a Landmine. It Was a 600-Year-Old Gun
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee·7d ago
Since 1966, Geumseong Mountain has served as a strategic post for the South Korean military’s air defense forces.
OpenAI President Reportedly Pulls Support From Controversial AI Super PAC
Gizmodoby Ece Yildirim·7d ago
OpenAI President Greg Brockman was one of the major early supporters of Leading the Future, a controversial AI industry super PAC that formed last year with a mission to get pro-AI candidates...
Bradley Cooper Will Lead Danny McBride's 'G.I. Joe' Movie
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier·7d ago
The new G.I. Joe has its leader. Months after Danny McBride was tapped to direct a film based on the Hasbro toy series for Paramount, he’s cast none other than Bradley Cooper as the leader of the...
Archaeologists Found 4 Nazca Mummies in the Wrong Place. It Could Turn the Story of an Ancient Empire 'Upside Down'
Gizmodoby Matthew Phelan·7d ago
Peru’s archaeological record is arguably one of the most pillaged in the world. For centuries, thousands of its pre-Columbian artifacts have been looted, first by Old World conquistadors, then by...
Sony's Bringing Its Best PS5 Pro Tech to the Regular PlayStation 5... Kind Of
Gizmodoby Kyle Barr·7d ago
Sony’s been spending so much time and energy pushing the PlayStation 5 Pro as hard as it can go that it seemed that the six-year-old PS5 was getting short shrift.
Cops May Have Found a Way Around One of Apple’s Toughest iPhone Security Features
Gizmodoby AJ Dellinger·7d ago
The latest round of the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between Apple and the cops has seemingly gone to the cat.
Trump Admits He's a NIMBY on Data Centers
Gizmodoby Matt Novak·7d ago
Donald Trump has spent recent weeks insisting that AI data centers are fantastic and every American should want to have one in their community.
Netflix Grits Its Teeth, Says 'KPop Demon Hunters 2' Will Get Theatrical Release
Gizmodoby Cheryl Eddy·7d ago
Netflix’s entire business model is built around the lure of binging movies and series without ever having to get up from the couch.
Earth Tipped on Its Side During the Age of Dinosaurs—and Not Just Once
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee·7d ago
Earth is definitely not flat, but it’s not perfectly spherical, either. Due to its constant rotation, our Earth is closer to a squashed elliptoid.
HP's MacBook Neo Competitor Might Cost You More Than You Think
Gizmodoby Kyle Barr·7d ago
Apple’s MacBook Neo really kicked all the other laptop makers in the pants earlier this year, and now even HP is trying its hand at a low-cost laptop that doesn’t feel “cheap.” The cheerfully...
'Obsession' Will Compete as a Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier·7d ago
Hollywood loves to make money from a horror movie, but when it comes to celebrating them, it’s much more complicated.
The Latest 'VisionQuest' Trailer Ushes In Another Age of Ultron
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier·7d ago
When fans learned that the killer A.I. Ultron was returning in VisionQuest, we probably all had the same thought: “That guy can definitely not be trusted.” And now, in the latest trailer for...
125 New Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy Books Releasing in October
Gizmodoby Cheryl Eddy·7d ago
As you might expect, there’s an extra helping of horror on io9’s list of new books releasing in October.
Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Banning 'Robo Bosses' as Part of California Crackdown on AI
Gizmodoby Bruce Gil·7d ago
A day after President Donald Trump had lunch with some of the nation’s top AI executives, California Gov.
Being an Anglo-Saxon Expat in Medieval Rome Came With a Rare Papal Perk
Gizmodoby Margherita Bassi·7d ago
People in the United Kingdom love Italy. As of 2023, 16.8% of travelers flying out of London’s Heathrow Airport head to Rome Fiumicino Airport.
Samsung’s Jacking Up Galaxy S26 Prices, Because of Course It Is
Gizmodoby Matthew Wille·7d ago
The base Samsung Galaxy S26 with 256GB of storage will now cost you $100 more than it did last week, because we can’t have anything nice anymore.
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