- Twisted Metal Revs Up for a Second Two on Peacock
A lot happened this summer, so it’s easy to forget that Twisted Metal aired on Peacock over the summer. Based on the now classic car combat PlayStation series, the show got decent reviews and was nominated at the recent Game Awards for Best Adaptat…
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- Mace Windu Shatters The Glass Abyss in New Star Wars Novel
The prequel trilogy of Star Wars films (and similar material set in the same time period) introduced audiences to plenty of new Jedi, with one of the most striking being Samuel L. Jackson’s Mace Windu. Though he’s one of the most important player…
- 1 day ago 9 Dec 23, 12:40pm -
- Stranger Things Gets Back In Production This January
With the Hollywood strikes now having wrapped in full, productions are able to start back up again. Stranger Things, according to Deadline, is set to get back to work in early January.Read more...
- 1 day ago 9 Dec 23, 10:25am -
- Fortnite Festival Brings an Ounce of That Old Rock Band Magic Back From the Dead
Is Rock Band back? Well, kinda, maybe, eventually. Epic Games revealed the new Fortnite experience Fortnite Festival, a new update that lets players take their persona out of the battle royale and stuff a guitar or pair of drumsticks in their hands i…
- 1 day ago 9 Dec 23, 9:45am -
- The Marvels' Box Office, Deadpool Leaks, and More Top Pop Culture News of the Week
It’s been a bit of an up-and-down week for the House of Ideas, as Marvel both pulled out of reporting any further on The Marvels’ box office performance and Ryan Reynolds bit back against Deadpool 3 set leaks. All this, more Doctor Who, and even…
- 1 day ago 9 Dec 23, 9:00am -
- Why 2024 Will Be an Epic Year in Spaceflight
A Martian moons mission, a plethora of private lunar landers, probes to Venus and Jupiter, and reusable heavy-lift rocket tests are among the many highlights we’ll be watching in the coming 12 months, in what looks to be an extraordinary year in sp…
- 1 day ago 9 Dec 23, 8:45am -
- Scientists Created Tiny VR Goggles for Lab Mice, With Adorable Results
At last, researchers say they’ve found a way for lab mice to easily use virtual reality goggles. The unusual set-up does have practical applications, since it should make it easier for scientists to study how mice respond to things commonly encount…
- 1 day ago 9 Dec 23, 8:20am -
- Google Gemini AI, M3-Powered Apple iPads, and More Top Product News of the Week
Gemini, Google’s ambitious new AI for phones, will make its way to Pixel 8 Pros next week. On the Apple side, we might begin to see M3-powered iPads and MacBook Airs hitting store shelves a lot sooner than we expected. Gizmodo’s consumer tech tea…
- 1 day ago 9 Dec 23, 8:00am -
- MRI Shoots Woman, a Betelgeuse Eclipse, and More Top Science News of the Week
Our most-read science stories this week contain a few timeless life lessons. One, don’t go into an MRI room carrying metal, particularly if that metal is a loaded gun. Two, don’t cross a killer whale, even if you’re a great white shark. And fin…
- 1 day ago 9 Dec 23, 7:40am -
- Google's Gemini, Grok Goes Premium, and More of the Top AI News of the Week
There were a few AI product launches this week. Google released Gemini, it’s newest AI platform, while Grok, Elon Musk’s annoying chatbot, rolled out to X Premium users. Apple, meanwhile, tried to keep up by releasing...an open-source machine lea…
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- New Report Accuses Sam Altman of Being a Terrible Boss
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 8:00pm -
- Poor Things and 22 Other Frankenstein Adaptations in Pop Culture
There’d be no science fiction without a 19-year-old Mary Shelley in 1816 writing the tale of a scientist who their undead creature to life. Ever since, her tale of creation has inspired adaptations that have propelled the evolution of genre in fil…
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- James Gunn Has Found His DC Universe's Mandatory Sean Gunn Role
Sean Gunn has been tapped to play Maxwell Lord in James Gunn’s new DC Universe. Read more...
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 4:45pm -
- Should Section 230 Protect AI Companies From Being Sued Out of Existence?
Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo’s weekly deep dive on what’s been happening in artificial intelligence.Read more...
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 4:20pm -
- The Shocking Ending of Indiana Jones 5 Wasn't Always What's in the Movie
Indiana Jones movies always end with the impossible. Ghosts coming out of an ark, a rock healing a village, a cup granting immortality, aliens with crystal skulls. So, when Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny gets to its big third-act moment, it’…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 4:00pm -
- Beeper Mini Rules, But It Doesn't Solve Android's Messaging Problem
Note: As I was getting ready to publish this piece, Beeper’s servers began faltering. TechCrunch reports that Beeper Mini had lost access to Apple’s servers, though I’m still able to send text-based messages with a bit of delay. This piece cove…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 4:00pm -
- The Secret Behind AI Drive-Thrus? It’s Humans Doing the Work.
Presto, the self-acclaimed “leader in drive-thru voice automation” wants artificial intelligence to take your order. The drive-thru AI company works with Carls Jr, Chili’s, and Del Taco, and it partially runs on ChatGPT. However, SEC filings fr…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 3:50pm -
- Hideo Kojima Documentary Connecting Worlds Will Stream Exclusively on Disney+
Hideo Kojima’s in the news for his appearance last night at the Game Awards where he announced he’s working on a spooky Xbox game, OD, alongside Oscar-winning horror director Jordan Peele. Now, fans wishing to know more about the popular game des…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 3:25pm -
- Developing the Character of Lee Shaw Together in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
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- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 3:15pm -
- How to Watch SpaceX Launch Space Force’s Spaceplane for the First Time
For the first time, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy will attempt to deliver the Pentagon’s spaceplane to low Earth orbit. The mission marks the seventh for the mysterious spacecraft, aiming to expand the Space Force’s knowledge of the space environment and…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 2:50pm -
- Godzilla Minus One Is Now the Biggest Live-Action Japanese Film in U.S. Box Office History
Godzilla Minus One’s critical and public acclaim has skyrocketed it to box-office heights—heights so worthy of such a titanic being that Toho has had to dash its plans to bring the film’s theatrical run to an end and extend screenings. But now…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 2:30pm -
- 10 Sci-Fi Movies to Watch on Paramount+ (That Aren't Star Trek)
If you want a Star Trek or Transformers fix, Paramount+ is your go-to. But once you’ve landed on the streamer, you’ll find plenty of sci-fi options beyond just those big franchises. Here are 10 sci-fi tales to get keep you going after you’ve fi…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 1:45pm -
- Luke Wilson on Finding His Batman Voice
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- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 1:00pm -
- Tyrannosaur Ate Baby Dino Drumsticks Before It Died, Stunning Fossil Reveals
A team of paleontologists revealed a remarkable fossil: a young tyrannosaurid with the hindlimbs of two year-old dinosaurs in its stomach. In other words, this theropod was chowing down on baby legs.Read more...
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 1:00pm -
- Denis Villeneuve Says We Might Be Waiting Even Longer for Dune 3
It’s been Denis Villeneuve’s plan since day one: adapt Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi novel, Dune, in two parts, and then bring the story of Paul Atreides to a close with an adaptation of the follow-up, Dune Messiah. He’s been saying that since…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 12:15pm -
- The Cello Is an Odd Composition of Slow Pacing and Gory Terrors
On paper, The Cello is fascinating. It’s directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, who’s made four Saw movies; it features Saw villain Tobin Bell and Oscar winner Jeremy Irons, and most of it takes place (and was filmed in) Saudi Arabia. It’s also about…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 11:30am -
- Yamaha Is Taking Me Back to 2001 With Its New Five-Disc CD Player
It seems the universe is always trying to push us back in time. We just saw JBL releasing a turntable like it’s 1994. Yamaha is returning to the glorious Y2K with its new CD-C603RK rack-mountable CD player. Read more...
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 11:05am -
- The Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Trailers at the Game Awards
The Game Awards brought with them, alongside a host of rapid-fire award ceremonies, the usual and unfortunately actual main event of the show: a whole bunch of new looks at upcoming video games. Here’s the best of what we saw from the genre worlds…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 10:34am -
- Mystery of the Missing ISS Tomato Finally Solved
The curious case of the conspicuously absent cherry tomato has finally been put to rest eight months after the lab-grown edible went missing.Read more...
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 10:20am -
- Google's NotebookLM Could Be the Ultimate AI-Based Notes App if It Doesn’t Lie to You
Google is trying to sprinkle a bit of AI spice into the staid flavor of note-taking apps with NotebookLM, an AI assistant app focused on helping writers, educators, students, or other creative types.Read more...
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 10:15am -
- Google Definitely Had Its ‘Hands-On’ That Gemini AI Demo
Google released Gemini, its newest generative AI chatbot that promises to be better than ChatGPT, alongside a splashy demo video showcasing its capabilities. A Google developer blog post reveals that the viral showcase was edited, sped up, and used d…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 9:40am -
- Doctor Who's Russell T. Davies Teases a New, Controversial Mythology
The Minecraft movie expands its cast. David Rysdahl teases just how different the Alien show is going to be. Plus, what’s coming on Quantum Leap. Spoilers, away!Read more...
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 9:15am -
- 7 Nerdy Looks to Wear This Holiday Season
For those in the northern hemisphere, it is officially the season to bust out the box of holiday-themed sweaters. I used to have a couple I’d cycle through, but then my house got crowded, and I had to find them new homes. Now, I live vicariously th…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 8:45am -
- Iconic Star Betelgeuse Will Temporarily Vanish From the Sky Next Week
The bright star Betelgeuse, a prominent member of the Orion constellation, is set to be occulted by the asteroid Leona on December 11. This occurrence, expected to last no more than 10 seconds, will cause the star to temporarily vanish from sight, a…
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 7:38am -
- Which AI Image Generator Is the Best?
There are a lot of AI image generators on the market, and it’s hard to know which ones are great and which ones can be skipped. We put some leading AI image-generating models to the test and found that there are huge differences. Read more...
- 2 days ago 8 Dec 23, 7:00am -
- Actually, Sweden Won’t Give in to Tesla’s License Plate Demands
Elon Musk’s electric car company has suffered a reversal of fortune in its ongoing battle with Sweden’s labor unions. Turns out, Teslas won’t be getting license plates in the Nordic country—at least, not for the foreseeable future. Read more.…
- 3 days ago 7 Dec 23, 9:30pm -
- Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy Gets a Worthy Tribute Poster
Which Christopher Nolan Batman film is your favorite? Most people would say The Dark Knight—which, clearly, is incredible. Personally, my pick is Batman Begins, just because of the way it handles Batman’s origin. And we’d imagine someone out th…
- 3 days ago 7 Dec 23, 6:00pm -
- The Sacrifice Game Is a Gory and Fun Christmas Gift
At a boarding school in the early 1970s, a student who’s been eagerly awaiting winter vacation gets a call with bad news: they’ll be spending Christmas at school instead of with their family. Is it Alexander Payne’s new Oscar-buzz movie The Hol…
- 3 days ago 7 Dec 23, 5:00pm -
- Avatar 3 Won't Have This Hilarious Rumored Title
On the internet, most news gets forgotten very quickly. Anything that sticks around for more than a few days does so with good reason, usually because it’s so incredibly weird. In the world of movies, an example of that is the rumored Avatar sequel…
- 3 days ago 7 Dec 23, 4:00pm -
- Robert Pattinson Went Full Bird for Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron
When Hayao Miyazaki announced that The Boy and the Heron might be his last picture, Studio Ghibli’s U.S. distributor GKIDS knew it had a big task ahead, assembling a very special dub cast for the English-language version of the film.Read more...
- 3 days ago 7 Dec 23, 3:00pm -
- Doctor Who Is Pushing One of Its Oldest and Weirdest Villains
This weekend, Neil Patrick Harris will do battle with the Doctor and Donna Noble in the third and final Doctor Who 60th anniversary special—playing a new version of one of the show’s oldest and most obscure villains. Mostly obscured by the fact t…
- 3 days ago 7 Dec 23, 2:00pm -
- Here's Your Free Window to Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas on Streaming
In what’s become a holiday tradition (and in the wake of free viewing windows for the Peanuts Halloween and Thanksgiving specials), A Charlie Brown Christmas will be streaming free on Apple TV+ on Saturday, December 16 and Sunday, December 17.Read…
- 3 days ago 7 Dec 23, 1:10pm -
- Ryan Reynolds Releases New, Totally Real Deadpool 3 Set Photos
A day after asking the world to stop with the Deadpool 3 set photos, Ryan Reynolds made a surprising next move. Reynolds not only released some new Deadpool 3 set photos, but he made sure the photos were filled with yet-to-be-revealed cameos. Read m…
- 3 days ago 7 Dec 23, 1:00pm -
- Elon Musk’s ‘Anti-Woke’ AI Is Here, Snowflakes Need Not Apply
Elon Musk’s snarky, anti-woke chatbot, Grok, started rolling out to X Premium Plus users on Thursday. X users who paid $16 a month, or $22 via the app, for a blue checkmark started receiving the added feature of getting roasted by xAI’s premiere…
- 3 days ago 7 Dec 23, 12:45pm -
- Panera's 'Charged Lemonade' Blamed for Second Death in New Lawsuit
Panera Bread is once again being blamed for causing someone’s death with its highly caffeinated “Charged Lemonade” energy drink. The family of 46-year-old Dennis Brown has filed a wrongful death suit against the chain this week, alleging that B…
- 3 days ago 7 Dec 23, 12:35pm -
- iPhone 16 Will Feature a Much Better Mic for An Improved Siri (and AI) Experience
We have officially reached that stage in AI popularity, where it’s no surprise that it could change the way we interact with our phones. We just saw that happening with the Google Pixel 8 Pro with the recently revealed Gemini AI model. Of course,…
- 3 days ago 7 Dec 23, 12:25pm -