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Gizmodo
Oct 01, 2023

Mattel CEO Claims Its Barney Movie Won't Be Weird
Even before the Barbie movie became one of the biggest films of 2023, it was clear Mattel was going to use that as a jumping off point to bring more of its toys to the silver screen. The company's never been shy about what toys are getting the movie treatment, with the most well-known of the bunch being one focused on …

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Gizmodo
Oct 01, 2023

Open Channel: Tell Us Your Thoughts on Saw X and The Creator
September can sometimes be a dead month for movies, but for 2023, this month is ending with two pretty big tentpoles in the theaters.

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Gizmodo
Oct 01, 2023

Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed This Week
If you're behind on what's happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here's a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week. Also, don't forget to check out our weekly AI write-up, which will go into more detail on this same topic.

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Gizmodo
Oct 01, 2023

Spy x Family Brings Back the Forgers for More Misadventures
Spy x Family was one of the biggest anime of 2022, and audiences became delighted with the weekly exploits of Loid Forger, Yor Briar, Anya, and their dog, Bond. Fortunately, season two isn't that far out—it premieres next week exclusively on Crunchyroll starting Saturday, October 7.

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Gizmodo
Oct 01, 2023

Unemployment Benefits Bill for Striking Workers Vetoed by Gavin Newsom
Once it became clear the Hollywood strikes would be going on longer than anyone initially believe, Democratic senators in California wrote up a bill to compensate workers on strike. With backing from the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, the hope was that it would be passed and provide money to anyone out of work in the…

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Gizmodo
Sep 30, 2023

Saw X Was So Gnarly, Its Editor Had the Cops Called on Him
Watching the Saw movies isn't for everyone—across the now 10-movie franchise, audiences have seen people mutilate themselves in order to stay alive or die trying in some pretty grisly fashion. For those who loves these movies or to see people get messed up, that's part of the appeal. But when you're the one involved…

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Gizmodo
Sep 30, 2023

Knights of the Old Republic Remake's Status in Question After Trailer Pruning
BioWare's 2003 game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is one of the most well-known video games to bear the franchise's name, and players were delighted to hear it would be coming to the current gaming generation. But much like Star Wars Eclipse, whose existence had to be reconfirmed by developer Quantic Dream…

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Gizmodo
Sep 30, 2023

The Marvels May Be the MCU's Shortest Film Ever
At a time when folks are tying a movie's runtime as part of their interest in seeing it in the theater, blockbuster tentpoles can sometimes run fairly long. At two hours or more, superhero flicks can run long in the the tooth. So if such a thing matters to you, you'll be pleased to hear that the upcoming The Marvels ac…

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Gizmodo
Sep 30, 2023

Hazbin Hotel Checks In to Prime Video in January
In 2019, animator and illustrator Vivienne Medrano (aka VivziePop) released the pilot for her upcoming animated series Hazbin Hotel. Animation fans took the show fairly well and at time of writing, it's racked up 90 million views on YouTube. The following year, A24 opted to pick up the pilot for a full-blown show, and…

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Gizmodo
Sep 30, 2023

What Place Does Physical Media Have in Our All-Digital World?
There are few places in this world where dead things are offered such a promoted place among the living. If I had to arrange my mind to any, my first thought lands on the Catacombes de Paris, the old quarries turned morbid gallery for the shelves of anonymous bones. In that enormous memento mori, the skulls of…

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Gizmodo
Sep 30, 2023

Super7 Debuts New Sesame Street, Pinocchio and Peanuts Figures
Get ready for some SuperSize collectibles from Super7, which are available as of today.

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Gizmodo
Sep 30, 2023

A Look Back at the Best Spaceflight Images From September
The summer season has ended, but spaceflight continues to be hot, with new views of our Moon and Jupiter's moon Io, the much-anticipated return of an astronaut and an asteroid sample, and important new rocket engine tests, to name just a few of the many moments that captured our attention in September.

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Gizmodo
Sep 30, 2023

AI This Week: The Hollywood Writer's Strike May Have Ended But the Battle Over AI is Far From Over
OpenAI rolled out a number of big updates to ChatGPT this week. Those updates include "eyes, ears, and a voice" (i.e., the chatbot now boasts image recognition, speech-to-text and text-to-speech synthesization capabilities, and Siri-like vocals—so you're basically talking to the HAL 9000), as well as a new integration…Read more...



Gizmodo
Sep 30, 2023

AI This Week: The Hollywood Writer's Strike May Have Ended, But the Battle Over AI is Far From Finished
OpenAI rolled out a number of big updates to ChatGPT this week. Those updates include "eyes, ears, and a voice" (i.e., the chatbot now boasts image recognition, speech-to-text and text-to-speech synthesization capabilities, and Siri-like vocals—so you're basically talking to the HAL 9000), as well as a new integration…Read more...



Gizmodo
Sep 30, 2023

Meta Quest 3 Shows Us the Metaverse Dream isn't Dead Yet
Watching the Meta Quest 3 being announced by Meta made me realize something - the hardware available for virtual, augmented and mixed reality is finally catching up with the big idea pitches everyone had about this concept called the "metaverse" a couple of years ago.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Orbit Is Curating a Series of Free Craft Talks With Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writers
Orbit Books, an imprint of Hachette, has developed a free virtual event series for aspiring science-fiction and fantasy writers. Attendees can attend any of the 14 sessions—which are spread out over six weeks in October and early November—for free. The topics range from nitty gritty advice on worldbuilding to a panel…

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Universal Monsters and Blumhouse Horror Reign in These Halloween Collections
Universal Pictures has a long horror legacy that encompasses the original Universal Monsters films, Chucky, events like Halloween Horror Nights, and new Blumhouse terrors like M3GAN and the upcoming Five Nights at Freddy's.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

The Microplastics Are in the Clouds Now
Nowhere is safe from microplastics. Tiny plastic pieces are in waterways, in our bodies, and now researchers have found microplastics in clouds on top of Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Japan's ispace Delays Lunar Lander Mission for NASA Design Update
From its new headquarters in the U.S., Tokyo-based startup ispace will develop its Apex 1.0 lunar lander to transport NASA payloads to the Moon in 2026.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Castlevania: Nocturne's Gaming Music Moment Is as Great as Its Predecessor's
Nocturne, the new successor series to Netflix's excellent animated Castlevania adaptations, plays with its legacy in some truly smart ways—both as a successor show metatextually, and narratively as its heroes navigate being part of a generational supernatural conflict. But one of its greatest moments is a fascinating…

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

The Euclid 'Dark Universe' Space Telescope Is Off to a Faltering Start
The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope launched from Earth on July 1 and has since been getting set up to begin its investigation of the dark universe. But the instrument commissioning hasn't been rainbows and butterflies, as the telescope's engineers and scientists have worked to untangle several issues…

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Social Media Users Don't Want to BeReal Anymore, Report Finds
BeReal's active users appear to be exiting the platform in droves, with the number of active users dropping by 18% since it peaked in November of last year. The app gained a substantial number of active users in 2022 but now has a shrinking userbase that's far smaller than its social media counterparts, according to a…

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Doctor Who's New Theme Will Make a Symphonic Debut Next Month
A new era of Doctor Who means a new version of the 60-year-old series' legendary theme song, and before fans hear it across the trio of anniversary specials set to broadcast in November, they'll get to experience it in style... if they turn their radio on, that is.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

NASA Delays Launch of Psyche Asteroid Mission Due to Thruster Issue
A week before it was set to launch to a distant metal rich asteroid, NASA's Psyche spacecraft is forced to remain grounded until the space agency resolves an issue with its thrusters.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Kids These Days Get 4,500 Notifications a Day and Hate Facebook, New Study Says
The kids are not all right and are being subject to a firehouse of pinging in the thick of the Information Age. A new report reveals that children are getting upwards of 4,500 notifications a day and have some predictable favorite (and least favorite) apps.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

It's Not the Season You're Expecting With All the Lego Sets You Can Buy in October
The feast and famine of Lego releases continues as, after last month's Star Wars blowout, October is looking like a quieter month in terms of sheer volume of sets to tempt your wallet. But that doesn't mean there aren't heavy hitters among those to come!

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Hex & Co. Built a Beloved Gaming Community—Now It's Organizing
On Wednesday, the organized workers of board game bar/cafe Hex & Co. delivered a letter to one of the owners, Dr. Jon Freeman, asserting their right to collectively bargain, and asking him—and co-owner Greg May—to voluntarily recognize the union. They have given Freeman and May until the end of the month to respond. 

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Blue Origin and Sierra Space's Space Station Collaboration Hits Turbulence
Once among the star companies championing a deal to create a private successor to the International Space Station, talks between Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Sierra Space regarding the Orbital Reef project now appear to be souring.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Letterboxd Owners Sell Out for $50 Million
Letterboxd owners sold a majority stake in their social film discussion and discovery platform to Tiny for a whopping $50 million, the company announced on Friday. Tiny, a Canadian technology investment and holding company, acquired a 60% stake in the platform, but the owners noted in a press release that they'll…

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Updated: More Disney Lorcana Stock Is on Its Way to Local Stores
The Disney Lorcana trading card game arrived with a massive splash at Gen Con this year, with people staying in line overnight to get booster packs. The high demand continued after the convention, and now a Ravensburger spokesperson tells io9 that "additional booster product" will be arriving at local gaming stores in…

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

10 Great New Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Films to Put on Your Radar
If you love genre films, there truly is nothing like Fantastic Fest. While most festivals play a more balanced slate of films covering all genres, this Austin, Texas-based fest plays only the good shit. Other festivals sometimes refer to them as "Midnight Movies," but it's always midnight at Fantastic Fest. Horror,…

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

A New X-Men Movie Is in Its Very Earliest Stages at Marvel Studios
The mutants are coming! The mutants are coming! A new report suggests that now, with the writers' strike over, Marvel Studios has put the wheels in motion to start taking meetings about an upcoming X-Men movie. This is the absolute earliest stage of the process—but it is the start of the process, and that's saying…

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

The First Toxic Avenger Trailer Is a Bloody Good Mess
Break out the mops, throw on the tutus, and slide that eye down to your cheek. The first trailer for the remake of The Toxic Avenger is here and it perfectly portrays the film's irreverent tone and gory tendencies.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Shell Galaxy Reveals Its Onion-Like Layers to Dark Energy Camera
Behold a galactic onion: the shell galaxy NGC 3923, spotted by the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's Dark Energy Camera (DECam) at a distance of about 70 million light-years from Earth.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

October's Huge List of New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books
The days may be getting shorter, but October's list of new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books is as long as ever, with a seasonally appropriate emphasis on "horror." There are witches, haunted houses, monsters, and more—plus celebrity cameos, like Star Trek icon Patrick Stewart, and a host of new anthologies, including…

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Florida and Texas Social Media Content Moderation Bans Heading to Supreme Court
The GOP's biggest gripes with big tech content moderation will have their day in the United States' highest court. On Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments for Florida and Texas' big bills that have tried to stop big tech companies from moderating disinformation or other speech. The outcome has the…

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 4 Review: E Ink and OLED Screens in a Single Laptop
The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 4 hits a couple of my soft spots. It's a hybrid PC with an inventive, risk-taking design, and it includes an E Ink display. And not just any E Ink display, but one of the only color E Ink displays I've seen in the real world. The other side of the display is a 13-inch OLED panel, which…

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

This Prey Behind-the-Scenes Clip Explores the Predator's Weapons
Anyone disappointed that they didn't get to see last year's awesome Predator-prequel Prey in theaters will soon get the next best thing. The streaming title is getting its very own 4K/Blu-ray release next week and io9 has an exclusive clip from the special features.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

French Authorities Reportedly Raided Nvidia Offices
French authorities reportedly raided Nvidia's local offices this week to investigate the company's suspected anti-competitive practices. The raid was based on a final opinion report by the Autorité de la concurrence which published a market study on cloud sector competition in June.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

NASA's Parker Probe Shatters Records During Latest Solar Swoop
NASA's groundbreaking Parker Solar Probe continues to set new milestones, diving continuously deeper towards the Sun, and offering insights into the star's enigmatic atmosphere and how it affects space weather.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Updates From Loki Season 2, and More
A new Fall of the House of Usher clip introduces us to its world. Chucky makes a threat in new footage from season 3. Samara Weaving's new sci-fi action movie finds a home.. Plus, teases for Luca Guadagnino's take on Lord of the Flies, and even more footage from Saw X and Exorcist: Believer. Spoilers now!

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

The Saga of the High-Radiation iPhone 12 Is Finally Over
France may finally allow Apple to sell iPhone 12s in the country again after Apple has seemingly met the country's electromagnetic radiation standards.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

All That Could Have Been: Apple Considered Buying Bing From Microsoft
As Google faces a massive antitrust lawsuit, revelations surrounding the case have presented us with a glimpse into an alternate reality. Microsoft reportedly discussed selling Bing to Apple just a few years ago, and if the deal went through, Google would have no longer been the default search engine on iPhone.

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Gizmodo
Sep 29, 2023

Ohio State University Researchers Are Using AI to Understand Changing Biodiversity
A team of researchers from around the world, led by Ohio State University, will be gathering data to create artificial intelligence-informed models to better understand the long-term impact of the climate crisis on biodiversity.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Disneyland Movie From David Gordon Green Is on Hold for Now
Filmmaker David Gordon Green's Disneyland biopic centering on Walt Disney and his brother Roy O. Disney is currently being held up... for now.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Argylle, the New Spy Film By Matthew Vaughn, Looks Purr-fect
We may not ever see the end of Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman series on film, but his next movie looks like it fits right in. This February, the man who directed Kingsman, Kick-Ass, Layer Cake, and X-Men: First Class returns with his latest spy film, Argylle, and the trailer has to be seen to be believed.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Ahsoka's Composers Break Down Scoring This Week's Big Cameo
Balancing the need to bring a new but familiar sound to Star Wars while also playing in the footsteps of John Williams' legendary music for the saga is a challenge for every composer who joins the franchise. Few have faced it as often as the Kiner family—composer and father Kevin, alongside his children Deana and…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

The Spotted Lanternfly Has Invaded Illinois, Squash 'em
The Department of Agriculture (DOA) has confirmed that a local sighting of the invasive spotted lanternfly was reported on Sept. 16, marking yet another state it's migrated to since the colorful insect was first sighted in the U.S. nearly a decade ago. The Department of Agriculture did not disclose the lanternfly's…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Watch the First 10 Minutes of Blue Beetle for Free on YouTube
Blue Beetle delivered a solid DC superhero adventure with Jaime Reyes' origin story, and you can now watch the beginning of the film on YouTube.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Iran Launches Third Military Satellite to Orbit, Raising Tensions on the Ground
Iran claims it has successfully placed a third imaging satellite in orbit, a move that will likely garner more criticism from the Western world over fears that the Islamic republic is bolstering its ballistic missile technology.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Privacy Fears Abound After Uber Eats Delivery Bot Shares Video Footage With LAPD
It's only been about a year since Uber Eats began deploying food delivery robots throughout select parts of Los Angeles and, already, concerns have been raised that the squat little automatons could become a police surveillance tool.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Gavin Newsom Under Fire From Teamsters Over Veto of Driverless Truck Bill
Big tech companies want to put big, driverless trucks on the road, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is ready to help them reach that goal. Now the Democratic mainstay is taking a beating from unions who say he's allowed unsafe 10,000 -pound vehicles onto the road without drivers.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

The Best Episode of Lower Decks Season 4 Yet Defies All Your Expectations
The last time Lower Decks truly surprised me was in season two's remarkable tri-perspective episode "wej Duj," a compelling experimental story that examined the plights of lower deckers across all sorts of Star Trek vessels, not just Starfleet. It's fitting then perhaps that in surprising me this week, it does so by…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Arecibo Observatory Prepares for Life After Astronomy
In December 2020, the Arecibo Observatory's radio telescope was destroyed when a catastrophic cable failure caused its 900-ton platform to collapse onto the iconic dish below. Now, the National Science Foundation has named the stewards of the site's future as an education center, marking the probable end of Arecibo's…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Patrick Stewart Wanted to Make Star Trek: Picard on His Own Terms
Star Trek: Picard ended earlier this year, and though the series could be messy at times, leading man Patrick Stewart always made it work. While the future of Jean-Luc and other Next Generation cast members is still up in the air after the show wrapped its three-season run, Stewart's now reminiscing on how the show…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Epic Games Is Selling Bandcamp and Having Not-So-Epic Layoffs
The video game company behind the massive battle royale game Fortnite is also fighting for its life. Epic Games is reportedly laying off 870 employees as well as selling some of its previous acquisitions.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

It's Not Just You and Your Friends: Some Elephants Are Better at Puzzle Solving Than Others
Just like people, some elephants might have more of a knack for puzzles than others, new research this week suggests. The study of wild Asian elephants at an animal sanctuary found that only some were willing and able to solve a puzzle box that offered food as a reward, and even fewer cracked all three types of…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

H&R Block, Meta, and Google Slapped With RICO Suit, Allegedly Schemed to Scrap Taxpayer Data
Anyone who has used H&R Block's tax return preparation services in recent years may have unintentionally helped line Meta and Google's pockets. That's according to a new class action lawsuit which alleges the three companies "jointly schemed" to install trackers on the H&R Block site to scan and transmit tax data back…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

H&R Block, Meta, and Google Slapped With RICO Suit, Allegedly Schemed to Scrape Taxpayer Data
Anyone who has used H&R Block's tax return preparation services in recent years may have unintentionally helped line Meta and Google's pockets. That's according to a new class action lawsuit which alleges the three companies "jointly schemed" to install trackers on the H&R Block site to scan and transmit tax data back…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Attention S-Mart Shoppers: All 3 Seasons of Ash vs. Evil Dead Are Coming to Hulu
In a year that already saw a rather entertaining Evil Dead universe entry in the form of Evil Dead Rise, there's more good news for fans of the Sam Raimi-created cult horror classic: all three seasons of the late, great Starz series Ash vs. Evil Dead are coming to Hulu October 1.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Relax, Apple's FineWoven iPhone 15 Case Is Perfectly Fine
If you're an extremely online Apple user, you've probably heard the collective disappointment over the company's new FineWoven cases for the iPhone 15/15 Pro series. Everyone from Reddit to The Verge to Digital Trends has reasons why you shouldn't spend $60 on Apple's case made of recycled materials. It's a scratch…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

James Cameron Almost Died While Making The Abyss
Whether it's sinking the Titanic, inventing new technology to make Avatar, or making VFX history with Terminator 2, filmmaking is never easy for James Cameron. Almost every film he makes raises the bar in some way, usually with wildly successful results. And yet, when that happens no one making the movie is ever…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

EU Court Says Amazon Is Not a ‘Very Large Online Platform,' for Now
Amazon stalled the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) requirements by claiming it isn't a very large online platform, according to a court ruling on Wednesday. In April, the EU ordered the tech company to abide by DSA rules to regulate its content moderation policies and provide ad-transparency data.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Doctor Who Is Regenerating Its Behind-the-Scenes Show
After reports last year indicated that Russell T. Davies' plan to pretty much what he did the first time on Doctor Who but, well, again, would include another returning favorite in a behind-the-scenes companion series, the BBC has confirmed that when Doctor Who returns in November, it won't be alone.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

After First Setback, Second Pig Heart Transplant Provokes Cautious Optimism
58-year-old Lawrence Faucette has become a medical milestone this month, being only the second living person in the world to have received a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

iPhone 15 Is One of the Hottest Gadgets of the Year, Literally
Since before the iPhone 15 first hit the market, there have been concerns about the new titanium frame and A17 processor causing it to get hot. After its release, some users have hammered Apple with complaints the new iPhone 15 Pro gets hot, like really hot. Are we looking at a quality control disaster or just a speed…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Stellar Explosion From 180 Years Ago Comes Alive in New Timelapse
The Chandra X-ray Observatory didn't exist in 1838, when the Eta Carinae star system started to brighten as it ejected material in an event named the "Great Eruption." But traces of the eruption remain, and a timelapse has now been created by compiling 20 years of the space telescope's data to showcase the dynamic…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Space Force Taps SpaceX for $70 Million Starshield Contract
Elon Musk's SpaceX has secured a Pentagon contract for its military satellite network, Starshield. This news, first reported by Bloomberg, marks the Pentagon's first confirmed Starshield contract with SpaceX.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Castlevania: Nocturne Is a Slick, Smart Successor
The Castlevania video game series has always been about the legacy of its heroes and vampiric villains—a battle between good and evil that plays out across generations of slayers as they battle the returning evil of Dracula and his allies. After a few years away from Netflix, Powerhouse's animated adaptation is taking…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

FAA Sets 21 Tasks for Bezos's Blue Origin Before New Shepard Can Fly Again
The Federal Aviation Administration has closed its investigation into Blue Origin's New Shepard failed launch in September 2022, but the suborbital rocket remains grounded.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Welp, Now Disney Is Clamping Down on Password Sharing
This is why we can't have nice things. Following Netflix's recent attempts at forbidding password sharing, Disney is now taking a page from its book. Disney is kicking off its own ban on account sharing by cracking down on users in Canada.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Fright Crewe Exclusive Clip Presents the Gateway Horrors of Growing Pains
A group of kids join forces to uncover the lore of New Orleans through spooky supernatural adventures in Eli Roth's Fright Crewe.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Rising Temperatures Might Spike Drug and Alcohol Abuse Hospital Visits
Extreme heat is deadly. Exposure to high temperatures can make people sick and eventually lead to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. But new research shows that rising temperatures come with other compounding dangers. This week, A study published in the journal Communications Medicine found that higher temperatures are…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Fitbit Announces the Charge 6 With 'Google Smarts'
A week before Google debuts the next-generation Pixel Watch, Fitbit is introducing the Charge 6 fitness band. The wellness-centered wearable launches in conjunction with the revamped Fitbit app. It's billed as the "only fitness track with Google smarts." Depending on who you are, that'll either make you very happy or…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Our Flag Means Death Lets Its Fandom Freak Flag Fly
Few shows have enjoyed the kind of immediate, deeply invested fanbase that Our Flag Means Death garnered in 2022. This silly, tender, queer pirate show reimagined the legends of notorious pirates Blackbeard (Taika Waititi) and Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) in an anachronistic Caribbean. David Jenkins, the beloved director…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Elon Musk and X/Twitter's CEO Can't Seem to Agree on Whether Their Election Integrity Team Is 'Gone'
At a conference on Wednesday, X CEO Linda Yaccarino contradicted Elon Musk's claims that the platform's election monitoring team has been eliminated. Yaccarino disputed these claims, saying the team is "growing" and will continue to monitor political misinformation on the platform.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Wild New Rumors About the Future of James Bond
Four more Exorcist: Believer clips tease a returning nightmare. Wolf Like Me season 2's new trailer shows troubled times ahead for the werewolf romance. he cast of The Boys welcomes the cast of Gen V in a new featurette. Plus, what's coming on Star Trek: Lower Decks. Spoilers now!

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Reddit Removes Ability to Shun Targeted Ads Based on Your Upvotes
Reddit said it was "simplifying" its ad privacy options by removing the ability to ignore targeted ads based on what communities you join, which posts you upvote or downvote, and how you spend your time on the platform.

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Report: Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Raise $1B to Design the 'iPhone of AI'
After rumors began to swirl that Apple alum Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were having collaborative talks on a mysterious piece of AI hardware, it appears that the pair are indeed trying to corner the smartphone market. The two are reportedly discussing a collaboration on a new kind of smartphone device with $1…

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Gizmodo
Sep 28, 2023

Evil Genius Sues Netflix Over Canceled Rebel Moon TTRPG
Today, tabletop roleplaying game publisher Evil Genius filed a lawsuit against Netflix for Breach of Contract. Evil Genius was hired to create a franchise TTRPG for Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon, and alleges that after working alongside Netflix and Snyder, Netflix unceremoniously terminated its contract.

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Gizmodo
Sep 27, 2023

Riddle of Fire Puts a Fantasy Spin on a 1980s Kids Adventure Movie
Recovering a password has never been as elaborate or entertaining as it is in Riddle of Fire, which had its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest 2023 this week. In the film, a trio of badass kids steal a yet-to-be-released video game console, get it home, but run into a problem. Mom has password-protected the TV. All they…

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Gizmodo
Sep 27, 2023

Castlevania: Nocturne's Opening Explores the Bloody Belmont Legacy
Netflix's new Castlevania show, Nocturne, is set hundreds of years after the events of the original series, with a long-line descendant of heroes Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades, Richter, headlining the cast. What better way to connect the Belmont Clan bloodline across shows than immediately giving the poor young…

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Gizmodo
Sep 27, 2023

A Rabid Otter in Florida Went on a Rampage Last Week, Attacking a Man and a Dog
As if life isn't hard enough already: rabid otters are apparently a thing. Florida health officials reported this week that a 74-year-old man and a dog were bitten by an aggressive otter, one that later tested positive for the usually fatal viral infection. Both victims have reportedly received treatment and the otter…

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Sep 27, 2023

NASA's Cloud Observing Satellite Bids Farewell After 17 Years
After blasting beams of energy through the clouds for the past 17 years, NASA's lidar satellite mission came to an end this past August, the agency has revealed.

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Sep 27, 2023

Concrete Utopia Takes the Disaster Movie in a Whole New Direction
Most modern disaster movies are rather cheesy—big, special effects spectacles that are an excuse to showcase lots of destruction and action. Concrete Utopia, a South Korean disaster movie, has some of that, but really focuses more on what comes in the immediate aftermath. First, the film grabs your attention with a…

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Sep 27, 2023

DoJ Accuses eBay of Selling Thousands of Environmentally Harmful Products
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a lawsuit against eBay, Inc. in a Brooklyn Court on Wednesday for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws and for permitting users to sell harmful products that don't align with automobile pollution controls.

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Sep 27, 2023

Snoop Dogg's a Dungeon Master and All of Meta's Other AI Announcements
Every tech company in existence is currently racing to cram as much AI into their product base as possible, so it's not at all surprising that Meta's annual Connect event was flush with such developments this year. In addition to a number of new VR and "metaverse"-adjacent products and features, Meta's pale commander…

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Sep 27, 2023

Scientists Spot Black Dust and Debris on Canister Containing Asteroid Sample
Following a nearly three-year journey through space, the canister containing samples from asteroid Bennu has finally been opened.

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Sep 27, 2023

Dan Harmon Dishes on Justin Roiland and Rick and Morty's New Voices
The much-anticipated seventh season of Rick and Morty arrives in just a few weeks; a few days ago, we got a trailer revealing the show's new "soundalike" voices for its lead characters after Justin Roiland's departure. It's been a weird ride for Rick and Morty fans—and now, in a new interview, Roiland's co-creator Dan…

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Sep 27, 2023

Paleontologists Find Trilobite's Last Meal in 465-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Stomach
Here's something to chew on: a fossilized trilobite from the Ordovician Period, which is so well preserved that a team of paleontologists was able to identify its last meal, now mineralized in the creature's fossil stomach.

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Sep 27, 2023

Warner Music Group CEO Says We Should Embrace AI in the Music Industry
As the Writers Guild of America comes to an agreement with movie and television studios over the use of AI in Hollywood, it would appear that the music industry is in for a reckoning too. CEO of Warner Music Group Robert Kyncl thinks AI is a really good thing for the music industry, actually. TechCrunch reported on…

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Sep 27, 2023

The Next Big Boner Treatment Might Come From Spider Venom
Men looking for a better sex life might someday own their thanks to a spider. A Brazilian pharmaceutical company is developing a topical treatment for erectile dysfunction derived from the venom of Phoneutria nigriventer, aka the Brazilian wandering spider. The treatment has already cleared an early human trial and…

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Sep 27, 2023

Breaking Down What the Writers Guild Won
After nearly 150 days on strike, the Writers Guild of America and the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers have finally reached an agreement. The unit members celebrated across the country, and now the WGA has released a Memorandum of Agreement, as well as some additional documents to inform members…

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Sep 27, 2023

Meta's New Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Look Kinda Cool and Can Livestream Your Life
Smart glasses seem to be having a resurgence lately. First, Amazon reminded us they still make them with Alexa built in. Now, Meta is launching a new lineup with a slight rebrand. They're no longer called Stories. Instead, they're called the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, and they are so much more stylish than the…

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Sep 27, 2023

Congress's Lone Surgeon Wants States to Regulate AI
A new battle is brewing between states and the federal government. This time the fight isn't over taxes or immigration but rather the limits of regulating advanced artificial intelligence systems. Political disagreements around AI's role in healthcare, in particular, could be the tip of the spear in that emerging…

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Sep 27, 2023

The Future Supercontinent Will Be Way Too Hot for Mammals to Survive, Study Says
Mammals are halfway through their era on this planet. We've existed about 250 million years since mammals evolved on earth and we only have another 250 million left before most of the world is no longer habitable.

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Sep 27, 2023

Disney's Jennifer Lee on World of Frozen and Co-Creating a New Heroine in Wish
It all starts with a classic "wish upon a star" in Disney's centennial animated release Wish.

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Sep 27, 2023

Meta's Mixed Reality Quest 3 Has Arrived, Starting at $500
Meta's been questing around for a new vision for its VR, and it's finally arrived. At Meta's 2023 Connect conference, the company introduced the Meta Quest 3, a mixed-reality VR headset. It starts at $500 and you can pre-order it now, with devices shipping beginning Oct. 10. But before you do, let's talk about how it…

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Sep 27, 2023

Masters of the Universe: Revolution Announces 2024 Return With Scare Glow's Help
He-Man returns to Netflix next year for more of Kevin Smith's epic animated series—this time titled Masters of the Universe: Revolution. A new clip featuring terrifying, fiendishly taunting adversary Scare Glow is here to get you pumped for battle.

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Sep 27, 2023

Netflix's Tomb Raider Will Show Lara Croft's Journey from Survivor to Legend
During its "Drop 01" livestream event, Netflix unveiled the first official look at its Tomb Raider anime, The Legend of Lara Croft. The show was originally announced back in 2021 and marks the first new piece of Tomb Raider media since the 2018 reboot movie starring Alicia Vikander.

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