It took astronomers a little over a year to analyze the sharpest-ever images of a solar flare. But they’re finally done, and the results are illuminating—literally and figuratively. Last year, NSF’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captured a high-resolution image of a solar flare crossed with dark strands of coronal loops. Further analysis revealed that […]
PayPal glitch sparks banking freeze across Europe with billions in transactions delayed
European banks freeze PayPal transactions after fraud system failure sparks disruption Merchants face delayed payments as billions in PayPal direct debits halted Suspicious surge forces lenders to suspend PayPal activity across Germany and Europe European banks temporarily froze PayPal transactions worth billions after fraud system failure triggered widespread suspension of direct debits and delayed payments […]
Nvidia CEO Says AI Will Actually Make Us Busier in the Future
Elon Musk recently insisted that our robot-filled future will allow humans to collect free money for doing nothing, while bots do all the labor. But Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang doesn’t seem to be buying that narrative. In fact, Huang seems to think advancements in AI and robotics are going to mean that humans will be […]
Influencers Will Have to Complete a Long Walk to See ‘The Long Walk’
The rules of The Long Walk are simple. Participants must walk at a minimum of three miles per hour until only one remains. Dip below that, and you get a warning. Three warnings, and you’re out. So, basically, it’s walk or die. The concept makes for a very tense, emotional film, which hits theaters September […]
All the biggest and most intriguing news from a week in consumer tech
This week Apple teased the iPhone 17 launch, and Flipepr Devices disputed claims its tech is helping people steal cars. To catch up on all this, and five more of the week’s top tech news stories scroll down for the latest iteration of our weekly ICYMI recap. Next week is IFA and we’re sure to […]
‘The Goonies 2’ Is Sailing Closer to Reality
Goonies never say die, and apparently, neither do sequels. Earlier this year, news broke that after decades of back-and-forth about a follow-up to the fan-favorite 1985 film, The Goonies, Warner Bros. had hired a writer to pen a script. Now, the writer has provided an update that makes it seem like the sequel is getting […]
The Best Gadgets of August 2025
Wow, are we really here again? Already? It’s almost September, folks, and Gizmodo’s consumer tech team is firmly fixed on upcoming events like IFA 2025 in Berlin and Apple’s impending annual iPhone extravaganza (Meta Connect 2025 is mid-month, too!). That being said, there are still a lot of cool gadgets we reviewed in August that […]
I journeyed into the web archive of an iconic consumer electronics magazine – here’s what I found
While most of us now source our technology news online, millions globally still flick their way through a newspaper or magazine to keep up to date. Sadly, print media is a declining industry, according to figures from Statista, and with a digital world at your fingertips, it’s easy to see why you’d visit the myriad […]
The CDC’s New Acting Director Is a Peter Thiel Pal (and a Total Nightmare)
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is in chaotic disarray, as a slew of resignations and an unprecedented walkout of staff have roiled the agency. At the center of the controversy is the CDC’s weirdo director, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose most recent contribution to public health dialogue was a bizarre rant about what […]
Why ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Is the Superhero Movie We Need Right Now
The wait is over! The Toxic Avenger arrives in theaters today, and Troma fans can finally see writer-director Macon Blair’s fresh (but still gross, gory, and proudly unrated) take on the legendary cult franchise. In a splattery movie with a lot going on—a sinister health-care megacorp that’s poisoning people and the environment; a hero with […]