Centaur 29P, an icy object in the outer solar system, is spewing unusual jets of hot gas, revealing its hybrid nature as a mashup of different cosmic bodies.
Environment Read on GizmodoWho invented crypto? A filmmaker believes he's cracked the case.
Entertainment Read on GizmodoAmazon is unleashed a wave of incredible discounts on Apple’s audio devices.
Business Possible ad Read on GizmodoTodd Phillips’ new Joker sequel is a pitchy mess that wants to explore what happens when villains become folk heroes.
Entertainment Read on The VergeBic, the company best known for ballpoint pens, razors, and lighters, has just revealed a collaboration that no one could have possibly had on their 2024 bingo cards. Its new Hold the Phone case has a molded cutout on the back to hold one of Bic’s EZ Reach lighters, specifically those designed by Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg as part of a collaboration with the company. Just two color options will be available starting today at 10AM ET in limited quantities: a blue version designed to complement the EZ Reach lighters Stewart helped design and a purple one for Snoop Dogg’s. They’re $49.99 each, made of urethane rubber, and Bic recommends letting the lighters cool for five seconds after use before inserting them back into the case. iPhones...
Entertainment Possible ad Read on The Verge TechLess than two months after its inception, the Schoof I Cabinet nearly collapsed at the end of August.
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Business Possible ad Read on GizmodoAutomattic CEO Matt Mullenweg offered employees $30,000, or six months of salary (whichever is higher), to leave the company if they didn’t agree with his battle against WP Engine. In an update on Thursday night, Mullenweg said 159 people, making up 8.4 percent of the company, took the offer. Automattic, which is in charge of WordPress.com and its commercial services, has been involved in a public dispute with WP Engine after Mullenweg called the third-party hosting service a “cancer” to the WordPress community and banned it from accessing WordPress.org. Mullenweg has claimed WP Engine is violating the WordPress trademark and criticized the company for not giving back to the WordPress open-source project. On Wednesday, WP Engine, which...
Business Read on The VergeNo one really knows what generative video models are useful for just yet, but that hasn’t stopped companies like Runway, OpenAI, and Meta from pouring millions into developing them. Meta’s latest is called Movie Gen, and true to its name turns text prompts into relatively realistic video with sound… but thankfully no voice just yet. […]
Entertainment Read on TechCrunchPlus, the first set pictures from Spider-Noir tease a rough time for Nic Cage.
Entertainment Read on GizmodoThe next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.
Politics Read on WIRED BusinessCompanies keep rolling out AI features that boil down various kinds of text. They're making us dumber.
Entertainment Read on WIRED Business$500 is a lot for a point-and-shoot film camera, but it rewards you with a joyous experience.
Entertainment Read on The Verge ReviewsNuclear waste processing facility Sellafield has been fined £332,500 ($440k) by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for failing to adhere to cybersecurity standards and putting sensitive nuclear information at risk over four years, from 2019 to 2023....
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Entertainment Possible ad Read on GizmodoGoogle is rolling out iOS support for its Gmail Q&A feature, which gives users a Gemini-powered AI assistant to help manage their inbox. The Gemini side panel for Gmail was introduced to web and Android devices earlier this year and can potentially provide an easier way to locate specific information that’s buried within emails and Google Drive. Users can ask the Gmail chatbot questions about the contents of their inbox or connected Google Drive, such as finding lost contact information or company data. The Gmail Q&A feature can summarize emails around a particular topic, surface unread messages or emails from a specific sender, and answer general questions from Google search directly within the inbox.
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