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 team has all the latest news and more. Here’s a roundup of our most-read…
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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 finally, never judge a sea cucumber by its cover—no matter how repulsive that…
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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 learning framework. Not quite as exciting. That said, the AI industry…
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New Report Accuses Sam Altman of Being a Terrible Boss
Ever since Sam Altman was fired by the OpenAI board two weeks ago, questions have swirled about what precipitated the drama. The fact of the matter is this: We still don’t really know what happened or why Altman was forced out. Altman himself won’t talk about it. Microsoft obviously isn’t talking. And even former…
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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 film, television, and even music.
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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.
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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.
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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’s shocking, but also fits right in. However, getting to that idea…
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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 covers the experience before this breaking news hit. I reached out to Beeper to…
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