We're Both Confused and Fascinated by This Disney and NFL Team-Up
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier24 Aug 2026
One is a powerful, super-rich empire that rules the land with famous brand names. The other is, well, the exact same thing.
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top 36%8-Year-Old Girl in Louisiana Dies From 'Brain-Eating' Amoeba After Lake Swim
Gizmodoby Ed Cara24 Aug 2026
An 8-year-old’s recent summer lake swim has led to a heartbreaking tragedy. Last week, the Louisiana Department of Health reported that a resident, subsequently identified as Lillian Smart by her...
Tesla Finally Sets a Launch Date for the Cybercab
Gizmodoby Bruce Gil24 Aug 2026
Tesla’s purpose-built robotaxi finally appears to have a launch date. Elon Musk’s EV company posted a teaser on X over the weekend for an “Exclusive Access” Cybercab event taking place Sept.
Trump Wants 1,000 Rocket Launches Per Year, More Than 5 Times Today's Rate
Gizmodoby Passant Rabie24 Aug 2026
The Trump Administration is looking to dramatically expand the private space industry within the next few years, directing federal agencies to develop new launch and re-entry infrastructure to...
OpenAI Has to Answer to Alabama on Hugging Face Hack
Gizmodoby AJ Dellinger24 Aug 2026
OpenAI’s general attitude towards the fact that one of its AI models went rogue and hacked into the systems of the open-source AI platform Hugging Face has been, “That’s our bad, but you gotta...
'Cars' 20th Anniversary Screening Will Force You to Confront the Passage of Time
Gizmodoby Cheryl Eddy24 Aug 2026
Stare into the abyss and soak in the realization that Cars, Disney and Pixar’s franchise-spawning and narratively confusing animated juggernaut, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
The HPV Vaccine Isn't Just Preventing Cervical Cancer, New Research Reveals
Gizmodoby Ed Cara24 Aug 2026
A highly effective vaccine for the human papillomavirus is looking even better than we hoped, thanks to new research that suggest HPV vaccination can prevent a variety of cancers, not just cervical...
Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Best Evidence for Dark Matter Yet
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee24 Aug 2026
Dark matter, the elusive, invisible stuff that astronomers say constitutes roughly 85% of the universe’s mass, doesn’t interact with light.
Sam Altman Admits It’s Going to Take a Long Time Before AI Goes Mainstream
Gizmodoby Webb Wright24 Aug 2026
If there’s one line the tech giants of the world have been incessantly trying to drill into our skulls for the past few years—in product release events, media appearances, and one terrible ad after...
'Magic: The Gathering' Unveils New 'Masters of the Universe' Secret Lair Superdrop Details
Gizmodoby Jen Lennon24 Aug 2026
At MagicCon: Amsterdam in July, Wizards of the Coast teased a Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair Masters of the Universe Superdrop.
Sunken WWI and WWII Ships and Subs Are Leaking TNT Pollution Into the Ocean
Gizmodoby Matthew Phelan24 Aug 2026
The German Type UC II minelaying submarine UC-30 was armed to do serious damage as it approached Denmark’s Wadden Sea Islands in 1917.
Trump Killed Effort to Break Up Live Nation and Ticketmaster: Report
Gizmodoby AJ Dellinger24 Aug 2026
It’s been assumed knowledge that Donald Trump intervened in the Department of Justice’s antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, a seemingly slam-dunk case that would have seen the...
Fox Business Host Learns NASA's New Telescope Isn't Named After That Nancy Grace
Gizmodoby Matt Novak24 Aug 2026
Nancy Grace Roman was a trailblazer as NASA’s first female executive and the first chief astronomer at the space agency in the 1960s and 70s.
Even Billie Piper Doesn't Seem to Know What's Up with 'Doctor Who'
Gizmodoby Cheryl Eddy24 Aug 2026
The only thing we know right now about the future of Doctor Who is that anyone and everyone involved in its past will be asked to weigh in on it.
'Avengers: Doomsday' Trailer in Lego Looks Much Brighter Than the Original
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier24 Aug 2026
Avengers: Doomsday is coming, and it’s going to be dark. Not just with its story, as Doctor Doom does his best to destroy the multiverse along heroes inside it, but also visually.
The Robots Beat Usain Bolt, Then Met Their Match: Beans
Gizmodoby Bruce Gil24 Aug 2026
Humanoid robots are getting pretty good at running; however, picking up beans with tweezers or opening a jar is another story.
Businesses Are Shunning Anthropic’s Fable 5 for Cheaper Models
Gizmodoby Webb Wright24 Aug 2026
Fable 5, Anthropic’s poster child turned problem child, is lagging behind competitors as businesses reject the most advanced models in favor of cheaper, more efficient alternatives.
Fully AI-Guided Russian Drones Have Reportedly Killed Ukrainian Civilians
Gizmodoby Ece Yildirim24 Aug 2026
An entirely AI-led Russian drone operated by Nvidia technology killed three civilians last month in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, according to new reporting from the New York Times.
Scientists Develop Microbes That Make Vanilla Cookies Out of Plastic Bottles
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee24 Aug 2026
Chemistry is very strange. Depending on how it’s bonded, the same element can either be the most harmless thing in the world or the most toxic substance imaginable.
Apple’s New Beats Wireless Headphones Could Take a Big ANC Leap
Gizmodoby James Pero24 Aug 2026
As if leaks about AirPods with cameras and new smart home products weren’t enough, details of Apple’s next pair of Beats wireless headphones seem to have leaked now, too.