Plaud's First Wireless Earbuds Crank AI Productivity to Max Volume
Gizmodoby James Pero27 Aug 2026
Wireless earbuds have quite a few inescapable trends, but if there’s one thing that’s proven to be a gravitational force in the space, it’s AI.
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top 33%Steph Curry's Fitbit Air Has Nothing on This Special Edition Pokémon Sleep Version
Gizmodoby Raymond Wong27 Aug 2026
The special edition Steph Curry Fitbit Air with a sweat-wicking band was a good way to introduce Google’s screenless Whoop competitor, but the newly announced Google Fitbit Air Special Edition...
Samsung's Galaxy S26 FE Strips the S26+ Down to Its Basics
Gizmodoby Raymond Wong27 Aug 2026
The fourth member of Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series has arrived: the Galaxy S26 FE. The “Fan Edition” smartphone cuts back some of the Galaxy S26+’s features to bring pricing down to $699.99.
The Large Hadron Collider Is Getting a Major Upgrade. But What Would Actually Surprise Physicists?
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee27 Aug 2026
As the old physics wisdom goes, to answer big questions, build big machines. To that idea, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has really delivered on all fronts in its last 16 years of operations.
Nvidia Tries to Defend Against Circular Dealmaking Accusations
Gizmodoby Ece Yildirim27 Aug 2026
Nvidia makes a lot of money from deals fueled by AI hype. It also spends a lot of money on deals that in turn fuel that same AI hype.
Head of Data Centers at OpenAI Reportedly Quits
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl27 Aug 2026
The head of data centers at OpenAI has reportedly left. At the risk of being a tad insensitive, can you imagine having that job title right now?
Nvidia Reportedly Stops Flirting With Hugging Face and Just Buys It
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl27 Aug 2026
I wrote on Monday that rumors were circulating that Hugging Face was looking to be acquired for about $13 billion.
Meta Apparently Seeks to Spread Settlement Pain to Its Competitors—With Snapchat Conspicuously Absent
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl27 Aug 2026
Meta is reportedly about to pressure its competitors hard to join it in limiting its platform’s functionality for young people. The New York Times’ Mike Isaac says tomorrow in multiple major U.S.
Republican Senator Launches Investigation Into Flock as Backlash Sweeps Country
Gizmodoby Matt Novak27 Aug 2026
Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, sent a letter to the CEO of Flock Safety on Wednesday announcing an investigation into the “unprecedented national surveillance network” that the...
Ukraine Butters Up Musk With Highest State Honor for Starlink
Gizmodoby Ece Yildirim26 Aug 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky just awarded Elon Musk, the billionaire whose recent controversies have included sexual deepfakes, Nazi salutes, and so-called “jokes” about killing...
Israel Seeds Internet With Articles From Opaque Group to Influence AI Chatbots
Gizmodoby Matt Novak26 Aug 2026
Israel has spent at least $100 million since 2023 to influence opinions in the U.S., according to Politico, and $1 billion globally, with some of that money going specifically to seed pro-Israel...
'The Last Blossom' Director on Why a Plant Was the Perfect Counterpart for a Former Yakuza
Gizmodoby Isaiah Colbert26 Aug 2026
GKIDS continues its hot streak of bringing anime films, from unknowns to household-name favorites, to the big screen.
A Game-Changing Drug for Pancreatic Cancer Just Got FDA Approval
Gizmodoby Ed Cara26 Aug 2026
An experimental drug set to change the landscape of pancreatic cancer treatment has officially just become medical reality.
Netflix Releases Trailer for New 'Wonka' Horror Movie, Er, Game Show
Gizmodoby Cheryl Eddy26 Aug 2026
There was always some dread and terror running beneath Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the 1971 film adaptation, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder as the...
The Latest 'Star Wars' Lego Is Physically Its Biggest in History
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier26 Aug 2026
You can’t make a Lego set, describe it as “Super,” and not have it be exactly that. Thankfully, Lego’s new Star Wars set of a Super Star Destroyer delivers and then some.
Scientists Find Unexpected Ingredients in Ancient Egyptian Paint
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee26 Aug 2026
Ancient Egypt is a gold mine of humanity’s best artwork from antiquity. Remarkably, many artifacts from this era retain their vibrant colors to this day—and scientists now understand how this was...
They Really Didn't Have to Go This Hard for the Cyberpunk 2077 Edition of the Commodore 64
Gizmodoby Tom Hawking26 Aug 2026
William Gibson’s Neuromancer, the novel generally credited with creating the cyberpunk genre, was published in 1984.
Screenless Luffu Link Is the Next Wearable From the Founders of Fitbit
Gizmodoby Ian Carlos Campbell26 Aug 2026
After leaving Google post-Fitbit acquisition, co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman expanded their focus from the health of individual users to the health of whole families through a startup...
NASA Is Launching a $4 Billion Space Telescope on Sunday. Here's Why You Should Care
Gizmodoby Passant Rabie26 Aug 2026
A revolutionary space telescope is ready to join the ranks of Hubble and Webb, capturing panoramic views of the cosmos to survey millions of galaxies, measure the expansion rate of the universe...
Ridley Scott Is Still Working on an 'Alien: Covenant' Sequel
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier26 Aug 2026
Ridley Scott is going to turn 89 years old later this year but is still as sharp as ever. He’s got a new movie, The Dog Stars, opening this week.