io9's Top 5 Films of Summer 2026
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier·28 Aug 2026
The 2026 summer movie season was historic. Not only did we see two films, The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, break major box office records, but several smaller films from young directors...
Speedo's New Wearable Adds Speed and Stroke Tracking to Goggles You Might Already Own
Gizmodoby Ian Carlos Campbell·28 Aug 2026
Plenty of smartwatches can track pool workouts, but few wearables are specifically built for swimming.
Pebble Time 2 Review: The Most Joyful Smartwatch I’ve Ever Worn
Gizmodoby Kyle Barr·28 Aug 2026
The Pebble Time 2 is a small, relatively innocuous smartwatch. It doesn’t do that much beyond acting as a wearable smartphone companion.
Freak Earthquake That Hit New York in 2024 Came From a Hidden Fault Zone
Gizmodoby Ellyn Lapointe·28 Aug 2026
On April 5, 2024, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Tewksbury, New Jersey. The shaking took an estimated 42 million people from Virginia to Maine by surprise—the East Coast certainly isn’t known...
Meet Zosia, the 17th-Century Vampire Suspect Buried With a Sickle at Her Throat
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee·28 Aug 2026
In 2022, Polish archaeologists encountered an unsettling burial site of a young woman. Her toe was caught in a triangular padlock, and a sickle—the blade pointed toward the body—lay across her...
Jane Schoenbrun Hopes to Direct 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'
Gizmodoby Gordon Jackson·28 Aug 2026
Guy Gardener makes his Lanterns debut. Paramount Primal acquires the film rights to Nick Cutter’s The Troop. Lana Condor discusses the possibility of Jubilee’s return to the MCU.
Judge Says the Pentagon’s Blacklisting of Anthropic Is Illegal
Gizmodoby Bruce Gil·28 Aug 2026
Anthropic just scored a major win in its fight against President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to blacklist the AI company. U.S.
First Leak of Nvidia's DLSS 5 Apparently Makes Games Look and Run Worse
Gizmodoby Kyle Barr·28 Aug 2026
We haven’t heard or seen much of Nvidia’s derided DLSS 5 since the company first revealed the “neural rendering” feature back in March. We now wish it would have stayed that way.
Meta Smart Glasses Creeps Now Have One Less Way to Be Creepy
Gizmodoby James Pero·28 Aug 2026
When Meta launched its increasingly popular smart glasses, it gave them one small line of defense against becoming full-on spy glasses: the “capture LED,” Meta’s terminology for the LED that lights...
If You Hate Scented Cleaning Products, Prepare to Feel Hugely Vindicated
Gizmodoby Matthew Phelan·28 Aug 2026
At long last, empirical research has made headway on a pervasive domestic dispute that’s vexed cohabitating couples, spouses, families, roommates, cubicle neighbors, probably cellmates, and (I...
MAGA Trolls Obsessed With Renaming Lake Ontario on Wikipedia After Trump's Declaration
Gizmodoby Matt Novak·28 Aug 2026
The Wikipedia entry for Lake Ontario became a battleground for the dumbest culture war of the month on Thursday as supporters of President Donald Trump repeatedly tried to rename the entry as Lake...
Adria Arjona Would Love to Return to the 'Star Wars' Universe
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier·28 Aug 2026
One small thing kept the end of Andor from being incredibly sad. Star Wars fans know that, at the end of the show, Cassian Andor goes off and goes on an adventure that ends in his death.
'Star Trek' Aims to Set a World Record for Vulcan Salutes on 'Star Trek' Day
Gizmodoby Cheryl Eddy·28 Aug 2026
The 60th anniversary of Star Trek arrives September 8, marking the date the show debuted back in 1966.
‘Dark Matter’ Expands Its World and Emotional Depth in Season 2
Gizmodoby Cheryl Eddy·28 Aug 2026
Dark Matter getting a second season was a pleasant surprise. Season one followed Blake Crouch’s acclaimed novel quite closely from start to finish, leaving an open road if the story were to...
More Shonen Anime Should Have Their Own 'One Piece Heroines' Style Spin-Offs
Gizmodoby Isaiah Colbert·27 Aug 2026
Watching shonen anime is similar to viewing the world through a magnifying glass. The moment you peer beyond the rim, the world outside of its confines becomes harder to perceive.
Google, OpenAI and Over 100 Companies Call for More Action on AI-Driven Cyberattacks
Gizmodoby Bruce Gil·27 Aug 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and more than 100 other companies and organizations are calling for a major push to defend against cyber threats powered by the most advanced AI models that, somewhat...
Asus ROG Gjallar Gaming Soundbar Review: Sorry, Did You Say Something?
Gizmodoby James Pero·27 Aug 2026
In a perfect world, I would game headset-free, my nonexistent hair flowing in the nonexistent wind inside my apartment.
Here's What Happens in Netflix's 'Grand Theft Auto VI' Extended Look
Gizmodoby Tom Hawking·27 Aug 2026
“Might not feel like it, but these are your glory days. The salad years, y’know? Nothing is gonna beat who you are now. You can’t see all the fucked up shit that’s looming on the horizon.
Nevertheless, OpenAI Persists With New Always-On Agent
Gizmodoby AJ Dellinger·27 Aug 2026
Would you trust an AI agent to do work on your behalf while you get some rest? OpenAI is apparently betting that you will, because the company is reportedly working on a persistent, always-on...
The Creator of 'Squid Game' Is Making a Sinister Sci-Fi Movie
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier·27 Aug 2026
How do you follow up one of the most twisted, successful TV shows in recent history? Well, by making an equally twisted sci-fi movie, of course.
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