Trump Crashed NASA's Press Conference to Praise the Space Telescope He Repeatedly Tried to Kill
Gizmodoby Passant Rabie·31 Aug 2026
Following the successful launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday, the agency held a news conference to discuss the observatory’s upcoming science operations.
Meta Just Made Navigation on Its Smart Glasses a Lot More Useful
Gizmodoby James Pero·31 Aug 2026
If there’s one area that Meta’s smart glasses feel genuinely built for (outside of covertly recording people), it’s doing stuff hands-free.
After Today, the Nintendo Switch 2 May Never Be $450 Ever Again
Gizmodoby Kyle Barr·31 Aug 2026
As August tips into September, the Nintendo Switch 2 will slide from $450 to $500. Knowing Nintendo, this means we will likely never see its prized handheld console cost any less.
Australia Confirms Its First Known Bird Flu Death in a Dolphin
Gizmodoby Matthew Phelan·31 Aug 2026
Australia spent decades blissfully free from highly pathogenic H5 strains of bird flu, which have spread chaos (and occasionally killed human beings) across the world’s more interconnected...
The World's Most-Used Material Has a Massive Carbon Problem. A Bolt of Plasma May Fix It
Gizmodoby Ellyn Lapointe·31 Aug 2026
Cement, the key binding ingredient in concrete, is the most consumed manufactured material on Earth.
The Best Gadgets of August 2026
Gizmodoby James Pero·31 Aug 2026
It’d be easy to misconstrue August as the calm before the storm when it comes to gadgets. Next month ushers in new iPhones, a deluge of smart home gadgets from IFA 2026, and most likely new smart...
'Coyote vs. Acme' Did Good Box Office Work This Weekend
Gizmodoby Justin Carter·31 Aug 2026
As the summer movie season winds down, new releases are still making an impact despite persistent heavy hitters. In the case of Coyote vs.
Everything About 'Lanterns' Just Got Flipped on Its Head
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier·31 Aug 2026
At a certain point in the third episode of Lanterns, John Stewart is handed the power ring and asked to make a watch.
Apple Reportedly Considered Going Full Palm Pilot With Its Foldable iPhone
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl·31 Aug 2026
If your memory goes back far enough, picture the biggest dork you knew in the year 2000. I know the image is blurry, but try to focus on what’s in that person’s hands.
Disney+ Has Canceled Its Live-Action 'Gargoyles' Reboot
Gizmodoby Gordon Jackson·31 Aug 2026
The original Darkwing Duck voice actor reveals he’s being recast for the upcoming reboot. An Amazon CEO expresses interest in Doctor Who as an IP.
John Ternus Will Reportedly Replace Apple’s Rapidly Fossilizing Executives Soon After Becoming CEO
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl·31 Aug 2026
John Ternus will officially replace Tim Cook as CEO of Apple next week, and a big leadership shakeup is expected to soon follow, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Shailene Woodley Remembers Almost Being in 'Amazing Spider-Man 2'
Gizmodoby Justin Carter·30 Aug 2026
Andrew Garfield’s superhero stint ended with The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which is a whole lot of movie.
Animator Phil Tippett Retired and Sold His Studio This Weekend
Gizmodoby Justin Carter·30 Aug 2026
Phil Tippett, the animator famous for Star Wars and Jurassic Park, announced he’s been forced into retirement and shutting down his namesake studio.
Google Caves to Trump Again, Renames Lake Ontario
Gizmodoby Ece Yildirim·30 Aug 2026
Google has caved to Trump’s whims again. Less than two years after controversially relabeling the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” Trump has now attempted to formally rename Lake Ontario...
Waymo, Zoox Vehicles Still Causing Injuries to Test Drivers: Report
Gizmodoby Zac Estrada·30 Aug 2026
With the increasing prevalence of autonomous vehicles on the streets of several global cities, It’s sometimes easy to forget how humans still factor into their operation.
Xbox May Jump Back Into Hollywood Adaptations
Gizmodoby Justin Carter·30 Aug 2026
Xbox has been in a very weird, very frustrating place this decade, but its plans to get back in folks’ good graces may involve trying another stab at TV and film.
The First Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Transaction Has Been Mined
Gizmodoby Kyle Torpey·30 Aug 2026
A StarkWare researcher has successfully sent the first Bitcoin transaction designed to resist attacks from a sufficiently powerful quantum computer.
Roborock Qrevo 2 Pro Review: A Midrange Robovac That Will Eat Your Cables
Gizmodoby Wes Davis·30 Aug 2026
When folks ask the internet (well, mostly on Reddit) for robovac recommendations, you’ll see mentions of Eufy, Ecovacs, and Dreame here and there. But it’s Roborock that bubbles up the most.
Did Google Glass Wearers Actually Get Punched in the Face?
Gizmodoby Matt Novak·30 Aug 2026
Remember back in 2014 when early adopters of Google Glass, the widely ridiculed face computer, were constantly getting punched in the face?
Sony and Warner Music Sue Anthropic, Alleging Theft of Intellectual Property
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl·29 Aug 2026
In what feels a bit like a flashback to the days just after the release of ChatGPT, music publishers are using very harsh language in a new lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging “one of the largest...
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