Bitcoin’s Network Hashrate Is 50% Below Trend as Miners Shift to AI
Gizmodoby Kyle Torpey27d ago
Over the past year, the bitcoin mining industry has undergone a massive shift toward artificial intelligence.
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top 8%Polar Ice Sheets Have Lost 11 Trillion Tons of Ice—and 'Speeding' Glaciers Are Driving the Loss
Gizmodoby Ellyn Lapointe27d ago
As greenhouse gas emissions push Earth’s temperature to new heights, polar ice sheets are rapidly melting away.
The World Would Be Psychedelic as Hell If the Speed of Light Was Way Slower
Gizmodoby Tom Hawking27d ago
One of the reasons that it took several hundred years for us to get from Newtonian mechanics to general relativity is that the dramatic relativistic effects predicted by Albert Einstein’s equations...
British Sitcom Episode Is Fully AI-Generated, Sucks
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl27d ago
There’s now a sitcom pilot produced entirely with AI. Of course there is. Oscar-nominated Sci-fi filmmaker Neill Blomkamp recently tried something similar, and it was awful.
Rumored Round of Funding Could Make OpenAI More Valuable Than Anthropic Again. Perhaps Briefly
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl27d ago
Insiders are claiming that OpenAI may soon receive a funding round valuing it at $1.2 trillion, according to the Financial Times.
New Humanoid Worker Bot Seems to Cower When It Encounters Humans
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl27d ago
I live in a neighborhood with a lot of delivery bots, and I can’t stand having to move even one inch out of the way to let one pass.
That Photo of Donald Trump Kissing Natalie Harp Has One Big Problem
Gizmodoby Matt Novak27d ago
A photo that appears to show President Donald Trump kissing his 35-year-old assistant Natalie Harp on a golf course has gone viral in recent days.
Paul Verhoeven Reminds Us of the True Intent Behind 'Starship Troopers'
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier27d ago
It was almost too stupid to be real. Last week, the Trump Administration unveiled new uniforms for the United States Space Force with a more-than-surprising caption: “Inspired by the discipline and...
You Won't Believe What People Dropped Into Yellowstone's Hydrothermal Vents This Year
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee27d ago
Yosemite National Park’s iconic hydrothermal vents are truly amazing to behold. They’re also a hotspot for amazingly weird things to get lost in—and not always by accident.
This Bouncy Castle Spread a Dangerous Superbug to 47 Kids in a Single Afternoon
Gizmodoby Ed Cara27d ago
As anyone who’s spent time inside one can tell you, bouncy castles are supposed to be a source of joy.
Kalshi’s AI Compute Price Tracker Reportedly Pulled Over National Security Concerns
Gizmodoby Bruce Gil27d ago
The Trump administration reportedly shut down part of Kalshi’s effort to establish a futures market for AI compute. Citing people familiar with the matter, Semafor reported on Tuesday that the U.S.
Worried About AI Ending Humanity, Anthropic Is Hiring Someone to Help Dictate Terms of the End of Humanity
Gizmodoby AJ Dellinger27d ago
On September 12, 2026, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging frontier AI companies, including his own, to slow down development for fear of destroying human life as we know it in...
How Mike Flanagan's 'Carrie' Could Tie Into 'The Dark Tower'
Gizmodoby Cheryl Eddy27d ago
Mike Flanagan is undeniably busy these days. He has Prime Video’s Carrie series arriving next month, The Exorcist: Martyrs hitting theaters next year, and The Mist—another Stephen King...
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Join Forces for Safety as Antitrust Concerns Mount
Gizmodoby Ece Yildirim27d ago
For the past week, the AI industry has been ringing major alarm bells about the trajectory and pace of AI development.
The US Put Weapons in Space. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Gizmodoby Passant Rabie27d ago
Oh good, space has weapons now. The U.S. has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has weapons in orbit, a decidedly less sci-fi development than it might sound.
Apple Home’s AI Security Camera Features Are Opt-In, if You Can Afford Them
Gizmodoby Wes Davis27d ago
Apple has finally launched its big Siri AI upgrade for its entire software ecosystem, and for Apple Home users, that means big, AI-powered changes for how their security cameras might work.
'The Last of Us' Season 3 Is Now Likely to Be the Show's End
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier27d ago
There was always a question of how much Last of Us we would be getting. Before even a single episode of the show aired, co-creator Craig Mazin was being asked about how many seasons were planned...
AirPods 5 Review: A Ridiculously Great Value for ANC Wireless Earbuds
Gizmodoby Raymond Wong27d ago
I woke up to the voice of the captain telling everyone to prepare for landing and a tone in my AirPods 5 telling me the battery was under 10%.
'Marvel Rivals' Is Now Coming to You in Concert Form
Gizmodoby Cheryl Eddy27d ago
Here’s some temptation to make even a Marvel Rivals superfan step away from the game for a few hours: an official Marvel Rivals concert.
Kids of 2026 Make Futuristic Predictions That Are Very Similar to the Kids of 50 Years Ago
Gizmodoby Matt Novak27d ago
When American kids of the mid-1970s were asked what the year 2000 might look like, a quarter century into the future, it was a bizarre mix of ideas.