The whole family can channel their favorite Marvel characters with gifts inspired by the heroes and villains of the MCU, Spider-Man films, Disney+ shows like Loki and Ms. Marvel, and ‘90s X-Men cartoon throwbacks.
Source: Gizmodo – This Gift Guide Will Bring Marvel Merriment to Your Holiday Season
Android users might soon be able to turn their smartphones into a webcam for their PCs via Microsoft’s Link to Windows app, according to Android Authority.
Source: Gizmodo – Microsoft Phone Link Might Let Android Users Turn Their Phone Into Webcams
Tesla delivered its first Cybertrucks on Thursday afternoon in Austin, Texas, four years after the dystopian electric vehicles were unveiled. Musk kicked off the delivery event by driving a Cybertruck up next to a crowd of people, standing on top of the car, and giving a speech in the dark. The top-end Cybertruck…
Source: Gizmodo – Here It Is, Your First Look at the Final Cybertruck
How hard is it to check whether an image is an AI deepfake or not? Well, Amazon claims it has some sort of answer with its own watermarking system for Amazon Titan Image Generator, the new AI art creator it announced today. Of course, it’s not that easy. Each business that makes use of the model will have to outline…
Source: Gizmodo – Amazon’s New AI Image Generator Creates an ‘Invisible Watermark’ on Every Deepfake
Kurt Wagner’s relationship with Mystique and Destiny has long been a messy, divisive one–but as the current era of X-Men comics is more explicit about their queer family, this week it righted the wrongs of the past to bring Kurt and his upbringing into a bold new light.
Source: Gizmodo – Marvel Just Made Nightcrawler Part of a Big, Queer Family
In what either sounds like a blissful cruise through life or hell on Earth, nesting chinstrap penguins apparently take thousands of naps per day, in order to get enough sleep while remaining alert to threats.
Source: Gizmodo – These Penguins Nap Thousands of Times Per Day
Bob’s Burgers has reliably delivered a Christmas-themed episode going back to season three—which gives us great hope we’ll be getting one as part of its current 14th season. But even if we don’t, the Fox show has already gifted us with a sleigh full of silly joy, cringe-inducing snafus, and useful wisdom. Here are 13…
Source: Gizmodo – 11 Christmas Lessons Bob’s Burgers Has Taught Us
Xbox chief financial officer Tim Stuart was pretty damn open about the company’s desire to make Xbox Game Pass the premiere game streaming service across all platforms, not just on Microsoft’s own console. During the 2023 Wells Fargo TMT Summit, Stuart said their main goal is to get Game Pass on “every screen that can…
Source: Gizmodo – Microsoft Wants to Stick Game Pass on Everything, Including PlayStation and Nintendo Consoles
Here at Gizmodo, we love an ugly holiday sweater, and it seems like Microsoft has outdone itself with another must-have nostalgia grab for Windows fans, specifically Windows XP fans. And here I thought there was no way it could top last year’s Clippy sweater.
Source: Gizmodo – This Year’s Windows Ugly Sweater Is the Holiday Cheer I Needed
When you make the third highest-grossing film of all time, the first thing people will ask about is a sequel. That’s exactly what happened when 2021’s Spider-Man No Way Home had its incredibly successful run. For the film’s star though, Tom Holland, a sequel isn’t a sure thing. To him, there’s more to it than money.…
Source: Gizmodo – Tom Holland Only Wants to Do Spider-Man 4 If It’s ‘Worth the While’
Research published this week describes a promising start to using stem cell therapy for multiple sclerosis. In a small Phase I trial, patients who had stem cells directly injected into their brain appeared to tolerate it well and experienced no serious adverse effects. The treatment may have also stopped or slowed the…
Source: Gizmodo – Brain Injection Stopped Progression of Multiple Sclerosis in Trial of 15 People
Voicemod, the real-time AI voice-changing app, is now letting anybody craft whatever kind of voice they want, though limited by a selection of preset baseline vocals.
Source: Gizmodo – You Can Now Craft Near Endless Amounts of AI Voices to Annoy Your Friends With Voicemod
Let’s get streaming! Welcome to io9’s latest edition of the Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. (And sometimes, just the ones that we like most.)
Source: Gizmodo – The Best Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Streaming in December 2023
Gmail plans to start permanently deleting inactive accounts on December 1. Since November is almost over, we decided to give you one final urgent reminder to log into your old burner accounts to make sure they survive the Great Google Purge.
Source: Gizmodo – Your Old Gmail Account Will Be Deleted Tomorrow If You Don’t Sign in Now
The Marvels is likely going to end up one of Marvel Studios’ worst-performing films in a considerable period of time—and at a time when people are largely questioning the direction of a franchise that has dominated cinema for 15 years, that’s not an ideal bit of publicity. Also not ideal? The weirdly public way Disney…
Source: Gizmodo – Damn, What Does Disney Have Against Nia DaCosta?
NASA is addressing an issue with a Hubble Space Telescope gyroscope that prompted the observatory to enter safe mode on November 23. Science operations have been suspended as a result, but the space agency doesn’t seem too worried.
Source: Gizmodo – Glitching Hubble Puts Science Missions on Hold
Jennifer Garner dances around whether or not she’ll return to Elektra in Deadpool 3. Jodie Comer faces the apocalypse in a new trailer for The End We Start From. Plus, Netflix offers a glimpse of Sandman’s return, and Noah Hawley talks about the endgame of his Alien series. Spoilers now!
Source: Gizmodo – Updates From Godzilla x Kong, Sonic 3, and More
Sam Altman officially returned as CEO of OpenAI Wednesday, bringing back his party which includes Greg Brockman as President, Mira Murati as CTO, and new board members. OpenAI’s co-founder, former chairman, and chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, is not back yet, and his position at the company is yet to be determined.
Source: Gizmodo – Sam Altman’s New Order Doesn’t Include OpenAI’s Chief Scientist
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Source: Gizmodo – Most People Globally Support ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Limit Climate Change
As we turn the page on November, let’s embark on a visual journey through the stars and beyond, revisiting the intriguing and groundbreaking moments that defined the past month in space exploration.
Source: Gizmodo – SpaceX Starship, a Future Moon Base, and More Top Spaceflight Images From November