An unusual surge of respiratory illness has been plaguing China in recent months, with increased cases of pneumonia affecting children in particular. Despite some early confusion, however, local health officials say these cases are not being caused by a novel germ. Instead, the surge is likely tied to a mix of known…
Source: Gizmodo – Strange Spike of Child Pneumonia Cases in China Likely Not a Novel Pathogen, Officials Say
Evernote is testing out a new plan that would severely limit users of its free version to only 50 notes and one notebook, TechCrunch first reported on Monday. One of the world’s largest note-taking apps, with over 250 million users, is quietly pushing for free users to upgrade to premium services.
Source: Gizmodo – Evernote May Limit Free Users to Just 50 Notes
December is a month that’s known for celebrating a very significant birthday. That’s right, Taylor Swift arrived as a little bundle of joy on the 13th and the mega-star just announced her blockbuster concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour will be hitting streaming to mark the occasion, with three bonus songs as an…
Source: Gizmodo – Taylor Swift’s Concert Doc Coming to Streaming in December
Human drama suffused with alien weirdness? A shotgun blast of emotional sincerity to sweep you away from barely coherent sci-fi technobabble? The power of love, specifically encapsulating queer love? David Tennant and Catherine Tate running around the place having the time of their lives? Do not adjust your clocks…
Source: Gizmodo – Oh, Doctor Who, We’re So Back
Just when you thought James Cameron might take a break from winning, you realize he’s been beating up Marvel, Lucasfilm, Disney, and Pixar without even trying. Let us explain.
Source: Gizmodo – Avatar 2 Made More Money in 2023 Than Most of Disney’s New Releases
Six California lawmakers wrote to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson last week to oppose the agency’s recent cuts to the Mars Sample Return mission, which aims to bring samples collected by the Perseverance rover on Mars to Earth.
Source: Gizmodo – California Legislators Slam ‘Rash’ NASA Cuts to Marquee Mars Mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully conducted a full-scale rehearsal of its new Ariane 6 rocket at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a significant step towards the launch vehicle’s first flight.
Source: Gizmodo – Europe’s Next-Gen Rocket Performs Successful Full-Scale Rehearsal Ahead of Inaugural Flight
If you liked the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra renders that were floating around a couple of weeks ago, then there’s good news for you. A few recently released leaks of the upcoming phone allegedly show that it is going to look exactly like the renders. These leaks were originally posted by DavidMa05368498 on X (formerly…
Source: Gizmodo – Samsung Galaxy S24 Leaks Confirm Recent Renders
Amazon will deliver more packages in 2023 than anyone, according to a report Monday from the Wall Street Journal. The tech giant is on track to surpass UPS and FedEx in shipping volume this year, and it seems fitting that a tech giant will undoubtedly ship more gifts than anyone this Cyber Monday.
Source: Gizmodo – Amazon Takes the Delivery Throne From UPS and FedEx
Willem Dafoe teases his Beetlejuice 2 character. Get a look at the next Doctor Who anniversary special. Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu teases its Count Orlok. Plus, Monarch teases a new monster in what’s to come. Spoilers, away!
Source: Gizmodo – Taika Waititi Wants His Star Wars Movie to Recapture the Joy of the Original Trilogy
A phone is a big brick of plastics, aluminum, and wires. There’s nothing particularly natural about it, but OnePlus’ latest iteration on its mainline phone, the OnePlus 12, is returning to nature thanks to a unique colorway that looks chiseled out of a rockface. More importantly, the company’s next phone will move the…
Source: Gizmodo – The OnePlus 12 Will Confuse Your Hands With a Repositioned Alert Slider
Here’s a mind-blowing geography fact: The northernmost part of Brazil is closer to Canada than it is to the southernmost part of Brazil. Facts like this partly speak to truly unusual geographical features of Earth (like Brazil’s massive land area) but also to how warped our perception can be of our own home. We’ve…
Source: Gizmodo – Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: Impossible Geography
The original incarnation of Marvel Comics’ Ultimate Universe lived (and basically died) on Ultimate Spider-Man. Brian Michael Bendis’ run on that book with a number of artists including Mark Bagley, Sara Pichelli and plenty more was so consistent that it remained a bright spot among the larger messiness of its home…
Source: Gizmodo – Ultimate Spider-Man Trailer Shows a Brand New Day for Peter Parker
In addition to starring in the likes of Get Out, Nope, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Daniel Kaluuya’s previously written for TV. Back when he was playing Posh Kenneth on BBC’s Skins, he contributed to the writing for the show’s first two seasons and eventually penned his own episodes in the respective…
Source: Gizmodo – The Kitchen Will Bring Daniel Kaluuya Into the Director’s Chair
If you’re someone who likes knowing how media gets made and what things looked like before their final product, you’ll be pleased to hear that test footage of the original Shrek movie has been released online. And it’s…well, you can see below.
Source: Gizmodo – Shrek’s Test Footage is a Slightly Horrifying Blast from the Past
The success of One Piece’s live-action Netflix series means western studios are going to be looking at other popular shonen anime to bring to life. My Hero Academia is already on the docket over at Netflix, and we got one for Saint Seiya (or Knights of the Zodiac earlier this year. Next up might be none other than,…
Source: Gizmodo – Believe It: Naruto May Be Back on the Live-Action Movie Train
With Thanksgiving and strikes now in the rearview, the cast and crew for Venom 3 are now back at work.
Source: Gizmodo – Venom 3 Slithers Back Into Production
Even before it hit Netflix earlier this week, Squid Game: The Challenge had controversy (and a weird defense) attached to it. Earlier this year, it was alleged that contestants were participating in sub-zero temperatures and that some had injured themselves during the shooting process in the UK. Add onto that that…
Source: Gizmodo – Squid Game Contestants Considering Lawsuit Over Reality Show Injuries
At the start of November, SAG-AFTRA managed to secure a tentative deal with studios to bring the actors strike to an end. As the union’s members are voting on the contract, SAG-AFTRA has released its draft for the general public to go through in its full, 128-page glory.
Source: Gizmodo – With Voting Underway, SAG-AFTRA Releases Its Full Draft Contract
Last week, Netflix announced it’d pulled the plug on Shadow & Bone, the YA fantasy show based on Leigh Bardugo’s popular five-book series. Much as fans mourned the show for being unable to tell the full story of the main trilogy, they were also just as devastated (if not more so) to realize this cancellation meant its…
Source: Gizmodo – Shadow & Bone Showrunner Reveals the Six of Crows Show That Could’ve Been