Squid Game Contestants Considering Lawsuit Over Reality Show Injuries
Even before it hit Netflix earlier this week, Squid Game: The Challenge had controversy (and a weird defense) attached to it.…
With Voting Underway, SAG-AFTRA Releases Its Full Draft Contract
At the start of November, SAG-AFTRA managed to secure a tentative deal with studios to bring the actors strike to an end.…
Shadow & Bone Showrunner Reveals the Six of Crows Show That Could’ve Been
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.…
What Is Wifi Calling and How to Enable It on Your Phone
The traditional way to make a cellphone call is for your handset to ping whichever base station you’re closest to, with your voice and the voice of the person you’re speaking to flying through the air via radio waves.…
Godzilla Minus One Is a Terrifying, Hopeful Throwback
Godzilla, and Godzilla movies, has been many things over the past 69 years—the King of All Monsters has changed in character as often as he’s changed in design, from horrifying force of nature to heroic defender of the Earth.…
The Week When AI Got High on Its Own Supply
If you’re behind on what’s happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here’s a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week.…
All the Genre Movies Coming to Theaters This Holiday Season
The holiday season is upon us and that means you’ll be looking for things to do with your friends and family.…
Why Isn’t Landfill Mining More Popular?
Americans tossed 292.4 million tons of trash into landfills in 2018, or about 5 pounds of garbage per person per day.…
Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary Night Played With the Past and the Future
When it comes to Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary celebrations, all eyes are on this weekend as the series prepares to kick off a trio of weekly special episodes.…
Best Deals This Week For Geeky Holiday Pop Culture Finds
The season of giving is upon us, and fandom friends, here’s a list of deals and festive inspired geeky gifts and gear ideas.…
Kelsey Grammer Wants His Beast to Return In More MCU Movies
Chris Nolan insists he’s not joining the Bond franchise. Tim Burton insists he wants no part in a Nightmare Before Christmas sequel.…
Google Pixel Watch 2 Review: The First Android Smartwatch I’m Willing to Sleep With
As Aaliyah sang in her 2000 hit, “Try Again,” “If at first you don’t succeed, oh, then dust yourself off and try again.”…
10 Years Later, “Day of the Doctor” Remains One of Doctor Who’s Finest Hours
For a show that is about the capability to be everywhere and anywhere, any period in time, Doctor Who is a show that is arguably burdened with context.…
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?, Asks One of the Most Daft Christmas Movies Ever
Everyone remembers 1962's What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? as a camp classic, but that movie—which starred Bette Davis and Joan Crawford and kick-started the “psycho-biddy” horror subgenre—was also nominated for five Oscars.…
Utah Telescopes Intercept Ultra-Powerful Cosmic Ray
Scientists from the Telescope Array Collaboration have detected an ultrahigh-energy cosmic ray, a discovery that’s challenging our current understanding of exotic cosmic phenomena and their origins.…
Scream 7’s Major Reworks Could Try and Bring Back Some Familiar Faces
After Scream 7 imploded this week—with Spyglass firing lead star Melissa Barrera for her social media posts denouncing Israel’s war in Gaza, and the purportedly ill-timed confirmation that Jenna Ortega would not return either—a new report suggests the production house is undertaking a major rework of the film that…
The Pop Culture We’re Thankful for Getting Us Through 2023
Beyond the basics of life that we all have to be thankful for, each and every year brings us pop culture that helps make our lives more enjoyable.…
Scientists May Have Figured Out Why Red Wine Gives You a Headache
New research may eventually help solve a mystery relevant to holiday drinkers. Scientists at the University of California Davis and elsewhere believe they’ve figured out why some people quickly develop headaches after drinking red wine but not other alcoholic beverages: too much of a particular flavonoid that mixes…
Wish Directors on Crafting a Modern Fairytale to Celebrate Disney100
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 100 years of creating timeless magic is at the core of Wish, its latest feature now playing in theaters.…
The Best Tech Gifts of 2023
Whether you’re a gadget guru or a complete Luddite, Gizmodo’s Tech Gift Guide will make you look like a rockstar gift-giver this holiday.…
What Happens When Your Body Becomes a Sensory Deprivation Chamber?
When Renita Adams puts a pot on the stove in her Virginia home, she also puts a rubber band around her wrist.…
PlayStation Portal Review: A Great Remote Play Tablet, but That’s Pretty Much It
With all the handheld gaming devices popping up, like the Steam Deck OLED, Lenovo Legion Go, Ayaneo Slide, and the ROG Ally, I wouldn’t blame you if you first saw the PlayStation Portable and thought, “Whoa, did Sony just make a new PSP?”…
Your Tastebuds Help Tell You When to Stop Eating, New Research Suggests
Our mouths might help keep our hunger in check. A recent study found evidence in mice that our brains rely on two separate pathways to regulate our sense of fullness and satiety—one originating from the gut and the other from cells in the mouth that let us perceive taste.…
After OpenAI’s Blowup, It Seems Pretty Clear That “AI Safety” Isn’t a Real Thing
Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo’s weekly roundup where we do a deep dive on what’s been happening in artificial intelligence.…
Witcher Author Andrzej Sapkowski Says Netflix Never Listened to His Ideas
Andrzej Sapkowski is a man who does not mince his words, no matter how prominent he becomes on an international stage after Netflix’s adaptation of his Witcher series became a smash hit.…
Teenage Engineering’s Latest Super Toy Is an ‘80s-Inspired Sampler
Swedish electronics company Teenage Engineering announced a new product just in time for the holidays, a bargain-priced sampler with an alluring throw-back aesthetic called the EP-133 K.O.…
How Star Wars Nostalgia Helps Disney Parks Design Its Fandom Merch
Holiday gifting season is upon us and if you’ve ever wondered how apparel at Disney Parks goes from idea to execution into a fandom must-buy, designer Tatiana Salaverria is a great place to start.…
What to Expect from Virgin Galactic’s Upgraded Spaceplane
After a few short trips to the edge of space, Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spaceplane is set for retirement, making room for a worthy successor.…
