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Ethereum Creator Starting to Think This Whole Prediction Market Thing Might be Gambling

Who knew being able to bet on everything would lead to people acting irresponsibly?

Cryptocurrencies AJ Dellinger

Barack Obama in a screenshot from an interview with liberal influencer Brian Tyler Cohen published Feb. 14, 2026.

Conspiracy Theorists Think Obama Is Sending Secret Messages With Talk About Aliens

Social Media Matt Novak

Meta Quest 3 VR headset may be replaced in market by AR glasses.

It’s Time to Admit Working in VR Has Been One Big Failure

Gadgets James Pero

Stephen Colbert on Late Night With Seth Meyers Season 13

Stephen Colbert Says CBS Bowed to FTC Pressure, Dropped Interview With Democrat

Tech Policy Ece Yildirim

Pentagon Considers Designating Anthropic AI as a ‘Supply Chain Risk’: Report

Artificial Intelligence Bruce Gil

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Gizmodo’s Best Tech of 2025 Awards: Our Favorite Phones, Laptops, Gaming Gear, and More

We reviewed a ton of gadgets this year. Here's our list of winners for everything that blew us away.

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Artificial Intelligence

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Pentagon Considers Designating Anthropic AI as a ‘Supply Chain Risk’: Report

The move would require anyone doing business with the U.S. military to cut ties with the AI company.

Artificial Intelligence Bruce Gil

It’s Probably a Bit Much to Say This AI Agent Cyberbullied a Developer By Blogging About Him

Artificial Intelligence Mike Pearl

AI Companies Bought Out All of Western Digital’s Hard Drives for 2026 Already

Artificial Intelligence Justin Caffier

Photo Illustration Of Openai Gpt 5.3 Codex

OpenAI Just Hired the OpenClaw Guy, and Now You Have to Learn Who He Is

Artificial Intelligence Mike Pearl

Former NPR Host Accuses Google Of Copying His Voice For AI Offering

Artificial Intelligence Ece Yildirim

Commerce

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Amazon’s Physical Store Experiment Has Failed

Amazon is taking its brick-and-mortar business and going home.

Commerce Bruce Gil

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy smiling at the premiere of Amazon Prime’s ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’

Amazon CEO Says Tariff Price Increases Likely to Hit Your Wallet This Year

Commerce Ece Yildirim

Wing Retail Technology Drones take flight.

Alphabet’s Wing Adds 150 Walmart Stores to Drone Delivery Program

Commerce Zac Estrada

President Trump Speaks In The Oval Office

Trump Administration Takes Stake in Major Critical Mineral Firm

Commerce Bruce Gil

Instacart Says It Is Pulling the Plug on Its AI-Powered Price Tests

Commerce Bruce Gil

Crime

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Ian Claughton tests homemade flamethrower

‘Home Alone-Inspired’ Drug Dealer Who Rigged House With Booby Traps Gets 7 Years in Prison

The man was not as clever as Kevin McCallister, but he did invent a combination flame thrower/fire extinguisher.

Crime Tom Hawking

Man's Wrists Taped To Arms Of Chair, Close Up

‘Black Mirror’ Episode Comes to Life in Alleged $66 Million Crypto Theft Attempt

Crime Kyle Torpey

Adafruit Warns New Ghost Gun Laws Could Have Unintended Consequences for 3D Printers

Crime Bruce Gil

Elon Musk during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025.

Don’t You Dare ‘Misinterpret’ Elon Musk’s Epstein Emails. Just the Facts Are Bad Enough

Crime Mike Pearl

Security camera footage from the Tesla dealership in Mesa, Arizona, on April 28, 2025.

Arizona Man Gets 5 Years in Prison for Setting Fire to Cybertruck

Crime Matt Novak

Cryptocurrencies

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Ethereum Creator Starting to Think This Whole Prediction Market Thing Might be Gambling

Who knew being able to bet on everything would lead to people acting irresponsibly?

Cryptocurrencies AJ Dellinger

Steve Bannon Attends Court Hearing In New York

Trump Affiliates Bannon and Epshteyn Named in ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Crypto Coin Lawsuit

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey

Binance France President Targeted in Latest Crypto Home Invasion

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey

Israel Accuses Two Polymarket Bettors of Trading on Classified Military Operations

Cryptocurrencies AJ Dellinger

Howard Lutnick seen against a background of tether tokens.

Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Island Visit Puts Spotlight on His Past Crypto Ties

Cryptocurrencies Matt Novak

Culture

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Figure Skating Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Day 7. Mikhail Shaidorov of Team Kazakhstan

Gettyimages.com Is the Best Website on the Internet Right Now

How to have the most fun you can possibly have while the Olympic figure skating events are going on.

Culture Mike Pearl

Apple Launches Translate, Its Own Translator For iPhone And iPad On iOS14

A Good Valentine’s Day Gift for These Nice People in the New York Times Would Be to Destroy Their Phones

Culture Mike Pearl

A Dating App Based on Users’ Credit Scores Is Making a Comeback

Culture Bruce Gil

Largest Dictionary of English Slang Is Now Free Online to Help You Talk Like a Zoomer

Culture Tom Hawking

Key Speakers At The Ethdenver Conference

‘He Was Subscribed to a Newsletter I Sent Out’: Kimbal Musk Posts His Explanation for All Those Epstein Emails

Culture Mike Pearl

Gadgets

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It’s Time to Admit Working in VR Has Been One Big Failure

Working in VR is really not working out.

Gadgets James Pero

Game Consoles Will Likely Get Even More Expensive… Again

Gadgets Kyle Barr

Apple Might Announce Colorful, Low-Cost MacBook on March 4

Gadgets Raymond Wong

AI Companies Bought Out All of Western Digital’s Hard Drives for 2026 Already

Artificial Intelligence Justin Caffier

Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi speaks about CarPlay on stage during WWDC 2017

Slow Adoption of iOS 26 on iPhones May Have Unexpectedly Hurt Tesla’s Sales: Report

Gadgets Mike Pearl

Internet

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Jikipedia Makes Falling into an Epstein Rabbit Hole Easier Than Ever

A newly released AI-backed resource by the creators of JMail puts the trove of ghastly files in a familiar, contextualizing, time-sucking format.

Internet Justin Caffier

Gettyimages.com Is the Best Website on the Internet Right Now

Culture Mike Pearl

Xikipedia Wants to Take the ‘Doom’ Out of ‘Doomscrolling’

Internet Tom Hawking

Not So Fast, Google: That Lenient Monopoly Ruling from Last Year Is Being Appealed

Internet Mike Pearl

Elon Musk and Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary in seen in a split image.

Elon Musk Is Really Mad That Ryanair’s CEO Doesn’t Want Starlink on His Planes

Internet AJ Dellinger

Politics

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Pentagon Considers Designating Anthropic AI as a ‘Supply Chain Risk’: Report

The move would require anyone doing business with the U.S. military to cut ties with the AI company.

Artificial Intelligence Bruce Gil

OpenAI president Greg Brockman speaks during an AMD news conference ahead of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 5, 2026.

OpenAI President Defends Trump Donations, Refuses to Comment on ICE

Politics Matt Novak

Elon Musk Is Winning His War on Government Oversight

Politics Bruce Gil

An armored vehicle of the U.S. military patrols the border between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso on December 12, 2025.

Mexican Cartel ‘Drones’ Near El Paso Airspace Were Actually Party Balloons: Report

Politics Matt Novak

Spotify Founder’s Drone Startup Wins German Military Contracts

Politics Ece Yildirim

Privacy & Security

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A U.S. Department Of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection sign is displayed at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Headquarters on May 18, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says

DHS is expanding its use of administrative subpoenas, which don't come from judges.

Privacy & Security Mike Pearl

Dems Want to Ban Surveillance Pricing at Big Grocery Stores

Artificial Intelligence Matt Novak

Secondary Image Ring Video Doorbell Wired Europe

Ring Cancels Flock Safety Partnership Amid Backlash Over ‘Creepy’ Super Bowl Ad

Gadgets Bruce Gil

WhatsApp Basically Wiped from Russian Internet

Privacy & Security Mike Pearl

Google Now Lets Users Remove Explicit Images and Other Personal Info From Search Results

Artificial Intelligence Bruce Gil

Robots

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This Video of Hilariously Slow Robots Putting Olive Oil in a Bag Is Actually Pretty Impressive

Robots that can actually do things are not slick yet, and it's a relief when robotics companies don't hide from that.

Robots Mike Pearl

This Robot Hand Pops Off and Crawls. I Hate It So Much.

Robots Tom Hawking

Brandt Varner, vice president of sales for home appliances at LG Electronics Inc., hands an LG CLOiD home robot a towel to put in a washing machine during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.

Some Robots at CES Are Actually Impressive… In a Very Slow Kind of Way

Artificial Intelligence Matt Novak

A worker assembling parts at a Hyundai factory

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics May Have Just Stolen the Robot Factory Narrative Away from Tesla

Robots Mike Pearl

Something Is Making Humanoid Robot Makers Worry: The Robots Suck

Robots Mike Pearl

Social Media

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Conspiracy Theorists Think Obama Is Sending Secret Messages With Talk About Aliens

"Obama is talking to a subset of the population whom he knows will understand."

Social Media Matt Novak

Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says

Privacy & Security Mike Pearl

A Dating App Based on Users’ Credit Scores Is Making a Comeback

Culture Bruce Gil

Watch a Man Get Launched Off a Truck at 50 MPH, for Science

Social Media Tom Hawking

A phone displaying the Discord app icon.

Discord Will Now Treat Everyone Like a Teen Unless They Prove They’re an Adult

Social Media Bruce Gil

Do you love expertly choreographed drone videos? Then you’re in luck, because we’ve got the coolest video you’ll see all week—an expertly piloted and impressively directed video that was shot at the Bryant-Lake Bowl in Minneapolis. The video, titled “Right Up Our Alley,” was created by Sky Candy Studios and directed by Anthony Jaska. The…

Sploid Matt Novak

Watch This Jetpack Pilot Zip Around Like a Real-Life Iron Man

Sploid Alyse Stanley

You’re Not Doing the Fourth of July Right If You’re Not Blowing Up the World’s Largest Fireworks Tank

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

A Tiny Drone Carrying a Deconstructed GoPro Captured This Incredible Dinosaur Museum Fly-Through

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

I Wasn’t Prepared for the Crushing Melancholy of Watching This Bull Pop His Toy Ball

Sploid Rhett Jones

Tech Policy

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Stephen Colbert Says CBS Bowed to FTC Pressure, Dropped Interview With Democrat

Here's the interview that CBS and the FTC don't want you to see.

Tech Policy Ece Yildirim

Dems Want to Ban Surveillance Pricing at Big Grocery Stores

Artificial Intelligence Matt Novak

Not So Fast, Google: That Lenient Monopoly Ruling from Last Year Is Being Appealed

Internet Mike Pearl

Trump Admin Sued For Defunding the “Most Important Infrastructure Project in the Country”

Tech Policy Ece Yildirim

Trump Unveils $12 Billion Mineral Reserve With Record Ex Im Loan

Trump Announces Minerals Stockpile Way Too Late for It to Spare Him From Embarrassment by China

Gadgets Mike Pearl

Transportation

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Slow Adoption of iOS 26 on iPhones May Have Unexpectedly Hurt Tesla’s Sales: Report

If you're an iPhone user and you want Tesla to support CarPlay, updating your phone's OS might help.

Gadgets Mike Pearl

Waymo Announces Its Next Generation of Robotaxis

Transportation Bruce Gil

The Very American Toyota Highlander Goes All-Electric

Transportation Zac Estrada

Tesla Boss Musk Visits Factory After Attack

‘Truly Beyond Words!’: Tesla’s Conflict with a German Labor Union Is Getting Out of Hand

Transportation Mike Pearl

Ford Had Its Biggest Net Loss Since the Recession Due To EV Troubles

Transportation Ece Yildirim

Tech News

Ethereum Creator Starting to Think This Whole Prediction Market Thing Might be Gambling

Conspiracy Theorists Think Obama Is Sending Secret Messages With Talk About Aliens

It’s Time to Admit Working in VR Has Been One Big Failure

Stephen Colbert Says CBS Bowed to FTC Pressure, Dropped Interview With Democrat

Pentagon Considers Designating Anthropic AI as a ‘Supply Chain Risk’: Report

Gizmodo’s Best Tech of 2025 Awards: Our Favorite Phones, Laptops, Gaming Gear, and More

Ethereum Creator Starting to Think This Whole Prediction Market Thing Might be Gambling

Conspiracy Theorists Think Obama Is Sending Secret Messages With Talk About Aliens

It’s Time to Admit Working in VR Has Been One Big Failure

Stephen Colbert Says CBS Bowed to FTC Pressure, Dropped Interview With Democrat

Pentagon Considers Designating Anthropic AI as a ‘Supply Chain Risk’: Report

Game Consoles Will Likely Get Even More Expensive… Again

Apple Might Announce Colorful, Low-Cost MacBook on March 4

It’s Probably a Bit Much to Say This AI Agent Cyberbullied a Developer By Blogging About Him

AI Companies Bought Out All of Western Digital’s Hard Drives for 2026 Already

Jikipedia Makes Falling into an Epstein Rabbit Hole Easier Than Ever

OpenAI Just Hired the OpenClaw Guy, and Now You Have to Learn Who He Is

Former NPR Host Accuses Google Of Copying His Voice For AI Offering

Slow Adoption of iOS 26 on iPhones May Have Unexpectedly Hurt Tesla’s Sales: Report

Gettyimages.com Is the Best Website on the Internet Right Now

Pentagon Reportedly Hopping Mad at Anthropic for Not Blindly Supporting Everything Military Does

Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says

Disney Sends ByteDance an AI Trophy in the Form of a Cease and Desist Letter Over Seedance 2.0

Dems Want to Ban Surveillance Pricing at Big Grocery Stores

Trump Affiliates Bannon and Epshteyn Named in ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Crypto Coin Lawsuit

A Good Valentine’s Day Gift for These Nice People in the New York Times Would Be to Destroy Their Phones

Pentagon Considers Designating Anthropic AI as a ‘Supply Chain Risk’: Report

It’s Probably a Bit Much to Say This AI Agent Cyberbullied a Developer By Blogging About Him

AI Companies Bought Out All of Western Digital’s Hard Drives for 2026 Already

OpenAI Just Hired the OpenClaw Guy, and Now You Have to Learn Who He Is

Former NPR Host Accuses Google Of Copying His Voice For AI Offering

Amazon’s Physical Store Experiment Has Failed

Amazon CEO Says Tariff Price Increases Likely to Hit Your Wallet This Year

Alphabet’s Wing Adds 150 Walmart Stores to Drone Delivery Program

Trump Administration Takes Stake in Major Critical Mineral Firm

Instacart Says It Is Pulling the Plug on Its AI-Powered Price Tests

‘Home Alone-Inspired’ Drug Dealer Who Rigged House With Booby Traps Gets 7 Years in Prison

‘Black Mirror’ Episode Comes to Life in Alleged $66 Million Crypto Theft Attempt

Adafruit Warns New Ghost Gun Laws Could Have Unintended Consequences for 3D Printers

Don’t You Dare ‘Misinterpret’ Elon Musk’s Epstein Emails. Just the Facts Are Bad Enough

Arizona Man Gets 5 Years in Prison for Setting Fire to Cybertruck

Ethereum Creator Starting to Think This Whole Prediction Market Thing Might be Gambling

Trump Affiliates Bannon and Epshteyn Named in ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Crypto Coin Lawsuit

Binance France President Targeted in Latest Crypto Home Invasion

Israel Accuses Two Polymarket Bettors of Trading on Classified Military Operations

Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Island Visit Puts Spotlight on His Past Crypto Ties

Gettyimages.com Is the Best Website on the Internet Right Now

A Good Valentine’s Day Gift for These Nice People in the New York Times Would Be to Destroy Their Phones

A Dating App Based on Users’ Credit Scores Is Making a Comeback

Largest Dictionary of English Slang Is Now Free Online to Help You Talk Like a Zoomer

‘He Was Subscribed to a Newsletter I Sent Out’: Kimbal Musk Posts His Explanation for All Those Epstein Emails

It’s Time to Admit Working in VR Has Been One Big Failure

Game Consoles Will Likely Get Even More Expensive… Again

Apple Might Announce Colorful, Low-Cost MacBook on March 4

AI Companies Bought Out All of Western Digital’s Hard Drives for 2026 Already

Slow Adoption of iOS 26 on iPhones May Have Unexpectedly Hurt Tesla’s Sales: Report

Jikipedia Makes Falling into an Epstein Rabbit Hole Easier Than Ever

Gettyimages.com Is the Best Website on the Internet Right Now

Xikipedia Wants to Take the ‘Doom’ Out of ‘Doomscrolling’

Not So Fast, Google: That Lenient Monopoly Ruling from Last Year Is Being Appealed

Elon Musk Is Really Mad That Ryanair’s CEO Doesn’t Want Starlink on His Planes

Pentagon Considers Designating Anthropic AI as a ‘Supply Chain Risk’: Report

OpenAI President Defends Trump Donations, Refuses to Comment on ICE

Elon Musk Is Winning His War on Government Oversight

Mexican Cartel ‘Drones’ Near El Paso Airspace Were Actually Party Balloons: Report

Spotify Founder’s Drone Startup Wins German Military Contracts

Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says

Dems Want to Ban Surveillance Pricing at Big Grocery Stores

Ring Cancels Flock Safety Partnership Amid Backlash Over ‘Creepy’ Super Bowl Ad

WhatsApp Basically Wiped from Russian Internet

Google Now Lets Users Remove Explicit Images and Other Personal Info From Search Results

This Video of Hilariously Slow Robots Putting Olive Oil in a Bag Is Actually Pretty Impressive

This Robot Hand Pops Off and Crawls. I Hate It So Much.

Some Robots at CES Are Actually Impressive… In a Very Slow Kind of Way

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics May Have Just Stolen the Robot Factory Narrative Away from Tesla

Something Is Making Humanoid Robot Makers Worry: The Robots Suck

Conspiracy Theorists Think Obama Is Sending Secret Messages With Talk About Aliens

Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says

A Dating App Based on Users’ Credit Scores Is Making a Comeback