X creators whose posts were amended or corrected in Community Notes are no longer eligible to receive ad revenue share, owner Elon Musk said on Sunday. Community Notes is a fact-checking program on X, formerly known as Twitter, allowing users to pr…
Lees meerOil and gas companies in Pennsylvania are likely using dangerous forever chemicals in fracking wells, without having to legally disclose this to the state. This is making it difficult for vulnerable communities to know if they are at risk of contami…
Lees meerMeta’s Oversight Board wants the company to revise its policies to prevent it from incentivizing creators who post about dangerous extreme diets. As of now, creators posting through Meta’s Partner Monetization Program can earn ad revenues off of con…
Lees meerXbox’s latest console patch has hidden DRM that appears to brick some commonly used third-party Xbox accessories. While the company claims that these unauthorized controllers and USB ports somehow hurt gamers’ experience, gaming accessibility advoca…
Lees meerThe Gizmodo Monday Puzzle is back from summer hiatus! After a long season of sunshine, flip flops, and mental atrophy, it’s time to fall back into the cool, brisk world of rationality. Our last challenge before the break was also our most controvers…
Lees meerAcademic researchers at the University of Chicago are helping artists fight back against AI algorithms that would ingest and monetize their works. Researchers have developed a program called “Nightshade” that could “break” AI programs that ingest un…
Lees meerThough the original Harry Potter films managed to make it all the way to the finish line without a hitch, its theatrical follow-up wasn’t so lucky. The Fantastic Beasts movies have had a rough go of it—mostly of series author JK Rowling’s own repeat…
Lees meerThe original Twilight movie and its four sequels were known for many things, chief among them being catapulting the leading trio of Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner into super stardom that. Back during the late 2000s and 2010s, …
Lees meerIn 2021, following his split with Marvel over Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, director Scott Derrickson pivoted back to full-on horror with The Black Phone. Based on a 2004 short story by Joe Hill, the film was notably one of the few in…
Lees meerDavid Fincher is known for a number of films and TV shows, though his 2011 adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo isn’t one that gets talked about as heavily. With widespread critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for Rooney Mara (along wit…
Lees meerIn the same way that video games get turned into movies (or TV shows!) these days, the reverse is true. It doesn’t happen quite as often, but a number of movies have jumped over to games in some capacity, and they’re usually pretty famous or long-ru…
Lees meerA few weeks before its release, Wizards of the Coast revealed it’s pushing back the physical editions of its Deck of Many Things set.Read more...
Lees meerActor Charles Richard Moll passed away on Friday at the age of 80.Read more...
Lees meerMarine biologists discovered two pristine deep-sea coral reefs off the coast of the Galápagos islands this week, one of which is over eight football fields long. The reefs sit between 370 and 420 meters below the surface, and their discovery expands…
Lees meerThere’s no shortage of horror movies on all the streaming services, but for those who prefer their nightmares tinged with reality, we have some suggestions of where to start. These documentaries and docuseries, all released within the past year or s…
Lees meerBack when when Hollywood was remaking 80s films at a reliable clip, Highlander was one of those that seemed to just be eternally on the docket. The last substantial piece of news about it was that former Superman/Witcher Henry Cavill was attached to…
Lees meerLeaders and policymakers from around the globe will gather in London next week for the world’s first artificial intelligence safety summit. Anyone hoping for a practical discussion of near-term AI harms and risks will likely be disappointed. A new d…
Lees meerThe top non-English language film on Netflix last week was The Conference—a Swedish horror movie that’s no doubt drawing viewers in with its thumbnail of a ghoulishly grinning, dirt-stained mask. Those who click on it will be rewarded with a blend o…
Lees meerThere’s a bit of a running joke in the world of Insomniac’s Spider-Man games. Avengers Tower, Bleecker Street, and Nelson and Murdock are lit up across its New York City: but when shit hits the fan, where’s everyone but Spider-Man? Perhaps the real …
Lees meerDaredevil: Born Again has been, uh, born again. Again.Read more...
Lees meerSam Bankman-Fried testified before a jury for the first time on Friday saying he did not defraud FTX customers or take their funds, according to Bloomberg’s live reporting of the trial. The FTX and Alameda’s founder said that Alameda “borrowed” them…
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