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

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Mike Pearl @ Gizmodo · 02/03/2026 05:00 EDT

China whacked Trump on the head with rare earth mineral restrictions during the trade war. He's finally buying a hard hat. Read more ›

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SpaceX and xAI Are Merging Into a Very Silly-Sounding Conglomerate. Take It Seriously

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Mike Pearl @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 22:20 EDT

A social media site, an ISP, the lives of astronauts, and the health of the economy may soon depend on one absurd company. Read more ›

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Palantir Touts $2 Billion in Revenue from Aiding Trump Administration’s ‘Unusual’ Operations

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Ece Yildirim @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 20:23 EDT

Whether the efforts targeted immigrants or transgender people, Palantir was there to supply the technology in 2025. Read more ›

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Amazon’s Ring Wants to Wash Away Your Surveillance Concerns With Lost Puppies

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Matt Novak @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 17:40 EDT

Every technology has positives and negatives. Read more ›

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‘Pretty Please, I Don’t Want to Be a Magical Girl’ Has the Juice

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Justin Carter @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 17:30 EDT

The animatic webseries is getting some well-deserved love and standing out as an indie darling to watch for. Read more ›

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Major California Union Calls for Waymo to Be Kicked Off the Streets

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Bruce Gil @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 16:55 EDT

Teamsters California wants to see Waymo’s operating license suspended over safety concerns. Read more ›

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NASA Picked the Stupidest Possible Week to Go Back to the Moon

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Ellyn Lapointe @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 16:45 EDT

Artemis 2 could launch as early as this coming weekend. If it does, the 10-day mission will have to compete with the Olympics and Super Bowl for media attention. Read more ›

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Gore Verbinski on the Difficulties of Making His Weird, Epic New Sci-Fi Movie

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Germain Lussier @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 16:30 EDT

It's called 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die,' stars Sam Rockwell, and opens February 13. Read more ›

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Mozilla Adding ‘Off’ Switch to AI in Firefox

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AJ Dellinger @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 16:25 EDT

Flip the switch. Read more ›

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NASA Let AI Drive a Rover on Mars—and It Somehow Survived

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Gayoung Lee @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 16:20 EDT

The AI used the same data human planners employ to guide Perseverance through the Martian terrain. Read more ›

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Is ‘Can It Do Raytracing’ the New ‘Can It Run DOOM’?

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Tom Hawking @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 16:05 EDT

Remarkably, for the Sega Saturn, the answer is, "Yes." Read more ›

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Future iPhone Might Straight-Up Copy Samsung’s Z Flip

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Raymond Wong @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 15:40 EDT

Is Apple running out of original ideas? Read more ›

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Nearly Half of Americans Have Hypertension—and Most Aren’t Doing Anything about It

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Ed Cara @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 15:40 EDT

A new study suggests that most Americans with hypertension don't have it under control. Read more ›

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It Turns Out ‘Social Media for AI Agents’ Is a Security Nightmare

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AJ Dellinger @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 15:30 EDT

Also some of the posts are probably "fake." Fake meaning a human wrote them. Read more ›

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Disney Expects Fewer International Theme Park Visitors Because, You Know

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Germain Lussier @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 15:30 EDT

Fewer people are coming to Disney Parks from Europe, Canada, and Mexico out of fear of current U.S. policies. Read more ›

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Ira Parker on That Big ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Reveal

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Cheryl Eddy @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 14:44 EDT

What's next for Dunk and Egg's relationship now that a certain game-changing secret is out? Read more ›

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HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Review: An Enormous Battery Life Wasted on a Stationary Headset

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Kyle Barr @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 14:30 EDT

The HP HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 costs extra for a base station and one standout feature. Read more ›

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See The Stranger Come to Life Inside the ‘Acolyte’ Artbook (Exclusive)

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James Whitbrook @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 13:39 EDT

Get the lowdown on the origins of Manny Jacinto's 'Star Wars' villain with our look inside 'The Art of Star Wars: The Acolyte'. Read more ›

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Elon Musk Is Convinced He Can Turn Low-Earth Orbit Into a Gigantic Data Center

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Ellyn Lapointe @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 12:45 EDT

In a newly filed FCC application, Musk’s SpaceX outlines plans to launch a data center constellation of up to 1 million satellites. Read more ›

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The Truth Really Hurts on This Week’s ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’

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Cheryl Eddy @ Gizmodo · 02/02/2026 12:30 EDT

The tournament begins, but another major crisis soon takes over in 'The Squire.' Read more ›

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