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Acer’s Swift 16 AI (2026) Gets a Lot Right, But I Can’t Get Past the Trackpad

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Madeline Ricchiuto @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 13:30 EDT

Sometimes bigger isn’t better. Read more ›

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Someone Built an App to Fight Surveillance Pricing With a Flipper Zero… for Research Purposes

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Tom Hawking @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 13:20 EDT

Electronic shelf labels are surprisingly easy to hack. Read more ›

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Buying ‘Star Wars’ Celebration Tickets Was a Nightmare

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Germain Lussier @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 13:00 EDT

The 2027 convention sold out in a single day, and many fans were incredibly unhappy with the experience. Read more ›

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GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Banned From eBay After Flexing His Meme-Stock Muscle

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Bruce Gil @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 12:40 EDT

The CEO got the boot after trying to sell stuff on eBay to 'pay for eBay.' Read more ›

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Why ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Ignores Most of the Events of the First Film

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Germain Lussier @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 12:00 EDT

io9 spoke to Jeremy Slater, the writer of the video game adaptation, in theaters May 8. Read more ›

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DNA Study Identifies 4 More Sailors From Doomed Franklin Expedition

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Gayoung Lee @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 11:45 EDT

Nearly 180 years after the failed voyage, archaeologists are finally making progress in putting names to the bodies. Read more ›

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The Next ‘Game of Thrones’ Book Is… Just ‘Game of Thrones’ Again

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Isaiah Colbert @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 11:02 EDT

There will be a 'Game of Thrones' book release this year—just not the one you were hoping for. Read more ›

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Researchers Found an Innovative Way to Cut Data Center Energy Use

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Ellyn Lapointe @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 11:00 EDT

Data centers require massive amounts of energy for cooling, but these copper cooling plates are optimally designed to reduce power demand. Read more ›

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Flight Attendant Hospitalized After Sharing Plane With Hantavirus Cruise Passenger

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Ed Cara @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 10:28 EDT

The person is experiencing mild illness and testing is underway to determine if they were infected. Read more ›

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Extortion Using Smart Glasses Is a Thing Now

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James Pero @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 10:25 EDT

A woman in London was asked to pay up if she wanted a video of her removed from social media. Read more ›

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Google’s Screenless Fitbit Air Relies on Gemini to Be Your Personal Health Coach

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Raymond Wong @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 10:00 EDT

Google using AI to understand your fitness and health data, and then offer guidance? Who could have predicted that?! Read more ›

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Dave Filoni Talks the Differing Evils of Maul and Vader

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James Whitbrook @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 10:00 EDT

Lucasfilm's co-president continues to have thoughts on Darth Vader and Maul after the 'Shadow Lord' finale. Read more ›

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The Tiny AI Model That Lives Inside the Chrome Browser Hallucinates a Whole Lot

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Mike Pearl @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 09:45 EDT

Or maybe you just haven't heard of President John F. Lincoln. Read more ›

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Yes, the Clayface of DC’s New Horror Movie Is the Same One From ‘Creature Commandos’

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James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 09:00 EDT

Plus, Dave Filoni has an update on 'Ahsoka' season two. Read more ›

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Govee’s More Color-Accurate Lighting Comes to Its New Floor Lamp

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Wes Davis @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 08:00 EDT

The colorful, rigid, upright rod of accent lighting has smooth, band-less gradients even at the lowest brightness. Read more ›

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Cody Rhodes Has Strong Opinions on ‘The Last Jedi’

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Germain Lussier @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 08:00 EDT

The WWE champion is a big 'Star Wars' fan and has a very specific reason why he loves 'Episode VIII.' Read more ›

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‘Hocus Pocus 3’ Hopes to Cast Another Spell on Nostalgia-Hungry Fans

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Cheryl Eddy @ Gizmodo · 05/07/2026 07:00 EDT

The 1993 original film starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker got a Disney+ sequel in 2022. Read more ›

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Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Testifies About Sam Altman Allegedly Lying to Her

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Mike Pearl @ Gizmodo · 05/06/2026 21:43 EDT

She just transformed a known anecdote into a deposition given under oath. Read more ›

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Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Treasury Company Posts $12.5 Billion Loss, Boasts That People Are Still Giving It Money

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Kyle Torpey @ Gizmodo · 05/06/2026 19:16 EDT

The company, Strategy, is effectively a levered play on bitcoin. Read more ›

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After Sales Stall at the Start of 2026, Lucid Drops Production Target

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Zac Estrada @ Gizmodo · 05/06/2026 18:47 EDT

Lucid saw a quarterly net loss of about $1 billion. Read more ›

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