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Feds Used Online Advertising Data to Track the Public’s Phone Locations

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Bruce Gil @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 17:35 EDT

An internal DHS document reveals how data collected by the advertsing industry could be used for government surveillance. Read more ›

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Palantir CEO Uses Slur to Describe People Who Don’t Think the Government Will Take Their Company

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AJ Dellinger @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 17:20 EDT

Hello Alex this is your lawyer speaking. I am advising you today to please keep posting this shit. Read more ›

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Trump Wanted to Kill Congestion Pricing. Nevertheless, It Persisted

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Ece Yildirim @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 16:50 EDT

A federal judge just ruled against the Trump administration. Read more ›

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Netflix Hopes People Still Care Enough About ‘Squid Game’ to Tune into a Celebrity Reality Show

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Cheryl Eddy @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 16:45 EDT

'Squid Game: The Challenge' is getting its inevitable VIP edition. Read more ›

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Did Life Hitch a Ride to Earth? Scientists Smashed the Living Crap Out of Microbes to Find Out

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Gayoung Lee @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 16:40 EDT

The microbes "proved very hard to kill." Read more ›

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‘Pokémon Pokopia’ Shows Why Switch 2 Games Need to Stop Fearing Mouse Controls

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Kyle Barr @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 16:00 EDT

'Pokopia' is the game that the Pokémon series—and every other Switch 2 game—can learn from. Read more ›

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‘Scream 7’ Tested a Different, More Audacious Ending

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Germain Lussier @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 15:45 EDT

It involved Matthew Lillard's character, Stu, who plays a different role in the film now. Read more ›

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Before the Original Returns, ‘Star Wars’ Is Bringing Back the Special Editions, Again

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Germain Lussier @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 14:45 EDT

'A New Hope,' 'The Empire Strikes Back,' and 'Return of the Jedi' are returning to Blu-ray later this year. Read more ›

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Sen. Wyden Warns of Mass Surveillance Amid Pentagon’s Fight With Anthropic

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Matt Novak @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 14:10 EDT

"Creating AI profiles of Americans based on that data represents a chilling expansion of mass surveillance," said Wyden. Read more ›

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BYD Reveals the ‘World’s Longest-Range EV’ as American Auto Industry Struggles to Keep Pace

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Bruce Gil @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 13:45 EDT

The updated Denza Z9 GT can drive up to 1036 km (644 miles) on a single charge, the Chinese automaker says. Read more ›

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‘The Miniature Wife’ Adds Oversized Marital Drama to Its ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’ Dilemma

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Cheryl Eddy @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 13:45 EDT

Matthew Macfadyen accidentally shrinks Elizabeth Banks in the new Peacock dramedy series. Read more ›

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The MacBook Pro’s M5 Pro/Max Chip Are More Interesting Than You Think

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Kyle Barr @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 13:34 EDT

It completely changes how users can think about price for performance on the new MacBooks. Read more ›

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Dear Meta Smart Glasses Wearers: You’re Being Watched, Too

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AJ Dellinger @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 13:05 EDT

Not for your eyes only. Read more ›

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The Stupidest Glitch Imaginable Killed a $72 Million Lunar Mission in a Single Day

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Ellyn Lapointe @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 12:50 EDT

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer satellite was supposed to map water across the surface of the Moon, but glaring design and testing errors killed it. Read more ›

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The Freakiest Cult Movie You’ve Never Seen Is Now on Shudder

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Cheryl Eddy @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 12:45 EDT

‘Messiah of Evil’ was released in 1974; its creators went on to make ‘Howard the Duck’ and pen ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.’ Read more ›

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Historian Finds Copy of 16th-Century Astronomy Textbook—Belonging to Galileo

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Gayoung Lee @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 12:20 EDT

The renowned physicist, mathematician, and philosopher would later reject the ideas presented in this very book. Read more ›

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Warner Bros.’ Plans for ‘Game of Thrones’ Might Include an Aegon the Conqueror Movie

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James Whitbrook @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 11:53 EDT

'Andor' writer Beau Willimon has reportedly filed a script for a new Westeros movie. Read more ›

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4-Body Problem: Astronomers Spot the Most Tightly Packed Quadruple Star System Yet

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Passant Rabie @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 11:00 EDT

The four-star system features three stars in stable orbits, plus a fourth at a distance equal to Jupiter's orbit around our Sun. Read more ›

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Apple Announces M5 MacBook Air With Double the Starting Storage

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James Pero @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 10:01 EDT

Double the storage but more expensive than the MacBook Air M4, too. Read more ›

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The Future of ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Is Looking a Little Video Game-y

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James Whitbrook @ Gizmodo · 03/03/2026 10:00 EDT

Wizards of the Coast's new roadmap for 'D&D' in 2026 looks a little less tabletop, and a little more live service. Read more ›

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