Clockwise from top left: Photo: AP; Illustration: GMG Art / Damien Sendler; Illustration: Maria Mellor (Flickr, CC BY 2.0); Photo: Keith Springer
The winds of time blow strangely here, in our unfortunate state of internet-enabled perpetual present, but how the heck is it already March? This is not a rhetorical question. If you could explain this to me, that would be great.
Yet in keeping pace with the relentless march of seconds turning into minutes turning into hours turning into days, Gizmodo had a busy week! As March approached, our intrepid reporters covered Google workers’ activism to do away with forced arbitration when they raise allegations of harassment and discrimination, the bedbug-like epidemic of robocalls still sweeping the U.S., Big Pharma’s attempts to justify bloated drug prices, and a fake doctor who managed to get his work covered in dozens (if not hundreds) of online articles on sexuality. And in between our interview with David Walker on the power of black history in comics and the disturbing ruminations of our Divination Bot, we even found the time to get spooked out by Momo.
All this and more, below:
Google Workers' Fight to End Forced Arbitration Heads to D.C.
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Upcoming Tech IPOs Will Mint Hundreds of Overnight Millionaires and Silicon Valley Vultures Are…
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There's No End in Sight to Our Robocall Hell
If Thanos came to Earth and only wanted to turn robocallers into dust, the Avengers would let him.…
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Microsoft Employees Demand Company End $480 Million Contract With US Army
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Incredible Experiment Gives Infrared Vision to Mice—and Humans Could Be Next
By injecting nanoparticles into the eyes of mice, scientists gave them the ability to see…
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David Walker Is Betting on the Power of Black History and a Bold New Self-Publishing Gamble
David Walker is busy. He’s co-writing Naomi, a new high-profile series from DC Comics, along with…
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Australian Siblings Are Semi-Identical Twins, Some of the Rarest Humans Ever
A pair of Australian siblings are some of the rarest humans ever documented, according to their…
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Here Are the Three Dumbest Claims Pharma CEOs Made When Defending Exorbitant Drug Prices
On Tuesday, seven prominent CEOs and leaders of pharmaceutical companies appeared before the Senate …
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A U.S. City Just Granted Legal Rights to a Lake
Crystal Jankowski went into labor during the 2014 water crisis in Toledo, Ohio. The city’s 276,000…
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The Helicopter Pilots Who Carpet-Bomb Islands to Battle Invasive Rats
Most people, if tasked with flying a helicopter over a Subantarctic island to complete a…
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The U.S. May Finally Get an Early Warning System For Volcanoes
America is home to 161 active volcanoes spread across 12 states and two overseas territories. This…
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The Fake Sex Doctor Who Conned the Media Into Publicizing His Bizarre Research on Suicide,…
Warning: This article includes discussion about suicide and sexual assault. The subject sometimes…
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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge—The 77 Most Fascinating Things We Learned on Our Trip
Have you been dying to learn all the nitty-gritty details on what you’ll find inside Star Wars:…
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Brie Larson Believes Carol and Maria Are the 'Great Love' of Captain Marvel
Carol Danvers being best friends with Maria Rambeau in Captain Marvel is an interesting spin on her …
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Tom King Knows You Read His Comics on the Can
We’re in a golden age of superheroic adaptations, on film and TV alike—so at this point, we know…
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Do Dogs Get Headaches?
From the outside a dog’s life can seem close to ideal, at least at those moments when your desire…
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Your March Horoscope Is Here, And Our AI Astrologer Is Getting Smarter
Welcome to AIstrology. With the help of research scientist Janelle Shane, we built a bot to…
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Honestly, Momo Scares the Shit Out of Me
Last night I woke up at 3:00 a.m. heaving and sweating. A bug-eyed, banged and beaked entity was…
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