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  • Leaders speak to each other about North Korea

    TOKYO – North Korea should follow the Japanese prime minister shinzo Abe to understand that it is not a “bright future” ahead if the country is not of course change. The prime minister wants this week in Vladivostok with the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in and the Russian president Vladimir Putin in a dialogue about…

  • ’Myanmar puts mines on border Bangladesh’

    DHAKA – Myanmar has over the past few days mines laid in areas along the border with Bangladesh. Two sources within the government of Bangladesh set up in front of Reuters news agency. With the placing of mines is trying Myanmar to prevent refugee Rohinga muslims to the country in return. The two sources want…

  • This Backpack Cured My Addiction to Gadget Bags

    Image: Andrew Liszewski/Gizmodo Every week a handful of emails hit my inbox about a new backpack on Kickstarter or Indiegogo, complete with a flashy video and promises of revolutionizing how I carry all my toys. I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve been tempted to donate to quite a few of them. But it’s…

  • Some Crypto-Capitalists Just Want to See the World Burn

    Image: Roark 3D for the Seasteading Institute/Gizmodo Bryan MenegusToday 9:30amFiled to: startup societies foundation startup societies summit silicon valley joe mckinney joe quirk the seasteading institute blue frontiers special economic zones cryptocurrency bitcoin 16811 Edit Send to Editors Promote Share to Kinja Toggle Conversation tools Go to permalink Image: Roark 3D for the Seasteading Institute/Gizmodo “In battle,…

  • Popular YouTube-to-MP3 Site Dies Under Crushing Weight of Record Company Litigation

    Photo: Getty The operators of YouTube-MP3.org, a popular website for turning the audio tracks of YouTube videos into MP3s, have agreed to shut down the site and hand over the domain to the RIAA. This predictable outcome comes after 15 of the world’s largest record companies filed a complaint in a California court. Poor little…

  • The Founder of Opera Accuses Google of Being Dicks

    Image source: Google As calls for increased regulation on the all-consuming power of Google grow louder, the founder of the Opera browser is stepping into the fray. Jon von Tetzchner claims that Google has grown into a monopoly that’s making life hell for his development team by using “anti-competitive practices” and making “unreasonable demands” for…

  • Florida Declares State of Emergency as Hurricane Irma Continues to Gain Strength

    GIF Image: NASA/GOES A state of emergency has been declared in all Florida counties as the rapidly intensifying Hurricane Irma—now a Category 5 storm—is expected to cut a swath through the Caribbean and then shift northwards towards the US coast. As residents along the US Gulf Coast begin the long and arduous process of recovering…

  • The World’s Best GoFundMe Involves Poop, Firemen, and a Tinder Date Gone Horribly Wrong

  • The Boston Red Sox Have Finally Found a Good Reason to Own an Apple Watch

    Smartwatches have long felt like a gadget in search of a purpose. However, it seems the Boston Red Sox have finally discovered one thing they are actually good at: cheating. According to complaint filed by New York Yankees’ general manager Brian Cashman and later corroborated by Major League Baseball, it seems the Boston Red Sox…

  • Zika Virus Kills Brain Cancer Cells in Mice

    Image: AP The Zika virus played the role of 2016's worst health story. At the center of that story was the virus’ heartbreaking link to microcephalic babies when it infected their pregnant mothers. But sometimes, the worst vectors can still be used for good. A team of researchers in the United States found that the…