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FCC Officielle Ønskede ‘Veto’ Magt Over Video Med Ajit Pai og Pizzagate Pusher
FCC-Formand Ajit Pai dukkede op i en ‘Harlem Shake’ video produceret af the Daily Caller, som bød på en kvinde, der havde tidligere skubbet Pizzagate teorier. Skærmbillede: Gizmodo Af alle de kontroverser, der omgiver FCC dette år, Formand Ajit Pai ‘ s optræden i en Daily Caller video danse sammen med en kvinde, der havde…
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Twitter Indberetninger Nogle Brugere til at “Usædvanlige” Data-Lækage
Foto: Jose Luis Magana (AP) I dag Twitter advaret vælg brugere, der berøres af en November fejl med en af sin støtte former. For så vidt selskabet har afvist at give et skøn for, hvor mange konti, der potentielt havde data udsat for. I modsætning til, at store Facebook brud, og Facebook fotos fejl, og…
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RIP Super Søde BB-8 Toy: Sphero Opkald Afsluttes På Licens Bots
Trist bloop. Foto: Getty Images Ak, Sphero ‘ s BB-8, R2-D2, og andre Disney-licens robotter vil bippe og bloop ikke mere. The Verge rapporterer, at Sphero har besluttet at rydde ud i de resterende beholdning af licens legetøj—og nej, det vil ikke være udsætning mere. I en erklæring til Randen, Sphero CEO Paul Berberian sagde,…
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Seattle Experiment Shows Later School Start Times Can Help Teens Get More Sleep
Image: congerdesign (Pixabay) Here’s some refreshing good news, courtesy of a new study released last week in Science Advances. Teens in Seattle got more sleep, were less tardy, and even did better in class after schools across the area delayed their start times by about an hour. While many people deal with chronic sleep deprivation,…
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Google’s Feature for Predicting Flight Delays Actually Sounds Useful Now
Image: Google And when you’re trying to book a plane trip, Google says it will show you upcoming local holidays or school breaks so you can avoid that one week where seemingly every kid from 4 to 18 goes to Disney World. Finally, Google Flights is getting a few new filters for when you’re searching…
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Here’s How Russian Trolls Turned Social Media Into a Weapon While Tech Giants Played Dumb
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Tumblr’s Porn Filter Flags Its Own Examples of ‘Permitted’ Nudity
Screenshot: Tumblr When Gizmodo posted the gif to Tumblr ourselves, it was immediately flagged as a potential violation and hidden by the platform’s filter. When the images shown in the gif were uploaded individually, two of the four examples—which appeared to show a breast ultrasound and a pro-choice protest, respectively—were similarly flagged and hidden. In…
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U.S. Gun Deaths Reached a Record High in 2017
A student holds up a sign during a gun control rally at the U.S. Capitol last March, held after the Parkland school shootingPhoto: Mark Wilson (Getty Images) The number of Americans who were killed by firearms in 2017 reached a record high, according to a recent CNN analysis of data from the Centers for Disease…
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It’s 2018, and the iPhone Is Still Super Annoying
Year In ReviewWe look back at the best, worst, and most significant moments of the year, and look forward to next year. Lording atop its portfolio like some kind of $1,000 crown jewel, the iPhone is undoubtedly the Apple’s most important product. And for years, people have droned on about how the phone that…
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Astronomers Just Discovered ‘Farout,’ the Most Distant Known Object in the Solar System
Artist’s conception of 2018 VG18, or “Farout.” The Sun is shown in the background. Illustration: oberto Molar Candanosa/Carnegie Institution for Science A team of astronomers has discovered the most extreme trans-Neptunian object in the outer reaches of the Solar System. Dubbed “Farout,” the object is more than 120 times farther from the Sun than Earth…