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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2276194137-1200×675.jpg”] SpaceXAI, the AI division of SpaceX, operates dozens of unpermitted gas turbines, and it’s disproportionately impacting the Black communities living near them, according to a Reuters report from Tuesday. Elon Musk owns an estimated 42% of SpaceX, which is now a publicly traded company. The gas turbines power Colossus 2, the data…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2022/12/160ae6839c8d0c77f4850f5eb9203cb6.jpg”] Google Images’s latest update appears to be taking some inspiration from the digital pinboard platform Pinterest. The company is celebrating Google Images’s 25th anniversary this week by looking back at its history and announcing a major redesign that turns the search engine into more of a personalized visual feed. It all started…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/10/data-center-1200×675.jpg”] Artificial intelligence labs are after computing power. Kalshi doesn’t have any to offer them but they’ve got something else that might be of some use, according to Bloomberg: a tool that plots the predicted future price of computing power. So, that’s something! There really is some value for companies to know where…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/06/DataCenterPhoto-1200×675.jpeg”] Like it or not, data centers are now intrinsic to our modern lives, supporting not just the AI boom but healthcare, banking, government services, and other essential sectors. Reliable data center operation depends on effective cooling, which is already a major challenge as many methods require huge inputs of water or energy.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/ExpressVPN-iPhone-17-Pro-Deal-Discount-1200×675.jpg”] VPN companies usually pitch you server counts and encryption acronyms. ExpressVPN finds that boring. Through August 11, every new subscription comes with 10 raffle entries for an iPhone 17 Pro. Yes, the actual phone. A19 Pro chip, 48MP triple camera, 8x optical zoom. Roughly $1,100 of hardware that Apple discounts for nobody.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/Andy-Serkis-Hunt-for-Gollum-mocap-1200×675.jpg”] It’s real, and it’s precious. This week, after years of anticipation and speculation, cameras began rolling on The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, the next big-screen foray from the iconic franchise. And, to announce the news, Warner Bros. released a short but sweet video that’s sure to give you…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/Burninglaptop-1200×675.jpg”] There’s been a big push among AI developers in recent years towards the development of more “agentic” systems—that is, algorithms that can autonomously make decisions and interact with digital tools without constant hand-holding from humans. This has been especially true within software development, the field that’s arguably become the most ripe for…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/10/ConjuringLastRites-1200×675.jpg”] The title alone suggests that The Conjuring: Last Rites was meant to be an end point for Ed and Lorraine Warren, the characters played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga across four Conjuring movies since 2013. And if you watched Last Rites (and a lot of people did; it was the horror…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/google-gemini-getty-1200×675.jpg”] Major publishers Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, and Elsevier have filed a lawsuit against Google alleging that Google used their work to train its AI chatbot Gemini. Scott Turow, the author of crime thrillers like Presumed Innocent, has also joined the suit which is seeking class action status. The lawsuit was filed…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/fools-gold-japan-hydrothermal-vents-1200×675.jpg”] Japanese scientists discovered the undersea fields of Higashi-Aogashima Knoll Caldera’s hydrothermal vents over a decade ago, but the mineral-rich deposits from these fissures continue to reveal bizarre surprises. In the years since, Japan has devoted both private and government resources toward recovering the many millions of tons of metallic ore once hidden…