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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/soundcore-buds-1200×675.jpg”] A solid, reliable pair of noise-cancelling headphones does not have to set you back hundreds of dollars. There are plenty of affordable options on the market, and right now, you can pick one for under $30. Right now, the Soundcore P30i earbuds by Anker are available at a 50% discount on Amazon.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/05/OpenAI-ChatGPT-1200×675.jpg”] OpenAI announced today that it’s rolling out a new mental health-focused safety feature for adult ChatGPT users. Starting today, ChatGPT users can add what the company calls a “trusted contact” who may be notified if the AI’s automated systems and trained reviewers determine that the user has engaged in discussions about self-harm.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Minions-and-Monsters-poster-1200×675.jpg”] We all talk about characters like Batman, Darth Vader, or Spider-Man being the kings of the box office, but the true ruler might actually be a weird yellow Minion. Since the Minions were introduced in 2010’s Despicable Me, films in that franchise and its spinoffs have grossed close to $6 billion. They’re…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/08/brain-amoeba-1200×675.jpg”] Hot spring lovers beware: Recent research shows these popular vacation spots can harbor a deadly species of amoeba that feasts on brains. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey and Montana State University studied recreational water samples taken from major national parks in the western United States. They identified widespread levels of Naegleria…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2024/05/72304a9885903a2bfcba79ca40608c30-e1740080089739.jpg”] Earlier this year, Sam Altman was confronted directly with a video from what has become a viral trend: people showing off the significant shortcomings of OpenAI’s voice model. It seems he didn’t particularly enjoy that, because OpenAI is taking steps to save Altman from future embarrassment. On Thursday, the company announced three…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/sony-xm6-ifixit-1200×675.jpg”] iFixit has long been the foremost authority on all things repairable (and not repairable) in consumer tech, but as authoritative as their ratings are, there’s one category that remained a blind spot: wireless headphones. Well, iFixit is headphone-blind no more. The arbiters of repairability are now diving into the over-ear audio category,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Rhea_Seehorn_Golden_Globe-1200×675.jpg”] Late last week, the Oscars announced new eligibility rules with an eye toward the rise of AI. Acting roles must be “demonstrably performed by humans with their consent,” while screenplays “must be human-authored.” (You can read the full list of rules here.) Today, the Golden Globes countered with its own adjusted rules,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1726087186-e1778181110239-1200×675.jpg”] News broke this week that Disneyland’s Autopia attraction will retire some of its gasoline-powered engines next year, the things that power those noisy and smelly gas vehicles that have been around since the park first opened in 1955. Disney will begin testing electric prototypes, though it’s still unclear whether the ride will…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2022/01/ad59f357eda3fbe140680ecd99656347.jpg”] In the wake of any major crisis these days, there’ll be people looking to hawk their own particular agenda. Case in point, there are already people trying to claim that ivermectin—an antiparasitic medication that some believe to be a miracle cure-all—can solve the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. Several people online, including well-known…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/severance-apple-tv-ling-ma-1200×675.jpg”] There’s a special kind of adversity in having a famous namesake. It’s an existential crisis, and only a rare few avoid becoming a “not to be confused with” footnote on Wikipedia (shout-out to Michael B. Jordan and James Cameron’s Avatar).  Severance wasn’t so lucky. I’m not talking about the prestige Apple TV…