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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/franklin-expedition-hms-erebus-terror-engraving-1200×675.jpg”] Around 180 years ago, a British expedition to the Arctic met a grisly end. Only recently have scientific investigations been able to identify the long-dead seamen. Now, thanks to DNA donations from distant relatives, researchers have identified four more sailors from the failed mission. Researchers have identified four more members of the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/switch-deal-1200×675.jpg”] If you’re one of the many that love getting some gaming in on their Nintendo Switch 2, and it’s easy to see why with so many amazing games on it, then you’re also someone who’s probably had to dash for a charger as your battery life cries at you. It’s an issue…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/2044–1200×675.jpg”] There’s a difference between software that markets well and software that quietly earns loyalty. Bitdefender belongs in the second category. For years, it has ranked near the top of independent antivirus tests, not just for detection rates but for performance impact, or rather, the lack of it. Right now, its main consumer…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/03/data-center-1200×675.jpg”] Big tech has a big cooling problem. Data centers require massive amounts of energy to keep their chips—the semiconductors that process, store, and transmit data—from overheating. As these facilities proliferate across the U.S., the power grid is feeling the crunch, but an innovative new technology could help ease this strain. Direct-to-chip cooling,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/game-of-thrones-30th-anniversary-rerelease-1200×675.jpg”] Thirty years ago this summer, the first book in George R.R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Game of Thrones, was released. While fans aren’t getting Winds of Winter to celebrate its thirtieth, they’re getting something pretty neat to mark the occasion that’s far from a consolation prize: a special…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/IMG_9112-1200×675.jpeg”] Everyone needs a bit of greenery in their lives. If your space is in dire need of some color but you’re not ready to invest time/energy in maintaining actual plants, LEGO Botanicals lineup has some excellent sets that can do the job. These aren’t really expensive, and Amazon is making picking one…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/MV-Hondius–1200×675.jpg”] The hantavirus outbreak that began on the MV Hondius is still at risk of spreading further. On Thursday morning, Dutch health officials reported a potential case linked to an infected 69-year-old Dutch woman who briefly boarded a flight set for the Netherlands. The person, a flight attendant on that plane, is currently experiencing…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Meta-Ray-Ban-Display-review-05-1200×675.jpg”] There’s a growing number of reasons to be skeptical about camera-equipped smart glasses, and you can now add extortion to that list. According to a report from the BBC, a woman who asked not to be named was recently filmed covertly while shopping in London by a man wearing smart glasses. That…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/portablemonitor-mnn-1200×675.jpg”] As a remote worker, I technically have the flexibility to work from anywhere I want. So long as I have an internet connection and a laptop, I’m free to set up shop wherever. And yet I wasn’t for the longest time. I just preferred my desk at home. Here, I’ve got two…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/fitbit-air-2-1200×675.jpg”] Whoop is about to get some serious competition. Last year, Polar challenged Whoop’s screenless health and fitness tracker with its subscription-free Loop, and now Google is jumping into the arena with the Fitbit Air. As previously teased by Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, the $99.99 Fitbit Air is also a…