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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/02/elon-folded-arms-1200×675.jpg”] Elon Musk has called Anthropic “Misanthropic” and “evil” and has claimed the company “hates Western Civilization.” Now he’s calling it a partner. On Wednesday, SpaceX (which recently absorbed xAI) announced that it will enter an agreement with the makers of Claude to allow it access to the computing power available at the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/cruise-ship-in-tracy-arm-fjord-1200×675.jpg”] On the morning of August 10, 2025, a massive landslide struck Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord, a popular destination for many cruise lines. The landslide triggered a 1,578-foot-tall (481-meter-tall) mega-tsunami that would have devastated any passing ships. Fortunately, none were present at that early hour, but future vessels may not be so lucky.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/Testaments_Daisy-1200×675.jpg”] Last week, The Testaments dug deeper into Aunt Lydia’s backstory, revisiting an agonizing moment in her past that illuminated—sort of—the decisions she’s been making in the present. For this week’s episode, “Commitment,” the show brought back another familiar character from The Handmaid’s Tale to give some fresh perspective on the events we’ve…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/ford_factory-1200×675.jpg”] It’s never been a matter of “if” electric vehicles from China start appearing en masse in the U.S., but “when.” That’s become clearer in the last several months as some of that country’s largest automakers have started seriously evaluating opportunities to bring models to North America, particularly in Canada. Adding Chinese auto…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/spider-man-captain-america-civil-war-1200×675.jpg”] Uncle Ben’s death is one of the most defining moments of comics history: the origin story of one of the greatest superheroes ever created, a turning point so profoundly impactful that not only has it never been fully reversed or retconned, but as the mythology and multiversal existence of Spider-Man have expanded…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/curiosity-rover-arm-1200×675.jpg”] It’s tough being a robot trekking along the dry, arid terrain of another planet with no humans around. NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent the past 13 years drilling through samples on Mars, and one rock decided to strike back. Curiosity recently got a rock stuck to its robotic arm while collecting samples…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Man-with-toilet-paper-1200×675.jpg”] Using an experimental drug sold over the internet to lose weight is an inherently risky gamble. That’s a lesson a 32-year-old man had to painfully learn first-hand after he experienced horrific bouts of diarrhea likely caused by overdosing on the GLP-1 medication retatrutide. Opeyemi Komolafe, an internist at the Medical University of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/01/chrome_AI-1200×675.jpg”] Even if you aren’t using Google Gemini, it might be using your device. Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as “That Privacy Guy,” recently reported that Google’s widely used Chrome web browser is quietly storing an on-device AI model without explicitly asking for user permission. According to Hanff, Chrome secretly stashes about…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Widows_Bay_ep3recapart-1200×675.jpg”] Despite all the warnings from his salty constituents—and that perilous night he just endured at the local historic inn—Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) has succeeded in making Widow’s Bay a newly popular tourist attraction. He’s thrilled! Things are looking up! So why won’t the cursed island stop throwing weird new worries in…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/energizer-battery-1200×675.jpg”] Energizer has released a new line of lithium batteries that’s being billed as the world’s only coin battery to prevent burning if swallowed. With the rise of these batteries in devices like AirTags and TV remotes, that news will likely come as a relief for parents. Each year, more than 2,500 kids…