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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/the-ring-sadako-1200×675.jpg”] Japanese novelist Koji Suzuki, whose best known creator is the Ring books and horror icon Sadako, passed away over the weekend on May 9. He was 68. First reported by Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, Suzuki was born May 13, 1957. His literary was the standalone 1990 novel Rakuen (or Paradise in the west), followed by Ringu (aka Ring)…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/world-liberty-trump-eric-don-jr-1200×675.jpg”] The CLARITY Act, which is intended to provide regulatory clarity to the crypto industry, has been working its way through Congress for the past couple of years, but Duke University lecturing fellow Lee Reiners, who previously worked as a bank examiner at the New York Federal Reserve, says the new law would…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Apple-Liquid-Glass-UI-1200×675.jpg”] By providing a needed security patch to an older version of iOS last month, Apple tacitly—but unofficially—acknowledged that avoiding the Liquid Glass aesthetic is a valid choice. Now, according to anonymous sources who spoke to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, an upcoming update will address problems with Liquid Glass in macOS 26. If you…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/game-of-thrones-tyrian-1200×675.jpg”] HBO’s Game of Thrones turned 15 years old last month, and it’s understandably got folks feeling nostalgic, including those who worked on it. On Bluesky, writer Bryan Cogman looked back on his experience writing for the show when it was in its infancy. His first episode was season one’s fourth, “Cripples, Bastards, and Broken…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/scavengers-reign-hed-1200×675.jpg”] If you’ve got Netflix, enjoy Scavengers Reign while you can, because it might not be there at month’s end. According to Polygon and What’s On Netflix, the animated sci-fi series is due to leave the streamer on May 31. As of today, it’ll have been on Netflix for two years, a move the creators…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/uncharted-4-hed-1200×675.jpg”] The PlayStation 3 turns 20 years old in November, and you can’t talk about the console without talking about Uncharted. Naughty Dog’s globetrotting franchise was one of its crowning jewels, and this early into May, it celebrates two significant milestones. First and more immediate is the 10-year anniversary of Uncharted 4: A Thief…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/roku-40-inch-tv-1200×675.jpg”] A refurbished 40-inch TV from a reputable source typically runs $150 to $200, comes with a limited warranty at best, and requires a separate streaming device to do anything beyond over-the-air channels. The Roku Select Series 40-inch TV is $139 on Amazon, down from its regular $229, which puts a brand new…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/matrix-resurrections-morpheus-1200×675.jpg”] The Matrix Resurrections kind of came and gone after its release at the tail end of 2021. But in its wake, Warner Bros. and the film’s co-producer Village Roadshow got into a legal battle over how it came out—specifically, its dual theatrical/HBO Max launch that Village argued had devalued the larger Matrix franchise. Over…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/iBuyPower-Trace-X-PC-desktop-review-16-1200×675.jpg”] A river of RGB light runs through the iBuyPower Trace X case, piercing up from the bottom of the gamer PC tower’s side panel through the top exhaust vents. Through the looking glass, shrouded in glow, this jumble of glass, aluminum, and silicon is like a fish tank swimming with light. This…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Govee-Ceiling-Light-Ultra-galaxy-1200×675.jpg”] For the past few weeks, I’ve had a big ol’ circle light on my ceiling that shows me AI art. It’s the Govee Ceiling Light Ultra, a 21-inch-wide collection of LEDs behind a piece of frosted white plastic that has all of the usual Govee excess—vibrant colors, patterns, and animated effects—but can…