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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/DARPA-Bushek-Oyster-Reef-Tech-1200×675.jpg”] The Pentagon got serious about mitigating climate disasters after the 155-mile-per-hour winds of Hurricane Michael left Tyndall Air Force Base “virtually leveled,” as one military spokesperson described the damage. The unsparing Category 5 storm flipped fighter jets and somehow crumpled entire hangars intended to keep aircraft safe from the elements as the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/NordVPN-Dark-Web-Monitor-Deal-1-1200×675.jpeg”] You’d think NordVPN’s financial department has made a grave mistake. Offering NordVPN with Dark Web Monitor for ID theft protection at $3 sounds crazy. But there we are: it’s true, and people are obsessing with it. Days are left before NordVPN realizes what it actually did, so there’s little time to decide.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Elon-Musk-arrives-to-court-at-the-Ronald-V.-Dellums-Federal-Building-on-April-30-2026-in-Oakland-California-1200×675.jpg”] French prosecutors who are investigating Elon Musk and his social media platform X have summoned the billionaire to France to face preliminary charges. The investigation is now officially a criminal probe, according to French officials. France opened a probe in 2025 to investigate whether X has violated French law, an investigation that…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Lightspeed_192_May_2026_io9-2-1200×675.jpg”] io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we feature a story from Lightspeed’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Sarah’s Laugh” by Melissa A Watkins. Enjoy! Sarah’s Laugh by Melissa A Watkins Everyone knows the Walls around the cities fell. What some people don’t remember is that…

[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,…