Man Charged After Trying to Body Slam an Orca in New Zealand

It turns out thatkiller wales do not like boats. His weapon of choice: his own body. So he decided to have a go at body slam the massive mammal,reports Futursim. Just leave the wildlife be, OK?Photo: Hagen Hopkins (Getty Images) Understandably,authorities in New Zealandwere not best pleased when they saw the clip. The countrys Department of Conservation issued a statement condemning the shocking and stupid attitude towards New Zealands wildlife....

May 25, 2024 · 1 min · 159 words · Nicholas Molina

Spin of Supermassive Black Hole Measured at a Quarter the Speed of Light

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May 25, 2024 · 1 min · 47 words · Ashley Wood

Star Trek 3Is Finding Its Way Back to Theaters

Between now-classic movies like theSpider-Manfilms and the 1999Mummyflick, its been a spring of re-releases. Search for Spock was the middle chapter in a three-part story arc that began with 1982sWrath of Khan. Spock was fittingly directed by Leonard Nimoy, and it was his first time behind the camera. Image: Paramount [viaEmpire Magazine] Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Pacific Rims TV Show Drifts to Prime Video Good news for giant robot fans....

May 25, 2024 · 1 min · 81 words · Jesus Nguyen

Taylor Swift’s Private Jet Will Be Harder to Track While Info About UFOs Might Be Easier to Get

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May 25, 2024 · 1 min · 73 words · James Perez

Toss a Coin to This Week’s Top Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy Stories

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May 25, 2024 · 1 min · 38 words · Todd Kim

WB’s Green Lantern Show Has Enlisted Damon Lindelof to Write It

(King, said Gunn, has been involved with the show nearly since its inception.) The DCU series is putting together a crack team of writers, said Gunn. A hearty welcome to Chris and Damon as they join the DC Studios family. Image: DC Comics Directories for the WGA reveal the writers on hand for the series. However, at time of writing, its also unclear who else is writing the show. Interestingly, each writers page lists Lanterns as a 2024-2025 show....

May 25, 2024 · 1 min · 109 words · Bryan Riley

Who’s Going to Buy Humane for a Billion Dollars?

Speaking of AI, Microsoft shared its plans for the future of AI in Windows withCopilot+. And finally, we found the best Google Maps alternatives for driving, hiking, and commuting. News from the future, delivered to your present. Image: Humane / Image: Microsoft / Image: Adobe / Photo: Mehmet Futsi (Getty Images) / Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo / Photo: Microsoft / Photo: Dua Rashid / Gizmodo / Photo: Microsoft / Photo: Dua Rashid / Gizmodo

May 25, 2024 · 1 min · 75 words · Anthony Pope

Alex Garland’s ControversialCivil WarIs Now Playing at Home

One of the years best andmost polarizing moviesjust made its way home. Wereviewed the film when it opened in Apriland praised it for being not at all what you expect. But its not that at all. My fellow Americans, Civil War is now on demand.Image: A24 I mean, its inspired by that concept in that its about Americans fighting each other. However, we never find out what the issues are....

May 24, 2024 · 1 min · 145 words · Andrew Wallace

Apple Rumored to Have a Creaseless Folding MacBook in the Works

More interesting still, Apple could be developing an M5 chip specifically for this new folding equipment. As you might imagine, none of this is going to be cheap. Kuo claimed that Apple has some pretty strict specifications for both panels and hinges. Apple has long been rumored to be working on a folding iPhone as well as folding tablets or laptops.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo That patent mentioned phones, but it also foldable tablets and laptops as well....

May 24, 2024 · 1 min · 199 words · Ryan Powell

Betty and Veronica Join the Demon Fight asArchie Comics: Judgment DayContinues

The epic Archie Horror event continues, as does Archies quest. In a statement provided to io9, writer Sitterson expanded a bit on his process. We intentionally hid things visually for the readers to find for themselves. Guess who?Image: Archie Comics Those are demonic versions of rich-kid twins Alexandra and Alexander Cabot. Weve also included the cover and its variants. you might pick up the issue June 19! News from the future, delivered to your present....

May 24, 2024 · 1 min · 75 words · Kimberly Blair DDS

Botched SpaceX Engine Test Results in Spectacular Fireball

A qualification test of a Raptor 2 engine has resulted in a dramatic explosion at SpaceXs McGregor facility. Here is the full clip of the test that ended in a RUD. The likely gasses involved in the explosion are methane and oxygen. Video captured by NASASpaceflight shows the fireball, which occurred on May 23, 2024.Gif: NASASpaceflight/X/Gizmodo Although the event was dramatic,anomalies during qualification tests do happen. For more spaceflight in your life, follow us onXand bookmark Gizmodos dedicatedSpaceflight page....

May 24, 2024 · 1 min · 87 words · Kristina Thomas

ChatGPT Answers Programming Questions Incorrectly 52% of the Time: Study

But a stunningnew studyhas found ChatGPT answers computer programming questions incorrectly 52% of the time. Disturbingly, programmers in the study didnt always catch the mistakes being produced by the AI chatbot. But there are a number of hurdles standing in the way. Photo: Silas Stein/picture-alliance/dpa/AP (AP) Googles new AI-powered Search is constantlyspouting garbagethats often scraped from unreliable sources. For its part, Google defends itself by insisting wrong answers are anomalies....

May 24, 2024 · 1 min · 201 words · William Shaw

Dawn of the Dead‘s Gaylen Ross on Filming the Zombie Classic, Including Its Original Ending

Once cast, she took an active role in helping shape the character. He rewrote it while we were working, because he also felt we needed to empower her more. I prepared all day for it, she said. Fran (Gaylen Ross) heads to the mall to escape zombies in Dawn of the Dead.Screenshot: United Film Distribution Company Whether or not anybody believes that we survived if I was driving a helicopter or not is another story....

May 24, 2024 · 1 min · 111 words · Sara Jordan