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Shapiro recently spoke with Gizmodo about Colossals goals and her new role at the company. Below is our conversation, lightly edited for clarity. Isaac Schultz, Gizmodo: Things are moving so fast. When we last spoke,the dodo projecthad not even been announced. There was this open question of, well, how do you even go about de-extinction with birds? Beth Shapiro, Colossal: Artificial womb technology seems pretty hard. But that is so cool....

In the tech world, developer conferences are like birthdays. These mega-events happen annually and remind us of the cadence of life and that time is a neverending circle. Google I/O 2024 will be no different when it kicks off on Tuesday, May 14. This year, we expect to hear much about Googles foray into AI and where Gemini will venture next. Well find out whats new inAndroid 15and if Google plans anything in Metas realm of extended reality....

If you thought that Excel spreadsheets were just for mind-numbing office work, think again. A gaming hobbyist has created an Excel-based RPG game that he based on the popular post-apocalyptic game Fallout. Its the end of the world, all over again. Image: Bethesda/Excel How do you turn spreadsheet software into a video game? Dont ask me because I have less than zero idea. Life in Mercer is unrecognisable to that which came earlier The bombs saw to that....

Airbnb announced in March that all indoor security cameras would be banned at its propertiesworldwidestarting April 30. But others are pretty horrifying and involve hidden cameras in places where people expect privacy. When the guest told the host that it was illegal, he allegedly replied, sue me then. Image: Gizmodo / Shutterstock (Shutterstock) The complaint continues by expressing concern that intimate acts couldve been recorded and seen by people outside the home....

As part of their investigation, detectives requested a forensic analyst contracted with the FBI to analyze the recording. The results from that analysis indicated the recording contained traces of AI-generated content. The schools front desk was flooded with calls from concerned parents. Photo: Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service (Getty Images) Baltimore Police officials say the former athletic director made the AI recording to retaliate against the schools principal. Darien submitted his resignation earlier in April, according toschool documents....

Both drugs can cost around $1,000 a month or more without insurance coverage. Though not formally approved for obesity, Ozempic has become increasingly prescribed off-label for it. The years since Wegovys approval have solidified its effectiveness as a treatment forweight loss and beyond. Senator Bernie Sanders at a rally in Boston on February 29, 2020.Image: Lauryn Allen (Shutterstock) In November 2023, Eli Lillys tirzepatide was approved for treating obesity. Impressive as these drugs have been, though, they havent come cheap, at least in the U....

Names such as these have defined our lives. The art and products geniuses like these have created are as important to us as anything. And while we decorate our homes and imaginations with their work, what about the people themselves? Image: Joey Spiotto/Gallery 1988 When is their time in the sun? That time is now. Creators, a new art show byJoey Spiotto, is now on exhibit atgallery1988.com. News from the future, delivered to your present....

That figure was reduced to the $675,000 figure announced Friday in the settlement. Texas isnt alone in recently passing laws to require age verification for users of porn sites. News from the future, delivered to your present. Webcam models perform at the Chaturbate booth during the 2017 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 19, 2017 in Las Vegas, NevadaPhoto: Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic (Getty Images)...

Do you know what? It makes perfect sense to me, toldVarietyrecently in a wide-ranging story about his casting as the 15th Doctor. Youve not been watching! Image: BBC They werent exactly the straightest men in the past, Davies added. Its very rarely driving the story vehemently, but you will see moments exploring it. Were not delivering a neutered Doctor. Its very hard for anyone to stop me doing these things, Davies concluded....

Wilkerson explained how the fireworks and projection show has grown since its last time at Disneyland. Every single film is represented there. Characters from every single Pixar film appear in the show. Photo: io9/Gizmodo The original show featured 59 Pixar characters; all of them return, he said. The new show adds 17, including the five new emotions from Inside Out 2. We have Wade and Amber from Elemental. Halas also noted that Edna Mode has prepared something really special: Mr....

The mismatch led to avoidable crashes and foreseeable misuse, regulators said. Tesla last weekrecalled 3,878 Cybertruck electric pickupsover faulty accelerators. Teslas driver assistance programs earlier this yearflunkeda leading auto safety nonprofits tests. Tesla’s driver assistance technology has been investigated by several U.S. agencies, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) The U.S. Department of Justice has also issued subpoenas related to Teslas Full Self-Driving technology. This article was originally published byQuartz....

Congress passed a bill this week thatforces TikTok to be sold or face a nationwide ban. Theres been talk about a ban like this for years, but now its actually happening. Heres how each option would play out. President Biden and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.Photo: Ron Sachs/CNP/Bloomberg (Getty Images) / Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post (Getty Images) If Bytedance wins on this argument, then the law is nullified and things go back to normal....

Bird flu isnt just lurking inside cows, new research shows. The report waspublishedFriday in the Nature journal Communications Biology. According to the paper, the flu-infected dolphin was first identified on March 29, 2022. A pod of bottlenose dolphins.Image: Anita Kainrath (Shutterstock) By the time they arrived, however, the dolphin had already died. It was subsequently packed in ice and taken to the university for an autopsy the following day. Testing then revealed the presence of H5N1 within the dolphins lungs and brain....