If You Run Hot, the Fitbit Charge 6 Is Great for Tracking Body Temperature

I often joke to my friends that Im perimenopausal, though I dont have an official diagnosis. My constantly fluctuating body temperature is the latest ailment, causing me to make adjustments. However, it helped validate that what was happening to me was a symptom of chemical reactions occurring internally. Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo I took the data I aggregated for over a month to several doctors appointments and then cross-referenced the numbers....

February 15, 2024 · 3 min · 576 words · Christopher Carson

Movie Piracy App Surpassed Netflix and Disney+ on App Store Before Apple Killed It

This put it ahead of HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Peacock, and Disney+ in both categories. Kimis glory was short-lived, however. By Tuesday, HBO Max had gotten ahead of it in the entertainment ranking. Illustration: Jody Serrano / Gizmodo / App Store Apple yanked Kimi from the App Store the same day. Kimi, without a doubt, had it coming. But Kimi was nothing like what its developers described. The Oscar-nominated Poor Things, for instance, wasgrainy and pixelated....

February 15, 2024 · 1 min · 153 words · Douglas Martinez

No, Elizabeth Warren Didn’t Just Endorse Bitcoin Despite Viral Story

BREAKING: Elizabeth Warren signs a certificate to honor #Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto with a ceremonial flag flying. Americans are forever grateful, Bitcoin Magazine tweetedon Thursday. BREAKING: Elizabeth Warren signs a certificate to honor#Bitcoincreator Satoshi Nakamoto with a ceremonial flag flying. File photo of Elizabeth Warren at the U.S. Capitol on February 09, 2024, in Washington, DC.Photo: Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (Getty Images) “Americans are forever grateful.” In fact, more than 100,000 flags are flown for peopleeach year....

February 15, 2024 · 1 min · 185 words · Scott Carroll

OpenAI Wants to Eat Google Search’s Lunch

OpenAIis reportedly developing a search app that would directly compete with Google Search, according toThe Informationon Wednesday. The AI search engine could be a new feature forChatGPT, or a potentially separate app altogether. The report says this new search product could be faster than ChatGPT, without sacrificing its powerful summarizing abilities. Photo: photosince (Shutterstock) Artificial intelligence presents a new, more efficient way to retrieve information from the internet. Perplexity,a small AI search startup with backing from Jeff Bezos, is also competing for Googles crown....

February 15, 2024 · 1 min · 190 words · Andrea Benson

OpenAI’s Sora Is a Giant ‘F*ck You’ to Reality

Of course, nobody seems particularly concerned about fixing this problem. Case in point: OpenAI justlaunched Sora, its new text-to-video generator. The model is designed to allow web users to generate high-quality, AI videos with just a text prompt. Photo: Mike Coppola (Getty Images) I dont think it requires a global panel of experts to figure that out. It doesnt seem out of the realm of possibility that the same will be true here....

February 15, 2024 · 1 min · 161 words · Peter Wiggins

OpenAI’s Video Generator Sora Is Breathtaking, Yet Terrifying

OpenAI didnt say when Sora will be released to the public. Prompt: A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street filled with warm glowing neon and animated city signage. she wears sunglasses and red lipstick. Screenshot of an AI-generated video from OpenAI’s SoraImage: OpenAI Midjourney and Stable Diffusions image and video generators are also diffusion models. However, I must note that OpenAIs Sora is much better. The videos Sora produces are longer, more dynamic, and flow together better than competitors....

February 15, 2024 · 2 min · 250 words · Michael Colon

PlayStation Pulse Elite Review: I Would Love This Headset if It Weren’t So Uncomfortable

PlayStation’s latest first-party headset uses Bluetooth to connect with PlayStation 5, PC, and mobile. It sounds very good on PC, but it excels on PS5. The headset is so tight its picking up on the blood running at frightening rates to my head. There are many things to like about the Pulse Elite headset. Unfortunately, the pads are a dealbreaker for me.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo Its not a pleasant feeling....

February 15, 2024 · 3 min · 599 words · Michael Obrien

Recreate Snow White’s Life, Death, and Resurrection With This Lego Set

Bring home the magic of Walt Disneys first animated featureSnow White and the Seven DwarfsinLegoform. The new collectible set will be available on March 4online, and in select Lego stores and retailers. They had a whole duet! Image: Lego Legos Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Cottage will run you $220. One side of the roof can also be removed for easier access. If youre a Lego Insider you get early access to this set from March 1-March 3....

February 15, 2024 · 1 min · 115 words · Adam Simmons

Star Trek: Picard‘s Showrunner Says There’s Still No Word on a Spinoff Yet

Smile 2 rounds out its cast. M3GAN 2.0 is going to take a lot longer to come out than planned. Simu Liu is teaming up with James Wan for a new sci-fi series. Image: Paramount Doctor Who teases a mysterious new alien. Plus, what to expect on the rest of Halo season 2. To me, my spoilers! But things have changed around Matt and everything seems off balance. His therapist tries to help, convinced that the monster is actually in Matts head....

February 15, 2024 · 1 min · 126 words · Tammie Chen

Tesla Update Aims to Help Owners Who Can’t Unplug Their Charging Cables in the Cold

Driving a Tesla, or any electric vehicle, in frigid temperatures can be a pain. Not to worry, thoughTesla is trying to check that that doesnt happen anymore. The company addressed this issue in arecent software updatefor Model 3 and Model Y owners. Tesla owners are having the weirdest problems in the cold. Our sympathies are with them.Photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images) The update was first reported byNot a Tesla App....

February 15, 2024 · 1 min · 125 words · Mason Flynn

The Best Clips From OpenAI’s New Video Generator, So Far

One of the more unsettling things about AI is how blisteringly fast the technology develops. A few months ago, it seemed like useful AI-generated video tools were still out of reach. Well, now thats over.OpenAI just released a new text-to-video generator called Sora. AI made this videoGif: OpenAI In a word, its stunning. In the near future, the consequences will be Earth-shaking. The world will fill with deepfakes. People will lose their jobs....

February 15, 2024 · 1 min · 148 words · Jeffrey Harding

The Cast ofDune: Part TwoIs Bene Gesserving at Its London Premiere

No one reads io9 or Gizmodo for any bang out ofeducated insight intothe world of high fashion. The cast of Dune: Part Twowas in London Thursday for the films premiere and the outfits were sci-fi-fire. They were more than just serving looksthey were Bene Gesserving looks, as our headline says. R2-D2 and C-3PO got all dolled up for the premiere of Dune: Part Two.Photo: Gareth Cattermole (Getty Images) A level reserved for only the most elite, skilled fashionistas,much like their namesakes....

February 15, 2024 · 1 min · 103 words · Kathy Nguyen

The Worst Thing AboutMadame Web

Make no mistake.Sonys latest attemptat a Spider-Man spinoff, Madame Web, is bad. Pretty mucheverything about it is bad: the script, the acting, the cinematography, and more. But, in our mind,one thing towers overthe rest. This sure looks like an exciting movie.Image: Sony Pictures The king of all things Bad-ame Web. But, to talk about it, we have to dive into spoilers. In his dream, which he has every night, he envisions three masked superheroes killing him....

February 15, 2024 · 2 min · 413 words · Mike Li