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Its official: There will be no further attempts to salvage FTX. Those close to the company had previously implied the beleaguered exchange could still, somehow, make a comeback. Thank God that wont be happening. Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP (Getty Images) Subsequent reports from the exchanges restructuring team have allegedcartoonish levels of incompetence and malfeasanceat the company. The company is said to have misallocated and lost billions of dollars worth of customer funds....

Its been a wild month in space.NASA finally cracked open its asteroid sample container, revealing cosmic secrets inside. Meanwhile, the Ingenuity Mars helicopter unexpectedly buzzed its last flight. News from the future, delivered to your present. Japan’s SLIM lander, face down on the Moon.Image: JAXA

(Which is a blessing on multiple levels, considering the title of the game.) Theres more to look forward to. Want more io9 news? Kevin Conroy at New York Comic Con in 2019.Photo: Craig Barritt (Getty Images) News from the future, delivered to your present.

UMG started pulling music from Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, and more artists off of TikTok Wednesday night. One could argue thatTikTok has done more for artist discoverythan music labels ever have. UMG and TikTok did not immediately respond to Gizmodos request for comment. Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP (Getty Images) The decision to pull UMGs music from TikTok may not be a morally righteous stance in defense of artists. Universal Music Group would simply like to get paid....

On its way to the Trojans, however, the asteroid probe is scaling up. For more spaceflight in your life, follow us onXand bookmark Gizmodos dedicatedSpaceflight page. News from the future, delivered to your present. An illustration of the Lucy spacecraft.Illustration: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center And I couldnt prove it wrong."

The U.S. has a big syphilis problem on its hands. This tally includes 3,755 cases of congenital syphilis, which led to 231 stillbirths and 51 infant deaths. According to the CDC, the caseload of syphilis in 2022 is the highest seen since 1950. A 3D illustration of Treponema pallidum, the bacteria that cause syphilis.Illustration: Christoph Burgstedt (Shutterstock) The STI field has reached a tipping point. The continued rise in congenital syphilis is especially disheartening, given that its almostcompletely avoidable....

Samsung has a family of new devices on sale this week. TheGalaxy S24 seriesincludes the smallerGalaxy S24, the largerGalaxy S24+, and the ginormousGalaxy S24 Ultra. Most people dont need the Ultra to get the benefits of wielding a Samsung-made Android rig. The Galaxy S24 Series, from left to right: Galaxy S24+, Galaxy S24 Ultra, and Galaxy S24.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Its a much smaller phone than the Ultra, but that may be enough for some folks....

In 2018, Mark Zuckerberg waltzed into the halls of Congress for the most high-profile moment of his career. Today, Zuckerberg is a different man. He has hobbies and a familyhes even growing his hair out. Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Contributor (Getty Images) The CEO seems almost… human? But at a fresh hearing on Wednesday, he learned that almost human isnt enough. Today, Zuckerberg had the most humiliating experience of his public life....

Senator, Im Singaporean. Tom Cotton: “Have you ever been a member of the Chinese Communist Party?” TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew: “Senator, I’m Singaporean. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc (Getty Images) Cotton: “Have you ever been associated or affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party?” Chew: “No, Senator. Again, I’m Singaporean! In a very awkward moment, Zuckerberg stood up andproceeded to apologize directly to the audience. News from the future, delivered to your present....

Netflix hashorror movies galoreand is currently ona sci-fi highthanks to Zach SnydersRebel Moonduology. Its got dystopias covered, too, withSquid Games second seasoncoming later this year. Here are nine movies, and one brand-new TV show, to help scratch your fantasy itch! Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron in The School for Good and Evil.Photo: Helen Sloan/Netflix News from the future, delivered to your present. Get your finest dark clothing and all your creepy things, part one ofWednesdayseason two is dropping in August....

Despite their names, the enigmatic objects are opposite of vacuous. Its no wonder, then, that black holes capture the imagination. They are confounding, thrilling, and full of secrets weve yet to learn about physics and space. An artist’s impression of GRB 221009A, which may have heralded the birth of a black hole.Image: NASA/Swift/Cruz deWilde So without further ado, lets dive into some aspects of black holes you may not have known before....

The little helicoptertouched down with the Perseverance rover in 2021. This reminds us that space exploration is still difficult to do. But Ingenuitys three years on Mars proved that powered, controlled flight on Mars was possible. Artist’s depiction of Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE), which NASA is currently considering for a future mission.Image: Ge-Cheng Zha The first landings on the Moon were static. In 1970, we had thefirst soft landing on another planet, Venus....

I am not the biggest fan offorcing AI into everything that comes out now. What is Arc Search? Simply put, Arc Search uses AI to browse the web for you. Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo This way, you dont have to open five different tabs to cross-check across multiple sources. It will tell you what sites its pulling from and present the results in easy-to-digest bullet points. What makes Arc Search different?...