Modern medicine has extended our lives and reduced suffering in all kinds of ways. Here are five sci-fi medical innovations that are already here or close to fruition. This story was originally published on April 2, 2022. An example of what a deep brain stimulation device looks like under X-ray imaging.Photo: Hellerhoff/Wikimedia Commons News from the future, delivered to your present.
Thefive largest streaming servicesin America will all have ads now. The shift to advertising likely means the subscription model just cant be profitable at scale. The only major player left without ads on its streaming service isApple. Photo: T. Schneider (Shutterstock) 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. Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers....
David Oyelowo has an update on his sequel to The Rocketeer. The next Saw movie might have already found its place in the chronology. Zack Snyder wants to take on a young James Bond. Image: Paramount Plus, behind the scenes on Doctor Who with Ncuti Gatwa. The Call of Cthulhu Deadlinereports James Wan is attached to direct a film adaptation of H.P. A tie-in video game based on the story is additionally moving forward....
So much for the season of giving. The U.S. International Trade Commissionsorder banning Apple from selling its wearableswent into full effect on Tuesday. The reps office toldReuterson Tuesday it decided not to veto the ban following careful consultations. Apple has been in a running battle with medical device maker Masimo over its blood oxygen-sensing technology.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Gizmodo reached out to Masimo for comment, but we did not immediately hear back....
Welcome to the future: a boring dystopia where the most nightmarish technology is just another cutesy promotional tool. Burger King announced the campaign with avideospotted byMarketing Dive. The stunt runs until January 2nd. Screenshot: Gizmodo / YouTube I gave the website permission to access my iPhone camera and posed for a photo. But for the most part, the spies won. Heres the thing about facial recognition:it barely works. Burger King did not immediately respond to a request for comment....
The small rocket launched on Friday, December 22, at 12:32 p.m. ET from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Alpha reached orbit, and the rockets second stage separated and its engine shut off as planned. The Firefly Alpha rocket launched on December 22.Photo: Firefly Aerospace/Trevor Mahlmann The company added that communications with the spacecraft had been established and that the mission operations were underway. Gizmodo reached out to Firefly on Tuesday, but the company provided no further updates....
Though none of them were released, what was uncovered by online sleuths is interesting all the same. The Relationship Pack might have introduced dating or even marriage to Los Santos. Perhaps Rockstar planned to take trip back to GTA IVs Liberty City for who-knows-what shenanigans. Image: Rockstar Games Your guess is as good as mine. What Stopped Rockstar From Dropping GTA 5 DLC? Not everything is always possible, but we still love single-player open-world games more than anything....
As for the less family-friendly reasons, well, you’re free to use your imagination. it’s possible for you to download the latest version of the web client for Windows or macOSfrom here. For the time being, you cant change the panic button key. Opera GX has added a panic button.Image: Opera A panic button can be set up in some other browsers using extensions. News from the future, delivered to your present....
Director Todd Phillips released a couple of stills for the film onhis Instagram. Perhaps well get it when Dune: Part Two arrives in March. Want more io9 news? Lady Gaga attends a screening of Netflix’s Maestro in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Emilio Madrid/Getty Images for Netflix (Getty Images) News from the future, delivered to your present. Screenshot: Todd Phillips IG
Well, thats one way to see your investment pay off. In 2014, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, Mt. Gox, suffered a notorious hack that stole 850,000 Bitcoins from the platform. Photo: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Victims are finally starting to get their money back on Tuesday, nearly 10 years later. However, some are reporting Mt. Gox accidentally sent double payments and the trustees are asking for some of it back....
Two NASA astronauts took part in a recentdemonstrationof a sub-scale mock-up elevator forSpaceXs Starship human landing system. The mockup elevator has a full-scale basket section with functioning mechanical assemblies and crew interfaces for testing. Want to know more about humanitys next giant leap in space? NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Doug “Wheels” Wheelock testing out the mockup elevator.Photo: SpaceX News from the future, delivered to your present.
Simultaneously a lot and not much at all goes on in The Church on Ruby Road. vibes that the show has pivoted to and from over its long, long life. The sentiment it leans on then is… well, its literally magic. Image: BBC If it can, the future of Doctor Who, fantastical or otherwise, is looking bright indeed. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....
Thank you for your interest in developing a ChatGPT plugin. Weve taken our learnings from plugins and created GPTs, said OpenAI in the email to developers. Now the company is trying to revamp plugins with the more consumer-friendly GPT Store. Photo: Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg (Getty Images) OpenAIs developer conference, DevDay, was all about convincing developers to build products on its platforms. This isnt the first time Altman has upset developers. Earlier this year, an update to ChatGPT included PDF analysis thatrendered the products of many developers useless....
