Video Game Exec Pleads Guilty to Crashing Drone Into Firefighting Plane During LA Wildfires

Hell pay $65,169 to repair the plane and do 150 hours of community service related to wildfire relief. Akemann is a 56-year-old gaming veteran with along historyin the industry. The crash tore a 3-inch by 6-inch hole in the left wing and it had to land. The hole left behind after Treyarch’s co-founder crashed a drone into a firefighting plane.© FBI photo. According to local news, the crash delayed firefighting efforts by a half-hour....

February 4, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Ian Mccoy III

Would You Buy a Valve Console or a Steam Deck eGPU?

Although there could be continued support for SteamOS, people online cant stop speculating about thesupposed Fremont Valve console. Anything related to Valves work on the graphics drivers is pure speculation. During CES, Valves leads on Steam Deck development spoke with Gizmodo. © Photo: Jorge Jimenez / Gizmodo They said they wanted to help push SteamOS onto other platforms besides those owned by Valve. That includes providing Verified for Deck certification for devices not using the Steam Decks Zen 2 AMD processor....

February 4, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Steven Rosario

You Should Be Using Razer’s Gaming Handheld Streaming Service

I was already annoyed by the handhelds existing software when I noticed the dock automatically installed Razer Cortex. I drew in a breath, thinking I was again saddled with unwanted bloatware. Razers software suite is notoriously annoying. The Razer Handheld Dock Chroma folds up for extra portability, but the real star is Razer Cortex for handheld.© Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo At the same time, it also interacts with any of your connected lighting elements and games....

February 4, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Matthew Johnson

A Day’s Delay in Government Funding Can Scramble Lifesaving Medical Research

The directive also suspended the grant review panels that determine which research projects receive funding. Shorter communication freezesin the first few days of a new administration arent uncommon. It also brings the intricate processes through which federal research grants are evaluated and awarded into the spotlight. © Sean Gladwell/Moment via Getty Images Study sections are overseen by theCenter for Scientific Review, the NIHs portal for all incoming grant proposals. These scientists are a mix of permanent members and temporary participants....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Brian Matthews

Anthropic Wants You to Use AI—Just Not to Apply for Its Jobs

Anthropic develops Claude, a chatbot that is well-regarded for its friendly conversational tone and coding abilities. c’mon indicate Yes if you have read and agree. The field was first noticed by open-source developerSimon Willisonand reported by404 Media. Anthropic, a leading developer of AI models, does not want candidates for its jobs using AI in the application process.Anthropic Of course, someone has to develop the AI systems in the first place, so this makes sense....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Erika Jenkins

Apple’s Calendar App Update Could Give Us the Best Way to Send an E-vite

We dont know what Apple will call this app. If you look up information about whats to come, the app is called Invites. Whether this would be a separate app or a feature within the stock iOS Calendar app is unconfirmed. © Florence Ion Its unclear how this would work with non-Apple-using users. I imagine you wont be able to make the Apple-styled invitation without an iOS machine or Mac....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · William Jones

Canadian Politicians ‘Rip Up’ Starlink Contract and Call for a 100% Tesla Tariff

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said hes ripping up a contract with Elon Musks Starlink thats worth $100 million. Ford didnt mince words in a press conference on Monday about why this was happening. President Trump is the only person to be blamed, he said. A sign marks the border between the United States and Canada at Peace Arch Park on February 1, 2025 in Blaine, Washington.© Photo by David Ryder/Getty Image...

February 3, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Michaela Scott

Cobra Kai‘s Final Trailer Is the Best Around for Bringing the Saga Together

Over the seasons,Cobra Kaihas donejust about every single thinga fan ofThe Karate Kidcould ask for. That is, until now. Check it out below. Karate Kid fans know this car, which will make a cameo in the final episode of Cobra Kai.Image: Netflix Really though, where else could it take place? Just the way we like it. The final five episodes ofCobra Kaiare coming on February 13. Well have much more in the coming days....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Michael Nielsen

Final Destination: Bloodlines‘ First Trailer Is a Gruesome Game of Mouse Trap

The perfect, effective, teaser trailer. It tells usabsolutely nothingabout the plot but makes us squirm and scream in utter delight nevertheless. Thats not in this footage though. The teaser image for Final Destination: Bloodlines.Image: Warner Bros. Instead we just a sense of the batshit insanity thats coming to us in a few months. In this trailer though, we dont see that. We dont know what the inciting incident is or even if there is one....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Tammy Lynch

Footprints Reveal Ancient Escape From Vesuvius—1,800 Years Before Pompeii’s Destruction

Imagine starting routine maintenance on an underground pipelineonly to uncover thousands of years of history. Thats exactly what happened to employees in Italy working on a methane pipeline south of Naples, near Pompeii. It served as an eerie precursor to the Roman-era eruption some 1,800 years later. Bronze Age footprints in volcanic debris.© Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Provinces of Salerno and Avellino via Facebook Indeed, the Bronze Age eruption wasnt a strong enough omen to keep people away....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Victoria Robinson

Gundam‘s New Show Has Lifted the Lid on Its Fascinating Premise

And of course, Char being Char, he paints the damn thing red in the process. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Beginningis set tocome to American theatersin a limited capacity later this month on February 28. The TV anime is expected to begin broadcast in Japan this spring. © Bandai Namco Filmworks/Khara Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © White Gundam, Bandai Namco Filmworks/Khara © Red Gundam, Bandai Namco Filmworks/Khara...

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Michelle Newton

Hundreds of Ducks Found Dead of Suspected Bird Flu Around Chicago

Several cats have died in the U.S. from bird flu after eating food containing raw chicken. But those numbers dont even include wild birds found dead like the ones in Chicago. A source at CDC told Gizmodo last week that words like LGBT and transgender were beingscrubbed entirely. A dead duck on a Chicago beach captured by NBC5.Screenshot: NBC5 Chicago The CDC did not respond to an email from Gizmodo Monday morning about the dead birds in Chicago....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Travis Rodriguez

India’s New Navigation Satellite Is Stranded in the Wrong Orbit After Thruster Glitch

The satellite is set to replace the first generation satellite series, the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. Things were initially looking good for NVS-02. The satellite systems are healthy and the satellite is currently in elliptical orbit, ISRO added in its statement. The navigation satellite NVS-02 launched on January 29, 2025.ISRO Alternate mission strategies for utilising the satellite for navigation in an elliptical orbit is being worked out. News from the future, delivered to your present....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Tracy Palmer