Dear Elon Musk, I am called your Russian version. It was founded by Milchakov and has associations with the Wagner group. The price of such a house in Russia is no more than $1 million dollars. Alleged war criminal Alexey Milchakov and Elon Musk posing together in an edited image.© Image via Telegram. For you this is not money, but for me it is decades of warfare. PS I am happy to use your Starlink products and consider it the best Internet in the world....

Im unsure where the shockwaves came from yesterdays Samsung Galaxy Unpacked. This is your reminder that we know nothing about anything from Samsung until the company officially reveals it. Samsung used its keynote to get ahead of everyone else with its smart ring, theGalaxy Ring. © Florence Ion / Gizmodo The edge moniker is a throwback to when Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note Edge eleven years ago. I didnt like it when I reviewed the rig for the outlet I was at,but Gizmodo did....

Ledger co-founder David Ballard has been released following his kidnapping earlier this week in central France. The news of Ballards release comes after a few days of confusion. The rescue, which authorities called a delicate operation, worked. © Image via Shutterstock. On Tuesday night, kidnappers grabbed Ballard in Vierzon, France. They ushered him into a car and took him to a secondary location. The group then reached out and demanded a large ransom in cryptocurrency for the entrepreneur....

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Hospitals will now need to enter into repair contracts directly with the manufacturer. Reports suggest it isstill complicated to repair an iPhone independently, but it is a start. Samsung also supports independent repair of its smartphones. Medical device company Terumo Cardiovascular stops allowing independent repairs of its machines.Fred Tanneau/Getty In many cases, however, devices today are more like services. Research suggests it is afundamental reasonwe have so much waste in the world today....

A search for a replacement is underway. You fuck with this and this man, I dont fuck with you. Kuffel also included a meme fromIts Always Sunny in Philadelphiathat included the caption Screw that old bitch. © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Kuffel didnt respond to an email from Gizmodo sent Wednesday seeking comment. @CBS58 has not yet responded to a request for comment on Kuffels post, ODonnell tweeted onTuesday. Thats simply not a thing that exists in American culture....

In February 2024, scientists on Earth detected a powerful radio blast from outer space. Dubbed FRB 20240209A, the February 2024 FRB wasnt just a one-and-done. Between February and July 2024, the same source flared 21 times. The CHIME telescopes that detected the February 2024 FRB.© CHIME, Andre Renard, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto That doesnt appear to be the case here, Eftekhari continued. Thanks to this new discovery, a picture is emerging that shows not all FRBs come from young stars....

In 2023, NASA wasnamedas one of the best employees in the U.S. for diversity. NASA began engaging in DEIA efforts in 2012, adding inclusion as a core value in 2020. Petros memo, however, reflects a dismissal of the agencys diversity programs. NASA’s Artemis program aims to put the first woman and first person of color on the Moon.NASA/Kim Shiflett The website forNASAs Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunitycurrently displays a 404 Not Found oops message....

That seems like just the kind of thing the FTC should look into. Alas, its apparently no longer on the agenda. News from the future, delivered to your present. Federal Trade Commission Building© Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images How long it will last is an open question. Meta Pissed Off Everyone With Poorly Redacted Docs Meta is being very transparent on accident. Trumps FTC Deletes Blogs Critical of Amazon and Microsoft More than 300 posts have reportedly been removed....

Theres a graveyard full of failed dedicated AI assistant devices from last year. TheSamsung Galaxy S25 phonescould be the first real shot at mobilecross-app capabilities. That is, as long as you believe the AI model wont make a mistake. The Samsung Galaxy S25’s generative edit and drawing features run on-device, but that doesn’t mean they’ll always do what you want.© Photo: Adriano Contreras / Gizmodo But among these promises is the underlying problem of AI reliability....

CanStar Trekstill beStar Trekin such an environment? Star Trek: Section 31begins streaming on Paramount+ this Friday, January 24. Want more io9 news? © Paramount News from the future, delivered to your present. © Paramount © Paramount © Paramount

But one sneaky Easter egg is apparently even more of a deep cut than fans expected. It turns out, however, that the ship wasntquiteCantwells. My original concept was to do a mash-up of the two ships. © Lucasfilm That wasnt hard at all as they do have similar proportions. Im just happy it made it into the background as kind of a cameo appearance. Want more io9 news? The Millennium Eagle as it appeared inSkeleton Crew‘s second episode, above and to the right of the Onyx Cinder....

Its an interagency coordinating body. After being inactive for nearly 25 years, Trumps first term brought new life to the space council. The space councils website currently displays a 404 page not found error on the homepage. Trump attended SpaceX’s sixth test flight of its Starship rocket.Brandon Bell/Getty Images The proposed framework did not sit well with leaders of the private industry. News from the future, delivered to your present.