Apple Admits Siri Won’t Be Cleaning Your Floors Anytime Soon

Apple Home was expected to support robot vacuums once iOS 18 hit iPhones a few months ago. to put the bot to work. However, months after the software updates debut, the ability is still missing. © Brent Rose / Gizmodo The website initially declared that HomeKit would see its big update by the end of 2024. Were currently veering toward the end of that year. Apple fans had hoped that robot vacuum controls would arrive byiOS 18....

December 3, 2024 · 2 min · 224 words · Betty Brooks

Busted Water Pipe Halts NASA’s Solar Observations at the Worst Possible Time

Several inches of water were in the JSOC room, a statement on SDOs website read. The facility is currently offline while JSOC works on fixing it, the center added in anupdate. We do know that the damage is extensive and [repairs] will not be completed until 2025. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured this image of an X5.8 solar flare peaking at 9:23 p.m. EDT on May 10, 2024.NASA SDO...

December 3, 2024 · 1 min · 108 words · Brett Caldwell

Facebook’s Infamous Little Red Book Is Now Online

In 2012, Facebook printed a Little Red Book. The books slight 148 pages were a mishmash of pop art, corporate emails, and aphorisms. It was meant to distill the ethos of a company at the height of its powers. Three pages from Facebook’s Little Red Book.© Images via Facebook’s Little Red Book. Combined by Gizmodo. Its a fascinating, and frustrating, piece of history. Bits of the book have appeared online before, but typically in analteredor low-resolution form....

December 3, 2024 · 3 min · 515 words · Angela Smith

Feds Propose Crackdown on Data Brokers Selling Sensitive Personal Information

Update:This story was updated to include a statement from Gravy Analytics. In September, researcherspurchasedlocation data and used it to track the movements of Securities and Exchange Commission investigators. The FTC settlements also include exceptions for sharing sensitive location data with national security and law enforcement agencies. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra.© Bloomberg News from the future, delivered to your present. How long it will last is an open question....

December 3, 2024 · 1 min · 83 words · Luis Bennett

I Can’t Believe That’s HowSuperman & LoisEnded

But its also important to note that it ended in one of the most absurd ways possible. So after the battle with Lex and Doomsday, Clark and Lois retire to live out their lives. Which looks like the Kent family farmhouse just with a lot more glowing light everywhere. © CW Thats it, thats how generations of the CW and DCs union comes to an end. In one way, its fitting, bittersweet and sentimental and with its heart in the right place....

December 3, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Robert Thomas

Intel Claims Its ‘Battlemage’ GPU Beats Nvidia’s Midrange Cards at Just $250

Its also supposed to be close to 24% faster than the previous-genA750 GPUs. It has a memory bandwidth of 456 GB/s and a 190W power draw. The Limited Edition model presented by Intel also includes a single 8-pin power connection. © Image: Intel However, Intels shining grace is its performance for its price. Intel says the Arc B580 starts at $250. Intels in-game benchmarks tell an interesting story. © Image: Intel...

December 3, 2024 · 2 min · 252 words · Linda Miller

Is Enron Coming Back as a Crypto Company?

As we draw closer to the new year, everything old is new again. An internet rumor made the rounds on Monday that the defunct energy company had been resurrected. Abrand new websitesporting the Enron logo popped up online with a video montage advertising the companys return. © James Nielsen/Getty Images True innovation doesnt ask for permission, the site says. Decentralized technology is advancing, and we will of course have a role to play in its future....

December 3, 2024 · 1 min · 159 words · Alison Thomas

IsSkeleton Crew‘s First Big Twist Hiding in Plain Sight?

A question that, 15 seconds into it, basically every one of us answered. But, sinceits not explicitly stated yet, were here to inform you that yes. Yes, you were right. Pirates from the first episode of Skeleton Crew.Image: Lucasfilm Thats exactly who you thought it was. The first episode ofSkeleton Crewbegins with a group of pirates hijacking a ship hoping to find loads of credits. But then you give it a second....

December 3, 2024 · 2 min · 268 words · Jennifer Wood

Moana’sMoana 2Destiny Was Foretold in the First Film

Like the mythologies Joseph Campbell based his heros journey on, the lore is deep. And as soon as she sails away, the ocean that chose her begins to test her. You have to choose someone else, she tells the sea. © Chronicle Books This of course leads to the gut-wrenching performance where she sings I am Moana! At the end she goes back home to better prepare to be a wayfindershes still just a teen....

December 3, 2024 · 1 min · 139 words · Michael Sharp

Palmer Luckey’s Defense Company Is Selling Loot Boxes of Drone Parts to Its Fans

Searching for Anduril Relic on eBay returns a lot of prop swords fromThe Lord of the Rings. It also returns a hunk of metal pulled from the wreckage of acrashed dronemade by the defense contractor Anduril. At $1,500, the bit of drone is selling for far more than any of the nerdy replicas. An Anduril relic loot box/ Palmer Luckey posing in a Hawaiian shirt.© Anduril Gear Store photos. Combined by Gizmodo....

December 3, 2024 · 3 min · 519 words · Keith Morton

Skeleton CrewIs a WhimsicalStar WarsAdventure With Tons of Potential

Since its announcement,Star Warsfans everywhere have been incredibly curious about the new show,Skeleton Crew. No lightsabers, no Rebels, maybe even no Imperials. Just four kids, lost in a starship, in a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is now on Disney+.Lucasfilm AmblinStar Warswas always the pitch. Were fully on board which, we think, will result in a handsome reward. Its decidedly un-Star Wars, at least on the surface....

December 3, 2024 · 3 min · 455 words · Sarah Bentley

The History Behind That ViralBartkiraAnime Trailer

The Simpsonshas endured as a pivotal element of pop culture and animation for 35 years. ButThe Simpsons artistic adventures have also extended beyond the TV screen, and well beyond its official output. Super Eyepatch WolfsBartkirasentiment resonated with creator Ryan Humphrey and artists James Harvey and Kaitlin Sullivan. © Ryan Humphrey The interview has been edited for brevity. Isaiah Colbert, io9: Walk me through how you discoveredBartkirawas a thing. Sullivan:Id seen bits and pieces on Tumblr....

December 3, 2024 · 4 min · 809 words · Kelly Phelps

These Temporary Tattoos Can Read Your Brainwaves

The future of diagnostic medicine is gearing up to look a bit more cyberpunk. The innovation might make EEGs and other diagnostic tests much more convenient to perform. EEG caps and other developments have made the process easier over time, but they have their drawbacks too. Two examples of the team’s ink-based EEG technology.© Nanshu Lu The UT researchers believe their tech can sidestep many of these disadvantages. But past versions have needed to be placed on hairless skin, limiting their utility....

December 3, 2024 · 1 min · 144 words · Anthony Pitts