Google’s Gemini AI Will Invade Your iPhone, If You Let It

AI has taken overAndroid 15 phonesbuthasnt yet colonized iPhones withiOS 18. So far, iPhone users have been spared the AI-ification of their devices due to Apple Intelligencesslow rollout. you could include Google Lens or Incognito Mode, but you could also add Gemini. The new Google widget on iOS includes a customizable bar that allows you quick access to Gemini.© Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo The Gemini tab now appears directly next to Google search for iOS users on the Google app....

September 17, 2024 · 1 min · 200 words · Manuel James

How to Register to Vote Online in Every State

Voters in those seven states are required to register either by mail or in person. If you opt to register by mail, its more important than ever to get that done early. The National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors recentlyraised concernsthat the U.S. Tara Robinson voted but her dog Leo got to wear the sticker in the California recall election at a polling center set up at El Camino Real high school in Woodland Hills, CA Tuesday, September 14, 2021....

September 17, 2024 · 2 min · 224 words · Philip Williams

I Can’t Sail or Surf, Yet I’m Obsessed With the Apple Watch’s New Tides App

Out of high school, I became enamored by Patrick OBrians Aubrey and Maturin series of Napoleonic-era sailing novels. He captured a beautiful sense of time and place better than any other historical epic of the last century. TheApple Watch Ultra 2andwatchOS 11sTides app brought that wistfulness for the waves back in a surprisingly organic way. The Tides app is includes a scrollable timeline for past and forecasted surf, weather, and tidal information....

September 17, 2024 · 2 min · 261 words · Robert Floyd

Lego’s LatestStar WarsSet Makes Jabba’s Sail Barge Bigger Than Ever

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September 17, 2024 · 1 min · 28 words · Crystal Brown

Meta Bans RT and Other Russian Media Outlets Over ‘Foreign Interference Activity’

On Monday night, MetaFacebooks parent companyannounced it is banning RT and other Russian media outlets. Meta owns Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. More indictments, sanctions, and accusations followed. Putininitially deniedRussia was meddling in Americas election, but the talking heads at RT quickly gave away the game. Listen, comrades, what do you thinkthat I get orders from the CIA? During a conference call with reporters on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Meta was discrediting itself....

September 17, 2024 · 1 min · 182 words · Jennifer Mitchell

Noah Hawley TeasesAlien: Earth‘s Horrifying Xenomorph Variants

M. Night Shyamalan is already gearing up for his next movie. Plus, theres still time for moreAgatha All Alongteasing before the premiere. I dont think Im going to be in the next one. © 20th Century Studios I think thats my hunch, but I dont know. I have no idea. I think it might need a new lease of life and a whole new group of people. But if they asked me, I would do it, of course....

September 17, 2024 · 2 min · 231 words · Tina Harrell

Pagers Explode in Lebanon, Injuring Hundreds of Members of Hezbollah

Update 9/17/24 at 4:00 p.m.:This story has been updated with additional details. Hezbollah blames Israel for the attack. We hold the Israeli enemy fully responsible for this criminal attack, it said in astatement. The remnants of an exploded pager.© Image via Telegram. The U.S. said it was not aware of the attack and was not involved. It neither confirmed nor denied that Israel was responsible. Matthew Miller, a State Department spokesperson, told Axios that it wasstill gathering information....

September 17, 2024 · 2 min · 332 words · Jessica Mcintosh

Protect Your Online Privacy for Pennies With This PIA VPN Deal

You dont have to be Rockefeller to get an excellent VPN. Theres a caveat it wont last forever, so dont miss this opportunity! Simply nudge the button above oruse this link to get to the PIA website. © Gizmodo.com From there, press Try PIA Now and choose the deal in the middle. The entire package costs just$56.94 for 28 months of protection, which sounds insane. As one of the mostcost-effective VPNs, PIA even includes a risk-free 30-day money-back guarantee....

September 17, 2024 · 1 min · 209 words · Mark Hickman

SpaceX May Face $633,009 Penalty for Alleged FAA Safety Infractions

SpaceX is facing over $600,000 in fines for Federal Aviation Administration violations during two 2023 launches. The FAA is requesting a $175,000 fine for each of the two violations. According to the FAA, SpaceX used an unapproved fuel farm for the rockets propellant. SpaceX is facing a civil penalty over this July 28, 2023 Falcon Heavy rocket launch.© Paul Hennesy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images For this violation, the FAA is asking for a $283,009 civil penalty....

September 17, 2024 · 1 min · 128 words · Alex Davis

Start Your Spooky Season Early With This UnrealThingPoster

The problem then becomes how do you do something new? What can an artist do withThe Thingthat five others havent done already? Artist Anthony Petrie has cracked the code. A crop of a unique new poster for The Thing by artist Anthony Petrie.Image: Anthony Petrie/Vice Press/Bottleneck And Then Its Won, and its unlike anyThingposter youve ever seen before. First is the regular edition of 150 which costs 50. Next is the variant edition of 75 which glows in the dark....

September 17, 2024 · 2 min · 250 words · Kenneth West

Superbugs Will Kill Nearly 40 Million People Over the Next 25 Years, Scientists Warn

Bacterial superbugs are set to kill a disturbing number of people over the next few decades. But deaths in general will likely increase in our near future, especially among older and more vulnerable people. But this toll wont be equally distributed everywhere. A scanning electron micrograph of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.© Callista Images via Getty The teams findings are roughly in line with other estimates of antibiotic resistances deadly potential....

September 17, 2024 · 1 min · 173 words · Greg Kennedy

Thankfully, Trump Is Still Alive. Unfortunately, So Is His Misguided Crypto Project

On the subject of the repeated murder attempts against him, he added: Theres something going on. I mean, perhaps its God wanting me to be President to save this country. Not long after praising NFTs and slamming the SEC, he left. © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The conversation did not end there, however. The remaining 63 percent of the assets will be made available for accredited members of the public to purchase....

September 17, 2024 · 1 min · 144 words · Zachary Thompson

The 15 Wildest, Coolest Films We Can’t Wait to See at Fantastic Fest 2024

Its that time of year again. The hard part about attending Fantastic Fest though is thatevery single moviesounds awesome. It was curated that way. Frankie Freako, Terrifier 3, and Planet B are three movies playing Fantastic Fest 2024.Images: Fantastic Fest So how do you choose what to see? But beyond that, you just gotta go with your gut. Heres my process, cultivated over many years. Daniela Forever– Fantastic Fest The festival runs from September 19-26 in Austin, Texas....

September 17, 2024 · 2 min · 224 words · Katie Clark