Mozilla Defies Russian Censors

At least two of the extensions are open-source and simultaneously accessible on theMicrosoft-ownedcode repository Github. Mozilla didnt immediately respond to a Gizmodo request for comment on its latest decision. Users should be free to customize and enhance their online experience through add-ons without undue restrictions, it adds. Illustration: Omar Marques (Getty Images) News from the future, delivered to your present. Can it be secured?

June 15, 2024 · 1 min · 64 words · Katherine Sellers

Pharma Exec Will Testify About Ozempic’s Absurd Price Tag After Pressure From Bernie Sanders

But the senator announced late Friday that Jrgensen has agreed to voluntarily appear before his committee in September. The scheduled subpoena vote is no longer necessary and will be canceled. But incremental change for the better is preferable to no change. Photo: Jens Kalaene/picture alliance (Getty Images) And the same goes for having pharmaceutical executives appear to answer questions about price gouging. Sen. Sanders is the one to thank in this particular case....

June 15, 2024 · 1 min · 103 words · Rebecca Fuentes

What Is a Quantum Battery? And When Will It Power My Laptop?

The modern battery has come a long way in its 224-year history. But what is the ceiling of the devices currently on the market? What is the future of energy storage? Household batteries produce electrical energy via the flow of electrons through a circuit. Okay, forget the battery. What the heck is quantum? Lets quickly review quantum physics in broad strokes. Particles enter quantum states under extreme conditions: very cold temperatures and in vacuums....

June 15, 2024 · 2 min · 305 words · Linda Morris

Ahsoka‘s Rosario Dawson and Hayden Christensen Are Glad People Love the Prequels Now

Who could have ever imagined this? You cant make this stuff up. You cant write it. Star Wars: AhsokaImage: Lucasfilm But theyve been in Hollywood long enough to see first-hand that tastes can shift. My experience with Star Wars has always been a positive one, Christensen told THR. Just have fun with it, because it is such a unique experience, he said. Its such a special world to be a part of, so relish every moment....

June 14, 2024 · 1 min · 99 words · Jennifer Garcia

Apple’s AI Cloud System Makes Big Privacy Promises, but Can It Keep Them?

Apples newApple Intelligencesystem is designed to infuse generative AI into the core of iOS. Yet while the system provides impressive new capabilities, it also brings complications. Apple has historically offered iPhone customers unparalleled privacy; its abig part of the companys brand, after all. Image: Gizmodo On paper, Apples new privacy system sounds really impressive. The company claims to have created the most advanced security architecture ever deployed for cloud AI compute at scale....

June 14, 2024 · 2 min · 344 words · David Buchanan

DC’sBlue BeetleAdventures May Continue in Animation

It makes sense, then, for the character to make his next move on the small screen. Deadline writes that if the show takes off, it could lead to a big-screen return for the character. Would you tune into a Blue Beetle animated series? Image: Warner Bros/DC Studios Whats your take on DCs path for the character? Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.

June 14, 2024 · 1 min · 68 words · Jonathan Santos

Elon Musk Says Optimus Robot Will ‘Babysit Your Kids’ in Weirdest Prediction Yet

Because, boy oh boy, it was quite a laundry list of promises. It, you know, it can do factory stuff, Musk said while describing the robot on Thursday. Musk went on to say Optimus would be like having your own personal robot from the Star Wars franchise. Footage of the Optimus robot played during the Tesla shareholder’s meeting in Austin, Texas on June 13, 2024.Gif: YouTube / Tesla Like, who doesnt want a C3PO, you know?...

June 14, 2024 · 2 min · 403 words · Jennifer Hodge

Elon Musk Wants You to Have a Baby

We all know that Elon Musk likes procreation.He has 11 kids, after all. But Musk isnt just concerned about his own breeding habits. You have to make them somehow. Photo: Frederic Legrand - COMEO (Shutterstock) I think we should be very concerned about the accelerating implosion of the birthrate. Musk continued: This is a super big deal. Basically, nothing else matters if there are no humans. This is the Extinctionist movement....

June 14, 2024 · 1 min · 167 words · Ashley Smith

Google Could Learn a Few Things From Apple’s WWDC Keynote

I was grumpy afterGoogle I/Olast month. I thought, what is the point of all this artificial intelligence if its hurting my Android experience now? Then I caught myself excited over similar AI features Appleannouncedfor the iPhone at WWDC. Image: Apple The branding was better on Apples part. Its less harrowing thanGeminis forceful existenceand a bit more inviting with its proposed user-friendliness. In fact, the AI featureswill only be availableto a subset of Apple devices....

June 14, 2024 · 1 min · 195 words · Colin Paul

Microsoft Delays Release of Its Controversial Recall AI Feature

Recall is the upcoming Copilot+ feature that acts as a photographic memory of your PC. It does this by taking a screenshot of everything you do every few seconds. The company promised to publish another blog post soon to let WIP members know how to access it. Microsoft already planned to let users turn off Recall when they set up their new Copilot+ PC, but now it won’t be available at all, at least for now....

June 14, 2024 · 2 min · 258 words · Charles Mccarthy

MSI Claw Review: Pawing At the Door of Better, Cheaper Gaming Handhelds

In my experience, performance was fair. MSI Claw has RGB lighting in both the thumbsticks and the buttons, and it looks nice. Does it drain the battery? The RGB lighting in the face buttons may be the only real advantage the MSI Claw has over competing consoles.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo Yes, technically, but its there for those of us who want it. Thats quite literally the one thing I would say the Claw has that other major gaming handhelds dont....

June 14, 2024 · 4 min · 789 words · Richard Wells

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Accidentally Draws Gigantic Penis on Mars

Things can get lonely on Mars. But perhaps the Martian rover has found a way to connect with us from 140 million miles away. Because lets face it, we all love a good old fashioned penis joke. A map of an ancient river channel on Mars that shows Perseverance’s path between January 21 and June 11.Graphic: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona The result is a giant penis drawn across the Martian sands....

June 14, 2024 · 2 min · 240 words · Veronica Richards

NASA’s Voyager Has Made a Full Recovery After Glitch Nearly Ended the Historic Mission

Voyager fans, rejoice! The 46-year-old spacecraft is once again probing interstellar space for cosmic wonders following a seven month-long hiatus. Voyager 1 launched in 1977, so its operating on vintage tech. An artist’s concept of the Voyager spacecraft.Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech Late last year, however, the spacecraft startedtalking back to Earth in unusable gibberish. Now, the space agency happily revealed that all four instruments are returning usable science data. The spacecraft is currently 15....

June 14, 2024 · 1 min · 106 words · Matthew Coleman