How To Remap the Keys on Any Laptop
Photo: Amelia Bartlett/Unsplash You may have never realized it, but you don’t necessarily have to settle for the keyboard defaults that you get on your laptop out of the box:…
TechCrunch+ roundup: Cannabis investor survey, product ops, recurring revenue financing
The cannabis industry is doing very well in the United States: more than 75% of the population lives in a state where access is permitted, and the legal market is…
Microsoft has a Linux-flavored treat in store for Windows Server users
Audio player loading… Microsoft has announced that Windows Server 2022 now supports Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2), giving users access to more of the capabilities of Linux distros. The…
How to watch Sony State of Play: get ready for new PS5 games
Audio player loading… Sony is gearing up to reveal a slew of new games for the PS5, as well as showing off games for the PSVR 2. If you need…
A Gulf of Mexico Current Could Throw This Hurricane Season for a Loop
A satellite view of Hurricane Rita on September 22, 2005. Rita intensified over the Loop Current.Image: NOAA (Getty Images) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week that it’s…
Attention Hellfire Club, It's the Stranger Things Season 4 Spoiler Zone
Dungeons & Dragons & Netflix.Image: Netflix It’s time to go back to Hawkins, Indiana, the freakiest town in America, and reconnect with all our pals—as well as the Stranger Things…
Tesla won’t set up manufacturing plant in India until allowed to first sell and service cars, Elon Musk says
Tesla won’t set up a manufacturing plant in India until it is first allowed to sell and service cars in the South Asian nation, the carmaker’s chief executive Elon Musk…
The Best Gadgets to Help You Endure a Power Outage
Photo: Andrew Liszewski – Gizmodo After a brutal storm this past weekend completely uprooted trees in my neighborhood and knocked out the power for several days, I had a lot…
Your Netflix sharing is probably safe for the summer – maybe
Audio player loading… It’s a year of big questions and changes for Netflix, but we might have a cool, cool summer if the streaming giant holds off on expanding its…
Here's the Latest Prototype of SpaceX's Giant Starship
A video posted to NASASpaceflight’s YouTube channel showed the new prototype being rolled out to the testing area.Screenshot: Gizmodo It’s been nine months since we last saw a new Starship…
PayPal Begins Layoffs, Plans to Shut Down San Fransisco Office
More users are returning to in-person shopping following the ease of pandemic restrictions.Image: Sebastian Kahnert (AP) PayPal has reportedly started laying off employees this week from its offices in Chicago,…
Sonic 3's Writers Discuss Bringing in More Game Material for the Films
Image: Paramount The first Sonic the Hedgehog movie was a simple story of Ben Schwartz’s blue, CG rodent fighting Jim Carrey’s Doctor Eggman, but the sequel went all in on…
Don't expect new PS4 games after 2025
Audio player loading… Nearly two years after the launch of the current console cycle, Sony has shared its plans to stop producing PS4 games by 2025. Detailing its financial expectations…
Xbox's Streaming Stick Goes Back to the Drawing Board
Xbox Series XPhoto: Sam Rutherford/Gizmodo Xbox confirmed that it’s still developing a low-cost streaming stick designed to bring Game Pass to the masses by cutting out the console. However, the…
Researchers Turn Up the Horror With a Mask That Simulates Suffocation in Virtual Reality
Gif: YouTube – MultiMediaTechnology In an ideal world, virtual reality brings with it the exciting potential to make unique and entertaining experiences easily accessible to the masses. But we don’t…
Huawei reckons it can build you a new data center in half the usual time
Audio player loading… Chinese telecoms giant Huawei wants in on the data center construction business, and claims it can build them significantly faster than the competition. According to The Register,…
Jurassic Park 3 Is Way Better Than You Remember
I can’t believe I’m going to say it: I like Jurassic Park III.Image: Universal Pictures It’s been seven years since I last saw Jurassic Park III and wow, did I…
Twitter Shareholders Sue to Keep Musk From Tanking Twitter Deal
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images) A collective of Twitter shareholders are banding together to try and keep the world’s richest man from weaseling his way out of buying Twitter. Featured…
Cultured Meat, Without the Slaughter, Is Slated to Get a Big Boost
Good Meat started selling cultured chicken nuggets, like the one above, in December 2020. Now, they’re aiming bigger, much bigger.Photo: Courtesy of Good Meat A tidal wave of real, fake…
This iPhone charger is shaped like an adorable miniature Macintosh
Audio player loading… Tech brand Shargeek will soon be launching the wholesome, Apple Macintosh-inspired Retro 35 GaN Charger, after a massively successful Indiegogo campaign led to the product attracting over…
US senators are trying to ban apps that use China's home-grown crypto
Audio player loading… Republican senators have put forward a bill that would make it illegal for app stores in the US to accept payments made with China’s new digital currency,…
Alex Jones Gets $5 Million Crypto Gift After Losing Sandy Hook Defamation Suits
Photo: Elijah Nouvelage (Getty Images) Disinformation peddler, human tomato, and InfoWars host Alex Jones has an anonymous benefactor shoveling millions of dollars of bitcoin into his crypto wallet. The windfall…
Please Watch The Owl House Now Instead of Realizing Its Greatness After It Ends
Image: Disney Animation The realm of animation has been particularly thriving over the last handful of years, even as the rest of the entertainment industry seems intent on writing the…
7 new movies and TV shows on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and more this weekend (May 27)
Audio player loading… This is it, folks: the biggest weekend in the history of streaming services. And we’re not being hyperbolic about that statement. Not only can viewers enjoy the long-awaited…
Zyxel raises the alarm over new security holes in firewalls, other products
Audio player loading… Networking gear manufacturer Zyxel has warned customers of multiple vulnerabilities recently discovered in a number of firewalls, AP and AP controller products. The vulnerabilities can be exploited…
Super-Absorbent Gel Pulls Fresh Water Out of Thin Air
Imagine how much easier Mad Max and crew would’ve had it, if they’d had a way to make water from air in the middle of the desert.Photo: Kristof Bellens (Shutterstock)…
Windows 11 update fail breaks some antivirus apps
Audio player loading… The latest Windows 11 update breaks some important parts of some Trend Micro’s antivirus and security products, the company has advised. This relates to a number of…
The Willow TV Series Could Bring Back a Major Movie Star
Screenshot: Lucasfilm Everyone loves a Star War, we get it! Still, despite some overload, a lot of the reveals coming out of Star Wars Celebration sound… pretty cool actually. If…
The kids are ditching their physical wallets in favor of mobile payments
Audio player loading… Young people are increasingly favouring mobile payment apps over traditional payment methods, according to research from card issuing platform Marqeta. The company surveyed 4,000 consumers across three…
Mobile phone calls are officially more reliable than ever
Audio player loading… The quality of mobile phone calls in the UK is improving, according to testing firm RootMetrics, with lower dropout rates, greater reliability and faster connection times contributing…
Logitech's MX Mechanical Mini is the Goldilocks of Wireless Keyboards
Photo: Phillip Tracy/Gizmodo Logitech’s MX Mechanical and MX Mechanical Mini are wireless mechanical keyboards meant for home or office use. Adding a mechanical option alongside Logitech’s MX Keys lineup, the…
A dastardly new phishing scam is targeting tax software users
Audio player loading… QuickBooks users are being attacked by an unknown threat actor phishing for sensitive personal information, the software’s maker has warned. According to a BleepingComputer report, a number…
How to blur your house on Google Street View (and why you should)
Privacy Please is an ongoing series exploring the ways privacy is violated in the modern world, and what can be done about it. Google Street View offers up a window…
Microsoft confirms its Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming device is still in development
Audio player loading… Microsoft has confirmed that its Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming device, codenamed Keystone, is still in development. Offering access to Xbox Game Pass via Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft…
A new Kindle update means I don't need to rely on my PC any more
Audio player loading… Like all Kindle owners, I like reading on my Kindle Oasis, but I have to admit that I use my PC a lot more than I’d like.…
Sony and Samsung QD-OLED TVs face off – what the first tests reveal
Audio player loading… Two of the biggest TV releases of 2022 are the Samsung S95B and Sony A95K, because they’re the first TVs to use the cutting-edge QD-OLED panel. This…
True Detective season 4 is confirmed and a double Oscar winner is on board
Audio player loading… True Detective is getting a fourth outing as details of its latest iteration have finally been revealed. Launching in 2014, the show has run for three seasons…
Surprise Sega livestream will reveal a ‘new project’ next week
Audio player loading… Sega will reveal a “new project” in a livestream broadcast next week. Announced by the official Japanese Sega Twitter account (opens in new tab), the livestream will…
YouTube Music's radio queues could soon get a significant improvement
Audio player loading… YouTube Music looks as though it is testing another new feature that will let listeners customize their radio queues via a list of filters found under the…
Please Don’t Invest in This Crypto Scam Because Deepfake Elon Musk Told You To
Deepfake Elon Musk tells people to invest in the scam BitVex platform. Do not do this.Gif: Jody Serrano / Gizmodo Considering the hordes of fanboys that hang on Tesla CEO…
This nasty browser-hijacking malware is becoming a serious threat
Audio player loading… The distribution of the ChromeLoader malware (opens in new tab) has spiked in recent months, turning a relative nuisance into a full-blown threat. Researchers from Red Canary…
As Elden Ring booms, Dark Souls’ servers are still broken
Audio player loading… Four months since Dark Souls’ PC servers were taken offline, publisher Bandai Namco and developer FromSoftware are yet to announce when they’ll return. The Dark Souls, Dark…
Nvidia’s plans to hype up its next-gen RTX 4000 GPUs could backfire
Audio player loading… Nvidia has observed that stock levels of its RTX 3000 graphics cards are almost back to normal now, but then hinted that while supply will remain strong…
Surveillance Tech Didn't Stop the Uvalde Massacre
Photo: Jordan Vonderhaar (Getty Images) On Tuesday, a horrific but familiar story unfolded: a disturbed 18-year-old traveled to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where he used a legally purchased…
The Maserati MC20 Cielo's speakers know when you've got the roof down
Audio player loading… Maserati’s continued relationship with sonic craftsmen Sonus faber is clearly as strong as Francesco Totti’s is with Roma. Italy’s finest have once again combined for the new…
Facebook's dark mode feature has disappeared for some people – but why?
Audio player loading… Facebook has had dark mode available as an option for desktop, iOS and Android users since 2020, but some users are posting that they’re now unable to…
Star Wars Celebration day 1 reveals: Andor, Skeleton Crew, and more
Audio player loading… Star Wars fans are eating well today (Friday, May 27). Not only is there a brand-new TV show set in that galaxy far, far away available to…
Everyone’s favourite time-saving shortcut is coming to Google Drive
Audio player loading… Google is rolling out a new update for cloud storage service Drive that could save users plenty of time and hassle. The update introduces the ability to…
You can score 2 Degoo 10TB cloud storage accounts for only $159 for life
TL;DR: As of May 27, a 2-account bundle of Degoo Premium Backup Plan’s Lifetime 10TB Cloud Storage is on sale for $159. It usually costs $7,200, so that’s 97% off.…