Echo review: An imperfect success
“Echo is a solid, mid-grade addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe that won’t blow you away or leave you frustrated and angry.” A more focused narrative than fans have come…
3 underrated 2023 movies on Peacock you need to watch in 2024
Thanks to their partnership with Universal Studios and Focus Features, Peacock continues to be a service with some of the biggest and most popular movies. Some of the best movies…
I Found David Lynch’s Lost ‘Dune II’ Script
David Lynch’s 1984 sci-fi epic Dune is—in many ways—a misbegotten botch job. Still, as with more than a few ineffectively ambitious films before it, the artistic flourishes Lynch grafted onto…
Amazon Wants You to Throw Out Your BMW’s User Manual in Favor of AI
“We want you to be able to throw out your user manual,” was one of the first things Dean Miles, Amazon’s director of product for its smart vehicles, told me…
Why Humans Are Putting a Bunch of ‘Coal’ and ‘Oil’ Back in the Ground
In addition to burying solid carbon or sprinkling it on fields, researchers are also turning waste biomass into liquid carbon—oil, essentially, that they pump back into the ground instead of…
How to Watch NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Plane Roll Out of the Hangar
NASA’s freshly painted X-59 aircraft will be rolled out of its hangar on Friday, January 12, in the lead-up to its first takeoff. The experimental plane, built by Lockheed Martin,…
I Can’t Wait to Customize HYTE’s LED-packed Mechanical Keyboard to My Heart’s Content
The fully customizable HYTE Keeb TKL.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo I love mechanical keyboards. And I love that companies have finally caught on that CES is the show to debut…
Air Pollution Is Ruining Your Skin
In June last year, a series of devastating wildfires tore through the Canadian province of Quebec, sending huge plumes of acrid smoke drifting across North America. Three hundred miles away…
The Best of CES 2024
Our team of consumer tech reporters has been in Las Vegas since the weekend, tracking all of the new products being announced at CES. Of all the gadgets, apps, and…
Get Ready for the Great AI Disappointment
In the decades to come, 2023 may be remembered as the year of generative AI hype, where ChatGPT became arguably the fastest-spreading new technology in human history and expectations of…