Samples From Deep Ocean Trench Contain Alarming Levels of Industrial Chemicals
Decades after manufacturers have stopped producing a class of harmful chemicals once used in electrical equipment, traces of these chemicals have found in a deep sea trench. Lower Drought Conditions…
The National Guard Plans to Geofence High Schools and Target Kids’ Phones With Recruitment Ads
Teens love their screens, and the Department of Defense is prepared to take advantage of that. The Georgia Army National Guard has big plans to boost its recruitment efforts through…
Fitbit’s Wearable for Tracking Kids Has a Camera and Cute Colors
The new Fitbit for kids looks like a chunkier VersaPhoto: Victoria Song / Gizmodo What’s the easiest way to get a kid to wear something? You make it cute. Fitbit’s…
EU backs 100+ women-founded deep tech startups
The European Commission has announced the results of the second round of Women TechEU — a programme designed to help women-founded deep tech startups scale. The round, which has a…
HBO Max’s Fired on Mars Looks Like Office Space in Outer Space
Imagine uprooting your entire life for a—well, not a dream job, but a decent enough job doing corporate graphic design… on Mars. Then suddenly you’re let go, and you’re stuck…
Volkswagen ID.7 Review: Inoffensive to a Fault
If there’s anything the Volkswagen ID.7 makes you realize, it’s how impressive the Tesla Model S was when it arrived more than a decade ago. After all, we all know…
World Leaders Agree to Boost Nuclear Power, While Germany Shuts Its Plants
Some of the world’s largest most influential nations have formed an alliance to create new supply chains for nuclear energy—the same weekend that another country announced it had completely weaned…
The Short Path From a Discord Flex to High Treason
The members of TheScottishKoala’s server were obsessed with highly realistic military combat simulation video games and their depictions of military vehicles, planes, and weaponry. On February 24, 2021, this interest…
The all-new Google Chat might finally be enough to make you drop Slack for good
In recent months, Google has been busy updating the user interface of many of its key products, with the likes of Gmail and Google Drive enjoying a refresh – and…
Apple iPad Pro could be thinner and slicker with new OLED screen
Apple’s future iPad Pros could be thinner, lighter, and generally more premium, thanks to new OLED screen technology being developed by LG and Samsung. That’s according to a report from…