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Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 30/09/2026

“Let’s see if I have any power,” said Trump. “Maybe I do, and maybe I don’t. We’re gonna find out pretty soon.” @paleofuture.bsky.social has more on Gizmodo: gizmodo.com/is-trumps-pu...

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Is Trump's Push to Rename AI to 'Super Intelligence' Part of Some Bigger Conspiracy?

Whatever it is, it's probably good for people who've been buying Slovenian domain names.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/09/2026

Two-thirds of NYC’s income growth since the pandemic went to the top 1%. The richest 0.001% — about 50 families — saw their average income soar from $315 million in 2019 to nearly $600 million a year. It’s time to build a city that works for everyone.

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James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

After almost 11 years, I've left io9. It has been one of the biggest pleasures of my life to learn the ropes of this industry with one of the best teams around, people I have had the honour to call my some of my closest friends. I'm taking some time, but I'll be open to work opportunities soon.

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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Today, the IGNCG sent this letter to our President of Ziff Davis Gaming & Entertainment to demand pay that reflects the rate of inflation in our contract. Please join us in asking @errorjustin.bsky.social, @peer-ign.bsky.social, @corradimus.bsky.social, and @yprough.bsky.social to pay us fairly.

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IGN @ign.com · 16/03/2026

The internet has... thoughts about Nvidia's DLSS 5, a new iteration of the company's gaming AI suite that makes video game characters like Grace Ashcroft look super photorealistic. bit.ly/4rCVIyt

People Are Not Liking Nvidia’s New Demo of DLSS 5’s “Photo-Realistic Lighting” on Grace Ashcroft’s Face

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Ray Wong @raywong.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The Apple reviews keep on coming @gizmodo.com. @kylebarr.bsky.social reviewed the 14-inch M5 Max MacBook Pro and the performance is just BONKERS 💻Incredible Liquid Retina XDR display 💪M5 Max chip performance is 📈 🎮 Plays games with ray tracing really well 🔊Great speakers 🔋Good battery life

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor “People with injuries often wait days or weeks to receive X-rays, diabetes patients lack regular access to insulin and people hoping to see outside specialists such as cancer doctors or dentists are frequently denied…”

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Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 08/11/2025

Also this hand-wringing claiming that he "changed" post election is weird. Did they not watch any of his campaign?

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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Congratulations to Nintendo for not just the biggest console launch of all time but the most colorful console launch chart of all time.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/11/2025

Trump confirms he is weaponizing hunger

SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous term in office (Due to the fact that they were haphazardly “handed” to anyone for the asking, as opposed to just those in need, which is the purpose of SNAP!), will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT

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Kyle Barr @kylebarr.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

We’ve reviewed soooooo many products this year. Now we have something to boil down the best. Read it, and then come at me when your favorite didn’t make the list. gizmodo.com/gizmodo-best...

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Gizmodo's Best Tech of 2025 Awards!

From the best in smartphones to great headphones, the Best Tech of 2025 Awards highlight the most innovative hardware of the year.

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ct @cteeze-nuts.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I like how the NYT tried to do a “some experts say” framing, and the expert was like, you do not need an expert opinion to see this is bad.

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Lawyers said the nature of the claims posed undeniable ethics challenges.
"What a travesty," said Bennett L.
Gershman, an ethics professor at Pace University. "The ethical conflict is just so basic and fundamental, you don't need a law professor to explain it."

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Kyle Barr @kylebarr.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

“When reached for further information about the chatbot’s usage, Friend CEO Avi Schiffmann said, ‘Fuck Gizmodo.’”

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Embattled AI Startup 'Friend' Pivots to Website to More Easily Exploit Lonely People

No friends might be better than this.

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Kyle Barr @kylebarr.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

This got a little lost in today's news, but I got to try Unistellar's Envision binoculars that will show you the names of both terrestrial mountains and stars in the night's sky. There's still a heap of software that needs finalizing, but the device left a strong first impression.

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These AR Binoculars Helped Me Unplug and Bathe in a Sea of Stars

Unistellar's Envision binoculars will help you identify nearby mountains and distant stars.

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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Price increases for gaming hardware and accessories is the new norm. All while prices in everyday spending categories like grocery and shelter are also rising sharply. Not a great combo. support.xbox.com/en-US/help/h...

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Kyle Barr @kylebarr.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Nintendo Direct confirmed for Friday, 9/12. Here’s hoping Nintendo finally reveals Metroid Prime 4 release date.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 08/09/2025

Reading about this brought to mind a piece I wrote two years ago, inspired by one of my favourite authors. Ursula K. Le Guin emphasized that there’s a big difference “between production of a market commodity and the practice of an art.” OpenAI’s AI-generated movie offers us nothing.

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Generative AI closes off a better future

Ursula Le Guin said we must be able to imagine freedom. AI traps us in the past.

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Ray Wong @raywong.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

My 2-month Nintendo Switch 2 review video with @kylebarr.bsky.social is now live on @gizmodo.com's YouTube channel. We're getting back into "regular" tech review videos so go easy on us. Each video will get better. I promise! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdpc...

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Switch 2 Two-Month Review: What We Love, What We Hate

YouTube video by Gizmodo

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Kyle Barr @kylebarr.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

This may be the most signifcant update on Windows in a while, at least for me and many other writers (especially since I keep switching to laptops without a numpad).

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Kyle Barr @kylebarr.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Hey look at that you can hear me talk about gadgets! Was actually a great conversation and you can tell we could have kept going for many more hours.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 27/08/2025

Here's this week's Better Offline. I'm joined in studio by Michael Fisher (AKA Mr. Mobile), @cranz.bsky.social and @kylebarr.bsky.social to talk about the weird and fun gadgets that are still getting made, both in the US and abroad. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Linktr.ee/betteroffline

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Radio Better Offline: Kyle Barr, Alex Cranz & Michael Fisher

Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 08/27/2025 · 1h 9m

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 26/08/2025

Oh look, it's the thing every fascist government says about the opposition party before they dissolve them and turn the country into a one party state.

Alt text: A screenshot of a Fox News tweet. The tweet reads: “Stephen Miller on @seanhannity: ‘The Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization.’” Below is a paused video of Stephen Miller speaking on Fox News, wearing a suit and tie. The word “KILLERS” in red text appears over his mouth. The tweet timestamp shows 10:10 PM, Aug 25, 2025, with 185.1K views.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

“The planning, which has not been previously disclosed, involves several options, including mobilizing at least a few thousand members of the National Guard as soon as September…”

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Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown

President Donald Trump said Chicago is his next likely target to crack down on urban crime. Military planning has been ongoing for weeks, officials say.

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 13/08/2025

So wait. Part of the Trump admin's efforts to distract from the Epstein situation is to argue we should change laws to treat children as adults?

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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 29/07/2025

"The man who is not yet mayor is to blame for a shooting that happened under the watch of an ex-cop mayor who's thrown every available dollar at the NYPD," insists sex pest

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Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The Writers Guild of America East will no longer be active on X.com.  Please follow the Guild on BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/wgae... and on Instagram, TikTok, and Threads at WGAEast.

The Writers Guild of America East will no longer be active on X.com. 

The racist and antisemitic language generated by X.com’s AI (“Grok”) after a software update directed by Elon Musk is further evidence of the urgent need for common sense regulation and oversight of artificial intelligence technology.

We look forward to engaging with you on other platforms.

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Kyle Barr @kylebarr.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

It’s a damn fucking shame. The media landscape is tightening and the fewer independent voices there are in tech the worse the products and services we use become. www.theverge.com/news/695969/...

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Laptop Mag is shutting down

The end of an era.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Useful technology isn't something people are forced to use. This was one of the really interesting things I heard maybe a year ago from so many pundits. Things like "I'm trying to think of ways to use this so I become good at it." That's not how productivity tools are supposed to work.

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K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

The singularity is awesome

Google search for “all you can eat buffet near me”
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To find an all-you-can-eat buffet near you, you can use online search engines like Google or Yelp, specifying "all you can eat buffet near me". These searches will typically provide a list of nearby restaurants offering buffet-style dining, including their addresses, contact information, and customer reviews. You can also refine your

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The left better start figuring out how to weaponize today's decision rather than just (rightfully) criticizing it. - Go back into Judge Kaczmaryk's court to dissolve all of his nationwide orders. - Pass gun bans and insist any order applies only to plaintiffs.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

#TradeMagWeek DAY 3 We've digitized EVERY ISSUE of Games Business, a leading industry magazine that ran from 1998–2000. NONE of these have previously been scanned! archive.gamehistory.org/folder/2eaca...

The cover of Games Business, featuring interviews with Bernie Stolar, Bing Gordon, and Mary Dolaher. Top headlines include "Infogrames Morphs" and "L.A. Move Boosts E3."

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Ray Wong @raywong.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Our Nintendo Switch 2 review is live on @Gizmodo! @kylebarr.bsky.social and I spent the past 2 weeks playing the new console and digging into every little piece of the hardware/software and, well, somehow Nintendo 1-upped the Switch 1/4

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

We know what we have to do to save our city from Andrew Cuomo. We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social

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Kyle Barr @kylebarr.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

The No King's Day protests will inevitably result in viral videos, but you should be seriously considering what goes up on your social media, especially if you plan to travel. I talked to experts and used @blockpartyapp.com to show what you can do to protect yourself. gizmodo.com/as-trump-com...

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As Trump Comes for Your Social Media, It’s Time You Consider What’s Worth Sharing

Certain apps may help you avoid the U.S. government using your past posts against you.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/06/2025

"They took her in a car, in essence kidnapping her ... I met another young woman whose husband has quite literally disappeared" -- Newsom shares harrowing details of specific cases of ICE terrorizing immigrants in California

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/06/2025

By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference. But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

We feed you. They hunt us.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Fascism. www.tiktok.com/@labyrinthlo...

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

BBC is the only one covering the Los Angeles protests right now as Fox, CNN and MSNBC ignore it.

CNN shows Bill Maher, MSNBC talking Musk, Fox talking “ugly bystanders” and BBC: police clashed repeatedly
Trump deploys National Guard after clashes in LA

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

I know I should take this seriously but this ICE tweet genuinely made me laugh.

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Contact us if you were harmed by an alien.
855-48-VOICE
ICE.gov/voice

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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

It’s been- One week since we asked IGN Entertainment to recognize our friends on the product, engineering, and Humble Bundle teams as part of the IGN Creators Guild. The sooner that happens, the sooner we can start working with management to build towards a stronger future for us all!

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Kyle Barr @kylebarr.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

So, uhhh, Staples is gonna sell Switch 2 units. - 1 per customer - Only available after June 5 - Only at participating stores. www.staples.com/stores/gamin...

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