science and technology
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EmDrive, a Supposed Fuel-less Engine, Is Knocked Down Again
Image: Luis M. Molina/Gizmodo (Getty Images) Five years ago, NASA researchers experimented with an object called the EmDrive (or electromagnetic…
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US Navy Still Doesn’t Know What Ship-Stalking Drones Were
The USS Kidd, a Navy guided missile destroyer at the center of the drone incident in July 2019.Photo: Gregory Bull…
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Signal Adds a New Privacy-Focused Signal Payments Feature
Graphic: Signal Most of us might be familiar with Signal as the privacy-preserving messaging app of choice, but the company…
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ICE Is Reportedly Buying Vehicle Location Data to Track Suspects
Photo: HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP (Getty Images) Police in the U.S., including officials with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency…
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‘Western Government Operatives’ Behind This Hacking Campaign
Photo: Damien Meyer/AFP (Getty Images) A sophisticated hacking campaign that was previously witnessed targeting security flaws in Android, Windows and…
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This AI-Powered Machine Yells Compliments to Pups Passing By
If you’ve ever wasted an afternoon (or all of 2020) looking at cute dog pictures online, then you already understand…
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A Rugged Apple Watch Might Be in the Cards
The Series 6 and the Apple Watch SEPhoto: Victoria Song/Gizmodo Last year, Apple broke with tradition and offered not one,…
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Researchers Might Have Finally Cracked Smart Clothing
Screenshot: MIT CSAIL While smart clothes seem like a cool idea in theory, in reality we’ve mostly been stuck with…
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Researchers Found a Way to Send Tiny Robots Into Mouse Brains
Generations of laboratory mice like these recently became host to microscopic robot swarms.Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images) In a mind-bending…
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I Miss My Family’s Collection of CRT TVs
Graphic: Gizmodo (Photos: Shutterstock) I MissI MissGizmodo staff fondly remembers the extinct gadgets of years past. “Wow, you guys have…
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