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Welcome to Reading List, Gizmodo's Sunday afternoon roundup of the best writing from around the web. This week, we've got great stuff from Wired, The Washington Post, and more. Let's dig in!

Sorry, everyone. Heartthrob Chris Pratt is taken, and if you didn't already know it, he was sure to remind you of his married status during Saturday Night Live's monologue. The 35-year-old Guardians of the Galaxy actor �...

Auto has a locked-down UI; developers can only color within Google's lines.

With the iOS 8.0.2 update, Apple's mobile operating system now has all the features it promised -- that includes HealthKit, and the first compatible apps are making their way into the App Store. The post New HealthKit ap...

News Guide: A look at the events around the deadly eruption of Japan's Mount Ontake

Health researchers are investigating whether the enterovirus-68 respiratory disease that's been seen in especially high rates this year is related to a neurological condition that causes limb weakness and paralysis. In a...

[From In-Car Tech] Voxx Electronics' Prestige Security and Remote Start line is going slimmer for 2014 while at the same time improving operating range, the company said.

Smartwatches are all the rage, and Neptune Pine has been one that many have been anticipating for quite some time. Since its Kickstarter campaign, many have wondered if the be-all watch was worthy. Can an all-in-one watc...

The wide-ranging responses reflect whether lawmakers view the sharing economy as a threat to local business or an economic opportunity

Following its 2017 launch, NASA's TESS mission should collect a wealth of information on new exoplanets, the majority of which should be available for follow-ups with ground-based telescopes.

Besides the fundraising, the company also announced the launching of a MasterCard Platinum credit card that can be controlled from a mobile app

Russia on Sunday successfully launched a Proton-M rocket carrying a satellite into orbit in the first such launch since one of the rockets fell back to Earth soon after liftoff in May.

The magic is gone, at least for one fertile cave in Bungie's 'Destiny.' A new patch fixes respawn timers so players can't farm engrams in the Magic Cave quite as easily as before.

[From In-Car Tech] Little did you know it, but Snapsheet is probably behind your car insurance company's slick mobile app that helps you get estimates and file claims easier.

 Enterprise application marketplaces have grown significantly in number and stature in recent years. This trend has emerged as a response to developers in corporate IT departments who are stifled by lengthy procurement ...

Notifications on your phone usually bring with them some sort of dread -- your weather app is telling you it's about to rain, or maybe there's some important email that needs answering. Worst of all, someone might have t...

If the Apple iPhone 6 or BlackBerry Passport introductions this month have you yearning to buy a new mobile gadget, and you care about the lifetime impact it will have on the environment, you should spend time with the u...

In the next few years, big name brands such as Axe body spray, Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Dove soap may be considered more environmentally friendly than they are now, thanks to actions taken at the United Nations Climat...

Rambo Tribble writes: Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a remarkably effective visual cloak using a relatively simple arrangement of optical lenses. The method is unique in that it uses off-the-sh...

 Did your surprisingly tight pants bend your iPhone 6 Plus? Did your bony butt ruin your iPhone 6? Did you place your iPhone into a vice and bend it with pliers? 3D printing can help! This pre-bent iPhone 6 case is avai...

Tired of the adverts on Facebook? Worried about the data Twitter could be collecting on you? Ready to move on from MySpace? Ello is a new social network that says it works differently. The post Ello promises an ad-free s...

Photographer Manuela Kulpa has a portfolio full of gorgeous wildlife photographs. Unlike other wildlife photographers, however, she doesn’t have the opportunity to travel to the natural environments of the animals she ...