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Just because the United States said it stopped spying on friendly foreign heads of state like Germany's Angela Merkel, doesn't mean that Uncle Sam actually has. Eavesdropping has actually continued and the list of target...

Over Christmas, we reported on Valve's major issues with their Steam store. As we all know, Steam gets pretty busy this time of year, due to their massive holiday sale. Unfortunately, this year it ended up being a comple...

A pair of Ph.D. candidates in Japan have developed a glove that lets wearers "feel" distant objects underwater, even without making physical contact. Dubbed "IrukaTact," the glove uses a combination of haptic feedback an...

From weird robots to headphone rants to the darkest, creepiest crevasses of the internet -- and that goddamn fucking dress. These are the 100 most popular Gizmodo posts from 2015 as per Google Analytics. Revisit. Reread....

Doctors regularly use dyes to highlight blood vessels that would normally be hard to see, but there's now the possibility that they'll use those chemicals to find cancer, too. Stanford researchers have developed a medica...

One of the worst things to happen during a game is to have your controller die on you. Since the invention of the wireless controller, keeping your batteries charged has become a serious issue. Sure, you can always keep ...

One of the most important programs that the U.S. Air Force is undertaking is far from glamorous and comes with a funny name: Talon HATE. But this podded system will be vital for eliminating communications barriers betwee...

The U.S. Army retired its first Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) this month, doing so with a formal ceremony to mark the end of "Hunter" and its long years of service. The drone took its last flight on December 16 at the R...

Ice is not safe! Did we learn nothing from the photographer who watched $1500 in fancy equipment splash into freezing cold Icelandic waters ? Evidently not.

The FCC's annual broadband report is in, and as in the past it details the status of broadband Internet access in the United States. The report, officially called the 2015 Measuring Broadband America Fixed Broadband Repo...

You're not the only one concerned that the National Security Agency might be spying on Congress... Congress is, too. The House Intelligence Committee says it's investigating claims that the NSA monitored communications b...

Qualcomm wasn't kidding around when it said it wanted to break its Snapdragon chips out of phones and into drones, and now we know what that looks like. The company is teasing its UAV news for CES 2016 next week with a d...

Framework sounds like a futuristic, Frakenstein-like treehouse. But as one of two winners of a contest for high-rise buildings built out of wood, it's a actually a glimpse into the future of urban architecture.

If you're looking to get some photography tips for that shiny new iPhone you got for Christmas, Apple is offering just that. The company will host mobile photography and art workshops at its retail locations next month. ...

Following its troubles in India, Facebook's "Free Basics" Internet service has been shut down in Egypt. The move hints at more extensive trouble for the free Internet service, which gives millions limited access to a sel...

The most prominent sperm bank in the UK is under investigation after turning away donors with dyslexia and other questionable characteristics. This raises an important question: Should sperm banks be in the business of m...

I love my cat, and while I tend to not think about it, one of these days I'm going to be sorely missing her. After all, she's got a unique personality, and we've been through a lot in the last 8 years. One couple felt mu...

There is nothing quite like being able to own a spanking new smartphone, especially when you are about to make the migration to a new platform, so having the shiniest thing would be worth the effort and money, since it a...

Worried that genetically-modified foods could be quietly, secretly, making their furtive way towards your plate even as we speak? Don't be--you've already been eating them for a long time now.

Like some 90s hacker wannabe, I love staring at dark screens. It's easier on the eyes and generally feels more bad ass. Now, thanks to a long overdue Mac app update, I can read Twitter in dark mode. Now, I want everythin...

On Christmas day, up to 34,000 Steam members were able to view other users' private information, including billing and email addresses, following a glitch triggered by a denial-of-service attack, Valve announced today. O...

The death of mobile contracts is upon us. AT&T is reportedly abandoning two-year contracts, starting January 8th. AT&T took its first step down this contract-less road this summer by no longer selling contracts through r...