David Nield
Another Uber Eats delivery worker in Sydney died on Monday evening, local time, after his bike was hit by a truck, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The unnamed man is the fifth death of an app-based delivery worker in Australia over the past two months, prompting questions about the…
Jack’s back…again. And this time, maybe he’ll finally get to meet the Thirteenth Doctor.
Smart lights are the easiest, most affordable entryway into the smart home. In terms of convenience, scheduling your lights is one of the biggest perks, especially if you’ve got a set routine, your hands are tied, or you are going away for a few days. This is why it was…
On Monday, researchers in the UK became the latest to announce promising results from their experimental vaccine candidate against covid-19. In the data seen so far, the vaccine appeared to be at least 70% effective at preventing infection from the coronavirus, though it may be up to 90% effective with…
Netflix’s campaign to make you watch all the European sci-fi seems to be on another winner with our first, intense look at Equinox. Turns out, parallel universes: not great!
Scott Cawthon has high hopes for the film adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy’s. Margot Robbie confirms her Tank Girl movie is on hold. Thor: Love and Thunder could feel like the next Avengers movie thanks to its cast. China-Anne McClain discusses the end of Black Lightning. Plus, what’s to…
What’s more appealing: a $US110 ($151 AUD) fine for expired plates or spending $US120 ($164 AUD) per year on renewing your plates when you’ve been getting by just fine without it? One Toronto driver has opted for the former, making it by for 30 years without renewing his plates.
If you’ve ever travelled through Katoomba’s Scenic World, you might have come across a skeletal behemoth long since rusted away.
The largest of Apple’s new iPhones is always positioned as the natural choice for those who prefer a more robust form-factor. This is true again in 2020 as the sheer size of the iPhone 12 Pro Max remains its most exclusive and obvious selling point. But its broad and simplistic…
A Twitter bug is allowing fleets to be viewed after their supposed 24 hour expiration date. The new fleets feature was first added to Twitter last week. Much like SnapChat and Instagram Stories, it allows users to post photos and videos with text that will disappear after 24 hours. The…
On November 22, 1900, entrepreneur Emil Jellinek took his specially-crafted Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft machine out for a test drive. It was lighter, sleeker, and faster than anything the company had made before, and to honour the occasion, the car was named Mercedes after Jellinek’s daughter.
The original Power Rangers movie was a fully Americanized production based on Japanese sentai, and it went a little hog wild with it. Now, some of its most distinctive — and possibly controversial — props are up for auction: the costumes.
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo’s regular roundup of all things good and plastic. This week: Hasbro turns its transforming eye to another nostalgic mashup. Mando Monday reinforcements bring The Mandalorian’s big bad to the Star Wars Black Series. Also? Warm Kirby. Check it out!
Last year, the climate movement found new vigour in a young Swede named Greta Thunberg. She began a solo strike and quickly caught global media attention for her sharp tongue and truth telling. Too often, however, her words have fallen on deaf ears as politicians continue to ignore the climate…
Look, I’m creative. I write, I can do some other things. But can I sculpt a perfect diorama of one of the best fighting moments in Dragon Ball? No, I can’t. But Dr. Garuda certainly can.
Earlier this year, human rights and privacy groups including the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Human Rights Watch wrote to Apple, asking why it was delaying the introduction of a feature that would force apps to receive explicit opt-in from iPhone users before tracking them. Apple responded, according to Bloomberg, with…
What do Paris, Disney, and sprawling nuclear fallout shelters have in common? Catacombs!
From the mind behind Chernobyl and some of the folks at game developer Naughty Dog, The Last of Us, the hit PlayStation series about a fungus-based zombie apocalypse, is officially making its way to television.
The unthinkable loss of Chadwick Boseman understandably slowed down the timeline on Black Panther 2. Originally, production was aiming to start in March 2021 for a May 6, 2022 release, but then then tragedy struck. However, things have slowly begun to pick back up, and a new report says filming…
I will not knock a person for eschewing bras, particularly in the summer months when they join forces with the underside of your boobs to create a miasma of sweat and good intentions. I will especially not knock a person for eschewing sports bras, which attempt to turn your double…
When Apple released the second-gen iPhone SE earlier this year, I thought it was pretty good for the price. But what I longed for, I wrote in my SE review, was an iPhone 12 Pro Mini: an almost bezel-free, pint-sized phone with incredible cameras and an in-display fingerprint sensor for…
Adobe’s Flash died many deaths, but we can truly throw some dirt on its grave and say our final goodbyes because it’s getting the preservation treatment. The Internet Archive announced on Friday that it has begun cataloging Flash animations and games for us all to visit and remember the good…
The Pink Panther returns in a new movie from the mind behind the Sonic the Hedgehog film. Joe Manganiello teases Deathstroke’s return in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Katee Sackhoff discusses the Battlestar Galactica reboot. Plus, more Walking Dead casting, and a teeny new teaser for Batwoman’s return. To me, my…
It’s 2020 and times are tough. Sometimes you have to get a bit creative to make a little cash. Like for instance, taking trashed metal to a scrapyard for some extra dough. But this Florida man and his Toyota Camry? He’s taking an entire utility pole from the side of an…
The Vatican said that it is seeking answers from Instagram after the pope’s official Instagram account liked a photo of a scantily clad Brazillian model. 2020, huh? Last week it was reported that Pope Francis’ verified Instagram account, @franciscus, had liked a post from model and Twitch streamer Natalia Garibotto….
It’s a shared desire of many pet-owners to understand exactly what your animal is trying to say. Whether it’s the cat tearing around the house for no reason or jumping on your head in the middle of the night to meow in your ear. Don’t you just wish you could…
Black Friday 2020 has arrived, sort of. The big sale event doesn’t kick off until November 27, but that hasn’t stopped certain retailers from throwing up a few deals early. You can currently grab some early bird bargains on eBay, so we’ve rounded up some of the best to tempt…
Season 10 of The Walking Dead is rising from the grave.
While Black Friday 2020 doesn’t officially kick off until November 27, that hasn’t stopped a few retailers from releasing some early bird deals. Amazon, in particular, is currently offering a stack of great tech deals ready for the picking. If you’ve been looking to build a gaming PC or update…
Twenty years ago, in April 1999, Microsoft introduced an update to its IntelliMouse line of input devices. On top it didn’t look much different than its predecessors”it still had a few buttons and a scroll wheel”but underneath it introduced a technology to the masses that brought an end to the…
The latest iOS 14.2.1 update has just been released, but it is only available iPhone 12 devices. This includes the iPhone 12 Pro, Pro Max and Mini. Here’s why. Over the past week there have been reports of text messages failing to be sent or received on some iPhone 12…
“All living beings are on Earth for a reason, from the tiniest insects to the greatest mammals.” That’s what Agora, a free photography app, said they aimed to show with their photography contest, #Animals2020.
