Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero grabbed the world’s attention this past winter when he announced his plans to perform the first human head transplant. Many doubted that such an outrageous procedure would ever see the light of day. Now, Canavero has a date on the books. Read more…
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The First Human Head Transplant Will Take Place in 2017
It was little solace to victims of the Ashley Madison hack that the company had kept their passwords extra secure. Some even said the hashing algorithm was bulletproof. But—oops!—it turns out Ashley Madison made a programming error . And now, hobbyists have already deciphered over 11 million passwords from the leaked accounts. Read more…
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Turns Out Ashley Madison’s Uncrackable Passwords Are Actually Very Crackable
Users of the “Adult Player” Android app are in for a shock: it’s emerged that the Android app has been secretly taking photos of users – and wants their cash in exchange for deletion. Read more…
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An Android Porn App Takes Your Photo and Holds It to Ransom
The fight between law enforcement and tech companies about encryption and privacy is getting nastier than ever. Read more…
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Report: Apple Rejected Justice Department Demands for Encrypted iMessages
After months—if not years—of bellyaching over slow speeds and shaky stability , Google finally announced an array of improvements to Chrome that could improve the lives of millions. The company says the browser will now offer users “ a faster and more efficient web .” Well, Google certainly couldn’t make it slower or less efficient. Read more…
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Google Chrome Just Got a Lot Faster
The FBI is investigating whether Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email compromised national security . And now the staffer who set it up is planning to stay silent during questioning to avoid incriminating himself. Read more…
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Subpoenaed Clinton Staffer Will Plead the Fifth Over Email Scandal Questions
It’s been just over two years since Gizmodo wondered publicly why McDonald’s didn’t serve breakfast all day . And that was already years after hungry citizens everywhere wondered why they could eat Egg McMuffins for dinner. Now, McDonald’s has heard our call: All day breakfast will be available across America on October 6 . Read more…
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McDonald’s Will Serve Breakfast All Day, Thanks to Kitchen Upgrades
A group of Japanese researchers have managed to improve the design of a transparent lithium-ion battery so that it’s now able to recharge itself when exposed to sunlight without the need for a separate solar cell. Read more…
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Transparent Batteries That Charge in the Sun Could Replace Smartphone Screens
An American teenager was sentenced to 11 years in prison today for providing material support to terrorism . But Ali Shukri Amin, just 17 years old, never committed violence in the name of radical Islamic terrorism. His crime was running a Twitter account that celebrated the terrorist group and taught others how to send money through Bitcoin. Read more…
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17-Year-Old American Sentenced to Eleven Years In Prison For Tweets Supporting ISIS
Apple has Siri. Microsoft has Cortana. Google has Google Now. Now, Facebook is hopping on the AI assistant bandwagon with M. Not to be confused with fictional head of the MI6 , M is a personal assistant baked right into Messenger that serves up information when you ask for it. Read more…
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Facebook’s New Personal Assistant "M" Is Part Robot and Part Human