May 18, 2020 Is ‘Lucid Dreaming’ Real? Reality has plenty of exit-hatches: strong drugs, streamed television, certain corners of social media. But the most immersive reality-dissolver might be lucid dreaming, wherein…
May 18, 2020 Samsung spins off startup making fake windows that generate artificial sunlight The SunnyFive team with their artificial window and companion app. | Photo: Samsung / SunnyFive The latest crop of startups backed by Samsung’s in-house…
May 18, 2020 An electric dragster has passed 200MPH for the first time Serious drag racing is becoming a bit kinder to the environment, as the first four-wheel all-electric dragster has completed a 200MPH pass for the…
May 18, 2020 108 Million People in China Put Into Lockdown After 34 New Coronavirus Cases Detected The Chinese province of Jilin has placed about 108 million people into lockdown on Monday after roughly 34 new cases of coronavirus and one…
May 18, 2020 Huawei hits back at US as TSMC cuts off chip orders Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Huawei rotating chairman Guo Ping has hit back at the US government’s stricter export controls intended to…
May 18, 2020 Apple is reopening more stores but you’ll need a face mask to enter Apple is set to open 25 more stores in the US and 12 in Canada, but be prepared to follow strict COVID-19 guidelines if…
May 18, 2020 MediaTek’s latest processor will help take dual-SIM 5G phones mainstream MediaTek is trying to make 5G more accessible on less-than-flagship phones with the launch of the Dimensity 820 processor. It has the latest carrier…
May 17, 2020 Apple details its plan to safely reopen retail stores Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple’s head of retail Deidre O’Brien has posted a letter on the company’s website detailing how…
May 17, 2020 Old Nukes, Hot Dog Toasters, and Dr. Phil: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week As we all try to adjust to our current new reality, I have some thoughts to share with you all. I have come to…
May 17, 2020 Supercomputers across Europe have fallen to cryptomining hacks Cryptomining hacks aren’t new by any stretch, but a string of recent incidents is raising eyebrows. ZDNet reports that culprits infected multiple European supercomputers…