February 17, 2020 UK to spend $1.6 billion on the world’s fastest weather supercomputer The UK's weather service, the Met Office, will spend £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) to acquire the world's most powerful climate supercomputer, the government has…
February 17, 2020 Tesla forced to pause Berlin Gigafactory work after challenge from environmentalists Photo by Michele Tantussi/Getty Images A German court has forced Tesla to temporarily halt preparation work for its Gigafactory near Berlin after local activists…
February 17, 2020 ‘Rainbow Six Siege’ will be ready for PS5 and Xbox Series X at launch Rainbow Six Siege will be available to play on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles as soon as they launch, Ubisoft game…
February 16, 2020 Redbox debuts a free, ad-backed live TV service Redbox is still better known for its rental kiosks than anything else, but it's clearly keen to expand its streaming offerings. The company has…
February 16, 2020 Rocket Lab will launch a NASA cubesat to the Moon Rocket Lab will fulfill its dreams of launching payloads to the Moon. NASA has picked Rocket Lab to carry its CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning…
February 16, 2020 Anesthetized Monkeys, First Thoughts About YouTube and Terrible Star Wars Dads: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week These are some of the best words on the Internet: Happy three-day weekend! We hope you’re enjoying the time off. Does anyone else feel…
February 16, 2020 Blizzard’s cancelled ‘StarCraft: Ghost’ leaks in playable form Blizzard's cancelled StarCraft: Ghost has been the stuff of gaming legend. It was supposed to mark Blizzard's big leap into 3D action games, but…
February 16, 2020 The Galaxy Z Flip’s glass screen isn’t very durable When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip, its display's extra-thin glass drew the attention of many people. It theoretically offered a better feel and…
February 16, 2020 Puerto Rico, A Territory in Recession, Falls Prey to a More Than $4 Million Online Scam Authorities in Puerto Rico reported this week that hackers had targeted more than four million dollars in government funds in recent months. The attack…
February 16, 2020 Barbara Remington, Whose Lord of the Rings Illustrations Were Beloved By Everyone Except Tolkien, Has Died Before Peter Jackson’s movies, the visual identity of Lord of the Rings was the territory of artists and animators. And few created a vision…