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Elon Musk Denies He Has a Drug Problem After Bombshell Report
Elon Musk smoked weed on camera with Joe Rogan. There are numerous stories about the billionaire taking drugs including cocaine, LSD, psychedelic mushrooms at parties all over the globe. He’s discussed using ketamine with a prescription, but there are anecdotes that Musk took the drug recreationally with his brother in Miami. In 2017, he reportedly showed up an hour late to an all-hands meeting at SpaceX, slurring his words to the point that another executive took over the presentation. Apparently, the issue is so bad that board members, colleagues, and friends are leaking stories about his alleged drug use to the press. According to Musk, however, it’s all lies. - Thomas Germain Read More
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Tesla's Porsche-Hauling Cybertruck Vs. Porsche 911 Drag Race Was, Shockingly, Just Another Trick
Consumer Reports Says Not To Buy These Popular Cars, Offering Alternatives You Should Buy Instead
Over the weekend, Apple users finally began receiving their piece of the ‘batterygate’ settlement in the form of $92 payments, as first reported by MacRumors. Apple admitted to slowing down old iPhones back in 2017 without notifying users, saying it was part of delivering “the best experience for customers.” - Maxwell Zeff Read More
The Best, Coolest, and Weirdest Gadgets at CES 2024
CES 2024 was certainly interesting this year; while we did anticipate AI being inserted into everything from TVs to cars, there were some genuine surprises from the show floor here in Las Vegas. Despite going to what felt like a million press conferences and keynotes, the Gizmodo team did manage to find loads of cool, interesting, and just plain weird gadgets from this year’s show.
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Google TVs Are Finally Getting the Updates We Want
It wouldn’t be CES in Las Vegas without a Google ad plastered all over the monorail. I’m still trying to capture a photo of this year’s wrapping, but until then, you’ll want to know about some new features to the Google and Android ecosystem. I’m incredibly excited about this next piece of news rolling out to the Chromecast with Google TV. - Florence Ion Read More
LG Just Announced a Fully Transparent TV
The opaque panel rising on top of the transparent panel on the LG Signature OLED T.
LG announced a new transparent TV at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Gizmodo’s staff got to check it out in person, and it’s gorgeous. LG claims this is the world’s first wireless transparent OLED TV and is calling it the Signature OLED T (T for transparent). - Dua Rashid Read More
X Bans and Then Unbans Journalists and Podcasters in Twitter’s Latest Free Speech Massacre [Updated]
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, purged an unknown number of prominent accounts over the last 24 hours with little to no explanation, and then restored the accounts minutes after this article was published. The list includes popular accounts belonging to journalists, writers, and podcasters. Among them are Ken Klippenstein of the Intercept, writer and podcaster Rob Rousseau, Texas Observer correspondent Steven Monacelli, the account for TrueAnon, a left-wing politics and news podcast, and a number of others. One thing the accounts have in common is recent criticisms of the Israeli government. - Thomas Germain Read More
Bitcoin Price Plummets Due to Hacked SEC Tweet
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler
The Security and Exchange Commission’s X account was hacked on Tuesday afternoon, sending an untrue tweet that the Bitcoin ETF was approved. Chairman Gary Gensler quickly tweeted from his personal account that the tweet was false and the result of a hack. In the following 15 minutes, the price of Bitcoin shot up to almost $48,000 and then quickly fell to below $46,000. - Maxwell Zeff Read More
Are You Rich Enough to Buy This Folding TV?
C Seed showed off it’s N1 137-inch folding Micro LED TV at this years CES.
Gamifying Physical Therapy With the PalmPlug One
Gizmodo got a quick hands-on with the wearable advanced motion capture technology at CES. PalmPlug One is available for preorder now.
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