People Are Not Liking Nvidia’s New Demo of DLSS 5’s “Photo-Realistic Lighting” on Grace Ashcroft’s Face
The internet has... thoughts about Nvidia's DLSS 5, a new iteration of the company's gaming AI suite that makes video game characters like Grace Ashcroft look super photorealistic. https://bit.ly/4rCVIyt
The Apple reviews keep on coming @gizmodo.com. @kylebarr.bsky.social reviewed the 14-inch M5 Max MacBook Pro and the performance is just BONKERS
💻Incredible Liquid Retina XDR display
💪M5 Max chip performance is 📈
🎮 Plays games with ray tracing really well
🔊Great speakers
🔋Good battery life
Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor
“People with injuries often wait days or weeks to receive X-rays, diabetes patients lack regular access to insulin and people hoping to see outside specialists such as cancer doctors or dentists are frequently denied…”
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
Also this hand-wringing claiming that he "changed" post election is weird. Did they not watch any of his campaign?
Congratulations to Nintendo for not just the biggest console launch of all time but the most colorful console launch chart of all time.
SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous term in office (Due to the fact that they were haphazardly “handed” to anyone for the asking, as opposed to just those in need, which is the purpose of SNAP!), will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT
Trump confirms he is weaponizing hunger
We’ve reviewed soooooo many products this year. Now we have something to boil down the best. Read it, and then come at me when your favorite didn’t make the list.
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I like how the NYT tried to do a “some experts say” framing, and the expert was like, you do not need an expert opinion to see this is bad.
“When reached for further information about the chatbot’s usage, Friend CEO Avi Schiffmann said, ‘Fuck Gizmodo.’”
This got a little lost in today's news, but I got to try Unistellar's Envision binoculars that will show you the names of both terrestrial mountains and stars in the night's sky. There's still a heap of software that needs finalizing, but the device left a strong first impression.
Price increases for gaming hardware and accessories is the new norm.
All while prices in everyday spending categories like grocery and shelter are also rising sharply.
Not a great combo.
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Nintendo Direct confirmed for Friday, 9/12. Here’s hoping Nintendo finally reveals Metroid Prime 4 release date.
Reading about this brought to mind a piece I wrote two years ago, inspired by one of my favourite authors.
Ursula K. Le Guin emphasized that there’s a big difference “between production of a market commodity and the practice of an art.” OpenAI’s AI-generated movie offers us nothing.
My 2-month Nintendo Switch 2 review video with @kylebarr.bsky.social is now live on @gizmodo.com's YouTube channel. We're getting back into "regular" tech review videos so go easy on us. Each video will get better. I promise!
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DJI Reportedly Working on a Tiny Magnetic Action Cam, Proving GoPro Needs to Get its Act Together gizmodo.com/dji-reportedly-working-o...
This may be the most signifcant update on Windows in a while, at least for me and many other writers (especially since I keep switching to laptops without a numpad).
Hey look at that you can hear me talk about gadgets! Was actually a great conversation and you can tell we could have kept going for many more hours.
Here's this week's Better Offline. I'm joined in studio by Michael Fisher (AKA Mr. Mobile), @cranz.bsky.social and @kylebarr.bsky.social to talk about the weird and fun gadgets that are still getting made, both in the US and abroad.
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Alt text: A screenshot of a Fox News tweet. The tweet reads: “Stephen Miller on @seanhannity: ‘The Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization.’” Below is a paused video of Stephen Miller speaking on Fox News, wearing a suit and tie. The word “KILLERS” in red text appears over his mouth. The tweet timestamp shows 10:10 PM, Aug 25, 2025, with 185.1K views.
Oh look, it's the thing every fascist government says about the opposition party before they dissolve them and turn the country into a one party state.
Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
“The planning, which has not been previously disclosed, involves several options, including mobilizing at least a few thousand members of the National Guard as soon as September…”
So wait. Part of the Trump admin's efforts to distract from the Epstein situation is to argue we should change laws to treat children as adults?
"The man who is not yet mayor is to blame for a shooting that happened under the watch of an ex-cop mayor who's thrown every available dollar at the NYPD," insists sex pest
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It’s a damn fucking shame. The media landscape is tightening and the fewer independent voices there are in tech the worse the products and services we use become.
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how are we supposed to meet the growing demand for AI by kneecapping some of the cheapest and fastest energy we have available? i have no idea, but i did write about the senate:
OH SHIT
