OpenAI Partners with Major Government Contractor to βTransform Federal Operationsβ Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 24 January 2026 at 16:30 Leidos is a prolific government contractor with a "strong relationship with DHS."
Report Says the E.U. Is Gearing Up to Weaponize Europeβs Tech Industry Against the U.S. Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 24 January 2026 at 14:10 Don't worry. No one is threatening to take away your access to Sweden-based Spotify.
Document Disclosures Reveal Microsoftβs Influence as OpenAI Became a Revenue-Crazed Behemoth Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 21 January 2026 at 05:30 A peek inside OpenAI as it changed from do-gooder computer lab to...whatever it is now.
Trump Family Makes $1.4 Billion Off Crypto in 2025, Offsetting Losses Elsewhere Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 21 January 2026 at 05:00 Crypto is now said to account for roughly 20% of the familyβs $6.8 billion fortune.
Elon Musk Makes Part of X Algorithm Open Source, Says It βSucksβ Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 20 January 2026 at 21:00 He also says it's dumb.
Cryptocurrencies Are Dying in Record Numbers, Report Says Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 20 January 2026 at 05:30 2025 was a mass die-off event for memecoins.
OpenAI Says Its Physical Device Is βOn Trackβ for an Unveiling Later This Year Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 19 January 2026 at 19:15 No, there have not been any updates about what the hell it is.
Free Bitcoin Glitch Fixed When βDecentralizedβ Crypto Exchange Uses Centralized Rollback Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 19 January 2026 at 15:15 Situations that expose centralization in supposedly decentralized exchanges have become par for the course in crypto.
Matt Damon Says What We Already Know About Netflix and Our Liquefied Brains Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 19 January 2026 at 11:59 Damon and Affleck are nostalgic old geezers now, but that doesn't mean they're wrong.
Threads Is Now Clearly More Popular Than X (in Mobile App Form), Report Says Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 18 January 2026 at 18:38 While X is still the microblogging champion in web browsers, multiple reports are making Threads' ascent seem durable and convincing.
EPA Rule Clarification Hits a Significant Source of Grokβs Electricity Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 18 January 2026 at 16:40 It seems xAI has been taking liberties with gas turbines that federal rules donβt actually tolerate.
Terrifying Photo from the Minneapolis ICE Protests Will Have You Shopping for Leicas Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 17 January 2026 at 15:01 A very cool new way to stress test your $4600 camera.
The Wacky Musk-OpenAI Legal War Now Involves a Fittingly Insane Amount of Money Gizmodo By: Mike Pearl 17 January 2026 at 13:08 $134 billion, with more to come.