Matthew Gault, Author at Gizmodo

AI Has Enshittified America’s Advanced Stealth Fighter

A new report on the F-35 revealed how maintenance crews have to constantly fight its terrible AI systems to get anything done.

By Matthew Gault Published November 21, 2024

Tech NewsNews

Ukraine Says Russia Used an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. That Would Be a First in the History of War

'Today, our insane neighbor has once again revealed its true nature—its disdain for dignity, freedom, and human life itself. And, most of all, its fear.'

By Matthew Gault Published November 21, 2024

Tech NewsCrime

Watch the Cringe TikTok Videos That Got an LA Cop Fired

An employee of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department posted cringe and lied about it. Repeatedly. It was enough to get him fired.

By Matthew Gault Published November 20, 2024

Tech NewsCryptocurrencies

Laptop That Helped Bring Down Bitcoin Thief ‘Razzlekhan’ Is Now in the Smithsonian

The museum's monetary collection has struggled with how to display cryptocurrency, but a federal agent's laptop is helping to shape our understanding of the future of money.

By Matthew Gault Published November 20, 2024

Tech NewsTech Policy

The U.S. Patent Office Won’t Let Its Employees Use AI Tools Like ChatGPT

But that doesn’t mean the Patent Office isn’t using AI, quite the opposite.

By Matthew Gault Published November 19, 2024

Tech NewsNews

Two Data Cables Are Cut in the Baltic Sea, Germany Calls It Sabotage

A cut data cable and changing standards around nuclear weapons use point to rising tensions in Europe.

By Matthew Gault Published November 19, 2024

Tech NewsCulture

On This Website, the Golden Era of Social Media Never Ended

From 2009 to 2012, anyone with an iPhone could publish a video on YouTube with one click. That inadvertently ended up preserving a specific moment in time.

Matthew Gault Published November 18, 2024

Tech NewsTech Policy

Trump’s Pick to Run the FCC Detailed How He’d Run the Agency in Project 2025

Brendan Carr has been auditioning to run the FCC since 2017. He wants to rewrite Section 230, give money to Elon Musk, and supports punishing TV stations on behalf of his boss.

By Matthew Gault Published November 18, 2024

Tech NewsArtificial Intelligence

AI Coke Ad Shows We’ll Argue About Advertisements While the World Burns

Even our ads are enshitified.

By Matthew Gault Published November 15, 2024

Tech NewsArtificial Intelligence

Elon Musk Expands His Grudge Against OpenAI to Include Microsoft

The new lawsuit includes a detailed list of the ways OpenAI CEO Sam Altman manipulated the world's richest man.

By Matthew Gault Published November 15, 2024

Tech NewsTech Policy

Matt Gaetz Hates Big Tech (That’s the Good News)

Trump’s pick for Attorney General has a long history of going after tech companies and supporting FTC Chair Lisa Khan.

By Matthew Gault Published November 14, 2024

Tech NewsCryptocurrencies

Polymarket CEO Claims He’s a Political Target After FBI Raids His Home, Takes His Phone

The guy who runs a website for degenerate gamblers is in trouble after allegedly letting the wrong people play.

By Matthew Gault Published November 14, 2024

Tech News

Elon Musk Says He’ll Gameify Fighting Government Waste Through DOGE

Are you not entertained?

By Matthew Gault Published November 13, 2024

Tech News

Japan Stops a Reactor From Starting as America Goes All in on Nuclear Power

To combat climate change, a lot of countries are spending billions on new and different kinds of nuclear reactors.

By Matthew Gault Published November 13, 2024

Tech NewsNews

Neom, Saudi Arabia’s Futuristic City, Suddenly Loses Its CEO

Pitched as a mix of ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Jurassic Park,’ Neom is the world’s biggest construction project. Twenty-one thousand people have died so far to make it happen.

By Matthew Gault Published November 12, 2024