Nobody Can Rent Twister, the Last DVD Trapped in Redbox’s Dead Video Business

Breaking news and commentary on tech, science, and pop culture [View this email in your browser]( The Future Is Here October 25, 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Nobody Can Rent Twister, the Last DVD Trapped in Redbox’s Dead Video Business]( By Lucas Ropek on Oct 25, 2024, 4:30 pm [[A person renting a movie at a Redbox dispenser] Hardware nerds just want to see Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt outrun a tornado. Why isn't that possible?]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Feds Say You Don’t Have a Right to Check Out Retro Video Games Like Library Books]( By Kyle Barr on Oct 25, 2024, 4:13 pm [[A row of Video games including the N64 and the Sega Genesis] The U.S. Copyright Office denied an exemption from the DMCA to allow gaming historians to access out-of-print games they can’t legally get anywhere else.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [I Hate the Tesla Drive-In Because It Looks So Damn Cool]( By Matt Novak on Oct 25, 2024, 3:30 pm [[Elon Musk's new Tesla Diner & Drive-In, currently under construction along the Historic Route 66 stretch of Santa Monica Blvd on August 16, 2024 in Hollywood, California.] What happens when a fascist billionaire makes something you like?]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Father-Daughter Duo Cracks Coded ‘Alien’ Signal From Mars]( By Passant Rabie on Oct 25, 2024, 2:05 pm [[Alien Signal Decoded Pillars] After a year-long effort, a father-daughter duo decoded the simulated extraterrestrial message from another planet.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jeff Bezos Stops Washington Post From Making a Presidential Endorsement]( By Thomas Maxwell on Oct 25, 2024, 1:45 pm [[Amazon founder Jeff Bezos seated at a table, wearing a black shirt.] Newspaper endorsements don't matter much, it's the principle of management stopping them that matters.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [This DIY Xbox Handheld Looks as If It Came Straight Outta 2001]( By Kyle Barr on Oct 25, 2024, 1:06 pm [[Original Xbox Handheld 1] The handmade Xbox handheld includes the console’s original motherboard, and soon it may even connect to Xbox Live.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [With Putin Calls, It’s More Clear Than Ever That Elon Musk Is a National Security Threat]( By Matthew Gault on Oct 25, 2024, 11:46 am [The billionaire has been chatting with Russia's authoritarian leader for years while he stumps for Trump and commands huge government contracts.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The AirPods Pro 2 Finally Receive Its Hearing Health Features]( By Dua Rashid on Oct 25, 2024, 11:43 am [[Airpods Pro 2 (2)] You just need to wait for Monday (iOS 18.1's release) to use them.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Gizmodo on X]( [Gizmodo on Facebook]( [Gizmodo on YouTube]( Copyright © 2024 Gizmodo USA LLC, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Gizmodo USA LLC 41E 11th St, 11th FlNew York, NY 10003 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.