‘God’s Influencer’ Ready to Become First Millennial Saint in Catholic Church

Pope Francis recognized a second purported miracle by the teenage programmer on Thursday.

That Viral Photo of a Man Smoking in McDonald’s Was Made With AI

Look at the fingers. You always have to look at the fingers.

It Sure Looks Like Governments Want to Let AI Surveillance Run Wild

As the EU seeks to finalize a landmark AI law, critics see a big loophole for developers of the worst kinds of police tech.

Google’s Latest Updates Helps Root Out AI Deepfakes

The ‘About this image’ feature in image search and AI app restrictions on Google Play are a few ways Google is trying to clap back against AI-generated fakes.

The Pope Leads 1.4 Billion Catholics. Getting Them to Care About the Climate Is Harder Than He Thought

Pope Francis is among the most significant religious leaders in the world. But even he can’t bend the emissions curve on his own.

Midjourney Shuts Down Free Trial Access Amid Deepfake Bonanza, but Says It’s Unrelated

Dripped out Pope Francis and Trump under arrest—the era of difficult to detect AI-generated images is here. But really, the company just wants you to pay.

Pope Francis Briefly Gave the Middle Finger His Blessing in Since-Deleted Tweet

His explanation followed a series of posts in which Pope Francis described the attributes of each finger.

The Pope’s Website Is Down After a Suspected Hack

Online prayers to the pontifex are currently 404—Not Found. The outage comes a day after Russia launched a formal protest with the Vatican.

Read a Story of Queer Love and Hope for the Future in the Apocalypse

Gizmodo's own Blake Montgomery weaves io9 a tale of connection and despair in the face of an unraveling world in "Post-Nihilism."

Verified Impersonators Have Made a Mess Out of Twitter’s $8 Blue Checkmarks

Twitter has now blocked newly made accounts from subscribing to Twitter Blue in a move to stymie spam on the platform.

Behold, Twitter Made the ‘Pope Francis Holding Things’ Meme Rise Again and Spread Joy

While the rise of the meme was probably not what Twitter had in mind when it released the feature, it brought people joy.

Vatican Calls for a ‘Cultural Revolution’ to Fight Climate Change

A new Catholic Church website tells believers they must adopt more sustainable lifestyles to fulfill humanity's duty to be the "steward of creation."

A Crypto Community ‘Cancels’ One of Its Own

In a world that sells itself as cancel-proof, a Catholic crypto bro was recently purged from his DAO over an old tweet.

Utah Tech Founder Resigns After Sending Email Claiming ‘Jews’ Want to ‘Euthanize’ People With Vaccines

Dave Bateman sent an anti-Semitic screed to dozens of prominent figures in the Silicon Slopes, including the governor.

Pope Francis Warns of Eternal Damnation for Screwing This Up

The plea came in a letter to Scottish Catholics where Francis called on his followers to pray for negotiators at the COP26 climate summit.

Pope Francis Wants You to Pray for Ethical Robots

Trump’s Awkward Photo with Pope Francis Becomes a Horror Movie Meme

Pope Francis Didn’t Look Happy to Meet President Trump, But Technology Can Fix That

Pope Tweet Slams Retweet Culture, Receives Thousands of Retweets [Updates]

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Christians Are Mad the Pope Is Still Subtweeting President Trump