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Natasha Bowen’s Powerful Mermaid Returns in Soul of the Deep, and We’ve Got a First Look
Fans of Natasha Bowen’s 2021 fantasy Skin of the Sea — and anyone who enjoys stories about mermaids and West African folklore — will be thrilled to hear sequel Soul of the Deep is arriving this fall. Gizmodo interviewed the Nigerian-Welsh author over email to learn about the anticipated release; we’ve also got a first…
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An Epic Space Journey Awaits in This Excerpt From Tade Thompson’s New Sci-Fi Tale
The latest from Arthur C. Clarke Award winner Tade Thompson (Rosewater) isn’t out until October, but Gizmodo has a sneak peek today with an exclusive cover reveal and an excerpt from Far From the Light of Heaven. It’s a standalone sci-fi novel that follows a high-stakes mystery that unfolds aboard a colony ship.
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Russia Blocks Shutterstock Website Over Photos Of Russian Flag In Dogshit
The Russian government has blocked the stock photography website Shutterstock, according to the English-language news site Meduza. Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor, explained that Shutterstock was blocked for “insulting state symbols” a likely reference to photos on the site showing miniature Russian flags planted in dogshit.
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The New DMCA Rules Don’t Go Far Enough
Decrypting copyrighted materials is, according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, an illegal act. This week, the US Library of Congress issued a set of exemptions to the DMCA’s decryption ban, which many outlets, including Gizmodo, hailed as “victories” and “big wins.” They’re not. At best, the new rules allow people to do things they…