The very last male northern white rhino has died, but hope remains
A 45-year old northern white rhino died at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy this week. The death of a critically-endangered animal is always tragic, but this …
Year: 2018
Google is spending $300 million to fight fake news
Google announced today a sweeping new global initiative to fight fake news and help legitimate news organizations grow their business. At an event in New …
Researchers put mosquitos through a horrific torture test to figure out how they drink
Mosquitos are the worst. They are easily one of the most annoying insects on the planet, and you feel their effects long after they’ve stolen …
Do we even have to say that Comcast’s Netflix competitor will probably suck?
Comcast is in the middle of an acquisition of Sky, the largest pay TV operator in the UK and a crown jewel in the Murdoch …
T-Mobile’s parent company just out-Uncarriered the Uncarrier by letting users nix bloatware
In just a few short years, T-Mobile has gone from being almost completely irrelevant to being almost solely responsible for shaping the direction of the …
9 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free right now
We had some very nifty apps in yesterday’s roundup of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, and a few of them are …
Scientists think they know where that bizarre ‘alien probe’ asteroid was born
Late last year scientists spotted a totally unexpected visitor speeding its way through our Solar System. A long, cigar-shaped object had flown through our little …
How to delete your private Facebook data without deleting your account
I wouldn’t blame anyone for wanting to leave Facebook for good after hearing that their personal data may have been used without consent by Cambridge …
You have to read UK Parliament’s letter summoning Mark Zuckerberg to London
Things will probably get a lot worse for Facebook before they get better. The UK parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee (DCMS) on Tuesday …
Watch today’s Nintendo Switch ‘Nindies’ spring showcase live stream right here
Nintendo is going to be hard-pressed to top the Nintendo Direct earlier this month during which it revealed that Super Smash Bros. will make its …
This cordless vacuum is just as good as a Dyson, and it’s only $99 today on Amazon
Dyson’s outstanding designs revolutionized the cordless vacuum market, but Dyson is no longer the only game in town. As is often the case after one …
FTC is probing Facebook following Cambridge Analytica revelations
Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica mess is one of the biggest scandals in tech right now and could have far-reaching implications not only for the world’s largest …
Every movie and TV show coming to Netflix in April
We’re not even a fourth of the way through the year yet and it already feels like there are far too many new shows and …
Microsoft is going to make the Windows update process slightly less terrible
Believe it or not, Microsoft is well aware how much Windows users dread updating their computers. The process has never been especially fast or efficient, …
Android vendors are having a ton of trouble copying Apple’s latest iPhone tech
In the smartphone industry, a pattern has developed over the past decade. Whether or not Apple is first with a new key technology or design, …
Uber ‘likely’ not at fault in fatal accident involving its self-driving car
Uber’s reputation is still in a downward spiral, especially after the numerous scandals and lawsuits it had to face over the past year alone. The …
Our favorite Beats rivals are on sale for less today than they were on Black Friday
There were a million different pairs of headphones that went on sale at deep discounts this past Black Friday, but the Ghostek soDrop 2 Premium …
#DeleteFacebook is a thing: Here’s how to delete your Facebook account and grab your data
In the wake of the Yahoo data breaches a few years ago, we showed you how to dump Yahoo Mail in response to Yahoo’s poor …
Mark Zuckerberg is conspicuously silent about the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is by far the biggest privacy scandal in Facebook’s history, and the social network did have plenty of privacy-related controversies to …
This new iPhone X clone gives us some clues about the OnePlus 6’s design
In case you haven’t noticed, 2018 is shaping up to be the year of the iPhone X clones, as countless Asian-based Android device-makers have already …
Ford is adding 4G LTE to all its vehicles, just in time for 5G to arrive
As part of an overhaul to make its new vehicles smarter, Ford has announced that by the end of 2019, all of its vehicles will …
The next ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game is rumored to be set in ancient Greece
After turning back the clock and exploring ancient Egypt in Assassin’s Creed Origins last year, it appears that Ubisoft will keep the series a millennium …
The future of cord-cutting looks grim right now
Whether or not cable companies like it, people are ditching traditional pay TV at speed. 2017 was a dire year for cable companies; it was …
Investor note claims Model 3 deliveries will disappoint once again this quarter
Even though demand for Tesla’s Model 3 has been off the charts, the primary metric investors seemingly care about centers on how many units the …
Sony is giving PS3 owners a $65 settlement – here’s how to get yours
If you bought an original PlayStation 3 (the “fat” one, before the PS3 Slim came out) between November 1, 2006, and April 1, 2010 in the …
YouTube has begun testing picture-in-picture for videos on the web
One of the best features of the YouTube mobile app on iOS and Android is the ability to minimize the video while it is playing …
‘PUBG Mobile’ now available on iOS and Android worldwide for free
Just days after the Fortnite Battle Royale mobile beta event began, the developers of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds have launched the mobile version of their game internationally as …
Buy Google’s Pixel 2 XL and get $200 back, plus a free charger
If you’re ready to upgrade to a new Android phone but want to save as much money as possible while doing so, look no further …
You won’t have to spend iPhone X money to get a top-notch Android phone this year
It used to be HTC or LG that fought it out with Samsung to deliver the best Android phone every year, although neither company was …
Scientists detect more bizarre radio bursts from deep space, still can’t explain where they come from
Thanks to the ceaseless march of technology, agencies like NASA and other scientific bodies from around the world have been able to teach us a …
