YouTube shooter was ‘angry’ at company over video demonetization
The shooter who wounded three people at YouTube headquarters Tuesday afternoon has been identified as San Diego resident Nasim Aghdam, police have confirmed. Although it was …
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New video shows Tesla’s Autopilot failing at the site of fatal crash
Late last month, a Tesla owner died when his Model X, with Autopilot engaged, followed a line on the road into a concrete divider and …
Verizon’s new trade-in promos are an OK deal if you need a new Pixel 2 or iPhone
The first half of 2018 has already seen some decent smartphone deals from the major carriers, and Verizon is continuing the trend with a new …
Tesla’s futuristic car factories require far more human workers than other companies
Tesla’s literal master plan for making electric vehicles common hinges on the old principle of economies of scale. “The strategy of Tesla is to enter …
The iOS 11.4 public beta is available for anyone to download right now
Yesterday, Apple released the first iOS 11.4 beta to developers. But rather than limiting the fun just to people who paid Apple for access to …
Acer’s budget iMac even has a wireless charger
Acer has released a brand-new and very thin all-in-one PC, the Acer Aspire S24. Windows all-in-ones haven’t traditionally been particularly popular, but Acer’s hoping that …
You don’t need to sign your credit card receipt any more
Most of the slightly surprising news that comes out on April 1st is unsurprisingly fake. But one change went into effect yesterday that is real: …
Report: Apple’s own chips will replace Intel in MacBooks within 2 years
According to a report from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning on replacing the Intel chips currently used in its Mac computers with Apple-designed processors by …
The new ESPN+ streaming service doesn’t include ESPN
On April 12th, Disney is finally launching ESPN+, a $4.99-a-month streaming service that is widely seen as Disney’s first toe being dipped into the growing …
The first iOS 11.4 developer beta is available for download right now
iOS 11.3 was finally pushed out to the general public last week, and normally that means that Apple’s software development team can have a break. …
Synthetic pot has people bleeding from their eyes and ears in Chicago
While some states are moving towards legalizing marijuana at pace, residents in the vast majority of the country are left buying sketchy weed from illegal …
The Galaxy S9 is seeing real-world LTE speeds that make the iPhone X look antique
While the iPhone X might have been a trend-setting among Android phones in all the worst possible ways, Apple is far behind the curve when …
In-depth report on wireless radiation is bad news for 5G
The link between cell phone radiation and cancer is one that’s never going to be fully resolved. Studies have shown that while there is some …
Yet another FCC plan will hurt small cable companies
Under the stewardship of new chairman Ajit Pai, the Federal Communications Commission has gone out of its way to enact policies that are favorable towards …
Non-bombshell report finds 4 out of every 5 ICOs are a scam
Crypto billionaires-in-waiting, it’s time to brace yourselves. A new research paper has found that of all the large ICOs that have tried to raise funds …
Tesla issues recall for 123,000 Model S vehicles due to rusty bolts
Tesla has issued a voluntary recall on 123,000 Model S cars, those built before April 2016. The recall is due to “excessive corrosion” in the …
Under Armour data breach gives you 150 million more reasons to never work out
Under Armour confirmed late Thursday that a data breach has affected approximately 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts. The initial reports suggest that stolen data may include …
GoPro’s cheap new camera is bad for the company but great for everyone else
GoPro, the once-mighty purveyors of butt-puckering outdoors adventures, is going through a rough patch. The company’s drone was a predictable flop after it started falling …
iOS 11.3 is here, and you can finally disable battery throttling
iOS 11.3, Apple’s third major update to iOS 11 and the one that everyone’s really been waiting for, is finally here. Anyone running iOS 11 …
Apple’s iOS 11.3 release notes just leaked – here are all the new features coming to your iPhone
Yesterday, Apple took the bizarre step of releasing iOS 11.3, but only for the new 9.7-inch iPad — which isn’t even on shelves in store …
Cord-cutting will hit Comcast particularly hard
Cord-cutting is an existential problem that’s affecting the entire cable TV and satellite industry right now. But just as the weakest animals are the first …
Google just made it dead simple to cast pirated movies to your TV
Google has announced that a long-awaited feature is finally coming to the Chrome browser: A built-in, simple way to cast videos you have saved on …
The number of cord-cutters has tripled in the last 5 years, and it’s starting to hurt the TV channels
Cord-cutting and the shift to streaming TV services poses an existential threat to pay TV companies. The last two years have seen record numbers of …
Galaxy Note 9 benchmarks were just leaked, and it already looks fast
We’re not expecting to see the Galaxy Note 9 unveiled until the end of summer or early fall, but that means it’s just about the …
Tesla says the fatal Model X crash is the worst it’s ever seen
The National Transportation Safety Board is currently investigating a fatal accident that occured last Friday, when a Tesla Model X crashed into a highway divider, …
Waymo’s self-driving cars just got classy
So far, Google’s self-driving car division Waymo has been testing its technology on Chrysler Pacifica minivans. It’s a painfully practical testbed, but not one that …
Forget the cheap iPad, Apple released something much more important today
During an underwhelming education-focused event today, Apple tried to stem the oncoming Chromebook tide in schools by releasing a marginally cheaper iPad with support for …
The first hi-res picture of the OnePlus 6 has leaked, and the Galaxy S9 could be in trouble
There was a time, back in the halycon days of HTC and Sony, when the launch of a new flagship Galaxy device was the end …
Google has lost its billion-dollar legal fight with Oracle, but everybody will pay the price
Google is on the hook for billions of dollars in damages after a federal appeals court decided that it violated Oracle’s copyright by using Java …
I’ve only used Marshall’s new headphones for a week and I’m already in love
When you think of Marshall’s logo, you’re probably thinking of a gold name on a big amp getting kicked to the stage by a dreadlocked …
