Elon Musk announces underground Hyperloop that does NY to DC in 29 minutes
On Thursday, Elon Musk announced that he’s secured “verbal government approval,” whatever that is, to build a Hyperloop linking Washington DC to New York City, …
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Somehow, Kylie Jenner made Beats worse
While not as audibly terrinble as they used to be, Beats headphones are still the opposite of understated refinement. The brand is all about ostentatious …
Cop accidentally frames himself planting drugs on body camera footage
Baltimore news outlets have published body cam video from a supposed drug bust back in January. The video appears to show a cop planting drugs …
The first killer back-to-school MacBook sale is already here
A week ago, Apple’s back to school sale landed with a disappointing thud. The country’s number-one supplier of hipster laptops to college kids barely has …
HBO is already chasing ‘Game of Thrones’ season 7 pirates
The first episode of Game of Thrones Season 7 only aired on Sunday, but HBO isn’t messing around with pirates. TorrentFreak reports that IP Echelon, the anti-piracy company HBO …
Even Apple’s founder thinks iPhone prices are ‘high in the extreme’
The iPhone’s slightly astronomical price has been all over the news recently, as we prepare for the iPhone 8 to be the first smartphone to …
Tesla has a massive new structure at its Fremont factory
Tesla’s new battery “Gigafactory” gets so many headlines that it’s easy to forget that the car company does still have another factory. The original Tesla …
Global cyber attack could cost $53 billion, report warns
In the last 12 months, we’ve had Wannacry, Russian election hacking, and a Gmail scam that hit millions. But we haven’t yet had a Hurricane …
Congress moves on sweeping self-driving car rules that scrap safety standards
A US House subcommittee will vote Wednesday on a proposal that would sweep away existing rules for self-driving car manufacturers, according to Reuters. The proposal would …
Google Fiber is in trouble
Wind the clock back two years, and it looked like Google Fiber was going to save us all. It was rolling out cheap gigabit fiber …
Amazon is selling prepackaged meal kits because groceries are so 2016
Amazon is expanding its war against all other forms of retail onto a new front: food. The internet giant has already announced its intention to …
LG and Samsung are already making phones compatible with T-Mobile’s new network
Earlier this year, T-Mobile spent superyacht money on new spectrum licenses. For a cool $8 billion, T-Mobile got the right to use 600MHz spectrum all …
New NASA flyovers get you closer to Pluto and Charon than you ever could’ve imagined
The New Horizons spacecraft has Pluto well and truly in the rear-view mirror by now, as it’s on the way to check out the Kuiper …
Nokia’s first iPhone killer actually looks good
Back in February, Finnish manufacturer HMD Global showed off the first Android phones designed under the Nokia name. They actually look a lot like something …
Verizon drops to third place in new wireless speed test
A new set of results from Ookla, the company behind the immensely popular Speedtest service, has some bad news for Verizon. The carrier that charges …
New study shows why cable TV is actually doomed
Streaming services are trying to make cable TV redundant, and they’re having some success. We already knew that much; the only question left is how …
Audi’s new A8 will drive through traffic jams for you
Semi-autonomous driving systems like Tesla’s Autopilot are all the rage these days. In advance of fully autonomous vehicles taking over our roads, automakers are pushing …
What’s going to happen when the iPhone 8 is a flop?
Right now, technology analysts are falling over themselves to roll back overly optimistic sales predictions for the iPhone 8. Apple’s share price has been hitting …
The official ‘Game of Thrones’ recap reminds you about all the murdering you forgot
It’s been a while since the last season of Game of Thrones ended, but the drought is well and truly over. Sunday will see TV’s goriest show …
Galaxy Note 7 FE teardown: So much deja vu
Samsung’s really hoping that the third time is going to be the charm for the Galaxy Note 7. It’s rolled out a slightly revamped version …
CenturyLink is being sued by everyone over deceptive billing
It’s not been a good month for CenturyLink. In the last few weeks, a former sales rep turned whistleblower filed a lawsuit against the company, …
AMD’s new Threadripper processors will be way cheaper than Intel’s Core i9
After years of Intel domination, computer processors are starting to get interesting again. AMD’s new Ryzen line offers Intel-equivalent performance for way less money, and …
AT&T tricks customers into opposing net neutrality
It’s rare that anything a major telecoms company does to screw over its customers can surprise me any more, but AT&T’s latest move is a …
You do not have enough money for Intel’s latest processor
You’re probably still coming to terms with the fact that you just spent your entire year’s avocado toast fund on a new Intel Core i9, …
Apple’s back-to-school deals are here, and everyone gets free Beats
Sure, there might be a whole 166 shopping days left until Christmas, but you’ve got less than two months left until students swarm back to …
This is my favorite iOS 11 hidden feature
We’ve already torn through all the big changes that are coming in iOS 11, but it looks like Apple has more in store for us …
‘Gangnam Style’ is no longer the most-viewed video on YouTube
As it turns out, 2017 does have some silver linings. Gangnam Style, which has dominated the YouTube video leaderboards for the last five years, is out. …
T-Mobile’s unusual $30 prepaid plan is perfect for temporary visitors
If you don’t want a month-to-month postpaid phone plan, there’s certainly plenty of options out there for you. But T-Mobile has something a little different:a …
This is the massive Pixel 2 XL leak you’ve been waiting for
The doors are finally off, and we have our first real look at the Google Pixel XL. Android Police obtained some renders of the larger of the …
Comcast, Verizon and T-Mobile get hammered in latest privacy analysis
Anyone who still thinks that their cell carrier has their back is in for a rude awakening when they open their next credit card statement. …
