Brutally efficient phishing scam takes advantage of PayPal’s awfulness
Phishing scams that use fake login pages to steal account usernames and passwords are nothing new. The trick for hackers is to fool customers into …
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A UFO causing the SpaceX rocket explosion is the best conspiracy on the internet
Last week, one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets spontaneously combusted on the launch pad while undergoing testing. It was a dramatic explosion (although Elon Musk …
The Google hype machine fails again
Early Friday morning, reports broke the news that Alphabet is killing Project Ara, its attempt at a modular smartphone. I’m not crying for the loss of Ara …
Ireland doesn’t want Apple’s $13.5 billion in back taxes
Earlier this week, the European Commission concluded an enquiry into Apple’s European tax situation, concluding that the company owes Ireland $13.5 billion in unpaid taxes. …
Apple’s spaceship HQ is starting to look like a real building
Apple’s product development normally happens in absolute secrecy, but that’s kinda hard to pull off when you’re constructing something that looks like a giant UFO. …
Yesterday, Elon Musk lost a rocket and $780 million
Thursday started badly for Elon Musk when one of his SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets exploded on the launchpad, days before it was set to take …
Verizon just joined T-Mobile and killed overage fees
T-Mobile and Sprint have been making a big deal out of their “unlimited” data plans which offer generous data allowances, but throttle you to 2G …
Jaw-dropping video shows the moment SpaceX’s rocket goes up in flames
Earlier today, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket undergoing testing for a launch on Saturday exploded. Video footage at the time just showed a plume of …
Hacker who revealed Hillary’s email server sentenced to 4 years in prison
Marcel Lehel Lazar, the infamous hacker known as Guccifer, has been sentenced to 52 months in federal prison. Lazar pled guilty to a series of …
A brief history of SpaceX rockets going boom
SpaceX is the fastest-innovating space company out there, and also the most public about conducting all of its testing in the public eye. But as …
Owning a Tesla Model 3 will be a little more expensive than we thought
One of the big perks of Tesla ownership is access to the Supercharger network, a worldwide network of super-fast electric charging stations for Tesla owners. …
This video accurately explains why self-driving cars will be so awesome
I am evangelical about the benefits of self-driving cars, so much so that my friends will clear the room the second they hear the word …
Samsung’s new Gear S3 has one feature that will kill the Apple Watch 2
When it comes to smartwatches, I normally maintain that simpler is better. By that logic, I should hate Samsung’s new Gear S3. It’s huge, bloated, and …
New Samsung watches, better Zenfones, and many laptops: what to expect at IFA 2016
IFA 2016, an annual computing tradeshow held in Berlin, is one of the biggest dates on the calendar in terms of product launches. The show …
Tesla is reportedly offering big discounts on some of its fastest cars
Tesla’s dealership model relies heavily on a CarMax-style no-haggling policy: you pay list price, and in return you get 0-60 in two and a half …
Chris Brown is posting videos from his live stand-off with armed police
Chris Brown is in a standoff with LA police after allegedly pulling a gun on a woman during an argument. The cops have surrounded Brown’s …
Understanding Apple’s tax mess: Why Apple owes $14.5 billion, and why Ireland doesn’t want it
In a ruling handed down this morning, Apple was given a $14.5 billion bill for back taxes by the European Commission, related to its business …
What is LTE Advanced, and why should you care that Verizon is rolling it out?
Earlier today, Verizon announced that it’s rolling out LTE Advanced to customers from coast to coast, at no additional cost to Verizon’s traditional arm and …
Oh my, HTC’s new iPhone sure looks familiar
It’s sad that we’ve got to this point, but HTC, a company that used to make the most exciting smartphones in the world, is now …
Apple is already being sued over iPhone 6 ‘Touch Disease’
Well, that didn’t take long. Less than a week after “Touch Disease” became a thing, Apple is already facing a class-action lawsuit over iPhone 6es …
New photos show off the inside of Tesla’s Model 3 for the first time
Hundreds of thousands of people might’ve put down $1,000 on a Tesla Model 3, but that doesn’t mean we actually know what the inside looks …
All the worst opinions on what Apple’s iPhone 7 announcement means
Today, Apple used a rejected stock photo to announce that it’s having an event on September 7. The company is all but guaranteed to release …
How to get a ‘No Man’s Sky’ refund, even if you already played the game
No Man’s Sky has turned out to have some serious flaws that have the internet horde sharpening pitchforks. But rather than trying the time-honored tradition of …
How to not get scammed on Amazon
Amazon is the biggest online retailer in the US, but it’s also not without problems. One of the ways Amazon became so big was by …
Sprint proves it doesn’t understand what ‘unlimited’ means
Sprint and T-Mobile both recently released unlimited data plans that aren’t actually unlimited — you can use a whole bunch of data, but you are …
Photos leak of Uber’s self-driving car in the wild
It’s been only a few days since Uber announced that it’s bringing a fleet of (supervised) self-driving cars to Pittsburgh. But in true internet fashion, …
Everything you need to know about Touch Disease, the latest big iPhone flaw
You might’ve heard about Touch Disease, the latest way for your iPhone to go poof. But what exactly is a Touch Disease, and how worried …
Uber’s new flat fare is cheaper than the bus
New test fares being rolled out by Uber in select markets are making the ride-sharing service all new kinds of cheap. A beta program being …
A gold iPhone 7 is already on sale because everything is awful
The iPhone 7 won’t be released for two weeks yet, but it’s already been ruined. Goldgenie, the Pimp My Ride of the smartphone world, has announced its …
Apple might owe the EU billions in back taxes
Apple has been under fire from the EU over its tax system for quite some time, but up until now, we didn’t know how bad …
