We finally know why the Olympic diving pool turned green
We all have bad days on the job. But when your bad day involves accidentally turning the world’s most famous swimming pool (right now) an …
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Group claims to have hacked the NSA, wants $500 million to release files
A group of hackers going by the name “The Shadow Brokers” claims to have penetrated an NSA-backed hacking operation, and has leaked a bunch of hacking …
Delta finally explained how one power outage grounded an entire airline
Earlier this week, Delta passengers worldwide were stranded as a computer failure completely screwed up operations. The ensuing chaos provided a good look at how …
Company promises autonomous flying car, coming soon
Which will come first: flying cars, or self-driving cars? Both are technologies that have been in the works for some time, but neither one is …
This guy crushed dynamite with a hydraulic press, and you’ll absolutely believe what happened next
Unlikely internet celebrity Lauri Vuohensilta is the Finnish genius behind Hydraulic Press Channel, a YouTube channel that does…well, you can probably guess. Vuohensilta made his name …
Samsung may not make the high-performance Note 7 everyone wanted
Samsung caused some serious excitement among the spec-hunting geeks of the world when it semi-confirmed that a Note 7 with 6GB of RAM was in …
Secret Instagram hack lets you download all your friends’ disappearing photos
Last week, Instagram decided to become Snapchat by adding Stories, a feature that lets users post photos and videos that only last for 24 hours. …
Google has a new plan to bring gigabit internet to your home, and it doesn’t involve wires
Google Fiber is the ISP that everyone wants — absurdly fast, unlimited internet for a reasonable price. It could legitimately be called the anti-Comcast, and …
Tesla’s Autopilot 2.0 adds more sensors to be better than ever, report says
Tesla’s Autopilot advanced cruise control has been making headlines all over the place: it’s been blamed for causing accidents, preventing accidents, driving people to the …
Researchers find ‘smart’ door locks are easy to hack, surprising no one
My favorite part about the annual DEF CON security conference is the part where supposedly secure devices get torn to pieces. For some pieces of …
iPhone 7 display photo hints that the physical home button is here to stay
GeekBar has already posted images of the iPhone 7’s logic board and processor, so it’s no surprise that the site has also got its hands …
This cabinet wants to make growing ‘special plants’ at home easy
Gardening at home can be tricky. If you’re growing things indoors, there’s all sorts of pitfalls to consider: lighting, nutrients, space, the cops busting down …
A 60TB SSD is such glorious, beautiful overkill
No one, not even the most dedicated sysadmin, can justify buying a 60TB SSD. That much data is better stored on a tape deck, or …
‘Netflix for sports’ is finally here, but there’s a catch
The only thing standing between most Netflix users and complete cord-cutting is live sports. Binging House of Cards is all good, but American culture is well rooted …
Someone finally made wooden iPhone cases that look good
I’ve stuck by the official leather iPhone cases for years, mostly because I’m the kind of predictable person who walks into the Apple store and buys …
$1000 is too much for a Galaxy Note 7, even if it does have 6GB of RAM
Look, I want a phablet with 6GB of RAM as much as the next person, if only for the entertainment value of having a phone …
Leaked photo shows something that sure looks like the iPhone 7’s processor
We’ve seen virtually every part of the iPhone 7, internal and external, so its stands to reason that the A10 processor that runs the show …
Would you replace breakfast and coffee with this weird-looking shake?
Four strips of bacon, pan-fried. Two-egg omelet with cheese, a couple fried tomatoes, and a stack of pancakes. Top with orange juice and coffee, and …
Dolphin teaches human that iPad pictures are dumb
The iPad has a camera, but that doesn’t mean you should take it places and use it like a camera. In fact, if you do …
Hell yeah, Chrome is finally going to block Flash
It’s been years since Flash did anything useful, unless you count munching on all my RAM as ‘useful.’ Just like the Java plugin before it, …
iOS 10 beta 5 now available
It’s been less than two weeks since iOS 10 beta 4 hit the air, but it’s already time for an upgrade. Apple has made iOS …
Facebook has started bypassing your ad blocker
Facebook’s entire business model relies on targeted advertising, so the rise of the ad blocker is a serious threat to its way of life. So, …
Apple has its first vehicle patent, and uh that doesn’t look like a car
So it looks like the vehicle people at Apple didn’t get the memo that they’re supposed to be designing a self-driving car. Instead, they’ve filed …
Just look at Porsche’s ugly Model X competitor and try not to laugh
Oh Porsche. We used to have respect for your design choices, but this? Why would you stick a Panamera body onto an electric SUV and …
Security breach at Oracle could affect hundreds of thousands of businesses
Oracle, a software giant that makes point-of-sale credit card systems, has reportedly seen a massive security breach that could have far-reaching implications for its customers. …
Apple needs a new Macbook Air
For as long as I’ve been recommending laptops to people, the Macbook Air has topped the list. From about 2010 onwards, it was the best …
See what the inside of the iPhone 7 will look like before it’s even announced
We’ve seen dozens of leaked photos claiming to show the outside of the new iPhone 7, but what about the internals? The logic board is …
Delta flights across the world are grounded because of a computer outage
Computers are a vital part of sending thousands of people miles into the air in steel boxes. So when they stop working, the airplanes generally …
The government is deploying mutant super-mosquitoes to flight Zika in Florida. No, really
The genetically-enhanced super-insects are normally what end up killing the humans in just about every sci-fi dystopia ever. But the FDA doesn’t appear to seen …
Report: Apple just bought an AI startup to make Siri better
Apple doesn’t just invent things in its labs in Cupertino. The company also buys companies with impressive frequency — five so far this year. Actually, …
