Hacker uses fake boarding pass to get into every airline lounge for free
It sounds way too good to be true. “One Weird Trick Can Get You Into Any Airline Lounge You Want!” But as Wired reports, one ethical hacker …
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Watch out for a Walmart phishing scam, coming soon
Over the past couple of days, Walmart users have been seeing unsolicited password recovery emails pop up in their inboxes. There’s clearly something fishy going …
AT&T did something nice for a change
I see you reaching for your calendar, but it’s true: this is not April 1st, and the story is not a joke. A large internet …
Elon Musk says Tesla’s autonomous car ‘will blow people’s minds,’ and soon
During a conference call yesterday, Elon Musk gave all sorts of details about Tesla’s future plans. There’s a compact SUV and semi truck that will …
Someone is trying to steal accounts from Walmart.com customers
According to hundreds of reports on social media, people across the US have been receiving password reset emails for their Walmart.com accounts, indicating that someone …
The only bad cell company is Sprint
For the longest time, there was a Big Two of mobile networks. AT&T and Verizon were the only players with good coverage, and T-Mobile/Sprint/US Cellular were …
These creepy wall-climbing robots can build entire structures from carbon fiber
I’ll just say it: a wall-climbing “spiderbot” that spins incredibly strong webs from carbon fiber strands is not the kind of thing I want to …
Of course an Olympic athlete racked up a $5,000 cellphone bill playing Pokemon Go
Cellular companies are bad. The Olympics are a shambles, and Pokemon Go is looking more and more like the start of a zombie movie. So …
The latest update finally fixes one of Windows’ oldest problems
There’s a long list of reasons why you should probably download the Windows 10 Anniversary Update: better Cortana, the new Windows Ink, or just the …
Bitcoin price tumbles after exchange hit with $72 million hack
The world’s largest dollar-to-Bitcoin exchange has been hit with a massive hack, which has reportedly seen 119,756 coins — worth around $72 million at the …
Everything you need to know about watching the Olympics online
The Rio Olympics are finally here, and provided that the disgusting water doesn’t turn all the competitors into zombies, we should be in for two weeks …
You should absolutely listen to Siri describe every emoji on the iPhone
What were you planning on doing this evening? Having fun? Interacting with real human beings? Cancel all that, because here’s a wonderfully comprehensive video of …
See how badly your city’s cell service sucks
Whining about cell service is, after baseball, probably America’s favorite pasttime. But you don’t need to use anecdotes to prove how many dropped calls you …
Man pretends to hack Tesla to play Pokemon Go, true nerds disapprove
Hacking the touchscreen in a Tesla to play Pokemon Go would come with some obvious downsides, if you could even get it to work. The …
Big update turns Instagram into Snapchat because everything is awful
Snapchat took all of Instagram’s likes, and now Instagram is sulking. So what’s the solution? Well, in the time-honored app-war fashion, Instagram just rolled out …
Washington state is suing Comcast for $100 million for lying to customers
Comcast is the most-hated brand in the US, and its slippery marketing tactics and bullshit charges are well known to the entire Western world. But …
Apple has a new app that makes the Apple TV so much better
The Apple TV is a surprisingly good set-top box for streaming services, or mirroring your iPad’s display onto the big screen. But having to actually …
The CDC has issued a travel warning for Miami over Zika outbreak
Last week, we got news that Zika is being spread by mosquitos in Florida. That marks the first time that the virus has been contracted …
China’s latest smartphone might be a Note 7 killer
We’ve seen all kinds of leaks indicating the Galaxy Note 7 is going to be a pretty fantastic smartphone. But all Samsung’s bells and whistles …
All the best new iOS and Android apps you need to download
It’s the end of July 2016. It’s too hot to go outside because our planet is melting, a reality TV star is statistically likely to …
Amazon will finally let you buy all those Kickstarters you don’t need
Kickstarter is a fantastic way to get brand-new technology for cheap. But apart from the risk of being scammed, it’s also quite unsatisfying. You pay …
Watch Elon Musk unveil Tesla’s giant new factory that is definitely not a supervillain lair
Despite his plans to nuke Mars, Elon Musk is definitely not a supervillain. Nope. And the factory he’s building in the desert, which bears an …
What is Apple doing with these brand-new Tesla Model Xs?
It’s no secret that car companies routinely buy (and tear apart) each other’s vehicles on a regular basis, either to gain intel or just for …
Hillary’s economic advisor just described Apple’s tax system as ‘fraud’
It’s no secret that Apple keeps billions of dollars in cash offshore, using legal loopholes to avoid bringing that money into the US, or paying …
T-Mobile isn’t the best wireless network, according to the people
T-Mobile has the cheapest prices and best perks in the industry, and certainly the most sweary executive. But for one of the things that matters …
How two coders cracked all the secrets of Pokemon Go
The thing that makes Pokemon Go enjoyable–apart from the endless nostalgia trip–is the game’s sense of discovery. You have to actually go out into the …
I am going to lose the iPhone 7’s dumb headphone adapter in 3 seconds flat
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far far away, I owned a Lifeproof case for my iPhone. It was a fantastic piece of design …
A surprisingly long list of body parts will open a iPhone Touch ID sensor
What do your nose, the heel of your foot and left nipple all have in common? Well, according to this Reddit thread, they will all …
Donald Trump is making the internet great again with a Reddit AMA
Future Galactic President Trump is currently hosting an Ask Me Anything on Reddit. Once the preserve of celebrities trying to schill their new movie, Reddit …
Reddit isn’t going to like this new plan for sponsored content
Reddit, the self-proclaimed “front page of the internet,” is a stupendously popular online community. It also makes very little money, despite that user base. So …
