Instagram just stole Snapchat’s most iconic feature, which surprises no one
The never-ending game of copycat between Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat may have just reached its inevitable peak. Just days after Snapchat adopted a very Instagram-like …
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Researchers found a dinosaur that still has its skin and guts
When archeologists hunt for fossils what they’re typically after are bones, footprints, and other fossilized traces of ancient creators having once roamed the planet. What …
Science says porn is making men impotent
Before the days of the internet, porn was actually pretty tough to find. You had to visit a shady adult toy shop or, if you …
Watch North Korea’s new missile soar while you contemplate the fate of humanity
After a tense few weeks of North Korea shouting at the world, launching things into the air, and many other countries subsequently shouting back, it doesn’t …
Lyft and Google’s Waymo team up to fight Uber, and it just might work
Even as Uber continues to trip over its own feet in just about every way possible, the company is one of the frontrunners in the race …
Introducing the most absurd virtual reality headset of them all
Virtual reality tech has endured some serious growing pains already, and still hasn’t fully reached mainstream acceptance among consumers. Plenty of people still see VR …
Scientists finally have a decent guess as to why Earth exists
Earth is a pretty nifty place. I mean, I’ve spent my entire life here and I’m guessing you have, too, and there’s plenty to see …
Scientists just heard something really weird in space, and can’t figure out where it came from
Researchers from around the world are scratching their heads over a newly discovered radio burst detected on Earth, but with a completely unknown origin. A …
A gigantic, bloody dead thing just washed up in Indonesia and nobody knows what it is
The sea still holds great mysteries for mankind. A few examples of this are the peculiar disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle, the origins of the …
The International Space Station has sprung a leak
The International Space Station is old. The first pieces of it were sent into orbit almost two decades ago, and it’s been under near constant …
Cops are now using AI to predict crime before it happens
In a timely reminder that we’re pretty much living in a sci-fi future that writers from the 1950s could only have dreamed of, law enforcement …
Steve Harvey really wants you to STFU
Steve Harvey — the comedian-turned-actor-turned-television-host-turned-guy-who-said-the-wrong-name-at-the-Miss-Universe-pageant — seems like a pretty personable guy, at least on the stage and screen. Apparently he’s not, and he’d really …
Try out Chrome’s new ultra fast search tool for Android before the rest of the world
After caving to pressure from Russian regulators regarding Android, Google is hard at work tweaking its mobile operating system and web browser so that they …
‘Minecraft’ on Nintendo Switch is the last version you should ever buy
Since its original release on PC way back in 2011, Minecraft has become a global phenomenon. It’s appeared on more game systems and mobile devices …
Check out 8 of the most beloved game consoles of all time, as cars
With all the talk of tech companies muscling in on the transportation industry there’s been plenty of talk about the future of automotive design and how …
This NASA photo of Saturn’s moon shows clouds you’ve never seen on Earth
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is currently conducting a series of elaborate dives in which it repeatedly comes closer to Saturn than ever before. But during its …
Why Chrome will never be on the Windows Store or Windows 10 S
Last week, Microsoft finally announced its much-anticipated competitor to Google’s Chrome OS. It’s called Windows 10 S, and it’s essentially a stripped-down, streamlined version of …
This coffee-making iPhone case might be the worst thing mankind has ever created
I was going to start this post with some goofy anecdote about people standing in line at Starbucks while tapping away on their smartphones like …
Snapchat gives Facebook a taste of its own medicine by stealing new feature from Instagram
The relationship between Facebook and Snapchat has historically been pretty one-sided. Snapchat comes up with new features, those features become super popular, and then Facebook …
Here are Netflix’s most popular shows for every country
Everyone has their own unique habits when it comes to Netflix. Personally, I binge watch House of Cards within a week of each new season, …
Australian airline CEO pie-sassinated while on stage
Alan Joyce has been CEO of Australian airline Qantas for nearly a decade at this point, and in his stint at the company he has …
Microsoft just released an emergency patch to fix a devastating new vulnerability
For many Windows users, Microsoft’s own built-in malware protections are the only thing standing between them and the many bad actors pushing for control of …
Amazon’s Fire phone was a failure, so it’s turning every Echo speaker into a phone
Today, Amazon unveiled its thoroughly-leaked Echo Show, a $230 touchscreen Echo with streaming video for new and entertainment, which also happens to make video calls. …
‘American Idol’ is coming back, but this time it won’t be on Fox
Just one year ago, American Idol — one of the longest-running competition shows ever to grace network TV — closed its curtains for the final time. …
Scientists accidentally created a new blue, and now Crayola has to find a name for it
Colors are one of those bits of childhood knowledge that you acquire when you’re barely old enough to form coherent sentences. Once you learn the …
Gorgeous new video shows colossal plasma columns dancing on our sun’s surface
The sun — you know, that big, life-giving star that is more or less responsible for our very existence here on Earth — is one …
Scientists discover that Earth was basically one big ‘Waterworld,’ without Kevin Costner
Long before Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper battled it out on the open seas in the mid-90s dystopian sci-fi flick Waterworld, the Earth really was …
AT&T’s new promo will knock $200 off your new Galaxy S8
The Samsung Galaxy S8 might be the best Android device ever to honor humanity with its existence, but that doesn’t mean everyone is willing to …
This top-secret spaceplane just returned to Earth, and nobody knows what it did up there
There’s plenty of manmade devices floating around in space, and between communications satellites, weather-monitoring cameras, and exploratory spacecraft like Cassini, the general public is kept …
Japan’s nuclear disaster gave everyone on Earth extra radiation
It’s been over half a decade since Japan’s Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown due to the effects of a tsunami which struck the island …
