FTC slaps companies responsible for billions of robocalls with multi-million dollar fines
Over the past few years, spam calls have become an increasing and seemingly inescapable nuisance. In 2018 alone, a report found that the number of …
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NASA’s Hubble spotted an asteroid spinning so fast it’s self-destructing
When you imagine an asteroid cruising through the solar system you probably think of it as a static object, not doing much beyond speeding along …
Doctors accidentally discovered a 66-year-old Scottish woman who feels absolutely no pain
Pain is something that the vast majority of us just have to deal with, and sometimes on a daily basis. Not being able to feel …
NASA’s TESS exoplanet hunter just spotted a brand new ‘hot Saturn’
NASA TESS spacecraft has been in space for almost a year now, and it powerful imaging tools are definitely being put to work. As we …
MacBook Pro keyboard design is still causing issues for some users
Apple hardware, historically speaking, is usually best-in-class. Whether we’re talking about iPhones or Macs, one of the longstanding benefits of purchasing Apple hardware is that …
New male birth control pill passes safety tests, and it might be released soon
Birth control options have changed a lot over the past few decades. The female birth control pill, in its various forms, has long been considered …
Man who got cancer from RoundUp weed killer will get $80 million
Monsanto, the mega-corp that owns the popular RoundUp brand of weed killers, lost its case in federal court against a man who claims the herbicide …
Apple Card will hopefully spur other banks to ditch credit card numbers, too
The new MasterCard-branded credit card that Apple introduced this week has gotten a lot of attention, much of it for things that the card doesn’t …
Microsoft becomes the hero we need by banning April Fool’s Day pranks
It seems like a lifetime ago, but there was actually a time where April Fools’ Day pranks from tech companies were novel, creative, and actually …
NASA spots ‘Space Butterfly’ giving birth to new stars
Our Sun is one of the big reasons we’re all here today. It provides much of the energy needed for life to exist, and without …
Trump desperately wants the US in another space race that simply doesn’t exist
Donald Trump threw NASA for a loop shortly after taking office when he directed them to find a way to get humans back on the …
Empty Boeing 737 makes emergency landing after experiencing engine trouble
Boeing’s 737 Max line of aircraft is grounded indefinitely as the company and safety officials attempt to figure out why two of the popular new …
Hubble discovers a mysterious dark spot on Neptune, and it’s getting bigger
The mighty Jupiter gets a lot of attention for its constantly-shifting face, but it’s not the only planet in our solar system with some serious …
GameStop unveils esports partnerships to rejuvenate the video game chain
As the video game industry increasingly shifts toward mobile and streaming, and away from pricey consoles and cartridges, GameStop is in the midst of a …
NASA explains why it didn’t have enough space suits for an all-female spacewalk
This was supposed to be a history-making week for NASA, with the first all-female spacewalk originally planned to take place on Friday. Unfortunately, a last-second …
The ‘godfathers of AI’ just won this year’s Turing Award
Facebook’s director of artificial intelligence research is one of three AI leaders who’ve won this year’s Turing Award, sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize …
A 7-year-old girl fighting a brain tumor asked for tons of dog photos, and the internet delivered
Fighting a brain tumor isn’t easy, and beating it requires a vast support network of doctors, specialists, and of course friends and family. A 7-year-old …
Netflix is thinking so creatively about content, it’s starting to hire video game designers
Tons of ink has been spilled this week on Apple’s original video ambitions, and how to regard the Apple TV+ subscription package the iPhone maker …
It’s far too early and lazy to compare Apple TV+ to mature services like Netflix and Hulu
If we’re being honest, it’s easy to scoff at Apple’s ambitions in the TV space. Aside from the fact that the company has little to …
A new biography explains why Apple is more successful than ever under Tim Cook
In Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level, a pundit at one point tries to make the case to author Leander …
World’s largest Tyrannosaurus found in Canada
The Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the most recognizable dinosaurs of all time. It’s played both hero and villain many times in pop culture, and …
NASA’s Curiosity rover spots a bed of Earth-like pebbles
Most of the views of Mars we’ve seen have come from NASA’s trusty rovers, and while they’ve shown us some pretty stunning stuff, you can …
This website keeps track of every product and service that Google has ever killed
We’re still a few months away from the halfway mark of 2019, and already Google has sent some pretty high-profile products to an early grave …
An energy drink was just banned after it was found to contain Viagra
The days of the energy drink craze may be behind us but sugary, vitamin-packed beverages are still pretty popular. In Zambia, Africa, one popular energy …
Apple has shown us the future with yesterday’s industry-changing announcements
Let’s get right to it — I thought yesterday’s Apple event was a monumental success. Yes, it was light on some details like pricing and …
NASA forced to cancel first all-female spacewalk in history over wardrobe malfunction
For NASA, March 29th was going to be a history-making day at the International Space Station, with the first all-female spacewalk in human history. Astronauts …
HTC unveils a new VR headset for workplace use that ships next month for $799
HTC Vive used the occasion of its annual Vive Ecosystem Conference in Shenzhen on Monday to unveil a new workplace-focused VR headset — the VIVE …
Verizon suspends worker for rescuing cat named Princess Momma from utility pole
A Philadelphia-area Verizon employee named Maurice German has found himself in some minor hot water with his employer, after he decided to use company equipment …
China cloned one of its best police dogs, and she just entered training
Cloning was once nothing more than a plot device for science fiction writers, but today it’s being used in the real world in a variety …
NASA and ESA are paying volunteers to lie in bed for 60 days to test artificial gravity
Regardless of what your own personal idea of a dream job might be, you have to admit that being paid to lounge around in bed …
