SpaceX’s shiny new rocket broke when it tipped over in high winds
SpaceX’s Starship might not be ready to carry passengers for a while, but that hasn’t stopped the company and its enigmatic CEO from generating plenty …
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Thanks to 3 million patrons, Patreon will pay out $500M to artists and creators this year
The online membership platform Patreon has been growing like gangbusters since it was launched in 2013 — and especially lately, at the expense of sites …
There’s a new fake Moon landing theory, and it’s dumber than you could possibly imagine
NASA’s Apollo 11 mission landed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in July of 1969, but that’s not what some would have …
Oracle accused of shortchanging female and minority employees to the tune of $400 million
According to a new legal filing levied by the US Department of Labor this week, Oracle stands accused of engaging in discriminatory pay practices that …
Collision between young Earth and Mars-sized planet might be why we’re all here today
Humans have tamed (or utterly destroyed) much of the planet in our brief time here, but there’s still plenty we don’t know about Earth’s history. …
NASA swaps out astronauts for first manned flight on Boeing’s new ship
Last year was a huge year for private spaceflight, with a steady stream of very successful launches and huge progress being made on more ambitious …
Amazon introduces ‘Scout’ – a brand new, self-driving delivery robot
It’s always exciting keeping tabs on Amazon because there’s no telling what the company is going to get into next. Whether it’s delivery drones or …
This is what a star looks like when it dies
Our Sun is one of the reasons we’re all here today and we simply couldn’t exist without it, but it won’t be around forever. At …
Hulu dropped the price of its standard plan right after Netflix raised its prices
In what is either an incredibly timely coincidence or an intentional act of aggression, Hulu announced on Wednesday that it is cutting the price of …
China successfully grew plants on the Moon, but they promptly died
It didn’t last long, but thanks to China’s Chang’e 4 lander there was a very brief period about a week ago when mankind knew that …
AirPods 2 with exciting new features will reportedly launch in the first half of 2019
A couple of insiders last year said that Apple would launch the second-generation AirPods wireless earphones by the end of 2018 or in early 2019. …
Oops! ‘Ancient’ stone circle was actually built by a farmer in the 1990s
Finding an ancient monument that has been sitting for thousands of years is a special thing, but when it’s been “hiding” in plain sight, its …
A few MacBook Pro owners are experiencing a troublesome ‘Stage Light’ effect
In late 2016, Apple introduced a revamped MacBook Pro lineup with a whole lot of fanfare. Not only did Apple’s new top of the line …
Nearly 70,000 pounds of chicken nuggets recalled because there’s wood in them
Food recalls are nothing new, and there’s plenty of reasons that a company might need to issue a recall of a consumable product. Sometimes food …
A mission to mine the Moon could be underway as early as 2025
How do you mine for resources in a place where humans haven’t set foot for over four decades? That’s a question the European Space Agency …
The Moon was hit by a meteorite while you were staring at the ‘Super Blood Wolf Moon’ eclipse
Skywatchers had plenty to be excited about this past weekend thanks to a lunar eclipse that was visible from the Americas as well as parts …
Yet another blood pressure medication has been recalled over cancer-causing impurity
Last year, the FDA announced a whole bunch of recalls related to blood pressure medication over fears that an impurity created during the manufacturing process …
Huawei CEO: Mounting problems mean we have to ax ‘mediocre’ employees
China-based tech giant Huawei has undertaken a media blitz in recent days to counter the wave of negative headlines that have dogged the company for …
NASA’s Juno just snapped an incredible photo of twin storms on Jupiter
Big storms here on Earth are capable of tearing down power lines and even toppling structures, but no weather pattern you’ve experienced this planet holds …
Elon Musk was approached about building tunnels for CERN’s massive new atom smasher
Italian particle physicist Fabiola Gianotti cornered Tesla chief executive Elon Musk last July in London at a gathering of the Royal Society scientific academy. Gianotti, …
A new blood test could detect Alzheimer’s before symptoms emerge
Alzheimer’s disease is an incredibly serious late-life aliment that can have a massive impact on an individual’s quality of life and self sufficiency. The good …
At long last, scientists have determined how long Saturn’s days are
Determining the length of a single day on a planet is usually pretty easy. You just pick a landmark and wait for it to reach …
‘Galagadon’ shark named after ’80s arcade game due to its oddly shaped teeth
Sharks have been around for a long, long time, and of all the creatures that roam the Earth today they’re one of the few that …
Enjoy a billion years of Moon impacts in just one minute
Earth’s Moon might seem a bit boring when viewing it with the naked eye, with its monochrome surface and blurry patches revealing little from afar, …
Mythical ‘Planet Nine’ has been re-debunked
An as-of-yet unseen planet may be lurking at the very distant edge of our Solar System… or it might not exist at all. That incredibly …
How to watch the Super Blood Wolf Moon lunar eclipse this weekend
Sadly, the United States (and the rest of the continent) missed out on a lunar eclipse last summer, but we will get one more chance …
Microsoft 365 might replace Office 365 soon, but what is it exactly?
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed during a media event earlier this week that Microsoft will soon launch a Microsoft 365 subscription service for consumers, following …
Spotify’s first piece of hardware will be a $100 music player for your car
Spotify is setting its sights on your car as the target for the music streaming giant’s first hardware device. The Financial Times, citing anonymous sources, …
Netflix says that ‘Fortnite’ is a bigger threat to its business than HBO
In what is both a fascinating revelation and a vicious shot at one of its main rivals, Netflix said in a shareholder letter on Thursday …
Microsoft tells last remaining mobile customers to switch to iPhone or Android
Is it a brave thing to accept the reality of your own limitations when you’ve tried for years and sunk significant resources into trying to …
