Even a Facebook co-founder thinks Mark Zuckerberg has way too much power
Chris Hughes hasn’t seen Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in-person since the summer of 2017, when Hughes, a fellow Facebook co-founder, hung out with Zuck at …
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Space station experiment could hint at a cure to aging
Like every other living creature on the planet, our bodies are slaves to the endless march of time. There’s nothing we can to do stop …
Netflix just released its first ever top 10 list of most-watched content
As part of a gradual shift toward more transparency, Netflix made good today on a pledge to investors that it would start being less stingy …
Scientists used lasers to reproduce exotic ice that might fill Uranus
Earth orbits the Sun at a distance that allows both liquid water and water ice to exist on its surface in ample amounts. We like …
Dire new figures show the cable industry is now losing 14,000 subscribers every day
At this point, it’s pretty hard to argue that the traditional pay TV industry is not living on borrowed time, as it continues to bleed …
Octopus gets sweet revenge on live streamer trying to eat it
People throw around the word “karma” a lot whenever something bad happens to someone, but it’s hard to find a better example of real, actual …
San Diego man arrested after rifle-shaped bong causes gun scare
A gun scare prompted San Diego police to close downtown streets yesterday after reports of a man waving an assault rifle out of a hotel …
New proposal might let debt collectors harass consumers via text message and email
Debt collectors are notoriously persistent and annoying, a fact which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given that calling people and asking for money …
Hey Google, stop trying to redefine privacy
Privacy was one of the themes of Google’s I/O keynote this year, and that’s understandable given what the competition has been doing all these years. …
NASA is designing flexible robots that could find a home on Mars
Robots and space exploration go hand-in-hand, so it’s no surprise that NASA is on the forefront of experimental new robotics technologies that could be used …
A company named STIFF BOY had to recall supplements because they were spiked with Viagra
This is one of those rare stories that sounds like it could have come straight from a parody news site but I swear to you …
Study suggests wasps are capable of logical thinking, and that should terrify you
Running into a wasp — or even worse, several wasps — on a nice summer day can be terrifying. Unlike honeybees, some wasp species are …
New breakthrough could yield the first 100% recyclable plastics
We’re surrounded by plastics for much of our lives. Plastics are cheap and easy to make, they’re often incredibly durable, and they last just about …
Beware: This new robocall scam could cost you big time
It seems that robocallers have have begun to evolve a bit, as media coverage brings increased scrutiny and potential regulatory action in response to their …
NASA will test asteroid defenses by slamming a spacecraft into a space rock in 2022
If Earth were ever to be threatened by a large space rock — and it definitely will at some point in the future — humanity …
Google’s huge Android Q privacy push means nothing to hundreds of millions of users
Privacy is finally starting to feel like a priority for Google, and you only need to look at the company’s Android Q presentation from this …
Archaeologists found 1,000-year-old cocaine in an ancient drug stash
Humans who lived 1,000 years ago could never have imagined the incredible advancements the subsequent centuries would bring. What we consider to be our mundane …
The 7 biggest announcements from Google I/O 2019
The Google I/O 2019 keynote is officially a wrap and the tech world is still buzzing following all of the big announcements Google made during …
NASA’s InSight robot is now covered in Mars dust, but that might actually be good news
Mars is a dry and dusty place, and strong winds can kick up huge plumes of material that block out the Sun for days, weeks, …
Google announces Nest Hub Max, consolidates smart home gadgets under the Nest brand
Today at Google’s I/O 2019 keynote the company announced a new upgrade for some of its most important smart home products. Positioning its new products …
Google pulls back the curtain on all the features and improvements of Android Q
An hour into its keynote address at Google I/O 2019 on Tuesday, Google finally dove into Android Q — the next big update for the …
Let’s try to explain one of the biggest mysteries from ‘Endgame’ and ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’
The Avengers: Endgame spoilers “ban” that the directors imposed before the film launched was lifted on Monday, and then Sony released the second trailer for …
Watch the Google I/O 2019 keynote right here
One of the biggest days of the year for Android fans has arrived, as Google is set to kick off its annual I/O developer conference …
HBO’s reaction to the Starbucks cup is the best thing about ‘Game of Thrones’ this week
Is the coffee dark and full of flavors in that Game of Thrones shot from Sunday’s episode that everybody is talking about? Well, not quite. …
13-year old boy dies after allergic reaction to cheese thrown by classmate
The world is a strange place when you’re 13 years old. You’re tackling a variety of school subjects while trying to navigate the choppy waters …
Crazy inventor froze an entire neighborhood’s garage doors and key fobs on accident
We often take modern conveniences like keyless entry and automatic garage doors for granted, but residents of North Olmsted, Ohio, just experienced what it is …
Massive dust storms may have sucked Martian water away
Mars as we know it today is a mostly dry, dusty place with a few pockets of ice in remote regions. It’s barren and we’re …
Cord-cutting just hit a new record and put one more nail in traditional cable’s coffin
Cord-cutting just a hit a new record in the first quarter of this year, as more than 1 million people said goodbye to traditional cable …
SpaceX finally delivered space station supplies after a week of delays
Not many things went right for NASA and SpaceX last week. Their desire to send a routine resupply mission, CRS-17, to the International Space Station …
Scientists simulating an asteroid strike last week couldn’t save New York from being obliterated
Some of the world’s top scientists and disaster response teams spent a big chunk of last week simulating what might happen if a large asteroid …
