Ford applied noise-cancelling technology to a doghouse, and it’s awesome
Keeping passengers in a vehicle from hearing the noise of a busy road is a problem that many auto manufacturers have attempted to solve over …
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Apple Watch Series 4 tutorial videos will teach you how to use your new watch
The 2018 edition of Apple’s smartwatch, the Apple Watch Series 4, is likely to be a hot ticket item this holiday season. It’s the most …
Astronomers spotted the most distant object in the Solar System, named it ‘Farout’
You’ve really got to hand it to space scientists. They regularly deliver mind-blowing news that tells us more and more about the universe we live …
Chrome will finally take on sites that try to block you from using the back button
The internet is a dangerous place. If you aren’t careful, you could end up downloading an unwanted file, opening an infected email, or seeing something …
This incredible sound wave system can make particles levitate
We’ve already seen sound waves do some pretty amazing things. For example, they can turn a regular, boring stream of water into a mesmerizing work of …
The 10 best deals you can still get at Best Buy
Christmas Day is exactly one week from today, which obviously means that Christmas Eve is now less than one week away. Long story short, any …
Watch SpaceX launch a next-gen GPS satellite into orbit live right here
Update: SpaceX has been forced to abort today’s launch due to an as-of-yet unspecified issue with the rocket. The rocket-triggered abort pushed the launch out …
An intelligent parrot used Alexa to play music and order food from Amazon
An African grey parrot has made headlines recently for inadvertently making orders via his owner’s Amazon Echo. Originally reported via The Times of London, the …
NASA says Saturn’s rings are disappearing right before our eyes
Of all the planets in our Solar System, you’d have to agree that Saturn is the most immediately recognizable. With its iconic rings, you can …
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is now halfway through its lengthy stay in Jupiter orbit
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has delivered the best glimpses of Jupiter ever, and it’s just getting started. In a new blog post, NASA celebrates the halfway …
Apple hires top Tesla designer as rumors surrounding Apple Car intensify
Apple recently hired former Tesla designer Andrew Kim, thus reigniting speculation that Apple has some interesting plans ahead in the automotive space. Originally spotted by …
MIT invented a way to build nano-scale versions of larger objects
In science fiction, “shrink rays” are the easiest way to turn a large object into something much, much smaller, but here in reality things aren’t …
Breathing in Moon dust could kill you
Dreams of a lunar colony where people walk around on the dusty surface inside of big domes will remain a dream for a while longer. …
New research shows that tornadoes don’t form the way everyone thought
Tornadoes are some of the most destructive weather events on the planet, so understanding how they form is vital in forming early warning systems that …
The 10 best last-minute deals in Walmart’s big Christmas sale
Christmas is now just one week away, which means it’s officially crunch time for anyone who hasn’t yet finished his or her holiday shopping. Actually, …
Netflix is going to start making about 90 movies a year
If any of you watched director Alfonso Cuaron’s black-and-white cinematic epic Roma that landed on Netflix this weekend — the movie that pretty much the …
Facebook Messenger is adding a new skin-smoothing selfie mode to its camera
About a month after app researcher extraordinaire Jane Manchun Wong tweeted out one of the latest of her many scoops — that Facebook Messenger is testing …
Facebook thinks you might actually pay for and watch HBO on its social network
If you’re not posting as many status updates these days, Facebook is hoping it can at least convince you to open the app and watch …
Vine co-creator and HQ Trivia CEO Colin Kroll found dead at 35
HQ Trivia CEO and Vine co-founder Colin Kroll died of an apparent drug overdose this weekend, reports TMZ. Kroll’s body was discovered when police showed …
Hubble spots a distant planet that is literally being vaporized
We usually think of planets as having a certain level of permanence but for worlds that reside within very close proximity of a star existence …
These are the most popular ‘Should I?’ Google searches in every US state
With 2019 right around the corner, the year-end retrospectives about how we digitally spent the last 12 months have already started rolling in. Just last …
Survey: More people than ever are able to go a whole week without spending physical cash
Here’s an idea for an experiment: Could you go an entire week without ever paying for something with actual paper currency? Without ever having cash …
Facebook’s Portal just got a slew of updates, for those of you who actually bought it
Talk about inauspicious timing. Facebook announced a bevy of new updates today for its Portal video chat hardware that already had some people a little …
Cash truck crashes in New Jersey, spilling money across highway
Christmas came a bit early for commuters cruising along Route 3 in New Jersey on Thursday morning. Skies were cloudy, but instead of snow tumbling …
Mars orbiter spots InSight lander chilling out on Martian surface
NASA’s InSight lander is the new kid on the Martian block, and it’s already snapping selfies and telling its handlers back on Earth all about …
Bees can wear backpacks now thanks to the University of Washington
Wearables are all the rage for us humans, delivering all kinds of useful information about our bodies and surroundings. Now, scientists from the University of …
Cop catches falling meteor on his dash cam as it lights up the night sky
If you’re hoping to spot a falling meteor, there are times of the year that are better than others. At the moment the Geminid meteor shower …
Best Buy is running one last big sale with some of the best deals we’ve seen all year
If you thought you were out of opportunities to pick up some of the most popular products in the world at some of the best …
Apple will update iPhones in China in response to Qualcomm’s sales ban win
Qualcomm a few days ago scored a legal win against Apple in China, obtaining an injunction against several iPhone versions over alleged patent infringements. The …
Invasive tick species could have an even larger impact on the US than first feared
Late last month the CDC issued a warning about an invasive species of tick that has begun to spread in the United States. Native to …
