Amateur scientists just found a new planet, and it might even be habitable
NASA’s Kepler space telescope is dead. It ran out of fuel back in October of last year, but the incredible wealth of data that it …
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Tim Cook says wearables are now a bigger business for Apple than the iPod ever was
Ever since Tim Cook moved into the corner office at Apple on a permanent basis, both he and the iPhone maker itself have been dogged …
Apple Music still has a lot to learn from Spotify
At the end of every year, Spotify releases its Spotify Wrapped feature which provides users with a detailed snapshot of what music they listened to …
Amazon now sending out free samples to users based on their buying habits
Amazon’s latest advertising push should surprise and delight consumers, if it doesn’t terrify them first. Axios reported on Tuesday that the online retailer quietly kicked off …
Apple releases full list of every new AirPlay 2 compatible TV
Apple may not have a formal presence at CES, but the company still made something of a splash at the conference in a roundabout way. …
Cancer death rates in the United States are on a 25-year decline
Life expectancy in the United States may be experiencing a bit of a dip as of late, but cancer isn’t the culprit. That’s one big …
Possible drone sighting halts operations at London’s Heathrow airport
It’s happened again. With travelers and UK authorities still reeling from the incident a few weeks ago involving drones spotted deliberately flying close to Gatwick …
Hulu now has more subscribers than Comcast, the biggest cable company in the US
Here’s as good an indication as any about how dramatically the pendulum is swinging the other way when it comes to consumers abandoning expensive cable …
California’s monarch butterflies have almost completely disappeared in just two years
Humans have a complicated relationship with planet Earth. We love it here, we love the sights and sounds, and we sit glued to our television …
Hubble snapped a super high-res image of a neighboring galaxy, and it’s too big for the internet
Hubble, the trusty space telescope that has been delivering gorgeous views of the cosmos for decades now, just delivered another gift. In a new composite …
The tech Apple needs to make the no-notch iPhone of our dreams is almost here
The iPhone X notch that Apple introduced in late 2017 is a compromise between gorgeous design and sophisticated functionality. Apple wanted to make an all-screen …
IBM was the top patent recipient in 2018 for the 26th year in a row
For the 26th year in a row, IBM earned more patents than any other US company in 2018 — 9,100, to be exact, with more …
Spotify is turning its Discover Weekly playlist into a brand-sponsored moneymaker
Spotify is embarking on a new way to make money from its product in addition to established revenue generators, like converting as many of its …
The dinosaur-killing asteroid produced a tsunami that devastated coasts around the world
The massive space rock that slammed into our planet some 65 million years ago sparked a planet-wide extinction event that ultimately pushed dinosaurs to extinction …
Chinese scientist who produced gene-edited babies may be executed, colleagues say
In late November of last year, Chinese scientist He Jiankui revealed to the world that he had pursued a goal of genetically altering human embryos, …
Samsung follows Apple in forecasting a quarterly revenue decline, thanks in part to China
Today was supposed to be Samsung’s day to shine as part of CES 2019, with the South Korea-based tech giant offering up a slew of …
Now, it’s China’s turn to explore the Moon
NASA may have landed on the Moon decades ago, but that doesn’t mean we know all that much about our nearest celestial neighbor. We’re regularly …
Watch Samsung’s CES 2019 press conference live right here
Following an eventful morning headlined by LG and its roll-up OLED TV, Samsung is the next major company on the docket for a CES 2019 …
Asus unveiled tons of hardware at CES, including PCs, Chromebooks and more
Asus had already teased a slew of new Chromebooks and even the company’s first Chrome OS tablet ahead of this week’s kickoff of CES 2019, …
Apple dives deeper into the iPad Pro bending phenomenon
A few weeks back, a growing number of iPad Pro users began noticing a subtle bend in the chassis of their iPad Pros. Though the …
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon makes its way to the launchpad ahead of first major test flight
SpaceX and Boeing are both behind schedule in their independent efforts to create crewed launch systems that will allow NASA to send astronauts to space …
Apple’s huge CES announcement means AirPlay 2 and iTunes Movies are coming to these Samsung, LG, and Vizio TVs
With revenue from iPhone sales on the decline — though that might be temporary given that 5G is right around the corner — Apple has …
How to watch LG’s CES 2019 press conference live on Monday morning
While CES 2019 technically kicked off on Sunday — the first of two media days — all of the biggest companies are set to hold …
Withings’ new watch will offer the same game-changing ECG feature as Apple’s latest
At CES this week, French consumer electronics company Withings is set to show off its forthcoming Withings Move ECG, a product it bills as the …
How to stream the 2019 Golden Globes online or watch on TV this Sunday
The new year has officially arrived, which means awards season is here as well. It starts with the 76th Golden Globe Awards this Sunday, January …
Brilliant new ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory proposes a happy ending that would still be tragic
Know this: when you watch Avengers: Endgame for the first time in late April, Marvel will shock you once again. The end will mostly be …
Rare desert snowfall creates a surreal winter wonderland in Arizona
You don’t normally think of the desert as having a proper “winter,” but parts of Arizona and New Mexico got more than a light dusting …
With Apple shares slumping, Trump says Apple should manufacture the iPhone in the US
With shares of Apple trading at a level we haven’t seen since 2017, Donald Trump at a press conference yesterday confidently said that Apple is …
Does Ultima Thule have moons? Scientists want to know
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft sped past the peculiar asteroid binary known as Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day, and it collected an incredible amount of …
Asus reveals new Chromebooks and Chrome OS tablet ahead of CES
Add Asus to the scrum of tech companies teasing new products and hardware ahead of the tech industry’s big showcase and confab that kicks off …
