Astronomers spot an exoplanet so hot it has iron and titanium in its atmosphere
When it comes to heat in our Solar System, Mercury takes the top crown, at least as far as planets are concerned. You wouldn’t last …
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Specs of Nvidia’s next-gen RTX 2080 Ti just leaked, and it’s the beast we’ve all been expecting
On Monday, NVIDIA is holding an event where’s it’s almost definitely going to show off its new line of graphics cards, likely the RTX 2080 …
Best Buy’s 2-day anniversary sale has great deals on iPads, Apple Watch, and more
Every year, in celebration of the store’s anniversary, Best Buy holds a sale in which it slashes prices on dozens of popular items, from tablets …
Google just made some great changes to its search results page
Google keeps moving farther and farther away from presenting you with a page of search results that’s mostly a collection of blue links, with a …
NASA finally figured out what this ‘foreign object’ on Mars actually is
Despite what so many people would love to believe, NASA hasn’t discovered any evidence of past or present intelligent life on Mars. So, when the …
NASA just found a Muppet on Mars, and Yoshi is there, too
NASA has been poking around the dust and rock on Mars for some time now, and as far as we know there’s nothing to indicate …
Elon Musk says he sometimes can’t sleep without Ambien and ‘the worst is yet to come’
It’s been a little more than a week since Elon Musk sent that now infamous 9-word tweet about taking Tesla private, the tweet that landed …
Lawsuits over Elon Musk’s ‘funding secured’ tweet could potentially cost Tesla billions
Early last week, Elon Musk took to Twitter and said that funding to take Tesla private at $420/share was secured. In the wake of Musk’s …
Forget curing cancer: Scientists have discovered the perfect way to break spaghetti
With all the incredible medical and technological advancements coming out of the scientific community these days you might not think that researchers would be spending …
This nearly 100-million-year-old beetle is preserved so well it practically looks alive
Fossilized tree sap, called amber, is an absolutely amazing substance. It lasts for an incredibly long time, and it has yielded some of the most …
Not that Apple should worry, but it looks like Google’s first full-time store is coming
Google appears set to be finally moving to correct one of the key differences between the company and Apple, which uses a retail footprint of …
Amazon reportedly in talks to acquire a chain of movie theaters
One day, there will be no worlds left for Amazon to conquer, as it slowly absorbs every industry on the planet. Today is not that …
China will send a rover to the far side of the Moon in December
The United States and Russia aren’t the only two nations working hard at realizing their space-faring dreams. China has quickly ramped up its high-flying ambitions …
Does Earth have more than one moon? Researchers propose ‘mini-moon’ theory
We’ve all been taught from a very young age that the Earth has just one natural satellite. The Moon is there, it’s easy to see …
In a first-ever public peek at its roadmap, ARM touts laptop chips that will outmatch Intel’s
ARM wants to get inside your laptop. For the first time, the company has published its product roadmap that covers the next two years and …
Russian cosmonauts accidentally broke a GoPro that would’ve captured incredible footage
Just being aboard the International Space Station seems like it would be a pretty stressful experience — I mean you’re floating up there… in space …
It sure looks like a Pixel Watch will launch alongside the Pixel 3 phones
The Pixel 3 phones aren’t going to be the only products that Google launches this fall, considering what we’ve witnessed in previous years. We can …
Study shows kids can be swayed by peer pressure from robots, because this is the future we deserve
Robots are coming to take our jobs — and trick our gullible children. The conventional wisdom has long been afraid of the first half of …
Video games are nice, but Amazon badly wants Twitch to be the next YouTube
This could get interesting. Twitch has reportedly been approaching big stars like Will Smith about streaming live, and it’s likewise been quietly making overtures to …
Elon Musk’s plan to take Tesla private could face another obstacle: Trump
There is nothing remotely normal about Elon Musk’s bid, revealed last week on Twitter, to take Tesla private. He’s already being sued by investors and …
Here’s NASA’s playlist of songs that it’s hoping will wake up the Opportunity rover
NASA’s Opportunity rover is currently sitting quietly on Mars, not doing much of anything. It’s been in a state of dormancy ever since a colossal …
Man sues AT&T after hackers stole $24 million in cryptocurrency
If you happen to be a victim of crypto theft, the sad reality is that there’s typically not much you can do. That being the …
California’s massive wildfires are pushing carbon monoxide across the country
It was just a few days ago that the National Weather Service provided some stunning glimpses at the effect the California wildfires are having on …
Mysterious ‘zombie gene’ prevents elephants from getting cancer
Cancer is a big problem for humans, but it also affects countless other species on our planet. Elephants, however, have demonstrated an amazing ability to …
I’m officially creeped out by this robot’s lifelike facial expressions
Sometime around a decade ago the graphical quality of video games reached a point that people referred to as the “uncanny valley.” The term, which …
Scientists develop a system for trapping CO2 that could could slow the effects of global warming
Mankind might be slowly destroying planet Earth, but there’s also a chance we could be the ones to save it from ourselves. A group of …
T-Mobile’s latest Un-carrier move isn’t sexy, but it could be a big deal
T-Mobile just took the wraps off its latest Un-carrier move, and it’s not what anyone was expecting. Instead of rolling out changes to its phone …
Apple insider says exciting new augmented reality glasses are just two years away
The Apple Watch is only a few years old, but it’s already the best-sold smartwatch in the world, as more and more people appreciate the …
Feeling lonely? Science says you might just need more sleep
Do you ever just feel like you’re in a social slump? It happens to all of us from time to time, and maybe you’re feeling …
Here’s what the inside of SpaceX’s Dragon crew capsule looks like
SpaceX is just one of the companies currently racing to become the first to deliver a manned flight solution to NASA, and at its latest …
