Video imagines what an Apple Watch with a bigger display will look like
A trio of new iPhones isn’t the only big product release Apple has planned for September. Barring any unforeseen delays, Apple in two months will …
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TSA is testing CT scanners so you don’t have to take your laptop out of your bag
Travelling through airport security these days is a fun game where you check that all of your personal possessions meet a set of arbitrary rules, …
Check out this ridiculously gorgeous Apple store that opens Thursday in Milan
Apple has transformed a piazza at the center of booming Milan for one of its newest and arguably most gorgeous stores, bringing the tech giant’s …
Google really, really wants to replace call center workers with AI
This is the second time in a matter of just a few weeks we’re back writing about how Google is working on artificial intelligence software …
European Commission fines big-name electronics companies for price fixing
Fresh off the heels of levying a record $5 billion fine on Google related to anti-competitive business practices, the European Commission has handed down another …
You can 3D-print your own guns starting Aug. 1 because sure, that sounds like a good idea
Cody Wilson, founder of Texas-based nonprofit Defense Distributed, once wrote in an email to TechCrunch that the era of downloadable guns is upon us — …
Two different surveys confirm that cable companies are screwed
It is not a pleasant time to be a cable company. Decades of regional monopolies are being swept away, leaving us with — the horror! …
If there’s life on Europa, we probably won’t have to dig deep to find it
Exoplanets orbiting distant stars might be our best chance of finding advanced, complex life forms, but there’s still a handful of places in our own …
YouTube has a secret weapon to keep influencers from leaving for IGTV
“Money talks and the other stuff walks” goes one of those old nuggets of wisdom that’s true whether you’re working for The Man — or …
This live spider stuck inside an iMac is the most literal kind of bug
One of the best-known pieces of early computing lore is the origin of a “bug.” A team working at Harvard in the 1940s found a …
Scientists claim that Earth’s Moon may have once supported life
In the never-ending search for life beyond Earth, astronomers tend to look far, far away, but it seems our closest neighbor may have once been …
Boeing’s already-delayed Starliner spacecraft suffers propellant leak during engine testing
It should go without saying that building a spacecraft isn’t easy. Building one that is capable of safely carrying a crew is harder still, which …
Qualcomm has unveiled the first mmWave 5G antennas for smartphones
After years of hype and tantilizing teaser demonstrations, 5G is now so close you can virtually taste the multi-gigabit wireless speeds. The first 5G networks …
‘Vomit fraud’ is yet another reason to avoid Uber
Uber’s permanent damage control team, fresh off dealing with some industrial espionage, lawsuits, and a fatal self-driving car, have a fun new challenge: Vomit fraud. …
Former Apple employee recounts the downside to Steve Jobs’ famed ‘reality distortion field’
One of Steve Jobs’ greatest talents was his ability to influence behavior and persuade people to buy into his own version of reality, an ability …
Google stock shot up 5 percent after pulverizing earnings expectations
Reacting to another monster quarter from Google parent Alphabet Inc., a CNBC analyst wondered out loud if the tech giant has become more powerful than …
Samsung accidentally just leaked the Galaxy Watch on its own website
Samsung is just weeks away from another big Unpacked event where it’s expected to unveil a new Galaxy Note 9 smartphone, and a brand-new Galaxy …
Google attempted to secretly settle the Android antitrust case with the EU in 2017
The European Union hit Google with a second monster fine. The new $5 billion penalty is almost double the $2.8 billion punishment Google received last …
The AT&T Time Warner merger will be back in court sooner than we expected
When Judge Richard Leon ruled in favor of AT&T’s merger with Time Warner last month, he explicitly warned the Department of Justice against seeking a …
Airbus just flew its incredibly bizarre BelugaXL for the first time, and it looks amazing
I have a bit of a thing for big, weird planes. The Super Guppy is one of my all-time favorite things ever, so when I …
NASA may have just caught a nearby star eating an entire planet
Planetary systems aren’t just born overnight. When stars form and begin pulling debris into their orbit, some of that material eventually clumps up into fledgling …
This could be another Cambridge Analytica for Facebook, not that anyone’s surprised
Well, here we go again. Facebook has suspended the Boston-based data analytics firm Crimson Hexagon from accessing its platform — a firm that, hoo boy, …
McDonald’s salads tainted with poop have now infected 163 people in 10 states
The entire concept of McDonald’s serving salad has always seemed wrong and unnatural, but now you have a health reason to only ever eat Big …
Ex-NASA engineer build’s world’s largest Super Soaker, and it’s ‘basically a bomb’
We’re right in the heart of summer, which means getting sprayed down with a water gun sounds like a pretty nice way to spend an …
Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter actually want to make it easier for you to switch services
It was always harder than it needs to be for the average person to transfer, say, photos between Facebook and Google Photos, what with having …
The massive dust storm on Mars has completely changed how the planet looks
Remember that giant, planet-wide dust storm that sprung up on Mars in late May? Yeah, well, it’s still going on. Initially thought to be a …
I am bored of Verizon constantly sweeping the JD Power awards
Testing which wireless network is the “best” is not a simple process, as we’ve covered before. There’s a handful of different testing companies that use …
Microsoft is crushing it, topping $100 billion in annual revenue for the first time
Microsoft has transformed itself into a lean, mean, cash-generation machine. The release of fourth quarter earnings Thursday from the computing giant showed year-over-year gains in …
Tyrannosaurus rex was a big meanie, so this newly discovered dinosaur wore plenty of armor
Living in the Cretaceous period would have been pretty darn dangerous for pretty much any animal. Dinosaurs were out in full force, and massive carnivores …
Uber is fixing its terrible wages by getting drivers to schill phone chargers during your ride
The question of how much take-home income Uber drivers actually make is a tricky one, to say the least. While Uber does put out some …
