The FBI has forced someone to unlock their iPhone with Face ID, and there’s no law against it
A couple of years ago, I set out to interview every member of Congress I could find with a computer science degree as a result …
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The University of Central Florida made fake Mars dirt, and now it’s selling it
Mars is a long, long way away, but it’s abundantly clear that getting there is mankind’s next great challenge. Space agencies from around the world …
Elon is raising eyebrows on Twitter again, this time sharing a ‘Naughty by Nature’ hip-hop video
Sigh. After agreeing to a settlement over the weekend with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which brought a suit against the Tesla CEO a …
North Carolina endured Hurricane Florence, but now it’s being invaded by an army of mosquitos
Hurricane Florence tested the resolve of the Carolinas when it made landfall earlier this month, claiming dozens of lives and displacing thousands of coastal residents. …
How to play Google’s secret adventure game
One of Google’s most iconic Easter eggs is that dinosaur game that becomes playable any time the Chrome browser is unable to connect to the …
Creepy skull-shaped asteroid will cruise by Earth after Halloween
If you were planning on holding a Halloween bash on October 31st, you might want to reschedule. A very special asteroid is going to make …
Good boy gets stuck outside, uses video doorbell to let his humans know
If you go through the trouble of installing something like a video doorbell it’s probably because you want to do human things, like see when …
Elon Musk settles with the SEC and agrees to pay $20 million fine and step down as company chairman
The lawsuit involving Elon Musk and the SEC has come to a swift and somewhat unceremonious end. Amid speculation that Musk might potentially have to …
Fascinating Gmail, YouTube, and Maps tips from top Google employees
Like it or not, Google has infiltrated nearly every aspect of our daily lives, whether we’re updating calendars, booking flights, navigating to a destination, or …
National Coffee Day 2018: Where to find free or cheap coffee today
Americans are exhausted after yet another long, fraught week of political turmoil, so what better way to kick off the weekend than with a free …
New Wear OS update rolling out from Google tries to make smartwatches feel brand new
Google is picking up mostly good reviews today for the Wear OS update that’s started rolling out to smartwatches, which as we reported a few …
California charges 17 people in organized crime ring that stole $1 million from Apple Stores
17 people have been charged with a string of robberies targeting Apple Stores across California, the state’s Attorney General announced in a press release Friday. …
Former SEC lawyer: Elon Musk ‘funding secured’ tweet didn’t deserve a lawsuit
There’s a difference between fraud and just being irresponsible. That’s how former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer Thomas Gorman defends his opinion that his …
New high-tech spray-on coating can make buildings, cars, and even spaceships cooler
Managing temperatures in particularly hot and sunny climates can be very difficult even today. You can use air conditioning to displace the heat from inside …
Facebook crosses a new line in the never-ending quest to monetize its users’ data
Picture this: Someone needs an emergency contact phone number from you. Let’s say it’s an employer. So you cough it up, expecting it to rarely …
Scientists blew up their own machine to break the record for most intense magnetic field
Scientists are always looking to push the limits of their own creations, but most of the time that doesn’t mean utterly destroying some very fancy …
The EU is investigating whether Amazon rips off popular products from its own sellers
The EU’s antitrust division, famous for its multi-billion-dollar fines on tech companies like Google and Microsoft, apparently now has its sights set on Amazon. Last …
Facebook says new hack leaked data of 50 million users
Facebook has announced that a previously unreported attack on its network exposed the personal data of nearly 50 million users. The company said that it …
Why I really hope Iron Man and Captain America survive ‘Avengers 4’
Avengers 4 will surely undo the snap, I am convinced of that, and many characters will come back to life — maybe even all of them. …
Very good dog with a very bad tumor gets a new 3D-printed skull
When Patches, a now nine-year-old female dachsund, first showed signs of something wrong with her head it didn’t seem particularly serious to her owner Danielle …
The FCC is finally cracking down on the use of spoofed local numbers to robocall you
It’s likely that many of you reading this have had your cellphone bombarded at some point with spam calls that trick you into answering by …
Synology’s new networked attached storage device is perfect for first-time users
Synology is a Taiwanese company started by two former Microsoft execs that’s known for its NAS devices, and the company has just introduced a new …
ECG support on the Apple Watch Series 4 may take longer to arrive in the UK
Ever since the first Apple Watch hit store shelves a few years ago, Apple has steadfastly refused to release specific sales figures for its increasingly …
Amazon’s new retail store in NYC only sells items rated at least 4 stars on its website
Amazon has physical bookstores, physical grocery stores, it recently acquired Whole Foods — and it’s still not done finding new opportunities to extend its reach …
Moon-faring robotics startup ispace is going to catch a ride with SpaceX
SpaceX certainly has a lot on its plate already, with its BFR rocket under construction, a deadline with NASA, and a space tourist program all …
Elon Musk is getting sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
It was a short tweet that looks like it’s going to end up costing Elon Musk big time. He’s being sued by U.S. securities regulators, …
Cats are apparently terrible at catching rats
Cats are good at so many thing — napping, chasing laser pointer dots around the room, napping, eating, and napping, just to name a few …
This Surface Pro 6 leak is probably not going to excite fans of Microsoft’s hardware
Ahead of Microsoft revealing its next Surface devices at an event in New York Oct. 2, we have the first leaked rundown of Microsoft’s 2-in-1 …
Japanese probe sends back stunning new images from asteroid’s surface
It’s only been a couple of days since Japanese space agency JAXA showed off the very first images taken from an asteroid’s surface, but we’re …
Another Chinese space lab is going to fall back to Earth, but this time it’s under control
Remember back in April when China’s Tiangong-1 space station unceremoniously fell out of the sky, burned up in the atmosphere and rained a bit of …
