Audi CEO arrested in Germany over dieselgate scandal and possible evidence tampering
Well, it took three years but it looks like the repercussions of Volkswagen’s diesel emissions cheating is finally reaching the very top of the company’s …
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Best Buy deal takes $400 off a Pixel 2 XL – and no, you don’t have to buy two phones
The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are likely just months away from release, which means that carriers are stores are starting to hustle unsold …
Man dies after testing ‘stab-proof vest’ by stabbing himself
In an incredibly bizarre case that serves as a reminder not to believe everything you hear, a man from England has died after testing what …
President Trump orders Pentagon to create a ‘separate but equal’ Space Force
At today’s meeting of the National Space Council, President Trump directed the Pentagon and Defense Department to “immediately begin the process” of establishing a “space …
YouTube Music and YouTube Premium available to everyone starting today
Just over a month after officially announcing its two new subscription services, Google launched YouTube Music and YouTube Premium on Monday across seventeen countries. If …
Japan was rocked by a 6.1 earthquake this morning, and casualties continue to climb
An earthquake struck the island nation of Japan early Monday morning, toppling buildings and causing all manner of distress for residents of the bustling port …
NASA’s Curiosity rover snapped an amazing selfie as it was swallowed by a Martian dust storm
Mars isn’t a great place to be right now. Well, it’s really never a great place to be, at least not for the past billion …
New Apple sale at Best Buy slashes prices of iPhone, Apple Watch S3, HomePod, and more
There are certain times of the year each year when certain purchases should be made. For example, new televisions should almost always be purchased during …
New helicopter video confirms Hawaii is basically Mordor now
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy relied heavily on CGI to turn Mordor into hell on Earth, complete with a lava-spewing volcano and rivers of molten …
Here’s everything AT&T now owns, apart from your soul
Earlier this week, a judge decided the fate of the AT&T Time Warner deal, and the result was a big thumbs-up in the general direction …
I wouldn’t buy a $2,000 foldable iPhone, let alone Samsung’s Galaxy X
When the Galaxy X, Samsung’s first foldable phone, launches next year it’ll surely be one of the most exciting handsets released. It’ll have a total …
The voice of Stephen Hawking will be shot at a black hole, and maybe someone will hear it
Stephen Hawking dedicated the majority of his life to the pursuit of knowledge, focusing on physics and math in a quest to explain how the …
Judge issues landmark decision after Google Translate tricked a man into giving consent to police
Google Translate can do many things. One thing it can’t do, according to a judge — help you provide constitutionally-required consent to a police officer. …
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has gone from Forbes Rich List to criminal indictment in just 2 years
Elizabeth Holmes, once regarded as health tech’s Steve Jobs, has wrapped up her high dive from grace with a gold medal-worthy entry into the water. …
McDonald’s is ditching plastic straws because none of us can be trusted with them
Well, nice job humans, now you’ve gone and done it. Mankind has a serious problem keeping its waste to itself, and we’ve seen so many …
Apple Watch Series 3 refurbished models on sale one day only at Best Buy
Now that the long winter is over and summer has finally arrived, you’re probably thinking of actually getting out of the house and seeing what …
It’s a little scary how smart Google’s DeepMind just got
Oh joy – Alphabet Inc.’s AI subsidiary DeepMind has taken another step forward in understanding the world the way humans do. The company that has …
Watch the colossal Martian dust storm swallow the planet, and Opportunity along with it
By now you’ve surely heard about the massive dust storm currently raging on Mars. Our planetary neighbor is experiencing a pretty serious bout of cloudy …
Salmonella outbreak linked to Honey Smacks, one of the greatest cereals ever
If you were waking up this morning prepared to grab a heaping bowl of Kellogg’s Honey Smacks, you might want to reconsider. A new bulletin …
This tiny frog captured in ancient amber lived in the shadow of dinosaurs
If there’s one thing that Jurassic Park taught us (besides the fact that Jeff Goldblum is a national treasure and should be cherished) it’s that …
Snapchat’s new feature focuses on privacy, so Facebook probably won’t steal this
It was just a few weeks ago, during an onstage interview at the Code Conference, when Snap CEO Evan Spiegel zinged the blue juggernaut that’s …
Elon Musk wins improbably cheap bid to dig a tunnel through Chicago
Elon Musk’s Boring Company, an organization that I’m still partially sure is a front for Musk’s doomsday bunker, has won a bid to create an …
Letting coral reefs die will actually cost us more than saving them
Earth’s coral reefs are having a rough go of things as of late. Ocean warming — prompted by manmade climate change — is wreaking havoc …
Scientists find ancient stardust on Earth, and it’s even older than our Sun
Everything you see around you — from the birds flying above to the grass below your feet and even the digital display you’re reading this …
A bug’s life was cut short when it met its doom, twice, 100 million years ago
To humans, ticks are vile little creatures that do little but annoy and at times cause pain. You’ve probably never felt sorry for one of …
Samsung has another boring new device it’ll launch alongside the boring new Galaxy Note 9
The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are two of the best smartphones on the planet right now, but no one really cares. Why? Because they …
If you get ‘hangry’ when you’re hungry it might be in your DNA
When it comes to hunger, there’s two types of people. Some just get hungry, maybe a little bit sad that there’s no food around, and …
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, son of Comcast founder, is legally impossible to fire
Comcast’s share price is having a rough old year, down nearly 30% from January thanks to the company’s ongoing attempts to acquire 21st Century Fox. …
Comcast makes offer to buy 21st Century Fox, less than 24 hours after AT&T-Time Warner deal is approved
At not-quite-5PM yesterday, a judge rejected the Department of Justice’s bid to prevent AT&T and Time Warner from merging, in effect giving the final stamp …
Russia wants to zap space junk with a huge frickin’ laser
Space junk is a big problem. The amount of trash floating around in Earth orbit has gradually piled up over the decades and we’ve now …
