Insane dust storms have killed over 100 people in India in just the last day
Incredibly intense dust storms rolled across highly populated regions of India on Wednesday, causing incredible damage and loss of life. The region is accustomed to …
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NASA’s next Mars mission launches on Saturday, and you can watch the pre-launch briefing live today
NASA is just a couple of days away from the launch of its next mission to Mars. The “Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and …
Want to remember something important? Shut up for a minute.
Memory is a funny thing. Sometimes the harder you try to remember something, the farther away from recollection it feels, and other times you can …
NASA builds nuclear reactor for space that’s capable of providing power for 10 years
Exploring space, traveling to other worlds, and making observations of far-off planets is humanity’s next big challenge. We’re already accomplishing some of those feats, but …
Apple’s battery replacements still havn’t made everyone happy
Late last year, Apple admitted that it has been throttling performance on older iPhones with worn-out batteries. The admission won Apple a legion of bad …
If we want to find fossils on Mars, we need to bring something back
Scientists have a serious love affair with Mars. If (hopefully “when”) mankind sets foot on another planet, Mars is almost certainly going to be the …
Apple beat Samsung in the most important three months of the year
Apple’s long-awaited earnings were finally released yesterday, and the company once again proved that analysts don’t know everything. Despite pessimism about iPhone sales going into …
Stephen Hawking’s mind-blowing final paper has finally been published
World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking dedicated his life to the pursuit of knowledge, and his work will live on for quite some time. The famous thinker passed …
Canada’s embarrassingly bad data plans are another reason to hate the T-Mobile-Sprint merger
As you may have heard over the weekend, T-Mobile and Sprint have finally finished their years-long courtship and agreed to tie the knot. The two …
Cambridge Analytica is shutting down
Cambridge Analytica, the data firm at the heart of the Facebook privacy scandal and a company that some credit for Donald Trump’s election victory, is …
The most heart-breaking ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ scene isn’t the ending
Brace yourselves, Avengers fans who still haven’t seen Infinity War, as I’m about to spoil some of it for you. There is a way to …
Jeff Bezos just made a lot of people mad by admitting how he’s spending his massive fortune
Amazon makes a lot of money. Jeff Bezos is the President and CEO of Amazon, therefore it stands to reason that Jeff Bezos also makes …
Hawaii is about to ban sunscreen chemicals that are destroying coral reefs
In case you hadn’t already heard, the world’s coral reefs aren’t doing very well as of late. Climate change is warming the world’s oceans, causing …
Here’s what analysts are saying about Apple’s Q2 earnings
After yet another long stretch of doom and gloom leading up to Apple’s fiscal second-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, the company racked up yet another …
Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have 30 days to kill warranty stickers or the government will sue
Last month, the FTC said in a statement that warranty-void-if-removed stickers, which are endemic on all sorts of electronic devices, are basically worthless and also …
Apple Watch saves the life of Florida teen with a life-threatening disease
The more people buy Apple Watches, the more stories we’ll hear about how the wearable device did something that saved someone’s life. The latest such …
Flat Earthers reveal just how insane they are at conference in England
When news stories pop up about Flat Earth believers claiming to have proof that NASA and every scientist on the face of the the planet …
Comcast is only increasing internet speeds for customers who also pay for cable
As we’ve documented ad nauseam before, cable companies are struggling with falling profits due largely to cord cutting. With over a million customers jumping ship …
Amazon to introduce some intriguing new Prime perks for Whole Foods shoppers
It’s been about 8 months since Amazon acquired Whole Foods for a whopping $13.7 billion and we’ve already seen the online retail giant implement few …
NASA just discovered something new in 20-year-old Galileo data
Normally when NASA publishes exciting new discoveries it’s thanks to data that just arrived from one of its many pieces of high-tech space hardware. NASA’s …
Apple posts Q2 earnings: Revenue hits $61.1 billion as iPhone sales fall slightly below expectations
Apple this afternoon posted its earnings results for the recent March quarter and, as we’ve come to expect, the company remains a money-making machine. Over …
Shocker: Cable companies had yet another terrible quarter thanks to cord-cutting
2017 was a bad year for the pay TV industry. Cable and satellite providers saw subscribers leave in record numbers, and despite efforts to blame …
5 biggest announcements from Facebook’s F8 2018 developer conference
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage in San Jose, California on Tuesday at the social network’s annual F8 developer conference for two reasons: To …
How to live stream Mark Zuckerberg’s F8 2018 keynote address
The last time we saw Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, he was answering questions before Congress about his company’s commitment to keeping private user …
The Great Barrier Reef is suffering from reverse sound pollution, and it’s harming baby fish
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has seen better days. It’s suffering from advanced bleaching as a result of climate change and rising ocean temperatures, and scientists …
Boeing makes a fool of itself by calling out SpaceX, saying the Falcon Heavy just isn’t big enough
When SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket earlier this year, it earned the title of “most powerful operational rocket.” That little “operational” modifier is pretty …
Investors are finding new reasons to love Apple now that the iPhone is fading
In the leadup to the iPhone X reveal last year, analysts were visibly salivating at the prospect of an iPhone upgrade “supercycle,” a tidal wave …
Lawsuit blames rising smartphone prices on Samsung price-fixing crucial components
It’s no secret that smartphone prices have been creeping upwards for the last few years. Some analysts blame the creep on manufacturers using increasingly expensive …
Pet food maker whose food sickened dozens of dogs will now pay for euthanasia costs
Just like companies who make food for human consumption, dog food makers have to be held to the highest possible standards to ensure that their …
The MacBook Pro’s keyboard design is far too unreliable
Back in late 2016, Apple finally unveiled a long-awaited redesign to the company’s MacBook Pro lineup. Of course, the most significant addition to Apple’s flagship …
