Long-forgotten ‘dinosaur’ bone turns out to actually be from an ancient hippo-like herbivore
Finding an fossilized bone on accident might be a pleasant surprise for scientists, or even a kid, but when dam workers in Japan stumbled across …
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The Galaxy Note 9 is almost here, but some morons are still using the exploding Galaxy Note 7
Almost two years ago, Samsung rushed the Galaxy Note 7 to market in what would become a massive disaster for Samsung. Soon after launch, dozens …
Facebook’s disappointing Q2 earnings show why the company needs Instagram more than ever
Hours after its stock hit a record high during trading, Facebook reported its earnings for the second quarter and came in below analyst estimates on …
Researchers spot what looks like a standing ‘lake’ of water on Mars
The hunt for evidence of past or present life on Mars has gotten a number of boosts in recent decades, including the discovery of what …
I tried Casper’s new $2,400 mattress and it actually lived up to the hype
Whether or not you’ve ever tried one, the odds are good that you’ve heard of Casper mattresses. The company burst onto the scene in 2014 …
AT&T is winning back cord-cutters with DirecTV Now, but that doesn’t mean cable is saved
As we’ve documented at great lengths in the past, the cord-cutting phenomenon is accelerating rapidly, and showing no sign of slowing down any time soon. …
NASA explains why its insane mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ won’t end in catastrophe
NASA is going to send a spacecraft to the Sun. That, on its own, is pretty wild, but the fact that scientists plan on the …
Astronomers found the mangled remains of the Milky Way’s galactic twin
Science fiction disaster movies like to imagine what life on Earth might be like in the midst of a space-borne catastrophe like an asteroid strike, …
One of Kickstarter’s best bag companies is back with a killer new travel pack
If you’re a frequent traveler, a pro photographer with lots and lots of gear, or just someone who likes excellent bags, then you absolutely have …
174-million-year-old ‘Amazing Dragon’ dinosaur discovered in China
Ferocious carnivores like the Tyrannosaurus tend to take top billing when it comes to dinosaur pop culture, but the colossal plant-eaters known as sauropods are …
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 …
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 …
