Here are all the things Google Assistant now does that Amazon Alexa can’t
Amazon started the current trend of voice assistants when it launched the Amazon Echo four years ago. But the first-mover advantage doesn’t last all that …
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Is Google crossing a line with new AI that pretends to be human?
Most people, even if they don’t know anything about the norms of journalism, are aware that reporters are expected to identify themselves as such to …
Woman with chronic runny nose was actually leaking brain fluid
In a case that is sure to make anyone with the sniffles second-guess what exactly is causing their congestion, a 52-year-old Nebraska woman who complained …
Hard questions: Is Facebook making its own Bitcoin rival?
Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency world is very attractive to all sorts of businesses, including tech companies, because of the underlying technology, the blockchain. Facebook is …
Samsung missed the chance to make history at Google I/O
Google released the first Android P version to developers many weeks ago, without revealing all the new features coming to Android this year. But on …
Google I/O 2018: The 10 biggest announcements
The annual Google I/O developer conference is Google’s biggest event of the year by far. Unlike Apple, where the biggest event each year is the …
Elon Musk just bought another $10 million of Tesla stock to silence Wall Street
Just a few days after Elon Musk took to Twitter and said that Tesla bears should prepare for the “short burn of the century,” the …
MoviePass is rapidly running out of cash to support its incredible deal
MoviePass, the subscription movie theater service that is far too good to be true, is rapidly running out of money. According to a filing from …
NASA spots Kilauea lava flows from space
When Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted late last week it wasn’t exactly the kind of massive, explosive event that you see in disaster movies starring Pierce …
Häagen-Dazs Free Cone Day 2018: How to get a free ice cream cone today
What better way to celebrate the beginning of spring than with free ice cream? Häagen-Dazs Free Cone Day is today, May 8th, and all you have …
Google shows off new voices, new functionality for Google Assistant
After a bit of a dry opening, Google has picked up the pace at its I/O 2018 keynote with the reveal of new voices, new …
Starting this month, Gmail will write your emails for you
Google’s I/O 2018 developer conference just kicked off, but Google is already announcing small additions to some of its core products. Gmail just received a …
Watch the Google I/O 2018 keynote address live stream right here
Developer conference season marches on today as Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his team prepare for the annual Google I/O keynote address on Tuesday morning …
Here’s what might happen when the Sun finally bites the cosmic dust
You don’t need me to tell you that the Sun is pretty important to all of us. Without it, we wouldn’t be here, but it …
Bill Gates says he would short Bitcoin as Warren Buffet calls the cyrptocurrency ‘rat poison’
Though Bitcoin has been around for nearly a decade, the cryptocurrency didn’t really become a true mainstream phenomenon until late 2017 when the price of …
An Amazon delivery driver stole a customer’s dog, and Amazon had to get it back
Can you trust anyone these days? Amazon packages have quickly become fodder for low-life porch pirates in recent years, but now it seems as though …
Believe it or not, the deadly E. Coli outbreak is still ongoing and officials can’t pinpoint the source
Since issuing its initial warning back in April, the CDC has been battling an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. Thus far, the outbreak …
Wild new theory may explain why some aliens never leave their home planet
If you’re looking for reasons why mankind hasn’t found aliens yet, you can come up with a whole bunch of them. We’ve never left our …
The 5 biggest announcements from Microsoft’s Build event
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just wrapped up the keynote at the company’s big developer conference, Microsoft BUILD. This year, the keynote was a wild ride …
Apple just broke another record on its way to becoming the first trillion-dollar company
Apple’s stock opened at a record high on Monday morning, thanks to a general stock-market rally and some kind words from Warren Buffett last week. …
Big sales get you an Apple Watch Series 3 starting at $279 or a Series 1 for $149
The Apple Watch isn’t just the most popular smartwatch in the world… it’s the most popular watch in the world, period. No watch model on …
Watch the Microsoft Build 2018 live stream right here starting at 11:30 AM ET
Just days after Facebook concluded its annual F8 developer conference, Microsoft will kick off its Build conference on Monday morning with a keynote address covering …
Watch lava slowly engulf a poor, abandoned car sitting in the path of Hawaii’s volcano
Late last week, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted, spewing lava from a massive crack in the ground near a residential subdivision. It wasn’t entirely unexpected, as …
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ is now the fastest movie to make $1 billion
Avengers: Infinity War is now the fastest movie to make $1 billion, Disney already confirmed over the weekend, after a stellar second weekend performance. The …
AT&T accidentally blocked Cloudflare’s privacy DNS service
Last month, internet performance company Cloudflare announced a “privacy-first” alternative to the domain-name servers that are normally controlled by your internet service provider. By changing …
Steve Jobs introduced the original iMac 20 years ago today and helped save Apple in the process
20 years ago today, Steve Jobs introduced the original Bondi Blue iMac to the world and forever changed the course of Apple history. While Apple …
Cinco de Mayo 2018: Where to find all the best deals on May 5th
In addition to being the annual celebration of the Mexican army’s stunning victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, Cinco de Mayo …
Jilted investor hits the world’s third-biggest cryptocurrency with a wild lawsuit
Cryptocurrencies, the savior of the world’s financial system or a “noxious poison,” depending on who you talk to, are woefully good targets for fraud. The …
Watch NASA’s Mars InSight lander launch into space live on Saturday morning
Watching NASA launch new gadget into space is always a fun way to spend an hour, but if you hope to catch a live glimpse …
LG wants us to believe that its notch design has nothing to do with the iPhone X
LG earlier this week unveiled its own iPhone X clone, the LG G7 ThinQ, a phone so hot that not all carriers out there are …
