The 10 most important announcements from Apple’s first big event of 2018
Apple’s first big press conference of 2018 is now behind us and, well, it was pretty much exactly what we all thought it was going …
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New dog food recalls spark fear of Salmonella and E. coli – here are all the recalled products
A widespread recall of several popular dog food brands caused a major headache for pet owners last month, and the trend appears to be continuing …
Zuckerberg decides not to answer UK lawmakers’ questions over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Like every other scandal that has popped up over the years surrounding Facebook and its propensity to play fast and loose with users’ private data, …
In the wake of Facebook’s huge scandal, Apple calls for stronger privacy regulation
Apple is still very committed to both user privacy and strong encryption, especially in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica revelations. In an interview, Apple …
Watch this recalled laptop set an entire room on fire
Most of the electronic gadgets we use are powered by lithium-ion batteries, and very occasionally, those lithium-ion batteries can malfunction. When they do, they have …
All eyes on the sky as China’s out-of-control space station flirts with disaster
We’ve been anticipating the eventual fall of China’s Tiangong-1 space station for months already, but now we’re entering crunch time. The out-of-control spacecraft is expected …
Facebook still hasn’t explained why it needs your SMS and call history
Facebook’s latest scandal is one that’s been lingering in the shadows for years: if you used Facebook for Android, chances are you allowed the app …
The International Space Station gets three new residents as Expedition 55 kicks off
Expedition 55 of the International Space Station is finally underway after a trio of crew members reached the spacecraft and were welcomed by their fellow …
NASA is watching Arctic sea ice closely, and it has a dire warning for us all
NASA spends a lot of its time gazing into the depths of the cosmos, but one of the great things about having high-powered cameras orbiting …
US government confirms it’s investigating Facebook, sending shares plummeting
The US Federal Trade Commission confirmed Monday morning that it has opened a preliminary investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices. The news came in a press …
Flat-Earther finally launches himself in homemade rocket, discovers nothing useful
It’s been months in the making, but it finally happened: “Mad” Mike Hughes finally launched himself in his homemade, steam-powered rocket, and managed to not …
Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for Cambridge Analytica incident in full-page newspaper ads
It’s probably fair to say that Facebook is in full-on damage control mode right about now. Still reeling from the revelation that Cambridge Analytica stealthily …
Charter has hired a Sprint exec to run its new wireless service
Charter is getting into the mobile phone business in 2018, with service plans expected to launch in the second half of this year. Although we …
Apple’s upcoming iPad might support the Apple Pencil despite being cheap
At a special event scheduled to take place in Chicago next week, Apple will reportedly introduce a more wallet-friendly 9.7-inch iPad in an effort to …
That massive garbage patch in the ocean is bigger and grosser than ever
The Great Pacific garbage patch is now bigger than it’s ever been, covering an area that spans 1.6 million square kilometers. That’s up to 16 …
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been on the Red Planet for 2,000 days
With the increasingly steady stream of Mars-related news over the past couple of years it can be easy to forget that NASA has had high-tech …
Elon Musk has deleted Tesla and SpaceX’s Facebook pages
As of Friday afternoon, the Facebook pages for Tesla and SpaceX are no longer online, a move that appears to have been taken after Elon …
Dinosaur horns were for horny dinosaurs
Science fiction and documentaries have painted a rather consistent picture of the mighty Triceratops over the years. With its massive, shielded head and long, imposing …
After eluding science for decades, anglerfish have finally been observed mating… and it’s incredibly weird
Anglerfish are one of the more well-known curiosities of the deep. They look incredibly odd compared to the fish we’re used to seeing closer to …
The Equifax hack netted the credit bureaus $1.4 billion in fees from customers
Last year’s Equifax hack was a data breach of truly epic proportions. Around 147 million people had sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, stolen from …
Instagram wants users to start seeing more new posts first again
Instagram announced on Thursday that it is once again adjusting the algorithm that controls the feed to ensure that users will be more likely to …
Google Chrome will block autoplay videos with sound in next update
Google’s crusade to make the internet slightly less annoying continues in the next update for the Chrome browser as autoplay videos with sound will be …
Scientists determine ‘alien mummy’ is actually bizarrely mutated unborn child
If aliens have ever visited Earth there sure isn’t a whole lot of obvious evidence that they were here. Does the US government have a …
Astronomer discovers incredible never-before-seen object… which turns out to just be Mars
It’s not easy being an astronomer. Making observations of distant objects is challenging in many ways, not least of which is making sure that the …
Early humans saw a rogue star pass close by our Solar System
These days we only really see stars in two contexts: our Sun, which is extremely close and holds us in its gravitational grip, and distant …
It seems like Facebook is secretly stealing Android users’ call and SMS history, but that’s not the case
The recent Facebook data-sharing scandal has prompted some not-so-deep introspection among users about how much data they’re actually willing to give the social network. #DeleteFacebook …
MIT built a robot fish that can explore coral reefs in the name of science
Coral reefs are in big trouble. A combination of climate change and humanity’s inability to clean up after itself has devastated a huge amount of …
Mark Zuckerberg should totally consider firing Facebook’s CEO
Facebook’s problems have not disappeared just because Mark Zuckerberg finally addressed the Cambridge Analytica revelations. And things will probably get worse for the company, as …
Apple Watch can detect abnormal heart rhythms with a 97% accuracy rate
One of the more interesting aspects of the Apple Watch is that the marketing narrative around it has completely changed. When it first launched, the …
Google’s Lytro acquisitions promises great things for future Pixel phones
Google has reportedly purchased Lytro for around $40 million, a new report says, and that may be quite a deal for a camera company that …
