Massive Qualcomm takeover is on hold after US government intervention
Qualcomm has pushed back a shareholder meeting that would have determined the fate of a takeover attempt by Broadcom, following a request by the Committee on …
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Scientist says he’s found fossilized alien footprints on Mars, blames NASA for cover-up
NASA has been exploring the surface of Mars for years now, driving rovers for miles over the dusty landscape and making some pretty neat discoveries …
SpaceX poised to tally its 50th Falcon 9 launch on Tuesday
SpaceX has already had a very busy year. Its Falcon Heavy launch not only exceeded just about everyone’s expectations, but also reinvigorated interest in everything …
Apple’s iPhone X is the real winner of MWC 2018
The Galaxy S9 may have been designated as the best new smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2018 last week, and it may have been the …
Top Apple insider claims a cheaper MacBook Air is coming later this year
Over the past few years, there have been a few rumblings from the rumor mill pointing to Apple’s plan to discontinue the venerable MacBook Air. …
Forget sharks, your poop germs might be the most dangerous thing swimming in the ocean
Sharks are incredibly scary creatures to experience first-hand, and I totally understand why you’d be afraid to go swimming in the ocean in an area …
A home internet sales rep explains the dirty tricks companies use to deceive customers
While the United States and Canada are two very different countries with a raft of different problems, they do share one common enemy: internet service …
Cord-cutting just hit another record, and cable companies are in denial
The pay TV industry is in the midst of a huge change. Half a million pay TV customers cancelled their contracts in the last three …
NASA discovers steaming hot exoplanet is rich with water
Searching for Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars is no easy task, mainly due to the complex criteria needed for a an alien world to be …
MIT study shows driving for Uber or Lyft is worse than literally any real job
Uber and Lyft have significantly changed how people with money get around crowded cities. But they’ve also changed how people can earn a living giving …
New species of microscopic tardigrade discovered in a Japanese parking lot
It’s not often that a microscopic organism gains celebrity status, but that’s exactly what tardigrades have managed to accomplish. The tiny organisms, often called “water …
Amazon’s Alexa is down for everyone right now
Amazon’s Alexa AI assistant is down for countless users this morning. While the company has yet to issue any kind of official notice or response, …
Scientists discover penguin ‘super-colony’ so large you can see it from space
Keep tabs on various animal species can often be quite difficult for researchers. Sometimes the creatures are predictable, while other times they can pop up …
The International Space Station is getting a floating AI assistant, and it sure looks familiar
Whether or not virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa actually make our lives better is debatable to say the least. Is navigating the myriad of …
The Apple Watch Series 3 helped Apple dominate the wearables market last quarter
Apple’s introduction of the Apple Watch Series 3 this past September marked a huge turning point for the company’s venerable smartwatch. Thanks to the inclusion …
Researchers discover hidden lakes in Indonesia packed with jellyfish
When you think of jellyfish you probably imagine them drifting listlessly in the ocean current, but there’s actually several places on Earth where jellyfish thrive …
The iPhone X’s lackluster sales are bad news for Samsung
Given that Samsung and Apple have been locked in a fight to the death over the high-end smartphone market for the last decade, you’d think …
Ex-Googler’s explosive sexual harassment lawsuit says she found a coworker hiding under her desk
Google has been on a very public mission to fix the reputation of its workplace, ever since engineer James Damore circulated a memo explaining why …
Pint-sized asteroid will make close pass of Earth tomorrow, but a much larger one is right behind it
A tiny asteroid will slip by Earth on Friday, March 2nd, coming within around 70,000 miles of our planet as it cruises through the Solar …
Scientists discover possible link between dark matter and super-cooled star formation
Scientists have long attempted to paint a detailed picture of what the universe looked like in the immediate aftermath of the big bang, and new …
Watch this remarkable beetle survive being eaten alive
Evolution really is a wondrous thing. The ceaseless march of progress in the animal kingdom has led to countless species with incredible features that help …
Steve Wozniak says he was scammed out of $74,000 in Bitcoin
If you find yourself a victim of cryptocurrency theft, odds are that you’ll never see the money again. As it turns out, Apple co-founder Steve …
Apple kowtows to China by storing iCloud data locally
Apple has formally transferred iCloud storage and operations for its Chinese users to a China-based firm, a move that complies with local regulations but also …
Scientists have a new theory about where the Moon came from, and it’s unlike anything you’ve heard before
Humanity has been staring at the Moon for thousands of years. We’ve gazed at its surface through telescopes and even visited it ourselves. With a …
Spotify files for $1 billion IPO
After months of anticipation, Spotify is finally going public. Earlier this afternoon, the music-streaming giant completed the requisite paperwork with the SEC and will file …
Twitch streamer and all-around awful person Simone Scott brags about killing a dog when she was a vet tech
Simone Scott, a small-time streamer on video website Twitch, admitted to killing a dog while working as a veterinary technician simply because she didn’t like …
The Moon is going to get its own 4G wireless network, and a couple of Audi rovers
Science headlines are regularly filled with stories about new discoveries on Mars, observations of Jupiter and Saturn, and even stunning revelations about far-away exoplanets that …
A colossal storm front nicknamed ‘The Beast’ rolled across London, and the photos are incredible
A massive winter storm engulfed London on Tuesday and brought some intense snow and bitter cold. Winter storms aren’t exactly a rarity for Londoners, but …
Bill Gates thinks cryptocurrencies have ’caused deaths in a fairly direct way’
Bill Gates answered questions from the Reddit hive-mind in one of his periodic AMAs today, and as you’d expect from the internet today, the topic …
Forget Ikea, MIT’s robotic carpenters help you create your own furniture
Ikea furniture is cheap, relatively easy to assemble, and even easier to replace. But what if you could design and manufacture pieces of furniture customized …
