Astronomers spot a planet so hostile they had a hard time believing it
When news of a newly-studied exoplanet with an atmosphere begins to make headlines it’s typically because the far-off world is potentially Earth-like, teasing the possibility …
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Oh look, Apple is ‘getting sloppy’ now
Well, Apple fans, I have some good news and some bad news for you this morning. The good news is that it looks like Apple’s …
Google taken to court in the UK for skirting iPhone security to collect user data
Google was caught with its hands in the cookie jar again, but before you freak out, you should know this privacy-related scandal isn’t new. Google …
Scientists find bizarre new fish species that lives deeper than any other
Many parts of Earth’s oceans are still largely unexplored, and the deeper you go the more mysteries are waiting to be unlocked. The deepest stretch …
Facebook’s new security measure asks users to upload a photo of their face
We all want Facebook to keep our personal information safe, but when do security measures go over the line? The next time Facebook detects suspicious …
Samsung chairman under investigation for $4.2 billion tax dodge
Authorities in Korea aren’t done investigating the family behind the Samsung empire. This time around it’s Samsung’s Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who allegedly used accounts opened …
This AI can tell whether you’re liberal or conservative based on your car
Aside from political bumper stickers — or maybe a big, colorful peace sign on the bumper of a Volkswagen bus — you might not think …
Please don’t buy bitcoin with your credit card
At the time of writing, the price of one Bitcoin is floating around $10,000, down a whopping $1,000 from earlier today. It’s up around 1,000 …
The Sonos Play:1 and Play:3 are still on sale for Cyber Week
Looking for the perfect gift for the audiophile in your life? Actually, scratch that. A Sonos Play:1 Compact Wireless Speaker or Sonos PLAY:3 Mid-Sized Wireless …
This is probably the best trolling of flat-Earthers I’ve ever seen
We’re currently experiencing what is probably the best and most evolved period of recorded human civilization, and it’s all possible because of numerous remarkable breakthroughs …
Microsoft is building a massive new HQ that looks nothing like Apple’s
Microsoft has announced plans to radically overhaul its existing campus in Redmond, Washington, and replace it with a bigger and more modern HQ. With Apple’s …
Complex new artificial muscles could let a duck lift an entire car
Soft robots that look like complex Origami structures could one day be used in a variety of fields for all sorts of different tasks, including …
Meet the company building robots to augment – not replace – humans
If you believe the hype, many of us — maybe even most of us — are in danger of eventually finding ourselves made redundant by …
DNA tests on ‘Yeti’ bones reveal secrets about elusive species, but it’s not Bigfoot
Despite decades of research and hopeful myth hunters attempting to prove that the Bigfoot (Sasquatch, Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, depending on the region) is the …
iPads and AirPods were top sellers on Black Friday, even without deep discounts
To say that Apple enjoyed a profitable few days during the recent holiday shopping weekend would be a gross understatement. As a quick example, Apple …
Worms born in Martian soil suggest farming on Mars is possible
The prospect of a human colony on Mars has rapidly moved from science fiction to reality in recent years, with space agencies like NASA, ESA, …
Incredibly creepy ‘ghost ship’ with 8 dead crew members just showed up in Japan
Halloween is now weeks back in our rear view mirror, but something just happened in Japan that sounds like the plot of a horror movie. …
You can now buy the NASA audio record that we sent to aliens
In the late 1970s NASA sent a pair of probes on a one-way mission into the depths of space. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 sent …
Uber had a unit ‘dedicated to stealing trade secrets,’ ex-employee tells court
A letter from former Uber employee Richard Jacobs was read in court Tuesday, detailing the existence of a unit inside Uber that was dedicated to …
Oh look, an Android phone maker blatantly copied the iPhone X
Some of the most diehard Android fans out there will tell you that the iPhone X is meh, as it doesn’t bring any truly new …
Russians claim they’ve found the first extraterrestrial life, and it was right under our noses
Science fiction has taught us to expect our first contact with alien life to be a momentous event, with radio signals from another civilization filling …
5 best Cyber Week sales happening now: Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, more
It’s been a wild ride over the past 10 days, but we have news for you: it’s not over yet. The week-long Black Friday 2017 …
Here are the other great Cyber Monday deals you already forgot about
It’s Cyber Monday 2017, which means you should be busy buying Christmas gifts left and right, assuming your budget can take another hit after Black …
Doctors treating man for stomach ache discover hundreds of coins and nails in his stomach
It happens to the best of us: There you are, with a months-long stomach ache that you just can’t shake, so you head to the …
GameStop’s Cyber Monday 2017 sale has huge discounts on games and consoles
Now that we’re a few years deep into the latest gaming console generation, we expect to see significant deals on Black Friday, and that’s exactly …
Madman creates thermic lance ‘lightsaber,’ and you wouldn’t want to fight it
If there’s one science fiction weapon that geeks truly long for a real-world representation of more than any other, it has to be the iconic …
Russian criminals are using Airbnb to launder stolen money
Russian criminals and cyber thieves are increasingly utilizing Airbnb listings as a clever way to launder money, according to a fascinating new report from The …
T-Mobile’s iPhone 8 BOGO deal ends in a few hours
The best iPhone deal that any carrier has offered this holiday season has been T-Mobile’s buy-one-get-one-free deal on the iPhone 8 and iPhone 7. The …
Tobacco companies are finally being forced to run ‘confession’ ads after 11 years of appeals
Just about everyone on the face of the planet knows that tobacco companies spent decades making their products as addictive as possible while simultaneously skirting …
Flat Earth believer conveniently cancels homemade rocket launch
The man whose plan to launch himself in a homemade rocket to draw more attention to the round earth “conspiracy” went viral has now announced …
