Someone erected a giant wooden penis in the Alps and nobody will claim responsibility
If you’re trekking in the Austrian Alps there’s a number of things you’d probably expect to see, including snow, rocks, and precious little vegetation. Hikers …
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Twitter is giving everyone 280 characters
After a global test, Twitter has done the previously unthinkable and given virtually all users access to 280-character tweets. Long-form tweeting is now the standard …
Stephen Hawking warns that AI could completely destroy mankind
AI is everywhere. It’s in search engines and chat bots, and even built right into your next smartphone, and it promises to help make your …
Saturn’s frosty ocean moon Enceladus might actually support life
Mankind has sent fancy robots and probes to a whole bunch of our nearest planetary neighbors and found nothing to suggest life exists (or ever …
Russian man says he lived on Mars in a past life, and that Martians are still there
There are lots of crazy people walking around on our planet, and even if they honestly believe some of the things they say — that …
Kmart Black Friday 2017 ad leak: TV deals and more in store for Black Friday
The Black Friday bonanza continues with a new ad leak. This time around it’s Kmart, whose Black Friday 2017 flyer was just posted online. Kmart …
Sprint and Altice are teaming up to launch a new wireless carrier
Altice USA, the nation’s fourth-largest cable company, is teaming up with Sprint, the nation’s fourth-largest wireless network, in order to create a new wireless carrier. …
Science may have just answered the question of how life began
Research into the conditions under which life originally formed has given scientists a lot of tantalizing clues in recent years, but a new discovery made …
The T Rex’s tiny baby arms might have been way more devastating than you can possibly imagine
When you see the skeleton of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex there are a number of things that pop out at you. The massive jaws lined …
Office Depot counts down to Cyber Monday with deals on computers, desks and more
Virtually every major retailer in America is finding new and clever ways to turn the entire month of November into one nonstop Black Friday sales …
Home internet down across the US as problems hit Comcast and others
Internet service providers across the US appear to be struggling with connectivity on Monday afternoon. DownDetector, a crowdsourced website that collects reports of service outages, …
Astronomers spot oldest galaxy ever detected by looking back in time 11 billion years
You already know that humans are newbies when it comes to the age of the universe — in fact, “new” doesn’t adequately describe the incredibly …
Samsung is so scared of the iPhone X
I have to say I didn’t see this coming. I thought Samsung had grown up and moved past the kind of TV anti-iPhone commercials it …
Target’s Black Friday 2017 ad is official: iPhone 8 sale, Nintendo Switch bundle, and more
Black Friday isn’t for another three weeks, give or take a few days, but the sale ads are already being released. Target’s ad is the …
Researchers develop method to completely fool AI image recognition, turn turtles into rifles
Advancements in AI are happening at a breakneck pace, and they have been for some time now, but computers aren’t infallible. Some very interesting new …
There’s so much going on in this breathtaking new Hubble photo you could stare at it for years
NASA has lots and lots of hardware floating around in space, orbiting planets, and cruising around Mars, and when it wants to show off its …
Farmers are shooting lasers at birds to save their crops
Okay, okay, I know the future has, so far, been kind of lame in a lot of ways. Back in the 1950s, everyone assumed that …
How and when to view tonight’s gorgeous ‘Beaver Moon’
This year has been packed with plenty of sights for skywatchers to enjoy, including the epic total solar eclipse from back in August, but there’s …
National Sandwich Day 2017: Where to find free and cheap sandwiches today
Stressed out over what you’re going to have for lunch today? Forget to pack something? Fret no more, because today just so happens to be …
I spent five minutes with the iPhone X – here’s my review
Apple did things a little differently this year when it comes to early iPhone access. The usual suspects who get to experience and review the …
Space makes astronauts’ brains move, and scientists can’t tell if that’s bad or not
If you were about to embark on a journey into outer space there’s probably plenty of things that would be running through your mind. Whether …
Apple CEO Tim Cook says tax reform should’ve been done a long time ago
Tax reform is the one lifejacket of normality that the Trump administration is still clinging to during its present storm. Stock market values have been …
Hoard of venomous sea creatures covers Australian shore and it’s a terrifying sight
Running into a single Portuguese Man O’ War can be an extremely frightening experience. With a bubbly top that keeps them afloat and jellyfish-like tentacles …
Apple posts monster earnings report ahead of iPhone X launch
With earnings season in full swing, Apple today released its earnings results for the recent September quarter, and all in all, Tim Cook and co. …
Think your printer sucks? The one aboard the ISS is even worse, but it’s finally getting an upgrade
If you have any kind of a computer setup at home there’s a really good chance you also have a printer. And, if you have …
Dinosaur-killing asteroid could hold the cure for cancer
Being diagnosed with cancer doesn’t necessarily carry the same weight as it did a few decades ago, and treatments today have increased the survival rates …
Archaeologists shocked at discovery of massive hidden room inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid
As the subject of intense research for centuries, you might think Egypt’s massive pyramids have already spill all of their secrets, but it appears that’s …
Report: AT&T and Time Warner merger might be blocked by Justice Department
is reporting that the Department of Justice (DoJ) is considering an antitrust lawsuit against AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner. DoJ officials have met with AT&T …
The 5 best early Black Friday sales you can shop online right now
Black Friday 2017 technically isn’t until November 24th, which is still three weeks away. Of course everyone knows that the moment the calendar page flips …
Scientists now claim aliens might be a lot like humans
You don’t have to have be a huge sci-fi buff to know that depictions of aliens in movies, video games, and books are almost always …
