Elon Musk teases new Falcon Heavy photos ahead of its first launch
All things considered, SpaceX has had a very, very good year. The company has tallied many successful launches and returned much of its reusable hardware …
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If you put Coke in your car’s gas tank, bad things will happen
You don’t exactly need a deep understanding of how internal combustion engines work to know that putting something other than a combustible fuel inside of …
What I hate most about Apple slowing down iPhones with bad batteries
A few days ago, an iPhone user discovered that his old iPhone felt slower because the battery was getting old. His empirical findings were later …
Charter expands gigabit broadband to NYC and six other cities
According to a report from DSL Reports, Charter is rolling out gigabit broadband to some of the biggest cities in its coverage area today, signifying the …
Amazon is reportedly working on a YouTube service of its own
Google and Amazon are fighting a silly battle right now. Or it seems ridiculous to us, the consumers, who are affected the most. Amazon has …
Scientists have a new theory about where the Mars ocean went, and it totally sucks
Water on Mars has been an incredibly hot topic this year. Researchers have, at times, butted heads with others, and for every piece of evidence …
No, Apple didn’t just confirm ‘planned obsolescence’
In a statement today, Apple confirmed a little-known feature of old iPhones. When your two-year-old phone’s battery starts to die — as all lithium-ion batteries …
AT&T will give bonuses to 200,000 workers to celebrate tax cut
AT&T has been one of the most vocal proponents of President Trump’s new tax bill, so it makes sense that it didn’t waste any time …
One Senator makes a good case for breaking up Comcast-NBC
The current trend in the telecoms/media industry is for the giant cable companies, which distribute content, to merge with the actual owners of said content, …
There’s a fish orgy happening in Mexico that’s so loud it’s making other animals go deaf
Anyone who has ever lived in an apartment complex with paper-thin walls knows that being forced to listen to your neighbors rock each other’s world …
Astronomers think they might finally know where Saturn’s rings came from
Of all the planets in our Solar System, Saturn is probably the most instantly-recognizable. Its massive, sweeping rings are unmistakable and striking, but where exactly …
Magic Leap finally shows off its massively hyped mixed reality headset
Magic Leap has been working on a mixed reality headset — that is, a blend of AR and VR that theoretically provides the best of …
Facebook’s face recognition tech will alert you when someone impersonates you
Facebook on Tuesday unveiled a brand new feature that may improve your entire Facebook experience. Or make it even creepier. It all depends on how …
Google Chrome’s built-in ad blocker goes to work on February 15th
Earlier this year, Google revealed that its popular Chrome browser will block ads automatically in the future. That seemed to be a counterintuitive move from …
The Galaxy S9 will face even stiffer competition next year
Although there’s a good selection of Android flagships to choose from in most stores, Samsung still dominates the premium handset market. At this point, it …
Scientists are no longer barred from developing deadly viruses, and this will definitely end well
If 2017 didn’t already seem like the prologue to every cautionary dystopian tale ever written, the US government has decided to lift a ban on …
NASA is planning an interstellar mission for 2069, may head to nearby Alpha Centauri
Mankind hasn’t yet explored some of the most interesting objects in our own solar system — heck, we still don’t even know all that much …
This self-healing phone screen could mean no more shattered iPhones
I recently told you that I “ruined” my brand new iPhone X, just like many other buyers, to avoid ruining it for real. The all-screen …
How to turn off Facebook’s creepy new facial recognition feature
Facebook is tearing down another wall this week as the company has revealed a new feature that will automatically let users know when they appear …
Doogee Mix 2 review: A huge screen, four cameras, and a couple of compromises
It’s been a very interesting year for smartphones. Samsung’s Galaxy line is hitting new highs while Apple’s iPhone X broke new ground with its edge-to-edge-to-edge …
There may be a volcano forming under New England, scientists warn
If you’re looking for a volcano there’s a number of places you’d probably check first, like Hawaii or even Yellowstone National Park, but new data …
Breakthrough discovery reveals life on Earth existed over 3.5 billion years ago
One of humanity’s most burning questions has always been whether or not we’re alone in the universe and whether life exists somewhere other than Earth. …
These are the worst passwords of 2017 – is yours on the list?
We’re drowning in passwords. From email accounts and Facebook to services like mobile banking and video streaming, the average Internet user today has to keep …
Deja-vu: Facebook ordered to stop sharing data with WhatsApp
Facebook said when it acquired WhatsApp back in early 2014 that it won’t be able to link WhatsApp users to their Facebook accounts. But it …
Ted Cruz proves once again that he shouldn’t be on Twitter
It’s Star Wars season but that doesn’t mean The Last Jedi is the only thing we care about right now. Last week, the FCC repealed …
Google will use lasers instead of fiber to deploy high-speed internet
There are two main components to getting an entire nation online: the last mile, and the backbone. The often-talked-about “last mile” is the final piece …
Cable prices are soaring as millions of customers jump ship
Traditional pay TV — cable and satellite — is in a bad place. Every three months we get a new record for the number of …
That weird ‘alien probe’ asteroid might not be an asteroid after all
When astronomers first spotted the odd, cigar-shaped object later determined to be the asteroid Oumuamua a couple of months back, initial observations suggested it was …
Surprise: Netflix is the best streaming service you can buy today
Netflix and online streaming are as synonymous as Blockbuster and straight-to-DVD movies. But in the last two years, dozens of pretenders to the throne have …
A three-mile-wide asteroid just slipped by Earth, but its next pass will really be one for the books
It’s Monday, and since you didn’t die in a fiery apocalyptic hellscape over the weekend that means that the massive space rock named 3200 Phaethon …
