‘Gaping security holes’ in millions of AT&T modems, researchers claim
A security research firm claims to have found “gaping security flaws” in most AT&T U-verse cable modems — you know, the type used by most …
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Scientists find evidence of new type of black hole hiding in our own galaxy
Scientists have known for a while that big and small black holes exist. The largest, supermassive black holes, lurk at the center of galaxies, while …
Siri summons Coast Guard to save sick girl from Harvey flooding
Most of us will (hopefully) never be in a situation where we have to rely on virtual assistant to save the lives of our entire …
Samsung claims Bixby speaker will have ‘better AI’ than Google Assistant or Alexa
Life imitates art and Samsung imitates Apple. So when Apple announced earlier this year that it’s getting into the smart speaker game with the HomePod, …
Massive ‘dragon boogers’ wash ashore in Canada
It’s not every day that a strange blob of seemingly otherworldly goo washes up on a Canadian lake, but when it does you can be …
There’s another star headed for our Solar System, but it won’t arrive for a while
Today, a colossal asteroid is cruising past our planet at a pretty safe distance, but if humanity is still around in some 1.3 million years, …
What is T-Mobile going to reveal next week?
T-Mobile is having a good few months. The company is aggressively expanding its network coverage, winning customer loyalty, and to top it off, its biggest …
Author claims a mythical planet is about to destroy Earth, and it’s written on the pyramids
A conspiracy theorist and author says we’re all about to die thanks to the arrival of a hidden planet NASA hasn’t warned us about, and …
A colossal asteroid will cruise by Earth today, and you’ll actually be able to see it
The asteroid known as Florence is going to make a relatively close shave of Earth today, speeding past our planet closer than it has since …
AMD’s taking on Intel with a $549 8-core Threadripper
AMD has released the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X, a “budget” way for gamers to get an absurdly powerful 8-core processor without spending over $1,000 on a …
Alien hunters get great news about nearby exoplanets
If you’ve been remaining hopeful that humanity will find evidence of extraterrestrial life within your lifetime, scientists at the Geneva Observatory have some extremely good …
AT&T brings 5G wireless trials to three more cities
Most of the noise we’re hearing about 5G is about how you’re going to be able to drive a racecar through VR or have 8K …
Astronomers are hearing something weird in space, and can’t figure out where it’s coming from
Unexplained radio bursts have once again been detected by astronomers searching for evidence of alien life, and science is still no closer to coming up …
Best Buy is expanding same-day delivery to take on Amazon
The most annoying thing about shopping online is that you have to wait a while to get your order delivered. The major online retailers out …
Apple just told the FCC what we’ve all been thinking about net neutrality
Net neutrality, or more specifically the Trump FCC’s attempts to butcher it, are a hot topic lately. FCC chairman Ajit Pai has laid out a …
Apple joins Bain in $18 billion bid for Toshiba’s chip business
Apple Music was possible thanks to Apple’s deep pockets. The company spent $3.2 billion a few years ago on acquiring Dr. Dre’s Beats, in what …
Manmade sonar is literally driving whales insane
Well, humanity, we’ve done it again. We already pushed our planet to a point where storms are getting stronger and more frequent, trees are migrating, …
Scientists finally solve centuries-long mystery of star that disappeared 14 days after its discovery
Mapping the cosmos as we see it from Earth is a never-ending job, but one of the nice things about stars is that they tend …
Best Buy wants to send salespeople to your house
As big box stores continue to struggle to lure customers through their doors, Best Buy is taking an interesting approach to ensuring its brick-and-mortar locations …
Report: Uber execs under investigation for bribing foreign government officials
With a new CEO Not Named Travis finally on board, Uber is totally set to start rebuilding its reputation after a summer of scandal. All …
Samsung just unveiled three new wearables, including new AirPods rivals
It has now been more than eight months since Apple unveiled its AirPods. In typical Apple fashion, the company wasn’t the first to release cord-free …
Amazon Alexa and Microsoft Cortana team up to take on Google
The voice assistant business is about to get even more interesting, as Amazon and Microsoft announced a partnership that will see Alexa and Cortana playing …
Dara Khosrowshahi agreed to make Uber great again
Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, and guy whose last name is so complex he’ll always be just Dara for me, is the new CEO of Uber. …
Spare a thought for Voyager 1 and 2, which have been hurtling through space for 40 years
In late August and early September of 1977, NASA sent two messengers into space. Their extended mission, to travel as far away from Earth as …
NASA’s Cassini dove past Saturn’s rings and sent back this gorgeous video
NASA’s Cassini orbiter continues to send back some stunning shots of Saturn even as its days are rapidly coming to an end. The spacecraft’s latest …
Google’s answer to Apple’s ARKit is late and underwhelming
When Google unveiled its virtual reality (VR) program back in 2016, it came with a huge caveat: it needed specialized hardware. Fast forward to today, …
NASA’s next Mars spacecraft is going to look inside the planet, and nobody knows what it might find
NASA’s Mars rovers regularly send back awesome images of the red planet, not to mention an incredible wealth of scientific data, but that’s not stopping …
YouTube has a new design, a new logo and an updated app
YouTube has undergone a series of significant changes over the past few years, but on Tuesday, all of the pieces finally began to come together. …
Amazon’s Echo is out of stock, signalling an impending update
Amazon first released the Echo speaker back in 2015, approximately 115,452,101 Lightning Deals ago. The hardware has remained the same ever since then, largely because …
This is Apple’s long game to ‘trap’ you inside the iPhone
No matter how much greener the grass might get on the other side, I’m certain I’ll never leave the iPhone/Mac ecosystem. I have everything I …
