Asteroid that barely missed Earth this week could wreak havoc in the not-so-distant future
The asteroid that came “damn close” to slamming into the Earth this week could cause utter devastation several decades down the road, and scientists can’t …
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Cord-cutting is hitting AT&T harder than ever
On paper, AT&T should be one of the cable companies best-placed to resist cord-cutting. It has its own streaming service, and pushes “triple-play” bundles of …
Study shows robots are better at slicing humans open than humans are
Human surgeons are some of the most skilled, precise individuals on the planet, but no amount of training and experience can make them better at …
Genetically-modified apples that don’t go brown are headed to supermarkets next month
There are few things as satisfying as biting into a nice, crisp apple, but the beloved fruit has always had one big problem: it tends …
Samsung’s ‘Star Wars’ vacuums are proof that brands will never stop
Star Wars is one of — if not the — most popular multimedia franchises ever to exist. As such, everyone wants a piece of the …
Scientists develop shape-shifting ‘skin’ that would give robots the ultimate camouflage
Humans might think that we have a pretty good handle on camouflage, but in the grand scheme of things we’re really just amateurs. A sniper …
Forget running fiber to your house – cable internet can now do 10Gbps
Fiber internet is one of those things that politicians keep promising, and everyone keeps lusting over. Unfortunately. running a dedicated fiber line to everyone’s house …
Samsung’s biggest obstacle to beating Apple: The teens
For the last decade, Apple has dominated Samsung in the high-end smartphone business. There’s been fierce competition: some years, Samsung’s devices are prettier or cheaper, …
Dude builds world’s first semi-automatic portable railgun, uses it to kill a laptop
A couple of years ago, a Imgur user by the name of NSA_Listbot showed off one of the most impressive DIY creations ever attempted: an …
Equifax compromised yet again as its website directs visitors to install malware
Having already leaked the personal information of half the people in the entire United States, you might think things have gotten pretty much as bad …
There’s a giant egg floating in our solar system with a ring around it
Some of the most exciting new discoveries in space come from far, far away, thanks to telescopes capable of detecting exoplanets that are so distant …
Qualcomm takes a $773 million hit in its fight against Apple
The Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission has fined Qualcomm NT$23.4 billion ($773 million) for antitrust violations. This is one other major defeat for the chipmaker that’s …
Yellowstone’s supervolcano could erupt much faster than anyone thought
There’s a dangerous giant sitting dormant in the United States, and when it finally wakes up it has the potential to cause utter devastation. I’m …
With sales about to explode, the Apple Watch is ready for its iPod moment
For as iconic and successful as the iPod went on to become, early sales of Apple’s popular MP3 player were far from mind-blowing. Originally released …
Oculus just announced a $199 standalone VR headset that could change the industry
It’s no secret that the virtual reality revolution is moving a bit more slowly than industry insiders and analysts first predicted. Early adopters are enjoying …
A massive hole just opened up in Antarctica’s ice and scientists can’t explain it
Thanks to its usefulness as an indicator of how badly humans are messing up the Earth with global warming, scientists like to keep a pretty …
Want to send your name to Mars? Now’s your chance!
NASA is sending a spacecraft to Mars next year that is going to look inside the Red Planet and attempt to learn things about our …
Terrifying footage shows what it’s like inside a bus during a rollover crash
Bus rides are typically pretty boring. Cruising along in a big, slow metal tube offers the perfect opportunity to catch a name or do a …
Satellite images show just how bad California’s wildfires really are
Horrifying images are emerging from the Napa Valley in California right now, as a two-day-old wildfire is rampaging through the region. 15 people are already …
GameStop, ThinkGeek have more SNES Classic Editions in stock starting today
If you missed out on grabbing a SNES Classic Edition on launch day, you’re going to have a few more chances to do so this …
Could Donald Trump’s Twitter save us from a Sprint-T-Mobile merger?
You’ve probably heard by now that Sprint and T-Mobile are planning to merge. A multitude of reports published in the last months have suggested that …
Watch a parrot troll Amazon’s Alexa and wonder how long you could put up with it
As humans, we sure do love our pets. Whether it’s a fluffy little gerbil or a dog so big it can snag a plate off …
NASA’s Juno orbiter captures stunning photo of Jupiter, Io, and Europa
It’s been some time now since NASA’s Cassini orbiter crashed on Saturn and left us all wanting more of its fantastic photos and observations, but …
Google balloons set to bring internet to Puerto Rico
Despite the best efforts of cell companies, the vast majority of Puerto Rico is offline. Internet coverage might seem like a luxury when people are …
Lawmakers already calling for nightmare T-Mobile Sprint merger to be investigated
Rumors about an impending merger of T-Mobile and Sprint have reached such a fever pitch that the government wants to get involved. A group of …
Ocean winds could power the entire planet, but harnessing them could also kill us
Okay, I’ve got some good news and some bad news, which one do you want first? Let’s start with the good news: New research into …
Massive Martian waterbody that dwarfed the Great Lakes once dominated Mars
Scientists have known for some time that Mars once had lots and lots of water — in fact, some of it is still there — …
NASA might actually modify the DNA of astronauts going to Mars
Astronauts are some of the bravest men and women on the face of the planet, but the first crew to venture past the Moon and …
This creepy ‘tree lobster’ was just discovered alive nearly a century after its supposed extinction
It’s not often that a species thought to be extinct is found alive, and it’s even rarer that such a thing happens nearly a century …
Watch this crazy crosswind landing and try not to scream
Videos pop up time to time of passenger jets landing in crosswinds. It’s not pretty and looks fiercely uncomfortable, but ultimately, it never looks like …
