Bulldozer crushes cop car, leads police on ridiculous chase
Police chases can be extremely dangerous, often threatening the lives of both officers and everyday citizens who happen to be caught in the wrong place …
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Apple TV 4K review roundup: What people are saying about the next-gen Apple TV
Apple may still view the Apple TV as nothing more than a hobby, but the company is certainly doing all it can to transform its …
Scientists spot odd pair of asteroids locked in a watery dance
While NASA is hard at work getting a fancy probe to steal rocks from a nearby asteroid, researchers with their eyes on the rocky belt …
Mercedes-Benz is making a $1 billion bet against Tesla
Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, is spending $1 billion to start the production of electric vehicles at a factory in Alabama. Blockbuster investment …
Google is buying the heart of HTC’s smartphone division for $1.1 billion
Google and HTC have announced a $1.1 billion cooperation agreement between the two companies, which will send a large part of HTC’s smartphone engineering team …
The Android-killing iPhone is finally here, and it’s not the iPhone X
Apple last week unveiled a flurry of products, including the redesigned iPhone X that stole the entire show for all the good and bad reasons. …
How lazy is your city? New study ranks 189 communities based on activity levels
Did you take a spirited run this morning? How about a brief yoga session or a brisk walk? If you spent the day laying on …
Equifax has been sending hack victims to a fake phishing site
If you’re feeling lost and confused following news of Equifax’s recent data breach, don’t worry: not even Equifax’s own customer service knows what’s going on. …
Why the Apple Watch’s LTE problems aren’t really problems
The early reviews of the new, LTE-flavored Apple Watch are in, and they’ve found a problem. The LTE connection experiences a particular problem when out …
NASA wants you to help astronauts breathe, and it’ll pay $100,000
It’s not often that the incredibly bright minds at NASA are forced to look for solutions from the general public, but the agency just launched …
Young Americans will be the death of cable TV
The best data we have suggests that cord-cutting — ditching cable TV for streaming services — is happening faster than anyone foresaw. But in case …
HTC schedules major announcement as Google takeover rumors intensify
HTC has issued a trading halt on its stock, effective tomorrow, as it’s set to make a major announcement to shareholders. The announcement ties in …
Apple Watch Series 3 LTE doesn’t work, and Apple just admitted it
Reviews of Apple’s new LTE-enabled Apple Watch finally hit the web this morning, three days before the official product launch, and there seems to be …
Crazy video shows what it’s like to be attacked by helicopters
At least two people have been injured as a result of a friendly-fire incident during a Russian military exercise. That’s bad; what’s more shocking is …
The iPhone 8 makes the Galaxy Note 8’s price seem even more absurd
Before Apple unveiled the iPhone 8 and iPhone X last week, Samsung’s $930 price for the Galaxy Note 8 seemed perfectly acceptable. It’s still more …
Google has a cheaper, cuter version of the Home coming
About a year ago, Google unveiled its first AI-powered smart speaker, a device it appropriately named Google Home. Featuring a sleek form factor, Google Home …
NASA is about to send a spacecraft to steal rocks from an asteroid
When it comes to studying samples of otherworldly material, scientists on Earth are in a bit of a bind. We’ve brought rocks back from the …
Media giant Viacom dodges bullet over massive security breach
Viacom, the media conglomerate that owns Paramount, Comedy Central, MTV, and hundreds of other properties, has had a giant security flaw exposed by a security …
A massive earthquake just hit Mexico City – these terrifying videos show the chaos that followed
Central Mexico was rocked on Tuesday afternoon by a catastrophic magnitude 7.1 earthquake. Citing the US Geological Society (USGS), CNN reports that the epicenter of …
Nerf guns are dangerous again, according to doctors who hate fun
Unlike many toy fads that come and go, Nerf guns have withstood the test of time. Whether it’s the bright colors and comically oversized darts, …
T-Mobile and Sprint are reportedly talking about a merger… again
As the third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers in the United States, T-Mobile and Sprint have been casually chatting about a merger for a long, long …
What will the internet look like without net neutrality? Just ask this sponsored data app
At first glance, Freeway looks like a good app. Through partnerships with content providers and mobile networks, Freeway can let users on limited wireless rate …
A meteorite impact in Canada created the hottest temperature ever measured on Earth’s surface
If you’re searching for hot temperatures, Canada probably isn’t the first place you’d think to look. Some 38 million years ago, however, what is today …
The iPhone X’s astronomical price might be to blame for supply shortages
Apple announced the iPhone X in a blockbuster presentation last week. But we’re still left with some uncharacteristically big questions for Apple about its new …
Hurricane season isn’t over, as Maria is about to follow’s Irma’s path
Many people are still dealing with the massive wave of destruction from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and the bad news is that it might not …
T-Mobile fixed its bad Apple Watch data plan
Welp, that didn’t take long. T-Mobile has fixed the data plan it’s offering for the Apple Watch Series 3 to include LTE data, rather than …
A $2.8 billion fine isn’t Google’s only legal problem in Europe
Google has been dealt a nasty verdict in one of its European antitrust cases. After many years of investigations and attempted settlements, the EU a …
The Moon is about to do something it only does once every 28 years
The total solar eclipse that occurred this summer drew incredible excitement from even casual sky gazers, but our moon is about to perform a feat …
Throttling streaming video is a cost-cutting move for Verizon
Verizon recently pulled an unpopular U-turn over streaming video, introducing new restrictions to its unlimited plans that limit streaming video to 480p standard definition. Analysts …
‘Martian’ scientists emerge from eight months in isolation on Hawaiian volcano
Hawaii is one of the most popular vacation destinations on the planet so it’s obviously a pretty great place to spend some time, being cooped …
