Twitter promoted a completely fake ESPN account and false stories about UFC fighters for over a month
Fake news is a huge problem on social media, and Facebook in particular has taken a ton of heat for unwittingly promoting stories that are …
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After Verizon acquires Yahoo, ‘Altaba’ will be left behind
Yahoo was hit with two major security breaches in recent years that affected well over 1 billion user accounts. The company only discovered and admitted …
Scientists think they might finally know where the Moon came from
Humanity has existed for a couple hundred thousand years, or so scientists believe, with civilization thought to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 5,000 to …
WikiLeaks proposes database of verified Twitter users’ info, sparks uproar
Wikileaks sparked an online firestorm on Friday when they tweeted that they were considering making an “online database” of Twitter’s verified users— those accounts that …
This Chinese woman isn’t real
There’s a very special Chinese “woman” who has become a bit of a celebrity over the past year or so, making public appearances and chatting …
Adverts in your self-driving car’s windshield are the future we all deserve
Self-driving cars are set to be the next major revolution in our collective way of life. The hour and and half that, on average, we …
Trump just said he’s firing the people in charge of securing America’s nukes
President-elect Trump’s cleansing of Obama appointees continues at pace today, as Gizmodo reports that the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will be clearing out his …
Video imagines a revolutionary new iOS 11 interface on the iPhone 8
Many reports claim that Apple’s iPhone 8 will be a revolutionary device that will pack a bunch of new features never seen before on an iPhone. …
Top Apple insider says brand new iPad with edgeless display will launch this year
Despite Apple’s best efforts to resuscitate its sluggish iPad lineup, sales of Apple’s iconic tablet reached a 5-year low last quarter. Specifically, iPad sales during …
Golden Globes 2017: Complete list of winners and losers
Awards season isn’t really a season these days, since there are dozens upon dozens of awards shows spread throughout the year. But despite the fact …
There are strange radio waves hitting Earth from space, and scientists just found the source
A strange burst of radio waves that has puzzled researchers for years has finally been traced to its source, answering one question but generating many, many …
Donald Trump will continue to tweet randomly after he takes office
If you made the assumption that a PR team is handling Donald Trump’s Twitter assaults, you’d be wrong. The incoming press secretary Sean Spicer said that the …
Obama’s anger translator is back to say what everyone’s thinking about Trump
President Obama has handled the transition process with PEOTUS Trump superbly diplomatically. But under the veneer of respect for the peaceful transition of power, you …
Stop what you’re doing and read this newly declassified report on Russia’s election hacking
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence just declassified a report on Russia’s bevy of election-swinging tricks that it rolled out in the lead-up …
MIT just invented one of the strongest, lightest materials known to man
The bright minds at MIT are always cooking up new technologies, so to hear that they invented a new material that’s stronger than steel isn’t …
Best of CES 2017: The 15 most innovative products at CES this year
CES 2017 has been the biggest year so far for the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. More than 175,000 attendees converged on the …
Here’s all the Kmart stores that will have liquidation sales this weekend
Yesterday, Sears announced that it’s closing 109 of its Kmart stores and 41 of the eponymous Sears outlets. The news is a blow for the …
The iPhone 8 is going to be bigger than you can even imagine
After facing plenty of criticism for failing to release big-screen iPhones, Apple in 2014 finally released two new models that featured displays that were bigger …
Tim Cook gets a pay cut after Apple misses revenue and profit goals in 2016
Following a year in which Apple’s net sales and operating income dropped rather significantly from 2015, CEO Tim Cook and other executives of the company …
Apple is invading Samsung’s backyard
Apple has hundreds of retail stores situated in dozens of countries around the world, but its next big opening will be particularly significant. As the …
Scientists finally understand Pluto’s ice towers
Cold, dark, distant Pluto is home to giant ice ridges, and now scientists are closer to understanding how they formed— and they think it was …
Bitcoin dropped $200 in an hour this morning
Owning Bitcoin is always a rollercoaster ride of emotion and monetary loss, but this morning was particularly bad. Everyone’s favorite cryptocurrency started the day at …
Nvidia made a Google Home that’s better than Google Home
You don’t have to follow CES 2017 too closely to realize that one of the main battles being fought out there concerns virtual assistants. Amazon’s …
NVIDIA’s new Shield just became the best streaming box you can buy
NVIDIA just quietly revealed an all new version of its Shield streaming box that includes some really fantastic upgrades. The new Shield looks identical to its …
The HTC Vive goes wireless with an extremely simple add-on
If you love the high-end VR experiences that the HTC Vive provides but just can’t stand the ridiculous tangle of thick cables that inevitably wrap …
Trained dolphins recruited to locate, save elusive porpoise from extinction
U.S. Navy-trained dolphins are being tapped to save the world’s smallest porpoise, an extremely elusive creature that is in the verge of extinction in the …
The best news bloopers from December
Believe it or not, TV news is still a thing. No, seriously. Local television networks across the country regularly broadcast reports covering all sorts of events. …
Watch Sony’s CES 2017 press conference live right here
As CES 2017 press day comes to a close, Sony is preparing to take the stage in Las Vegas to show off a host of …
All the craziest announcements from Samsung’s big CES presentation
Samsung doesn’t bring any of its occasionally-combustible smartphones to CES, but the company is big enough that there’s still a whole bunch of new tech …
Watch live streaming video from Samsung’s big CES 2017 event
CES 2017 press day is in full swing on Wednesday, and we’re just getting started. LG stole the show on Wednesday morning with a press conference that …
