Numerous ‘Earth-sized’ exoplanets discovered orbiting a nearby star
At a press conference today, a Dutch-led international research team has announced the discovery of several Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting a star 40 light-years away. Three of …
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Watch live as NASA reveals a new exoplanet discovery at 1PM
NASA’s been finding all kind of cool things out in the depths of space recently, but today the agency is poised to announce something big. …
Samsung might reveal a key Galaxy S8 feature next week at MWC 2017
The Galaxy S8 was supposed to be Samsung’s big focus at MWC 2017 this year, reports said, just like its most recent Galaxy S flagships. …
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship just had to abort its supply run mission
SpaceX made headlines earlier this week when its Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched and then performed a perfect vertical landing. Today’s SpaceX news isn’t nearly …
UPS has a functioning drone delivery concept, and it makes more sense than Amazon’s
Companies like Amazon are going all-in on drone deliveries and have already shown off warehouses that send packages out to customers exclusively via drone. For …
Watch a Lego genius build a machine that makes paper airplanes
At some point between the age when you were accidentally sticking them up your nose and the first time you heard your hip crack, Legos went …
The very first Apple Watch Series 3 details may have just leaked
The Apple Watch Series 2 was a modest but welcome improvement over the original Apple wearable, but with stiff competition from Samsung and LG, it’s …
Uber hires former US Attorney General to investigate its massive sexism scandal
Uber has a huge sexism scandal on its hands after former Uber engineer Susan Fowler Riggetti exposed her experiences while working at the alternative taxi …
Plane-sized flying reptile was a feared killer in Transylvania
A giant flying reptile the size of a plane may have been the largest and most feared predator in ancient Transylvania. After examining the enormous …
A swirling liquid portal to Hell is Brooklyn’s latest hipster attraction
I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes I don’t “get” art, so perhaps the true meaning of Brooklyn, New York’s, latest artistic attraction is …
This incredible drone video of SpaceX’s rocket landing must be CGI
SpaceX successfully landed another Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday morning. It’s a manouvre that’s become relatively standard for SpaceX by this point, but this landing …
Amazon slashes free shipping threshold back down to $35
Almost exactly one year ago, Amazon raised its free shipping threshold on orders to $49 for customers who didn’t subscribe to Amazon Prime. The move …
Explosive blog post details ‘abhorrent’ sexism at Uber
In a blog post published Sunday, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler Riggetti details her experiences working for the company. Sadly, given she’s a female engineer …
Behind the scenes of the most thrilling nature video of all time
Even if you’ve never watched a full episode of the Planet Earth series, you’ve probably still seen one specific scene from an episode of Planet Earth II. Back …
This futuristic ATM means you’ll never have to go into a bank again
Fifty years ago, the ATM was one of the first robots to start down the long path of stealing jobs. Even the name — Automated …
Man’s plan to bomb Target stores to buy cheap stock totally backfires
Get rich schemes come in all shapes in sizes, but leave it to the always creative “Florida Man” to come up with perhaps the worst …
Watch scientists explore the ocean floor, live
Do you ever feel like scientists get to have all the fun? Researchers like the ones from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration get …
Best Buy is running a killer President’s Day sale on the iPhone 7/7 Plus, HDTVs and more
The holiday season might be over, but that doesn’t mean we have to wait until the end of the year for more great sales. On …
Google is mercifully killing YouTube’s unskippable 30-second ads
As Google continues to explore ways to monetize YouTube without frustrating users with overbearing ads, the search giant earlier today confirmed that YouTube videos, beginning …
Google under investigation for possibly hindering Samsung’s Tizen development
As the recent smartphone market share report made absolutely clear, Android is far and away the most popular operating system in the world. Google would …
Samsung boss Lee arrested in South Korean corruption scandal
Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee spent a night in jail waiting for a court to decide whether he should be arrested, as requested by a …
Watch 104 individual satellites achieve orbit and shatter a world record
Earlier this week we told you about India’s mission to deploy an absurd number of satellites from a single launch vehicle. Thankfully, the mission went …
This room can charge gadgets without wires
Wireless charging has slowly gaining traction in the smartphone industry for a while, but the nature in which most “wireless” charging system work — having to …
Is Elon Musk actually building a fallout shelter in the SpaceX parking lot?
In the past few months, Elon Musk has very publicly and rather abruptly embarked on a project to build tunnels to solve LA’s traffic problem. …
McDonald’s trolled Apple’s Jony Ive videos in the best possible way
Apple design guru Jony Ive might not share the stage with other execs during product introductions anymore, but he almost always stars in videos that …
You can make a fortune off of fake news sites, too
Donald Trump will probably never admit that fake news may have helped him win the presidency, but he’s already shown us that he plans to …
Review: Chuwi’s Lapbook 14.1 is ultra cheap, but doesn’t feel like it
Buying a budget notebook is a dangerous game. If you only have a few hundred bucks to spend you’re more than likely going to end up …
Fake news: Trump met Putin in Switzerland before the election
You may have seen news stories earlier this week saying that Trump and Putin were seen together in Switzerland before the election. That would not …
WWDC 2017 will be held from June 5-9 in San Jose
Apple on Thursday announced that its annual WWDC developer conference will be held from June 5th through June 9th in San Jose, California. San Jose …
This wall clock is a mesmerizing floating metal ball
If you’re in the market for a wall clock — and, really, who doesn’t need another clock or three — your choices are pretty much …
