The FCC thinks the best feature of AT&T’s new streaming TV plan is illegal
Ever since AT&T announced that it was launching a $35 TV plan with unlimited mobile streaming for AT&T customers, the FCC has been all over …
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Facebook bans — then unbans — the B.S. Detector plugin that flags fake news stories
A few weeks ago we wrote about the B.S. Detector plugin. It’s a handy little tool that automatically produces a hard-to-miss pop-up tooltip whenever you’re …
Jon Stewart slams Trump, the media and the bizarre 2016 Presidential election
Jon Stewart earlier this week appeared at a “Times Talk” event to help promote a new book which outlines the history of The Daily Show during …
NES Classic and Hatchimals might actually be in stock at one store this weekend
You may have missed out on buying an NES Classic Edition last week, but all hope is not lost. Rather than paying a premium price …
Forget Black Friday, Best Buy is about to host a ‘Special Edition’ sale
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us at this point, but the special Christmas sales are just getting started. Best Buy on Friday announced its …
Listen to the Kanye West 911 call
Dr. Michael Farzam was calm and collected as he spoke to a 911 dispatcher in late November from inside Kanye West’s home. Recently released audio of …
As Obama opens up about marijuana legalization, Trump’s pick for Attorney General is fiercely anti-pot
The state of marijuana legalization across the United States is arguably at a crossroads. On the one hand, the judgmental prism through which society has traditionally …
Apple is offering refunds for one very specific Mac repair issue
Apple’s track record when it comes to admitting to faulty design is somewhat spotty, but customers can put another notch in the win column thanks …
Buzz Aldrin in ‘good spirits’ in New Zealand hospital
Trailblazing astronaut Buzz Aldrin is being treated for fluid in his lungs at a hospital in Christchurch, New Zealand following his evacuation from the South …
Thought Trump’s Twitter was bad? Next year, he can send texts to every phone in the US
Any president, not just future President Donald Trump can send you text messages that you would not be able to block. No president did it …
Somehow, the NES Classic wasn’t the hottest game console this Thanksgiving
The NES Classic Edition has been an instant hit for Nintendo. You probably could’ve guessed that a $60 console preloaded with a bunch of retro …
Fitbit is reportedly close to acquiring Pebble for a ‘small amount’
The wearables market may be in for an interesting shakeup this holiday season. According to a new report from The Information, Fitbit is close to …
After a brief lull, Apple’s advertising game is finally back on track
During the throes of Apple’s epic legal battle with Samsung a few years ago, one of the more interesting nuggets of information to emerge — …
Someone is planning a trip back to the Apollo moon landing site, but it isn’t NASA
The Apollo 17 landing site is the last place where humans hung out on the Moon, and now we’re going back. Well, not us exactly, …
Google Home talking to Amazon Echo will entertain you all day long
Google and Amazon have the two best voice-enabled virtual home assistants in Google Home and Amazon Echo. Both devices were on sale through Black Friday and Cyber Monday, …
Chinese resort reportedly working on Titanic replica and sinking simulation
What could possibly go wrong? As part of a resort, a full-size replica of the Titanic is reportedly under construction in China’s Sichuan province— and …
Reddit is censoring the pro-Donald Trump community
Any conversation about the alt-right and the internet always seems to spiral back to Reddit and /r/the_donald, a the unofficial water cooler for Trump supporters …
No, Google’s Pixel didn’t ‘trounce’ the iPhone on Black Friday
Black Friday is a big deal for retailers, and looking at the trends that emerge from the biggest shopping day of the year is a …
Surprise! Jill Stein’s recount now costs almost $10 million
A week ago, Jill Stein kicked off a vote recount campaign that went viral online. The Green Party wants recounts in three swing states, which …
The Internet Archive is leading the anti-Trump rush to Canada
As the results of the 2016 presidential election became clear, Canada’s immigration website crashed under the weight of citizens planning their exodus. But as it …
Stephen Hawking knows why you’re fat
Stephen Hawking is, by all accounts, a genius. The 74-year-old physicist and author has more awards and honors than you have hairs on your head, …
Navy gets new flight simulator technology
The U.S. Navy’s latest flight simulator technology will be found among the exhibits at this year’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) taking place …
Don’t panic, but Google’s AI is now smarter than human doctors
Humanity’s relentless march towards a future where machines rule everything gained some ground today, as Google revealed that one of its fancy artificial brains is …
Airline makes iPhones mandatory for plane mechanics and staff
Finland’s largest airline, Finnair, is fully embracing iOS as a platform for a whole suite of new enterprise apps, thanks to a new partnership with IBM. …
Apple’s spaceship campus looks like it’s ready to land
Apple has been building its new “spaceship” campus for years now, and it’s still not done. Apple employees will have to keep slumming it in …
Facebook is adding ‘Pac-Man,’ ‘Space Invaders,’ and other classic games to Messenger
Facebook Messenger is continuing it daring quest to be more useful than Facebook itself by adding games that you might actually want to play. Pac-Man, …
New AI-based digital assistant comes to… gas pumps
Cortana, Siri, Alexa, meet… Miles. Through February, the oil and gas giant BP is testing a new kind of pump technology at several gas stations …
Amazon’s 15 best deals: Wireless keyboard that never needs charging, $7 iPhone 7 clear case, more
Black Friday is a distant memory, Cyber Monday is behind us, but the killer deals on Amazon march on. Highlights from today’s batch of Amazon’s …
Black Friday prices return in these 5 Cyber Week sales
Have you managed to catch your breath after all of the crazy deals that swept the web during Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Well don’t …
Strapping a huge PC to your back will not fix VR
Gaming PCs don’t belong on your back, but that’s not stopping Zotac from building a wearable, battery-powered gaming rig that hangs from your shoulders. Why? …
