Facebook will now track you even if you’re not a Facebook user
It’s official: there’s nowhere to hide. Companies like Facebook and Google are happy to offer you their services for free, but free always has a cost …
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Watch ‘Star Wars: Episode IV’ in its entirety by scrolling down a single 400-foot image
You don’t have to watch Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope to relive the first episode in what turned out to be one …
How Google’s big court win just made history
A jury found that Google’s use of the Java programming language in Android is legal, in a patent battle that lasted some six years. Oracle, which …
These AR glasses give firefighters Predator-style thermal vision
Augmented reality might factor in to the future of firefighting. This week, a team from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), a research institute in …
Watch right here as SpaceX attempts a difficult rocket landing
SpaceX is ramping up the number of launches of its Falcon 9 rocket, which is good for the company, and great for fans of large …
Game of Thrones creators apologized for what they did to Hodor, and it was hilarious
HBO aired episode five of Game of Thrones’ sixth season a few days ago, which turned out to be one of the most significant episodes since …
Believe it or not, everyone still hates cable companies and ISPs
We probably didn’t need a survey to confirm this, but the 10,000 consumers polled for the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings agree that TV and internet service providers …
Hillary Clinton email scandal may have compromised terrorism ops, former military adviser says
A damning report from the State Department yesterday added new fuel to a fire that was already a problem for Hillary Clinton. Now, a former …
The iPhone 7 might actually be in trouble
For a long time, Apple’s secrecy was legendary. The company managed to keep secrets under wraps better than any other consumer electronics company in the world. …
Amazon’s 11 best daily deals: Windows 10 hybrid for $180, badass drone, $4 USB-C cable and more
Thursday’s batch of Amazon’s best daily deals is a particularly solid one because we’ve got some great bargains across a wide range of product categories. Are …
CDC study finds America has never been more obese
There are more tools now at the disposal of people trying to lose weight and get in shape than there have ever been in the …
The precise details of how airlines are gouging you for money
Running an airline is a surprisingly unprofitable business, considering that the model does revolve around charging people many hundreds of dollars to sit in a …
This is what the inside of a Hyperloop pod will look like
The Hyperloop is no longer just a wild transportation dream, as several companies out there are looking to turn Elon Musk’s high-speed train concept into …
Artificial intelligence isn’t going to be the end of Apple
Since 2007, I’ve read countless versions of the “Apple is doomed” argument, most of them related to the iPhone. Apple was doomed because it dared …
Robots could be the key to moving iPhone production stateside
A report today from the South China Morning Post claims that Foxconn, Apple’s longtime manufacturing partner, has replaced over half of its workforce with robots. That’s bad …
Reddit’s Indiana Jones Photoshops are the best thing on the Internet today
The folks over at the Photoshopbattles subreddit have been having a field day today coming up with all sorts of creative shots based on the …
If the future of virtual reality looks like this, we’re all doomed
Our dystopian, tech-dominated future is always said to be an ad-invested hell where we’re all slaves to our devices. But what would that actually look …
Welcome to the future of holographic computing
Ask Sebastien Motte and John Howard about the post-smartphone future of computing innovation, and the two Seattle-area technology industry veterans will happily talk at length …
Xiaomi’s new drone is insanely cheap
A couple years ago, DJI made quadcopter drones easy to fly, and just about affordable — its top-end models have always hovered around $1200. Xiaomi is a …
Amazon’s 12 best deals: Pebble watches, waterproof iPhone case, insanely fast routers and more
We weren’t sure that we’d be able to outdo our daily deals post from Tuesday, but the BGR Deals team has prevailed. Featured on today’s …
Amazon has the only Father’s Day gift guide you’ll need this year
Father’s Day 2016 is less than a month away and you have two choices. You can either do what you always do and wait until the …
Breakthrough tech could double the amount of energy generated by solar cells
Solar power has always seemed on its surface to be the perfect solution to the world’s reliance on fossil fuels. After all, sunlight is free and …
Microsoft completes disposal of Nokia’s remains with new round of layoffs and $950M hit
For many Microsoft employees, this is just another Wednesday morning like any other. But for close to 2,000 people it’s going to be a day …
Watch ‘Chewbacca mom’ take James Corden to work and freak out meeting J.J. Abrams
Unless you’ve been disconnected from the Internet this past weekend – and who does that, am I right? – you’ve probably seen and shared the …
These robots replicate enemy forces
Millions of rounds can be unleashed at these robots and they’ll keep going on going. In part because they have state of the art armor, …
Fitbit’s inaccurate heart-rate tracking can ‘put consumers at risk’
Fitbit is currently embroiled in a class-action lawsuit over the accuracy of its heart-rate tracking. As part of their case, the plaintiffs commissioned a scientific …
Watching water get vaporized by an X-ray laser shouldn’t be this mesmerizing
The SLAC National Accelerator Lab in Menlo Park, California has a ridiculously powerful X-ray laser. And what would you do if you were one of the members …
Prepare for another scorching summer in the US
As we approach the end of May, it’s finally beginning to heat up — even in the colder regions of the United States. It’s a …
These three dumb examples prove that copyright is broken
If you’ve spent a significant amount of time on the internet, you’ve probably heard of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), the badly-thought-out piece of …
Google Maps will soon be flooded with ads
Without question, Google Maps is one of the most widely used and highly regarded navigation apps in the industry, but an upcoming change might be enough …
