GE has figured out how to make solar power batteries using greenhouse gasses
We typically think of carbon dioxide as an unhealthy byproduct of our over reliance on fossil fuels. But what if CO2 could be used to …
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The Pirate Bay is down because of a technical issue, not a new raid
Whenever Internet users who are also torrenting fans hear that The Pirate Bay is down, they’ll likely worry that law enforcement agencies looking to eliminate …
New tech from MIT could make all web pages load 34% faster
When it comes to the Internet, we’re all incredibly impatient. It doesn’t matter that we had to wait several minutes for a single web page …
Microsoft’s attack on the Mac continues with new Surface Book ads
Microsoft this week stepped up its somewhat curious advertising attack on the Mac. Following up on four commercials highlighting the advantages Windows 10 PCs have …
Donald Trump reviewing literary classics is the funniest thing you’ll see all day
If there’s one thing Donald Trump is adept at, it’s doling out insults. Whether it’s calling someone he disagrees with a ‘lightweight’ or even calling …
Watch a jet ski demolish a $3,000 drone in mid-air collision
During this year’s Festival of Freeride in New Zealand, an annual event where jet ski riders perform all sorts of slick surfing maneuvers and tricks …
What happens to you on social media after being attacked by Donald Trump?
Doughy Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump loves using Twitter to hurl insults at his many foes. He also has an army of trolls who subsequently …
Sacha Baron Cohen perfectly parodies an Apple product launch in this hilarious video
Later this week, the latest Sacha Baron Cohen vehicle, a movie called The Brothers Grimsby, will open in theaters. Cohen has been making the talk …
Bill Gates talks Apple/FBI standoff, skipping classes at Harvard, and much more
Long since removed from running the day-to-day operations of Microsoft, Bill Gates seems to be enjoying retirement. Not only does he have time to spend …
Surprise: Trump’s fake university was staffed by felons and hucksters
If you’ve been following the Republican presidential primaries recently, you’ve probably heard quite a bit about Trump University, Donald Trump’s shady defunct entrepreneurial initiative that is …
New clues emerge on how future iPhones might use Liquidmetal
For a long time, we’ve dreamed of the day that Apple would launch a radically redesigned iPhone that will ditch all physical buttons, pack a wraparound curved display, …
The 5 best airlines in the world, and none of them are based in the U.S.
We Americans pride ourselves at being the best in a lot of different things, but for some reason our airlines keep letting us down. America’s …
Ex-boyfriend brilliantly trolls woman who won’t return iPhone he gave her as a gift
If you give your significant other a gift and they break up with you, do you have the right to take that gift back? Most …
Verizon gets tiny FCC fine for secretly tracking subscribers with no way to opt out
How much is your privacy worth to the Federal Communications Commission? Not quite as much as it is undoubtedly worth to you. Back in 2014, it …
Tim Cook, Elon Musk, other execs attend secret meeting aimed at stopping Donald Trump
In a sign of the times, a number of tech luminaries over the weekend, a group which included Tim Cook, Elon Musk and even Napster …
Apple offers a sneak peak of its amazing new campus theater
With Apple set to move into its new spaceship campus in January of 2017, the company today shared some progress updates on its construction efforts …
This week’s total solar eclipse starts on Wednesday, ends on… Tuesday?
How can something start in the future and end in the past? It usually doesn’t. But then, there are some weird exceptions, and we’ll get …
Crazy Video: Man rides the ‘world’s most dangerous skateboard’
YouTube is littered with death-defying stunts and boneheaded experiments, but a recently uploaded video featuring a guy riding the ‘world’s most dangerous skateboard’ arguably sets …
Amazon’s 10 best deals of the day for March 7
We kept telling you last week how impressive Amazon’s deals have been so far this month. Well, we’re now into the second week of March …
People from all over the political spectrum compared Trump to Hitler this weekend
I am personally not very fond of doughy presidential candidate Donald Trump — in fact, I think he’s an authoritarian demagogue who would be a …
The reaction video you’ve been waiting for: Kids react to Donald Trump
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the reaction video you’ve been waiting for. We’ve seen reactions all over the Internet from Donald Trump’s supporters, who tend to …
DARPA’s crazy plane design could allow for vertical takeoffs
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has helped develop a lot of wondrous technology over the years, including most notably the Internet. This week, the …
High-tech ‘bazooka’ fires a net to take down drones
Could this bazooka-style device become a crucial weapon in law enforcement’s battle with drones? The brainchild of U.K.-based OpenWorks Engineering, SkyWall 100 uses a compressed …
Watch SpaceX attempt to launch the Falcon 9 rocket for the fifth time in two weeks
After trying and failing to launch the Falcon 9 rocket four times since late February, SpaceX will once again attempt to send its SES-9 commercial …
Boeing’s self-cleaning bathroom is the future I’ve dreamed of for years
For years, I’ve longed to have a bathroom capable of cleaning itself and now it looks like Boeing is going to bring my dreams to life. Truly, …
As Apple bows out of NFL streaming negotiations, Facebook steps up
Though Apple’s TV subscription plans are reportedly on the shelf for the time being, the company over the past few months has remained interested in …
New medical device lets doctors see inside arteries and remove dangerous plaque
As the number one cause of death in the United States, the statistics regarding heart disease are staggering. According to the Centers for Disease Control …
Can voters tell the difference between a Trump quote and a Hitler quote?
How can one compare Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler? One is a highly successful businessman turned presidential candidate with absolutely no consistency and decency while …
How to watch the Fox News GOP debate online tonight at 9PM EST
And then there were four. Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, just four candidates will take the stage at the Fox Theater in Detroit for the latest …
Here are all the best VR headsets currently available to buy or preorder
2016 could very well be the year that virtual reality takes off. We’ve seen preorders sell out in a matter of minutes. We’ve seen big game …
