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 …
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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 …
The true story behind one of the Internet’s most famous memes
While some Internet memes have a tendency to burst onto the scene like an exploding star before fizzling out just as quickly, the meme of …
Amazon’s 11 best deals: Tiny mobile projector, $10 Hi-Fi earbuds, Ray-Ban sale that isn’t a scam
It’s not every day you come across a sale on hot Ray-Ban sunglasses that isn’t a text message scam spamming your smartphone, but today is …
Twitter hopes changing its 140-character limit will Make Twitter Great Again
Twitter has been fighting for relevancy over the last few years: Snapchat took away its tweens, Facebook took away the argumentative uncles, and Twitter is …
Revolutionary new laser system could detect bombs at airports in microseconds
There’s no evidence that the TSA has ever actually prevented a terrorist attack. In fact the head of the TSA was just forced to step …
Google’s Paris HQ raided in tax fraud, money laundering investigation
Google’s headquarters in Paris were raided by French tax officials and law enforcement on Tuesday morning as part of an investigation over alleged tax fraud. The …
Facebook denies manipulating trending news, but changes its policies anyway
Facebook said in an official response to US Senator John Thune that it has found no wrongdoing following an internet investigation into allegations that the social …
New FDA rules require nutrition labels to show how much sugar was added
Nutrition facts labeling will now contain a new category called “Added Sugars” that’s supposed to better portray reality, the government announced. That way, you’ll know exactly …
End of permanent tattoos? Startup develops new high-tech ink
Tattoos, like diamonds, are usually thought of as acquisitions that last forever. But a startup company called Ephemeral wants to change that. The five-person firm …
Oculus Rift’s new piracy protection somehow made piracy even worse
Last Friday, Oculus released a software update for the Rift that was meant to curb piracy, but it looks like it had exactly the opposite effect. …
India’s tiny space shuttle is adorably cute
The pinnacle of the space race was the shuttle battle: America’s flew repeatedly, and Russia’s…didn’t. India is the latest country to enter the space shuttle …
Courts use a ‘Minority Report’ crime prediction algorithm, and it’s incredibly racist
I was somewhat surprised to learn that courts use software to predict the likelihood of criminals reoffending. But I was far less surprised to learn …
Man survives after stripping naked and jumping into a zoo’s lion cage in attempted suicide
A 20-year old man in Santiago, Chile over the weekend attempted to commit suicide by breaking into a lion enclosure and subsequently stripping off all of …
Amazon’s 12 best deals: Cheap microSD cards, iPhone battery cases, Galaxy Tab S2 and more
Amazon is starting the new week off with a bang, offering a whole truckload of new daily deals for shoppers to take advantage of. Instead …
The gorgeous activity tracker for people who hate activity trackers
There’s no question at this point that activity trackers can help you lose wait and get healthy. In fact, our own editor used one to …
