How Apple’s iPhone slump could cause more problems in the future
Apple’s recent decline in iPhone sales is bad news for more than just shareholders. A report in the WSJ details the losses being suffered by some of …
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We’re still a long way from a real Hyperloop
Yesterday, Hyperloop One conducted the first test of the propulsion system that may eventually shoot people through tubes at very high speeds. Hyperloop One’s CEO Rob …
Walmart takes on Amazon Prime with new two-day shipping program
One of the advantages Amazon has over its competitors is the Amazon Prime service. Among the many perks Amazon Prime has to offer is speedy …
4 of the most forbidden places in the entire world
In today’s modern age, a passport and some cash are all that you really need in order to see the vast wonders that make up world. …
The Pirate Bay will be losing its iconic web address
For as long as I can remember, thepiratebay.se has been the place to go for illegal torrents. But a ruling handed down by Sweden’s court of …
Amazon’s 11 best deals: Boost home Wi-Fi, boost phone batteries, and shoot things with lasers
Today’s batch of the best Amazon daily deals we could find is a particularly exciting one. Why? Because it includes lasers, and everything that includes …
Facebook will soon let you post 360-degree photos to the News Feed
Hot on the heels of bringing 360-degree video to its social network, Facebook announced on Wednesday that it will also be giving users the ability …
This smart camping lantern lights up to guide you home
When you think of camping lanterns, you’re probably imagining some kind of gas-powered Coleman monstrosity your dad used to fire up on weekends. But this …
Google Fiber is just getting warmed up
Google Fiber is set to have a big expansion year in 2016 but it looks like the game-changing internet service is already thinking of new ways …
Act surprised: There’s a new zero-day Flash exploit you need to fix right now
Flash zero-day vulnerabilities are a dime a dozen these days, so you won’t be surprised to learn there’s another one in the wild. Microsoft and Adobe have …
Massive R&D spending hints big changes are coming at Apple
Apple has been significantly increasing its spending on research and development in recent years, and we can safely assume that all that money wasn’t just …
The real reason Walmart is suing Visa
The US is rolling out chip-enabled credit cards nationwide, but the more fraud-resistant technology still relies on people using signatures. That’s a dumb security measure — …
You can watch the first full-scale Hyperloop test right here
The first full-scale test of next-gen Hyperloop transportation technology has just taken place in the desert outside Las Vegas. Although Hyperloop is an Elon Musk …
Livestreamed suicide shows the dark side of Periscope
Police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman in Arpajon, France, who appears to have thrown herself in front of a train while livestreaming on …
Amazon’s 12 best daily deals: A $50 smartphone, a $150 smart TV, and plenty more
We always try to include a good amount of variety in our daily deals compilations, but today is all about tech. We’ve got a ridiculously …
The crazy tech Thai students used to cheat
With consumer electronics products becoming smaller and increasingly more powerful over the years, students have started to come up with any number of clever ways to discreetly …
Materiable is a shape-shifting digital interface that can behave like a liquid
A group of researchers have created the groundwork for a new type of interface that could someday change the way we interact with devices. Developed …
The first Hyperloop test happens today in Las Vegas
Elon Musk’s Hyperloop high-speed transportation project is getting closer to becoming a commercial product, but don’t get too excited just yet about traveling from Los …
22 virtual reality headsets you can buy today
If you have been keeping up with virtual reality in any capacity over the past few years, you’ve almost certainly heard of the industry’s biggest …
Backpack-carrying pigeons deployed in the first line fighting pollution
Fighting pollution and global warming is a top priority for governments and various organizations around the world. One of them is the Paris-based Plume Labs, …
Cool robot hand learns as it goes
It’s a device that brings to mind the bodyless hand, Thing, from The Addams Family: a human-like robotic hand, engineered by scientists at the University …
One look at this visualization will make you a climate change believer
Some day the climate change argument will be over and one side will emerge victorious, but that day almost certainly won’t come in our lifetimes. People …
360-degree VR video drops you in the middle of a tornado chase
Virtual reality is all the rage these days, and if you have a VP headset then you’ll definitely want to check out a new video posted …
Dating website helps you flee Preisdent Trump by hooking you up with a Canadian
The nomination of Donald Trump has led to a lot of American interest in moving to Canada, although it’s unlikely that Canada is prepared to …
Lego versions of all the Iron Man suits would take so long to make
We’ve all probably spent an afternoon recreating superhero fantasies with plastic bricks. But for Lego customizer Minh Pham, building every single iteration of the Iron …
You can experience this new TRON lightcycle ride without leaving your couch
Riding a TRON lightcycle should be a life goal for any hot-blooded human, but without $77,000 to spend on a life-size replica, you’re probably going to …
The U.S. Senate wants to know if Facebook has been messing with trending news
Yesterday, a Gizmodo report alleged that Facebook’s human curators had been manipulating the trending news section to kill conservative stories — allegations that Facebook carefully didn’t deny …
Watch a drone do backflips without spilling a single drop of soda
Over the past few months, we’ve seen a proliferation of increasingly compelling and downright cool video footage of drones showing up in odd locations and engaging …
Amazon’s 10 best daily deals: 50% off Logitech gear, 3 super cheap smartphones, more
It was particularly difficult today to pick out Amazon’s best daily deals because there are just so many good bargains available. We ended up focusing …
Unsurprisingly, Reddit is a hotbed of drugs discussion
Reddit is famous for harboring some less-than-legal communities. Given the anonymity the site affords its users, it’s also not surprising to hear that people talk …
