It’s official: Google invests $1 billion into SpaceX
It’s a perfect partnership between two companies who love their “moonshots.” SpaceX on Tuesday announced that it’s received $1 billion in funding from new investors …
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The 10 most expensive acquisitions Google has ever made
Google’s massive annual revenues are achieved thanks largely to its advertising network, but did you know the key acquisition the company made to build the …
25 most expensive mega-mansions on the market right now
We hope you’re sitting down. Can you believe that the 13,532 square-foot mansion pictured at the top of this post is on the market for $29.5 …
Watch a man narrowly escape death in an insane tractor-trailer accident
As a life-long East Coaster, I am all too familiar with the perils of black ice. For those unaware, black ice is a phenomenon in which …
135 years of global warming in one terrifying animation
Is it warm in here, or is it just us? The debate surrounding climate change, and specifically global warming, will rage on for years to …
The Onion drives the last nail into the first-gen Google Glass’s coffin
Google insists that it’s still planning to make Google Glass headsets in the future, although they will likely look nothing like the first-generation model that …
Google to reportedly team with SpaceX to create a global satellite Internet service
Both Google and SpaceX are companies known for taking on huge projects that seem to come out of science fiction. Because of this, it’s all …
Two cheap gadgets to help you take perfect hands-free iPhone panoramas every time
Admit it — you’re more likely to use the panorama feature to see if you can stretch one of your friends the length of a …
Not all cops are bad, this one’s dancing to Taylor Swift in a cop car
Cameras don’t just show cops allegedly doing bad things — they catch them doing adorable things as well. The Dover Police YouTube account over the weekend posted a …
The funniest thing you’ll see today: ‘The Daily Show’ destroys Google Glass
Google Glass is indeed no iPad. The device that many touted as the wearable computer of the future has hit a rough patch as Google …
Video: Kevin Hart hilariously skewers Brooklyn hipsters in the best SNL sketch
Brooklyn has been changing a lot over the years, as rising real estate values are pricing many longtime residents out of some neighborhoods, thus paving …
Music fans will absolutely love Google’s latest search trick
If you’re someone who goes to live music shows frequently, you’re going to love what Google is doing. 9to5Google notices that Google has started adding …
The impossible has happened: Washington has too much marijuana
Have you ever been tempted to buy your dog a truckload of steaks just to see if there was a limit to how many of …
How one country has made having sex the ultimate badge of patriotism
Dying for the country might not be the ultimate patriotism test anymore, but having more sex, particularly the kind that leads to having more children, …
Video: Jimmy Kimmel shows how easy it is to trick people into telling you their passwords
Here at BGR, we’ve done our best over the years to give you everything you need to keep your private information safe, but we never …
Watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explode on impact
Is it just me, or have we had a whole lot of space-related disasters recently? Last Saturday, SpaceX contributed to the growing list when its Falcon 9 rocket ran …
Samsung has hired a new design boss – here are some of his old company’s most gorgeous designs
Samsung this week officially hired a man named Lee Don-tae as its new global head of design. While a lot of coverage surrounding his hire has …
It’s depressingly easy to swindle people if religion is involved
There are times when I’m amazed at how easy it is to sucker people into giving you their money. Whether it’s zany weight-loss schemes, get-rich-quick programs or …
Sprint just stuck a dagger into AT&T’s net neutrality argument
Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile have all strongly come out against reclassifying Internet services as utilities, with AT&T sounding particularly shrill alarms that reclassifying carriers would kill …
Newly unearthed emails show Apple knew Google Glass was going to flop from Day 1
It’s been a couple of years since Google first started showing off Google Glass to the world, and in that time we have never heard …
How Facebook and Twitter make you pay the ‘cost of caring’
A new study from the Pew Research Center found that using social networks including Facebook, Twitter and others, as well as other means of digitally …
This hysterical retelling of ‘Interstellar’ cost just $20 to make
The critical response to the Matthew McConaughey vehicle Interstellar was mixed, but everyone agreed that it was quite a sight to behold. Like Gravity before …
Fresh controversy engulfs Verizon’s unkillable stalker cookies
Verizon has been using a kind of tracking cookie on its network that can’t be deleted. The company has insisted that the special cookie is …
The biggest thing the Swiss watch industry doesn’t get about the Apple Watch
The common refrain that we’ve heard from Swiss watchmakers about the Apple Watch is that it’s not beautiful enough to become a timeless treasure like their …
Video: The female orgasm, explained in 90 seconds
The most complex piece of technology that we’re still trying to decipher, and even mimic in certain tech products, is the human body. Think about …
Apple’s latest invention is an iPhone nightmare waiting to happen
Like any other tech company, Apple patents all sorts of technologies that it may or may not use in upcoming products, and Patently Apple has …
A requiem for Google Glass
It seems like just yesterday that Google released an exciting teaser video for a new product that delivered important information by projecting images directly to …
Can this man save Google Glass?
For the past year, Google Glass has been on its way to being remembered as nothing more than a joke. Many of its early adopters have …
Comcast accused of illegally pulling credit reports despite being explicitly told ‘no’
Another day, another unhappy Comcast customer. The International Business Times reports that Chicago resident and Comcast subscriber Keith Santangelo has filed a lawsuit against the company …
3 of the sleekest, most futuristic wireless speakers you can buy
We know that you want your speakers to sound good, but what if they could start a conversation too? After scouring through Amazon for the past few …
