Meet Norman, MIT’s psychotic AI that’s seen Reddit and now only thinks about death and murder
If you were wondering whether you can use Reddit to train artificial intelligence, then you have your answer. Yes, you can. Only you might not …
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The world’s best Chromebook is still on sale at its lowest price ever
When it comes to Chrome OS, people always think of ultra-affordable Chromebook laptops. That is indeed what Google’s PC operating system is best known for, …
Paleontologists uncover oldest footprints ever, but they don’t know what made them
Fossilized remains of ancient creatures are pretty hard to find, but fossilized footprints are even harder. For a footprint to survive millions and millions of …
10 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now
We’re wrapping up the week with one last roundup of the day’s best paid iPhone and iPad apps that are on sale for free for …
These cord-free earbuds are better than AirPods in one important way, and they’re just $20 today
UPDATE: There’s an issue with the coupon and the price is only dropping to $29.99. We’ll update this post once it’s fixed. Earlier: The SmartOmi …
E3 2018 schedule: Press conference dates, start times, live streams, and what to expect
The most important weekend of the year for the video game industry is nearly upon us. In the days before E3 2018 begins and the …
New images show Google’s Pixel 3 XL in stunning detail
We have several exciting new phone launches to get through before Google finally releases its upcoming new Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones. HTC …
Uber and Lyft scooters are coming soon to San Francisco streets
Earlier this week, Uber launched its electric bike-sharing program in Berlin, Germany, in a move that shows the ride-sharing company isn’t just about cars. It’s …
Nikkei report claims orders for Apple’s next-gen iPhone models are way down
Apple is supposedly making some 80 million next-generation iPhones this year, a new report claims. The number only refers to the new models expected to …
Google Pixel 3 XL: New leaked photos reveal a major design overhaul
Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL won’t be the best-selling smartphones of the year following their release in the coming months. In fact, Apple …
Everyone’s favorite Aukey Bluetooth earbuds are only $18 today
The AUKEY Latitude Wireless Headphones are some of the best-selling Bluetooth earbuds on Amazon, and for good reason. They offer tremendous sound quality for $26 …
The Pixel 3 XL won’t have a dual-lens rear camera, but it’ll probably still blow us away
The Pixel 3 XL will not have a dual-lens camera on the back, a series of leaked images have shown, and the prototype device in …
Fb.gg is where you can Twitch ‘Fortnite’ games on Facebook
Facebook’s video ambitions continue to grow, and it’s clear the company wants a piece of all that video streaming that happens online. Facebook just revealed …
Google could face yet another multi-billion-dollar fine in Europe, this one for Android
About a year ago, Google received a massive antitrust fine in Europe for abusing its search dominance. The EU decided Google should pay €2.42 billion …
Stephen Colbert turns Trump’s pardoning spree into a reality TV show
Following a meeting last week with Kim Kardashian regarding prison reform, Donald Trump pardoned 63-year-old great-grandmother Alice Marie Johnson on Wednesday, cutting short her life sentence …
New lawsuit claims Apple Watch display is prone to detaching for no reason at all
As one of the most sued tech companies on the planet, Apple is certainly no stranger to class-action lawsuits. Over the past few months alone, …
Hitman 2, Generation Zero, and Stormland: All of the pre-E3 announcements from Thursday
E3 2018 doesn’t officially begin until EA’s press conference this Saturday, but some game studios are getting a head start this week by pulling the …
How iOS 12 will make this year’s new iPhones faster than anything else
Apple kicked off its WWDC event with details about iOS 12, which is probably the most important update coming out of an Apple developer conference …
Sprint is offering an unlimited plan for $15, and no, that’s not a typo
While Sprint can’t compete with Verizon and AT&T on network coverage or exclusive devices, it’s always had the advantage of being dirt cheap. Sprint’s offerings …
Microsoft has reportedly delayed ‘Crackdown 3’ for Xbox One to 2019
As barren as the Xbox One first-party lineup has been over the past few years, it’s about to get worse. Citing sources familiar with Microsoft’s …
Verizon is matching T-Mobile’s iPhone and Android buy-one-get-one-free deal almost exactly
This time last week, we told you about a series of buy-one-get-one-free deals that T-Mobile started running on iPhones, Samsung Galaxy S devices, and almost …
Oops! Facebook changed 14 million users’ default privacy setting to public
Facebook has been having a rough time with privacy and trust recently. Between the problem of fake news during the 2016 election, revelations about data-scraping …
Scientists just discovered something very special about Jupiter’s lightning
Jupiter is a massive, swirling mass of towering storm clouds, and anyone who lives on Earth knows that storms are fantastic at producing lightning. When …
AT&T is hiking the price of its oldest and best unlimited data plan yet again
If you only joined the smartphone-wielding majority within the last five years, you could be forgiven for thinking that T-Mobile was the first company to …
NASA reveals that it’s found organic molecules on Mars that may have come from life
Earlier this week NASA announced that it had something it wanted to tell us about Mars. Today, NASA scientists presented their findings in a pair …
A day later, some Comcast phone customers still don’t have service
Yesterday, a nationwide outage affected Comcast phone customers, impacting service for customers in Denver, Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Chicago,, Portland, Houston, Philadelphia, and Seattle. Although …
If you’ve been having problems with Face ID on your iPhone X, iOS 12 might fix them
Whenever Apple makes a big change to its iPhone lineup, people immediately freak out. There’s simply no way around it… people fear change. 99 times …
Report: Justice Department looking into the T-Mobile Sprint merger
When T-Mobile and Sprint finally made their merger official in April, after years of coquettish flirting, the big question instantly became whether the government would …
The first leaked Pixel 3 XL prototype shows Google is going all-in on the iPhone notch
One of Google’s upcoming Pixel 3 will have a notch at the top but retain that “chin” at the bottom, leaked images and reports claimed last …
Model X involved in fatal Autopilot crash sped up to 71 MPH seconds before impact
On March 23 of this year, a Model X driving down a California freeway crashed into a highway divider at high speed. Notably, the car’s Autopilot feature …
