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Most Kickstarter projects come through in the end, but every now and again, something fails in spectacular fashion and reminds us that crowdfunding is not all it's cracked up to be.

Two of the ESA's Galileo positioning satellites wound up in the wrong orbit, but it's not all for naught.

Hoverboards are real, like the one Lexus unveiled several months ago, but given their limitations, they're not exactly available for commercial purchase or use yet. Instead the closest thing we've gotten are those self-b...

Welcome to TIME’s annual round-up of the best inventions making the world better, smarter and—in some cases—a little more fun.

There are a lot of challenges when it comes to picking the right set of earbuds. Many people just buy the set that looks good and hope they won't fall out of the ears when they are exercising and that they will fit well....

In the wake of the horrifying terror attacks in Paris last week, Facebook de-activated the account of a San Francisco-based engineer whose real name is Isis Anchalee. The removal, which was ultimately reversed, highlight...

The terrorist attacks in Paris may have changed the politics on both encryption and a range of surveillance issues.

There's a red dwarf about 35 light-years from here that's spewing powerful, life crushing solar flares into space. These types of stellar objects are fairly common, leading to speculation that our galaxy is less habitabl...

The process is always the same. New gadget arrives, I use it heavily for a few days, and then slowly settle into the process of figuring out if it in fact serves a need in my life. Things were different with Samsung's ma...

Aiming for authenticity in news reporting - so they suggest - Reuters has banned the submission of RAW photos from photographers working with them in the field. This ruling has been passed down to freelance contributors ...

A.G. Crum, COO and Co-Founder of Identify Finder, talked to ZDNet about how cloud technology has helped the company be more agile, reduce costs, and focus on running their business and not on managing their IT infrastruc...

CNET takes a peek at the science, history and culture behind the Nobel Prize and the mysteries of the CERN supercollider at Singapore's ArtScience Museum.

Sky has made a substantial announcement with the launch a new premium TV service called Sky Q. The new service will modernise Sky, offering a level of connectivity that hasn't been available before through the company's ...

You may know Local Motors as the company behind the Rally Fighter, but these days, it's best known for creating the world's first 3D-printed car. As the company prepares to sell those cars to the public for the first tim...

The Tor network volunteers recently accused Carnegie Mellon University of helping feds uncover the identities of some shady website operators and users, including drug distributors and child pornographers, in exchange fo...

The rumored Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera is the source of another leak, this one seemingly confirming existing specs while adding more into the mix. Furthermore, Magnum Photos inadvertently confirmed the camera's planned premi...

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Last week Groupon's shares hit an all-time low, only days after appointing Rich Williams as its new CEO in place of co-founder Eric Lefkofsky. What's more, Groupon recently ceased operations in Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Denma...

The social network Facebook is testing a feature which would assist users in the present to see less of their significant others from the past. The feature is called "Take a Break", and, like taking a break in real life,...

Lola is going places. Somewhere off in meme school there is a girl named Lola who will grow up to fit in very well on the Internet. Or there's an adult attempting to pass off this fake elementary school test as legitimat...

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Social networking can be a little ...awkward after a break up -- forcing you to revisit potentially painful memories each time your ex posts a meme, status update or, worst of all, photo with their new fling. Facebook un...