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 You did it. You secured your funding. Good for you. You tirelessly developed, pitched, sold, maybe even danced a little. Not a song and dance, but a display of passion, commitment and promise. You successfully instille...

Gas is more convenient than charcoal, but choosing the right one is hard. We can help.          

Longtime Mac users likely recall that Mac OS used to log in automatically when a computer was booted up or restarted. For security purposes this has changed over time, and for the most part Macs now request a login and p...

Spoiler alert: Facebook only got to third place. But who are the rest of the technology companies on the list of the 14 most desirable workplaces in the US, and how much do their employees make?

Making the switch from iPhone to Android, but have a ton of music on iTunes? Columnist Marc Saltzman shows you how to move your tunes.          

There's no shortage of devices that support Apple's HomeKit platform. However, managing those devices is something of a mess -- you typically end up visiting separate apps to control your lighting, security and appliance...

Electric scooters are an affordable, convenient way to minimize your carbon footprint and quickly zip around town. Check out 7 of our current favorites, whether you'r working with a budget or have more than a bit of cash...

Amazon's Alexa is growing up fast. The digital assistant is driving a Tesla Model S - and she now has a kid named Lexi.

Torrent website The Pirate Bay is being blocked on Google's Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox and Apple's Safari browsers. Google claims that the website is a "deceptive site," so users should access it at their own risk.

Be prepared for just about everything with the Dango Loop Hook Heavy Duty Multi-Tool. Available in your choice of nine different colors, this tools were engineered with precision and made with aircraft grade 6061 CNC alu...

Earlier this week I wrote a piece suggesting readers to change their email passwords and, if they hadn't, sign up for two-step verification for extra security. That was in response to a Reuters report that hackers have ...

Traditional file-sharing torrent sites like the Pirate Bay, Kickass Torrents and Torrentz are experiencing a decline in use after years of rapid growth. The slowdown can be attributed in part to the new popularity of str...

Sweden's Lund University is studying bats to figure out, among other things, how they fly so well with those big ears in the way. Turns out their unique "design" might be a good blueprint for helping drones make low-spee...

According to reports, YouTube is working on a new service called Unplugged, which will allow users live viewing of content from cable channels

Luxembourg is pouring some of its wealth into the development and launch of a spacecraft that could make it even richer. The tiny European country has teamed up with California-based Deep Space Industries to create Prosp...

When Uber and Lyft threatened to leave Austin if a vote over ridesharing rules didn't work in their favor, they weren't joking around. Both companies say they'll shut down their Austin operations on the morning of May 9t...

If she's elected president, Hillary Clinton intends to equip the White House with a situation room just for climate change, inspired by the Map Room where Franklin D. Roosevelt managed World War II, her campaign chairman...

Microsoft disabled Windows 10 Pro's option to block the Windows Store. It's a move to add more value to Windows 10's Education and Enterprise editions.

 Disrupt NY, welcome to Brooklyn. TechCrunch’s big conference has moved out of Manhattan, into Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood. The hackathon that opens the event got started to 12:30pm today, with attendees given ...

 In the 1970s, CFOs sat with CEOs and devised ways for upset consumers to not be able to get compensation easily. They put up automated phone systems and arcane and inflexible policies and rejoiced at how little the com...

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Canadian officials hope to complete the evacuation of work camps north of Alberta's main oil sands city on Saturday as they fear a massive wildfire could double in size, reach a major oil sands mine and even the neighbor...