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Fitbit has been kicking around for a years, sitting at the top of its activity tracking class smugly watching as its competitors hope to raise the same brand awareness.Chances are if you are reading this feature, you too...

A reused SpaceX rocket has carried 10 satellites into space from California, leaving behind a trail of mystery and wonder

The hacker group called Fancy Bear (which has been linked to Russian intelligence agency GRU) has been accused of the leaking of the Democratic National Convention emails, the distribution of malware that hijaked Ukrania...

When Elon Musk revealed his plans for SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, he also promised the delivery of his own cherry-red Tesla Roadster to space, all while David Bowie's Space Oddity plays. Not the most subtle of promotio...

Even at its low of $10,835 on Friday, Bitcoin was still up 10.2% in December. If you look back to January 1st, 2017, when Bitcoin opened at $998, Bitcoin is up a staggering 885% on the year.

NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless, the first person to fly freely and untethered in space, has died. He was 80.

Some Mac users running older versions of MacOS system software may notice that after they plug an iPhone or a camera into their Mac, the computer starts running slower and, if it has a battery, the battery drains faster....

"Chaotic." That's how Turtle Rock Studios president Steve Goldstein described the 14 months between its last AAA game, Evolve, being effectively killed and now. The four-hunter-versus-one-gigantic-monster online multipla...

Google kicked off a Play Store sale, offering heavy discounts for Android users. Called 12 Days of Play, the sale offers deals on games, movies, music, and books.

A fake *Cuphead*, a WhatsApp privacy blow-up, and more of the week's top security news.

The Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA authorizes the development of a "space-based ballistic missile intercept layer, capable of providing boost-phase defense."

Google has reportedly poached one of Apple's top chip designers, as it continues to pursue plans to design its own chipsets for consumer devices like its Pixel range of smartphones. According to The Information, the sear...

There are various theories about how the solar system formed, but scientists haven't been able to agree on a single model that explains all the quirks of our corner of space as it exists today. Now, scientists at the Uni...

SpaceX closed out its most successful year to date Dec. 22 with the launch of 10 satellites for mobile satellite services operator Iridium, notching a personal best of 18 launches in a single year. SpaceNews.com

OkCupid is clearly eager to cast off many dating site traditions. Next on the chopping block: usernames. The service has announced that it will require "real" first names in dating profiles (in a tweet it said "You do no...

Jefferson Graham reviews the Fusion Guitar, which has a built-in amp, and can be powered by an iPhone, on #TalkingTech        

Facebook released a tool that shows users if they've liked or followed accounts linked to a Russian troll farm.

Researchers have identified a vulnerability in a Huawei home router model that is being exploited by an adversary to spread a variant of the Mirai malware called Okiku, also known as Satori.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have been able to disable the defective gene that triggers ALS in mice. Could a human treatment be on the horizon in the near future? The post With CRISPR, geneticist...

Last month, Facebook revealed that it would soon launch a tool enabling its users to check whether they’d unwittingly “liked” a Russian 2016 election propaganda post. That tool has just gone live, giving every Face...

By this point, it's pretty much understood that Russia attempted to influence the 2016 Presidential election in the United States through social media posts. However, what you may not know is whether or not you personall...

You've probably seen a lot of coverage of the mysterious interstellar visitor known as Oumuamua in recent weeks. It was (and still is) a pretty big deal for a number of reasons, not least of which is that whatever it is,...