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The ancestry and family tree website Ancestry.com revealed last week that data on 300,000 users, including email addresses, usernames, and passwords, was publicly exposed on one of its servers. Tony Blackham, the company...

From dating app accessories to cookie-icing robots, we rounded up some of the most unique gadgets of 2017—that nobody asked for.

For astronauts in space, the Earth is always an amazing sight and the year 2017 offered dazzling (and sometimes frightening) views of our home planet from space. From hurricanes and volcanoes to amazing sunsets, see the ...

After years of no updates to Apple's "Pro" desktop line, the company uncharacteristically made some public statements in April about a forthcoming line refresh, which led to the iMac Pro's release in December. But, the r...

Unregulated crypto-currencies have soared in value this past year, making a few millionaires and worrying a few hedge fund managers in the process. But crypto-currencies have also been great news for hackers and unscrupu...

After several attendees of this year's Chaos Communication Congress (CCC) in Germany said organizers have continued to downplay or ignore issues of harassment and sexual assault, Chelsea Komlo, an open-source software de...

A few years ago, people would have considered you to be paranoid if you thought your phone was always listening to you. But now it has become common practice for developers to ask your permission to use your phone's micr...

The Centers for Disease Control has released a new report indicating that the flu is off to a strong start in the US this year. Influenza-like activity has been reported as widespread across 36 states, with 21 of those s...

The holidays are all about happy surprises, and paleontologists got one heck of a shock earlier this week after learning about an unexpected discovery in China. Chinese construction workers digging on Christmas day found...

An investigation into Facebook's handling of hate speech finds moderators apply actions unevenly. Facebook apologized for its mistakes after the results of the investigation were made public.

Being able to turn your phone into a Wi-Fi hot spot can be a huge help in times when there's no other Wi-Fi. But how do you do it? Here's how to set up a hot spot for Wi-Fi using your Android or iOS phone. The post Wi-Fi...

One year, so much science. Here's the first ofthree spectacular, but less widely seen, images from the near and far universe --

Whether you have a PS4 Pro or Slim, these tips and hidden features may surprise you!

A doctor is temporarily suspended after allegedly reusing one-use anal catheters on several patients. His office performed 82 procedures over a period of 11 months but only used five catheters over that period.

When Sheila Harosky underwent surgery, she didn't know her surgeon would be taking photographs of her while she was naked. Now, she's suing the hospital and people involved in the incident.

AI could save medicine up to $100 billion a year, if we can only figure out how to apply it.

Instagram is making new changes to its feed. It will now be recommending three to five posts that you see while scrolling through your feed.

Shauna Lyon writes about the Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe, a.k.a. Salt Bae, who sprinkled some joy on 2017.

A house near the Green Bay Packers' Lambeau Field is being sold by a former Facebook executive for $1 million in cryptocurrency, including bitcoins.        

Google's Chrome OS 64 is likely to feature Android Parallel Apps that will allow apps to run in the background. When it goes live, the feature will make Chrome OS in nearly equal terms with desktop platform competitors.

Facebook has apologized for its uneven enforcement involving hate speech, allowing some offensive content to remain while removing others. A recent report called attention to the discrepancy, showing some offensive posts...

Humans have a really strange habit of not believing that what they do can have a longterm effect on the Earth. You can find examples of this all over the place -- most notably with climate change deniers who seem to thin...