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Some Gmail users discovered spam messages for things like "growth supplements" in their "Sent" folders, with the emails being delivered to email addresses they did not recognize. To many, this was a signal that hackers o...

Shanghai gets automated "unmanned bank" equipped with facial recognition software, a virtual reality room and talking robots

The US Army and University of Minnesota have developed materials that mimic the flexibility of invertebrates like worms and squids and could one day be 3D-printed on the battlefield.

(Canadian Medical Association Journal) Opioid use linked to increased risk of falls, death in older adults. Recent opioid use is associated with an increased risk of falls in older adults and an increased risk of death, ...

Gary Gensler, who once led the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has joined M.I.T., where he is warning about potential problems for virtual currencies.

If you think that buying a better camera or lens will instantly make you a better photographer, consider this: it’s likely that the camera you already have is better than what legendary photographers used to shoot hist...

Study looked at 46 women across two different age ranges, 60-74 and 75-90, to learn how physical activity affects frailty differently in the two groups.

The clouds in Uranus' upper atmosphere are composed largely of hydrogen sulfide, the molecule that makes rotten eggs so stinky, a new study suggests.

A 4 percent reduction per year in carbon dioxide emissions should net $339 billion in health savings in 2030, researchers estimate.

Here's the numerical and cosmic gymnastics Meade used to come up with today's apocalypse -- one that, of course, will not come to be.

Research on a new form of male contraceptive shows that it can slow down the movement of sperm in men. The study also shows that it has no hormonal side effects in men taking the drug.

He could receive one of the largest single payouts to an exec in recent years.

Artificial intelligence is giving scientists new hope for studying the habitability of planets, in a study from astronomers Chris Lam and David Kipping. Their work looks at so-called "Tatooines," and uses machine learnin...

Trying to give you a reason to return to your headset with indie films.

Digital cash has the potential to help us save more, manage our money and even break the cycle of poverty for the world's poor. It's not without risks.

Last month, Scottish YouTube comedian Mark Meechan was found guilty of a hate crime after posting a video of his girlfriend's pug Buddha raising its paw to the words "Sieg Heil." Though Meechan argued that the motivation...

A Samsung-owned website revealed that Android 8.0 Oreo is scheduled to be released for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in May. It also revealed when the 2017 Galaxy A3, A5, and A7 will receive the update.

The FCC has taken the final step in erasing the 2015 rules protecting the internet. Here's what you need to know.

Brain "organoids" made from stem cells are a promising way to study the brain, but the longest they've survived in a petri dish is just five weeks. Researchers from the Salk Institute recently implanted a bean-sized brai...

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The Mideast ride-sharing app Careem says it has been hacked.

While Kafka's KSQL attempts to make streaming data processing easier for developers, Arcadia Data is trying to bring that ease to analysts and business users.