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Google disclosed a zero-day exploit that affects several Android devices. Patches are inbound for at least a few of them.

A test to detect opioid drugs in exhaled breath has been developed by engineers and physicians. A breath test could be useful in caring for chronic pain patients as well as for checking for illegal drug use.

Tinder recently launched Swipe Night, an app that lets you choose your own adventure by -- wait for it -- swiping left or right. If you want to check out the experience without actually downloading Tinder, Snapchat has y...

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission to asteroid Ryugu has reached one of its final milestones, if not its climax. The sample-return spacecraft has launched the Minerva-II2 rover at the asteroid. This is the last of four rovers ...

As the company with the biggest presence and influence on the Internet, Google has taken it upon itself to make the Web a safer place. From misbehaving ads to insecure pages, Google has used its Chrome web browser to ste...

Before being slightly upstaged by the Microsoft Surface Duo, the Samsung Galaxy Fold was arguably the most discussed Android phone in recent days, even weeks. Its re-launch came with the promise of improved durability, w...

StrattyX is a trading interface that lets you set up sophisticated "if-this-then-that" rules and execute orders on the stock market. The startup is participating in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. There...

We'd known that Suzanne Collins' surprise announcement of a new Hunger Games novel was going to be a precursor to her beloved YA dystopian trilogy. Now, it's got a shiny new cover and an intriguing new name.

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In a blog post today Microsoft says that Iranian hackers attacked a U.S. presidential campaign, current and former U.S. government officials, journalists covering global politics and prominent Iranians living outside Ira...

With the Pixel 4, Google will reportedly be introducing a face unlock feature akin to Apple's Face ID for the iPhone. A few months ago, it was reported that Google was actually hitting the streets for "field research," p...

In a move to improve user privacy and security, Google is simplifying its browser security settings. In a blog post, the Chrome security team said s:// pages will only be able to load secure (s://) subresources. The chan...

Turla hacker group lives up to its reputation with another clever/wacky hacking technique.

Here we go again. DOJ renews its "going dark" warning amid Facebook privacy shift.

John Cassidy writes about Donald Trump calling on China--in addition to Ukraine--to investigate Joe Biden, a main political rival, and also Biden's son Hunter.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published its latest update on the vaping lung injury cases, revealing that nearly 300 new cases were reported over the last week. As of October 3, the number of probabl...

Apple CEO Tim Cook is currently in Europe, and over the course of the last few days, he's visited Germany, France, and Italy. Earlier this week we shared an interview he did with a German news site, and today he spoke wi...

Shudder is the very popular horror-themed video streaming service. Here's everything you need to know now about Shudder.

Apple on Friday ceased signing of code older than iOS 13.1.1 in relatively short order following this week's release of iOS 13.1.2, an update designed to patch a handful of iPhone-related issues.

One of the study participants walking with a prototype of the new prosthetic leg. (Credit: Federica Barberi) A new prosthetic leg integrates with a wearer's nervous system to give real-time feedback about their environme...

At age 27, Jordan Fudge is quietly making a splash in the VC world. Fudge is the managing partner of Sinai Ventures, a multi-stage VC fund that manages $100 million and has more than 80 portfolio companies including Ro, ...

Need a faster way to get to JFK? Uber has you covered -- provided you pack light.