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League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games just shared its next big bet. On Thursday, the company said it had acquired Hypixel Studios, the creator of an upcoming role-playing game called Hytale. If you're not f...

Graphics by Michele Doying / The Verge The United States Internal Revenue Service launched a website for tracking coronavirus stimulus checks today, but some users are getting told their payment status is "not available,...

NASA's Curiosity rover team is working from home, but still controls the robot's movements on the Red Planet. Using video conferencing to coordinate, the team plots and plans commands before sending them into space from ...

A coronavirus test that could give results in under an hour has been developed, with the CRISPR-based SARS-CoV-2 DETECTR adding gene-targeting to the methods currently in use to track down COVID-19 infection. CRISPR – ...

Investors are betting on IAC's remodel, but just how quickly can the whole thing be fixed?

NASA's Mars 2020 rover mission, one of the agency's highest priorities during the coronavirus pandemic, remains on schedule for a launch in mid-July, officials said April 15. SpaceNews.com

The apparent test involved a system with the ability to destroy a target in low Earth orbit.

Smartphone software makers Alphabet's Google and Apple will have to convince the public that any contact tracing technology to track who has been exposed to the new coronavirus will not lead to a violation of their priva...

The sector was a leading contributor to the decline in overall job ads in March.

White House officials rushed to secure for themselves 3,600 surgical masks from Taiwan even as the administration advised there was no reason for the general public to wear them during the coronavirus pandemic, according...

We're going to be very honest: the 2020 World Press Photo Award Winners are demonstrating more than anything else that their talents are far surpassing the gear that they're using. However, it's always cool to just know ...

"This lion pride are usually resident on Kempiana Contractual Park, an area Kruger tourists do not see," Kruger National Park tweeted on Monday. "This afternoon they were lying on the tar road just outside of Orpen Rest ...

Savvy, a healthcare cooperative, has just raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Indie.vc. Established as a cooperative that shares profits with its users, Savvy connects patients with healthcare companies and othe...

TikTok is introducing a new set of parental controls to its platform to users worldwide, including in the U.S. The features, collectively referred to as “Family Pairing,” will allow parents to set controls on Screen ...

Cybercriminals are threatening not only to hold sensitive data hostage but also to release it publicly unless the ransom is paid, says cyber threat intelligence provider Check Point Research.

Facebook Facebook will start putting anti-misinformation messages in the News Feeds of people who have engaged with fake coronavirus stories. The company offered an update on its fight against harmful misinformation toda...

Crooks manipulated connected TV supply-side ad platforms to create millions of fictional eyeballs.

Samsung has officially unveiled its latest affordable Android tablet, with pre-orders now open for a 30 April shipping date.The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite

People are picking up new hobbies left and right these days — knitting, home exercise, woodworking — you name it. A lot of us have started playing video games (especially with the release of Animal Crossing: New Hori...

A new study from AllAreaCodes.com found that spam phone calls have declined 58 percent nationally.       

Self-learning systems can discover hidden patterns in immense data sets, transcending what humans could ever find on their own --

In line with previous rumors dating back a few years, Bloomberg today released a report that Apple will be releasing own-brand over-ear headphones as early as this year. Apple subsidiary Beats already sells high-end over...