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Telegram's new "People Nearby" feature shows a list of other nearby users and their approximate proximity to you, letting you create group chats based on geographic location. The feature is turned off by default and must...

A couple of years ago, I wrote about a TV series that I've always had a big soft spot for: Babylon 5. The show aimed to deliver a grand sci-fi epic on a budget closer to General Hospital than Star Trek. But its real stre...

How will future astronauts get back home to Earth from Mars? According to a new study, they could make rocket fuel from the methane that's already on the Red Planet.

Belkin's Boost Charge Pro 3-in-1 Wireless Charger with MagSafe, which is the first third-party MagSafe-compatible wireless charger, is available for purchase as of today. Priced at $140, the Boost Charge Pro ‌MagSafe�...

The discovery of more contagious variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the US sparks a push for a long-overdue national genomic surveillance network.

While robust passwords go a long way to securing your valuable online accounts, hardware-based two-factor authentication takes that security to the next level.

The criticism is the union's first major act since launching this week.

Also: Another One Leaves the Crust, SLS gets ready to rumble, and SpaceX sets off the 2021 fireworks In brief The European System Providing Refueling, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (ESPRIT) took another step clos...

LG has used CES 2021 to unveil the latest version of its Magic Remote and smart TV interface, with webOS 6.0 set to offer a revamped look for the user.After

Photo by Lev Radin / Pacific Press / LightRocket via Getty Images For years, police have been warning about the dangers of crowdsourced detective work -- but on Thursday morning, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) ...

These days, Path of Exile is one of the most popular action RPGs around, and back in 2019, Path of Exile developer Grinding Gear Games announced that the game will be getting a sequel. We haven’t been given a ton of in...

Two people who left their last jobs amid brewing scandals have teamed up to rehabilitate the image of a company surely going through its worst days ever.

A video released by President Trump during yesterday’s riot at the US Capitol spurred ample backlash and triggered a cascading series of restrictions on POTUS social media accounts. Facebook and YouTube were among the ...

Amazon has decided to shutter its Prime Pantry service, one of its first forays into the grocery delivery business. Available since its launch in 2014, the service enabled Prime subscribers to order boxes of non-perishab...

This is an image of some of the islands that make up the nation of Cape Verde. While most in that group of ten islands are flat, some are very tall: Fogo, Santa Antão, and São Nicolau. Those three stand well above thei...

The UK's competition authority is investigating Google's plan to have Chrome block third-party cookies, and replace them with a system whose benefits to the company may be anticompetitive. Credit: Google Full blocking of...

Browsing the internet as a young policeman in China, Ma Baoli recalls the sheer volume of web pages telling him he was a pervert, diseased and in need of treatment--simply because he was gay.

One country has put its foot down and decided that giving people carte blanche to print their own firearms is probably not a great idea.

If you’re one of the many people only just discovering hit casual farming game Stardew Valley, you’ve probably already realized that you need to use the game’s Wiki if you hope to start figuring out the deceptively...

With the coronavirus still surging across the country, adhering to COVID-19 safety guidelines is as important as ever. Dr. Fauci in recent weeks has stressed that Americans should avoid bars, restaurants, and going to th...

A couple of days after Twitch yanked one of its oldest and most popular emotes, PogChamp is back with a twist. For the foreseeable future, Twitch will change the image every 24 hours. Soon after PogChamp vanished from th...

Exploits include data tampering, denial of service, and privilege escalation.