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Back in 2018, Elon Musk's The Boring Company released a bunch of limited edition flame-throwing devices as a bizarre promotional gimmick for the tunnel-digging startup. Officially dubbed "Not A Flamethrower" on the compa...

Google is investigating an artificial intelligence researcher after it detected that "an account had exfiltrated thousands of files" and shared them externally. Margaret Mitchell, a co-lead of the Ethical AI unit, has be...

A variety of fashion statements were on display at the Biden Harris 2021 Presidential Inauguration, but none were so perfectly meme-ready as Bernie Sanders. While Lady Gaga delivered a Hunger Games look that, TBH, was re...

President Joe Biden took office on Wednesday, saying he would get right to work on "tackling the crises we face," including the climate crisis.

In what’s likely a sign of things to come in a much more internet-capable Presidential Administration with Joe Biden, the first update to Whitehouse.gov today included a secret message. The message appeared in the basi...

For anyone hoping a decentralized web is in our immediate future -- anyone who has, say, recently observed the measurable ways in which big tech oligarchs play an active role in shaping our democracy, perhaps -- there's ...

With Joe Biden now the 46th president of the United States, the official White House website has gone live with an eye-catching new design. It's fully responsive and even comes with a snazzy dark mode to match. And like ...

Today Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. As it’s been with the past couple of Presidents of the United States, this peaceful transition of power includes not only the metaphorical keys t...

The Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 is a fast, large aperture zoom for Sony E-mount APS-C cameras. Does it hit the sweet spot between price and performance for an everyday zoom lens? We tested it to find out. Subscribe to our YouTub...

Although there is no shortage of password managers promising better protection for online accounts and apps, that often means you will have another piece of software to maintain and mind apart from your web browser. Mode...

It’s no secret that (most) cats are obsessed with catnip and a somewhat lesser-known plant called silvervine. The plant materials often provoke a euphoric response in cats, resulting in behaviors like playfulness, meow...

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Apple’s Beat Flex wireless earbuds are about to launch in two more color options, ones inspired by the cool days of winter. Starting at 12:01 AM PT / 3:01 AM ET tonight, the Beats Flex will be available in Smoke Gray a...

A simple vision test can predict whether a person with Parkinson's disease will develop cognitive decline or dementia within 18 months.

Physicist Pekka Janhunen with the Finnish Meteorological Institute has developed a novel idea to colonize a place other than the Earth--and it is not the moon or Mars. Instead, Janhunen is suggesting in a paper posted on...

Webtoon and Wattpad may soon be inextricably linked. Naver, the South Korean internet giant behind the Webtoon digital comics platform, will acquire Wattpad for a deal worth US$600 million in cash and stocks. The two web...

New research suggests that vigorous exercise and a good night's sleep before receiving the coronavirus vaccine bolsters the immune system and could help hasten the immunization process. Researchers from The Ohio State Un...

Researchers captured and comparted hi-res images of ribosome structures from sensitive and resistant bacteria and report that a water molecule needed for antibiotic binding was not present in the ribosomes from the drug-...

Improve your stats "in the office" and after hours with a good gaming keyboard that's less than $100.

Israeli company StoreDot mass-produced the first electric car battery that can reach a full charge in just five minutes, or as long as it takes to fill up gas and diesel cars. The battery would require much higher-powere...

NASA has captured a dizzying array of Sun images showing our star off in a variety of light, using contrast and color to showcase coronal loops, sunspots, coronal holes, plasma blasts, solar flares, and more. A selection...

A new coronavirus strain that originated in the UK is said to be 50% more contagious. The new strain has already been found in nine states and may become the dominant strain in the US over the next 2-3 months. To date, m...