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macOS Sierra may not be short on new features, but the biggest change from OS X is that you're now encouraged to talk to your Mac. Siri's arrival on the desktop is more than just an extension of the now-familiar virtual ...

F1 fans, get ready for a whole new kind of race, as F1 2016 will be adding 22-player online racing and a host of new features for this year's iteration of the official Formula One World Championship video game.

BitTorrent news, previously revealed in the form of a job posting, is official and it has brought in Harrison Bohrman as its first News Director. Bohrman has a solid background in the industry, having formerly served as ...

The three newest ISS crew members are blasting off to space in a Soyuz from Kazakhstan tonight. Russia's space agency is sending out Anatoly Ivanishin, Japan's representative is Takuya Onishi, while NASA's is biologist-s...

T-Mobile has announced its new Home Run Derby VR experience, something it is showing off both at the MLB All-Star Fan Fest in San Diego and in its retail stores across the nation. When fans put the VR headset on, the Hom...

I know how temptation feels; most of us feel it too. The latest, must-have beta arrives - in this case, Apple's iOS 10, several months before its full release this fall - and before you know it you're hitting the downloa...

Starting August 8, Game of Thrones will air on Canada's CTV "intact, unedited, and with reduced commercial time," according to a press release. That means with nudity, violence, and ads! We want to know what commercials ...

Thanks to activity trackers, we now want to know everything about how we sleep, what we’re eating, our movements throughout the day, and well, everything. It’s tough to track the minutia of your life, and when you’...

Although Microsoft has had apps on iOS for a long time now, most of those have revolved around its Office productivity suite and related products. Of late, however, it has dabbled in rather strange new ventures, like the...

Twitch has launched a PlayStation Vita app, the company has announced. This joins the PlayStation app, allowing Vita owners to watch Twitch content on their portable, assuming a data connection is available. The PS Vita ...

In the constellation Centaurus, some 340 light-years from Earth, a newly discovered Jovian exoplanet has just been spotted in what Space.com is calling "a highly exotic celestial arrangement." The planet HD 131399Ab orbi...

Today's encryption is an arms race as digital security experts try to hold off hackers' attempts to break open user data. But there's a new tech on the horizon that even the NSA recognizes as crucial to protect against: ...

Up until now the promos for season 2 of Mr. Robot have been incredibly oblique with few hints of what's to come. While the video just screened on Facebook Live earlier today doesn't hint at what's coming either, it does ...

Light beer is as American as apple pie, and Miller Lite is one of America's favorite light beers. But what if I told you that the marketing man behind the creation of the Miller Lite brand was investigated by the FBI for...

Instagram is letting businesses crack down against comments that include inappropriate words or phrases, offering new business pages a comment moderation feature. When enabled, the new "Comment Moderation" option will le...

On Wednesday, Philando Castile, a 32-year-old Minnesota man, was shot by police during a traffic stop. The aftermath of the fatal shooting was captured live on video and posted to Facebook by a woman identified as Castil...

Nat Geo Wilds's first digital series will premiere on August 3 on NationalGeographic.com and its YouTube channel, marking its first foray into hosting a fully-fledged digital only series. Called wild_life With Bertie Gre...

An enormous algae bloom turned Florida's Treasure Coast a gnarly shade of green last week, and now we know just what that goopy nightmare looks like from space. On July 2nd, NASA's Landsat 8 satellite snapped some weirdl...

FBI director James Comey testified in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today, during which he offered more details on the bureau's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email. Comey told Con...

Two simple changes have made DC Comics' relaunched Superman and Batman books much more enjoyable.

Lyft has always played the more casual, laid-back ridesharing option to Uber's fleet of black cars and SUVs, but that vibe is about to grow up a little with today's launch of Lyft Premier. The new option, which is availa...