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In December, a report by The Information indicated that well-funded startup Magic Leap wasn't nearly as close to producing its vaunted augmented reality headset as demo reels had suggested. CEO Rony Abovitz responded by ...

It doesn't quite have the cachet of something like the Winston Cup (yet), but the Drone Racing League says its 2017 campaign will be called the Allianz World Championship Series. In another move cribbed from traditional ...

Instant tethering started making its way to some Android users in late January, allowing them to set up an automatic hotspot connection between devices. Now that the feature is officially available, more people should ha...

The scenario seems impossible. A black hole randomly passing into our solar system. If it happened, it would obviously be bad, which is why it's the perfect subject for a big Hollywood disaster film. But will Hollywood's...

Researchers at the International Space Station have managed to catch rare blue lightning on camera, giving everyone a look at the phenomenon commonly only spotted by pilots. Such blue flashes aren't something you're like...

To date, it hasn't been easy to get loads of airborne weather data beyond major airports. Airliners have had a sophisticated probe system (TAMDAR Edge) for over a dozen years, but that doesn't help much in those remote a...

This is it, people. We're officially on the tail end of the Smash Mouth meme. It's been a good ride. But while most reworkings of "All Star" have just upped the levels of obnoxiousness that are pre-baked into the song, t...

Early on Saturday, dozens of volunteers worked to refloat about 100 of the 40o whales that mysteriously beached themselves in New Zealand. But their rescue effort quickly escalated when 240 more were stranded. It's all t...

You know how in HBO's Westworld everybody is having sex with the sexy sex robots in the theme park? Well, Knott's Berry Farm, the legendary Southern California park, is auctioning off stuff it has in storage. But you're ...

If climate change, nuclear weapons or Donald Trump don't kill us first, there's always artificial intelligence just waiting in the wings. It's been a long time worry that when AI gains a certain level of autonomy it will...

A number of references to features not yet active in Pokemon GO have been found in the latest version of Pokemon GO. We’ve done another APK mine of the newest version of Pokemon GO and have found quite a few of these r...

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A newspaper in the Dominican Republic has issued an apology for running "fake news" about the Trump regime. Did the paper question the racial superiority of Steve Bannon or doubt the size of Trump's enormous hands? Nope....

Do you ever feel like President Trump isn't listening to you? Well, even sitting Republican Senators now feel the same way. But they've found a solution. Senator Chuck Grassley from Iowa now just starts his tweets with "...

Blade Runner is considered the pinnacle of scifi filmmaking, and one of the most visually influential movies of all time. But in the age of CGI, it's getting harder to find films that are willing to stick with the practi...

Marvel's 'Legion,' explained Eric Watson, Polygon Marvel's latest TV series debuted on FX this week, and if you're a little lost on the backstory or just need a quick refresher, Polygon is here to help. The gaming news o...

Back in December, former employees of the super-secretive augmented reality startup Magic Leap were circulating rumors that the company was way behind on its goals. Unless the plan is for users to wear a Ghostbusters-sty...

ROLI has made a name for itself with weirdly tactile, expansively flexible musical instruments, and its ROLI BLOCKS promise to bring that to the mainstream. The British company built its reputation among electronic music...

Trying to play an NES cartridge on Nintendo's original, 30-year-old hardware can be an exercise in frustration. The console's ancient composite cables offer terrible image quality on modern televisions, and getting games...

Over the past couple of weeks, this photo of Trump advisor Steve Bannon has been popping up on social media. Anthony Bourdain even tweeted that he thought Bannon might have syphilis. And whether Bourdain is joking or not...

The Batman might have found its new director after Ben Affleck stepped down from the role. Matt Reeves is reportedly set to take over the DC flick.

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