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It smelled like a ransomware and talked like a ransomware but, in fact, it was worse than a ransomware. Although it has been labeled as a strain of a 2016 ransomware, this year’s “Petya” malware has been mislabeled...

Scientists in the UK and Netherlands have developed the first-ever device that can "walk" along like a caterpillar using a single, constant light source for power. The concept is clever: A polymer material is installed i...

Machine learning is popping up in a range of different sports, helping to predict everything from athletes' injuries to peak performance levels. Enter the Tour de France -- the world's biggest cycling event, consisting o...

After putting together any home-theater setup, big or small, there's always one last question: What are you going to watch? Our editors have already opened up about some of the games they're playing and what they're list...

Spend less time on your least favorite chore when you have the Flippr 360-Degree Rotating Ironing Board. This revolutionary system cuts your ironing time down by up to 80%. Little has changed for this household staple si...

Like that painful hangnail you've been eyeing for days--except billions of times larger, made of ice not keratin, and studied by dozens of scientists worldwide--a Delaware-sized glacier along Antarctica's Larsen C ice sh...

You're probably not aware of this, but a Chinese company dubbed ProTruly has already released the world's first two smartphones with a built-in 360 camera last December. Don't worry if you missed the news, because chance...

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk just tweeted that his tunnel-carving operation, The Boring Company, just completed cutting out its first segment with its Beckett-homaging drill, Godot. While the plan is to build an en...

Japanese creative studio P.I.C.S. have set a mindbending new standard for real-time tracking and projection mapping with their latest visual creation, EXISDANCE. The technology has been around for a while, although it ar...

Janus Cybercrime Solutions, the author of Petya--the ransomware initially attributed with Tuesday's global cyberattacks--resurfaced on Twitter late Wednesday, seemingly offering to help those whose files can no longer be...

In case you didn't see one of the endless internet posts on the subject--it's the 10th anniversary of the iPhone's release. Hurray! Amongst the painful wankery about how the iPhone "changed everything" emerged one actual...

Twitter is working on a new tool to fight the spread of inaccurate, harmful and misleading articles online, according to The Washington Post. The company is apparently prototyping a feature that would allow users to flag...

Ford is making one of the most entertaining features of its hotter pony-cars standard on all 2018 Mustangs, and it’s going to get smoky. Until now, electronic line-lock has only been available on the Mustang GT with it...

This afternoon the folks at Google’s Project Fi tipped that they’d be bringing a new device to their service. What they suggested on Twitter is that they’ll have a “new Fi-compatible device at a mid-tier price fr...

When Netflix canceled its Wachowski-helmed, conspiracy-fueled original series Sense8 earlier this year fans weren't certain what would happen following season two's cliffhanger. Well, the streaming service apparently hea...

As if random asteroids and vengeful hawks weren't enough of a reason to keep a wary eye on the skies, drones have gone from being harmless RC toys to genuine weapons. Until now, the only way to stay safe was to only go o...

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If you haven't replaced your metal spring mattress with a giant block of foam that you bought on the internet, what are you even doing with your life? Today only, Amazon's marking Zinus 12" foam mattresses down to just $...

Dubai is upgrading its police force with a bit of machine intelligence, announcing plans to deploy robotic, self-driving patrol cars later on this year. Assuming the police department follows through with the plans, this...

Earlier this week, the real estate site Zillow sent a cease-and-desist letter to the writer behind McMansion Hell, a blog that makes fun of ugly suburban houses. McMansion Hell's creator, Kate Wagner, uses Zillow photos ...

Not content to simply point people in the direction of national parks, it sounds like Airbnb will now offer the well-heeled even more luxurious places to stay. Codenamed Airbnb Lux, the short-term rental service will soo...

Earlier this week, Nintendo announced the SNES Classic Edition to a lot of excitement and some apprehension. After the ridiculous success of the NES Classic Edition, we all knew that a follow up like this was coming. Now...