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As Hurricane Harvey barrels toward southwest Texas, astronauts on the International Space Station caught a glimpse of the monster cyclone from a safe viewing distance of 250 miles above the Earth. Honestly, you don't wan...

Kids with cerebral palsy (CP) can have limited movement (and therefore independence) throughout their lives. Some of them who experience the related set of neurological and movement disorders have what's called "crouch g...

Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong has been convicted of bribery and embezzlement, and has been sentenced to five years in prison. Lee had been accused of paying out $6.4m in bribes so as to secure the support of former South Ko...

A 36-year-old Chinese national was arrested in Los Angeles this week in connection with a computer hacking conspiracy involving malware linked to the 2014 US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach.

Google Voice users are complaining about some sort of issue that is preventing them from getting SMS texts. News of the bug first popped up online a couple days ago. Affected users explain that while they can successfull...

Bring the world of Star Wars to this corner of the galaxy. Star Wars is bringing your favorite characters to life this Force Friday II with the Star Wars app! We'll have more unlockable characters, amazing Star Wars: The...

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Tesla has continued its foray into safe, eco-friendly and autonomous electric vehicles of late, as well as moves into the solar roof, municipal energy station and home-based power markets. Last month, however, was rumore...

The man who is known among the alt-right "Based Stickman," due to a viral clip from March 4th where he cracked a wooden pole over the head of a counter-protester in Berkeley, California, is in jail, charged with "possess...

Just in time for the weekend, Sony has launched a flash sale on the PlayStation Network. The exciting thing about this flash sale is that it isn’t just limited to PlayStation 4. You’ll be able to save on games regard...

Troubled would-be Chinese tech empire LeEco is looking to launch another product, but it needs you to crowdfund it first. A Kickstarter for their electric powered standup scooter will go live on August 28th, if you're wi...

Buying tickets to a play or concert online is an absolutely terrible experience these days. Between fighting bots and ridiculous handling fees, fans get the short end of the stick when they can't make it to the venue to ...

Is Barnaby Dixon the reincarnation of Jim Henson? It's hard to believe that there isn't at least a little bit of Henson inside the young puppeteer as he demonstrates his latest creation, a glowing bug puppet that's so ar...

Just days before the USS John S. McCain was involved in the U.S. Navy's latest collision-at-sea, the Navy released a report on the June accident involving the USS Fitzgerald which caused the death of seven sailors. The r...

You can already use your voice to control your Spotify account with Google Home. The connected speaker also works with Chromecast as a sort of voice-enabled remote control for Netflix. Now Google Home can do the same thi...

Normally, if a story about deep water sea creatures comes along it involves horrifying abominations of nature that have been hardened by some of the toughest conditions for life on planet Earth. But a team of researchers...

There’s been a good amount of excitement surrounding AMD‘s new Radeon RX Vega line of graphics cards, which started shipping out just 10 days ago. Out of the gate, though, AMD is having problems keeping up with deman...

On Wednesday, alt-right group "Patriot Prayer" got its permit for a weekend rally on federal land inside San Francisco. It was issued despite strong opposition from Mayor Ed Lee and city officials, state lawmakers, and H...

The Seattle-based internet book seller Amazon just announced plans to open an enormous fulfillment center in the North Randall, Ohio. This is a big deal for the small community which has suffered greatly since the Randal...

On August 20th, 1977, NASA launched its Voyager 2 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It followed up with the launch of Voyager 1 just a few weeks later on September 5th. Over the course of their careers, both space...

Former Volkswagen engineer James Liang is taking the fall for his employers sins. Liang has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison, and has been ordered to pay a $200,000 fine for his part in the German automaker'...

The world's largest video sharing platform has started rolling out measures to restrict the reach, visibility, and profitability of "controversial religious or supremacist content." Is it working? Let's find out.