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Some countries are treating cryptocurrencies as the bane of their existence, but that might not be true of Israel -- it might see the technology as a cure. Reuters sources have claimed that the Bank of Israel is consider...

A team of physicists at the University of Basel have successfully created what they claim to be the coldest temperature a nanoelectric chip has ever been cooled to. The team was successful in cooling the chip to a temper...

Google's latest foray into the world of smart home speakers hasn't been exactly smooth sailing compared to the first gen Google Home. The Google Home Mini had a manufacturing defect that ruined the touch controls for eve...

A rumor surfaced today claiming that Apple will tap MediaTek for 2018 iPhone modems in an effort to distance itself from Qualcomm. Apple and Qualcomm are in the middle of a fierce legal fight that has, among other things...

Biometric data belonging to millions of Americans may or may not be at risk--it is frankly unclear--based on a BuzzFeed report published Tuesday. At least two experts are concerned anyway, according to the site.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will heavily rely on facial recognition technology for security purposes, according to sources who say the tech will ultimately scan up to 400,000 faces during the event. The technology will be pr...

Tesla has been hyping up the prospect of an electric pickup truck for a long time (you're looking at an artist's rendering above), but when can you expect to see it? You might have a clearer idea. As part of a call for f...

Snapchat may have a new way to fight Facebook's me-too efforts: make Stories available beyond its mobile app. A Cheddar source has claimed that Snap is working on Stories Everywhere, which (surprise) would make Stories a...

Apple's Lisa project might be the most loaded chapter in the company's lore, and thanks to the Computer History Museum, you'll soon be able to play around with one of the first graphical user interfaces in history right ...

It's been a good year for worsts. A year when even the things we did to make things better made things suck more. Here are the so-called life hacks that did the most damage in 2017.

Sony announced the PlayStation 4 PlayStation Plus free games for January this week, and today we’ve got the round-up. These games are all free to play – just so long as you’ve payed your PlayStation Plus dues. Once...

At least four defectors from North Korea's Kilju County, the location of the pariah government's notorious Punggye-ri nuclear test site, have tested positive for symptoms of radiation exposure, the New York Times reporte...

Ever since 2012, when researchers first discovered that bacterial immune systems could be hijacked to edit DNA in living creatures, CRISPR has been hailed as a maker of revolutions. This was the year that prediction felt...

How do you relax? Maybe with a delicious meal, a trip to the theater, or a good book? If you're looking for another way to escape your stresses, you'll be surprised at just how soothing it is to watch a five-minute video...

On paper, Sony's $3,200 full-frame mirrorless Alpha A7R III is a beast. With an ultra-high-res 42.4-megapixel sensor that can shoot bursts at 10 fps, you can capture landscape photos one day and sports the next. It also ...

Chinese phone makers rarely get top billing in the US, but that might change in a matter of weeks. Sources speaking to The information have claimed that Huawei has scored a previously rumored deal to offer its Mate 10 fl...

All it takes is a few minutes of scrolling through Twitter to make it nearly impossible to fall asleep at night. But if it's a genuine, horror-inspired nightmare you're seeking to end your chances of restful slumber, jus...

Apple was the Christmas 2017 smartphone and tablet winner, new activations research suggests, comfortably out-pacing Samsung while Google remains in the weeds. Smartphone-makers are generally fairly coy about disclosing ...

Russia President Vladimir Putin spoke this week on the dangers of election meddling via web-based social media. He did this after signing into law a means for Russian officials to label news organizations “foreign agen...

Everyone would like to have a certain degree of peace of mind when it comes to their homes. After all, who would like to live with the thought of imminent danger or something bad happening all the time? That can be an ex...

Self-driving cars clearly stand to benefit from sharing data -- you want your car to know about traffic jams before you're stuck in gridlock. And LG knows it. The tech giant is partnering with Here on a next-gen communic...

This morning the price of Bitcoin VS USD is lower than it’s likely set to be over the next few days. As such, it’s a good time to trade your dollars for all the satoshi* you can hold. The big problem with what you’...