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Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy living in the UK, is "improving rapidly" after being poisoned by a nerve agent, according to the latest report by his doctors. But Skripal's pets aren't quite as lucky. British author...

As Virgin Galactic continues its quest to "open" space flight, it completed its first powered test flight since the 2014 crash that killed one of its pilots. Now we have video of the new SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, separati...

Facebook has had a contentious relationship with Brazilian authorities, and its WhatsApp messenger has suffered multiple service bans for failing to cooperate. Two years ago, a court froze around $6 million of the compan...

Companies like Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are aiming to carry tourists into space within the next few years. But, if these tourists want more than just a flight (and they are able to pay the hefty fees that are sure...

Humanity’s first luxury space hotel is scheduled to launch in 2021, and it’ll start taking guests in 2022 if everything goes according to plan. Called Aurora Station, the space hotel was announced during the Space 2....

You frequently have to be picky when you get a fast wireless charging pad: a device that tops up your Galaxy S9 at high speed might recharge your partner's iPhone X at a humdrum pace. Mophie thinks it can create some har...

Classifieds website Backpage.com has been seized and disabled by the federal government. When you visit the website now, you'll see a message saying it and all affiliated websites have been taken over "as part of an enfo...

Here's a little trade secret: podcasters and radio show hosts use Skype a lot. It's helpful for adding remote guests with minimal fuss. You usually need to synchronize with a third-party app or device to record the call ...

It’s not a good time to be a sedan or a hatchback car in America. What once were the darlings of the dealership forecourt have since been overshadowed by SUVs and crossovers, with buyers preferring the higher driving p...

In a change-up that acknowledges the reality of the business it's in, the MPAA has included a breakdown of the home entertainment market in its latest annual box office report. Topping both the DVD/Blu-ray and digital re...

A number of photos have leaked showing the next LG flagship smartphone, the LG G7 ThinQ. While the name is… bonkers… the device seems to roll right. This smartphone has a case on it to disguise its full body, but the...

The YouTube TV live-streaming television service was slow to expand into new markets and add support for major streaming devices, one of the primary criticisms from consumers. Over the many months since launching, though...

Given that password theft from major tech companies like Yahoo has become routine, most large firms now store their users' passwords in an encrypted format. Keeping a list of users' passwords in plaintext creates a huge ...

Powered prosthetics are becoming so well designed, they’re surpassing their sci-fi film predecessors. Look to Open Bionics, a group that’s working on a project called Hero Arm. They’ve created a 3D-printed bionic a...

Mercedes’ all-electric luxury sedan is headed to dealerships in just a couple of years time, but the German automaker is taking a different approach from that of its cosseting rivals. Although the company already has a...

There's something hiding in the center of the red ring in this colorful circle of gas and dust. But it's only hiding if you don't know how to look for it. In fact, at the center if this image is a tiny neutron star that ...

SpaceX is dealing with a minor issue resulting from a 1992 ruling that requires it to get a license to broadcast videos and images of the Earth from space. The requirement applies to private companies and is the reason f...

The popular classified ads website Backpage was seized on Friday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Gizmodo has confirmed.

Last week, details from Tim Cook's interview with MSNBC and Recode's Kara Swisher emerged ahead of its airing, and boy, did he have some choice words for Facebook. When asked about the social network's mess with Cambridg...

Hey, there's another reason to shake our collective heads at everyone's favorite generational punching bag. A recently-published YouGov poll that surveyed 8,215 adults online found that a only two-thirds of young millenn...

Google is making it easier to access emoji while you're using Chrome. The latest version of Chrome Canary (67.0.3389.0 on Mac, according to 9to5 Google) features a shortcut that gives access to the colorful characters. F...

While most people seem to have a lot of great things to say about the Nintendo Switch, there’s still one lingering problem with the system: no Virtual Console support. Though the Virtual Console has been a major compon...