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Code repository GitHub warned "a select number of users" on Tuesday that due to a flaw in its password reset system, the company had stored their passwords in plain text on internal logs.

Being able to generate power will be essential for long-term space travel. Powering a stay on Mars, for example, will require a lot of fuel, way more than we can pack onto a rocket. That's why NASA, Los Alamos National L...

NASA announced today that it has completed tests of its Kilopower portable nuclear fission reactor, a device designed to one day power bases on Mars or the moon. The tests met or exceeded expectations on all metrics, whi...

Mobile apps may be more widespread because of the ubiquity of smartphones but web apps are the hot thing in the software market these days. They bring with them the promise of cross-platform availability on anything that...

It’s time for the latest Android update to the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge – Android Oreo. That update was released in the past 24 hours with firmware versions G930FXXU2ERD5 and G935FXXU2ERD5. The ro...

Facebook announced they’d be collaborating with RED Digital Cinema to create a 6DoF camera. That’s 6 degrees of freedom, a term which encapsulates the essence of the current must-have features for believable, usable ...

Once upon a time, it seemed that the future of gaming would be in streaming. Not live streaming game playthroughs but actually streaming the contents of the game and sending back input from console to server. Neither of ...

The LG G7 ThinQ is official, but two big questions remain: when can you buy it, and how much will it cost? In the aftermath of LG’s big reveal, carriers are wading in to give at least some of the availability details y...

Nike hasn't been coy about how much it loves using augmented reality to sell hyped sneakers, since the technology can be used to fight the bots (automated systems) that are so beloved by resellers. And today, at the F8 d...

Ever since Facebook bought Oculus, it's been investing in virtual reality in a big way. Beyond just hardware like the Rift and the Go, it's also putting a lot of money and research into software. It delved into the realm...

Dr. Harold Bornstein, Donald Trump's personal doctor--not that one--has told CNN that Trump personally dictated the superfluous December 2015 letter which said Trump's "physical strength and stamina are extraordinary" an...

The thing we're most likely to not know when filling out a government form--our blood type--might mean the difference between life and death following a traumatic injury, a new study published Tuesday in Critical Care su...

Bang & Olufsen is giving its iconic Earset headphones and wireless update, with the new B&O Play Earset Bluetooth promising to cut the cord to your smartphone. Based on the original design for the wired version, created ...

Chinese phone makers ZTE and Huawei remain under scrutiny by the US government, which has banned them from retail stores on military bases. The order comes from the Pentagon and applies to US military bases around the wo...

IK Multimedia is known for its wide variety of music gear, including MIDI controllers, mixers and instrument interfaces. Now the company has just launched its first analog synth, a compact little machine named Uno. The c...

A widespread outbreak of Escherichia coli linked to romaine lettuce is now believed to have sickened over 100 people in 25 states and killed one, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday afterno...

Some recent updates on Facebook, the for-profit panopticon and advertising company: First, BuzzFeed reported last night that Facebook has begun ranking news organizations by trustworthiness and "promotes or suppresses" c...

If you wanted to know what the first bird beak looked like, today’s your lucky day. The Ichthyornis dispar was the subject of a paper published this week. Ichthyornis dispar is the name of a creature with the now-oldes...

Cambridge Analytica is closing up shop. Company executives continue to deny any wrongdoing and insist the shuttering of both it and parent company SCL is due to the loss of business resulting from "sensationalistic repor...

Back in 2012, a Reddit user posted a map claiming to show the longest straight line that could be traversed across the ocean without hitting land. Intrigued, a pair of computer scientists have developed an algorithm that...

Starbucks is back with two new Frappuccino drinks for summer, and while they’re no doubt tasty, you’d be well-advised to consult the nutrition label before indulging. Called the Ultra Caramel and Triple Mocha Frappuc...

Tesla may be ramping up its production targets for the Model 3, but one of America’s favorite methods of getting behind the wheel of a new car is still on the back-burner. The automaker has no plans to offer a Model 3 ...