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Android users who are fans of “dark mode” UIs, we have some bad news for you: only a day or so after being updated, Google’s Android Messages app has been rolled back, removing the option for dark mode and returnin...

It's not uncommon for scientists to use Amazon's Mechanical Turk for research -- they can quickly gather survey data in return for a small outlay to participants. Academics are quickly discovering the limits of the task ...

Workhorse, with its 120 employees, hopes to beat larger players to market.

If you're browsing Netflix for a new show to watch, don't bother looking for reviews on the platform to see if a title is worth your time. The streaming service is done purging user reviews -- a decade's worth of comment...

Retail giant Walmart has apparently concluded that the experience of visiting its massive retail stores can be kind of unpleasant and appears to be working on technology that would, uh, simulate a flashy version of that ...

If your desk isn't adorned with quite enough adorable Funko figures at the moment, you can fix that right now with Walmart's big sale. A bunch of licensed figures from Stranger Things, Star Wars, Blade Runner, Horizon Ze...

Snap promised a sorely needed redesign for Snapchat's sluggish Android app back in November, and it's now clear what that tune-up will entail. Jane Manchun Wong has discovered (with additional detail from Kieron Quinn) t...

Red or yellow. Pick your color.

There are now enough pigs in Spain that technically everyone could have one, and there'd be pigs to spare. Per the Guardian, Spanish environmental ministry figures reveal that the country now has 50 million oinking piggi...

Okay, fine, The Breakfast Club didn't come out until 1985. It's still a good look .

Ubisoft has revealed the full details for Rainbow Six: Siege's upcoming Operation Grim Sky update, and it's clear that this is as much about changing the mechanics of the game itself as it is adding some variety. Both ne...

It’s not a coupe, and it’s not a sedan, but the 2019 Audi RS 5 Sportback absolutely is mesmerizing. Audi Sport’s latest blend of performance and luxury takes on the BMW 650i and the Mercedes-Benz CLS 550, not to me...

Back in 2015, Kirk Hamilton floated a "crackpot theory" that Ciri from The Witcher III told a tale of traveling to the world of CD Projekt Red's upcoming Cyberpunk 2077. What if he was wrong? What if she traveled to a ga...

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Is this an IRL butter-spreading bot who's entire existence is doing an insignificant task?

Horror movies bring people together. Cuddling on the couch during the jump scares. Getting accidentally married for real on the set of your gothic horror film. Wait, is that last one not normal?

Netflix has been extremely successful in recent years with its original series and movies, but one category it continues to struggle with is the talk show format. The streaming network has been experimenting with several...

Can you find the expressiveness of a guitar in a MIDI controller?

It's been a week of risk in the tech world, and I don't just mean Elon Musk's recent Twitter-on-acid experiment. Best Buy is wagering $800 million on a company that teaches your grandparents how gadgets work, Saint Louis...

One of the most striking moments (of many) in Avengers: Infinity War is the post-credits scene. We already knew that short, dramatic sequence was shot almost entirely using CGI, and now we've got a much better look at ho...

Fans of Microsoft’s Forza racing series, listen up: if you never got around to checking out Forza Horizon 2, your time is running out. Developer Turn 10 revealed this week that the game, first released in 2014, is reac...

Easily transport all your rallying gear with the Malle Rally Waterproof Barrel Duffel. Designed with rally riders in mind, this travel pack is both lightweight and durable. In addition, it offers plenty of space for cras...