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One of the most distinctive body parts of your typical English bulldog, French bulldog, or Boston terrier--their coiled screw tail--might be caused by a specific genetic mutation, suggests recent research. And more impor...

The World Bank has released its annual World Development Report, and the headline news this go round, as relayed by Bloomberg and others, is basically that "Robots Aren't Killing Jobs." Which, good news, if true.

A method a pair of hackers used this week to hijack thousands of Google Chromecast devices is now, for those who hadn't figured it out already, plain as day.

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While many Windows 10 users may have never encountered this, during setup, Windows 10 has an annoying feature where Cortana speaks up in an attempt to verbally guide you through your installation.

One of the big dangers facing some protected and endangered species in Africa is poachers. To help detect and stop poachers before they kill animals, a company called Resolve has unveiled a new Trailguard AI camera. That...

Carry everything you need at any time with the Banale Slim Daily Backpack. This unique pack comes with an expandable wrapping pocket, making it easy to travel with more. The slim daily backpack also provides a main compa...

Though bread vending machines are a thing in some places, they still require some degree of human involvement. The Breadbot, a machine set to debut at CES 2019, is different: it is an autonomous gadget that functions as ...

Medical crowdfunding has become a billion-dollar industry practically overnight, led by sites like GoFundMe. But yet another new study shows a dark side of the trend: Millions of dollars funneled to ludicrous, unscientif...

Though as ever, Home users are special.

Early last year, GE Aviation successfully tested its giant jet engine, the GE9X, in its first test flight. Now, nearly a year later, Boeing has installed two GE9X jet engines on its first 777X flight test airplane. The e...

Archaeologists excavating a site in Mexico have discovered a temple dedicated to Xipe Tótec, an Aztec deity associated with the ritualistic practice of wearing the skins of sacrificed individuals.

It’s been an interesting couple of days for the gaming industry, and that’s mostly thanks to one company: Slighty Mad Studios, the developers behind games like Project Cars and Need for Speed: Shift. On January 2nd, ...

Remember that orca mom that carried around her dead calf for more than two weeks in the Pacific Northwest's Salish Sea? Tahlequah, also known as J-35, had a rough year, and 2019 isn't shaping out to be much better for he...

Amazon is leaning further into the home furnishing market with Showroom, a feature on the website and app that lets you place items into a virtual living room and see how well they complement each other. You can tweak th...

While downsizing the estimate of how many guests were impacted by the historic breach of its hotel reservation system, Marriott International on Friday announced that roughly 5.25 million unencrypted passport numbers are...

Those of you who recently played through Hitman 2 and want more are in luck, because today IO Interactive announced the Hitman HD Enhanced Collection. The upcoming release takes two older titles in the series – Hitman:...

Dell has introduced its new Latitude 7400, a 2-in-1 business laptop targeted at professionals and their unique needs. Among other things, the model sports multiple convenient security features, such as an infrared camera...

At CES 2019 we’ll be seeing our fair share of speakers – but likely none so extravagant as these from LG. These are the latest LG XBOOM speakers and speaker systems, ready to roll for the first quarter of 2019. Inclu...

The Apple Watch remains a high point among smartwatches, but if your wrist remains unadorned a one-day deal could make you change your mind. The wearOS watch is in for a big promotion ahead, and while we’re expecting a...

A number of German politicians have been the target of a massive data leak, one that contains extensive amounts of information. The data in question includes email addresses, private correspondence, passwords, phone numb...

Elon Musk's lawyer is hoping to prevent Tesla shareholders from bringing the company CEO's former romantic partner into a lawsuit related to his disastrous tweet about taking Tesla private.