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A Dutch astronaut accidentally dialed 911 from the International Space Station, according to a Netherlands news report. This wasn’t a butt dial, but instead the accidental omission of one number while attempting to dia...

Working out at home is part of my routine. My roommate and I set up her old ass Windows laptop on a living room chair and play legendary fitness DVD Insanity once a week when we're not too lazy. Intense fitness guru Shau...

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Juul may be sitting pretty following its $12.8 billion deal with big tobacco giant Altria, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not amused.

Tesla's Model 3 design studio is now open for everyone in left-hand drive European countries, and that means it's now taking orders from the public in those markets. The automaker started displaying the new vehicle in Eu...

It's no secret that SpaceX has been constructing its Starship test vehicle -- it's easy for curious onlookers to snap photos. But what will it look like when it's finished? You don't have to wonder. Elon Musk has posted ...

Reports of ever-so-slightly bent 2018 iPad Pros surfaced shortly after their release, with some users claiming that they'd received the product bent straight out of the box. In response to those reports, Apple claimed in...

Tiny houses are, perhaps, one of the greatest/worst legacies of late capitalism. Forced into increasingly minuscule apartments because of housing prices and baby-boomer landlords trying to maximize their income, millenni...

If someone says you shouldn't light candles, lest you summon a witch, you best listen.

20th century sci-fi was so hopeful. By now, we should have flying cars, but instead we have Elon Musk. We should have robots that do all our chores, but instead we have a Russian guy pretending to be a robot. We should h...

Charter just completed the other half of its zero sign-on puzzle. The cable giant has launched its delayed Spectrum app for Apple TV, giving you access to both live programming and on-demand shows without having to enter...

Ben Bajarin and Carolina Milanesi discuss the big news of the week about Apple’s rare revision of guidance. To cap it off, they look at what to expect from CES next week in Las Vegas.

L3-37, Lando's co-pilot and droid companion, was one of the breakout characters of Solo. Here's how she came to be.

As we ascend above the cloud layer onboard the Canadian North flight – the tagline of which is "seriously northern" – bound for home from Inuvik, Northwest Territory, the native Inuvialuit boy next to me looks out of...

The FBI is investigating an incident where someone posing as Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, Alyssa Farah, contacted Republican members of the House of Representatives and tried to extract information on the...

Sometimes, when you look into the void, the void doesn't look back. It just smiles, and reminds you that it's not a robot.

As phishing scams become increasingly sophisticated and better able to mirror the brands they're impersonating, it can be difficult for an informed recipient to spot some of the telltale signs of fraud. A new report sugg...

Historically, Apple hasn't had an official presence at CES. It's not surprising given the company's success at hosting and hyping its own product launch events -- long before the iPod and iPhone brought Apple to the top ...

When Apple first responded to concerns that its iPad Pros were shipping with a slight bend, the company essentially said that it's a non-issue. Since that will definitely not be enough for a lot of people, Apple has deta...

Here’s a car auction that’s perfect for both Chevrolet Camaro fans and those who really like the Transformers movie series (there’s at least a few out there, I’m sure). The first Transformers movie is known for f...

Donald Trump claims he partially shut down the federal government because he wants a border wall to make the country safer. But one of the consequences of that shutdown actually appears to be making the country less safe...

Chrome OS has been most successful in schools, powering low-cost, reliable devices for students. Asus has produced several Chromebook models aimed at the classroom, and now the company has updated its lineup with an inte...