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Days after Nepal banned popular battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds comes a reversal of the ban by the nation’s Supreme Court. The decision followed a writ petition filed by a number of advocates who cri...

Microsoft admitted today that password-expiration policies are a pointless security measure. Such requirements are "an ancient and obsolete mitigation of very low value," the company wrote in a blog post on draft securit...

Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn wants to reopen negotiations with Wisconsin officials over its heavily subsidized, troubled plans to build a massive facility in the state, CNBC reported on Tuesday, though the exact nature...

It's a company used to the spotlight, but the biggest day in Uber's history is still ahead: The richest and most highly anticipated IPO of the year is just around the corner.

The iRobot Roomba i7+ Wi-Fi Connected Robot Automatic Dirt Disposal Vacuum takes care of the dirtiest part of vacuuming. With this robot vacuum, you don't have to worry about emptying the dustbin. It's able to empty itse...

Amazon customers can now return unwanted products at any Kohl’s store across the US. This is an expansion of the deal Amazon formed with the retailer a couple years ago, making it more convenient than ever to return it...

In recent weeks, Peloton customers have noticed a decline in the music selection offered on their pricey home fitness machines, which cost $2,000 to $4,000 a piece--and now they're venting online.

People with neurological conditions who lose the ability to speak can still send the brain signals used for speech (such as the lips, jaw and larynx), and UCSF researchers might just use that knowledge to bring voices ba...

Verizon has announced a partnership with Google that’ll allow the service provider to offer YouTube TV bundles with some of its products. The option will be made available to Verizon wireless, 5G Home, and Fios broadba...

Using its ultra-sensitive seismometer, NASA's InSight lander has waited patiently to detect its first marsquake. Scientists now have good reason to believe it finally happened.

Facebook expected expenses of $3-5 billion in its ongoing case with the Federal Trade Commission over privacy violations, the company announced on Wednesday in its financial earnings report.

Facebook’s earnings call this afternoon warned investors that they’d be incurring a between three and five billion USD loss due to their FTC inquiry case. As Facebook suggested, “this matter remains unresolved,” ...

Researchers have developed a new weight loss capsule that self-inflates in the patient’s stomach, helping them feel full without the need for an invasive inflation process. The capsule works, in part, with an external ...

In case you don't already count on Slack for just about every part of your work day, the business communications service is adding a whole bunch of new features that will keep you chatting with your co-workers without ha...

Although Facebook's growth has slowed down over the past year, all the controversies it has faced in recent months haven't had an effect on its bottom line. But that may be changing. Today, during its Q1 2019 earnings re...

Remember a couple of weeks ago when we learned that humans were monitoring Amazon Alexa commands, essentially spying on users in the name of product improvement? Well, we've got some more bad news about the always-on mic...

After arriving on macOS last month, Chrome’s dark mode is finally making its way to Windows 10 today. The feature is shipping as part of Chrome 74, which is beginning its roll out to Mac, Windows, and Linux users. Goog...

As of April 2019, the United States has exceeded its all-time high annual number of measles cases reported since the nation declared the disease eliminated in 2000. The latest figures come less than a week after the Cent...

In recent years, scientists have started cautiously warning about the subtle harms that certain food additives might be causing in people. A new study out Wednesday suggests that the common food preservative propionate c...

If you’ve got a smartphone that you didn’t buy in the last several months, you might not get the Android Q update before your best buddy’s chromebook. One reason this is a distinct possibility is the nature of the ...

Overwatch fans have long been able to set up custom games (Ana Paintball, anyone?) and now they're getting a lot more options to flex their creative muscles. A new feature called Workshop, a scripting mode for custom gam...

The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) today released its annual "dirty dozen" list of employers operating some of the most dangerous workplaces in America, and Amazon topped the list for the seco...