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In a court decision that could fundamentally change how Steam operates, European Union consumers have won the right to resell their Steam titles through Valve's digital marketplace. French website Next Inpact reports the...

A Facebook employee died on Thursday at the company's Menlo Park, California, headquarters around 11:30am local time.

Five years ago, the California Department of Transportation completed a $1.6 billion project to rebuild a 10-mile portion of the Sepulveda Pass of the 405 in Los Angeles. The project, like nearly all highway expansion pr...

The original "Storm Area 51" Facebook invitation encouraged people to break into the secret government facility by doing a Naruto run. And now that the event is here (it's supposed to happen today), it looks like some pe...

Researchers at Purdue University have announced a breakthrough that could have a significant impact on batteries of the future. The team says that the runtime for the battery in a phone or computer depends on how many li...

Southwest of Mars’ Arabia Terra region lies a landmark called Danielson Crater, an impact crater that has existed on the planet for ‘millions or billions’ of years, according to NASA. At some point after the crater...

Respawn Entertainment is gearing up to release the third season for its free battle royale game Apex Legends, the company announced today. The third season will bring a new battle pass, as well as a new Legend recently t...

Airbnb has put to rest speculation about the timing of its IPO. The vacation rental company today took the rare step of announcing in a press release that it plans to go public next year, in 2020. The startup, which firs...

Earlier this year, snippets of code discovered within Chrome by 9 to 5 Google suggested Google was working on a touchless version of its web browser that would work on feature phones. The company was reportedly developin...

It might soon be that much harder to avoid ads by using a DVR. TiVo appears to be testing 15-second pre-roll ads that play before recorded shows, making it difficult to avoid at least some marketing -- you can fast-forwa...

YouTube came under fire Thursday after changes to its verification program meant several prominent YouTubers will the coveted status. CEO Susan Wojcicki has since apologized for the "frustration and hurt that we caused w...

In the absence of clear, concise, and unified action from elected officials around the world to fight the climate crisis, it's the utmost bullshit that teenagers, children, and other students have had to step in and rise...

At Walmart, you can buy alcohol, guns, and regular old tobacco. But as of today, you won't find the mega-retailer stocking e-cigarettes on its shelves.

In 2017, iPhone users discovered a software-based power throttling feature that was meant to prevent random shutdowns as the phone's battery aged. Apple's lack of clarity around the program turned what was meant to be a ...

Yesterday, Sony announced its plans to host another State of Play presentation next week. For the uninitiated, State of Play is essentially Sony’s answer to the Nintendo Direct – a livestreamed broadcast that covers ...

The most powerful tool in Facebook's considerable arsenal isn't its incalculable trove of user data or yearly revenue that exceeds the GDP of more than a few sovereign nations--it's the platform's ability to spread out a...

The delay on Ryzen 9 3950X's launch makes sense given Ryzen 9 3900X's scarcity.

Today the folks at iFixit picked up an iPhone 11 Pro in Midnight Green and took it took the teardown bench. Inside this piece of hardware we’ll be interested to see how Apple’s decided to handle the various new techn...

The last reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania--the site of the worst nuclear plant meltdowns in the U.S.--is officially dead as of Friday.

There’s been so much news about Apple lately that one new feature in iOS 13 may have been overlooked by the larger Apple user base. With the new operating system comes new functionality for a wider range of Bluetooth c...

Twitter has suspended thousands of accounts linked with state-backed misinformation campaigns. In a transparency report shared today, Twitter says it removed 4,248 accounts from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 273 accoun...

As anticipated, the FDA has proposed a new rule detailing the steps tobacco companies will be required to take in order to sell electronic cigarettes and similar vaping products. The FDA will evaluate applications for ma...