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You no longer need Android to use your phone as a Google security key. Google has updated Smart Lock for iOS to let you use your device's "built-in security key" -- that is, the Secure Enclave built into every iOS device...

There's been a disturbance in the Force.

It's pretty easy to forget where you use your Facebook credentials to log in, especially since using it is as easy as clicking a single button. Now, the social network has launched a new feature that sends you a notifica...

Half-Life: Alyx – the first Half-Life game we’ve seen in more than a decade and the flagship title for Valve’s Index VR headset – is on the horizon. It was revealed back in November with a March release date, and...

Smartphone cameras may be ubiquitous and have significantly improved over the years but they’re still a long way from overthrowing professional equipment, even the more handy ones. Mirrorless cameras are often the go-t...

A new study from Aarhus University in Denmark sheds light on the controversial idea of ‘food addiction,’ indicating that it may exist in a way similar to other pleasure-seeking addictions. Rather than using lab rats,...

An update on the new coronavirus causing an outbreak of pneumonia in China indicates that the condition may be transmittable from one person to another, according to a new report. Officials say that until now, almost all...

Chrome apps have been on death row since Google announced in 2016 it would wind down support. Almost four years later, the company has finalized its timeline for phasing them out across Windows, Mac Linux and Chrome OS.

An eruption at the Philippines' Taal volcano sent locals fleeing for cover as towering ash clouds rose on Monday. Lightning licked the plumes of smoke rising from one of the most active volcanoes in an island nation with...

Apple has acquired another Seattle-based AI startup, Xnor.ai. The startup specializes in low-power edge-based tools that allow AI to operate on devices, rather than in the cloud. The tech could allow Apple to bring edge-...

A new year, a new decade--one that's bringing with it oodles of books, movies, and TV shows to look forward to. But you need something to read in between looking all those things, right? So thank goodness the first few m...

Bang and Olfusen has introduced the third-generation version of its Beoplay E8, a pair of true wireless earbuds offering longer battery life over the previous generation. Depending on how often they’re used, the compan...

Fans of the Pokemon anime may be pleased to know that The Pokemon Company kicked off a new side series today. Dubbed Pokemon: Twilight Wings, this side series is set in the Galar region, the main setting for the latest P...

Apple TV+ is still establishing lots of firsts in its early months, but this is one it likely won't crow about. Director Francesca Gregorini has sued Apple and M. Night Shyamalan for allegedly copying the plot of her 201...

Researchers with Google have published a research paper detailing the machine learning technology behind their newly developed ‘nowcast’ capabilities. The tech works to predict the weather for the immediate future �...

In regards to Fortnite‘s success on streaming platforms, there’s probably no one who has contributed to that more the Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. Ninja established himself as the foremost Fortnite streamer early on, a...

The worst thing about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker not being universally beloved is it makes people ask "What if?" What if other decisions had been made? Could the movie have been improved? These kinds of questions f...

The relationship between a notorious parasite spread by cats and the mice it infects might be more complex than we thought, according to new research out this week. It suggests that mice infected with Toxoplasma gondii a...

The Romance Writers of America, one of the country's largest writers associations, is in chaos. In late December, the RWA board made the perplexing and instantly controversial decision to censure, suspend, and ban author...

Your smartphone is a pretty decent gaming machine, which you might forget about when streaming videos, sending emails, or taking photos. In the last two years alone, 20 amazing games have launched on Android and iOS (or ...

Apple TV+ is about to venture into uncharted territory for the service: music documentaries. Apple has acquired Beastie Boys Story, a documentary co-produced by the remaining two Beastie Boys (Mike Diamond and Adam Horov...

New evidence suggests Neanderthals gathered clam shells and volcanic rock from the bottom of the Mediterranean, which they fashioned into tools. The work is yet more evidence that Neanderthals often ventured into the wat...