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A new study has found that not only are some water filters incapable of removing potentially harmful ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water, they may actually increase the quantity of these toxins if not maintained ...

Google is bringing the hammer down on websites trying to stuff their video content with infuriating advertising beginning in August, specifically taking aim at three particularly maddening types of offenders.

There are many who doubt the sticking power of smartwatches or who knock the practicality of a timepiece that needs to be recharged sometimes every night. But if shipments are the only metric, then smartwatches may have ...

IMDb thinks it has a way to keep you coming back to its free streaming video service: offer a bunch of the TV shows from your younger days. IMDb TV has secured the rights to stream over 20 Disney-owned series, including ...

One of the fathers of the modern comic book film may be making his triumphant return to the Marvel universe. Sam Raimi, who directed Sony's first Spider-Man trilogy, is reportedly in talks to replace Scott Derrickson in ...

After 328 days in space, NASA astronaut Christina Koch is back on Earth. She returns holding the record for the longest stay in space by a woman, and she has earned bragging rights for another major milestone: she and fe...

Go on vacation in style with the hardgraft Layover Holdall Short-Term Travel Bag. There’s no reason your flight has to be any less luxurious than your trip itself. By layering wool and detailing with leather, hardgraft...

Huawei and Verizon's not-very-public feud has escalated into courtroom warfare as the telecoms company files lawsuits across Texas. Huawei is alleging that Verizon is infringing on its networking patents without paying t...

Qualcomm is facing yet another European Union antitrust case. The wireless hardware giant has revealed in an SEC filing that the European Commission is investigating the company for possible anti-competitive tactics in t...

The New York Police Department is replacing the memo books used by over 30,000 officers to track everything from patrol assignments and 911 calls to arrest records with an iOS app, the New York Times reported on Wednesda...

I'm Han Solo in the trash compactor!

What happens when PayPal, the Treasury Department, and a New York magazine walk into a bar together? Nothing good!

A new canon (read: part of the official Star Wars story) comic book revealed a twist in the Star Wars universe the likes of which we’ve only ever seen in movies before. Star Wars hasn’t been one to shy away from twis...

It's no secret that the US views Huawei as a threat to national security. But the company is also playing a big role in building out 5G networks around the world, something that the US has major interests in. How to go a...

One of the less-considered side effects of car features moving from hardware to software is that important features and abilities of a car can now be removed without any actual contact with a given car. Where once de-con...

Netflix hasn't killed autoplaying videos entirely, but in a tweet today it announced the ability to at least turn off the autoplay trailers and next episode "features".

OneWeb, a UK-based telecommunications firm, is set to launch 34 satellites into space. These satellites will join an internet constellation that could soon consist of 648 satellites, in a system that will rival Elon Musk...

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Apple may be gearing up to launch a new Apple TV 4K model, at least based on a recent examination of the tvOS 13.4 beta code. According to the report, the code contains a reference to a new Apple TV model — likely a pr...

Our long global streaming nightmare is finally over. At long last, Netflix is letting users turn off those annoying show and movie previews that automatically start whenever you fire it up. Those autoplaying trailers hav...

Well, well, well. After Apple--a company notoriously hostile to independent repair shops--appeared to cede part of its monopoly on Apple product repairs through its Independent Repair Provider (IRP) program, a new report...

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Foundation awards scholarships each year to up-and-coming artists, writers and programmers from around the world. The scholarships offer passes to the Game Developers ...