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Google made a bold, unexpected, and curious promise of not creating new technology to replace the third-party tracking cookies it would soon be banning from Chrome and, consequently, the Web. That said, some have labeled...

Apple is reportedly developing two smart home devices with premium audio features.

Honda and Verizon are teaming up to test how the latter’s 5G Ultra-Wideband and 5G Mobile Edge Compute (MEC) ensures a fast and reliable connection between vehicles, pedestrians, and road infrastructures. Honda’s bee...

MIT researcher Jifei Ou operates a company called OPT Industries. The company has been working with hospitals to deliver a new type of nasal swab for COVID-19 testing. The swabs were created using 3D printing systems uti...

One of the multiple successful companies that Elon Musk operates is the Boring Company. It’s the company that wants to burrow underground to help alleviate congestion in busy cities and make commute times shorter. Bori...

Partly due to the pandemic and perhaps partly due to some behind-the-scenes management problems, what would have been Microsoft’s leap forward into the future of computing became an uneasy half step instead. The Surfac...

Although Google naturally advocates using only its blessed Google Play Store, there is technically nothing that prevents users from using other sources for their app needs. While those alternative stores sometimes offer ...

If you liked shopping with the Google Shopping app on iOS or Android, you better switch over to the web version. Google is reportedly shutting down its Shopping app in a few weeks.

Google used a secret program called "Project Bernanke" for years to increase its clients' chances of winning bids for competitive ad space, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing court documents filed in th...

DARPA has announced the recipients of its phase-one Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) contracts, an initiative that paves the way for future nuclear thermal propulsion spacecraft systems. In expl...

America's corporate elites recently held a conference call on Zoom to discuss how to push back against voter suppression bills being pushed by Republican politicians in dozens of states, according to a Monday report by t...

The U.S., Israel, and a few other countries have done a decent job in rapidly vaccinating their residents against covid-19--but none hold a candle to the small Asian nation of Bhutan. In about the span of two weeks, the ...

HBO's new sci-fi fantasy series The Nevers focuses on a group of (mostly) women suddenly imbued with superpowers in Victorian London. But circling around the main characters are several frenemies and outright foes--inclu...

The Federal Communications Commission is encouraging folks to use its internet speed test app, available for free across the country to anyone with an Android or iOS device, so it can collect more accurate internet speed...

It’s that time of the week — Epic is about to release another Fortnite update. The game update version 16.20 will arrive in the early hours tomorrow morning, bringing some welcomed bug fixes in addition to some big c...

A live-action Gundam movie is coming to Netflix, with the Legendary Pictures and Sunrise tapping Jordan Vogt-Roberts to produce and direct the hotly-anticipated movie. Responsible for “Kong: Skull Island” and “The ...

Another of Sony’s 2021 BRAVIA TVs has arrived, packing the company’s latest Cognitive Processor XR for AI-powered image processing and upscaling, along with a 65-inch OLED panel. Announced at CES 2021 back in January...

Intel has laid out a plan to help automakers dealing with the global semiconductor shortage that has left companies like GM canceling production shifts.

It’s no secret that Internet speeds vary wildly across the US and that ‘high-speed’ Internet access in some places isn’t anywhere near actual high speeds. The FCC is working to collect ‘comprehensive data’ on...

A mother and calf are the last of nine endangered giraffes to be transported to Kenya's mainland as rising waters threaten their home island in Lake Baringo.

Having been a "climate person" for the past decade-plus has been pretty damn exhausting. Every single choice I make has involved agonizing over the environmental ramifications. But as the climate crisis has become imposs...

Two satellites docking, while still in space, sounds like the plot of a sci-fi movie, but that’s just what Northrop Grumman has done to extend the lifespan of one of Intelsat’s TV satellites. IS-10-02 may not have an...