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There are lots of incredibly capable robots in research labs around the world, but very few handling real world jobs. Purpose-built bots, like robovacs, have so far been the most successful, but HP's new robot does the e...

Discord, the social messaging service that helped to displace old-school internet forums, now wants to bring them back. Today, the company announced Forum Channels, which are exactly what you'd imagine: A dedicated space...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Tuesday that he'd signed a "first-of-its-kind" bill into law designed to "protect Californians from hate and disinformation sp

Though you may not be able to view the queen lying in state in person, the BBC has made it possible for anyone in the world to watch in real-time.

After making the first TikTok video while aboard the International Space Station, Samantha Cristoforetti is making history once again as she's been chosen to command the orbital outpost, making her the first European wom...

If you've just bought your first iPhone, you're likely in for a trouble-free experience. However, there are some mistakes new users make that you should avoid.

Carnegie Mellon professor Uju Anya, who unleashed a social media storm last week when she wished the late Queen Elizabeth II "excruciating pain" in death in a tweet, is back on Twitter. In an update, she thanked the peop...

It's been so long since Avenue 5's first season aired (and a lot has happened in the world since March 2020), but we do remember a) we enjoyed the near-future comedy's batty characters, most of whom are trapped aboard a ...

Major household brands are ensuring that we flush an important climate resource down the toilet. The Natural Resource Defense Council recently released its Issue with Tissue report and scorecard, rating how sustainable (...

Google is still facing a massive fine from the European Commission over Android practices after the General Court confirmed most of the original decision.

A virus that can rarely cause a polio-like paralysis in children has resurfaced in the U.S. after mostly disappearing during the covid-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that it has spott...

Iranian hackers with ties to the nation's military are responsible for carrying out "hundreds" of ransomware attacks on victims in the U.S. and other countries over multiple years, U.S. federal authorities said Wednesday...

President Joe Biden announced in a speech today that $900 million of federal funding will go toward increasing the number of electric vehicle chargers nationwide. This funding is the first chunk of money allocated to bui...

It's been a month and a half since devastating floods tore through Eastern Kentucky. A historic, so-called thousand-year rainfall overflowed rivers and streams, and it carried strip mining waste down into valley communit...

I am so over yelling in complete sentences to the Google Assistant. Although I run all the digital assistants--it's my job, you know--Google primarily controls my smart home. There's nothing more frustrating than trying ...

Amazon still can't avoid lawsuits over third-party prices. The New York Timesreports California has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Amazon of violating both the Cartwright Act and state competition law through its pr...

In a surprising turn of events, Sega has released Yakuza series spinoffs Judgment and Lost Judgment on Steam. The former first arrived on PlayStation 4 in 2018 before making its way to current generation consoles and Sta...

Rail workers could be going on strike soon for the first time in nearly 30 years, which could result in enormous impacts on the wider economy and supply chains.

Fans of the Scarlet Witch might still be bummed that the Wanda Maximoff of the Marvel Cinematic Universe turned evil, killed a lot of people, and buried herself under a mountain at the end of Doctor Strange and the Multi...

Construction workers might soon spend more time building and less time preparing. HP has unveiled a SitePrint robot that autonomously prints layouts on construction site floors. With the help of a remote control tablet a...

It's a well-known fact that British people love queueing - and millions of them are expected to try to tackle the boss level of queueing as Queen Elizabeth II lies in state in the Palace of Westminster in London today.

Setting up a personal cloud might be the storage solution you need to end limitations without spending a fortune.