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NASA Says Fraudulent Supplier Caused It To Lose Two Climate Satellites, Wasting Over $700 Million

2 years ago

NASA Says Fraudulent Supplier Caused It To Lose Two Climate Satellites, Wasting Over $700 Million

Qualcomm Scored $7 Billion Or More In Settlement With Apple

2 years ago

Qualcomm Scored $7 Billion Or More In Settlement With Apple

Downtown Davenport, Iowa Floods After Temporary Levees Fail

2 years ago

Downtown Davenport, Iowa Floods After Temporary Levees Fail

Apple Q2 2019 Earnings Show iPhone Business Stalling, But Services Expanding At Rapid Pace

2 years ago

Apple Q2 2019 Earnings Show iPhone Business Stalling, But Services Expanding At Rapid Pace

Anki, Maker Of Adorable Robots That Don’t Do All That Much, Abruptly Shuts Down

2 years ago

Anki, Maker Of Adorable Robots That Don’t Do All That Much, Abruptly Shuts Down

Google Sold Fewer Pixels At The Start Of 2019 Than The Year Before, Despite Launch Of Pixel 3 Line

2 years ago

Google Sold Fewer Pixels At The Start Of 2019 Than The Year Before, Despite Launch Of Pixel 3 Line

Report: Boeing Insiders Called FAA Hotline To Report Issues With 737 Max Jets

2 years ago

Report: Boeing Insiders Called FAA Hotline To Report Issues With 737 Max Jets

Apple Poached Intel’s Smartphone 5G Modem Lead Before Resolving Battle With Qualcomm

2 years ago

Apple Poached Intel’s Smartphone 5G Modem Lead Before Resolving Battle With Qualcomm

SpaceX Cleared To Fly Nearly 1,600 Internet-Beaming Satellites At A Lower Orbit

2 years ago

SpaceX Cleared To Fly Nearly 1,600 Internet-Beaming Satellites At A Lower Orbit

Report: Screen-Time App Developers Say Apple Is Systematically Kicking Them Off App Store

2 years ago

Report: Screen-Time App Developers Say Apple Is Systematically Kicking Them Off App Store

Boeing 737 Max Makes Emergency Landing In Florida, Incident Appears Unrelated To Crashes

2 years ago

Boeing 737 Max Makes Emergency Landing In Florida, Incident Appears Unrelated To Crashes

Report: European Parliament Screwed Up Their Chance To Amend Copyright Directive By Voting Wrong

2 years ago

Report: European Parliament Screwed Up Their Chance To Amend Copyright Directive By Voting Wrong

Microsoft’s Brad Smith Calls For ‘Industrywide’ Plan To Fight Extremist Content After Christchurch

2 years ago

Microsoft’s Brad Smith Calls For ‘Industrywide’ Plan To Fight Extremist Content After Christchurch

Apple’s Powerbeats Looks To Be Going Wire-Free, And Its AirPods 2 Charging Case Has AirPower On It

2 years ago

Apple’s Powerbeats Looks To Be Going Wire-Free, And Its AirPods 2 Charging Case Has AirPower On It

Sony Is Sure Selling A Lot Of PlayStation VR Headsets

2 years ago

Sony Is Sure Selling A Lot Of PlayStation VR Headsets

Report: String Of Massive Blazes At Sea Worrying Shipping Industry

2 years ago

Report: String Of Massive Blazes At Sea Worrying Shipping Industry

Barr’s Summary Of Russian Cyber Interference In The 2016 Election Is Comically Light On Details

2 years ago

Barr’s Summary Of Russian Cyber Interference In The 2016 Election Is Comically Light On Details

Uber May Sign $3.1 Billion Deal To Buy Middle Eastern Rival Careem As Soon As Monday

2 years ago

Uber May Sign $3.1 Billion Deal To Buy Middle Eastern Rival Careem As Soon As Monday

No One Knows How Users Will Pay For Google Stadia Yet, But An Ad-Supported Model May Be Tricky

2 years ago

No One Knows How Users Will Pay For Google Stadia Yet, But An Ad-Supported Model May Be Tricky

Elon Musk Is Still Fighting The SEC In Court Over His Bad Tweets

2 years ago

Elon Musk Is Still Fighting The SEC In Court Over His Bad Tweets

Guy Who Ran Verizon’s Failing AOL-Yahoo Hybrid Leaving With $85 Million Golden Parachute

2 years ago

Guy Who Ran Verizon’s Failing AOL-Yahoo Hybrid Leaving With $85 Million Golden Parachute

Poll: 25 Per Cent Of European Adults Think Maybe Robots Should Be Calling The Shots, Not Politicians

2 years ago

Poll: 25 Per Cent Of European Adults Think Maybe Robots Should Be Calling The Shots, Not Politicians

Kapersky Labs Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple In Russia Over App Store Policies

2 years ago

Kapersky Labs Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple In Russia Over App Store Policies

The SEC Says Elon Musk’s Rationale For Continuing To Send Out Bad Tweets ‘Borders On The Ridiculous’

2 years ago

The SEC Says Elon Musk’s Rationale For Continuing To Send Out Bad Tweets ‘Borders On The Ridiculous’

Report: National Enquirer Publisher Paid Jeff Bezos’s Lover’s Brother $281,00 For Bezos Dick Pics

2 years ago

Report: National Enquirer Publisher Paid Jeff Bezos’s Lover’s Brother $281,00 For Bezos Dick Pics

2 years ago

This May Be The Hideous Logo For Google’s New Game Streaming Service

Trump Now Just Accusing Google Of Aiding The Chinese Military, Or Whatever

2 years ago

Trump Now Just Accusing Google Of Aiding The Chinese Military, Or Whatever

Massive Flooding Follows In Bomb Cyclone’s Wake, With Nebraska Floods Possibly Worst In 50 Years

2 years ago

Massive Flooding Follows In Bomb Cyclone’s Wake, With Nebraska Floods Possibly Worst In 50 Years

Report: Ethiopian Transport Official Says 737 Max 8 Jet Crash Has ‘Close Similarities’ To 2018 Crash

2 years ago

Report: Ethiopian Transport Official Says 737 Max 8 Jet Crash Has ‘Close Similarities’ To 2018 Crash

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Will Return To TV After Sexual Misconduct Investigation

2 years ago

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Will Return To TV After Sexual Misconduct Investigation

Facebook Says It Removed 1.5 Million Videos Of Christchurch Massacre Within 24 Hours

2 years ago

Facebook Says It Removed 1.5 Million Videos Of Christchurch Massacre Within 24 Hours

Thousands Of ICE Employees Have Access To Massive, Nationwide Licence Plate-Tracking System

2 years ago

Thousands Of ICE Employees Have Access To Massive, Nationwide Licence Plate-Tracking System

2 years ago

Alleged North Korean Front Company Still Using The Same Brand Name On Social Media, Apparently

Portland Lawmakers Want To Block 5G Rollout, Citing Shaky Health Risks

2 years ago

Portland Lawmakers Want To Block 5G Rollout, Citing Shaky Health Risks

Report: Man Arrested For Threatening Google Didn’t Know His Wife Deleted His YouTube Account

2 years ago

Report: Man Arrested For Threatening Google Didn’t Know His Wife Deleted His YouTube Account

Italy Begins To Enforce ‘No Vaccines, No School’ Policy After Deadline Expires

2 years ago

Italy Begins To Enforce ‘No Vaccines, No School’ Policy After Deadline Expires

U.S. Warns Germany: Don’t Let Huawei Build Your 5G Networks Or Else

2 years ago

U.S. Warns Germany: Don’t Let Huawei Build Your 5G Networks Or Else

Report: Amazon Warehouses Called Emergency Services For Mental Health Crises At Least 189 Times In Five Years

2 years ago

Report: Amazon Warehouses Called Emergency Services For Mental Health Crises At Least 189 Times In Five Years

The UK’s Extremely Dumb Plan To Force Porn Sites To Verify Users’ Ages May Come Next Month

2 years ago

The UK’s Extremely Dumb Plan To Force Porn Sites To Verify Users’ Ages May Come Next Month

The NYPD Now Has An Automated Tool To Help Them Recognise Patterns In Crimes

2 years ago

The NYPD Now Has An Automated Tool To Help Them Recognise Patterns In Crimes

California’s 2018 Was The Worst Ever Recorded For Bushfires

2 years ago

California’s 2018 Was The Worst Ever Recorded For Bushfires

DOJ Arrests Chief Of OneCoin, Says It Was Multi-Billion-Dollar Pyramid Scheme

2 years ago

DOJ Arrests Chief Of OneCoin, Says It Was Multi-Billion-Dollar Pyramid Scheme

Import Ban On Genetically Modified Salmon In U.S. Lifted

2 years ago

Import Ban On Genetically Modified Salmon In U.S. Lifted

MAGA Dude Creates App For Voting On Whether A Local Business Is A Conservative Safe Space

2 years ago

MAGA Dude Creates App For Voting On Whether A Local Business Is A Conservative Safe Space

New York’s Morbid KGB Museum Is For Spy Nerds

Science & Health

2 years ago

New York’s Morbid KGB Museum Is For Spy Nerds

Facebook May Have Built Mark Zuckerberg An Escape Tunnel Nicknamed The ‘Panic Chute’

2 years ago

Facebook May Have Built Mark Zuckerberg An Escape Tunnel Nicknamed The ‘Panic Chute’

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Says It Made A Mistake Buying Italian Firm Linked To Notorious Hacking Team

2 years ago

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Says It Made A Mistake Buying Italian Firm Linked To Notorious Hacking Team

Report: The NSA’s Domestic Metadata Collection System Is Not Being Used And May Be Discontinued

2 years ago

Report: The NSA’s Domestic Metadata Collection System Is Not Being Used And May Be Discontinued

Uber Found Not Criminally Liable In Fatal 2018 Self-Driving Car Accident

2 years ago

Uber Found Not Criminally Liable In Fatal 2018 Self-Driving Car Accident

Google’s Project Zero Team Releases Details On ‘High-Severity’ MacOS Bug

2 years ago

Google’s Project Zero Team Releases Details On ‘High-Severity’ MacOS Bug

Report: China’s Social Credit System Has Blocked Tens Of Millions Of Rejected Plane And Train Tickets

2 years ago

Report: China’s Social Credit System Has Blocked Tens Of Millions Of Rejected Plane And Train Tickets

Robocall Hell, Divination Bot Returns, And A Fake MD: Best Gizmodo Stories Of The Week

2 years ago

Robocall Hell, Divination Bot Returns, And A Fake MD: Best Gizmodo Stories Of The Week

If You Own A Microsoft Band And Were Still Using It Until March 1, You Might Be Owed A Refund

2 years ago

If You Own A Microsoft Band And Were Still Using It Until March 1, You Might Be Owed A Refund

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Capsule Successfully Docks With ISS, Without Use Of Robotic Arm

2 years ago

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Capsule Successfully Docks With ISS, Without Use Of Robotic Arm

Facebook Is Suing Four Chinese Companies For Allegedly Selling Fake Accounts

2 years ago

Facebook Is Suing Four Chinese Companies For Allegedly Selling Fake Accounts

FAA Bans Cargo Shipment Of Lithium Ion Batteries On Passenger Flights

2 years ago

FAA Bans Cargo Shipment Of Lithium Ion Batteries On Passenger Flights

Texas Lawmaker Completely Unconcerned About Measles Outbreak Because Of ‘Antibiotics’

2 years ago

Texas Lawmaker Completely Unconcerned About Measles Outbreak Because Of ‘Antibiotics’

The Federal Trade Commission Is Starting A New Antitrust Task Force Looking At Big Tech

2 years ago

The Federal Trade Commission Is Starting A New Antitrust Task Force Looking At Big Tech

Facebook’s Patreon Clone Wants To Pocket Up To Six Times As Much Of The Revenue As Patreon

2 years ago

Facebook’s Patreon Clone Wants To Pocket Up To Six Times As Much Of The Revenue As Patreon

Kickstarter To Remove That Rat From The End Of The Departed Whacked By DMCA Takedown

2 years ago

Kickstarter To Remove That Rat From The End Of The Departed Whacked By DMCA Takedown

Samsung’s Doing Everything It Can To Make The Galaxy Fold’s Crease Invisible

2 years ago

Samsung’s Doing Everything It Can To Make The Galaxy Fold’s Crease Invisible

U.S Federal Judge Throws Out State Cyberstalking Law, Writing It Criminalises Protected Speech

2 years ago

U.S Federal Judge Throws Out State Cyberstalking Law, Writing It Criminalises Protected Speech

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Is Greenlit For March 2 Unmanned Mission To The ISS

2 years ago

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Is Greenlit For March 2 Unmanned Mission To The ISS

Amazon Air Jet Crashes In Texas, With Three On Board Believed Dead

2 years ago

Amazon Air Jet Crashes In Texas, With Three On Board Believed Dead

You Can Allegedly Now Brick Your Nikes, Thanks To The Miracle Of Technology

2 years ago

You Can Allegedly Now Brick Your Nikes, Thanks To The Miracle Of Technology

Facebook Is An ‘Innovator In Privacy,’ Says Guy Who Runs Facebook

2 years ago

Facebook Is An ‘Innovator In Privacy,’ Says Guy Who Runs Facebook

Qualcomm Is Asking For Regulators To Impose An Import Ban On Some Models Of iPhones

2 years ago

Qualcomm Is Asking For Regulators To Impose An Import Ban On Some Models Of iPhones

House Dems Accuse Trump Admin Of Trying To Export Nuclear Secrets To Saudi Arabia

2 years ago

House Dems Accuse Trump Admin Of Trying To Export Nuclear Secrets To Saudi Arabia

Amazon Reportedly Has Lord Of The Rings Writers In A Locked Office With A Guard And Fingerprint Scanner

2 years ago

Amazon Reportedly Has Lord Of The Rings Writers In A Locked Office With A Guard And Fingerprint Scanner

England And Wales To Require Thousands Of Criminals To Wear GPS Tracking Bracelets

2 years ago

England And Wales To Require Thousands Of Criminals To Wear GPS Tracking Bracelets

Report: More Than 300 Chemical Weapons Attacks In Syria, With Pro-Assad Forces Responsible For 98 Per Cent

2 years ago

Report: More Than 300 Chemical Weapons Attacks In Syria, With Pro-Assad Forces Responsible For 98 Per Cent

Facebook Suspends Three Pages With Millions Of Video Views, Saying They Need To Disclose Russia Ties

2 years ago

Facebook Suspends Three Pages With Millions Of Video Views, Saying They Need To Disclose Russia Ties

Tokyo Is Testing A New System To Detect ‘Guerilla’ Rain And Tornadoes Up To 30 Minutes In Advance

2 years ago

Tokyo Is Testing A New System To Detect ‘Guerilla’ Rain And Tornadoes Up To 30 Minutes In Advance

Samsung Gives Up On Blu-Ray, Will Not Release Any New Players In The U.S.

2 years ago

Samsung Gives Up On Blu-Ray, Will Not Release Any New Players In The U.S.

Report: Stolen Equifax Data Hasn’t Been Sold Online, Raising More Questions Than Answers

2 years ago

Report: Stolen Equifax Data Hasn’t Been Sold Online, Raising More Questions Than Answers

Report: Apple Is Trying To Get Newspapers To Fork Over Half Of Revenue From Planned Subscription Service

2 years ago

Report: Apple Is Trying To Get Newspapers To Fork Over Half Of Revenue From Planned Subscription Service

Apple, Google Both Hosting Saudi Government App That Lets Men Track Women, Restrict Their Travel

2 years ago

Apple, Google Both Hosting Saudi Government App That Lets Men Track Women, Restrict Their Travel

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: I Suck And The Problem Is The Whole Site

2 years ago

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: I Suck And The Problem Is The Whole Site

Tipster Crashes Abandoned Texas Home To Smoke Weed, Finds Caged Tiger Instead

2 years ago

Tipster Crashes Abandoned Texas Home To Smoke Weed, Finds Caged Tiger Instead

You Can Now Buy The House Where Jeff Bezos Started Amazon, If You Really Have To Or Something

2 years ago

You Can Now Buy The House Where Jeff Bezos Started Amazon, If You Really Have To Or Something

LinkedIn Is Pivoting Harder Into Video

2 years ago

LinkedIn Is Pivoting Harder Into Video

Texas Bill Would Make It Illegal For Verizon And Any Other Wireless Provider To Throttle Disaster Zones In The U.S.

2 years ago

Texas Bill Would Make It Illegal For Verizon And Any Other Wireless Provider To Throttle Disaster Zones In The U.S.

Cattle Ranchers Are Trying To Get The Word ‘Meat’ Taken Off The Labels Of Meat Substitutes

2 years ago

Cattle Ranchers Are Trying To Get The Word ‘Meat’ Taken Off The Labels Of Meat Substitutes

Anti-Vaccination Rally In U.S. Amid A Major Measles Outbreak Is A Little Too On The Nose

2 years ago

Anti-Vaccination Rally In U.S. Amid A Major Measles Outbreak Is A Little Too On The Nose

The U.S. Army Thinks Their New Rifle Will Be Like An iPhone

2 years ago

The U.S. Army Thinks Their New Rifle Will Be Like An iPhone

Report: DHS Wants To Build Trump’s Dumb Border Wall Right Through SpaceX’s Texas Launch Facility

2 years ago

Report: DHS Wants To Build Trump’s Dumb Border Wall Right Through SpaceX’s Texas Launch Facility

Study Says Over 400 Organ Transplant Studies Using Chinese Data Should Be Retracted Over Ethical Concerns

2 years ago

Study Says Over 400 Organ Transplant Studies Using Chinese Data Should Be Retracted Over Ethical Concerns

Mountain Lion Attacks Runner In Colorado, Runner Strangles It To Death

2 years ago

Mountain Lion Attacks Runner In Colorado, Runner Strangles It To Death

Tinder And Its Owner Match Group Had A Very, Very Horny 2018

2 years ago

Tinder And Its Owner Match Group Had A Very, Very Horny 2018

Apple’s Retail And Online Stores Chief, Angela Ahrendts, To Leave By April

2 years ago

Apple’s Retail And Online Stores Chief, Angela Ahrendts, To Leave By April

Fireball Over Cuba Exploded With The Force Of 1,400 Tons Of TNT, NASA Says

2 years ago

Fireball Over Cuba Exploded With The Force Of 1,400 Tons Of TNT, NASA Says

Snap Is Now Slightly Less Fucked

2 years ago

Snap Is Now Slightly Less Fucked

Even Apple Isn’t Immune To AT&T’s ‘5G E’ Bullshit

2 years ago

Even Apple Isn’t Immune To AT&T’s ‘5G E’ Bullshit

Security Sets Man On Fire With ‘Taser-Style Device’ In The U.S.

2 years ago

Security Sets Man On Fire With ‘Taser-Style Device’ In The U.S.

Crypto Exchange Says It Can’t Repay $262 Million To Clients After Founder Dies With Only Password

2 years ago

Crypto Exchange Says It Can’t Repay $262 Million To Clients After Founder Dies With Only Password

Google Yanks 29 Malicious Photo Apps From Play Store, But Not Before Millions Of Downloads

2 years ago

Google Yanks 29 Malicious Photo Apps From Play Store, But Not Before Millions Of Downloads

Russia Also Suspends Nuclear Weapons Treaty, Calling It ‘Tit-for-Tat’ Response To U.S. Withdrawal

2 years ago

Russia Also Suspends Nuclear Weapons Treaty, Calling It ‘Tit-for-Tat’ Response To U.S. Withdrawal

Sheryl Sandberg: The Teens ‘Consented’ To Putting Facebook Spyware On Their Phones

2 years ago

Sheryl Sandberg: The Teens ‘Consented’ To Putting Facebook Spyware On Their Phones

New York Attorney General Finds That Sale Of Social Media Bots, Fake Engagement Is Illegal

2 years ago

New York Attorney General Finds That Sale Of Social Media Bots, Fake Engagement Is Illegal