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Boeing Charged Extra Money For ‘Vital’ Safety Features On 737 Max

1 year ago

Boeing Charged Extra Money For ‘Vital’ Safety Features On 737 Max

Matt Novak

How The Chaos Of Studying Subatomic Particles Inspired The Creation Of The Web

1 year ago

How The Chaos Of Studying Subatomic Particles Inspired The Creation Of The Web

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

How Phishing Scams Are Evolving – And How Not To Get Caught

1 year ago

How Phishing Scams Are Evolving – And How Not To Get Caught

David Nield

Can You Pay Your Way Out Of Email Hell?

1 year ago

Can You Pay Your Way Out Of Email Hell?

Adam Clark Estes

Apple’s Big New iMac Update Makes Me Feel Sad About iMacs

1 year ago

Apple’s Big New iMac Update Makes Me Feel Sad About iMacs

Adam Clark Estes

It’s Scary How Much Personal Data People Leave On Used Laptops And Phones, Researcher Finds

1 year ago

It’s Scary How Much Personal Data People Leave On Used Laptops And Phones, Researcher Finds

Dell Cameron

Recent Boeing 737 MAX Crashes May Be The Result Of A Single Faulty Sensor

1 year ago

Recent Boeing 737 MAX Crashes May Be The Result Of A Single Faulty Sensor

Jason Torchinsky

Atari VCS Delayed Again After Swapping Out AMD Hardware

1 year ago

Atari VCS Delayed Again After Swapping Out AMD Hardware

The Botnet Malware Behind Some Of The Biggest DDoS Attacks Ever Just Got An Upgrade

1 year ago

The Botnet Malware Behind Some Of The Biggest DDoS Attacks Ever Just Got An Upgrade

Dell Cameron

Ray Tracing Is Coming To A Whole Lot Of GPUs

1 year ago

Ray Tracing Is Coming To A Whole Lot Of GPUs

Alex Cranz

If You Pirated A Copy Of Photoshop, You’re As Much A ‘Hacker’ As Beto O’Rourke

1 year ago

If You Pirated A Copy Of Photoshop, You’re As Much A ‘Hacker’ As Beto O’Rourke

Bryan Menegus

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

Pentagon Brass Bafflingly Accuses Google Of Providing ‘Direct Benefit’ To China’s Military

1 year ago

Pentagon Brass Bafflingly Accuses Google Of Providing ‘Direct Benefit’ To China’s Military

Rhett Jones

When Google Fibre Abandons Your City As A Failed Experiment

1 year ago

When Google Fibre Abandons Your City As A Failed Experiment

Adam K. Raymond

Researchers Found A Way To Extract Detailed Slo-Mo Videos From A Single Blurry Photo

1 year ago

Researchers Found A Way To Extract Detailed Slo-Mo Videos From A Single Blurry Photo

Andrew Liszewski

It’s Surprisingly Easy To Make AI Think A Taxi Is A Vacuum Cleaner

1 year ago

It’s Surprisingly Easy To Make AI Think A Taxi Is A Vacuum Cleaner

Melanie Ehrenkranz

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

New Senate Bill Bans Online Ads Targeting Kids Under 13, Gives Teens Power To ‘Erase’ Personal Data

1 year ago

New Senate Bill Bans Online Ads Targeting Kids Under 13, Gives Teens Power To ‘Erase’ Personal Data

Dell Cameron

Allo Could Have Been Great. Google Blew It.

1 year ago

Allo Could Have Been Great. Google Blew It.

Sam Rutherford

Google Is Trying To Clean Up Internet Comments With An AI Chrome Extension, Isn’t That Cute

1 year ago

Google Is Trying To Clean Up Internet Comments With An AI Chrome Extension, Isn’t That Cute

Melanie Ehrenkranz

Airlines Begin To Ground Boeing 737 Max-8 Planes After Deadly Ethiopian Crash

1 year ago

Airlines Begin To Ground Boeing 737 Max-8 Planes After Deadly Ethiopian Crash

Matt Novak

Mysterious Leaked Database Labels The ‘BreedReady’ Status Of 1.8 Million Women In China

1 year ago

Mysterious Leaked Database Labels The ‘BreedReady’ Status Of 1.8 Million Women In China

Melanie Ehrenkranz

Adobe Is Finally Killing Shockwave Player For Good

1 year ago

Adobe Is Finally Killing Shockwave Player For Good

Rhett Jones

Is It Actually OK To Touch Your Computer Screen?

1 year ago

Is It Actually OK To Touch Your Computer Screen?

Victoria Song

If You Must Use Slack On Your Phone, Why Not Do It In Dark Mode?

1 year ago

If You Must Use Slack On Your Phone, Why Not Do It In Dark Mode?

Catie Keck

The Y2K Moment For GPS Systems Is Just A Month Away

1 year ago

The Y2K Moment For GPS Systems Is Just A Month Away

Rhett Jones

Behind The Hype Of Apple’s Plan To End Mining

1 year ago

Behind The Hype Of Apple’s Plan To End Mining

Maddie Stone

Japanese Cops Investigate 13-Year-Old Prankster For Sharing Link To ‘Uncloseable’ Pop-Up Window

1 year ago

Japanese Cops Investigate 13-Year-Old Prankster For Sharing Link To ‘Uncloseable’ Pop-Up Window

Rhett Jones

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

U.S. Army Assures Public That Robot Tank System Adheres To AI Murder Policy

1 year ago

U.S. Army Assures Public That Robot Tank System Adheres To AI Murder Policy

Matt Novak

This Pet Beauty Contest is Judged by AI

1 year ago

This Pet Beauty Contest is Judged by AI

Holly Brockwell

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

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

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

Researcher Who Found MacOS Keychain Exploit Shares Details With Apple, Despite No Bounty

1 year ago

Researcher Who Found MacOS Keychain Exploit Shares Details With Apple, Despite No Bounty

Catie Keck

Your March Horoscope Is Here, And Our AI Astrologer Is Getting Smarter

1 year ago

Your March Horoscope Is Here, And Our AI Astrologer Is Getting Smarter

Divination Bot

Amazon May Open An Entirely New Chain Of Grocery Stores: Report

1 year ago

Amazon May Open An Entirely New Chain Of Grocery Stores: Report

Bryan Menegus

Now Is A Really Good Time To Buy A New GPU

1 year ago

Now Is A Really Good Time To Buy A New GPU

David Nield

Huawei Announced Some New Laptops, Including Another Matebook X Pro And Matebook 14

1 year ago

Huawei Announced Some New Laptops, Including Another Matebook X Pro And Matebook 14

I Ditched Chrome For Safari And You Can Too

1 year ago

I Ditched Chrome For Safari And You Can Too

Adam Clark Estes

This Apple Rumour That Refuses To Die Is A Very Good Idea

1 year ago

This Apple Rumour That Refuses To Die Is A Very Good Idea

Alex Cranz

The Best MacOS Apps That Actually Make Good Use Of The Touch Bar

1 year ago

The Best MacOS Apps That Actually Make Good Use Of The Touch Bar

David Nield

Chrome OS Users Find That Checking CPU Usage Overwhelms CPU Usage

1 year ago

Chrome OS Users Find That Checking CPU Usage Overwhelms CPU Usage

Rhett Jones

Apple’s 2019 Products Have Been Revealed

1 year ago

Apple’s 2019 Products Have Been Revealed

The Lucrative Government Spyware Industry Has A New ‘One-Stop-Shop’ For Hacking Everything

1 year ago

The Lucrative Government Spyware Industry Has A New ‘One-Stop-Shop’ For Hacking Everything

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Rediscover The Magic Of Browser Bookmarks And How To Keep Them In Order

1 year ago

Rediscover The Magic Of Browser Bookmarks And How To Keep Them In Order

David Nield

Elon Musk-Backed AI Company Claims It Made A Text Generator That’s Too Dangerous To Release

1 year ago

Elon Musk-Backed AI Company Claims It Made A Text Generator That’s Too Dangerous To Release

Rhett Jones

World’s Largest Retailer Seeks Corporate Welfare In The Age Of Automation

1 year ago

World’s Largest Retailer Seeks Corporate Welfare In The Age Of Automation

Brian Merchant

Switzerland Would Like You To Hack Its E-Voting System

1 year ago

Switzerland Would Like You To Hack Its E-Voting System

Victoria Song

Google Is Adding Excellent Right-Click Features To Gmail

1 year ago

Google Is Adding Excellent Right-Click Features To Gmail

Rhett Jones

Tech Genius Donald Trump To Sign Executive Order On Artificial Intelligence Today

1 year ago

Tech Genius Donald Trump To Sign Executive Order On Artificial Intelligence Today

Matt Novak

Will Tech Workers Rise Up Around Automation, Too?

1 year ago

Will Tech Workers Rise Up Around Automation, Too?

Brian Merchant

Seal Poop Thumb Drive Mystery (Partially) Solved As Owner Steps Forward

1 year ago

Seal Poop Thumb Drive Mystery (Partially) Solved As Owner Steps Forward

Rhett Jones

Skype Can Now Blur Your Background So You Don’t Have To Frantically Tidy Your Room

1 year ago

Skype Can Now Blur Your Background So You Don’t Have To Frantically Tidy Your Room

Victoria Song

I Just Accidentally Re-Liked Hundreds Of Old Tweets And I’m So, So Sorry

1 year ago

I Just Accidentally Re-Liked Hundreds Of Old Tweets And I’m So, So Sorry

Harrison Weber

Researchers Create Hotel-Recognition System To Aid Human Trafficking Investigations

1 year ago

Researchers Create Hotel-Recognition System To Aid Human Trafficking Investigations

Melanie Ehrenkranz

Your February Horoscope Is Here, We Built An AI Astrologer To Predict Your Future

1 year ago

Your February Horoscope Is Here, We Built An AI Astrologer To Predict Your Future

Divination Bot

A Quarter Of All U.S. Jobs Are At High Risk Of Being Automated, Report Finds

1 year ago

A Quarter Of All U.S. Jobs Are At High Risk Of Being Automated, Report Finds

Brian Merchant

You Need To Disable FaceTime Immediately

1 year ago

You Need To Disable FaceTime Immediately

That Time Apple’s Manufacturing Plans Got Screwed

1 year ago

That Time Apple’s Manufacturing Plans Got Screwed

Rhett Jones

Why Choosing Between Windows And MacOS Still Matters

1 year ago

Why Choosing Between Windows And MacOS Still Matters

David Nield

How To Fix Your Awful Wifi

1 year ago

How To Fix Your Awful Wifi

Adam Clark Estes

Happy Birthday To The Apple Macintosh

1 year ago

Happy Birthday To The Apple Macintosh

Anthony Caruana

These Are The 20 Apps You Need To Update Right Now, Or Else

1 year ago

These Are The 20 Apps You Need To Update Right Now, Or Else

Rhett Jones

CEO Of IBM Says Hiring Based On Skills Instead Of College Degrees Is Vital For The Future Of Tech

1 year ago

CEO Of IBM Says Hiring Based On Skills Instead Of College Degrees Is Vital For The Future Of Tech

Matt Novak

How To Play Apple Music From The Web

1 year ago

How To Play Apple Music From The Web

David Nield

Google’s Plan To Limit Ad-Blocker Performance On Chrome Riles Developers

1 year ago

Google’s Plan To Limit Ad-Blocker Performance On Chrome Riles Developers

Dell Cameron

Microsoft Is Expanding Its Classroom Cred

1 year ago

Microsoft Is Expanding Its Classroom Cred

Anthony Caruana

Google Sets A Phishing Test To See If You’re Likely to Get Scammed

1 year ago

Google Sets A Phishing Test To See If You’re Likely to Get Scammed

Anthony Caruana

AirPlay 2 Vs Google Cast: Which You Should Actually Use

1 year ago

AirPlay 2 Vs Google Cast: Which You Should Actually Use

David Nield

The 8 Signs That Machine Learning Will Automate Some Or All Of Your Job

1 year ago

The 8 Signs That Machine Learning Will Automate Some Or All Of Your Job

Brian Merchant

Machine Learning Powers Australian Open Tennis Stars

1 year ago

Machine Learning Powers Australian Open Tennis Stars

Anthony Caruana

It’s Time To Audit All The Extensions You’ve Installed On Your Browser

1 year ago

It’s Time To Audit All The Extensions You’ve Installed On Your Browser

David Nield

Report: The FTC May Slam Facebook With ‘Record-Setting’ Fine Over User Privacy

1 year ago

Report: The FTC May Slam Facebook With ‘Record-Setting’ Fine Over User Privacy

Tom McKay

Amazon Is Rolling Out A ‘Robotic Tech Vest’ To Keep Workers From Getting Hit By Robots

1 year ago

Amazon Is Rolling Out A ‘Robotic Tech Vest’ To Keep Workers From Getting Hit By Robots

Tom McKay

Why Did NASA, Lockheed Martin And Others Spend Millions On This Quantum Computer?

1 year ago

Why Did NASA, Lockheed Martin And Others Spend Millions On This Quantum Computer?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

So You Automated Your Coworkers Out Of A Job

1 year ago

So You Automated Your Coworkers Out Of A Job

Brian Merchant

Wacom Showed Me The First Good Reason To Buy The Magic Leap Hype

1 year ago

Wacom Showed Me The First Good Reason To Buy The Magic Leap Hype

Andrew Liszewski

This Sad Booth Is A Metaphor For CES This Year

1 year ago

This Sad Booth Is A Metaphor For CES This Year

Adam Clark Estes

Teen Who Wrote ‘I Have A Bomb’ On In-Flight Messaging App Deported From New Zealand

1 year ago

Teen Who Wrote ‘I Have A Bomb’ On In-Flight Messaging App Deported From New Zealand

Melanie Ehrenkranz

Acer’s New Swift 7 Is So Thin It Doesn’t Seem Real

1 year ago

Acer’s New Swift 7 Is So Thin It Doesn’t Seem Real

Sam Rutherford

2019 Dell XPS 13: Australian Price And Release Date

1 year ago

2019 Dell XPS 13: Australian Price And Release Date

Why Experts Are Sceptical Of IBM’s New Commercial Quantum Computer

1 year ago

Why Experts Are Sceptical Of IBM’s New Commercial Quantum Computer

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Lenovo’s Cheap Android Tablets Double As Alexa Speakers

1 year ago

Lenovo’s Cheap Android Tablets Double As Alexa Speakers

Alex Cranz

Alienware Is Redefining The Gamer Aesthetic, Again

1 year ago

Alienware Is Redefining The Gamer Aesthetic, Again

Alex Cranz

The New Dell XPS 13 Won’t Look Up Your Nose

1 year ago

The New Dell XPS 13 Won’t Look Up Your Nose

Everything Intel Announced At CES 2019

1 year ago

Everything Intel Announced At CES 2019

Y’all Ruined One Of Lenovo’s Best ThinkPads

1 year ago

Y’all Ruined One Of Lenovo’s Best ThinkPads

Alex Cranz

Samsung’s Latest Laptops Want To Win You Over With Style

1 year ago

Samsung’s Latest Laptops Want To Win You Over With Style

Sam Rutherford

Nvidia’s Powerhouse Ray Tracing GPUs Are Finally Coming To Laptops

1 year ago

Nvidia’s Powerhouse Ray Tracing GPUs Are Finally Coming To Laptops

Alex Cranz

Huawei Is Going Hard At The MacBook Air With Its New MateBook 13

1 year ago

Huawei Is Going Hard At The MacBook Air With Its New MateBook 13

Sam Rutherford

Nvidia Is Finally Making Ray Tracing Graphics More Affordable With Its New RTX 2060 Card

1 year ago

Nvidia Is Finally Making Ray Tracing Graphics More Affordable With Its New RTX 2060 Card

Alex Cranz

This Laptop Has A Notch

1 year ago

This Laptop Has A Notch

Sam Rutherford

Acer’s Chromebook 315 Is A Lot Of Laptop For Just $US280

1 year ago

Acer’s Chromebook 315 Is A Lot Of Laptop For Just $US280

Sam Rutherford

HP’s Newest Chromebooks Are Priced Just Right

1 year ago

HP’s Newest Chromebooks Are Priced Just Right

Sam Rutherford

Microsoft Starts Hitting Mute On Cortana’s Annoying Windows 10 Setup Voiceover

1 year ago

Microsoft Starts Hitting Mute On Cortana’s Annoying Windows 10 Setup Voiceover

Sam Rutherford

The Biggest Sign Yet That Automation Is Taking Over At Amazon

2 years ago

The Biggest Sign Yet That Automation Is Taking Over At Amazon

Brian Merchant

Evernote’s New CEO Says The App Sucks But He Can Fix it

2 years ago

Evernote’s New CEO Says The App Sucks But He Can Fix it

Anthony Caruana

What Happened The Last Time Apple Had A Panic This Bad

2 years ago

What Happened The Last Time Apple Had A Panic This Bad

Adam Clark Estes