September 23, 2018 Forward this or you’ll die in seven days: On the persistence of chain letters If you have an email inbox, you’ve probably received a message that promises money or luck if you share it and unspecified misfortune if…
September 23, 2018 Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission lands on target asteroid After months of hovering around its target, Japan's Hayabusa 2 mission has made contact. Two of the host spacecraft's landers (ROVER-1A and 1B) have…
September 23, 2018 Sennheiser is making spatial audio accessories for Magic Leap Magic Leap has teamed up with audio giant Sennheiser to help it "explore and enhance [its] spatial audio accessory solutions." The secretive mixed reality-maker's…
September 23, 2018 Google and uBreakiFix provide free Pixel repairs to hurricane victims If you own one of Google's Pixel phones and it fell victim to Hurricane Florence, relief might be at hand. Google is partnering with…
September 23, 2018 Logitech’s latest media keyboard is designed for your smart TV There aren't many media keyboards devoted to smart TVs (they tend to be built for home theater PCs), but Logitech might have just given…
September 23, 2018 Tommy Wiseau’s wonderfully terrible ‘The Room’ is free on YouTube You no longer have to go to a special screening (or track down bootlegs) to watch The Room. Tommy Wiseau has posted his so-bad-it's-good…
September 22, 2018 White House downplays talk of executive order targeting internet bias Is President ***** looking at an executive order that would investigate internet companies over his accusations of political bias? Not officially… although the government…
September 22, 2018 3D gun distributor Cody Wilson deported to the US Authorities aren't wasting any time bringing Cody Wilson, the owner of 3D-printed gun maker Defense Distributed, back to the US. Taiwan officials deported Wilson…
September 22, 2018 Comcast to acquire Sky for $39 billion following bidding war The fierce bidding battle over Sky has come to a close — Comcast has successfully outbid 21st Century Fox to acquire the UK media…
September 22, 2018 Comcast has outbid 21st Century Fox for Sky Comcast has won an auction to acquire UK telecommunications company Sky, bidding $38.8 billion to overtake Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox after a lengthy…