A mysterious structure orbits a star almost 1,500 light-years from Earth. Its enormous size and unusual shape has made its host star, KIC 8462852 — Tabby’s...
Earlier this year, the AT&T-owned DirecTV announced that it would launch DirecTV Now, putting it in direct competition with Dish’s Sling TV. The service is finally...
As it approaches its third quarter earnings release, Twitter is reportedly planning to announce extensive job cuts this week. The ailing social platform may cut approximately...
New research suggests that there could be two previously undiscovered moonlets orbiting near Uranus’ rings. Rob Chancia, a University of Idaho doctoral student, spotted key patterns...
A major communications and media deal could be signed and delivered in the next two days. Telecommunications giant AT&T has agreed to a $85 billion price...
Social media giants Facebook has announced it will start allowing more “newsworthy” (nSFW) content on to its service even if those items break the rules. Facebook...
Apple and IBM have announced the latest product in their MobileFirst collaboration: IBM Watson Element for Educators. The app marks more than just a continued collaboration...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has the Magenta Carrier in its crosshairs. In a ruling made public Wednesday, the agency announced that T-Mobile has agreed to...
The same camera technology that automatically recognizes faces and text could help the legally blind read. A new study presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s...
While Samsung may be going through one of the worst public relations disasters its mobile division has had, Apple will most likely cash in over the...
Emerging reports say that the Obama administration is considering what would be “an unprecedented covert cyber action against Russia.” Tensions between the two nations have continued...
A new study in rodents has found brain damage and cognitive problems six months after the animals were exposed to space-like radiation at doses similar to...
Scientists searching for extraterrestrial life have added a big ear to their arsenal. This week, the National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) announced they’ll be joining...
Orbital ATK hasn’t flown since its Antares rocket blew up seconds after liftoff in October 2014, burning up thousands of pounds of supplies bound for the...
New research suggests that Mercury is contracting even today, joining Earth as a tectonically active planet. Images obtained by NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and...
Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are cutting ties with a social media surveillance company after a report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claimed it was...
Samsung has issued a statement confirming Note 7 production changes. Short of admitting a general halt, the company said that there are production changes in the...
Seattle-based company Amazon recently discovered a list of email addresses and passwords that had been published online, and naturally concluded that some users’ accounts may have...
American space agency, NASA has sent a drone it uses for scientific research, to drop sensors and monitor activities of Hurricane Matthew. The Global Hawk carries...
Security robot company Knightscope has two different guard bots, both of which look like Daleks designed by Tim Cook-era Apple. Slick, bulb-shaped machines, they bristle with...
Duolingo, the maker of a variety of language training solutions, is joining the bot club, according to Mashable. Learning a language is difficult enough without opportunities...
Yahoo Inc. reportedly spied on millions of users of its popular webmail service, scanning users’ incoming emails at the behest of United States intelligence agencies. According...
Pinterest is fueling speculation over a possible IPO having appointed its first chief financial officer. Todd Morgenfeld — whose previous position was VP of finance at...
Getting to space takes a rocket, sometimes carried by an airplane, like Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, which blasts off from the underbelly of its White Knight Two...
Hope has been raised in the quest to find a lasting cure for the dreaded HIV/AIDS syndrome as a British man living with HIV has shown...
The European Union is looking to put an expensive leash on Google. The EU’s Commission plans to launch yet another antitrust case against Google (this one...
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, a team of astronomers reveal the first hot core to be found outside the Milky Way. A hot and dense...
Social media giants, Facebook has added Hausa, Fula, Maltese and Corsica languages to its offering bringing the total languages available on the platform to 100. Facebook...
Tech firm, DJI has unveiled a foldable drone designed for backpacks and large pouches, rather than large, bulky, specialized carrying cases. Mavic weighs 1.6 pounds. When...
Mobile phone makers BlackBerry has announced that it plans to stop phone production as the struggling company continues to focus on its software and security products....
The world has welcomed its first baby with DNA from three parents in the embryo in a controversial new technique by US scientists. According to a...
Like Google, Facebook is constantly improving in the responsiveness and usability of its applications. The browser notification, the ‘On this Day’ app and the ‘Go Live’...
In a study published in Nature Geoscience, new analysis of photos taken by NASA’s Mrcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft show distinct landforms...
After years in development, construction workers slotted into place the final piece of the 500-meter aperture spherical telescope (aka FAST) back in July. And following months...
A new lane type might make room for cars with no drivers, starting with a highway from Vancouver to Seattle in the United States. That’s the...
There are reports that Yahoo will most likely soon confirm a massive data breach involving hundreds of millions of accounts. Reports cite several sources as saying...
Apple might be taking its foot off the gas with regards to developing its own car, with a new report indicating it may just buy its...
Philadelphia-based startup called Ghost Robotics has created a four-legged, direct-drive robot called the Ghost Minitaur that’s capable of running and jumping on tough terrain, reorienting itself...
Facebook is hiring an influential new exec for its Messenger platform in an effort to make more inroads into India, and the rest of the world....
Florida resident Jonathan Strobel, has filed a lawsuit against Samsung after his Galaxy Note 7 phone reportedly exploded in his pocket. According to Strobel, he was...
A majority of Nigerians have the erroneous belief that video games are time-wasters and that most of the audiovisual games available have a way of encouraging...
A group of researchers at the Bath University are envisaging a future where kids will be born from embryos made from skin cells rather than eggs...
A team of undergraduates at the University of Maryland has developed a four-rotor helicopter equipped with an array of solar panels. The craft took to the...
Luxury phone makers, Apple have been sued, this time for blocking members of its iPhone Upgrade Program from pre-ordering the new iPhone 7. The suit accuses...
A Chinese company that makes laser navigation tools for home robots has developed as bug-killing robot. The company essentially took their 2D LIDAR technology, commonly seen...
The pair of social media giants Twitter and Facebook have both joined more than 30 other news outlets and tech firms – the New York Times,...
This is how the planet earth came to be, according to a group of scientists who are researching the formation of the moon; which they say...
British surgeons this week “successfully performed the world’s first robotic operation inside the eye, potentially revolutionizing the way such conditions are treated,” the Guardian reports. The...
Physicists in India have created a battery-free generator out of fish scales. The clear, flexible generator can harvest the energy from small movements such as body...
A new rocket plane from the New Mexico-based arm of the Virgin Group marks a return to near-space. The new introduction is coming after a tragedy...