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Honestly, the Moon—with its beautiful, minimalist design and presumably comfortable lack of gravity—seems like the perfect place to live. As Earth continues to go further down the rabbit hole of inevitable self-destruction, plans for NASA‘s reliably ambitious lunar return have surfaced. Are Technica’s Eric Berger came through with word Monday that a fresh plan for […]
When it came to the general public, Google Glass didn’t fare so well. Turns out it was better in theory than practice (more on that below). But the tech giant is doing their best to adjust to that unfortunate (for them) development, and has instead switched it up to market itself as a tool designed […]
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the antitrust lawsuit centered around Apple’s signature marketplace, the App Store, will be allowed to move forward. The plaintiffs in the suit have argued that Apple uses its monopoly power over its App Store to overcharge consumers. The technology powerhouse reportedly takes a 30 percent commission from the software […]
Hackers were able to lift 7,000 Bitcoin (over $40 million) from Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, CNBC reports. Binance described the digital heist, which occurred Tuesday (May 7), as a “large scale security breach,” as the thieves used several attack strategies and were also able to access user information such as login authentication codes. The platform […]
During Google‘s I/O developer conference, the company announced two new smartphones: the Pixel 3a and the 3a XL. Image via Google Coming in at $399 and $479 respectively, the new phones are half the price of their older siblings. CNN notes the 3a and 3a XL are meant to be budget-friendly alternatives to their predecessors, with global […]
Facebook boss and alleged goat ingester Mark Zuckerberg gave a keynote address this week about the site’s future privacy plans, an event that would have been ridiculous enough given their history with the topic. For added ridiculousness, Zuckerberg used the opportunity to attempt a joke on the issue that, unsurprisingly, appears to have not connected at all. […]
Donald Trump had a closed-door meeting with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on April 23 and reportedly spent a good chunk of the meeting complaining about losing followers. According to anonymous sources who spoke to the Washington Post, Trump questioned Dorsey directly about the dip in his follower count following Twitter’s purge of bots from the platform. Trump […]
A man in Nashville is facing a domestic assault charge after a mid-gaming argument allegedly resulted in him body-slamming a woman. Per a report from local outlet WSMV, Joshua Stone was charged with domestic assault following the incident, during which the unidentified woman allegedly unplugged the PlayStation console Stone was using at the time. At […]
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has big plans for remaking Twitter into a place that’s more conducive to forming communities and less a source of harassment and outrage. In a TED Talk on April 16, Dorsey explained that he’s looking to make changes to Twitter to downplay likes and retweets as he’s found it leads to […]