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Walmart cuts prices for Google Nest smart speakers and displays for Labor Day

Walmart dropped a round of serious price cuts on Google Nest smart home devices for its Labor Day sales event. We've found the best discou

The Bugatti Centodieci is a $8.9 million homage to the early 90s EB110 superc..

The Bugatti Centodieci is the French automaker’s most powerful supercar yet — coming in a skosh above the Chiron at 1,600 horsepowe

Apple Arcade early access program now underway with Apple employees

Apple has started the Apple Arcade early access program with its employees, charging them $0.49 per month after a free one-month trial. The

Could Climate Change Really End The World?

Species are going extinct and the climate is warming rapidly — yet at least materially, humans are doing better than ever. Welcome to the

These Nigerian Teenagers Are Making A Sci-Fi Movie Using Only A Smashed Smart..

It's amazing how much they've been able to achieve with ingenuity and sheer determination.

This Enormous Supernova Was Unlike Anything Seen Before

Astronomers have observed a supernova unlike any ever observed before, and it might be strong evidence of an important kind of stellar deat

A Brief History Of Vanity License Plates Gone Wrong

When it comes to vanity license plates, sometimes it seems states focused too much on decency and not enough on practical outcomes.

A Buttplug Hacker Talks Security, Consent And Why He Hacked A Buttplug

Voting machines weren’t the only thing getting penetrated at DEF CON this year.

Tesla pitches a solar rental program to boost its renewable energy business

Tesla is pitching customers on a new rental offering for solar power as a way to revive the flagging fortunes of its renewable energy busin

George RR Martin: ''Game Of Thrones' Finishing Is Freeing, I'm At My Own Pace..

It's clear that Martin has a complicated, and arguably unresolved, relationship with the television series.

The Rise And Fall Of The Most Dangerous Publisher In America

Paladin Press was both a test-case for the First Amendment and the research material for some of the most cold-hearted killers the country

Canadian Woman Spots A Rare Piebald Moose And Has The Sweetest, Most Canadian..

It's an incredible moose, but this is an even more incredible narration.

Why Some Doctors Purposefully Misdiagnose Patients

Hundreds of people say a Michigan doctor falsely diagnosed them with epilepsy. He wouldn't be the first to lie to patients about how sick t

Marvel Comics Reportedly Rejected An Art Spiegelman Essay For Referring To Do..

Spiegelman claims that Marvel Comics rejected his essay because the publisher — chaired by Trump follower Ike Perlmutter —was trying to

FDA Previews Some Extremely Gross Warning Labels For Cigarettes

For years, American smokers have been spared the unpleasant images of gangrene infected feet, swollen tongues overtaken by cancerous tumors

Pedestrian Discovers A Clever Way To Cross A Flooded Road Without Getting Wet

A man in the Philippines has a creative method of using plastic lawn chairs to cross the flooded street.

Big Brands Are Using Amazon's Anticounterfeiting Measures To Crush Small Busi..

Amazon sometimes requires small businesses to get permission from manufacturers to sell their products on Amazon Marketplace.

Green chemists find a way to produce eco-friendly items

Robots need reason to work with human in future: Study

Beach to Baja: Dune buggies in the news from VW ID concept to McQueen’s Man..

Dune buggies popped up in the news. VW revealed an electric concept vehicle, the ID. BUGGY. Steve McQueen's Thomas Crown Affair buggy is he

How Family Separations Brought Down A Migrant Mogul

Juan Sanchez was once hailed as a champion for social justice. Then his network of shelters started taking in children split from their rel

Skydiver Ups The Ante By Backflipping Off Plane Wing

Geez, I wonder what I can possibly do to make something already plenty scary even scarier?

The Double-Edged Sword Of The Shorter Workweek

With less work to go around, will people twiddle their thumbs or find better things to do with their time?

Digg Deals: Save Big On Back To School Gear

Stocking up on supplies for the new school year? Keep more money in your wallet when you take advantage of these limited-time discounts on

Why Stowaway Creatures On The Moon Confound International Space Law

Who gets to decide what gets blasted into space?

Ranking Barbecue Styles By How (Un)Healthy They Are

Memphis? Hawaiian? Korean? Which big hunks of sweaty meat are least likely to result in me becoming a big hunk of sweaty meat?

Fire Emblem: Three Houses prepares to invade Tetris 99’s 6th Maximus Cup

Fire Emblem: Three Houses will collaborate with Tetris 99 for the battle royale puzzler's 6th Maximus Cup. Players who are able to earn 100

Sorry, no such thing as Nintendo Switch exchange program for upgraded model

Customer representatives said that those who purchased the old model of the Nintendo Switch after July 17 would be able to upgrade their co

Woodstock: My Queer Love Story

Kate Walter went to Woodstock in 1969 with her boyfriend. She went back in 1994 with her girlfriend. She's not going back again.

Having Kids Makes You Happier But Only When They Move Out

When it comes to who is happier, people with kids or those without, most research points to the latter. But a new study suggests that paren

Insane Science Experiment Shows How A 6.5-Foot Tall Styrofoam Is Reduced To G..

Where once a tower stood, now there is only goo.

The Myth Of Eurabia: How A Far-Right Conspiracy Theory Went Mainstream

Once an obscure idea confined to the darker corners of the internet, the anti-Islam ideology is now visible in the everyday politics of the

The World's Most Common Litter Is Horrible for Plants

You might not think cigarette butts could be that bad for plants.

Actually, Gender-Neutral Pronouns Can Change A Culture

New language can become a useful tool for changing how people deal with each other.

Cultural Regions Of America, Visualized

What are some of the distinct cultural pockets of the United States? A Redditor attempted to delineate every specific region.

We Have Ruined Childhood

For youngsters these days, an hour of free play is like a drop of water in the desert. Of course they're miserable.

Rebuilding History: How Engineers Modernized The L.A. Memorial Coliseum

A behind-the-scenes look at bringing the 96-year-old stadium into the 21st century.

Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Wu Assassins’ is a punching, kicki..

When we reviewed “Another Life” last week, we described it as an old-fashioned science fiction space show, something that’

The Crankworx Mountain Bike Slope Course At Whistler Looks Absolutely Insane

The mountain bike slope course at Crankworx's extreme-style mountain biking competition in Whistler looks obscenely hard.

Best cell phone plans for small businesses

There's no single cell phone plan that will suit every small company, but with numerous high quality plans from a variety of major carriers

All 128 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked From Worst To Best

There are at least ten stone-cold classics in her discography.

The mainstream media have still not learned the lessons of Gamergate

This week the New York Times published a five-years-later retrospective on Gamergate and its aftereffects, which is chilling and illuminati

How Stephen Miller Seized The Moment To Battle Immigration

Behind Mr. Miller's singular grip on the Trump anti-immigrant agenda are forces far bigger than his own hostility toward the foreign-born.

Why 'Friends' Is Still So Popular

Given how dated the show has become by contemporary standards, its enduring appeal can be a little surprising. But for new viewers, however

Stand While You Work Anywhere With This Adjustable Desk Riser

They say sitting is the new smoking, but it can be hard to convince your boss to invest in standing desks. This WOM Height Adjustable Table

What does Amazon’s “Top Brand” badge actually mean?

Yet another mysterious badge for Amazon shoppers to figure out.

I put myself through hell as an IPCC convening lead author, but it was worth ..

A top climate scientist explains the masochism behind creating the IPCC climate reports.

Week in Review: Snapchat beats a dead horse

Hey. This is Week-in-Review, where I give a heavy amount of analysis and/or rambling thoughts on one story while scouring the rest of the h

Eric Geusz: Apple engineer by day, spaceship designer by night

An Apple software engineer by day, artist Eric Geusz spends his nights drawing everyday household objects as amazing, science fiction-style

Dark matter may be older than Big Bang: Study