Why do you see ads for stuff you’ve already bought?
Right now, you're probably seeing ads for all the stuff you already bought for Christmas. Curious why that happens? We did some digging to find out......»»
I bought dollar store earbuds just to see how good they sounded
I know they’re tantalizingly inexpensive but do not buy them. Not only do they sound awful, but they might actually cause some real harm......»»
Instagram’s Value Jumped to $100 Billion in 6 Years
Instagram is now worth over $100 billion. When Facebook bought the photo-sharing company in 2012 it was worth 100 times less. Instagram now has 1 billion users every month. Bloomberg analysts expect the company to further grow this year by an extra $.....»»
Want espresso? Here are the top Nespresso machines
Coffee is life. If you agree with that statement, we're guessing you need a few cups of the strong stuff to get you going in the morning, and more to keep you going throughout the day. One simple way of doing this without spending a fortune on take.....»»
People Building "Blockchain City" in Wyoming Scammed by Hackers
CityDAO -- the group that bought 40 acres of Wyoming in hopes of "building a city on the Ethereum blockchain" -- announced this week that its Discord server was hacked and members' funds were successfully stolen as a result. From a report: "EMERGENCY.....»»
Ruling Party Figures Say Poland Has Pegasus Spyware
Senior figures in the Polish government indicated on Friday that the country had bought sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, but denied that it had been used against political opponents. Reuters reports: Reports from the Ass.....»»
Billionaire"s looted art still on display at Israel Museum
One of the Israel Museum's biggest patrons, American billionaire Michael Steinhardt, approached the flagship Israeli art institution in 2007 with an artifact he had recently bought: a 2,200-year-old Greek text carved into limestone......»»
Digital Trends’ Top Tech of CES 2022 Awards
The Top Tech of CES 2022 includes eye-popping TVs, record-setting EVs, and even some weird stuff we didn't know we ever needed......»»
This is the year 2022, according to old sci-fi movies
We watched all the old sci-fi movies that are set in the year 2022. Here's all the wild, crazy, and surprisingly accurate stuff they predicted!.....»»
Tech I wish I hadn’t bought in 2021
2021 was a spectacular year for boundary-pushing new technology, though it must be said that actually getting your hands on that boundary-pushing new technology required more than a bit of luck and patience. However, even putting supply chain issues.....»»
Tech I’m so glad I bought in 2021
2021 was a year that brought us some incredible new tech, including a number of gadgets I'm very glad I bought......»»
Got a new computer for Christmas? Here are 5 things to do right now
If you just bought or received a new computer for the holidays, here are a few things to do right now as soon as you set things up......»»
How to mirror your smartphone or tablet on your TV
Many devices allow you to cast apps from your mobile device to a TV, but what about stuff you can't save to your hardware? That's what screen mirroring is for......»»
Twitch Co-Founder Gets Discord Hacked, $150,000 Stolen From Users In NFT Scam
Luke Plunkett writes via Kotaku: Justin Kan, a co-founder of Twitch and the dude Justin.TV was named for, last week decided to launch a site called Fractal. It was to be a 'marketplace' where in-game items could be bought and sold as NFTs. Later, in.....»»
Creating invisibility with superconducting materials
Invisibility devices may soon no longer be the stuff of science fiction. A new study published in the De Gruyter journal Nanophotonics by lead authors Huanyang Chen at Xiamen University, China, and Qiaoliang Bao, suggests the use of the material Moly.....»»
Maybe "boson clouds" could explain dark matter
The nature of dark matter continues to perplex astronomers. As the search for dark matter particles continues to turn up nothing, it's tempting to throw out the dark matter model altogether, but indirect evidence for the stuff continues to be strong......»»
Boston Police Bought Spy Tech With a Pot of Money Hidden From the Public
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ProPublica: Across the country, some law enforcement agencies have deployed controversial surveillance technology to track cellphone location and use. Critics say it threatens constitutional rights, and member.....»»
Explainer: What is Chip Binning?
#ThrowBackThursday You just bought a new CPU and it seems to run cool, so you try a bit of overclocking. The GHz climbs higher. Did you hit the silicon jackpot? You've got yourself a binned chip. But what's that exactly?.....»»
MSI takes the wraps off its beastly MEG Z690 GODLIKE motherboard that comes with a detachable touchscreen
MSI’s new MEG Z690 GODLIKE is a limited-edition motherboard for hardcore gamers who’ve either previously purchased an older GODLIKE motherboard or bought and registered an MSI RTX 3080 or 3090 GPU. This new board will also require a full tower ca.....»»
Solana Generates $1 Billion in Returns for Multiple Early Backers
An underwater hockey league connected the founders of the Solana blockchain to investors who bought the Solana token. The 4,300-fold increase in the price of the blockchain's tokens explains why more VC funds want to hold these assets. The Informatio.....»»
See Little Robots Get Swole in This Virtual "Gym"
The bizarre robots look like cobbled-together Tetris pieces. A new system "evolves" them to run, climb, and throw stuff better......»»