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All it took to compromise a smartphone was a single phone call over WhatsApp. The user didn't even have to pick up the phone.

The retail giant needs more third-party delivery partners to bring packages to your door.

Driving a tram into a ball such that it knocks down pins—tram bowling, naturally—raises some physics questions: What does the speed of the ball depend on? What's its change in momentum?

The carmaker's new climate plan is bold—for a company. But it falls short of recommended emissions cuts and shows the limits of corporate self-policing.

We don't think much about where our waste goes, but the history of what we do with poop is also the history of how we grow food.

Microsoft announced plans to use the bitcoin blockchain to create a "digital identity" that could be used to access sites and apps across the internet.

We reached out to a bunch of experts to ask them about the tools they love. Here’s what we heard back.

After I was digitally shamed on Twitter, I posted my phone number. What I got in return was the kindness of strangers.

I came for the hostility, then the social network offered me something I never expected.

Anti-abortion laws lean on the heartbeat as a defining moment of aliveness. But at six weeks, it indicates little more than cells and electrical activity.

Technology is just another human creation—like religion or government or sports or money. It's not perfect, and it never will be. But it's still a miracle.

The still-to-be-named product will be a part of Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 line of laptops.

The National Security Council has gained enormous influence over the last few decades—thanks in no small part to better tech.

At first glance, the triangle-weaver spider builds a web like any other spider. But once an insect hits that web, something damn near logic-defying happens.

Researchers have discovered a way to break one of Cisco's most critical security features, which puts countless networks at potential risk.

Perhaps the only insight into this careless and nihilistic episode comes from Jamie: It doesn't matter.

In Apple v. Pepper, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5–4 decision that Apple's App Store customers have standing to sue the company for antitrust violations.

It'll premiere on CBS All Access in the US, then go to Prime Video internationally.

Photographer Fernando Montiel Klint imagines a world where technology has gone amok.

The new Tamagotchi On goes on sale today for $59.99.

An HBO show tells the story of the nuclear explosion, but some scientists think that radioactive, human-free landscape might now be a haven for plants and animals.

Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom says technology often has unintended consequences, and that we may have to choose between totalitarianism and annihilation.

Los Angeles and other cities want detailed data on the shared scooters on their streets. Uber, Lyft and other companies fear a Trojan horse that could affect ride-hailing.

In a prestigious math competition earlier this year, contestants ran the numbers on raising dragons.

Google's Geoff Hinton was a pioneer in researching the neural networks that now underlie much of artificial intelligence. He persevered when few others agreed.

Despite the best efforts of Steven Mnuchin, Congress is still out to get the president's financial records.

A decade after it was founded, Uber went public. Its shares fell almost 8% on their first day of trading.

A new experiment confirms the existence of superionic ice, a black and hot form of water that might make up the bulk of giant icy planets.

Once you give your email to any Square vendor, you are defaulted into receiving automated receipts and promotions from every participating Square vendor you visit.

Plus: Sisyphi Cavi, nanoparticles, and Cepheid variables.

Facial recognition run amok, antivirus hacks, and more of the week's top security news.

The film uses a lot of smart tricks to look like a big-budget film even though it isn't one.

The first wire-free Beats are some of the best workout buds you can buy.

The ruling that Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya will need to take testosterone suppressants is already affecting other runners.

Did you forget to set a calendar alert? Have no fear. We found some great Mother's Day deals on gifts Mom will love.

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The former Facebook employee says the government should break up the company and then comprehensively regulate it. The only problem: It might not be enough.

Uber is scheduled to go public Friday, at an initial valuation of $82 billion, the largest for an IPO since 2014. But its future may rest on eliminating drivers.

It’s software conference season! In the latest Gadget Lab podcast, the team shares their takeaways from Facebook F8, Microsoft Build, and Google I/O.

For years, China was rumored to be behind the health insurance company's massive data breach, but now the Justice Department is noticeably silent on the hackers' motives and affiliation.

The YA drama about power and privilege is ambitious, but it leans too heavily on tropes.

Missouri Republican Josh Hawley is planning to introduce a bill titled, "The Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act."

Work Sharp's sharpener, with its flexible belts, puts a fine edge on your everyday kitchen blades.

Scientists warn that governments have about 11 years to enact large-scale changes to stop global warming. The next administration will have even less time.

In his new biopic, Dome Karukoski tells the story of J.R.R. Tolkien's early life, straining for connections that might be irrelevant.

In 2017 Ryan Chylinski quit his job and hit the road in a camper to photograph rockets. A full-time rocket chaser, he's helping dig up details on how SpaceX really works.

Recent innovations—and several new entries—make mirrorless cameras a category worth watching.

Companies like Forte and Animoca want to use blockchain technology to allow players to trade skins and other in-app purchases.

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Google's ChromeOS has its roots in Linux, but until now you could only run some Linux apps on some Chromebooks.