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Google Is Getting a Lot More Visual to Keep You on Its Site
Google announces changes to visual searches, aimed partly at Instagram.
The Ice Cream Factory and the Rise of the Made-for-Instagram Museum
Art in the age of the selfie.
A Small Google Chrome Change Stirs a Big Privacy Controversy
The latest update to Google's browser has riled privacy advocates by appearing to log people in without their explicit permission.
The Clever Engineering Behind the New iPhone XS Battery
The iPhone XS has a unique shape, designed to squeeze in as much juice as chemistry and physics will allow.
How Hollywood Accidentally Ushered in the Age of the Celebrity Politician
Democrats and Republicans are under the same impression: A sprinkling of movie magic and celebrity glamor are just what American politics needs. But are they right?
Photos: ‘Bored Tourists’ Too Buried in Their Smartphones to Enjoy Vacation
The sites may be different but tourists are the same, suggests English photographer Laurence Stephens.
Here's the Plan to End Malaria With Crispr-Edited Mosquitoes
Target Malaria hopes to eradicate Africa's malaria-carrying mosquitoes. But when manipulating the fate of a species, moving slowly is a virtue.
How The Best Jumpers in the World Fly So Damn High
In 2016, Evan Ungar set the box jump world record at 63.5 inches. Here's how he does it—and how he could go higher.
The Strange, Sad Case of Sunspot, the Empty Astronomy Town
New Mexico's Sunspot Observatory was evacuated over a child porn investigation. But that's just one of the forces clearing the place out.
Star Wars News: Is There a Resistance Inside the First Order?
A new rumor suggests one of Kylo Ren's employees might be a traitor.
Roku Premiere and Premiere+(2018): Price, Details, Release Date
The streaming video hardware company refreshes its players, adding Google-powered voice control and making it easier to find free movies and shows.
Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Review: Our Favorite Point-and-Shoot
Pocketable and powerful, this compact Canon is mightier than it may seem.
'Maniac' Is the Most Netflix-y Netflix Show Yet. In a Bad Way
This is what happens when a prestige- and pedigree-obsessed creative strategy overrides all functionality.
Democrats Are Busting Their 2016 Mobile Canvassing Records
With six weeks to go until Election Day, more volunteers have already logged on to the party’s canvassing app than in any other election.
The Series 5 YubiKey Will Help Kill the Password
The latest batch of hardware-based tokens from Yubico will eventually let you skip the password altogether.
'Netflix for Open Source' Wants Developers to Get Paid
Startup Tidelift hopes payments will let coders keep projects patched and up to date.
This Week in the Future of Cars: Electric Start
The new Audi E-tron, Tesla’s crash test, the Ferrari Monzas, and more car news from this week.
Trumps Comments About Hurricane Florence Top This Week's Internet News Roundup
Last week, the downpour of news on the internet never let up.
How Alexa Could Fix the Microwave
An Alexa-powered microwave may sound silly. Here's why it's a brilliant idea.
How Lego Came to Be the World's Most Famous Brick
A Danish woodworker’s bet on a new ­manufacturing process gave us a toy that never gets old.
JBL Link View Review: A Great-Sounding Smart Display
The JBL Link View is a Google-powered display-speaker hybrid with some serious audio prowess.
Artificial Intelligence Has a Strange New Muse: Our Sense of Smell
The brain's way of processing smells is inspiring scientists to rethink how we design machine learning algorithms.
The Shopping Malls and Big Box Stores Gutted by E-Commerce
'Retail Apocalypse' captures the end of one era in American retail and the beginning of another.
A Twitter DM Fail, Free Credit Freezes, and More Security News This Week
Free credit freezes, a better private browser, and more security news this week.
How Would Teleportation Change Society?
It would make garbage disposal super easy, for one.
20 Best Weekend Tech Deals: Apple, Amazon, Samsung, Sony
The PlayStation Classic, Samsung QLED TVs, Apple deals, and Amazon Devices are worth a look this week.
Space Photos of the Week: Shooting Stars and Dwarf Galaxies
The universe’s origin story lies in fast-moving and faraway objects.
The Vaonis Stellina Smart Telescope Finds the Heavenly Bodies for You
Want your kids to actually get excited about astronomy? Leave the star-searching to the smartphone-connected Vaonis Stellina Smart Telescope.
The Stubborn Bike Commuter Gap Between American Cities
Fewer Americans are biking to work, new data shows, but the bigger question is why some cities are seeing so much more progress than others.
First North Carolina Got a Hurricane. Then a Pig Poop Flood. Now It’s a Coal Ash Crisis
North Carolina is being slammed by a succession of disasters triggered by Hurricane Florence. The latest scare is from coal plants, where pools of ash are at risk of spilling into already toxic waters.
#WhyIDidntReport and the Tragic Banality of Rape in America
The hashtag unleashed a torrent of stories that are different yet feel the same. And that's exactly the point.
Model 3 Crash Tests Hammer Home Tesla's Safety Excellence
Apart from a few hiccups and questions about Autopilot, Elon Musk's automaker knows how to make very safe cars.
'Destiny 2: Forsaken' Is a Massive, Vital Expansion—But It Lost Me
Forsaken is a shot of energy to a game that has been limping since it released. And I'm just not that into it.
How to Measure Things That Are Astronomically Far Away
Light-years, parsecs and more: these are the units for describing distances between planets and other astronomical objects.
Siemen's Self-Driving Street Car Puts Autonomous Tech on Track
The company is developing autonomous street car tech, where vehicles on tracks make the challenge simpler, but still worth solving.
'Red Dead Redemption 2' Goes 'GTA' and the Rest of the Week in Games
Tiny PlayStations ahoy! Let's catch up on the week's gaming news.
Cloudflare Embraces Google Roughtime, Giving Internet Security a Boost
Syncing clocks online is vital to web security.
The Delta II Rocket That Gave Us GPS and the Mars Rovers Retires
The Delta II rocket was a workhorse, with 153 successful launches and a bevy of wild scientific missions to its credit.
How to Sell Your Old Phone for the Most Money
Congrats on your new phone! Time to cash in on your old one.
New Microscope Shows the Quantum World in Crazy Detail
The transmission electron microscope has a new bag of tricks, revealing the properties of materials at a much higher resolution than ever before.
For Museums, Augmented Reality Is the Next Frontier
Interactive museum exhibits like this are becoming more common as AR becomes cheaper, lighter, and easier to create.
Revry: The Streaming Service Trying to Take Queer Content Global
Revry is like Netflix for LGBTQ shows, music, and podcasts—and it wants to make them available everywhere.
Everything Amazon Announced: Echo Plus, Alexa Microwave, Echo Sub
Today, Amazon announced more Alexa-powered products than you'll ever need—with the hopes you'll get at least one.
Amazon's Alexa Can't Know Everything, But It Can Go Everywhere
A heap of new Alexa devices—a microwave! a wall clock!—show Amazon's strategy to put its voice assistant in everything.
The Science Behind Home Disaster Preparedness Kits Is a Disaster
Officials are pushing for extreme self-sufficiency when the next hurricane, earthquake, or other catastrophe hits, but the advice can be unclear and impractical.
Books: DeRay Mckesson and Michiko Kakutani Reckon With Trump and Truth
The writers explore, in essay and memoir, the crucial ways reality has crumbled.
Amazon’s Alexa Upgrades Give the Voice Assistant New Listening Powers
Amazon announced new listening features for Alexa, part of a suite of upgrades to the voice assistant that will expand its ability to understand the world around it.
Invisible Swarms of Particles Envelop Us All. Come Have a Look
Scientists have demonstrated a promising technique for measuring and mapping your exposome—the flecks of animate and inanimate stuff that surround you at all times.
Here's What to Expect from Today's Amazon Hardware Event
Amazon is about to announce a some hardware at an event in Seattle, where Alexa will be the star of the show.
GoPro Hero7 Black Review: Not a Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
Stabilized action-cam footage has gotten a whole lot better.
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