Outspoken athletes have long been central to Nike’s corporate DNA, but the company is making clear that what happens off the field is more important than stats.

We asked Markiplier, Liza Koshy, Hannah Hart, and Rhett and Link how they make their dough. Here's what they said.

As Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg testified before Congress, some of Twitter and Facebook's most notorious trolls and misinformation artists watched on.

Times have changed. The president is being held in check by terrified aides who are trying to keep his worst impulses in check. But disaster may only be a tweet away. Here's how it could happen.

Every year, Russia's president presents the Order of Parental Glory to parents who raise seven or more children. The photos are ... something to behold.

The staggered launch of seven new monthly titles begins today, seeking to take the legendary comics imprint in vital new directions.

Do you need a fitness tracker? Your pooch might, too.

Snap Spectacles Veronica and Niro: Price, Specs, Release Date

Cities are building spaceports to try to attract aerospace companies, even if no one's launching much these days.

The new PlayStation 4 title is eminently fun, but only pushes its spidey senses so far.

The startup's doppler lidar laser scanner detects not just where things are, but how fast they're moving—a potentially key feature for globe-trotting robo-cars.

The Parrot Anafi has some cool camera tricks, but the lack of key features like obstacle avoidance and clear 4K video keep it from flying high.

Medical microbots might power themselves off our own cells, if this research pans out.

To make long-distance, overnight bus rides more palatable, the company developed an active suspension for the beds in its vehicles.

Starkey Hearing Technologies is deploying artificial intelligence and advanced sensors to upend the hearing-aid business.

Kelly Slater has joined forces with wave science geeks to create an artificial wave in the middle of the California desert. Will it revolutionize the sport or destroy the soul of surfing? Yes.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg will field questions about foreign interference, perceived bias, and more.

The governor of Arizona announced Tuesday that Jon Kyl will replace the Senate seat vacated by the late John McCain. He may now further push to regulate tech giants like Facebook.

The battery-powered EQC makes yet more competition for Elon Musk's luxury market dominance.

"Whatever we propose is going to be controversial. But it’s important we do something, because everyone is unsatisfied by URLs. They kind of suck."

Ten years after Chrome debuted, a look back at how the browser redefined security online.

One of the most respected—and quietest—teams in the race for autonomy reveals its approach to a problem that's much harder than everybody hoped.

The vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee talks about the search giant's glaring absence at this week's committee hearings, and the White House's #stopthebias campaign.

Opinion: A longtime Apple designer explains why it’s so hard to make phones predict what you’re thinking when you type.

Researchers have developed a simple, yet capable hand that promises to help robots get a grip at a fraction of the price.

From Netflix mind-benders to Hulu space dramas, the fall is looking good for new TV.

Startups hope to disrupt the robocalls and boiler rooms by harnessing data to make collection both gentler and more efficient.

Streaming music doesn’t have to mean compromised sound. Here are two picks to help you find cloud-connected aural ecstasy.

This bright, beautiful TV makes Marvel movies pop, but standard-def sitcoms suffer.

Rock slabs may seem boring, but a geologic lens can immerse you in Earth's deep past and future.

Intelligence processing units—computer chips optimized for AI—signal a shift in finding speed through specialization.

The strongest projects rattled with discovery, whether excavations of personal triumph or exorcisms of public trauma.

Engineer your tracks for total dance floor domination with everything from a workhorse turntable to a MIDI controller that doubles as a light show.

Someone needs to stop oiling that revolving door in the White House—and the rest of the news you missed this week.

Cells can reprogram themselves after an injury much more radically than people thought, reverting to a stem cell-like state.

Plus, a startup hoping to hasten the arrival of self-driving, flying cars.

Arthur Kopelman conducts whale-watching cruises to collect data—while also educating the curious public.

While 'Futurama' demonstrated a sophisticated understanding of sci-fi, Matt Groening's new project doesn't evince much familiarity with fantasy tropes.

This week, a comics site goes offline, more security clearance intrigue, lucrative email spying, and more.

Labor Day sales on our favorite TVs, laptops, Nintendo Switch, Google Home, Echo, and more

Far-off clouds of gas and dust are the eye-popping birthplaces of new stars.

Track your menstrual cycle, predict ovulation, and sync your reproductive health with other fitness trackers.

The little-known Diplomatic Courier Service works like your interoffice mail system, but on a planetary scale, with complex protocols to ensure the safe transport of sensitive material by land, air, and sea.

Sell a home within three days, no open houses, no staging, no haggling with prospective buyers.

The same tech and gadgets that keep us up at night might also help us get better sleep. Well…maybe.

It's been a difficult week for videogames, with tragedies and major struggles dominating the news—let's try to make sense of them.

The Tesla CEO's month was quite eventful. Plus: The untold story of how a single line of code crashed the world.

Shop these end-of-summer deals on Arc’teryx, Jetboil, Burley, and other outdoor brands.

One parasitic worm's devilish strategy may reduce inflammation and discomfort in its mouse host. Trippy, man...

No, you won't get through them all. But pick one and you'll be surprised what you can accomplish in your down time.