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February 17, 2019
NASA to launch SPHEREx mission to investigate the origins of our universe
NASA is launching an ambitious mission to map the entire sky to understand the origins of the universe. The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and...
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February 17, 2019
These are the 10 most viewed YouTube videos of all time
Viral videos can quickly garner millions upon millions of views, but even they fall well behind the view counts on the most watched YouTube videos ever. Those have been watched...
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February 17, 2019
Niantic promises to make Pokémon Go less troublesome for homeowners
Niantic is looking to settle the lawsuits filed by angry homeowners who were affected by hordes of Pokémon Go players trespassing on their properties. Niantic promised to resolve complaints within...
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February 17, 2019
Razer Game Store to shut down at end of February, less than a year after opening
The Razer Game Store will shut down on February 28, less than a year after it opened. Games purchased from the digital store will continue to work, but purchased keys...
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February 16, 2019
Amazon slashes prices on Fitbit Versa smartwatches for Presidents’ Day
Amazon is offering a solid $30 discount on this great fitness tracking smartwatch right now. So if you’re looking for a wearable that can help you track steps, sleep, and...
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February 16, 2019
In the age of Alexa and Siri, Cortana’s halo has grown dim
In a sea of voice assistants, Cortana has become almost irrelevant. The nearly five-year-old voice assistant is seeing little love from consumers, and here’s why it is dead. The post...
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February 16, 2019
What is Wi-Fi? Here’s everything you need to know
What is Wi-Fi? It’s a technology we all use everyday to connect all of our portable devices, but understanding how it works and how far it’s come from its humble...
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February 16, 2019
White spots on Ceres are evidence of ancient ice volcanoes erupting
Scientists are pouring over data collected by NASA’s Dawn mission to learn about the dwarf planet Ceres and the bright white spots observed at the bottom of impact craters. They...
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February 16, 2019
InSight’s heat probe will dig 16 feet beneath the surface of Mars
New images from NASA’s InSight mission to Mars have confirmed that the lander succeeded in setting the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package instrument onto the surface, from where a...
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February 16, 2019
Ant-inspired walking robot navigates without GPS by using polarized light
What do you get if you cross Boston Dynamics and Ant-Man? You get Antbot, a robot from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) which uses ant-like navigation to...