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Neil deGrasse Tyson thinks SpaceX will never lead the space frontier

Neil deGrasse Tyson admits that he's not very good at predicting the future, but his claim that SpaceX will never lead the space frontier is well-founded. As he puts it,...

This startup has a unique approach to achieving immortality

The quest for immortality is as old as mankind itself, but we're only just now at a level of technological advancement that immortality may actually be within our reach. Many companies and...

Amazon is about to become a serious threat to Apple and Netflix

Rumor has it that Amazon is planning to drop a bombshell on the streaming market in the near future, one that will not only affect Netflix, but the online television service...

HTC has a new program that lets users test out unreleased products

HTC's revenue has been steadily declining for months, and none of the smartphones that it's releasing are turning things around, so the company has decided to try something new. In order...

The ZUK Z2 will come with a Snapdragon 820 and a rotating camera

The ZUK Z1 was definitely one of the lesser-known additions to this year's high power, low price smartphone lineup. The reasons for this being that it was released later in...

Connected cars collect an unsettling amount of data on drivers

A German motorists organization recently conducted a study on connected cars and how much driver data they gather, and the findings are a little unsettling. Known as the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC), the...

Retailers could learn a lot from Amazon's physical bookstore

It's odd how a company that makes all of its money by selling things online, and is often cited as the biggest reason for the decline of physical bookstores, ended...

Zenefits could be in some horribly-timed legal trouble

Zenefits is one of the most-valuable startups in the world at the moment, but its $4.5 billion valuation has been called into question in recent months, which means this is a...

It looks like Uber is actually starting to take safety seriously

Following a string of assaults, rapes, and attempted assaults and rapes, Uber promised to make safety the primary focus of its ride-sharing service, and it looks like the company is making...

Nest's smart thermostat is about to become even smarter

Nest's Learning Thermostat is about to become even more useful. This morning, the company announced that all generations of the device will be receiving a big update over the next...

Fossil's first smartwatch was released today, and it looks gorgeous

We've already seen plenty of tech companies trying to be watchmakers, but Fossil is one of the first watchmakers to do the reverse. Having been a major player in the traditional...

This program can predict whether or not your relationship will last

Sometimes, it's not about what you say, it's about how you say it. Your tone of voice says a lot about how you actually feel and what you actually mean,...

YouTube Kids is being criticized for showing inappropriate ads to kids

One of the problems with kid-centric apps and services is that you need to be really careful about the kind of content you put on there, something that Google has...

The PlayStation 4 has already sold more than 30 million units

The Xbox One may be catching up to the PlayStation 4, but Sony's console is still the undisputed victor of this generation's console wars. According to the company, the PlayStation...

Apple has acquired the company that helped make Star Wars

Apple likes to wait until the last moment before it announces an acquisition, assuming it ever announces it, and the company's acquisition of Faceshift is no different' Earlier this year,...

Your fitness tracker data is pretty much useless for doctors

Wearable gadgets are a great way to gather information on your fitness and health habits, but what do you do with that information once you've gathered it? Giving it to...

Google's answer to Instant Articles will be launching next year

Facebook's new Instant Articles initiative has been extremely well-received by users, which is why it's no surprise that Google is in such a hurry to launch a similar initiative, known as Accelerated...

People want self-driving cars from automakers, not tech companies

Tech companies like Google have been at the forefront of self-driving car development, but most consumers wish that wasn't the case. According to a survey from the Boston Consulting Group...

Li-Fi tests show that it's 100 times faster and more secure than Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is going to be replaced eventually, and many people expected 5G to be the technology that finally does so, but it looks like Li-Fi might have a shot at...

Tor wants to replace government donations with crowdfunding

Considering how the United States government's feelings towards encryption and online anonymity have been like over the past couple of years, it's no surprise that the Tor Project wants to...