Solar Impulse 2 lands in Hawaii, setting record for longest solo flight
Solar Impulse 2 — the giant, gangly solar-powered aircraft on a protracted, multi-leg trip around the world — just completed its single most challenging task: a record-breaking leg from Nagoya, Japan...
View ArticleThese are the projects Elon Musk is funding to prevent killer AI
Elon Musk has donated millions to the Future of Life Institute, and now the organization is putting that money to use by funding research into keeping artificial intelligence “robust and beneficial” —...
View ArticleHere’s why you’ll tune into Beats 1: a Run the Jewels weekly show
Killer Mike wants a dragon. Apple has managed to get a number of great, popular musicians on board for radio shows, with St. Vincent being an early highlight. Elton John, Drake, and Jaden Smith are...
View ArticleReddit CEO Ellen Pao: ‘We are going to figure this out and fix it’
Reddit CEO Ellen Pao commented this morning about the firing of Reddit Director of Communications Victoria Taylor, a move that has resulted in a very public revolt from users of the site. Pao wrote...
View ArticleThe Ask Me Anything subreddit is back, but the moderators still sound pissed
Reddit’s Ask Me Anything subreddit, r/IAmA, is back online again, after the site’s moderators switched the section into private mode overnight. The subreddit was one of many to go private yesterday —...
View ArticleReddit’s users are in revolt
Management has attempted damage control, and the subreddit that became a flashpoint has since returned, but repercussions for the site are sure to be felt for some time. Reddit moderators have shut...
View ArticleThis is scientific proof that summer movies were better 30 years ago
There are times when the gauzy lens of nostalgia distorts how we think about movies, music, and TV shows of years past, tricking us into thinking they're better than they were — and then there are...
View ArticleMinecraft for Windows 10 beta arrives on July 29th launch day
Microsoft is bringing a “whole new version” of Minecraft to Windows 10 later this month. To celebrate the launch of Windows 10 on July 29th, a Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta will be released at the...
View ArticleWatch the government’s terrifying firework safety video and never play with...
It’s Fourth of July weekend, and by now, it’s likely that America’s youth has depleted the shelves of every firework store across this great nation. But before you go and get creative with your amateur...
View ArticleThe Weekender: Terminator Genisys, SpaceX, and smart condoms
This week, we talked to the director of Terminator Genisys, we found out about the future of hydrogen fuel cells, and SpaceX made a mistake. Some of the most impressive parts of Terminator Genisys are...
View ArticleFirst trailer for Minecraft: Story Mode shows a new take on iconic universe
Telltale Games is getting closer to releasing its all-new take on the Minecraft universe. The trailer was released at Minecon 2015 today in London, and it gives us a taste of how Telltale has worked...
View Article1,776 times American aircraft did something completely badass
What you're about to see below are five situations where American aircraft, built from pure, unfiltered freedom and liberty by freedom-loving Americans (and other good people around the world), did...
View ArticleApple Pay reportedly coming to the UK on July 14th
Apple Pay will soon be live in the UK. The contactless payment system will launch across the pond on July 14th and will work with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, as well as the Apple Watch. The report cites...
View ArticleNearly all major subreddits are back online following Reddit protests
Just a day after a massive revolt tore down parts of Reddit, the site now appears to be mostly back to normal. Most all major subreddits are back online after volunteer moderators (who run subreddits...
View ArticleTime to stare at a live feed of this underwater garden
Holidays can be exhausting, but it's nothing an underwater garden can't solve. This is Nemo's Garden, an underwater greenhouse anchored off Italy's Ligurian coast, recently detailed in The Washington...
View ArticleNew Zealand hopes to limit online bullying with new law
New Zealand is hoping to make life harder for trolls. The parliament passed the Harmful Digital Communications Bill this past week, 116 to 5, and the law is expected to come into effect on Monday when...
View ArticleThis month in Luxury: NFC-powered bottle service
Dom Pérignon and Armand de Brignac are flowing freely in VIP as usual, but your palate is demanding something a bit more exclusive to sip on. Enter Rémy Martin. The company has partnered with Selinko...
View ArticleScanner Pro 6 simplifies scanning documents with your iPhone
If you need to scan a document these days, you're often presented with two choices: find an actual scanner (good luck), or use your phone's camera. The newest version of the Scanner Pro app, which came...
View ArticleInternational Space Station resupplied for the first time in months
The International Space Station has just received its first new supplies since April 14th. There was a bit of tension around the normally-uneventful, unmanned resupply mission because the two prior...
View ArticleResearchers battle a deadly lung problem with meds, computer models
It doesn’t take a whole lot to stop the tiny air sacs in your lungs from doing their jobs — trauma, a nasty case of pneumonia or sepsis could lead to what’s called Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome,...
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