The last time Microsoft tried releasing a phone, it didn't go so well. Even so, rumors have been circulating for months about the possibility of a new phone from the company, the Surface Phone, which could actually be awesome. Thursday, the World Intellectual Property Organizatio … | Continue reading

Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.Raise your hand if you remember what a joke Apple Maps was when it launched? It was a complete disaster … | Continue reading

The government didn't completely kill net neutrality, as long as companies that offer our internet access enforce its principles. Some probably won't. Comcast, America's most-hated company, has hinted at creating "fast lanes" where internet companies would have to pay for better … | Continue reading

With cryptocurrency values to continuing to skyrocket, at least one company is going to try to give its employees an incentive to invest in Bitcoin by offering it as a salary option. SEE ALSO: How to make sure you don't get swindled in an ICOJapanese internet company GMO Internet … | Continue reading

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Sure, your smartphone camera is great. But don't you wish it could do a little more?SEE ALSO: This DSLR camera has 'food mode' and it's $300 off at Target todayThe RAWtronics Un … | Continue reading

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The holidays are nearly upon us and if you haven't already decked your halls or are looking to take things full Griswold this year, may we suggest these super cool app-controlled … | Continue reading

Facebook has launched a feature to let you temporarily hide annoying friends from your newsfeed. The feature, Snooze, allows you to unfollow a person, page, or group for 30 days. SEE ALSO: Here's what Facebook's Australian users talked about the most in 2017With Snooze, you can c … | Continue reading

The creative master minds of howchoo.com have engineered a 'Furlexa'—a Furby with the mind of Amazon Echo. The creator outfitted Furby with a small computer and rewired Furby's hardware to sync Furby's mouth with Alexa's voice. Technology has never been cuter or more terrifying. … | Continue reading

Facebook is a symbol of one of the great debates of the 21st century: Is social media a gift to humanity, or is it a curse that drives us further apart and deeper into our own ideological echo chambers? There is no simple answer to that question, which is why it frequently become … | Continue reading

At the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Hollywood premiere this week, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke sat down cross-legged on the red carpet to speak with BB-8, an intelligent robotic character from the Star Wars galaxy. He looked intently at the robot and pointed his finger as he spoke, … | Continue reading

Sam Altman is a Silicon Valley kingmaker. Sam Altman is rich. Sam Altman wears cargo shorts. Sam Altman is awful. As president of Y Combinator, an internationally renowned startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California, the 32-year-old has an outsized influence on the wor … | Continue reading

The Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, which prohibited powerful telecoms from charging more for faster internet access. But 3,000 miles away, in California, State Senator Scott Wiener announced plans to buck the FCC's deci … | Continue reading

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.As Mick Jagger once moaned into a microphone, you can't always get what you want — and computers are no exception.Windows-powered computers are still some of the most popular mod … | Continue reading

And we're tied, folks. Thanks to Google and some fancy artificial intelligence, we now know that our solar system is just slightly less unique than we may have thought. Scientists have discovered an eighth planet circling the sunlike star Kepler-90, 2,545 light-years away. This m … | Continue reading

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Atari's throwback console Ataribox looks like it's in trouble.The Ataribox, first revealed in June, was supposed to go up for preorder Thursday, but the preorder was unexpectedly delayed the morning of, Engadget reported. According to Atari, the delay is because the console is ta … | Continue reading

There's a lot of fake news out there, but at least you're not the one writing it, right? Not so fast. The Federal Communications Commission has received millions of comments concerning the potential repeal of Net Neutrality leading up to today's vote. Unfortunately, one million o … | Continue reading

Snap is opening up to more creators. The self-proclaimed camera company released Lens Studio on Thursday as a way for developers to build augmented-reality experiences for Snapchat.The tool, available as a desktop app on Mac and Windows, is similar to Facebook's AR studio, releas … | Continue reading

Paid Content | ShellDespite differences in geography and culture, citizens around the world are united in their quest for a brighter future.The vision for a more sustainable society involves innovating upon deeply ingrained rituals of daily life, from mealtime to the daily commut … | Continue reading

Designer duo O João e a Maria developed a hydraulic 3D printer that user a watermill to print ceramic containers. The project, called 360º UNDER WATER, is currently a work-in-progress and went from idea to prototype in just two weeks, as it was part of an artistic residency in th … | Continue reading

The vast majority of Apple customers will never use an iMac Pro. The monstrously potent machine, billed as the “most powerful Mac ever built” when Apple unveiled it in June, has stratospheric capabilities and a price tag to match, putting it well out of the realm of consideration … | Continue reading

If you're looking for a penthouse condo in Miami, and are sitting on a large heap of Bitcoin, we just might have a deal for you. A condo in Miami is selling on real estate site Redfin, seemingly for a price of $33. But according to CNBC it's actually 33 bitcoins, which is roughly … | Continue reading

Chance the Rapper traveled across the country over the last year telling crowds, "no problem." And yet, for SoundCloud, the music service that helped propel him to fame, it's been a year of turmoil. In July, the company was forced to lay off 173 employees, about 40 percent of its … | Continue reading

Now you can travel back to ancient Cyprus, thanks to a VR app developed by researchers. The Paphos Theatre in VR app, available on Google Play and iTunes, is the result of 20 years of excavation by University of Sydney archaeologists, and lets you explore the ancient Nea Paphos' … | Continue reading