2017 was a year of fake news, security breaches, bitcoin, net neutrality, Elon Musk, and more. And with all the new news came a slew of horrible passwords. Security software company SplashData has compiled a list of the most commonly used passwords of 2017. SEE ALSO: Google inves … | Continue reading
It sounds like science fiction. At a laboratory in Vancouver, Canada, scientists donning red coats say they have recreated the scorching, 100-million degree conditions inside the core of our sun. They use a two-story-high, octopus-like metal apparatus to collapse walls of silver … | Continue reading
Facebook is working to make its platform even more accessible for blind users and people with low vision.In a series of updates announced Tuesday, the company revealed that it will begin using its already-existing face recognition technology to identify people in photographs for … | Continue reading
Fashion retailer COS and Studio Swine collaborated on an interactive installation which features a tree-like sculpture that blossoms with mist-filled bubbles. The bubbles are engineered to burst once they touch skin, but they live longer if you catch them with special gloves. The … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If your new phone is severely lacking in headphone jacks, then it's time to join the wireless revolution with these wireless headphones from Cowin.SEE ALSO: Pick up this Sonos wi … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Sonos is known for their wide range of wireless sound systems perfect for blasting your jams. The only thing better than a dance party? Saving moneyThis speaker is $50 off today … | Continue reading
LOLISTRAW is an edible, hyper-compostable straw. The straws are made of seaweed and can be turned into fertilizer. Their goal is to replace the 500 million plastic straws that are used and discarded every day in the U.S. Read more...More about Watercooler, Kickstarter, Mashable … | Continue reading
The U.S. government has named North Korea as the source of the devastating WannaCry cyberattack. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed Monday, Thomas Bossert, Trump's homeland security assistant, wrote that North Korea is "directly responsible" for the attack that "was widespread and co … | Continue reading
This was a wild and tumultuous year in tech, with game-changing scandals, staggering displays of incompetence, and chin-scratching revelations. And while we may prefer to forget the dumpster fire that was the last 12 months, it's worth taking a moment to sit back, kick your feet … | 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.When Transport for London (TfL) announced in September that it was planning to rescind Uber’s licence t … | Continue reading
Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is having a field day. It's currently trading at $850, a new all-time-high, after an incredible rally in which it nearly doubled its price in nine days. Ethereum's current market capitalization is $82 billion, according t … | Continue reading
A sweet cockatiel knows exactly how to get its owner's attention: imitate an iPhone.Vimeo user Ben Pluimer posted a video to his page on Monday featuring his friend's pet bird perfectly recreating that classic iPhone default ringtone. "When my friend's cockatiel gets upset, it si … | Continue reading
A startup just released the least judgmental scale you've ever seen — and it's powered by AI. The scale, called Shapa, looks like any normal scale, with one key difference: It doesn't tell you how much you weigh. Hear me out on this. SEE ALSO: Stop measuring things while baking a … | Continue reading
China has more than 700 hundred million internet users, but if tech companies want a slice of the action, they'll have to abide by the country's tight censorship laws.The reminder comes from Qi Xiaoxia, director general of the Bureau of International Cooperation at the Cyberspace … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Christmas is officially one week away and if you're not done shopping yet, you really gotta get on that. As always, our tech deals are here to save the day, with sales on Bose he … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Cellphone carriers are dropping holiday deals left and right, but the big issue is that the phones usually take forever to ship — and who wants to give a belated holiday gift? Go … | Continue reading
Twinkly turns your tree into a light show that you can control from your phone. Read more...More about Christmas, Mashable Video, Christmas Tree, Real Time, and Real Time Video | Continue reading
BlackBerry announced plans to shut down the official BlackBerry app store by December 2019. By the way, did you know BlackBerry still has an app store?The app store will be the final casualty of BlackBerry's switch to Android, which officially happened back in 2015 with the relea … | Continue reading
YEAR WITH UBERWant to experience Year with Uber for yourself? Access your own customized video on yearwithuber.com.The new year is a time for celebration, anticipation, and setting goals for the next 365 daysIt’s also a time for reflection. Looking back on how you spent 2017 can … | Continue reading
In Facebook's perfect world, your News Feed might look something like this: There's a post from a family member or close friend, ideally a tagged photo that is thoughtful and important to them but also to the people around them. The post causes a lot of people click on Facebook's … | Continue reading
Apple recently allowed a fraudulent $4.99 Cuphead app to appear in the App Store. The mobile gaming site Touch Arcade first spotted the fake app and reported its existence as a "surprise" iOS launch. However, Cuphead's developer, Studio MDHR, later announced on Twitter that the … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you happen to be fiddling around with a brand-spanking new phone, then you're probably using up all the battery in one sitting and working it to the point of heating up. If yo … | 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.Amazon's not declaring it a redo, but the Echo Spot, the company's latest Alexa-powered smart speaker — … | Continue reading
Sophia the humanoid robot from Hanson Robotics has a holiday message for fans. Read more...More about Technology, Christmas, Robots, Mashable Video, and Holiday | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.You can make any house party into a mini-rave with this light-up Bluetooth speaker for 22% off. This speaker will react to your music by lighting up in sync with the beat. You ca … | Continue reading
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If you're a last-minute holiday shopper, you might be in trouble. Apple's Airpods, are in high demand as Christmas approaches. But as of today, most retailers are either sold out of the items or unable to ship them until after Christmas, AppleInsider reports. SEE ALSO: AirPods wi … | 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.Chinese electric car startup Nio has launched its first vehicle, the ES8. It's an all-electric, modern … | Continue reading
Stoos, a car-free Alpine resort in Switzerland, has just launched a new funicular line which is the steepest in Europe. Its four cylindrical cabins feature an inclination adjustment system making sure that the passengers remain upright throughout the whole trip. Read more...More … | Continue reading
Ultra Suit is a high-tech formal outfit. Which will protect you from almost any disaster and keep you smelling fresh. Read more...More about Tech, Fashion, Kickstarter, Design, and Mashable Video | Continue reading
The Twitter purge has just begun and it looks like one of the first high-profile accounts to be wiped from the social media platform is that of Jayda Fransen, the controversial Britain First leader who President Donald Trump retweeted a few weeks ago.SEE ALSO: The 'Twitter Purge' … | Continue reading
Facebook wants publishers to stop begging for likes.The social network is taking action against so-called "engagement bait," where publishers ask users to vote, like, or share a post in the hopes of bumping it to the top of people's News Feed. SEE ALSO: Facebook's suicide prevent … | Continue reading
Twitter has a list. They're checking it twice. Well, no, actually, it's much more complex than that. For the past two years, Twitter has been working with its Trust & Safety Council — a body of experts in online safety — to balance running a platform for free speech with curbing … | Continue reading
The internet is filled with too many fake news websites — not the ones Donald Trump keeps falsely accusing, but real sources of provably false information — and Google's taking another step to stop this garbage from misleading people.The tech giant is now blocking websites from s … | Continue reading
Ready or not, Samsung's Galaxy S9 is coming.The Korean electronics giant's next flagship Android phone might be announced in February, according to a report from Bloomberg.SEE ALSO: Samsung is making a 512GB chip to give smartphones an insane amount of storageThere were murmurs t … | 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.Just when you thought apps had gotten boring and derivative, developers have leveraged new technologies … | Continue reading
Net Neutrality is dead thanks to the Federal Communication Commission's idiot chairman Ajit Pai, and Mark Hamill is pissed.The Last Jedi star took some time out of the movie's huge opening weekend to rip Pai a new one on Twitter, and man was it an epic diss of galactic proportion … | Continue reading
Protip for Mozilla and the USA Network: In the future when you're plotting a tie-in for a show about vigilante hackers, maybe don't actually compromise people's privacy.Some Firefox users were none too thrilled to discover that the web browser had installed an add-on called "Look … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.These days, everyone and their mother has an Apple Watch. If you don't have one now, spoiler alert: there's a good chance you'll get one as a gift. With your bedside outlet alrea … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Listening to music with an aux cable is so 2000s, and using Bluetooth can get cumbersome when a bunch of people want to control the playlist. MIA Sound wants to deliver a new kin … | Continue reading
The disasters that former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick left in his wake at his popular ride-hailing app company was one of this year's biggest tech industry stories. Now, as we wrap up the year, Uber (through a court case) has gifted us a letter detailing many of the company's allege … | Continue reading
The White House revamped its website Friday, and its new look proves it's possible for the Trump administration to make things even more opaque.The White House website is where the public comes to watch live videos of the president and press briefings, as well as access media sta … | Continue reading
Google Chrome just made surfing the web way less annoying. Chrome developers announced Thursday that the newest Chrome update, Chrome 64 Beta, will allow you to mute annoying autoplay videos. This is one of several features intended to help users circumvent obnoxious advertisemen … | Continue reading
If there's one thing we should all be able to agree on about The Last Jedi it's most definitely the Porgs. Now, Facebook is helping you relive all the best Porg moments from The Last Jedi and then some, thanks to the social network's new Porg Invasion game. SEE ALSO: Everything Y … | Continue reading
"Let the past die. Kill it!"Kylo Ren's calm, yet threatening monologue from Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi (this isn't a spoiler — it's in the trailer) couldn't be more apt for the 3D version of the movie. It sucks. It's the worst way to watch Rian Johnson's flick.3D mov … | Continue reading
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
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.There’s a lot we don’t know about the future, but it's a pretty good bet that many of our systems and infrastructure will be automated. From thermostats to speakers to robot butl … | 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