iPhone home repair service now available in select cities
The tech giant Apple has launched in-home repair services for iPhones and some of its other devices.
The tech giant Apple has launched in-home repair services for iPhones and some of its other devices.
Bodega customers with math skills get five-second shopping spree
The son of a bodega owner in the Bronx gives customers five seconds to answer a math problem. If they get it right, the customers can take whatever they want in the store within five seconds.
The son of a bodega owner in the Bronx gives customers five seconds to answer a math problem. If they get it right, the customers can take whatever they want in the store within five seconds.
Tesla's 'sentry mode' video captures man keying Model 3 in San Francisco
Steve Cho said he is making public the video to try to find the perpetrator so that he won’t do it again.
Steve Cho said he is making public the video to try to find the perpetrator so that he won’t do it again.
FDA to study influencer marketing
Social media influencers are now a huge part of our lives, with big names like Kendall Jenner and Kim Kardashian able bring a product to an audience of millions through endorsements. However, the FDA is once again planning to look into influencers with a study that would determine how they can alter a person?s perception of pharmaceutical drugs.
Social media influencers are now a huge part of our lives, with big names like Kendall Jenner and Kim Kardashian able bring a product to an audience of millions through endorsements. However, the FDA is once again planning to look into influencers with a study that would determine how they can alter a person?s perception of pharmaceutical drugs.
Do we rely too heavily on GPS directions?
It seems like everyone has a smartphone or some kind of device giving drivers a digital personal assistant navigating them to their destination. But is blind faith in the navigator in our phone a good idea, and should we relearn the old-fashioned ways of finding our way around?
It seems like everyone has a smartphone or some kind of device giving drivers a digital personal assistant navigating them to their destination. But is blind faith in the navigator in our phone a good idea, and should we relearn the old-fashioned ways of finding our way around?
GPS system hidden in a shoe helps track Alzheimer’s patients
A new device is aiming to help calm the worries of having to keep track of people with Alzheimer’s disease.
A new device is aiming to help calm the worries of having to keep track of people with Alzheimer’s disease.
Drug-free device helps dogs with separation anxiety
Technology that is used to treat people for mood disorders has led to a device that helps dogs with separation anxiety.
Technology that is used to treat people for mood disorders has led to a device that helps dogs with separation anxiety.
Brookhaven National Lab chosen for new particle accelerator facility
A new nuclear physics research facility called the Electron-Ion Collider will be built at Brookhaven National Laboratory over the next decade.
A new nuclear physics research facility called the Electron-Ion Collider will be built at Brookhaven National Laboratory over the next decade.
How you can watch the Super Bowl
Here are some ways that you can watch the Super Bowl - whether you have cable or not.
Here are some ways that you can watch the Super Bowl - whether you have cable or not.
Facebook to pay $550 million to Illinois users to settle lawsuit
Facebook will pay $550 million in the form of a cash fund for Illinois users who sued the social media company for collecting facial-recognition data, Edelson PC said on Wednesday.
Facebook will pay $550 million in the form of a cash fund for Illinois users who sued the social media company for collecting facial-recognition data, Edelson PC said on Wednesday.
Ban cops from using facial-recognition tech, lawmaker says
A New York lawmaker wants to ban law enforcement from using facial-recognition technology.
A New York lawmaker wants to ban law enforcement from using facial-recognition technology.
Kobe Bryant: Athletes reflect on NBA legend’s push for equality and opportunity in women’s sports
Kobe Bryant was a legend on and off the court - especially as he focused more on pushing for equality and opportunity in women's sports.
Kobe Bryant was a legend on and off the court - especially as he focused more on pushing for equality and opportunity in women's sports.
Watching the Super Bowl in 4K
Tech expert Shelly Palmer has some tips for buying a new TV now if you want to watch the Super Bowl in 4K picture resolution.
Tech expert Shelly Palmer has some tips for buying a new TV now if you want to watch the Super Bowl in 4K picture resolution.
German privacy watchdog opens investigation into clothing retailer H&M
H&M allegedly kept “detailed and systematic” records about employees' health, from bladder weakness to cancer, and about their private lives, such as family disputes or holiday experiences.
H&M allegedly kept “detailed and systematic” records about employees' health, from bladder weakness to cancer, and about their private lives, such as family disputes or holiday experiences.
Tinder takes safety precautions
With nearly 6 million paying subscribers, Tinder is one of the most popular dating sites in the world and now it is rolling out a series of security options to keep its users safe.
With nearly 6 million paying subscribers, Tinder is one of the most popular dating sites in the world and now it is rolling out a series of security options to keep its users safe.
UN experts: Jeff Bezos phone hack shows link to Saudi Crown Prince
The phone of Amazon billionaire and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked after receiving a file sent from an account used by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, United Nations experts alleged Wednesday.
The phone of Amazon billionaire and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked after receiving a file sent from an account used by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, United Nations experts alleged Wednesday.
How human traffickers are recruiting victims in a digital age
Experts describe the way human traffickers typically target kids or teens as pretty subtle. It can happen in schools, at the mall, or anywhere. However, nowadays, it most commonly begins with just one click, like, or friend request.
Experts describe the way human traffickers typically target kids or teens as pretty subtle. It can happen in schools, at the mall, or anywhere. However, nowadays, it most commonly begins with just one click, like, or friend request.
SpaceX completes successful abort test launch of Dragon crew capsule
The launch is an important one for SpaceX and NASA as the commercial crew program continues into the phase that many officials describe as “the final dress rehearsal.”
The launch is an important one for SpaceX and NASA as the commercial crew program continues into the phase that many officials describe as “the final dress rehearsal.”
Google taking voice samples from people with disabilities to improve voice-recognition technology
Molloy College and a local nonprofit are teaming up to lend their voices to Google for the company's new "Project Euphonia" initiative, to make speech technology more accessible to people with disabilities.
Molloy College and a local nonprofit are teaming up to lend their voices to Google for the company's new "Project Euphonia" initiative, to make speech technology more accessible to people with disabilities.
New app teaches kids how to become financially successful
A new app called BusyKid is teaching kids how to become financially literate and successful. The app allows children, with their parent?s oversight, to buy fractional amounts of a share of a stock and also teaches children about donating to charities and saving. Children earn money by doing chores at home like getting the mail, helping someone or babysitting a sibling, and they receive a paycheck every two weeks.
A new app called BusyKid is teaching kids how to become financially literate and successful. The app allows children, with their parent?s oversight, to buy fractional amounts of a share of a stock and also teaches children about donating to charities and saving. Children earn money by doing chores at home like getting the mail, helping someone or babysitting a sibling, and they receive a paycheck every two weeks.