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Thirty years ago, Tim Berners-Lee proposed what would become the World Wide Web. For its anniversary, we’re looking back on some of our favorite sites, from Amazon to Zombo.

"Not one of those myths has a good ending once the artificial beings are sent to Earth..."

Google’s Chrome browser is dominant, but the alternatives to it have rarely been better. Brave, Vivaldi, Opera, and Microsoft’s Edge are based on Google’s open-source Chromium, so they offer very similar functionality. Meanwhile, Firefox and Safari remain stalwart, differentiated rivals. Here’s one account for how to make the choice of a Chrome alternative.

Mobile World Congress is underway, which means there are a handful of brand spankin’ new 5G phones hitting the market soon. How ever will you decide? Here’s a look at all the 5G phones announced thus far: Huawei Mate X The Mate X is a foldable 5G phone with one 4.6-inch screen, another …

A survey commissioned by a conservative group shows most tech workers identify as moderate, but the findings leave plenty of room for the right or left to argue about bias.

In Twins Study, NASA studies the genetic differences between twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly after Scott's year in space, and get unexpected results.

President Donald Trump signed a space policy directive that lays out further steps in the creation of the U.S. Space Force as a sixth military branch within the Air Force.

Samsung is unveiling a host of new phones and accessories Wednesday, including the anticipated 10th edition of its Galaxy S series, the beginning of what it calls “the next decade of Galaxy.” Samsung streamed the event, which just finished up on YouTube. The announcements included more details on…

Many decisions that affect your life are now dictated by the interpretation of your data profile rather than personal interactions. And it’s not just about advertising banners influencing the brand of the soap you buy—the same mechanics of profiling users and targeting messages apply to political campaigns and visa applications as much as supermarket metrics. When advertising looks like news and news look like entertainment, all types of content are profiled on the basis of your data.

So what story does your data tell about you?

Commentary The crime scene was straight out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. One hundred and fifty dead bird

Multiple companies have outlined plans for flying taxis, but Boeing just took an important step toward making them a practical reality. The aircraft maker ha

At George Mason University, a delivery from a campus grocery store will arrive via robot in 15 minutes.

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London's Gatwick Airport is testing out an electric, autonomous robot that parks customers' cars for them. Stan uses forklift-like arms and artificial intelligence to create up to 50% more space in a parking lot.

The USB Implementers Forum has today announced USB 4, the next version of the ubiquitous connector. The standard is expected to increase its maximum speed to 40 Gbps over the 20 Gbps offered by its current version, USB 3.2.

Apple has run into a serious design problem with its lates

This year’s Mobile World Congress — the CES for Android device makers — was awash with 5G handsets. The world’s No.1 smartphone seller by marketshare, Samsung, got out ahead with a standalone launch event in San Francisco, showing off two 5G devices, just before fast-followi…

The Analog Research Lab has evolved its messaging, from “Be the nerd” to “What matters is what you do next.” Yet it remains a mirror reflection of Facebook’s broken culture.

ICON wants to tackle global homelessness by changing the face of construction and home design.

SSL stripping, a man-in-the-middle attack, removes the HTTPS encryption that protects users' data. Take action to prevent vulnerabilities.

It's easy to feel beholden to the Facebook's algorithm tweaks, but there are plenty of ways to customize your experience.

Capable of materializing objects out of thin air, this replicator is as close to magic as it gets.

The new store will be the company's fifth in Texas and its 49th in the United States.

The Hadrian X is building its first house in an uncontrolled environment—a three bedroom, two bathroom home.

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