The legal dispute between President Donald Trump and the nation’s largest bank has entered a new and consequential phase in 2026, drawing national attention from lawmakers, regulators and the...
Monkeys have the physiology to talk but lack the brain to do it, according to a new study. Researchers examined how monkeys moved their their vocal chords with X-rays, to understand how monkeys communicate. Scientists compared those results to what it would sound like if monkeys could talk and...
On Thursday, University of Washington researchers discovered the earliest known evidence of a tumor. More specifically, a 255-million year old compound odontoma, a type of tumor found in growing in the gums, inside of a prehistoric mammal.
The tumor was discovered in the lower-jaw of a gorgonopsid, a predecessor to...
Earlier this year Facebook's board of directors was sued after investors claimed that they were not working in their favor. The lawsuit stems from the fact that the Facebook's board of directors allowed the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, to sell a majority of his shares but, still maintain majority control and...
Sales of Google’s latest smartphone, Pixel, kicked off well in pre-holiday sales following the phone's release in October. All told, both Pixel models accounted for roughly 0.5% of phone sales in the U.S. for the period ending on October 31. While the sales data does not sound impressive when compared...
My Friend Cayla dolls and I-Que Intelligent Robot toys are recording children and putting them at risk, according to a consumer watchdog group.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) teamed up with the Commercial Free Childhood, the Center for Digital Democracy and the Consumers Union to file a complaint with...
The stock market is currently on a high which we have not seen since the dot-com days of the 1990’s. Dow 20,000 is no longer out of the realm of possibility – currently at 19,664 – and the exuberance on Wall Street is palpable.
However, Netflix may end up left...
Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered the way people breathe has an impact on their memory and fear response. And it all depends on whether you are inhaling or exhaling through your nose.
Published in the "Journal of Neuroscience" lead author and professor of neurology, Jay Gottfried, discovered individuals were able to remember something...
Paleontologists have discovered a feathered dinosaur tail inside a piece of amber.
While, this is not the first time scientists have discovered dinosaur feathers, this dinosaur tail is in incredible condition. The discovery was reported in the journal of "Current Biology" and illustrates the details of dinosaur feathers and how dinosaurs evolved...
On Tuesday, Google's virtual reality headset, Google Daydream, announced a new set of applications available on the VR platform. The announcement, which was posted on the company's website, revealed the launch of HBO Now, Lego games, NextVR and several other virtual reality applications. Google also announced Netflix will soon become available...
On Tuesday, Apple posted a response to battery issues related to the iPhone 6S which have gained much attention amongst social media users in China over the past month. The statement which was posted on the company’s customer support page relegated the issue to a ‘small number of customers’.
However,...
The Food and Drug Administration approves new trials for Ecstasy as a treatment for PTSD.
On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration agreed to new trials for Ecstasy as relief for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder patients.
The Food and Drug Administration gave approval on Tuesday for a large-scale, Phase 3 clinical...
Someone renamed Donald Trump's midtown Manhattan building to "Dump Trump" on Google Maps.
Last week, Google Maps announced new features that will allow users to determine how busy a place is in real time. In addition, Google Maps added a new feature called "Areas of Interest". On the Maps application...
A Massachusetts General Hospital study found that mice that drank aspartame-sweetened water gained weight.
Researchers found that mice that drank artificially sweetened water blocked a crucial stomach enzyme making the mice more likely to gain weight and develop diabetes.
Researchers explained the enzyme IAP - intestinal alkaline phosphatase - is crucial to preventing...
On Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump bashed what he called a "scam" from Green Party nominee Jill Stein, after Stein aimed for a recount in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
President-elect Donald Trump issued a statement regarding the recount calling it "ridiculous" and arguing "the people have spoken and the election is...
Google announced on Monday the release of version 10.0 of their Firebase App indexing programming interface (API), which will now allow mobile application developers to integrate content from their mobile app into search results.
Last September, Google announced a new way to search for content on Android devices. Product manager Timo...
Facebook announces new ways for nonprofits to raise money.
One truism that non-profit organizations face is that nonprofits must invest in technology, get up to speed and stay current, or suffer the consequences.
Computers and smartphones are now a part of every aspect of our lives. Every small business, corporation, foundation,...
Stephen Hawking asserts humans have 1,000 years to find a new planet to live.
Theoretical scientist and astronomer Stephen Hawking says humanity will not make it another 1,000 years on earth because of nuclear weapons, global warming and artificial intelligence.
Speaking earlier this week at Oxford University Union, Hawking says our best...
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is now investigating people who used Bitcoin in order to avoid paying taxes.
The IRS asked a California court to order Coinbase, a Bitcoin exchange company, to release the identities of their U.S. users of its service from 2013 to 2015.
In a filing Thursday to...
Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg is working on stopping fake news from spreading on the popular social media website. Outlined in a Facebook post, Zuckerberg reveals plans on releasing new systems to stop misinformation including: third-party verification services, automated detection tools and easier ways for Facebook users to report fake news stories.
“The problems here...
Last October, researchers surveyed thousands of teenagers across America and found that Snapchat is the most popular social media app among teens beating Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Several weeks later, Snap is confidentially working on their IPO process.
Snap Inc. has filed paperwork for an initial public offering, which may value...
