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Apple pays $490 million to settle investor lawsuit over Tim Cook's China iPhone demand comments
Apple has paid $490 to put an end to a class action lawsuit over comments CEO Tim Cook made about the strength of Chinese iPhone demand.
Real-life 'Willy Wonka Experience' results in police being called by furious parents
An AI-generated 'Willy Wonka Experience' has resulted in angry parents calling the authorities and telling them they have been scammed.
Elon Musk's Tesla wins trademark dispute against a chicken shop owner
A chicken shop owner has lost a lengthy legal battle against Elon Musk's Tesla over the naming of his takeaway shop in Bury, Greater Manchester, England.
Scientists 'blown away' when they saw inside the world's first ancient chicken egg
Researchers discovered an intact ancient egg that is being described as a 'world's first,' and scientists were 'blown away' when they looked inside.
NASA set to make 'monumental achievement for all of humanity' in 2024
NASA holds the title for creating the fastest human-made object with the Parker Solar Probe, which will break a new record in 2024.
GTA 6 hacker sentenced to life at mental hospital, deemed unfit to stand trial
Teen who hacked Rockstar Games and leaked GTA 6 footage is sentenced to an indefinite life term at a secure hospital, deemed unfit to stand trial.
Sony releases official PlayStation 5 controller for disabled gamers
Sony has partnered with accessibility experts to release an official PlayStation 5 controller designed specifically for disabled gamers.
Don't worry, Apple's Tim Cook says plans for his replacement are already underway
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been speaking about Apple's plans for his replacement, saying that there are several people for the board to choose from.
Archaeologists uncover half-a-million-year-old sample that's changed human history
A group of researchers have uncovered a 500,000 year old sample on the banks of a river in Zambia that may have changed ancient human history forever.
Todd Howard discusses benefits of Starfield's Xbox exclusivity
Bethesda Game Studios' Todd Howard elaborates on the benefits of Starfield's exclusivity on Xbox, says it allows a certain level of ease of access.
Apple sneakers go on sale for $50,000
New and unworn Apple sneakers that were only available to employees during the 1980s have gone on sale for a flat $50,000 at Sotheby's.
Apple threatens to disable FaceTime and iMessage over regulator demands
Apple is firing back at UK lawmakers pushing for legislation that would force end-to-end encryption apps to implement a government backdoor.
Warnings issued for 'frightening' AI-powered deepfake video circulating social media
An English financial journalist and broadcaster has warned of an eerily accurate deepfake scam powered by AI circulating social media.
Android phones are accidentally calling emergency services and it needs to stop
Google's Android 12 software update is causing some phones to accidentally call emergency services when there is no need, and authorities can't cope.
Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech PC controller from 2010 to steer
A group of five individuals have gone missing after communications dropped out while they were trying to visit the wreck of the iconic ship the Titanic.
5 people trapped inside submersible go missing at the Titanic wreck 12,500 feet below sea level
A group of tourists that took an OceanGate submersible to the seabed to see the Titanic have lost contact with headquarters, initiating a broad search.
Paul McCartney confirms final Beatles record will be made with AI and features John Lennon
Paul McCartney has revealed that the 'final Beatles record' will be made using artificial intelligence and features John Lennon's voice.
First full-sized 3D scan of Titanic shows it without water in stunning detail
The world's most famous shipwreck has been scanned in 3D for the first time, showing the shipwreck without water and in unprecedented detail.
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick to earn $185 million if Microsoft merger closes
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick stands to receive a hefty payout of up to $185 million if the Microsoft-Activision merger closes at $95 per share buyout price.
Pulling out of UK would significantly harm Activision
Activision's recent 2022 annual report indicates it would be significantly harmed if it decided to pull out of the UK as a result of CMA merger ruling.
Activision's heated response to CMA merger block: 'UK is closed for business'
Activision-Blizzard has a strongly-worded response to the UK regulators at the CMA that blocked the company's planned $68.7 billion merger with Microsoft.
Elon Musk admits to the rumor about why he actually bought Twitter
Elon Musk has sat down for an interview where he confirmed a long-standing rumor about the reason behind following through with his purchase of Twitter.
AI puts everyone at risk by giving 30 billion Facebook photos to the police
Artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition software scraped 30 billion Facebook photos and was given to authorities to chase up crimes.
Journalist receives USB drive bomb that exploded when he plugged it in
A journalist who received a USB in the mail plugged the drive into a computer at their newsroom, and it detonated, causing injury.
Elon Musk pays out BBC for report saying Twitter can't protect users from trolls
Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has poked fun at a recent article penned in BBC claiming Twitter can't protect its users from trolls.
BBC says its sorry for playing pornographic sounds during live football coverage
The BBC has publicly apologized for accidentally playing pornographic sounds during its live on-air coverage of the FA Cup football match.
Elon Musk proposes new feature that'll fix Twitter's political echo chambers
SpaceX and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has proposed a new feature that would stop the echo chambers of left and right-wing politics on Twitter.
Elon Musk installs a wardrobe and washing machine at Twitter for at-work-living
Elon Musk previously said he plans on sleeping at Twitter HQ and now images have leaked from inside of Twitter showing a bed and a wardrobe.
Hacker steals Ed Sheeran's unreleased music, sells it to make nearly $150,000
A 23-year-old hacker infiltrated Ed Sheeran's digital accounts and stole unreleased music that he then sold them online for cryptocurrency.
Satellite spies on Russian gas pipeline leak suspected of sabotage
European leaders have accused Russia of sabotaging its own gas pipeline following reports from seismologists that detected underwater explosions.
Incredible fireball captured on film streaking across the night sky
Meteor tracking officials have confirmed a fireball streaking across the night sky, putting to bed speculation of a falling SpaceX Starlink satellite.
Facebook's own AI chat bot calls Mark Zuckerberg a 'bad person'
Meta's most advanced artificial intelligence chatbot called, BlenderBot 3 has been asked what it thinks about its own CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Pristine fossil jackpot found in a random field, amazing 3D models
A huge collection of exquisitely-preserved fossils have been uncovered in England, including a 3D Pachycormus fish specimen.
Putin's bodyguards have to box up his poop and send it back to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly carries a portable toilet with him and gets his bodyguard to collect his poop.
Jetpack inventor filmed suffering a horror crash falling 50 feet
Jetpack inventor Franky Zapata has suffered a horror crash after falling 50 feet while giving a demonstration of the 'Flyboard'.
Bill Gates says conspiracy theorists scream 'at me on the street'
Bill Gates recently sat down for an interview and discussed that he now gets yelled at on the street over 'conspiracy theories'.
Bill Gates warns Twitter may become 'worse' with Elon Musk at the helm
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has discussed Tesla CEO Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter and what the platform could turn into.
'Fictosexual' man marries hologram, says he can't talk to her anymore
Japanese man marries a hologram because reality was too painful for him, complains that he can't communicate with his wife.
Longest ever COVID-19 infection exceeds 500 days
A U.K. patient suffering from a persistent COVID-19 infection had it for 505 days before unfortunately dying in hospital in 2021.
Man wins $450,000 in a lawsuit over a birthday party he didn't want
A Kentucky man has been awarded $450,000 after winning a lawsuit over an unwanted surprise birthday party his company threw him.
Dinosaur leg from the day the deadly asteroid hit Earth found
A team of researchers has claimed that they have found a fossil of a dinosaur that died on the day the asteroid impacted Earth.
This black rock is expected to be sold for over $6 million, here's why
Reports indicate that a billion-year-old rock is expected to fetch as much as $6 million at a Sotheby's auction in London.
Latest North Korean missile test photographs Earth from space
The biggest North Korean missile test since November 2017 has produced new images of Earth from the view of the Hwasong-12 IRBM.
Star Wars-inspired hoverbikes available in 2024, but there's a catch
A Star Wars-inspired electric hoverbike will become available to the market in 2023, but there is one stipulation to purchase.
Bank of England: bitcoin could be 'worthless', people lose everything
The Bank of England warns that Bitcoin could 'become worthless' and that anyone investing should be prepared to lose everything.
Scientists say alien 'humans' may already be out there in the universe
A scientist said that researchers can 'say with reasonable confidence' that human-like evolution has happened outside of Earth.
Apple could pull Facebook from App Store over human trafficking
Facebook knows about the human trafficking epidemic on its platform, Apple knows, and now is threatening to pull the app down.
OnlyFans will ban sexually explicit videos starting in October
OnlyFans crumbles with regulatory concerns, with payment companies bailing -- and the whispers of darker things on the site.
Astronomers snap some of the most detailed images of galaxies ever
A team of astronomers has pieced together some of the most detailed images ever seen of galaxies that are out in deep space.
Maybe don't expect huge perf gains from the Switch Pro
Nintendo's messaging around new hardware leads us to believe the Switch Pro may not be a significant/dramatic hardware upgrade.