Boston Dynamics robots let loose with afterwork beers in Super Bowl ad
Spot, the dancing robo-dog from Boston Dynamics, will make a Super Bowl appearance alongside with its robot friends.In a Super Bowl ad that will air during the Feb. 13 game...
Crisis Text Line controversy raises questions about the ethics of big data
Years after Nancy Lublin founded Crisis Text Line in 2013, she approached the board with an opportunity: What if they converted the nonprofit's trove of user data and insights into...
With a plan to decarbonize home heating with hydrogen, Modern Electron raises $30M – TechCrunch
A huge amount of energy use on our planet goes toward creating heat, and not only that, but a large amount of that energy is wasted and byproducts like CO2...
Get a free ‘Uncharted’ movie ticket with the PS5 ‘Legacy of Thieves Collection’
Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. FREEBIE ALERT: You'll get a free ticket to see the Uncharted movie at participating theaters when you buy Uncharted:...
‘Taylordle’ is the ‘Wordle’ clone for Swifties
A new Wordle challenger approaches: Taylor Swift.Josh Wardle's wildly popular word guessing game has spawned several clones since its meteoric rise to Internet fame. There's Lewdle (NSFW words), Absurdle (adversarial...
A Black Friday deal exposed the lack of affordability of the morning after pill. Campaigners fought back and won.
UK pharmacy Boots has lowered the price of emergency contraception following a campaign sparked by a Black Friday deal. The pharmacy will now sell the morning after pill for £10,...
The dragon battle in ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ is fantasy perfection
Every so often you watch a fight scene that is so awesome, so face-meltingly epic, that you have no choice but to freak out and cheer. That was my reaction to...
Save 34% on a smart eye mask that blocks out light and can help manage snoring
Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. TL;DR: As of Feb. 3, the VVFLY Smart Snore Eye Mask is on sale for just $64.99 — that's 34%...
Massive DeFi exploit sees hundreds of millions worth of cryptocurrency stolen
When they talk about decentralized finance, they don't mean decentralized like that. Over $300 million worth of wrapped ether (wETH) was stolen Wednesday thanks to what appears to be a...
Users of guys-only dating app Bro along with multiple Muslim prayer apps part of widespread location data sale
The controversial data broker X-Mode bought location data from Bro, a dating app for “bi, gay, and open-minded men,” the virtual makeup app Perfect365, and the popular live streaming app...