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SpaceX says it will send someone around the Moon on its future monster rocket

SpaceX has signed its first customer to fly on the company’s huge new rocket, the BFR, the company says. The passenger will fly on the monster ship around the Moon, though there are no details yet...

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Hurricanes stalling like Florence over the Carolinas may get even more common

When Hurricane Florence struck the U.S. East Coast at 7:15AM ET this morning, it popped a squat near Wilmington, North Carolina. The hurricane — now downgraded to a tropical storm — is hovering over...

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Get a grip on the natural world with this beautiful manual for the planet

Without functioning ecosystems, “everybody’s poop would be everywhere,” says Rachel Ignotofsky, the author and artist behind the new book The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth. “The world doesn’t work...

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Captain Marvel: all the updates, trailers and commentary for the next big...

Marvel’s first female-led superhero movie Continue reading… Source: TheVerge

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Audi E-tron is getting full Alexa integration to bolster its high-tech...

Audi’s new fully electric E-tron SUV will be the car maker’s first vehicle to integrate Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, offering “many” of the same features that you can find on the Amazon Echo smart...

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Sony is launching a PlayStation Classic console this December loaded with 20...

Sony is following in Nintendo’s footsteps and bringing back its original PlayStation console nearly 25 years after its initial release as a miniature gaming device called the PlayStation Classic, the...

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GoPro Hero7 leaks with three new versions

B&H Photo has spilled the beans on the new GoPro Hero7 lineup: the top-end Hero7 Black, the mid-range Hero7 Silver, and the Hero7 White entry-level camera. Hero7 Black is the flagship action...

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Skype calling is coming to Amazon’s Alexa devices

Microsoft and Amazon are continuing their close partnership by bringing Skype calling to Alexa. Devices like Amazon’s Echo range will be able to access Skype’s basic calling, and Alexa-powered...

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Spotify is testing personalized song recommendations in official playlists

Spotify is testing out personalization for its editor-curated playlists, according to a report today from Hypebot. In one named example, songs that Spotify’s algorithm believed a user would like were...

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Comcast has outbid 21st Century Fox for Sky

Comcast has won an auction to acquire UK telecommunications company Sky, bidding $38.8 billion to overtake Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox after a lengthy bidding war this summer. Comcast’s win...

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How period tracking apps helped me regain control after going off the pill

I am most tired during my period on Thursdays. It’s random fact, but one that I never confidently knew about myself until recently. When I was a teenager, my periods were agonizing; they were painful,...

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Ricoh’s ‘ultimate compact’ GRIII is coming next year

Photokina 2018 is going to be a busy show for new full-frame cameras, however Ricoh is getting the event off to a smaller, humbler start with its announcement of the development of the Ricoh GRIII...

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Instagram gets browser notification support

For the first time, you’ll now get Instagram notifications when using the social network through a browser. Chrome support was first reported by Android Police, but we’ve also confirmed that it’s...

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Fortnite season six brings pets, a floating island, and an invisibility item

Fortnite’s eventful summer is coming to a close, meaning that a new Battle Pass season is on the horizon. The battle royale game is getting into the holiday spirit through a Halloween-themed update...

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Star Wars voice actress mocks Christine Blasey Ford’s voice during Kavanaugh...

As the hearing has unfolded today at the Senate Judiciary Committee with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testifying that she is “one hundred percent” certain that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh...

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MoviePass is now forcing former users to opt out of new plan or risk being...

The latest attempt from struggling theater subscription service MoviePass to retain its dwindling user base comes in the form of yet another change to its monthly plan. This time, however, the company...

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Elon Musk forced to step down as chairman of Tesla, remains CEO

Elon Musk has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the charges filed earlier this week over his abandoned attempt to take Tesla private. Musk will have to step down as...

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How to find and play Google.com’s secret adventure game

Before it was a smartphone manufacturer, an email provider, and smart home company, Google was just a single website and a search box. However, even this seemingly simple service still has a couple of...

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OnePlus 6T leaks with a tiny notch

OnePlus hasn’t kept it a secret that its next phone is fast approaching. But surprisingly, there’s been little in the way of full-on leaks of the phone — at least until now. WinFuture published leaked...

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Audi’s PB18 E-tron concept can convert into a single-seater race car

A sliding monocoque lends this electric supercar concept a tiny measure of practicality Continue reading… Source: TheVerge

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