Facebook’s free Internet initiative is exploitation disguised as charity
For those of you who have been living under a rock over the past few weeks, Facebook has been trying to spread its free Internet initiative across the developing world,...
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The LG G5 might be LG’s most-enticing smartphone to date
The LG G4 was a solid device, but when you're competing in the extremely crowded market for high-end smartphones, just being solid isn't enough. Things might be different with next year's...
Valve has an explanation for that frightening Christmas Steam glitch
Whether it was to cash in the Steam card they got for Christmas or take advantage of the ongoing Winter Sale, thousands of Steam users encountered a frightening glitch in...
Congress wants NASA to build a deep space habitat by 2018
With more money comes more responsibility, and following the news that Congress will be increasing NASA's budget by $1.3 billion in 2016, it appears that $55 million of that budget...
Samsung might release a 6-inch version of the Galaxy S7 as well
Earlier this week, we heard rumors that Samsung was planning to release the 5.2-inch Galaxy S7 and the 5.5-inch Galaxy S7 Edge within the next few months, which is hardly...
Instacart won’t be nearly as aggressive next year as it was this year
This year, Instacart managed to more than triple its staff to around 300 employees, but it won't be nearly as aggressive with its hiring next year. This isn't necessarily an indication...
This e-commerce startup wants users to design their ideal products
What separates Massdrop from other e-commerce companies is that it runs on something the founders of the company call "community-driven commerce." The products that are sold on Massdrop are decided by the users, who discuss...
Spotify is being sued for $150 million in allegedly unpaid royalties
Spotify's less-than-friendly relationship with the music industry stems from one thing: royalties. To be more precise, it stems from Spotify's self-confessed inability to distribute royalties quickly and accurately, many times...
Sidecar has given up on trying to compete with Lyft and Uber
The ride-sharing market isn't exactly crowded, but it's extremely competitive. Uber is the only ride-sharing service that operates on a global scale, and is the undisputed market leader, but it still has to work...
Tesla continues to hire new employees by the boat load
Tesla is growing so quickly that it doesn't even have enough parking space for its employees, and it's not slowing down anytime soon. A few weeks ago, CEO Elon Musk...
OPEC claims that 94% of cars will still use fossil fuels by 2040
It might seem like electric vehicles are quickly taking over the automotive industry, but as the Vienna-based Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) claims, this couldn't be farther from the...
More information on the 4-inch iPhone has been leaked
Although the company has yet to confirm as much, numerous rumors over the past couple of months have claimed that Apple is planning to release a 4-inch iPhone sometime next...