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How To Hide Your Best Friends List On Snapchat
While there's no official setting to remove someone from your Snapchat Best Friends list, there is a workaround that allows it to be done. → Read More
3 Ways Drones of the Future Will Be Like Insects
As drones get smaller and smaller, engineers have to get more creative. Inspiration for some of the cutting-edge drones of the future has begun to come from an unlikely source: bugs. → Read More
New Technology Halves Cost of Lithium-Ion Batteries
A new manufacturing approach developed by researchers at MIT and startup 24M could significantly reduce the cost of the batteries while improving safety and durability. → Read More
Lexus Made a Real Hoverboard – But It’s Not What You Think
Following a month of speculation, Lexus has unveiled a fascinating project to the world: a working hoverboard. It's definitely awesome - but are they being totally honest about it? (No. No they are not.) → Read More
Scientists Create First Mammal “Hive Minds”
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in brain-networking technology, linking rats and monkeys together to allow them to solve problems collaboratively. But how does it work? → Read More
Study Says Driverless Electric Cars Could Cut Emission by 90%
Most experts agree that driverless cars will play a key role in making transportation safer. However, a new study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that self-driving cars will also provide environmental benefits. → Read More
The Bots Who Edit Wikipedia (And The Humans Who Made Them)
Humans aren't the only ones who edit Wikipedia — a significant portion of the site's contributions are actually made by bots. → Read More
These Assistive Technology Advances Will Transform Lives
By definition, technology is the application of science to make human lives better and easier. We often get lost in the latest smartphones and gadgets, but → Read More
New Samsung Breakthrough Could Nearly Double Battery Capacity
A new breakthrough from Samsung offers huge increases in the density of lithium-ion batteries. → Read More
Will Your Next Phone Use Satellite Internet?
Elon Musk is known for two things: having crazy ideas, and making crazy ideas into billion-dollar businesses. The genius behind Tesla and SpaceX wants to provide high-speed Internet service to billions - from space. → Read More
How Google is Trying to Free You From Your Cell Phone Plan
In April, Google unveiled Project Fi — a new wireless service the company claims will deliver faster speeds and better coverage with a unique, economical approach to pricing. → Read More
Nothing DRMs Like a Deere: Why Farmers Can’t Fix Their Own Tractors
John Deere, manufacturer of some of the world's most popular tractors and farming equipment, recently submitted a letter to the U.S. Copyright Office askin → Read More
Here’s How Videos Went Viral Before YouTube And Social Media
YouTube didn't invent viral videos — it merely gave us a more efficient way to distribute them. Here's how content went viral pre-2005. → Read More
Top 3 Hashtag Widgets for Instagram Compared
If you want to display Instagram photos from a specific user or related to a particular hashtag on your website, you'll want to do it with a widget that is both functional and beautiful. → Read More
Here’s What Happens When You Confront An Internet Troll Face To Face
When you're just typing words into a machine, it's easy to forget that there are real people reading those words. Unless those people get in touch. → Read More
12 Ways To Make Yo Remotely Useful
Yo started as a joke. Described as the "simplest and most efficient communication tool in the world," it allows you to connect with people and send a single word — yo — back and forth. → Read More
Snapchat Leaks: How To Avoid Being The Next Victim
Snapchat has reached such a massive scale that it's now more important than ever for users to be mindful of security while using the self-destructing photo app. → Read More
Stay in Sync: Access All Your Browser Data From Any Device
How can you make the process of switching devices more efficient, so that you can easily pick up where you left off? → Read More