Apple CEO Tim Cook has not been known for taking a strong stand on, well, just about anything. Caution has been the watchword of Cook's three-year tenure at the top of the world's wealthiest technology company. So far his legacy is largely comprised ...
One of the more troubling technology stories to come out of the past week is the assault on Sarah Slocum, a San Francisco-based tech enthusiast and writer, who was apparently targeted because she was wearing Google Glass in a bar. Like many incidents...
Year-over-year growth of Twitter's monthly active users is declining quickly, both globally and in the U.S. At its peak, within the past three years, Twitter grew internationally by more than 140%. However, as of Q4 2013, that growth is just under 40...
Oscar night is no stranger to grandiose musical performances inspired by the nominated films. But what would the awkward sex scenes from Her between Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlet Johansson's voice sound like as a Broadway-inspired musical number? Award...
The Google Maps team has announced the addition of new underwater Street View images in locations around Mexico with the help of the Catlin Seaview Survey, an organization documenting the world's declining coral reefs via high-resolution, underwater ...
If you used Yahoo Messenger to video chat with your friends or strangers between 2008 and 2012 -- and perhaps even later -- British spies might have a collection of screenshots of your most intimate online conversations. The GCHQ, the British equival...
Driver roll down the partition please, it's getting way too steamy in here. Beyonce released the official video to "Partition" on her YouTube channel Tuesday, and it's a hot one. The video was technically released on Dec. 3, along with 16 other video...
Sorry Congress, you're going to have to wait on that bill. Obama's got some moving to do. In a recent video uploaded to the Let's Move campaign's YouTube channel, we're given a glimpse of how the President and Vice President get their blood pumping. ...
The mountain of trouble that has been piling up for Mt. Gox just got even larger. Once the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world, Mt. Gox shut its digital doors and later filed for bankruptcy this week after losing hundreds of millions of dollars wor...
Jason Bagby has followed extreme storms across the country for over a year. Like many of his fellow storm chasers, Bagby is prolific on Instagram. Modern storm chasing, particularly in the U.S., has seen bouts of rapid expansion since its inception i...
When I think back to my first pregnancy nearly a decade ago, I marvel at how different things were back then. Those precious nine months were actually tracked in a book, and not via pregnancy apps. I talked to my friends about morning sickness instea...
In the week leading up to the Academy Awards, we all like to put on our film critic hats and confidently predict which movies will win big. And while none of us can know for certain which films and actors will take home the evening's major awards, th...
Many video games have been adapted into films, but good video game-film adaptations are few and far between. But when you think about it, some games are better suited for ongoing television dramas -- especially those with a strong sense of place, wor...
UPDATE: March 1, 5:45 p.m. EST: Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with U.S. President Barack Obama for 90 minutes today regarding the escalating situation in Ukraine. Russian Pres Putin speaks with Pres Obama, tells him #russia reserves right to...
Technology plays a big role in the film industry, but every once in a while, it gets to be the star. These 14 movies are all tech-themed, from the dystopian days of Gattaca, to the twitchy, neurotic drama The Social Network. Take a retro dive into ki...
If you haven't had a chance to see all nine of the Academy Awards Best Picture nominees this year, don't worry. In celebration of the prestige and honor each Oscar statuette represents, we've compiled summaries of each film that's up for the big priz...
One user of the meme-inspired, virtual currency, Dogecoin, could be a future home owner. Matt Thomspon, 27, is selling his vacation home (not pictured) in Wisconsin for 100 million Dogecoins, or about $135,000. After not receiving any offers for his ...
If there was a map of the Internet, which country would you call home? This fascinating map was created by Slovakian student and amateur graphic design artist Martin Vargic, who often goes by the pseudonym Jay Simons, and he left no detail untouched....
With all the new gadgets out of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, many of the newest apps may have slipped by. Luckily, Mashable creates a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps, so you won't miss out. From a new Tamago...
Apple's promise to bring iOS to the automobile industry last year are finally coming to fruition, according to a report in the Financial Times that claims Mercedes Benz, Volvo and Ferrari will debut the system in March. The official announcement will...
The United States Air Force is upgrading B61 nuclear bombs stationed across Europe. Those upgrades may violate the nation's own nuclear regulations. The B61 is a Cold War relic built in 1961 but new upgrades would give the bombs an internal guidance ...
Lorde's hit song "Royals" has many renditions on YouTube, but none quite like Bruce Springsteen's. The Boss sang the New Zealand pop star's single Saturday at his concert in Auckland, N.Z. Bruce played it without the band, and he rocked it with an ac...
A new kind of wearable computer has been created that immediately evokes images of the ear-mounted PC worn by Joaquin Phoenix in the recent film Her. Created by Hiroshima City University staffer Kazuhiro Taniguchi, the prototype device's interface us...
New research conducted by an Indian high school student could help make visual content online more accessible to color blind users. Animesh Tripathi, 17, is investigating algorithms that could determine how to most effectively adjust color schemes on...
As the head of one of the most successful companies on the planet, Apple's Tim Cook is scrutinized perhaps more than any other CEO. Now some of that scrutiny has been focused and edited into a new book called Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs. W...
Kid Cudi, the rapper best known for his hit song "Pursuit of Happiness," has pulled a Beyoncé. On Feb. 24, he released a surprise album, titled Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon, not too unlike a certain diva who released her self-titled w...
LOS ANGELES -- As host of the 86th Academy Awards, Ellen DeGeneres will be steering a barrage of celebrities onstage Sunday to present the coveted Oscar statuettes. They will join several musicians, who will perform tunes from the Best Song category ...
Why spend time and money on costly film tours when you can just use Google Street View? When coupled with a bit of research, the interactive service is perfect for exploring iconic locations from your favorite films. Below, we've found a few famous s...
Siri's got nothing on Her. The Spike Jonze-directed love story tells the tale of a man who falls in love with his operating system. Though it's laughable on paper, it's actually a heartwarming flick that's been nominated for five Academy Awards, incl...
According to Kiplinger’s Economic Outlooks, 2.3 million new net jobs will be created in the U.S. in 2014. Add that to a recent CareerBuilder survey, which indicates two in five professionals plan to change jobs before the end of the year, and get rea...
