TECHNOLOGY

"Bat bombs" were just one of the unusual weapons developed during the Second World War.

10 Strange Weapons Invented During World War II

Bat bombs, exploding rats, wind cannons, and a smelly spray were just some of the bizarre weapons invented during World War II.

He can't believe how uncluttered his email inbox is.

Anti-Spam App Unsubscribes You From Mailing Lists—and Can Even Get You Paid for the Bother

If you're receiving emails from a company with a data breach settlement in the works, DoNotPay will help you get compensated.

"Now we can continue watching things we actually want to continue watching!"

Netflix Will Finally Let You Delete Embarrassing Movies and TV Shows You’ll Never Finish From Your ‘Continue Watching’ Queue

Netflix's ‘Continue Watching’ queue no longer has to be a shameful graveyard of all the movies you couldn’t sit through.

The Stouffer's mac and cheese dispenser appears destined for college dorm rooms everywhere.

Stouffer's Has Invented a Mac and Cheese Dispenser for National Mac and Cheese Day

The popular frozen dinner brand claims to have constructed a mac and cheese tap that can serve the gooey side dish on demand.

New Virtual Tool Lets You Rickroll Your Next Zoom Meeting

Submit the invite link to your next Zoom meeting to InviteRick.com and wait for Rick Astley to crash the party.

The EatOkra App Makes It Easy to Find—and Support—Black-Owned Restaurants in Your Neighborhood

EatOkra is an easy-to-use directory of Black-owned businesses in places like Chicago, New York, and other cities across the U.S.

NASA's Curiosity rover captured this sunset at Mars' Gale crater in 2015.

NASA Scientist Simulates What Sunsets Would Look Like on Venus, Mars, and Beyond

NASA scientist Geronimo Villanueva built a tool that models the colorful, alien sunsets of planets like Mars, Uranus, and Venus.

Fiona the Hippo Is Now on Cameo

Fiona the Hippo is the Cincinnati Zoo's most famous resident, and now she's starring in personalized video messages on Cameo.

No Squawking, Please: A Backyard Bird Library Is the Star of This Livestream

This bird feeder webcam shows a miniature backyard library where the feathered guests get to misbehave.

New Software Lets You Recover Deleted Microsoft Files, Saves the Day

Instead of rewriting your thesis paper from scratch after accidentally deleting it, try to recover it with Windows File Recovery.

You could ask the stars of Frozen what it's like to compete for the spotlight with a giant, shaggy reindeer.

Broadway's Biggest Stars Want to Say Hello, Teach You to Sing, and More on Broadway Plus

You can’t meet the ‘Hamilton’ cast at the stage door after the show, but you can Zoom with them instead.

Students In Virginia Are Getting Their School Library Books Delivered By Drone

With classrooms and public libraries closed, Virginia's Montgomery County school district has partnered with Google's drone company Wing to deliver books to kids.

This dad wanted to learn about dinosaurs, too.

The American Museum of Natural History Just Launched OLogy, an iPad App Version of Its Science Website for Kids

Kids can learn about archaeology, marine biology, and other “-ologies” through games, interactive lessons, and more.

If masks are required on your bus, Google Maps will give you a heads-up.

New Google Maps Feature Will Alert You to Coronavirus Restrictions

The Google Maps app will help you find out if your train will likely be too crowded for social distancing.

Attention Nostalgic Millennials: Neopets Is Now Available on Mobile

The website that taught you HTML and how to keep a virtual pet from starving is now accessible on your mobile phone.

You can celebrate New York City Pride and other iconic events from your living room this year.

Pride Festivals Are Going Virtual This Year—Here Are 10 Events to Check Out

Several major Pride parades have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the celebrations are still happening online.

Sadly, Congress voted 'No' on using Thomas Edison's voting machine.

Thomas Edison’s First Patented Invention—a Voting Machine for Congress—Was a Total Flop

“If there is any invention on earth that we don't want down here, that is it,” a Congressman said about Edison’s voting machine.

Steve Wozniak

Find out more about the life and career of Apple co-founder and tech pioneer Steve Wozniak.

HBO Max: Everything You Need to Know About the New Streaming Service

How is HBO Max different from HBO GO and HBO NOW? Answers to that and all your other burning questions here.

John Lennon (left) and Paul McCartney (right) from The Beatles.

10 Chance Meetings That Changed the World

Whether you call it destiny or coincidence, there's no denying that these chance encounters changed the world.

Unlocking Your iPhone With a Mask on Just Got Less Annoying, Thanks to a New Face ID Update

Apple users who enabled Face ID on their iPhone no longer have to choose between getting into their device quickly and wearing a mask outside.

Roy Scheider is gonna need a bigger boat in Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975).

Take a Virtual Tour of Every Jaws Filming Location Using Google Earth

A group of 'Jaws' superfans have compiled every spot where the Steven Spielberg blockbuster was filmed into one interactive map using Google Earth.

Google’s New ‘Read Along’ App Can Help Improve Your Child’s Reading Skills

With Read Along, a new interactive learning app from Google, kids can get reading assistance any time at home.

Virtual assistants often have female voices. Why?

Why Do Virtual Assistants Like Siri and Alexa Traditionally Have Female Voices?

Artificial intelligence often skews toward female voices. Is it gender bias, or do companies have hard data to support our seeming preference for feminine AI?

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