Samsung's second-tier 'MU' 4K TVs are an alternative to QLED

With prices beginning at $2,500 for the most basic model, Samsung’s QLED 4K TVs are likely out of reach for a lot of people. The good news is that the company hasn’t forgotten customers who can’t drop that much for a TV and has released a series that…

Microsoft's 'Project Scorpio' Xbox promises true 4K gaming

If you’ve been wondering just how powerful Microsoft’s ‘Project Scorpio’ Xbox will be, dream no longer. A series of pieces co-written by Eurogamer and Digital Foundry have listed the full specs for the living room console, and suffice to say it’s sha…

Comcast jumps into wireless with Xfinity Mobile

Last September Comcast confirmed rumors by announcing its plan to launch wireless service this year based on a combination of its 16 million Xfinity WiFi hotspots and the Verizon network, and today we’re getting all of the details. With the launch of…

ICYMI: Zip lines for astronaut emergencies

Today on In Case You Missed It: Researchers at Aalto University have found a way to make clothing truly recyclable via a process called Ioncell. An ionic solvent dissolves the cellulose found in natural fibers, leaving behind the synthetic parts…

Zunum Aero's hybrid planes could halve the cost of US flights

Boeing and JetBlue have backed a little-known company called Zunum Aero — and for good reason. The startup is three years into the development of small planes powered by hybrid-electric propulsion, which it says can “pave the way to a golden era of…

The Xbox One Scorpio is a six-teraflop gaming beast

 Microsoft couldn’t wait until E3 in June to unveil the Scorpio. So the company shared some details with Digital Foundry. And we now know all the spec techs of the Project Scorpio. As expected, it’s going to be by far the most powerful gaming console out there.
The console GPU will be able to process six trillion floating point operations per second, or six teraflops for short. Read More

In This Scifi Short, an Astronaut Is Almost Completely Prepared for His Historic Moment

In Tom Webb’s Hyper Jump, an astronaut prepares for a historic jump into hyperspace with cool, laser-like precision—until he realizes that the entire world will be tuning in hear his pre-flight speech. Panic, self-doubt, half-remembered movie quotes, and Schwarzenegger imitations soon follow.

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A Wild New Rumor About the Identity of Sylvester Stallone's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Character

There’s more rumors about Benicio Del Toro’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi character. Chris Evans discusses his future as Captain America. The Walking Dead might do its own version of the time skip from the comics. Plus, new Doctor Who pictures, and a chance to hail Agents of SHIELD’s Madame Hydra. Spoilers now!

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Ancient Humans Didn't Turn to Cannibalism For the Calories

Humans have been eating other humans since the beginning of time, but the motivations behind this macabre practice are complex and often unclear. Some anthropologists say prehistoric cannibals were just trying to grab a nutritious snack, but new research shows that human flesh—as tasty as it is—doesn’t pack the same…

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These Cheetah Babies Are Trying to Roar

A lot of the stuff you’ll see online right now is pretty depressing, possibly concerning how the world is falling apart or like how we could randomly go to war at any second. But you know what isn’t depressing? This video of cheetah cubs doing their very best to let out some little roars.

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