Chrome ad blocker goes live in February

Earlier this year, Google announced plans to implement an in-browser ad blocker within Chrome. Those plans were revealed back in June, and at the time, Google said that the ad blocker it was working on would launch sometime in early 2018. Now when know when Google plans to send this ad blocker live, and it turns out that launch is … Continue reading

Windows 10 Timeline feature arrives in preview build 17063

Microsoft has announced Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17063, and with it comes the OS’s new Timeline feature. With Timeline, Windows 10 users can view a timeline of past activities, apps, and files, making it easier to get back to what you were doing earlier. For example, if you were working on a document titled “Report.docx,” that file will appear … Continue reading

Waymo preps for self-driving taxi service with rider insurance deal

Waymo faces a slew of challenges if it’s going to get its autonomous taxi service up and running, not the least of which is insurance. Who’s going to cover passengers when there’s no human pilot to help determine who’s responsible? Thankfully, some…

Windows 10's 'Timeline' continuity is available for testing

Windows 10’s much-hyped Timeline feature didn’t make the cut for the initial release of the Fall Creators Update, but you will get to try it over the holidays. Microsoft has released a Insider Preview for Fast Ring testers that (surprise!) finally gi…

That cigar-shaped asteroid might be covered in organic goo

Last month’s discovery of a long, thin object floating ominously through space brought about some pretty fevered speculation about the company mankind keeps in this universe. Was it an alien spacecraft? Were little green men about to visit Earth? No…

Jimmy Kimmel Accuses Clothing Company Of ‘Stealing Ideas’ From His Daughter

The brand, Reformation, said it “would never replicate or appropriate the work of a young artist.”

16 Photos That Capture Queen Elizabeth And Prince Philip’s Romance

It was apparently love at first sight for the queen.

Spacey Went ‘Underground’ After Sexual Misconduct Allegations, Ridley Scott Says

The actor dropped out of sight after he was cut from Scott’s new movie.

House Dems Push To End ‘Corporate Culture Of Secrecy’ Around Sexual Harassment

Two new bills would “flip the incentive structure from one of cover-up to one of prevention,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney.

100-Foot-Long Joint Is A Big Hit At Massachusetts Pot Fest

The jumbo joint contained more than 1,000 grams of weed.