Actor T.J. Miller Accused Of Punching Woman During Sexual Assault

The “Silicon Valley” star says the woman made up the allegations for revenge.

Chrome comes to the Windows Store (kind of)

In an interesting turn of events, Google Chrome appeared on the Windows Store today. Even though we never thought we’d see it there, it appears that Google is looking to attract some Windows Store adherents to its web browser. There are a few things that make this strange, especially when you realize that Google hasn’t published an actual app to … Continue reading

Facebook face recognition finds you in untagged photos: How to turn it off

Facebook will use facial recognition to spot you in photos you haven’t already been tagged in, as the social network attempts to fend off concerns about user privacy being overlooked. However, to get in ahead of complaints about the new feature, there’s also a way to turn it all off. It builds on the existing machine learning and AI that … Continue reading

Hennessey VelociRaptor 6×6 is six-wheel F-150 Raptor madness

It’s hard to imagine a time when Ford’s pleasingly over-the-top F-150 Raptor isn’t enough, but for those rare occasions tuner Hennessey’s six-wheeled upgrade is going into production. The Hennessey VelociRaptor 6×6 takes a “regular” F-150 Raptor SuperCrew and then sets about turning it into something fit for escaping tyrannosaurs in. That means an engine upgrade along with an extra set … Continue reading

Meet the all-new 2019 G-Class: A Mercedes icon reinvented

Having an icon in your line-up can be a blessing and a curse, something Mercedes-Benz knows all about when it comes to refreshing fan-loved stalwarts like the G-Wagon. Newly redesigned, the 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class is only ready to show off its updated interior right now, but I’m happy to report that the automaker walked that fine line between adding new … Continue reading

Amazon’s Echo Buttons get their own version of Trivial Pursuit

 Echo Buttons got lost in the deluge of Alexa products announced by Amazon a few months back. Understandably so — they were fun, but weird additions to company’s portfolio of smart home products. The little glowing devices finally start shipping today, priced at $20 for a two-pack, and Hasbro’s offering one of the more compelling reasons to pick them up for the holidays.… Read More

London police will use AI to look for child porn on seized devices

Around this time last year, Interpol revealed it was using an AI system to track down child porn on P2P networks in the global hunt for predators. Tech firms like Google and Microsoft have been using their own tools in the fight against child exploit…

Facebook will alert you when someone posts your photo, tagged or not

Facebook has launched new tools powered by its facial recognition tech — the same one that suggests friends to tag in photos. To start with, it has beefed up the alternative text feature it rolled out last year, which describes a photo’s contents fo…

UPS is Tesla’s latest electric semi-truck customer

UPS has placed the largest Tesla semi-truck order to date, reserving 125 of the trucks. Since unveiling the electric vehicles last month, Tesla has received quite a few orders from major companies. PepsiCo has ordered 100, Anheuser-Busch ordered 40 a…

Facebook brings its social VR 'Spaces' to the HTC Vive

Earlier this year, Facebook unveiled Spaces, its inaugural attempt at bringing the social network to VR. And, seeing as Facebook also owns Oculus, it’s no surprise that Spaces was a Rift-exclusive at launch. But, just as Facebook is on every platform…