Congress Once Again Set To Defund Nonexistent Group

ACORN disbanded years ago, but Republicans are nevertheless targeting the defunct group in their spending bill.

U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Are The Lowest In Years, But It’s Still A Threat

The treatable and curable disease is on the rise in New York City, and an alarming number of latent cases are lurking.

Snapchat Map Explore might make you put your phone away

Snapchat’s Snap Map feature is getting a fairly big update, it would appear. Rolling out over the next few weeks is a new feature called Map Explore, which aims to make Snap Map easier to use. Who knows – once this update is in place, you might be prompted to spend more time with your friends in real life and … Continue reading

YouTube Red theatrical release plan hints at big strategy shift

Upcoming YouTube Red original movie Vulture Club will be released in theaters, according to a new report. The company’s original movies and other video content have thus far centered around the YouTube Red product, which is YouTube’s subscription service that offers paying customers certain extra features and perks. A theatrical release may hint at a shift in that strategy. According … Continue reading

Huawei’s Best Buy nightmare just got worse

Huawei’s soon-to-be-estranged relationship with Best Buy could be worse than first reported, with word that not only is the retail behemoth ditching the Chinese firm’s phones, but its other electronics too. Chatter began earlier this week that Best Buy planned to distance itself from Huawei’s smartphones, with insiders claiming that, once the current stock on-hand was through, the retailer wasn’t … Continue reading

FCC loosens rules to speed 5G rollouts

The FCC under Tom Wheeler took early steps to loosen regulations in the name of accelerating 5G rollouts, and the new commission is making good on those plans. The regulator has adopted new rules that scrap certain environmental checks for new cellu…

Mozilla pulled its Facebook ads and others may follow

Facebook is obviously in some very hot water as details regarding Cambridge Analytica’s use of its users’ data continue to unfold. And along with heated consumer backlash and questions from lawmakers, Facebook may now start to lose advertising money….

Siri won't be reading hidden notifications out loud for much longer

A fix is coming for a bug that led Siri to speak notifications out loud that were hidden behind the lock screen should someone ask about them. “We are aware of this issue and it will be addressed in an upcoming software update,” Apple confirmed to En…

Tessa Thompson To Star In ‘Men In Black’ Spinoff With Chris Hemsworth

Thompson tweeted “Women Are The O.G. Galaxy Defenders,” on Wednesday — a hint about the film’s other casting choices?

Judge Orders Scott Walker To Call Special Elections He Refused To Allow

Democrats accused Walker of not calling the elections because he was afraid of losing the seats to their party.