Gucci Wants You To Pay Almost $900 For Filthy-Looking Sneakers

The concept may seem ridiculous, but the fashion house’s latest offering is just an addition to a larger trend.

Apple dropped the price on several expensive Mac upgrades

Apple’s iMac updates weren’t the only changes the company made today. With less fanfare, it also lowered the cost of SSD upgrades for the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini. It lowered the cost to upgrade the 2013 Mac Pro RAM, too. These changes w…

No, Tom Ford Never Called Melania Trump A ‘Glorified Escort’

The fake comment went viral on Twitter as some people supported it and others defended FLOTUS.

Top Interior Press Secretary Spouted Islamophobia, Climate Denial In Podcast

Faith Vander Voort argued attacks by radical Muslim groups pose a bigger threat to society than climate change does.

8 Elite Public Schools In NYC Only Accepted 190 Black Students

Just 4 percent of those accepted are black, despite most of the city’s public school students being black or Hispanic.

Save $70 On the Bluetooth Version of Audio Technica's Cult Favorite M50 Headphones

Audio Technica’s legendary M50x headphones finally got built-in Bluetooth late last year, and today at Massdrop, you can grab the new version for $130. That’s about $70 less than usual, and easily the best price we’ve ever seen.

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Apple's Big New iMac Update Makes Me Feel Sad About iMacs

Apple just announced that its iMac lineup will get a meaningful update thanks to 8-core 9th-generation Intel Core i9 processors and a Vega graphics option. This is a big deal for iMac power users, but for me, an almost iMac power user, I’m feeling sheepish. Is Apple just going to keep stuffing new chips into its…

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Kickstarter Employees Plan to Unionize

Employees at Kickstarter, the decade-old crowdfunding platform, are planning to unionize—potentially making them the first organized labor force among major tech firms.

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New Horizons Team Shares Amazing New Details About Kuiper Belt Object MU69

Scientists with the New Horizons mission gathered together in Texas yesterday to discuss the latest findings about MU69. This distant Kuiper Belt object—which bears a striking resemblance to a flattened snowman—is turning out to be even weirder than we imagined.

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Uh Oh, Instagram’s Latest Feature Is About To Destroy Your Shopping Willpower

The new feature on the Facebook-owned platform allows you to make purchases without visiting an advertiser’s website.