Amazon to customers: throw your hoverboard away
After already pulling the product from both United States and United Kingdom sites earlier this week, Amazon is telling customers to throw away unsafe hoverboards.
Apple shuts down Topsy 2 years after acquisition
Two years and at least $200 million later, Apple has shut down Topsy, the social media analytics company.
Social media presence will now be part of the vetting process in U.S. immigration
As per a Wall Street Journal report, the DHS will now "scrutinize social media posts as part of its visa application process before certain people are allowed entry into the nation."Â
Stay standing, kids — more elementary schools now using standing desks
The millennial workforce may have popularized the flexible work station, but it's the younger generation that's really embracing the idea of standing desks.
Google and Johnson & Johnson are working on robots for surgery
Named Verb Surgical, this latest offshoot might be one of Google's most impressive to date. Its goal is to create better robotic surgical assistants.
Russia is installing Wi-Fi in its cemeteries
Russian officials decided to install free Wi-Fi in three of the country's most prominent and often-visited cemeteries.
Get your grandparents the best care possible with HomeHero
HomeHero is focused on solving problems for seniors, a demographic that will comprise 20 percent of the American population by 2030.Â
Want to check out Pepper the robot in action? Head to a French train station
Pepper the robot sold out in less than a minute in Japan, but now you can see it welcoming guests at a French train station.
Adidas introduces a 3D printed shoe made from ocean plastic waste
Tthe latest shoe from Adidas combines two previously explored concepts -- using plastic ocean waste to create a shoe, and 3D-printing a shoe.
Don’t want to take an ibuprofen pill? Just stick a patch on instead
Ibuprofen, the universal pain reliever, is now available as an adhesive patch that delivers drugs in a hyper-efficient way -- directly through your skin.
Is Craig Steven Wright the real Satoshi Nakamoto, founder of bitcoin?
For Craig Steven Wright, the recently outed founder of Bitcoin, identification was something to be avoided.
On Facebook at work? Turns out, that should be the least of employers’ concerns
According to a recent survey conducted by Bamboo HR, technological innovations haven't affected the way in which we steal time from our jobs.
Given these drunk driving statistics, Uber may be the answer
Some municipalities have attempted to leverage the power of ride-sharing services like Uber in order to reduce drunk driving accidents.
Bored at work? Try chatting with Miss Piggy on Facebook Messenger
If your IMs with your friends leave you wanting a bit more, consider striking up a conversation with Miss Piggy instead.
For the first time, WNYC just uploaded a brand new podcast episode to Facebook
On Tuesday morning, for what the New York radio station believes is the first time ever, WNYC uploaded a brand new, full episode of the interview podcast Here’s The Thing to the show’s Facebook page.Â