Technology

In pockets of briny water 20 feet under the Arctic tundra, scientists have found thriving microbial communities. Some of these liquid pockets, called cryopegs, have remained untouched for 50,000 years. By studying the microbes that survive in these extreme environments, …

Snapchat is hugely popular. Its prevalence means that if you’re not careful, you’re bound to get Snaps from random people, invites from folks you don’t know, chat requests, users spamming you to increase their Snapchat score, and maybe even the …

Josh Browder, the 22-year-old entrepreneur behind DoNotPay, an automated legal assistant for small legal claims, has created a virtual credit card that automatically cancels your free trials. Customers can sign up for the “Free Trial Card” with a bogus name, address, …

Howard Boville, Bank of America’s chief technology officer, explained to Business Insider how he approaches shutting down technology projects.  Boville said getting humans on board with changes is far more challenging, and important, than the technical aspect of switching out …

Porn sites are riddled with web trackers, including from Google, Facebook, and Oracle, according to researchers at Microsoft, Carnegie Mellon, and the University of Pennsylvania. More than 22,484 porn sites were analysed, of which 74% were found to contain Google …

A pricing glitch on Amazon’s website over Prime Day meant that some shoppers saved thousands of dollars on camera gear. One shopper said they bought a $3,000 telescope lens for under $100. While some have already had confirmation that items …

Nick Clegg, Facebook’s VP for global affairs and communications, said he wrote Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg a bruising letter before deciding to join the company. Clegg told the New Statesman that he called out the fact that Facebook had …

It’s quite common for people to have multiple social media accounts. Perhaps they have a personal profile for friends and family, and one for business? In an era where private life and work life frequently threaten to overlap with one …

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote a letter to the FBI and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) expressing his “concerns” over the popular FaceApp app that has proliferated across social media channels. Schumer’s scrutiny over the app stems from its origins …

Instagram is toying with the idea of removing the total number of likes from its posts, with Australian users to experience the changes from Thursday local time. Users will no longer be able to see the total numbers on other …