Google and Apple have taken steps this year they say will help users shield themselves from hundreds of companies that compile profiles based on online behavior. Meanwhile, other companies are devising new ways to probe more deeply into other aspects of our lives.

Thinking of sending your "thoughts and prayers" to those affected by tragedy or a natural disaster? Well, not everyone wants them. A new study shows that while Christians placed a positive value on receiving thoughts and prayers from strangers, nonreligous people did not.

Issues big and small, and that's before we get into the Facebookening of this thing.

The business intelligence company told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday it "may increase" its bitcoin (BTC) holdings beyond the $250 million haul purchased in August.

The UK has slipped down the global broadband speed rankings and now sits at 47th place, according to a new report from Cable.co.uk. Blighty's broadband speeds measured 37.82Mbps on average, far below the majority of its Western European neighbours. Topping the table was the tiny tax haven principality of Liechtenstein, which boasted average speeds of 229.98Mbps. Also performing strongly were the tax-light crown territories of Jersey and Gibraltar, which ranked second and fourth respectively...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rollback of wastewater regulations from coal-fired power plants, which critics say will allow dangerous substances including arsenic and mercury to leac

If the weather cooperates.

Sale could value DirecTV at much less than $49B AT&T paid in 2015, reports say.

A new study explores cognitive processes that may explain why many who stand to gain from the redistribution of wealth continue to vote against it.

At one of the U.S.’s busiest Starbucks, there are background checks. And no names on cups.

As previously promised by Apple, Epic’s App Store account has now been terminated due to the legal dispute between the two companies after Apple removed Fortnite from the iOS App Store. Epic Games still had a few apps available for iOS besides Fortnite, but they were all removed today.

Text & Chat filtering available through Steam Labs beginning today

hiihii is now level 32 with 2,775,300 XP.

Biostasis, or "suspended animation," is a hibernation-like technique that researchers and doctors believe could help save many lives in the future. Indeed, at present, there are already short or partial techniques that have an almost automatic and natural reversibility.

Though feared destroyed, most of the ancient trees at Big Basin Redwoods State Park withstood the blaze.

Trying to replace the government with personal initiative requires an impossible amount of energy.

BMW today announced a number of updates to its in-car software experience during a VR press event, complete with a virtual drive through Munich to show off some of these features.

The company has achieved a Quantum Volume of 64 in one of its client-deployed systems, putting it on par with a Honeywell quantum computer.

The president who complains about censorship by Twitter wants to censor people himself.

Steve Bannon isn’t President Trump’s only MAGA-universe tie to “We Build The Wall.”

The weakening of Obama-era efforts to fight climate change amounts to a gift to many oil companies. Researchers warn that the decision ignores science.

A first of its kind study from the University of British Columbia has found that melting glaciers will bring water shortages to one in four people living in Alberta.