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Tech

Before The Muppets, Jim Henson Made an Adorably Surreal Video For AT&T

06.26.12

By Katie Bennett
Tech

Survive the Summer With These Low-Tech Tips

06.22.12

By Daniel Stuckey
Tech

The U.S. Census Bureau First Dedicated UNIVAC 61 Years Ago Today

06.14.12

By Derek Mead
Tech

Science Explains What’s Cool

06.08.12

By Mclean Gordon
Tech

How to Be Cyberpunk

06.08.12

By ALEX PASTERNACK
Tech

Ray Bradbury Missed the Singularity

06.07.12

By ALEX PASTERNACK
Tech

Watch These Four Suits Pitch Their Terrible Dotcom-Era Startup Ideas

05.17.12

By Derek Mead
Tech

Battleships Are the Worst Possible Choice for Fighting Aliens

05.16.12

By JONATHAN LIU
Tech

Ouch: Humans Were Performing Brain Surgery 10,000 Years Ago

05.09.12

By Derek Mead
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What Happened to Chevrolet’s Bikini Train?

05.01.12

By Derek Mead
Tech

Cheap Enough for Everyone: Vintage Ad Unearths Apple’s Mantra Before Steve Jobs

05.01.12

By Derek Mead
Tech

How Charles Babbage’s Train-Sized Mechanical Computer Worked

04.30.12

By Derek Mead

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Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

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Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada