Is the iPhone 7 exploding like the recalled Samsung?

September 30, 2016 | 11:30am

The world’s leading smartphone makers just can’t stop copying each other. While the company has certainly improved its image over the past few years, Samsung is likely most famous for...

Rosetta probe crash-lands on comet

September 30, 2016 | 7:49am

BERLIN — The European Space Agency says it has lost contact with its Rosetta probe after it hit the surface of a comet, marking the planned end of a 12-year...

Facebook pledges to ‘get it right’ after metrics screwup

September 29, 2016 | 10:13pm

The pressure on Facebook over its overstated consumer video viewing habits increased on Thursday when a major advertising group called for third-party verification of the videos’ audience. Facebook Chief Operating...

Virtual reality is about to take over Hollywood

September 29, 2016 | 10:12pm

There was a big focus on virtual reality at Advertising Week NYC. Dawn Ostroff, the head of Condé Nast Entertainment, said that “Invisible,” its first scripted virtual reality drama, is...

Hoboken crash could’ve been prevented by GPS device

September 29, 2016 | 10:09pm

The New Jersey commuter train that smashed into the Hoboken station Thursday wasn’t equipped with a GPS-based safety technology that could have prevented the disaster. The locomotive lacked positive train...

Google’s delivery service expands to NYC, Long Island

September 28, 2016 | 9:44am

Google is expanding its online delivery service, Google Express, into all of New York City and New York state in a fresh challenge to Amazon’s dominance. Beginning Wednesday, Google Express...

Startup aims to relieve a $10B headache for trucking industry

September 27, 2016 | 11:27pm

A tech startup is looking to tackle a $10 billion problem for trucking companies: fuel theft. Chicago-based Fueloyal has developed a “smart fuel cap” for 18-wheeler rigs called the iCap...

This Israeli company can hack into any Apple or Android phone

September 27, 2016 | 11:58am

If Cellebrite sounds familiar, that’s because the name of this Israeli company came up during Apple’s standoff with the FBI over breaking iPhone encryption. The agency managed to crack the...

Hubble spots evidence of water plumes on Jupiter’s moon

September 27, 2016 | 11:55am

Astronomers on Monday said they have spotted evidence of water vapor plumes rising from Jupiter’s moon Europa, a finding that might make it easier to learn whether life exists in...

Hofstra charges reporters $200 to use spotty Wi-Fi at debate

September 26, 2016 | 9:01pm

Turns out, covering the first presidential debate isn’t a priceless experience after all. Journalists reporting on the highly anticipated showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump at Hofstra University on Long...