Pew: 15 percent of American adults have used online dating sites or mobile dating apps
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that online dating resources are growing in adoption, particularly for those in the 18-24 age group.
Vote for five national finalists in the annual Doodle4Google contest
Google is hosting its annual Doodle4Google contest, and voting is underway for five national finalists.
Anti-Adblock Killer heralds next stage in ad blocking arms race
A new browser extension allows users to circumvent efforts made by sites to curb the usage of AdBlock software.
Dumpling and fortune cookie emojis could be inbound after Kickstarter success
A dumpling emoji has been added to the emoji bundle by Unicode after a successful Kickstarter campaign, which met its goal ahead of time.
A divorcing couple's slandering online reviews helped an attorney win $350,000 in damages
A divorcing couple posted defamatory reviews of the former's divorce attorney, which led to the attorney awarded $350,000 in damages.
Torrents Time isn’t two weeks old yet, but anti-piracy groups are already going after it
Torrents Time makes watching a pirated movie or TV show as simple as watching a show on Netflix, and that is exactly why Hollywood wants it gone.
PayPal is cutting off VPN providers that offer international access to Netflix
Following Netflix's crackdown on VPN providers offering access to region-restricted content, PayPal has cut off payment services for at least one provider.
Torrents Time lets you stream from The Pirate Bay and others, right inside a browser window
Torrents Time lets torrent sites like The Pirate Bay add the ability to stream videos directly in a browser window -- but there's a catch.
Roll over, Puppy Bowl — Key & Peele present the adorable Pigskin Bowl
Keegan Michael Key and Jordan Peele, known for their hit Comedy Central show Key & Peele, are doing their own Super Bowl halftime show featuring piglets.
Serial revisits season one for Adnan Syed’s new hearing
Serial is covering season 1 subject Adnan Syed's latest hearing with new short episodes that recap each day's events.
Google brings free Fiber Internet to low-income households
On Wednesday, the Silicon Valley behemoth announced its plan to bring free Google Fiber to those who need it most: low-income Americans.
Google will finally start warning users about sites with fake download buttons
A new update to Google's Safe Browsing will now warn users about sites with fake download buttons, update notifications, and other deceptive ads.
A congresswoman who’s combatting ‘swatting’ just got swatted herself
A congresswoman who has championed legislation that would make "swatting" a federal crime, has now fallen victim to the practice herself.
Study says Amazon deliveries are taking longer for those who don’t have Prime
A new study from StellaService shows that Amazon deliveries are taking longer for those who aren't members of its $99-per-year Prime service.
Microsoft Edge’s incognito mode isn’t so incognito
Microsoft's latest web browser saves users' Web browsing history while they're in incognito mode, defeating the entire purpose of the feature.
Google agrees to pay UK $185 million in tax settlement, reforms tax practices
Google, now a subsidiary of Alphabet, has reached an agreement with British authorities to pay £130 million, or about $185 million, in a tax settlement.
Amazon Prime members can now get restaurant delivery in Chicago
Continuing to crowd the already oversaturated food delivery industry is Amazon, which has expanded its Prime Now restaurant delivery service to Chicago.
There are 2,000 years worth of football videos on YouTube
With Super Bowl 50 only 18 days away, YouTube has rolled out a few new tools to help advertisers take advantage of Americans' passion for football.
Google’s new Brotli algorithm is about to supercharge Web browsing
Google's new Brotli algorithm dramatically speeds up Web compression. It's coming to Chrome and Firefox.
Are fantasy sports legal? Texas, Washington, and other states are trying to figure that out
Fantasy sports sites are being targeted once again by legislatures in both Texas and Washington state.
Wookie mistake: ‘starwars’ is now one of the world’s 25 worst passwords
SplashData has just released its fifth annual list of the 25 worst passwords.
The new Wikimedia Endowment will try to keep Wikipedia free for another 15 years
The Wikimedia Foundation has just launched the Wikimedia Endowment, which will serve as a “permanent safekeeping fund."
Penthouse Magazine ends its print days, will now be only digital
After five decades, Penthouse Magazine is shuttering its print edition, because why buy in print when you can read (and of course also look) online?
This woman's GoFundMe asking for Powerball reimbursements just got shut down
The GoFundMe campaign a Tennessee woman created to seek reimbursements for her unsuccessful bid at the Powerball jackpot has now been shut down.
Yahoo just released a ton of user data in the name of academia
Yahoo just released a ton of anonymized user data in the name of academia, hoping to spur innovation in the field of machine and deep learning.
Three Asian countries now have their own YouTube homepages
In a new move that indicates that the Internet doesn't exactly revolve around the U.S., YouTube has given three Asian countries brand new home pages.
Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly lashes out at the Obama administration on encryption, privacy
End-to-end encryption is a hot topic in the tech world right now, and Apple's CEO Tim Cook is not shy is taking a stance against it.