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Photo: Christopher M. McHugh The question of who owns the moon is at the center of a new lawsuit filed against NASA by a woman who wants to keep a vial of lunar dust gifted to her by astronaut Neil Armstrong. The woman, Laura Murray Cicco, filed a lawsuit against the space agency last week…

Photo: 8BitDo Playing classic 8-bit side scrollers with a touchscreen is awful, so 8BitDo’s releasing an updated version of its tiny, keychain-sized Zero gamepad with support for the Nintendo Switch, and motion controls, so it should be easier to be perpetually prepared for any retro gaming emergency. The original Zero gamepad featured a directional pad,…

Photo: Alexander Koerner (Getty Images) Like many Instagram users, I often scroll through my feed wondering why I’m not receiving more options to buy shit. Thankfully, Facebook’s constantly growing photo sharing app is looking out for me, the person whose endless appetite for special offers is instantly whetted by shaky cell phone footage. Today, Instagram…

Illustration: geralt (Pixabay) In recent years, psychedelic party drugs such as LSD and MDMA have been studied by scientists for their potential ability to treat mental health problems like depression and anxiety—often in microdoses much smaller than the what a person would take to trip. But while the research into these drugs is promising, there’s…

Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) A post by DigiTimes that’s making the rounds cites unnamed “sources at analog IC vendors” who say that Apple could be moving the iPhone and iPad to USB-C by 2019. That move would spell the gradual demise of Apple’s proprietary Lightning port, which was introduced in 2012 and has been the…

Photo: Michele Tantussi (Getty Images) Translation apps can be incredibly useful tools when you need quick guidance on translating a phrase or word from one language to another. But tools like Google Translate often fall short when you’re traveling and can’t get online. On Tuesday, Google announced it’s upgrading its own translation app specifically for…

Photo: Win McNamee (Getty) Less than a month after unanimously passing a contentious tax on big business, Seattle’s city council has voted to repeal the so-called “head tax.” Against the fervent protestations of residents and local coalitions—which were extended to a full hour of testimony—council members voted 7-2 to pulled the plug on what would…

June 12, 1967, the Soviet space station was launched to study the planet Venus. With its help, mankind for the first time managed to measure the density, temperature, pressure and chemical composition of the atmosphere of the planet. In addition, the spacecraft was able to make color images of the surface of Venus that played…

Sony intends to abandon the proprietary shell Xperia Home in new smartphones — this was reported by representatives of the company to the official Google+ page. According to them, today shell goes into a “phase maintenance” and no longer receive any updates except those which will maintain it in healthy condition. Shell Sony Xperia Home…