Amazon’s Echo speaker. Amazon UBS is piloting a new service with Amazon’s voice-enabled speaker Echo that lets people ask financial questions to the device’s artificial intelligence helper Alexa. “Ask UBS” will let customers pose questions such as: “How is the economy…
Mars is a cruel place, and it seems like it has claimed another victim. The Schiaparelli lander, part of the joint life-hunting ExoMars mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia, was expected to make its soft touchdown on…
Nintendo’s got a gift for repurposing. In the 30+ years since it was first released, the NES and its beloved range of intellectual properties have been repackaged in just about every way imaginable – and heck, even that system’s most…
A map, a bike messenger, and a goal to see the city while white-knuckling handlebars down crowded streets gave our editor a new perspective on the strange, thriving bike scene on New York’s renovated roads. ‘Squid’ the New York City bike messenger…
Gif by Gizmodo via ESA After a seven month journey, the ExoMars mission arrives in orbit around Mars today. Its first order of business? To attempt a historic, daredevil landing on the Red Planet. A collaboration between the European Space…
“You had me at ‘weirdest sex records’” – what you said to yourself before you clicked in to find out stunning facts like the age of the World’s oldest prostitute. It’s perfectly normal that you said that to yourself, I…
Fact: Unless you truly live for work, few things feel more rewarding than leaving your office on time everyday. However, as liberating as breaking away from your desk can be, the art of actually getting out of your workplace can…
YouTube/Oak Ridge National Laboratory In a serendipitous accident, scientists in Tennessee claim they have converted carbon dioxide into ethanol. The researchers, who work at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, developed a process that adds “nano-spikes” (essentially tiny bursts) of…
A couple years back, a composite image showing seven hours of takeoffs at LAX airport went viral. The man behind that image, Mike Kelley, has spent the time since working on expanding his initial idea. The result is Airportraits, a…
Most brands realize that they should be investing in social media. According to research from Ambassador, 71% of customers that have had a positive experience with a brand are much more likely to recommend it to their friends yet many brands…