Walmart can no longer lay claim to the largest e-commerce acquisition ever as that distinction now belongs to PetSmart. On Tuesday, the pet supplies specialist announced intentions to purchase online pet food and products retailer Chewy.com.

Steve Stephens, the man accused of shooting 74-year-old, Robert Godwin on Sunday then posting a video of the killing on Facebook, is now dead. A tweet by the Pennsylvania State Police indicated that Stephens killed himself after being pursued by…

Netflix is rebooting yet another childhood staple as the streaming specialist has ordered an animated series based on the popular Carmen Sandiego franchise from the 1980s and '90s.

Last week, it was reported that Google had launched a new job advertising service that manages applications for recruiters. Following news of Google Hire’s arrival, several publications claimed potential employers could use it to see applicants’ search histories – but…

Facebook has published a timeline of events chronicling its handling of a murder suspect’s recent activity on the social network.

Police are hunting for a man who uploaded video of a murder he committed to Facebook. 37-year-old Steve Stephens randomly chose 74-year-old (some reports say he was 78) Robert Godwin Sr. as his victim, fatally shooting him as he shopped…

Staring into the glare of a computer screen all day makes your eyes tired and sore. Sure, you could take a break, but who has time for that? Applying a dark theme to whatever application you are working with can…

Facebook, like Google, is constantly tweaking its algorithms to address friction points and generally make its services easier to use. Along with fake news, spam is a major concern for the social network and the focus of some technical changes…

Lucasfilm on Friday published the first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The clip, which runs just over two minutes in length, was unveiled on day two of the (mostly) annual Star Wars Celebration fan gathering currently taking place…

It seems Google is adding yet another string to its already very packed bow. The company has quietly launched a new job advertising service that manages applications for recruiters. The platform has been named “Google Hire,” naturally.

Lucid Motors, the hopeful Tesla competitor based out of Menlo Park, California, is hard at work perfecting its debut electric vehicle. Part of that work apparently involves pushing prototypes to see just how fast they can go flat out.

In most parts of the country, choices for broadband internet is pretty limited. Typically consumers have the local cable company (usually Charter or Comcast), AT&T U-verse, or one of the slower dish networks. Occasionally you can happen across a city…

Unique to the digital age is the video content creation industry, one where employees are “users” and employers are “platforms.” In it, workers aren’t owed squat. When there are tech issues, they can visit the support page. When there are…

Like the social network itself, Facebook Messenger is incredibly popular. Yesterday, the service passed another milestone: 1.2 billion monthly active users (MAUs). The figure marks an increase of 200 million users over the last eight months and means Messenger now…

If, like me, you have the drawing ability of a household pet, Google’s web-based AutoDraw tool could be your savior. Essentially, it analyzes a doodle in real time and suggests some similar, but professional looking, alternatives.

You may have noticed an annoying behavior when browsing the web where pages tend to jump back to a point you had already scrolled past from. The reason is pretty simple: developers want to make sure the actual content of…

Government employees, particularly those who work for national banks, aren’t usually renowned for their sense of humor and love of gaming. But it seems this isn’t the case in Canada, where workers at the Bank of Canada’s website have added…

Amazon, Microsoft, and Google (Alphabet Inc.) have been battling for dominance in the arena of cloud computing for almost as long as the term has been around. The growth of software as a service (SaaS) was started and fueled by…

YouTube has announced it is adding a new restriction on which creators can make money from the platform. From now on, the company will no longer serve ads on videos produced by channels that have accrued fewer than 10,000 lifetime views.

The adult site Pornhub has been handed a DMCA subpoena demanding the personal information of users that have uploaded copyrighted material to the website. The order stems from a request from Foshan Ltd., which owns the production company “Wankz.” …

Everyone knows President Trump loves Twitter, but it seems the microblogging site isn’t a fan of his administration. The company is suing the U.S. government over demands that it reveal the identity of a user behind an anti-Trump account. …

Twitter is targeting emerging markets where users often have unreliable internet connections with a smaller, faster version of its service. Dubbed Twitter Lite, the browser-based incarnation of the microblogging site saves on data usage and takes up less than a…

According to The Hill, Facebook has developed algorithms that utilize photo-matching technology to identify and flag content deemed “revenge porn.”

YouTube TV, the live streaming television service announced by Google in late February, is now available. The over-the-top service (OTT) offers access to the four major broadcast networks – ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox – as well as several other…

Twitter nearly a year ago to the day signed a deal with the NFL to livestream 10 Thursday night football games during the 2016 regular season. The microblogging platform reportedly paid less than $10 million for the rights to broadcast…