Wells Fargo Is in Trouble for Charging Customers Millions for Bogus Accounts
On Thursday, federal regulators announced that they were slapping Wells Fargo with a $100 million penalty after discovering employees created hundreds of thousands of bank accounts and credit cards in customers’ names without their knowledge, costing account holders an estimated $2.5 million in fees.
FAA 'Strongly Advises' You To Turn Off Your Explosive Samsung Phone While On Planes
On Tuesday we told you that the FAA was considering a ban on Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7, the smartphone that keeps exploding and causing fires. Well, the FAA just released a statement advising passengers not to turn on those phones while they’re on board any flights. The FAA also advises against putting them inside your…
Samsung's Exploding Smartphone Suspected in South Carolina House Fire
Last week, Samsung recalled 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. But it seems like every day we’re hearing stories about the defective devices being the potential cause of everything from burning Jeeps in Florida to flaming hotel beds in Australia. Now, authorities are investigating a house fire in Horry County,…
The White House's New Cyber Chief Has Great Taste in Art
The White House has named Gregory Touhill to a new role designed to lead the charge against cyber-threats. Touhill will be the first-ever Chief Information Security Officer, the Obama Administration announced today, and will lead a team “who have been at the forefront of driving policy and implementation of leading…
Why The iPhone 7 Could Actually Be Better For Car Enthusiasts
The new iPhone 7 costs $649—that’s more than a running, driving Jeep Cherokee off Craigslist. So really, you should probably not buy one (a new iPhone, that is. You should definitely buy an XJ). But there are still a lot of new features this iPhone offers over its predecessors that gearheads might find incredibly…
Today's Best Deals: iPhone 7 Cases, Madden 17, Copper String Lights, and More
iPhone 7 cases, Madden 17, and more copper string lights lead off Thursday’s best deals.
Things Bones McCoy Is Not, Ranked
Leonard McCoy is famous for many things. Mostly announcing that someone is dead and insulting Spock in ways that seem awfully xenophobic for Star Trek. He also famous for explaining, angrily, that he is a doctor and literally nothing else. Here it is, the definitive ranking of things that Dr. McCoy is not.
You Can Now Enjoy Audio Tours of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Klingon
Having already restored the original Starship Enterprise and put it back on display, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum needed to find another way to celebrate Star Trek’s birthday today. So it commissioned extraterrestrial linguist Mark Okrand to record special audio tours of the museum in Klingon, to…
Anker's Slimmest PowerCore Packs In a 5,000mAh Battery
Much like the previously mentioned Jackery Air, Anker’s new PowerCore Slim battery mimics the size and shape of a smartphone to minimize the amount of room it takes up in your pocket. Unlike the Jackery, this doesn’t come with a Lightning cable, but it is larger at 5,000mAh compared to 3,000, and cheaper too. And of…
The Making of Star Trek: The Next Generation's Greatest Episode, 'The Inner Light'
This episode should’ve never worked. It was a one-off, inconsequential story about characters we’ve never seen before nor would ever see again. It had no battles, no enemies, no star trekking of any kind. And yet, “The Inner Light” from Star Trek: The Next Generation lives on; not just as one of the best episodes of …
Airbnb Is Finally Trying To Fix Its Racism Problem

Airbnb has long dealt with a problem of racist hosts who discriminate against people for reasons including race, ethnicity, and gender. After facing widespread criticism and class action lawsuits, the burgeoning startup valued at upwards of $25 billion is rolling out new rules in an attempt to combat racism.

