If data is the new oil, are tech companies robbing us blind?
Data is the new oil, or so the saying goes. So why are we giving it away in exchange for free email and better search results?
‘My Golden Ticket’ takes you through Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory
Publishing startup Wonderbly officially released My Golden Ticket. The book takes children through Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.
Uber Movement is a newly released treasure trove of data for city officials
Uber made available a trove of data based upon countless rides taken by its millions of customers each and every day in Uber Movement.
Verizon just upgraded its prepaid plans with more data for less money
Verizon announced that beginning June 6, they'll be offering three new monthly prepaid plans with more data than before.
First science data from Juno shows Jupiter is a complex and chaotic planet
The recent results depict Jupiter as a highly complex and chaotic world with cyclones the size of Earth and a strong magnetic field.
Google’s Data GIF Maker will make your facts and figures more palatable
Meet the Data Gif Maker, a new tool from Google that wants to help journalists better communicate their evidence to their audience.
Ultra Mobile rolls out new plans that offer more data than ever before
On Monday, Ultra Mobile announced the launch of two new high data plans, which gives users 10GB or 20GB of data every month
Clever web app obscures your browsing activity by visiting random pages
Internet Noise is a web app designed to obscure your meaningful search history by searching for random items in the background.
The U.S. Senate wants to limit the FCC’s ability to regulate ISP data policies
The U.S. Senate introduced legislation that would limit the FCC's ability to impose rules on how ISP use their customers' data.
VoxEra is a tiny device that makes international calling and texting essentially free
VoxEra, a diminutive device that plugs into your home router, can save you big on international calling and texting charges.
Consider this an intervention — Verizon cuts off unlimited data customers
Verizon confirmed on Wednesday that it would be cutting off customers on unlimited data plans who burn through more than 200GB a month
High-speed coverage in the U.K. is worse than Peru, Albania, and Panama
Access to 4G wireless internet in the U.K. is only over 50 percent, making it worse than Peru, Panama, Romania, and Albania.
One U.S. city is using smart asthma inhalers to help monitor air pollution
Data collected from connected smart asthma inhalers can work out where pollution is at its worst, and inform local councils' decisions.
AT&T GoPhone customers are getting a hefty data allotment increase
Are you a GoPhone customer? AT&T has announced that you'll be getting a little more data to use each month.
Latest Google app update adds Lite Mode for its most data-conscious users
Google recently updated the News & Weather app with Lite Mode, allowing users to save on their data use. Now, that Lite Mode is coming to the Google app.
Haven’t taken your vacation yet? T-Mobile is offering free data for when you do
Summer may have officially come to a close, but T-Mobile is looking for ways to extend those joyous months -- at least, by way of your phone bill.
Find a parking space easily with Here, if you drive an Audi, BMW, or Mercedes
If you are driving an Audi, BMW, or Mercedes, you already spent enough money on your car. So stop wasting money looking for a parking spot.
Germany to WhatsApp — stop sharing private user data with Facebook
Germany is telling WhatsApp that it can't share user information with Facebook.
Safety Mode will soon be free for all Verizon data plans
Beginning next week, Verizon will stop charging you for exceeding your data limit thanks to an improvement upon Safety Mode.
Got T-Mobile? Claim free unlimited data for Pokémon Go on Tuesday
Think Pokémon Go is draining your data? It's only using up 5 to 10 megabytes per hour, but T-Mobile is letting people claim free unlimited data for the app.
Your Google Fi connection is about to get 10-20 times faster internationally
International roaming on Google Fi is about to get a lot faster. The company announced a boost in speeds in over 135 countries.
PornHub security breach turns out to be a well-executed hoax
News broke over the weekend that PornHub had been compromised, with a hacker selling access to the site, but turns out it was all a hoax.
Where is sensitive cloud data physically stored? Many EU companies have no idea
A recent survey revealed that nearly half of the EU companies queried had no idea where their cloud data is physically stored on a geographical level.
If your name is ‘Null,’ you may have problems doing anything online
Names such as "Null," which is also a programming term, may cause problems in online computing systems. The problems are also caused by other unusual names.
Work doesn’t kill solid state drives, but age does, according to Google study
Google's six-year study on flash storage includes millions of drive days worth of data, and throws our assumptions about SSD failure out the window.
Verizon brings back the 24GB per line for life promotion
Verizon is bringing back its popular promo offering 24GB of data per line for life. You'll need to be on a XL, XXL or bigger plan to make use of it.
Sprint slashes its family plan price to $150 with four lines of unlimited talk, text, and data
Like free stuff? Head over to Sprint, where it's giving customers their fourth line for $0 on unlimited talk, text, and data plans.
This beer was perfectly crafted using social media and data science
The secret to really great beer? It's not great hops, the right aging barrel, or even really great company -- it's data.
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.
No one is taking the blame for leaking the registration info of 191 million US voters
A white hat hacker stumbled across 300 gigabytes of unprotected data, which turned out to be the voting registration info for 191 million U.S. voters.
Boston drone maker releases surveillance UAV that can fly forever
Boston startup CyPhy Works created a new surveillance drone that can fly forever using a tether that continuously supplies the drone with power.
Third-party websites are getting a lot of your personal data from your mobile apps
Here's an alarming statistic -- on average, the most popular iPhone and Android apps are sending your data to three different online services.