Netflix boosted original content output by 54.6 percent in 2019

In brief: Netflix by the end of 2019 will have released – on average – more than one new original TV program or movie each day over the entire year. An incredible feat, it's more than the entire US TV industry produced in 2005.

According to Variety Insight , the disruptive streaming video giant will have cranked out 371 new shows and movies in the US by the end of the year. For comparison, Netflix put out 240 new works in 2

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FDA assigns 'breakthrough' status to an algorithm that could detect heart failure early

In context: Artificial intelligence has blown up in the medical industry as of late, with some promising results. So far, we've seen AIs that can diagnose eye diseases, transcribe medical notes in real-time, and even detect signs of depression in psychology patients. Now, digital health company Eko has received 'breakthrough' approval from the FDA to develop an algorithm that can detect heart failure early.

Breakthrough status, for the unaware, is label the FDA uses to fast-track certain projects if they represent


Five games with a surprising Christmas twist you should play during your holiday break

Have yourself a merry little Christmas: Christmas is just days away, and most of us will be finding ourselves with a little spare time while we enjoy the festivities with our friends and family. There is no better time to pop in a Christmas-themed game to wind down after all that gift wrapping.

Besides being few and far between, I find most dedicated holiday-themed games cheesy and unappealing (not that some of the games in the list are without a cheese-factor). What is more exciting for

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AT&T will display a green check mark for 'valid' incoming calls on select Android devices

Why it matters: It seems like just about every major player in the smartphone industry is doing something to combat robocalls. Samsung, Google, and a handful of cellular providers have already rolled out anti-spam features to customer devices. Now, AT&T is following suit: moving forward, "certain" Android phones will now display green check marks for "validated" incoming calls.

This is a similar spam prevention approach to the one we saw Google roll out recently: the search giant began to label shady incoming

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Amazon expands free return policy through the holidays

In a nutshell: Eligible items such as electronics, household products, kitchen appliances and pet supplies can be dropped off at one of more than 18,000 locations including Kohl’s, UPS, Amazon Books stores, Amazon 4-Star stores, Amazon Hub locations and select Whole Foods Markets.

Amazon isn’t focused solely on expediting the delivery process as part of its retail takeover . The e-commerce giant on Wednesday demonstrated that it also wants to make returns as seamless as possible – at least

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iFixit teardown reveals Apple's new Mac Pro is a "Fixmas miracle"

In brief: Apple's new and rather expensive Mac Pro has received compliments from the team at iFixit for its modular design and repairability. The company's high end desktop managed a score of nine out of 10, which is unusually high for an Apple device and should be seen as a move in the right direction.

When you think about Apple's products for the past four or

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Warcraft III: Reforged gets pushed back to early 2020

In brief: When it finally does touch down, gamers can expect to experience revitalized graphics, rebalanced online play, new social and matchmaking features, player-created games and a single-player campaign with over 60 missions.

Warcraft III: Reforged, the remaster of 2003’s Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and expansion pack The Frozen Throne, has been delayed.

Blizzard announced Warcraft III: Reforged at BlizzCon 2018 with the promise that it’d be available sometime in 20


D-Fly's Dragonfly is a true hyperscooter in every sense of the word

In brief: The prefix “hyper” is often utilized to denote a product that is over the top or extreme in at least one category. D-Fly Group’s new Dragonfly scooter certainly qualifies for the descriptor as it is fast, has great range and is pricey to boot.

The luxury personal recreational vehicle maker’s Dragonfly scooter certainly looks the part. According to The Verge , the electric scooter is built from high-end materials like carbon fiber, 7000 series aerospace-grade aluminum and

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Meet Utopia: new P2P decentralized platform adds a layer of privacy to online communication

Through the looking glass: We’ve arguably never been closer to a modern-day version of the plot portrayed in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 . Tin foil hat-wearing conspiracy theorists had long suspected the government’s involvement in mass surveillance but it wasn’t until mid-2013 that former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden validated those fears.

As our lives become increasingly digital, it’s not just the government that we have to worry about. Hackers are looking

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The owner of the Nintendo Play Station prototype is auctioning it off

In a nutshell: The big three console makers—Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo—are rivals, but there was a time in the late 80s when the two Japanese firms came together to create a SNES with a CD-ROM drive called the Nintendo Play Station. The project was canceled following disputes between the companies, but a prototype remains in the hands of one lucky person, who is now putting it up for sale.

Following the cancelation of the console in 1991, Sony created its

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