Unopened vintage 'Super Mario Bros.' video game sells for $100G, setting new world record

An unopened 1985 copy of the iconic “Super Mario Bros.” video game has been sold for $100,150.
An unopened 1985 copy of the iconic “Super Mario Bros.” video game has been sold for $100,150.
A Long Island City apartment building owner is calling for a nationwide boycott of Amazon and its products after the tech giant pulled out of its plan to build part of its second headquarters in Queens.
Some Instagram users, including celebrities Kylie Jenner and Ariana Grande, have seen their follower counts tumble as the result of a bizarre bug.
Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif. have successfully 3D-printed a reinforced concrete bridge.
Twitter’s monthly user base slipped 9 million year-over-year, according to the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter results, which were released Thursday.
Experts have created a stunning digital reconstruction of a centuries-old lost city discovered in South Africa.
Authorities in Germany have ruled that Facebook should not be allowed to use customer data from other apps and websites to help target advertisements shown on their Facebook pages without their explicit consent.
Moscow is planning to send fighter jets to patrol the North Pole, according to a Russian news report.
Colin Kroll, the co-founder of the popular HQ Triviagame and Vine apps died from an overdose of drugs including fentanyl, cocaine and heroin, according to officials.
The egg that famously beatKylie Jenner for the most-liked photo on Instagram has finally cracked, revealing its true purpose.
A major Canadian cryptocurrency exchange is in the spotlight following the sudden death of its founder, which has left customers unable to access $190 million in funds.
Customers of a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange are reportedly unable to access $190 million of funds after the company’s founder died with the passwords needed to access the money.
The U.S. Army is testing a new medical communication device that could help save soldiers’ lives.
It was a sad end for Trevor, a mallard on the remote Pacific island of Niue dubbed the “world’s loneliest duck.”
Facebook allowed children to run up massive bills on digital games, according to newly released court documents. The records also show that the tech giant rejected recommendations to tackle what it described as "friendly fraud.
Scientists have spotted a stunning new impact cater on the surface of Mars.
A surveillance camera has captured the funny moment when a deer leaped over a Kansas family’s dog.
Lawmakers have reportedly asked Twitter for details of the shadowy account that circulated a controversial video of students from Covington Catholic High School and their encounter with a Native American activist near the Lincoln Memorial.
Lawmakers have reportedly asked Twitter for details of the shadowy account that circulated a controversial video of students from Covington Catholic High School and their encounter with a Native American activist near the Lincoln Memorial.
Twitter has discovered a long-running security flaw that exposed private tweets for some users of the platform on the Android operating system.
“Robo ‘cleanup’ in aisle three!” Some grocery stores in the U.S. are calling on robots in an attempt to keep their floors clean.
A Facebook post promoting a competition for traditional Mardi Gras cakes has fallen foul of the social network’s censors, according to the contest’s bewildered organizers.
Software specialist Synamedia is touting a new technology that it says can track down users who share accounts and passwords for streaming services such as Netflix.
PragerU has filed a new lawsuit in its legal battle with Google, ramping up its allegations of online censorship against the tech giant and its YouTube video-sharing service.
Some Android apps are sending data to Facebook, regardless of whether users have an account on the social network or not, new research warns.
A mysterious Twitter bug has been linked to suspicious activity from China and Saudi Arabia.
The U.S. lacks the defenses needed to protect against a new breed of highly sophisticated hypersonic weapons from China and Russia, according to a GAO report.
A Facebook software flaw may have exposed the photos of 6.8 million users to a much wider audience than intended, the social network confirmed Friday.
Researchers at MIT have developed a system to “shrink” objects down to a nanoscale level.
Google has been by slammed by a New Zealand lawmaker after the tech giant reportedly published the name of the suspect in the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane.
Without stronger regulation, Facebook could become a threat to democracy, according to the former head of GCHQ, the British equivalent of the NSA.
A 15-year-old Dutch girl’s innocent message inviting friends to her birthday party has been “hijacked” on social media, sparking fears of a riot in her small town.
Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg asked staff to conduct research on whether billionaire George Soros, a high-profile critic of the social network, was shorting the company’s stock.
Twitter has suspended a fake English language Vladimir Putin account that had racked up almost 1 million followers.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has hit back at a scathing New York Times report on the social network’s handling of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.
Ride sharingcompanies Uber and Lyft are offering voters discounted rides to polling stations for the midterm elections
Nearly one in five Americans will not vote or are highly unlikely to vote in Tuesday’s midterm elections over concerns about the integrity of U.S. voting systems, according to new research.
With a jar of feces on a pedestal next to him, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates kicked off a “Reinvented Toilet” Expo in China Tuesday.
Foreign hackers are reportedly increasing their efforts to target America’s election infrastructure ahead of Tuesday’s midterms.
Researchers at MIT say that a sophisticated fleet of drones could help find lost hikers by searching under dense forest canopies.
All eyes will be on the Brooklyn Academy of Music Tuesday when Apple unveils its latest products.
A U.S. Navy warship has shot down a medium-range ballistic missile in space in the latest successful test of the military’s advanced interceptor technology.
Google is ramping up its efforts to help tackle America’s opioid epidemic, harnessing Google Maps to help people dispose of drugs.
A remarkable video released by Stanford University shows tiny flying robots that have been modified to move loads up to 40 times their weight.
A video produced by the University of Dayton Research Institute shows in alarming detail what happens when a drone collides with a plane.
Less than a month before the U.S. midterm elections, Facebook has purged more than 800 pages and accounts as the social network clamps down on “inauthentic behavior.
Google unveiled its new Pixel 3 phones, Pixel Slate tablet and HomeHub device at a glitzy event in New York on Tuesday, as it looks to up the ante with Apple for consumer'sspending this holiday season.
A design lead at Google has slammed Republicans in an angry Twitter rant over the nomination of now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
A former executive at Google says that big tech companies needto stop deluding themselves about the realities of its impact on society.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai met privately with GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill Friday amid allegations of anti-conservative bias at the tech giant and concerns about the privacy issues and the firm’s re-entry into China.
Hackers have targeted the Port of San Diego in a ransomware attack that disrupted the agency’s IT systems.
A group of technology activists and think tanks is urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to go after social media companies.
Specialist U.K. police officers with an astonishing ability to recognize people helped identity the two Russian men accused of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, reports say.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has laid out his firm’s defense to allegations of anti-conservative bias on its platform.
A Massachusetts company is touting a wearable device that it says can alleviate chronic pain, offering a high-tech alternative to opioids.
Twitter has suspended an account that posted a sick image threatening Meghan McCain during ongoing memorial services for her late father Sen. John McCain.
The Apple Watch Gay Pride face displaying the rainbow flag has purportedly been “hardcoded” by the tech giant not to show up in Russia, according to a software developer who has examined the code.
Google has refuted President Donald Trump’s accusation that the tech giant snubbed his State of the Union address after years of promoting President Obama’s addresses.
Robotics experts have developed a software to ensure that if military robots fall, they will be able to get themselves up again.
Marines have used a specialized 3D concrete printer to print a 500-square-foot barracks room in just 40 hours.
Chilling livestream footage that shows the deadly shooting during a Madden 19 NFL tournament in Jacksonville has surfaced on social media.
The deadly shooting during a Madden 19 NFL tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, Sunday has prompted calls for tighter security at professional video gaming events.
Steve Jobs’ daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs describes the difficult relationship with her famous father in her new memoir “Small Fry,” but says that she forgives the tech icon.
Researchers at MIT have developed a system that helps solve a longstanding problem in wireless communication – how to send data directly from a submarine to a plane or drone.
Microsoft is clamping down on the sick “Momo suicide challenge,” which recently infiltrated the wildly popular online game “Minecraft.”
A Reddit sleuth has helped police identify a car part, leading to an arrest following a fatal hit-and-run incident in Washington State.
A Reddit sleuth has helped police identify a car part, leading to an arrest following a fatal hit-and-run incident in Washington State.
Facebook has apologized after posts by users voicing their concern about the deadly earthquake in Indonesia were mistakenly festooned with animated balloons and confetti by the social network.
Facebook was down for a number of users Friday, prompting them to vent their frustration elsewhere on social media.
A sick suicide ‘game’ dubbed “Momo” has been spreading on WhatsApp, prompting police to issue warnings about the shocking challenge.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he understands the basis for that suspicion.
An Alaskan borough has had to dust off its typewriters following a major ransomware attack.
As the row over the release of blueprints for 3D-printed guns escalates, a coalition of gun rights activists has posted plans for 3D-printed weapons online, citing the First Amendment.
As the row over the release of blueprints for 3D-printed guns escalates, a coalition of gun rights activists has posted plans for 3D-printed weapons online, citing the First Amendment.
Twitter’s campaign to foster healthier conversations on its platform with the aid of academics is itself facing an allegation of anti-Trump bias.
Twitter’s campaign to foster healthier conversations on its platform with the aid of academics is itself facing an allegation of anti-Trump bias.
Social media has helped solve the mystery surrounding the identity of a skier who went missing in the Alps in 1954.
Amazon’s Rekognition facial surveillance technology has wrongly tagged 28 members of Congress as police suspects, according to ACLU research, which notes that nearly 40 percent of the lawmakers identified by the system are people of color.
Are you likely to flee Facebook? New research reveals what types of people are deactivating their Facebook accounts.
Twitter has been slammed for "shadow banning" certain prominent Republicans, restricting their visibility in search results.
WhatsApp has implemented new restrictions on message forwarding in an attempt to combat the spate of mob killings in India.
Blueprints for 3D-printed guns can be downloaded next month following a landmark Department of Justice settlement with Second Amendment advocates.
Facebook may be locked in a battle against fake news, and now CEO Mark Zuckerberg is backtracking on claims that the social network won’t ban Holocaust deniers.
Facebook may be locked in a battle against fake news, and now CEO Mark Zuckerberg is backtracking on claims that the social network won’t ban Holocaust deniers.
Facebook may be locked in a battle against fake news, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the social network is not going to become a fact checker anytime soon, going so far as to say it won't ban Holocaust deniers.
Laboratory testing giant LabCorp detected “suspicious activity” on its IT network over the weekend, the company announced Monday.
President Donald Trump was trolled by Dictionary.com Monday with the tweeted definition of “traitor” after his extraordinary joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.
Facebook’s latest diversity report shows that, while the tech giant has grown the percentage of women in its workforce, more work needs to be done in other areas.
The “Fortnite” phenomenon has just got even weirder. A giant real-life version of the “Durr Burger” sign that features in the wildly popular video game has been found in the Mojave desert.
The Wes Cook Band says that it is in a “productive dialogue” with Facebook after the social network prevented the group from using its paid tools to promote their song “I Stand for the Flag.
Facebook’s algorithms are in the spotlight after the social network tagged an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence as hate speech.
Facebook has been slammed by The Wes Cook Band for preventing the country group from using the social network’s paid tools to promote its song “I Stand for the Flag.
Just hours after rescuers successfully located a missing youth soccer team and their coach deep in a Thai cave complex, experts are considering deploying electronic equipment to help bring them to safety.
Chinese social media giant Weibo has blocked comedian John Oliver after he attacked the country’s human rights record and mocked President Xi Jinping on his show “Last Week Tonight.
Google needs to do more to boost diversity in its workforce, according to the company’s latest annual report on the tech giant’s makeup.
Google has developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that could predict when you’ll die with up to 95 percent accuracy, according to the tech giant’s researchers.
Facebook will prevent advertisers from showing weapon accessory ads to minors, the social network has announced.
The mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, which has been missing for more than four years, has thrust aircraft-tracking technology into the spotlight.
Soccer fans across the globe are avidly following the World Cup, which kicked off in on Thursday when host nation Russia hammered Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the tournament’s opening game.
New research argues that 100 nuclear weapons is the “pragmatic limit” for any country to have in its arsenal. Any aggressor nation unleashing more than 100 nuclear weapons could ultimately devastate its own society, scientists warn.
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