Police “assisted” Google security at the company’s corporate campus in Mountain View, California, after a threat Friday, according to a tweet from the Mountain View Police Department. The police said there were no injuries. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Sad Affleck has made Simon & Garfunkel very happy. The folk duo’s version of the song “Sound of Silence,” released in 1966, is experiencing a resurgence in 2016, likely thanks to a viral video that features the tune playing over an image of Ben Affleck looking sad, oh so sad, when asked about unfavorable reviews of his new film “Batman …

Now subscribers to Dish and Netflix with a Hopper 3 DVR can get the 4K version of “Daredevil,” “House of Cards” and the rest without having to fire up a smart TV app or buy another device. The company’s feature-packed DVR joins the Roku 4, Nvidia Shield and Amazon Fire TV in delivering 4K Netflix to compatible TVs. To watch …

Beatlemania is very much alive and well, according to data from the Fab Four’s first three months of streaming on Spotify. The iconic British rock band has had 6.5 million listeners each month on the online service, with 67 percent of them under the age of 35. The total time that Beatles songs were streamed on Spotify in the 100 …

Browser maker Brave Software wants to rid the Web of the worst parts of online advertising, but the biggest newspapers in the US have launched an attack against the “illegal” plan. Lawyers from The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and other members of the Newspaper Association of America published a letter Thursday that threatens legal action against …

I’m a virtual dreamer. Hardware makers are flooding the market with virtual reality headsets and computers powerful enough to render the detailed graphics they display. VR is filled with immersive and expansive promise. It’s most definitely the future. But it isn’t reality. Reality involves the simultaneous experience of multiple senses. When I walk on the beach, I feel the dampness …

Tyler flew to San Francisco from Kansas for the day just to test out the Oculus Rift. Stephanie tried the HTC Vive to see if it was as immersive as it’s been billed by reviewers. And Jesse stood in line three times so he could try out the Rift, Vive and Samsung’s Gear VR. It’s been a big few weeks …

Reddit, the social forum for topics that range from adorable pets to niche hobbies (like collecting cast iron), released official apps for iOS and Android today. Fans of the service, including myself, have long relied on Alien Blue, a solid Reddit app built by a fan of the site for browsing the site on our iPhones and iPads. But then …

The method the FBI used to unlock a terrorist’s iPhone 5C apparently won’t work on any of Apple’s newer iPhones. In a speech Wednesday at Kenyon College in Ohio, FBI director James Comey acknowledged that the agency bought an unspecified “tool” from an outside private party after Apple refused to create new software to allow access to Syed Farook’s iPhone …

Hyperlapse is great if you want to post sped-up timelapse videos to Instagram, but what about slow-motion videos? That’s easy if you captured a video using the slo-mo effect with the iPhone’s default camera app — all you have to do is post it like you would any other video. But if you have a regular-speed video you want to …

Apple’s new iPhone SE may be a hotter product than initially thought. Released on March 31, the 4-inch-screened iPhone is facing limited availability at Apple stores in major markets across the US, according to a check by blog site AppleInsider. Almost all models across all carriers are out of stock at Apple’s retail outlets. In-store pickup is also unavailable for …

Reddit is getting closer to its self-described status as the “front page of the Internet.” The online message board on Thursday unveiled new apps for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android mobile operating systems, letting users more easily access the site on the go. The company previously offered an app called Alien Blue, which was created by a fan. Additionally, the …

The race to pick the bones of Yahoo is picking up. Verizon will make a bid to buy up Yahoo’s Web business next week, while Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is also “weighing” an offer, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Verizon is also willing to buy the Internet portal’s stake in Yahoo Japan, worth about $8.5 billion, to sweeten the deal, …

I’m standing here at my desk in my raw-denim jeans, drinking extra-dark-roast coffee I lovingly made by slowly pouring hot water through the grounds inside a paper filter. I’m surrounded by the low buzz of a third-wave coffee shop. If I were a guy, I’d be googling mustache wax. I’m actually in my home office and the soundtrack to my …

Uber has signed up 50,000 people for its UberMilitary program, and the company hopes that signing up even more drivers will cut down on alcohol-related incidents around military bases. UberMilitary, launched in September 2014, is focused on recruiting US service members, veterans and military spouses to become drivers for Uber. They join the ranks of civilians using the ride-sharing app …