We are pessimistic because our brains have a quirk called “availability bias.” When we see something negative it keeps us from putting it in context.
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Apple’s new iPhone XR might be the smartest choice
It may be the “cheapest” of the new iPhones, but how exactly does the iPhone XR compare to its more expensive siblings, the XS and the XS Max.
Jurassic beagle-sized mammal relative had 38 babies at one time
The fossil discoveries of a 185 million-year-old mammal relative and its babies are a groundbreaking find for the mammal evolutionary tree.
Have an old iPhone or Galaxy? eBay wants to buy it off you
eBay Instant Selling brings the online marketing into the phone buyback game popularized by Gazelle, ecoATM and others.
Are robot vacuums still worth buying?
Get ready for a Hot Take on these popular cleaning gadgets.
YouTube TV offers subscribers free week of service as an apology for the recent outage
“We’re sorry about the unexpected YouTube TV interruption on October 16th,” YouTube writes on its support page.
Salty water on Mars could have enough oxygen to support life
Brinywaterjust below the Martian surface hasthe potential to hold enough oxygen molecules to support life, a new study reports.
Battle of the video speakers: Amazon Echo Show vs. Google Home Hub
The two are expected to be among the most heavily marketed new products. So how do the two new video display units compare? Let us count the ways.
Uber may soon deliver your meal by drone
A new report says Uber plans to roll out a fleet of food-delivery drones by 2021.
Study: Life on other planets may be purple
Green and blue, like the colors of Earth, are usually the ones we associate with life.