Articles filed under Washington Post
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Snuggling with chickens could make you sickJun 17, 2017 7:30 am - America's love affair with backyard chickens is a tad too intimate, and it's making some of us sick. Just this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says,...
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Review: Xbox One X is not the gaming console for everyoneJun 17, 2017 7:23 am - Microsoft's Xbox One X delivers on its promises to bring gorgeous gaming into the living room. But after spending a little time with it, I still need a little convincing...
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Why is virtual reality taking so long to take off?Jun 17, 2017 7:21 am - LOS ANGELES - At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, all seemed right for virtual reality. Players were waiting in snaking lines - some for up to seven hours - for a chan...
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Microsoft bets on future of gaming consoles with Xbox One XJun 17, 2017 7:20 am - LOS ANGELES - Microsoft pulled out all the stops - flashing lights, pounding music, fake smoke - to debut its new $500 game console, aimed at the kind of hard-core gamer...
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Facebook's plan to block terrorists online, weed out extremist contentJun 17, 2017 7:16 am - To combat the spread of terror-related content online, Facebook announced Thursday that it will bolster its automated and human-powered efforts to flag and take down ext...
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Review: Apple's iPad Pro closer than ever to replacing laptopsJun 17, 2017 7:16 am - Last year I reviewed Apple's new iPad Pro and found that it was not quite the laptop replacement that we had hoped for. But with the new tablet that Apple announced rece...
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Robotics are helping paralyzed people walk - but the price tag is hugeJun 17, 2017 7:15 am - Ashley Barnes was 35 years old when doctors told her she would never walk again. A botched spinal procedure in 2014 paralyzed her from the waist down. The Tyler, Tex., r...
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High-tech containers could make 'sell-by' dates obsoleteJun 17, 2017 7:15 am - Even in 2017, we often decide whether the salmon in the back of our refrigerator is still edible by giving it a sniff and looking at the "sell-by" date. A company called...
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Trump goes on Twitter to attack Rosenstein, Russia investigationJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - President Donald Trump fired off tweets Friday morning attacking the special counsel's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, and apparently, Deputy A...
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London fire death toll reaches 30; number missing 'unknown'Jun 16, 2017 1:00 am - LONDON - The death toll in the London fire disaster rose to 30 on Friday as relatives and friends expanded frantic searches for missing loved ones amid warnings that the...