Lil Bub, the internet’s favorite smooshed-face cat, has died2019 was to internet cats what 2016 was to rock stars.By I. Bonifacic, 12.02.2019
Twitter won't touch inactive accounts until it can offer memorialsIt's also limiting the clean-up to the EU for now.By J. Fingas, 11.27.2019
Morbidly charming puzzle game 'Felix the Reaper' lands October 17thIt's all about love, dancing and death.By J. Conditt, 09.24.2019
Facebook's Tributes tab collects memories of people who've diedFriends and family who maintain the profiles will have more control over them.By K. Holt, 04.09.2019
Early internet pioneer Larry Roberts dies at 81He lead the team that created ARPAnet.By J. Fingas, 12.30.2018
‘Altered Carbon,’ Netflix’s answer to ‘Blade Runner,’ debuts in FebruaryIt's always raining in the future. By T. Seppala, 12.04.2017
Unsent text message accepted as valid will by Australian courtThe text was found in the drafts folder on a deceased man's mobile phone.By S. Shah, 10.12.2017
AI can predict if you'll die soon by examining your organsThe algorithms predicted patient mortality 69 percent of the time. By S. Dent, 06.05.2017
Watch as NASA lays John Glenn to rest on ThursdayThe legendary astronaut and US senator will be buried at Arlington.By R. LeFebvre, 04.05.2017
Police seek Amazon Echo data in murder case (updated)The company declined to do so, but the case raises bigger questions about IoT privacy. By B. Steele, 12.27.2016
5Killing children in 'What Remains of Edith Finch'"Each story is completely different. But they all end in death."By J. Conditt, 12.08.2016
A Facebook bug killed off people before they were deadThe social media death and resurrection show. By T. Seppala, 11.11.2016
Thousands pay tribute to famous Twitch gamer in live funeralAbout 9,000 fans of 'Phizzurp' came to honor him in one last stream.By J. Fingas, 10.10.2016
Laptop pioneer John Ellenby diesYou can partly credit the classic clamshell PC design to him.By J. Fingas, 08.28.2016
Biotech companies get permission to test brain death reversalThe trial is a long shot, but it raises the hope of reviving people once thought lost.By J. Fingas, 05.04.2016
Life after death: How will you handle your digital legacy?Facebook wants users to tell it how to manage their digital afterlife. By M. Lalwani, 03.13.2016
The internet is making public grieving acceptable againDeath in the modern era is once again a communal affair.By J. Fingas, 01.24.2016