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 Restaurant owner rips apart customer's negative TripAdvisor review
Of all the first world problems, waiting to be seated at a restaurant when you're really hungry is one of the worst. But you should probably expect it on a Saturday night. However, Peter W, a hungry pizza-lover, had a very different expectation when he went to Rudy's Neapolitan Pizza in Manchester, England. After arriving at the very busy restaurant, the expectant diner was told there was a two-hour wait and that there was no guarantee that he could be served. Peter W grew frustrated, left and took it out on Rudy's in TripAdvisor. More about Yelp, Restaurants, Food, Tripadvisor, and Watercooler Read More »Google Allo now predicts which emoji you want to use
Google is making it even easier to share emoji and stickers on its messaging app Allo. The app is now applying its AI-powered text prediction skills to emoji and stickers to make chatting even smoother. Called "Smart Smiley," the feature works just like Allo's Smart Replies, which suggest words and phrases based on your conversations. As you type, the app will now suggest emoji and stickers based on what you're saying. "So if you’re planning dinner with a friend, you may see 🍔, 🍕, or 🍤. Or if you type “see you later” we’ll offer to complete that thought with 🐊.," Google explains in a blog post. Read more... More about Apps And Software, Allo, Google, Emoji, and Tech Read More »7 short online classes you can take (and finish) on your lunch break
You’re looking to boost your resume to apply for another job, or you’re hoping to learn a new skill to get better at your current role, or you just always wanted to learn about a certain topic. You’ve considered taking an online class, but hey, don’t those take forever? Nobody has time for that. Well, you’re right—a lot of online courses take hours, even weeks to complete. But hold your horses, because there are also ones that take less than an hour! Don’t believe me? Try these seven short classes on for size—in the comfort of your home or, get this, even on your lunch break. 1. How to Become Successful in Every Aspect of Your Life, Udemy Read more... More about Business and Work Life Read More »'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' recut as an action movie will get you through Black Friday
What do you get when you combine Bruce Willis and Liam Neeson? This guy! This recut trailer of Paul Blart: Mall Cop will get you through all that holiday shopping. Trailer Mix is a biweekly series that re-imagines your favorite film trailers as entirely different genres. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. 8 red flags banks look for when giving out business loans
I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you regarding business loans. The good news is that institutional lenders’ loan approval rates have matched an all-time high at 62.8 percent and small banks have also slightly increased their approval rates. As for the bad news, the big bank approval rate has dropped to just 23.1 percent. This means that less than a quarter of businesses applying for a loan will receive one. There are number of outside factors that have influenced these decisions, such as a slowing in global market growth. There are also red flags that keep popping up — which banks keep a lookout for whenever a business applies for a loan. Read more... More about Business and Small Business Read More »Watch one great dog absolutely dominate the #MannequinChallenge
It's been a glorious few weeks of watching countless of videos featuring people standing still, but before we put the #MannequinChallenge to rest, every dog must have its day. We need to honor this dog who executed the best contribution to the bizarre trend. "My dog has the best If you don't believe this video is better than the #MannequinChallenge attempts from Adele, an entire stadium or Paul McCartney, then watch it one more time and take a second to recognize and honor the greatness it takes for a dog to gently balance Doritos in its mouth (and head) without moving a damn centimeter. Read more... More about Viral Video, Dogs, Mannequin Challenge, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »Watch a hydraulic press shatter a deck of cards in explosive slow motion
If there are two things the internet really can't get enough of, it's things happening in slow motion and random items being brutally crushed in a hydraulic press. The video above — a Slow Mo Guys tribute to the Hydraulic Press Channel — captures the best of both worlds. In the clip, the press slowly crunches the full deck with a force of up to 90,000 pounds. Suddenly, the cards shatter and break apart like glass. At 28,500 frames per second, the result is pretty mesmerizing. Grandma invites wrong teen to Thanksgiving, now every teen wants to come
Usually, a text sent to a wrong number is nothing but a mundane annoyance. But for Jamal Hinton, a 17-year-old from Phoenix, it turned into a new friend and a Thanksgiving dinner invitation. Hinton had a hilarious and heartwarming encounter he had with a grandmother who accidentally texted his number about Thanksgiving plans. He found himself in a group chat with two unknown numbers and an invitation to Thanksgiving dinner. When he asked who it was, she replied, "Your grandma." "I really thought it was my grandma so I had to ask for a picture to make sure," Hinton wrote to Mashable. More about Grandma, Texting, Teens, Thanksgiving, and Watercooler Read More »All the relevant Pottermore info about 'Fantastic Beasts'
Even massive Harry Potter fans can get overwhelmed by Pottermore, the giant Harry Potter site that has author and screenwriter J.K. Rowling regularly releasing bits of contextual information about the Potter universe, including a brief history of the North American wizarding world. With the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, many fans are looking to brush up on their knowledge of American wizardry, which will be explored further in the film. To make things easier, we've compiled a list of the biggest tidbits from Pottermore you'll need to make sense of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, without getting distracted by Patronus quizzes and other silly nonsense that populates the site. Read more... More about Entertainment, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, Pottermore, Harry Potter, and Fantastic Beasts Read More »'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' recut as an action movie kicks some serious butt
Move over John McClane! A new sheriff is in town and he goes by the name of Paul Blart. Trailer Mix is a biweekly series that re-imagines your favorite film trailers as entirely different genres. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Action, Comedy, Kevin James, and Recut Movie Read More »NASA discovers mysterious electron superhighway above Earth
Some electrons are speeding above Earth's surface at nearly the speed of light, and NASA isn't sure why. According to a new study, the tiny, charged particles were found accelerating to high speeds in an unexpected part of space, farther from Earth than previously realized. The region these fast electrons were found in, known as the foreshock, is the part of the solar system where charged particles streaming from the sun are thought to be reflected back from Earth's magnetic field toward the star. Until now, however, scientists didn't think the region could speed up particles to the degree that was observed Read more... More about Solar Wind, Space Travel, Solar Storms, Sun, and Electrons Read More »New Yorkers rejoice no longer living in building with Trump's name on it
For once, Donald Trump's name was actually taken off of something. On Wednesday, workers removed the name "Trump" from signage on a series of New York apartment buildings on Wednesday in hopes that people won't associate the building with the white-nationalist-hiring, KKK-endorsed president-elect. The buildings, located at 140, 160 and 180 Riverside Boulevard on the west side of Manhattan, were developed by Trump's real estate company in the 1990s but were sold to Chicago-based Equity Residential in 2005, which kept the signage and name in place under a "use of name" agreement with the Trump Organization. Read more... More about Sam Zell, Equity Realty, Apartments, Trump Place, and Donald Trump Read More »At least 3 NBA teams are reportedly boycotting Trump hotels
NBA figures have been vocal in their opposition to Donald Trump — now some teams are speaking with their travel budgets. Multiple teams will reportedly no longer stay at Trump-branded hotels. This comes after owners and coaches from around the league both campaigned against Donald Trump and blasted his election. SEE ALSO: Everyone's sharing this Ernie Johnson election monologue, but here's why it's off the mark "At least three" NBA franchises have ceased staying at Trump-branded hotels — "in part to avoid any implied association with the new president-elect," according to a report from ESPN.com's Marc Stein and Zach Lowe. Read more... More about Nba, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »This anti-theft backpack can also charge your phone
The Lifepack is a solar-powered, anti-theft backpack that incorporates tech and convenience to meet every user's needs. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Travel, Indiegogo, Inventions, and Technology Read More »'Not on our campus': American students stand up against Trump
College students around the country are calling for their universities to become "sanctuary campuses" in an effort to protect their undocumented immigrant peers — and send a collective message to President-elect Donald Trump. More than 100 colleges around the country staged walkouts on Wednesday, the New York Post reports, with students urging officials to limit their cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The protests come amid fears of how undocumented college students in the U.S. could be impacted by a Trump presidency, given his inflammatory rhetoric and threats to deport millions of immigrants without legal residency. Read more... More about Donald Trump, University, College, Immigration, and Undocumented Students Read More »Cam Newton wants to make the NFL fun again, and it should let him
Cam Newton just said what's been on the minds of football players and fans all season — the NFL should be fun. The NFL has long been known as the No Fun League, but it's reached new heights this year as it has seemingly declared war on touchdown celebrations, limited social media activity and upheld its strict uniform policy. Any semblance of entertainment is being snatched from every corner of the game. Newton's status as least year's MVP and one of the most popular, if not most combative, players in the league makes him somewhat of a chief spokesperson for the game. On Tuesday, he said exactly what the league needs to hear. Read more... More about Football, Nfl, Cam Newton, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »7 'Rogue One' clues revealed by the prequel novel
Star Wars is meant to be escapism. But with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, out Dec. 16, we're in for a tale of rebels struggling against a galaxy-wide authoritarian regime — one that may reflect more of the present political environment than its creators expected. The same is true of Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel (yep, Star Wars spin-off titles are getting pretty specific) by veteran Star Wars author James Luceno. The book, out this week, acts as a direct prequel to the movie. It isn't giving much away to say that the scene on the last page basically leads us into the earliest flashback sequence in the movie. Read more... More about Books, Star Wars, Entertainment, and Mashreads Read More »Watch mid-2000s Disney Channel stars get super irritated in uncut promo footage
Despite the cheery tone of those 10-second "You're watching Disney Channel" promos from the mid-2000s, the raw footage is anything but. Remove the careful editing and all that's left is an irritated teen actor waving around a neon-green stick. Truly, these videos are a gift. Hilary DuffGeorgia-based edit boutique Guillotine Post is responsible for the uncut Disney star footage currently floating around Twitter. The company shared the videos on YouTube in September, along with a huge catalog of other Disney promo clips it worked on from the early to mid-2000s. The videos have since been removed, but luckily, Twitter users kept them in circulation. Read more... More about America Ferrera, Uncut, Promo, Hilary Duff, and Channel Read More »The 10 most controversial movies ever made
Film has the power to inspire and delight—but it also has the power to offend, insult, disgust, and bring out the censors and picket signs. Race, religion, sex, violence: CineFix sat through several films that drew heavy criticism for their treatment of all four of those topics to gather this list of the most controversial films in cinema history, from Cannibal Holocaust to The Last Temptation of Christ. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cinefix Read more... More about Mashable Video, Best Movies Ever, Movies, Cinefix, and Entertainment Read More »Echo Fox is allowing its 'CS:GO' players to seek other teams
Echo Fox's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster is being allowed to seek other teams, the organization said in a statement Wednesday. The current roster — Sean "Sgares" Gares, Ronnie "Ryx" Bylicki, Daniel "Roca" Gustaferri, Shazeb "Shazam" Khan and Ryan "Freakazoid" Abadir — has been given the chance to look for other opportunities in Counter-Strike while Echo Fox does some restructuring in the next year. The U.S organization, which was founded by former NBA champion Rick Fox late last year, hasn't seen much success in Counter-Strike since forming that team in February this year. The squad has qualified for big tournaments over the past eight months but has rarely placed above fifth, usually placing lower than eighth. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Cs Go, Counter Strike, and Echo Fox Read More »Kenyan authorities torch thousands of guns
Authorities in Kenya are making a statement by setting fire to dangerous firearms. On Tuesday, William Samoei Ruto, Deputy President of Kenya, shared photographs of 5,250 illicit firearms and small weapons being set aflame in Ngong, near Nairobi. In his Facebook post, Ruto wrote that the symbolic act was aimed at discouraging the possession of illegal weapons and ammunition that "could cause harm in society." Ruto also urged "those in possession of illegal firearms to surrender them to police" and anyone in custody of state weapons to ensure they are used properly. Read more... More about Photography, Firearms, World, Kenya, and Gun Violence Read More »People can't stop lining up their faces with money and it's kind of great
When boredom strikes you never know what new trend you may accidentally discover. Redditor Fouad_Osama was feeling a little bored during a car ride on Tuesday, so he decided to fold a $5 bill in half and attempt to match his face with Abe Lincoln's using just the right angle with his camera. Maybe it's the beard or his facial structure, but he pretty much nailed it. The post quickly hit the front page of Reddit, and the comment section was littered with people attempting their own money face. Image: darthsmee/Reddit This one is from 2013 but was resurrected for the challenge. Image: tRon_washington/Reddit Read more... Ed Sheeran surprised a 9-year-old fan in the hospital with a serenade
Singer Ed Sheeran's song "Photograph" may have reached Billboard's Number 1 spot – but we think his latest rendition is even better. Melody, a 9-year-old girl who has spent about 80 percent of her life in the hospital, recently received a surprise visitor at her hospital bed. Sheeran himself stopped by to perform his hit song just for her. According to Melody's Facebook page, Melody in Mind, she "suffers from Rett Syndrome, plus many other underlining issues." Her page shared Sheeran's sweet serenade. More about Singing, Entertainment, Watercooler, Cute Kids, and Ed Sheeran Read More »Google Earth VR is the godlike virtual reality experience we've been waiting for
Never have I uttered the phrase "holy f—k" so many times in one virtual reality session. That's how amazing the new Google Earth VR is when you experience it using the HTC Vive. This is the Google Earth experience I've been waiting for. Offered as a free download in the Steam VR store, Google Earth VR starts out by offering tours of various cities around the globe. Yes, do take those tours: You'll need a primer before you test out your new, godly VR powers. Image: Google Using an HTC Vive controller, you can click and drag your way through megalopolises like Tokyo and New York, towering over 3D Google Earth renderings of the cities that give you the sense of what Godzilla must feel like when stomping his way through the streets of Shibuya. Read more... More about Htc Vive, Google Earth Vr, Google Earth, Virtual Reality, and Vr Read More »Denver passes new marijuana law that makes it legal to consume pot in businesses
Colorado was the first state in the nation to legalize marijuana (though Washington voted it in the same year), and now its capital city is pushing the bar once again. Basically, cannabis consumers will no longer have to hide in their own home when they want to get high. The people of Denver passed ballot initiative 300, which would let businesses apply for permits that would allow the consumption of marijuana within their premises. According to the Denver Post the initiative will create a four-year pilot program whereby certain business could apply. However, applicants will need backing from a registered neighborhood group, such as a business improvement district. Those groups will be able to set up their own conditions for their support, such as limiting hours and other restrictions. Read more... More about Denver, Weed, Marijuana, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »Millennials wearing Snapchat Spectacles could be a privacy disaster
The new Snapchat Spectacles might look like a toy, but connected sunglasses may carry hidden security implications. Snap Inc. — the company behind the disappearing message app Snapchat — unveiled its newest product, Spectacles, on Thursday. The sunglasses-turned-video-camera lets you capture quick 10-second scenes that immediately get sent to your Snapchat account on your phone (making them public is another step). With bold, bright colors and blinking lights to indicate recording, the device feels more like a toy than a serious piece of technology, which only adds to the appeal for its user base. Snapchat says its app reaches a whopping 41 percent of all 18- to 34-year-olds in the United States. Now, users of the app can attach internet-enabled cameras to their faces that capture everything in their field of vision. Read more... More about Security, Safety, Privacy, Spectacles, and Snapchat Read More »Uber is giving away free rides from the airport for the holidays
Even if that flight home for the holidays costs a fortune, at least you can spare mom a trip to the airport when your plane lands at 12:08 a.m. Uber has partnered with American Express to offer a free rides for flying travelers. It's already in effect, so Thanksgiving travelers can take advantage next week. The deal is limited to American Express cardholders heading out from an airport. Just plug in the promo code "AMEXAIRPORT" in the app and pay with your Amex card. You'll be credited up to $65 — and you can use the deal twice before Dec. 31. Read more... More about Travel, Holidays, Deal, American Express, and Uber Read More »'Overwatch' and 'Uncharted 4' lead Game Awards nominations
The Game Awards nominations are in, and the two most-nominated titles are no surprise. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End leads in overall nominations with a total of eight, spread across six categories. Voice actors Emily Rose, Nolan North and Troy Baker all scored Uncharted nominations for Best Performance. Overwatch trails with six nominations in as many categories. It's up for Game of the Year (along with Uncharted) as well as Best Esports Game and Best Multiplayer. It was a good year for indies as well. Playdead's Inside and Campo Santo's Firewatch both picked up five nominations apieceInside is the lone indie in the running for Game of the Year, and both will compete in the Best Independent Game category. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Entertainment, and The Game Awards Read More »This MLB pitcher wants $25,615 for every pitch he throws
Aroldis Chapman — widely considered one of the most dominant relief pitchers in baseball — is looking to cash in on his elite status. After winning a World Series with the Chicago Cubs, Chapman is a free agent. He tops a particularly bountiful free agent market for relief pitchers this offseason. Naturally, he's wants top dollar. Early reports say Chapman is asking for a $100 million deal. That's a lot of cash, even for someone who regularly throws 100-mph fastballs. But just how much is $100 million? Let's take a look. Many are comparing a potential Chapman contract to the one Renegade deer completely wrecks poor dude during cross country race
Who says cross country isn't a contact sport? While deer can be dangerous for drivers, pedestrians don't often face the same problem. Well, except for this runner. A herd of deer rudely interrupted a cross country race in Pennsylvania on Saturday, directly hitting Gwynedd Mercy University runner Justin DeLuzio. Someone can be heard yelling, "Watch out for the deer!" just seconds before the DeLuzio is clotheslined and knocked to the ground. "Oh shit," says one runner who continues with the race after witnessing the poor kid getting blasted off his feet. Read more... More about Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »If you love watching pimples pop, you'll love this cheesy burger
RawMaterial, a restaurant in New York City, just debuted a new burger we're sure Dr. Pimple Popper would adore. The Burger Bomb, an off-menu item, is pretty much just like a regular hamburger, but with one extremely important difference: the top bun is filled with cheese sauce. When the lucky diner cuts into the bun, that cheese sauce bursts from the bread. Then it oozes everywhere, like dairy lava from a bread volcano. SEE ALSO: UberEats has surge pricing now And as the internet has kindly pointed out, this eruption is also similar to what a pimple does when it is popped. Read more... More about Hamburger, Food, and Watercooler Read More »Who needs fireworks when you have drones?
Disney World is ditching the fireworks for drones this holiday season. On Nov. 20, Disney and Intel are launching the Starbright Holidays Drone Show, which they're billing as the world's largest drone LED show. That's right, instead of carefully-orchestrated fireworks shooting hundreds of feet into the air to create images of a flag, flower or intersecting circles, 300 Intel drones will shine 4 billion different colors in the night sky. The show will feature Intel's 'shooting star drones.' Image: Intel The show, which will be held over a lake at Disney Springs (formerly Disney Downtown), is the culmination of months and months of technology development and experimentation by Intel and a new partnership with Disney that's done some eye-popping imagineering of its own. Read more... More about Holiday 2016, Drones, Drone, Disney, and Intel Read More »Watch young Spice Girls sledge dude for sexism 'cos girl power will never die
At the height of Spice Girls fever, the British band's "girl power" slogan was sometimes cast off as a shallow marketing tactic designed to sell CDs (remember them?) But the musicians' message was real, and this new slice of spice proves it. The girls were captured on film back in 1997, berating a male crew member who demanded the band show more cleavage during an advertisement for Polaroid. "Why did you ask that? To have our cleavage showing and our midriff showing," Melanie Brown asked the unnamed male crew member. Read more... More about Video, Music, Spice Girls, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »Vin Scully had the most delightful reaction to his White House honor
Legendary Los Angeles Dodgers baseball announcer Vin Scully, who recently retired after 67 years, got an important call from the White House on Wednesday. When White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest rang to tell him he would be receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom award, Scully was in disbelief. "No, are you sure? I'm just an old baseball announcer," he told Earnest.
Researchers are using drones and AI to count dugongs in the ocean
Counting dugongs in the ocean can be a pretty difficult task. That's why Australian marine mammal researcher Dr. Amanda Hodgson, from Murdoch University in Western Australia, is trying to see if drones can provide an easier and more accurate way to keep track of the endangered sea animal. At the moment, aerial surveys of dugongs are still a largely low-tech exercise. They're conducted via plane, with four researchers on board. Two people have the job of counting the animals within a certain area out the window, while the other two people act as scribes, recording sightings in real-time. Read more... More about Dugongs, Dugong, Animals, Drones, and Artificial Intelligence Read More »We wish this awesome hammock drone was real
Dreams today turn into tomorrow's reality. Tomorrow we want hammock drones. Centraal Beheer, an insurance company based out of the Netherlands, created this very awesome commercial for retirement planning, which features a likely fake drone every retiree should get when it's time to call it quits in the working world. Stretched out beneath four massive propellers capable of lifting the weight of a full grown man is a hammock. Yes, a hammock drone. While four propellers capable of chopping off your head just feet above doesn't seem very relaxing, we commend Centraal Beheer for its hilarious ad. Even though we have no idea what they're saying. Read more... More about Advertising, Funny, Hammock, Drone, and Viral Videos Read More »This NFL player just dropped all kinds of 'Lord of the Rings' references
According to Washington defensive back Josh Norman, the Green Bay Packers have a wizard on their team. Norman spoke to the media on Wednesday in preparation for the Redskins-Packers matchup this weekend. When asked about Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Norman likened him to a certain Lord of the Rings character. "That’s No. 12, that’s pretty much Gandalf the White over there," Norman said. "That’s a wizard. That’s who he is to me.”
Kate Upton is really pissed her fiancé didn't win the Cy Young Award
Plenty of baseball fans were happy to see Rick Porcello named the American League Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday. Supermodel Kate Upton was not one of them. Porcello beat out finalists Corey Kluber and Justin Verlander, who is engaged to Upton. It's safe to say Upton wasn't happy with the results. She called out MLB on Twitter and didn't hold back.
Members of the Baseball Writer's Association of America vote on the Cy Young Award each year, and are given five slots on the ballot. A point system determines the winner, with first place votes earning seven points, second place votes earning four points, and the final three spots receiving three, two and one point, respectively. Read more... More about Baseball, Mlb, Kate Upton, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Known environmental menace, Australia gets the award it deserves
Round of applause, Australia. You're not only ranked fifth last out of 58 countries in the latest climate change performance index — you're also the "Fossil of the Day." As spotted by the Guardian, the joke award was handed out Wednesday by the Climate Action Network (CAN) who distribute the award to countries acting in the worst interests of the environment. Australia scored the prize after the country's Energy and Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg was heard complaining to U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz about American charities working against Adani's $16 billion coal mine at the COP 22 talks in Marrakech. Chatting coal at a climate conference — good job, everyone. Read more... More about Coal, Climate, Adani Coal Mine, Cop 22, and Australia Read More »Can filthy VR headsets give you herpes? We have answers.
Rumors about hot, new technology are almost always exciting, except when the rumor is about a potential health hazard. Recently, a developer posted a chat screenshot on Twitter of a person claiming to have contracted ocular herpes from a dirty virtual reality headset. And that post has some VR fans absolutely freaking out.
'Peep Show' fans, rejoice: Mitchell and Webb are launching a new comedy
Peep Show may now be nothing more than a glorious memory, but that doesn't mean we can no longer watch David Mitchell and Robert Webb being funny together. On Tuesday, Channel 4 announced that the comedy duo will be returning in 2017 for a brand new series. The show's called Back, and it's written by Peep Show and In the Loop writer Simon Blackwell. The story revolves around a guy called Stephen (Mitchell) who takes over the family pub after his dad dies; Webb plays a long-lost family member who turns back up out of the blue and threatens to jeopardise Stephen's happiness. Read more... More about Uk, Comedy, Channel 4, Robert Webb, and David Mitchell Read More »Kmart jars that look like crack pipes are no way to stay 'on-trend'
Perhaps the boffins at Kmart Australia didn't know what a homemade crack pipe looks like. But they do now. The retail chain with no affiliation to Kmart in the U.S., has recalled a set of drinking jars that look like a lightbulb, following complaints from a Facebook user that it resembled a piece of illicit drug paraphernalia. "If it is just a way to be trendy then it's completely inappropriate," Lina Pugh, a mother of an ex-drug addict who struggled with meth, told WAToday. "People are dying. And to me that product is a direct reference to a meth-smoking device," she added. Read more... More about Drugs, Kmart, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »Bernie Sanders demands Trump kick 'racist' Bannon to the curb
Sen. Bernie Sanders is furious over President-elect Donald Trump's appointment of ultra-conservative Steve Bannon and made that clear during a speech Wednesday evening at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Sanders called for the former chairman of conservative news outlet Breitbart News to be removed from his new White House post as Trump's chief strategist. "The president of the United States should not have a racist at his side," he said before his words were drowned out by the roaring crowd. Read more... More about Election 2016, Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and Us World Read More »China rolls its eyes at Trump over his ridiculous climate change claim
Faced with the prospect of a Trump administration opposed to combating global warming, Chinese officials continue to challenge the Trump's views in a way not often seen in U.S.-Chinese relations. On Wednesday, Liu Zhenmin, China’s vice foreign minister, told reporters at the U.N. Climate Summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, that Trump is wrong to have accused China of conceiving of global warming as a "hoax." "Look at the history of climate change negotiations, in fact it was in launched in the late '80s under the administration of Republican President Reagan and George Bush, supported by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)," Liu told reporters, according to Bloomberg and reports in Chinese media. Read more... More about Cop 22, Cop22, Asia, China, and Donald Trump Read More »Now even Twitter is copying Snapchat
In case you needed more proof that the best way to make a lame tech trend cool is for Snapchat to do it first, Twitter is now adopting QR codes, too. The social network added a new QR code feature to its apps Wednesday that allows you to follow other users by scanning QR codes linked to their profiles. It works just like Snapchat's Snap Codes: pull up the new in-app camera to scan another user's code. This brings up a preview of their profile where you can opt to follow them. The feature is somewhat hidden in the latest version of Twitter's iOS and Android apps. In both cases, you can find your code in your Settings. On iOS, you'll have to head to your profile, then the Settings menu and tap "QR Code." On Android, QR codes are under the "..." menu. From here, you can also switch to the QR code scanner, if you want to scan someone else's code. Read more... More about Snapchat, Twitter, Apps And Software, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Iggy Azalea is proud to have 'world's best vagina' and so is Jon Hamm
First thing's first, she's is still a big(ish) deal in Australia.
The artist and X Factor Australia judge took GQ Australia's Woman of the Year Award Wednesday night, and used her speech as an opportunity to joke (you'd hope) about her genitals. "Thank you so much. I didn't realise everyone was going to have such hilarious speeches and I didn't prepare anything this week. I just want to give a big thank you to GQ for this award." Read more... More about Jon Hamm, Iggy Azalea, Gq, Entertainment, and Australia Read More »Baby monkey finds a home on a bunch of goats, and yes it's very cute
There might be a wealth of adorable animals available at your fingertips on the internet, but this unlikely duo will eclipse all of the cute things. A baby monkey has settled in with a bunch of goats in Tonggu County, located in the east of China. The goats' farmer, Zhong Shu, told CCTV that he found the monkey clinging to his herd on Saturday. "The little monkey has been here for about four or five days. It seems the goats made it feel safe," Zhong told the news outlet. "Every time I came to shut goats in the fold at night, I found the monkey was either on the back of this goat or that goat. I tried to feed bananas to the monkey, but it did not eat and held on to the goat tightly." Read more... More about Videos, Video, Animals, Goats, and Monkey Read More »The 'You're The Worst' finale will emotionally destroy you
In Season 3 of You're The Worst, each week's figurative feelings gut-punch has somehow managed to hit as hard as the last. And they hit differently: The show recognizes an uncomfortable truth in life, that struggles aren't universal. People experience love, life and pain in different ways and at different speeds, and in the last two episodes of Season 3, You're The Worst explores that deeply. The first and most important through-line between episodes 12 and 13 consists of mini-montages of Edgar's cooking, which deserves its own webseries (that idea is free, FX). Read more... More about Finale, Recap, You Re The Worst, Fxx, and Fx Read More »Advertisers want Facebook to stop 'grading its own homework'
Earlier this fall, the ad industry gathered in New York City for one of its biggest annual trade conferences. The topic on everyone’s mind: How do you fairly measure video views? News that Facebook had long oversold a key metric in how it quantified video views had shocked marketers, and the social network had deployed some of its most prominent executives to do damage control. But despite the mea culpas, there was a pervasive sense that a reckoning was only just beginning — not just for Facebook, but for all enclosed online platforms that ask advertisers to accept their proprietary numbers on the strength of their word alone. Read more... More about Facebook, Business, and Advertising Read More »Bishop blames gays for New Zealand's earthquakes and people are p*ssed
More than 78,000 people have signed a petition to strip a New Zealand church of tax-free status after its leader blamed LGBTQ people for earthquakes. On Monday, Brian Tamaki of Destiny Church in Auckland posted a sermon on Facebook that blamed sinners and gay people for natural disasters and murders generally. New Zealand was shaken by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake Monday, but Tamaki claimed on Radiolive Thursday he made the remarks Sunday morning before he knew about the most recent disaster that left two people dead. Image: Destiny Church/facebook Read more... Hillary Clinton in first speech since losing the election: 'Never, ever give up'
Like much of America, Hillary Clinton is struggling with the fact that Donald Trump is now president-elect. On Wednesday, she made her first public appearance since losing the election, at a Children's Defense Fund event in Washington, D.C. "I know that over the past week a lot of people have asked themselves whether America is the country we thought it was," she said. "The divisions laid bare by this election run deep. But please listen to me when I say this: America is worth it. Our children are worth it. Believe in our country, fight for our values, and never, ever give up." Read more... More about Election 2016, Politics, Hillary Clinton, and Us World Read More »Hold onto your fairy bread, foodies. Chocolate cheese is a thing now.
Occasionally, you might find yourself craving something a little sweet and a little salty. But you probably wouldn't think chocolate-infused cheese could be the solution to that problem. Dairy specialist Curds & Whey in Melbourne, Australia, is providing just that. The Italian blue cheese called Choco 21 has been ripened in a chocolate liqueur, then rubbed with cocoa and decorated with chocolate chips. And while it sounds a bit suspect, the foodies are loving it. The challenging creation has managed to sell out. More about Food, Chocolate, Cheese, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »Aboriginal sports star crosses the globe to stand with Standing Rock
Back home in Australia, Wiradjuri man Joe Williams is known as a former football star, professional boxer, mental health advocate and an Indigenous role model. He visited the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota just as Donald Trump was announced as U.S. president-elect, where he stood as just another person trying to protect sacred water. Opponents of the cross-state Dakota Access Pipeline Project took to streets across the world, including Australia to protest on Tuesday. Williams decided to join the 2000-strong congregation of Sioux people and their allies at Standing Rock, because he sees many commonalities between the culture and concerns of First Nations people around the planet. Read more... More about Dakota Access Pipeline, Protest, Nodapl, Standing Rock, and Joe Williams Read More »Get ready for a whole new class of Indigenous Australian startups
According to Kamilaroi man Dean Foley, many of the programs offering business skills to Indigenous Australians only "tick boxes." They're just not the right thing for would-be founders of global tech companies. Foley's new accelerator program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entrepreneurs launched its first mini-program Monday in Brisbane, with six startups on board. Known as Barayamal, the mini-accelerator will run for four weeks offering mentorship, networking and training, but he hopes to begin a full 12-week program from mid-2017. Read more... More about Dean Foley, Barayamal, Indigenous Australians, Startups, and Australia Read More »Queuing up outside ATMs to withdraw cash in India? Check out these apps first
Fintech companies and app developers are cashing in on India's demonetization. For the next several weeks, Indians have no choice but to queue up outside banks and ATMs in dim hopes of getting some cash out. But now there are apps and bots to help. It’s been more than a week since India’s Prime Minister told the nation that the country is demonetizing its most circulated tender bills — Rs 500 ($7.5), and Rs 1,000 ($15). The instant panic that pushed people to ATMs that Tuesday evening has since only gotten worse. But if you plan well, you can avoid wasting time on those queues. Read more... More about Apps And Software, Money, India, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Diner live tweets hellish date and oh boy it's entertaining
Dating can be fun, we guess. But there's plenty of other times where it reaches a new level of torturous hell. Sadly for the romantics out there, this date is definitely in the latter category. For the rest of us, the horrific rendezvous was covered on Twitter in entertaining detail by user Kelly Fine on Wednesday evening. If you've ever been in the company of a complete and utter control freak, then you'll revel in this excellent tale. It all starts when the guy refuses to look at the menu, and insists on ordering for them. Here. We. Go. Read more... More about Twitter Moments, Sex And Relationships, Dating, Conversations, and Watercooler Read More »The crazy reason phones in Japan are required to be waterproof
SEOUL — Waterproof phones may be all the rage now, but people in Japan have been used to their devices being able to take a swim for over a decade already. Users in the country got used to having smartphones years before Western counterparts. Manufacturers had to make phones waterproof because Japanese women were so attached to their phones they brought them into shower. As a result, nearly every phone in for the Japanese market has been made waterproof, to meet standard expectations. Phones in 2008 for the Japanese market. Image: Jochen Luebke/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Read more... Even India's Hike Messenger is copying Snapchat
It’s not uncommon for tech companies to take inspiration from each other, but in the world of instant messaging apps, it seems to happen on a weekly basis. India’s WhatsApp rival, Hike Messenger today announced it too is bringing a Snapchat Stories-like feature to its product. Prior to this, Instagram added a similar feature — called Instagram Stories — to its platform. Its sibling app WhatsApp was also recently spotted testing its own take on Stories. Everyone wants one. Hike is calling the feature — surprise — Hike Stories. The idea, similar to Snapchat’s, is to let people share moments with their friends. Read more... More about Messaging Apps, India, Whatsapp, Instagram Stories, and Snapchat Stories Read More »Don't ever tell me 'Harry Potter' is just for kids. You're wrong, and I can prove it.
LONDON — If I catch you saying the Harry Potter books are just "for kids," I will come for you. I don't mean in a violent way or anything — I'm not some kind of Harry Potter-crazed maniac vigilante — but at the very least we will have a mildly heated discussion about whether J.K. Rowling's delightful wizarding series constitutes "children's literature." Anyway, to save myself having to waffle embarrassingly on whenever this situation arises — which is more often than you might think; it turns out a surprising number of people who like reading still haven't the Harry Potter books, and plenty point-black refuse to — I thought I'd write down all my arguments in one place here. Read more... More about Uk, Fiction, Books, Childrens Books, and Jk Rowling Read More »Metallica and Jimmy Fallon covered 'Enter Sandman' using classroom instruments and it was just epic
Maybe you thought heavy metal and classroom instruments don't make a good musical marriage? Think again. This cheeky version of Metallica classic "Enter Sandman" featuring the band along with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots is groovy AF. Metallica frontman James Hetfield playing toy clarinet is probably the most hardcore metal thing ever. Others performed the song using toy cymbals, Casio keyboards, xylophone, banana shaker and the unmissable kazoo. iPhone camera might get AR features, report says
While Apple has been slow to adopt virtual reality in its gadgets (the company has virtually nothing on that front so far), there's a chance that the company might at least jump on the augmented reality bandwagon. Business Insider, quoting a person familiar with the matter, says Apple plans to build AR features into the iPhone's camera app. To achieve this, Apple is reportedly working with several AR startups, as well as teams from AR/VR companies Metaio and Flyby Media which it had acquired in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In terms of features, this could mean pointing your phone's camera to an object in the real world and have it recognized — a feature that sounds similar to the one offered by AR startup Blippar. Another possible feature would be face recognition and manipulation; similar features can be seen today on Snapchat and Facebook-acquired Masquerade. Read more... More about Vr, Ar, Augmented Reality, Camera, and Iphone Read More »Megyn Kelly shuts down Trump supporter on Muslim registry 'precedent'
A Trump supporter and former Navy SEAL has cited Japanese internment camps during World War II as a precedent for Trump's proposed Muslim registry — but was immediately shut down by Fox News host Megyn Kelly. Carl Higbie of the pro-Trump PAC Great America claimed the controversial registry, which comes less than a year after Trump first proposed a "complete shutdown" on Muslims entering the U.S., would be legal. "I know the ACLU is going to challenge it, but I think it will pass. We've done it with Iran back a while ago. We did it during World War II with Japanese. Call it what you will, maybe wrong," Higbie said during an interview on Fox News. Read more... More about President Elect Donald Trump, Japan, Megyn Kelly, Trump, and World Read More »Meet the delighted residents of the Irish village dubbed 'Trump Town'
LONDON — In a tiny Irish village in west County Clare, the results of the U.S. presidential election appear to have been met with outright delight by several of the residents. Doonbeg — allegedly known as "Trump Town" — is home to Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Doonbeg, one of the U.S. president-elect's many global hotels. In a live interview with Irish daytime television show RTE Today, Patsy Downes, the owner of Downes Pub in Doonbeg, wished "a big, big congratulations" to Donald Trump adding that he was a "very happy" man. Read more... More about Trump Resorts, Daytime Tv, President Elect Donald Trump, Trump, and Ireland Read More »LinkedIn is now being blocked in Russia
Russia's communications regulator has started to block LinkedIn in the country after a court ruling found the firm guilty of violating data laws. SEE ALSO: Russia tries to kick out LinkedIn Roskomnadzor issued a short statement that cited the August decision of the Moscow District Court to block LinkedIn to protect Russian internet users' data. The ruling was upheld by Moscow city court on Nov. 10. In a statement to Mashable, LinkedIn confirmed the block: “LinkedIn’s vision is to create economic opportunity for the entire global workforce. We are starting to hear from members in Russia that they can no longer access LinkedIn," a spokesperson said. Read more... More about Block, Russia, Linkedin, and Tech Read More »Watch Adele go absolutely batsh*t over a bat on stage
LONDON — Adele is known for her on-stage freakouts. But usually, it's the good kind of freakout, like when there's a dog on stage or when a fan proposes at one of her shows. This time, it was a, "THERE'S A BAT IT LANDED RIGHT BY YOUR HEAD IT LANDED RIGHT BY YOUR HEAD OMG THERE'S A FUCKING BAT" kind of freakout. Luckily, fans captured the hilarious moment on video: The rogue bat startled the British singer-songwriter while she was performing in Mexico City. And in true Adele fashion, she responded with flapping bat wing gestures and a string of expletives: "I'm happy to be here, but a fucking bat — Jesus Christ!" Read more... More about Uk, Performance, On Stage, Bats, and Mexico City Read More »Watch Amazon's heartwarming ad featuring an interfaith friendship
Amid a backdrop of rising hate crimes in the U.S. following the presidential election and the UK after the results of the Brexit referendum in June, Amazon has released a heartwarming advert in the spirit of unity and interfaith friendship. The TV ad depicts the friendship of a Christian vicar and a Muslim imam whose shared experience of aging joints leads them to unknowingly send one another matching knee pads. Simon Morris, director of advertising at Amazon, is quoted in The Guardian as saying, “We think it is a legitimate story. We are conscious that some people may be sensitive to it. Read more... More about Uk, Religion, Christians, Muslims, and Friendship Read More »This polar bear petting a dog is proof that everything is going to be just fine
A polar bear and a dog were just hanging out by the water in Manitoba, Canada, enjoying the view. The two unlikely friends also shared a cuddle, with the bigger of the two offering a petting paw to his new bestie. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Watercooler Viral, Dog, Polar Bear, and Canada Read More »Even faster charging tech will juice phones from 0 to 50% in 15 minutes
Fact: Nobody likes waiting for their phone to charge up. Which is why phones with Qualcomm's Quick Charge technology are so great because they can fast charge your phone in minutes. To further widen its lead as the industry's No. 1 fast charging technology, Qualcomm has announced Quick Charge 4.0, an even faster charging technology that promises up to 20 percent faster overall charging and up to 30 percent higher power efficiency over its existing Quick Charge 3.0. Phones powered by Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 835 mobile chip will be able to support Quick Charge 4.0 out of the box. Read more... More about Snapdragon 835, Smartphones, Charging, Quick Charge 4.0, and Watercooler Read More »You just cannot unsee this cinnamon roll that looks like E.T.
Cinnamon rolls are great. The perfect combination of fried cinnamon dough with icing glaze is so yummy that it can send you to seventh heaven of taste in just a bite. They can also take funny shapes, as Reddit user cheftlp1221 demonstrated in this picture: Recognise that cute Extra-Terrestrial face? As noted by the user, ET looks a bit anguished in this photo. Naturally, it didn't take long for people to engage in a Photoshop Battle over the sweet sweet cinnamon roll: Image: funny-lookin-stain/reddit Read more... Jabba the RollMore about Photoshop Battles, Et, Cinnamon Roll, and Watercooler Read More »Google Maps may soon let Indians locate clean public toilets
Google might be working with the Indian government to help fix the country’s big sanitation problem. Finding a restroom is hard enough in modern cities, but in India, there’s another problem: finding a clean toilet. To combat this issue, Google is working with India’s Ministry of Urban Development to launch Toilet Locator, according to IBTimes. The feature will be available within Google Maps and show public restrooms available in gas stations, malls, and hospitals among other places. Maps will begin to understand keywords such as "toilet," "lavatory," and Hindi words "swach", "shulabh", "swachhata", and "shauchalay". Read more... More about Google Maps, Sanitary, India, and World Read More »This is the chip that will power every premium Android phone in 2017
Get ready to hear this one phone spec over and over again in 2017 because it'll tell you if your next Android phone is the best or not. Qualcomm, maker of the chips (technically systems-on-chips, or SoCs) that power most of the world's Android phones, has just announced its next flagship chip, the Snapdragon 835. Samsung will produce the Snapdragon 835 using its 10-nanometer processor, a shrinkage down from the 14-nanometer process used in Qualcomm's current top-of-the-line 820/821 chips; the first premium phones to use the 835 will arrive in the first half of 2017. Read more... More about Snapdragon 835, Smartphones, Android, Soc, and System On A Chip Read More »Canadian parliament debated controversial use of the word 'fart' (yes, really)
LONDON — Donald Trump just won a controversial election in the United States. Marine Le Pen is gaining traction in France. Women in Saudi Arabia are participating in elections for the first time ever. The world is ablaze with historic political events. Meanwhile, in Canada, the word fart is on the parliamentary agenda. The fart talk arose from a debate surrounding the implementation of a carbon tax in the House of Commons. In the midst of an impassioned speech about the tax's impact on her constituents, conservative MP Michelle Rempel posed the question, "Why does the government treat Alberta like a fart in the room that nobody wants to talk about or acknowledge?" Read more... More about Humor, Farting, Farts, Gas, and Politics Read More »Watch this eye-popping visualization of how we shop online for Black Friday
When the time comes for Black Friday shopping, there are two schools of thought. School A is the classic approach: camping out in a line for hours and joining the mad rush to the doors for the battle to claim the best in-house deals of the season the moment the store opens. School B is more modern (and civilized): going online from literally anywhere (pants optional) and finishing off the whole holiday checklist with just a few clicks or taps on whichever device strikes a shopper's fancy. School B, with its convenience and modernity, is the more popular method (just barely). Last year, a Black Friday consumer survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the National Retailers Federation (NRF) found that online holiday shopping was favored by 42 percent of American adults. Read more... More about Consumers, Data, Visual Effect, Online Shopping, and Black Friday Read More »Hillary Clinton wanted to 'curl up' at home after the election
Hillary Clinton made her first appearance after her election defeat to Donald Trump, saying that at times all she wanted to do was "curl up" at home with her dogs. But, turning back the clock to speak with her mother, Clinton also spoke of resilience and never giving up. Read more... More about Mashable Video, United States, Family, Election 2016, and Hillary Clinton Read More »This dog and dolphin's love for each other will warm your heart
They say a dog is man's best friend, right? Well, in this case the dog's best friend is a dolphin. Ben the dog and Duggie the dolphin have been gathering quite a fanbase online after a video showing their friendship was posted to the Facebook page "Rare Irish Stuff." Apparently Ben the labrador swims to the harbour of Tory Island, off the northwest coast of Ireland, every day to meet his best bud Duggie, who sadly lost his dolphin mate a wee while ago. The pair have been captured frolicking in the water by sightseers and they hang out for hours at a time. So strong is their friendship, that Duggie won't even join passing dolphin pods. Read more... More about Dolphins, Wildlife, Dogs, Animals, and Watercooler Read More »Watch a dog try really, really hard not to bark at the mailman
You know when you really want to give someone a piece of your mind, but decorum holds you back? That's how this dog feels about the mailman. This dog wants to be a good dog. It really does. But when it comes to the mailman, there is just so much to bark at. We recommend just letting it out, dog. Seems healthier in the long run. 'Stranger Things' artist made a killer poster for 'D&D' web series, 'Force Grey'
No, you're not in some strange mirror-verse where Stranger Things is actually about fantasy cosplayMashable can exclusively reveal that Kyle Lambert, the artist behind the Netflix series' super-cool throwback poster, created this new one for Force Grey: The Lost Episode. Try to guess what his inspiration was. Force Grey: Giants Hunters is a Nerdist web series in which voice actor Matthew Mercer (he's McCree in Overwatch, people) presides over a running Dungeons & Dragons game. He's joined by a group of celebrity players who help to maintain a lively atmosphere. Giant Hunters concluded in August, but Mercer will get the adventuring party back together on Dec. 5 for a live performance at the Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles (get tickets here). He'll be joined by returning players Brian Posehn (The Sarah Silverman Program), Utkarsh Ambudkar (The Mindy Project) and Shelby Fero (Robot Chicken), along with newbie Emily V. Gordon (The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail) and a guest or two. Read more... More about Dungeons Dragons, Nerdist, Tv, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Tesla Model S P100D will become insanely fast after software update
Tesla's Model S P100D is already one of the fastest production cars in the world. Announced in August 2016, it goes from 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds (according to Tesla). That's in range with supercars such as the Porsche 918 Spyder, which claims the same acceleration figure. Now, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the fastest Model S will become even faster after a software update due next month. Following the update, the Model S P100D will go from 0 to 60 mph in 2.4 seconds. And it will run a quarter mile in 10.6 seconds — pretty wild numbers that put it neck and neck with supercars that cost several times as much. Read more... More about Model S P100d, Cars, Tesla, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »Apple expands Day of Code program to a full week of sessions
You can code all week if you want to. Apple is doubling down on its commitment to Code for Kids, expanding what was originally a single day devoted to hour-long coding classes in its 487 retail stores around the world to a full week of training opportunities. The expansion aligns with Computer Science Week on Dec. 5-11. This is the fourth year of Apple's partnership with the non-profit organization Code.org. While the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of computer programming is expanding to a full week, each session is still an hour and, according to Apple, the popular program books up soon after registration opens. Registration for this year's hour of code opened on Thursday. Read more... More about Swift Playgrounds, Swift, Computer Science Week, Hour Of Code, and Org Read More »One-quarter of Americans make money from the gig economy
One-quarter of Americans in some way made money from the gig economy last year, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. Twenty-four percent of those surveyed earned money using a digital platform. Of that segment, 8 percent earned money by completing a job or task (like working for Instacart or Uber). Including some overlap, 18 percent of those surveyed made money by selling goods online. Only 1 percent made money by home-sharing through Airbnb or another site. A McKinsey report estimated in October that between 20 and 30 percent of the working-age population had participated in the gig economy in some way. Read more... More about Pew Research Center, Postmates, Etsy, Uber, and Gig Economy Read More »Miles Teller shines as boxer Vinny Pazienza in triumphant 'Bleed for This'
I know what you’re thinking: Just one year after seeing Michael B. Jordan and Jake Gyllenhaal climb into the ring in Creed and Southpaw, respectively, we're getting another boxing movie starring another young actor eager to prove himself by stepping between the ropes? Well, the difference between those films and Bleed For This is that here, Miles Teller is playing a real person — Vinny Pazienza, a scrappy fighter from Providence (not Boston!) who didn’t know when to quit, even after fracturing his neck in a horrific car accident. Teller follows a long line of A-listers lacing up the gloves, and ranks among the more successful outings thanks to a remarkable true story that allows him to act both tough and vulnerableBleed for This may not have you on your feet like the climax of Creed, but it’s ultimately a more satisfying experience because it’s such a powerful parable of perseverance. Read more... More about Mike Tyson, Ben Younger, Open Road Films, Ciarin Hinds, and Vinny Pazienza Read More »Eero and Alexa let you shut down the Internet with your voice
Eero, an increasingly popular network extender for the home, is getting a brain transplant. The hardware, which uses attractive white pods and mesh-network technology to extend and boost internet connections to the furthest corners of your home and property, will remain unchanged. But starting Thursday, Eero is rolling out a software update to all existing devices that will, among other things, let Amazon Echo owners pause network access for everyone or individual family members. To do so, they just have to ask Amazon Alexa. You'll turn the internet back on for everyone or individuals through the Eero app. Read more... More about Echo, Alexa, Eero, Amazon, and Tech Read More »Fighting game extravaganza Evo is heading back to Vegas in July 2017
Get ready Las Vegas, the best fighting game players in the world are heading back for the biggest fighting game tournament in the world. The 2017 Evolution Championship Series is returning to the Mandalay Bay convention center in Las Vegas July 14-16, hosting tournaments for a handful of fighting games with thousands of contestants. Evo released a trailer (above) to get the fighting game community hyped for the 2017 event.
Lost faith in humanity? Rejoice, Stephen Hawking says we're doomed
If you think you've had enough of humanity after this soul-crushing 2016, Stephen Hawking is here to remind you that we will not probably survive another 1,000 years — unless Elon Musk finds a way to get us to Mars. The world-renowned theoretical physicist gave a stark (or relieving) warning about the future at the Oxford Union debating society describing 2016 — believe it or not — as a "glorious time to be alive and doing research into theoretical physics." Hawking hailed the fact that in the last 50 years humans "have been able to come this close to understanding the laws that govern us and the universe." Read more... More about Elon Musk, Mars, Humanity, Stephen Hawking, and Tech Read More »Facebook creates Community Help tool so users can aid each other after disasters
Facebook just made it a lot easier for users to find and give help in the wake of crises and disasters. The social media company has created Community Help, a new tool tied to the Safety Check feature that lets users ask for and offer help after marking themselves safe during a crisis. Facebook announced the tool at its first Social Good Forum in New York on Thursday. The tool, which will be tested in December and officially launch in January 2017, will pop up after a user activates Safety Check. Once you mark yourself as safe, Facebook will lead you to a page that shows others' safety statuses, as well as posts from people offering and looking for help in the area. Read more... More about Safety Check, Community Help, Facebook, Social Media, and Social Good Read More »Facebook's Safety Check feature now rests solely in the hands of its users
Facebook users no longer need to rely on the social network to activate its main crisis response tool. Safety Check, which lets you tell friends and family that you're safe during an emergency situation or natural disaster, will now be completely triggered by the community instead of the company itself. Facebook announced the shift at its first Social Good Forum in New York on Thursday. If enough people are posting about an incident in a given area (using the keyword "earthquake," for example), Facebook will automatically notify those users and ask if they're OK. A user can mark themselves as safe, and then prompt friends to do the same, instead of Facebook sending notifications to everyone in that city or region. Read more... More about Social Media, Tech, Natural Disaster, Humanitarian Aid, and Safety Check Read More »'Trump is Coming' is the most terrifying challenge yet
'Tis the season for viral challenges and freaking out about politics First there was the Mannequin Challenge, then came the "Andy's Coming Challenge," and now, the funny but terrifying "Trump's Coming Challenge" is here to accurately sum up our post-election mood. Much like the #AndysComing challenge, in which someone shouts "Andy's coming!" to a group of people and they drop to the ground to impersonate a scene from Disney's classic film Toy Story, the #TrumpIsComing challenge involves a group of people reacting to the looming arrival of America's president-elect, Donald Trump. Read more... More about Watercooler, Conversations, Twitter, Challenge, and Donald Trump Read More »You can now fundraise for your favorite nonprofit using Facebook Live
Supporting your favorite cause through social media just got simpler — and you have Facebook to thank. The social media giant rolled out the update on Thursday, which allows users to fundraise for their favorite nonprofits through Facebook Live. The new feature lets users connect fundraiser pages directly to a Live, displaying a donate button and fundraiser progress on the live video. Facebook announced the update at its first Social Good Forum in New York City on Thursday. The social media platform has also expanded the pool of nonprofits that users can fundraise for through a partnership with online fundraising platform Network for Good. Users can now choose from more than 750,000 nonprofits when launching a fundraiser. Previously, only a few hundred nonprofits were available to users, with charities going through an official vetting process with Facebook to gain access. Read more... More about Social Good, Fundraising, Nonprofit, Donate, and Facebook Live Read More »Short grandma tries to put a baby in crib and fails miserably
Baby monitors are typically used to make sure the little one is safe, but sometimes the cameras capture things that are just downright hilarious. Valerie Routh Sharp, 61, was lovingly putting her granddaughter down to sleep last Friday when she had a bit of an accident. Sharp's daughter, Nikki Sharp Bishop explains on Facebook that her mother is five feet tall, so actually getting her grandchild into the tall crib can be a little difficult. In the clip, Sharp uses a stepping stool to make it a little easier for her to reach over the top of the large crib, but gravity gets the best of her and she ends up tumbling face-first into the crib with the little one. Read more... More about Baby, Grandma, Funny, Viral Videos, and Watercooler Read More »Thank you, C-SPAN, for livestreaming the Trump Tower lobby
President-elect Donald Trump is in the midst of figuring out who is going to help him run the country. Ground zero for his operation is Trump Tower in Manhattan. The lobby has welcomed a near-constant stream of Trump allies and politicians that have come to kiss the ring of the future president. Now, enter C-SPAN, which has set up a livestream of the lobby. It's not necessarily always exciting (as per C-SPAN norms). But just this morning, Rudy Giuliani strolled in. Image: CSPAN/screenshot Even better than the moments of excitement are the quiet times. The lobby often maintains a quiet murmur that's occasionally interrupted by the snapping of cameras and questions lobbed by reporters. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Election 2016, Business, and Media Read More »James Corden challenges Kendall Jenner to eat vile food or tell the truth
Would you rather dish on who you hated in Taylor Swift's squad or drink a glass of bird saliva? In a disgusting game of "Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts," James Corden forces Kendall Jenner to make that decision. They each draw pretty intense questions from a stack and face off around a table of nauseating delicacies. If they refuse to answer, they must drink or eat one of the many vile concoctions presented on the spinning—like fish eyes, cod sperm and some good ol' bull penis. It's a hilarious and stomach-churning to see what the two refuses to air out on the show. Watch above to see what repulsive dish Jenner has to stomach in exchange for keeping quiet about why her sister cancelled an appearance on The Late Late Show. Read more... More about The Late Late Show, James Corden, Kendall Jenner, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »This magical chessboard is the dream of chess fans everywhere
This is 'Square Off' - probably the coolest chessboard out there. It lets players challenge anyone from anywhere in the world and let's them play in real time, either on the board or through the app. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Technology, Board Games, Chess, and Bluetooth Read More »Lonely, musical dude uses washing machine as his backup band
Buh-dum. Buh-dum. Buh-dum. When a washing machine creates the perfect beat for a hoedown tune, what's a lonely dude to do? For YouTuber Aaron James McAvoy, who says he "could really use a wife sometimes," the answer is film himself singing a made up hoedown tune. Aaron, you don't need a wife. You need to make an extended version of this song. The internet is puzzled over how to rescue these doomed plates
Well, this was certainly a conundrum. The internet frantically tried to rescue a set of precariously placed plates after Facebook user Tseng Shao-Tsen posted a photo of them to a Taiwanese community page on Sunday. "This is a cupboard that can never be opened," he wrote. Yeah, it did seem like a difficult task. Still, futility didn't stop Facebook commenters from making suggestions. Several people proposed laying out a quilt or pillows to cushion the plates' inevitable fall, for example. Others suggested turning the cupboard carefully on its side, then removing the plates. Still others thought drilling a hole in the glass was the best way to go. Read more... More about Asia, Puzzles, and Watercooler Read More »Brit with biscuit in hand bungee dunks it in tea 230 feet below
24-year-old Simon Berry now holds a Guinness World Record for the highest dunk of a biscuit by a bungee jumper. Berry, from Sheffield, UK, obviously dipped his biscuit in a cup of tea with a Union Jack logo. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Uk, United Kingdom, Guinness World Records, and Tea Read More »Can 'free speech' be 'moderated'? Yes.
Editor's note: This essay was originally published in on July 19, 2016 on Medium. It has been republished here in light of recent and somewhat related events. Can what we call free speech be moderated when expressed on today’s globally connected communication platforms, and do so without limiting the very openness and freedom that these platforms provide? Yes. Really. In this post I wanted to share my personal thoughts and experience on this important topic. From the earliest days of the “net”, meaning going back to the original online newsgroups and subsequently dial-up, the presence of trolling has been a constant and unrelenting force of ill-will and bad taste. In the early days of online forums, some community members would post deliberately provocative comments or posts simply to get a rise out of other members. Within a very short time, such trolling would be met by an increasingly vitriolic exchange of hyperbolic insults. These insults would too often degrade into racial, ethnic, geographic, or other slurs. Read more... More about Business, Media, Journalism, and Election 2016 Read More »How the tech world's immaturity handed Trump the election
Too little, too late, Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for nothing, Wikileaks. In the wake of Donald Trump's shock election, there's been a reckoning over the role of social media enabling the spread of fake news and abusive behavior that disproportionately helped the GOP candidate. But it took nearly a week before that outrage reached the ears of the men responsible. Like children sullenly admitting they are at fault, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey have taken belated action in the last few days—shutting off fake news sites' access to their ad network and banning a bunch of racist alt-right accounts respectively. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Election 2016, Wikileaks, Twitter, and Facebook Read More »World's largest LEGO store joins London's Leicester Square attractions
LONDON — The world's largest LEGO Store has arrived in London's Leicester Square. And in case you'd forgotten which city it's in, the store has included some truly impressive themed LEGO models of the Tube, Elizabeth Tower and Big Ben, and a red telephone box to remind you. Spanning two floors, the 914-square-metre London flagship store has been in development for two years and features a model of an Underground carriage that took 4,000 hours to make. Yup, that's a historically inaccurate Lego version of playwright William Shakespeare on the Tube. Image: Getty Images / Leon Neal Read more... Incredible 9-year-old nails Michael Jackson's moves at a talent show
The moonwalk is no easy feat, unless you're an amazing dancer and obsessed with Michael Jackson. This 9-year-old kid stole his local talent show when he danced it out to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." He mastered many of Jacksons's iconic dance moves: tipping his hat, dancing on his toes and of course, the moonwalk. He even dressed up like the king of pop, though his glove might be just a tad too big for the wee dancing machine. It doesn't matter— this kid killed it. This badass woman is about to set an astronaut record
When NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson flies to space on Thursday, she will become the oldest woman ever in space. Whitson, who has flown to space twice previously, will launch to the International Space Station at 3:20 p.m. ET from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. At 56 years old, Whitson beats out astronaut Barbara Morgan, who was 55 when she flew to orbit in 2007, according to the Associated Press. Whitson will celebrate her 57th birthday in space, and she will command the Space Station during her six-month-stay in orbit, becoming the first woman to take command of the orbiting outpost twice. Read more... More about International Space Station, Astronauts, Spaceflight, Nasa, and Science Read More »Did a fake news writer hand Trump the White House?
While the wave of real stories surrounding the role of hoax news stories on social media in the recent presidential election have included stunning revelations, none are as insane as the claims one of the most prolific hoaxers made in a chat with the Washington Post. The Post talked with Paul Horner, who's been spinning fake stories for years with success (like "Yelp sues South Park") on sites that masquerade as mainstream media outlets but always have a tell: A short two-letter code at the end of the url (example: "Obama bans national anthem at sporting events" from cnn.com.de). Read more... More about Election 2016, Facebook, Fake News, Tech, and Politics Read More »Shirtless hero risks life to save a dog that fell through a pond's thin ice
An unnamed Russian man saved the day after a dog fell through the ice into a freezing pond and was unable to escape. Alexander Levashov came upon the scene and started filming the freezing canine while he waited for emergency crews to arrive, when suddenly a shirtless man started running towards the dog. The man laid down on the ice and tried to grab the pup. Unfortunately, the dog was scared and tried to bite the man, but the shirtless hero wasn't going to give up so easy. After a good bite to the hand, the man was able to grab the scruff of the dog's neck and yank it to safety. Clearly the man was pretty happy with the outcome, even though he did suffer a dog bite to the hand. Read more... More about Russia, Dog, Viral Videos, and Watercooler Read More »Recalling great football moments from 5 English Premier League clubs
The English Premier League has its name for a reason. It's pretty premier. It's easily one of the world's topmost competitive football leagues, and has been entertaining millions annually for decades. The teams are able to draw the top talent from all over the world, and the love and adoration supporters feel for their respective teams is arguably unrivaled in comparison with not only other football leagues across the globe, but also athletics in general. The players' skill levels combined with theirs and their fans' unbridled passion for the game have led to countless amazing and memorable events through the years, and each team and its followers have their favourites that they love to reminisce about with friends and family. Read more... More about Supported, Us World, and Sports Read More »Signs your friend just bought a GoPro
This is what can happen when your friend decides to buy a GoPro. The House GOP just took the whitest selfie ever
A closed-door meeting between Vice President-elect Mike Pence and GOP members of the House of Representatives concluded with the whitest selfie ever (at least since the last GOP selfie). Mike Pence, naturally, was in control of the selfie stick when he snapped this shot of the predominantly white, mostly male group of legislators.
Lucky for us, though, there's an alternate angle of Pence taking the selfie so that we can see just how the selfie sausage got made. Read more... More about Paul Ryan, Mike Pence, House Of Representatives, Gop, and Watercooler Read More »Enjoy draft beer anywhere with this portable tap
The Fizzics Waytap is a portable tap system that pushes beer from any bottle or can toward draft quality. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Appliance, Gadgets, Techonology, and Indiegogo Read More »Black Friday loses steam, but crowds should still be gigantic
Amazon has transformed the traditional Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals into a two-month-long ordeal in an effort to drive more online sales. But shoppers are still expected to head out in droves this year post-Turkey Day. That said, foot traffic to brick and mortar sales shops on Black Friday is expected to decrease by 3.5 percent compared to last year, according to Foursquare, the check-in app turned location intelligence company. While the traffic is down, it is far less extreme than the double-digit drop Foursquare's data estimates the holiday faced from 2014 to 2015. Read more... More about Thanksgiving, Tech, Business, Retail, and Black Friday Read More »Trump's Twitter bots turned out on Election Day
Donald Trump’s supporters made a surprisingly strong showing on Nov. 8, and not just at polling places in the rust belt. Twitter bots accounted for nearly a quarter of all postings that included hashtags related to the election, according to an analysis by researchers at Corvinus University, Oxford, and the University of Washington published on Thursday. They found that pro-Trump hashtags got five times as much traffic from automated accounts as hashtags that were pro-Hillary Clinton. “The use of automated accounts was deliberate and strategic throughout the election, most clearly with pro-Trump campaigners and programmers who carefully adjusted the timing of content production during the debates, strategically colonized pro-Clinton hashtags, and then disabled automated activities after election day,” the researchers wrote. Read more... More about Twitter, Donald Trump, Election 2016, and Business Read More »Inmates at an Alabama prison made their own #MannequinChallenge
Everyone is doing the #MannequinChallenge nowadays — including the residents of one Alabama prison. Cal Lilcal Jackson posted a video to Facebook Nov. 13 of inmates at an Alabama prison performing the challenge. That usually entails people standing perfectly still doing various activities while the camera operator pans around them. In this particular one, the inmates mimicked the activities of their daily lives: praying, working out, fighting and reading. One even bothers to point a middle finger in the air. The video was captioned, "Free us.....prison reform. .....#ALLlivesMATTER #GodLovesAll #ChaingangChallange Free My Family!!!! #share help this go viral." Read more... More about Prison, Mannequin Challenge, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Google's new drawing game is fun even if you can't draw
Back in the Stone Age, before we were all completely plugged in and focused on our gadgets at all times (you know, like, 2002), people would get ... bored. Of course, everyone still finds themselves bogged down by dull moments throughout the day, even with the brightly-lit screens of their devices jockeying for attention. Google, one of the biggest boredom fighters known to man, just dropped a brand new distraction to keep us all occupied. And it's based on one of the all-time classic time-killing activities: doodling. Quick, Draw!, which is just one of the features in Google's new A.I. Experiments initiative, gives players a favorite new mindless activity in exchange for training its machine-learning tech systems. It's a win-win for everyone involved. Read more... More about Game, Drawing Activity, Artificial Intelligence, Google, and Tech Read More »How to improve your Facebook feed, so we see the next Trump coming
What would've happened if America had seen this coming? For a large mass of the world, the election of Donald Trump was unfathomable mere hours before it happened. Helping that along were a slew of polls along with nonstop commentary—from experts, entertainers and laymen—indicating Hillary Clinton as a superior candidate, on course for a cake-walk of a win. They were wrong, to an almost universal degree. And the fact that so few could anticipate Trump's victory calls into question how America gets our information—what were we missing, and why? It's a question that inevitably leads us to Facebook. Read more... More about Social Media, Filter Bubble, Facebook, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Airbnb isn't just about booking a room anymore
LOS ANGELES — Airbnb wants to take a much more active role in planning your vacation. The company is launching a new experience in its app that will allow its users to plan out their entire trip, not just their their accommodations, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced at the company's annual Airbnb Open conference. The new travel-planning version of its app will help travelers find "experiences" — host-guided activities that range from a few hours to a few days. A traveler in Italy, for instance, could be book an experience with a Tuscan truffle hunter or a traveler in LA could tag along with an artist to their studio. Read more... More about Startups, Airbnb, Apps And Software, Techonology, and Tech Read More »Alfre Woodard, Joan Cusack pop up in new 'Lemony Snicket' trailer
LOS ANGELES — Count Olaf is ready to unleash his wrath. In a new trailer for Netflix's Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Baudelaire orphans' evil guardian (played by Neil Patrick Harris) prepares to torment the children through a series of chores. The Netflix newcomer is an adaptation of a series of books penned by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler). It follows the Baudelaire siblings — Violet (Malina Weissman), Klaus (Louis Hynes), and Sunny (Presley Smith) — as they try to outsmart Olaf and discover clues to their parents’ mysterious death. The newest trailer also features appearances from Joan Cusack (who plays Justice Strauss), Alfre Woodard (who plays Aunt Josephine) and Aasif Mandvi (who plays Uncle Monty). Read more... More about Patrick Warburton, Joan Cusak, Alfre Woodard, Neil Patrick Harris, and Lemony Snicket Read More »This supposedly 'secret' iPhone flaw is actually a feature
For the most part, iPhones are pretty secureiMessages are encrypted end-to-end and Apple can't read them. A new report from The Intercept, however, claims your iPhone's call history is being "secretly" sent to Apple and saved to iCloud for up to four months. It's a mighty scary-sounding report, but there's really nothing to worry about. Here's why. First, let's break down the report. According to research from Russian digital forensics company ElcomSoft, "calls made and received on an iOS device, complete with phone numbers, dates and times, and duration" and "missed and bypassed calls" are uploaded to iCloud and stored for up to four months. Read more... More about Privacy, Icloud, Security, Iphone, and Apple Read More »Ballet dancers make Mexico City their stage in stunning photo series
At the start of his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump insisted that "when Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best." Those words, along with many other comments about the people of Mexico and minorities around the world, have shocked many. They've also inspired one man to set out and capture the beauty of Mexico and its people on camera. New York-based photographer Omar Robles embarked on a 13-day excursion to Mexico City in October, inspired by Trump's words and aiming to shine a more positive light on the country. Working in partnership with FujiFilm he connected with powerful and talented local dancers across the city, a follow up to his beautiful portraits in Cuba earlier this year. Read more... More about World, Travel, Ballet, Dance, and Mexico City Read More »'Fantastic Beasts' fashion line will give you the 1920s wizarding wardrobe of your dreams
If you've been feeling nostalgic for the days of dressing up as Harry Potter characters at midnight movie screenings, this weekend will make you feel like you finally have a Time-Turner. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is finally coming out in theaters this weekend, giving you just enough time to put together the perfect outfit. Luckily, Unique Vintage's Fantastic Finds line has got you covered. The store's website is currently flooded with looks inspired by the film, which is set in 1920s New York. Read more... More about Movies, Entertainment, Watercooler, Vintage, and Harry Potter Read More »'The Flash' casts Greg Grunberg in a badass recurring role
Genre favorite Greg Grunberg (of Heroes, Alias and Geeking Out fame) has been tapped for a recurring role on The Flash, Mashable has learned exclusively. Grunberg plays Detective Tom Patterson, who makes his debut in Season 3, episode 7, "Killer Frost," airing Nov. 22. A gruff, stalwart figure at Central City Police Department, Det. Patterson is unwavering in his commitment to protecting Central City from the dangerous metas that threaten it. "Killer Frost" also happens to be directed by Grunberg's Geeking Out co-host Kevin Smith, who helmed one of the strongest episodes of the show to date last season, "The Runaway Dinosaur." Read more... More about Kevin Smith, The Cw, The Flash, Greg Grunberg, and Entertainment Read More »Brendan Dassey from 'Making a Murderer' won't go free Friday
Earlier this week it looked like Brendan Dassey would be back with his family in time for Thanksgiving, but the nephew of Steven Avery from the Netflix series Making a Murderer will remain in prison after a last-minute appeal. A three-judge panel from a federal appeals court on Thursday blocked Dassey's scheduled early release at the request of the state of Wisconsin, which filed an emergency appeal. Dassey was set to be released by Friday after a lower-court judge ruled he had been coerced into confessing he had helped Avery murder a woman when he was 16. More about Steven Avery, Brendan Dassey, Making A Murderer, Netflix, and Us World Read More »'Kong: Skull Island' trailer introduces new monsters and a cukoo John C. Reilly
We may have seen King Kong before, but we've never seen him quite like this. A new trailer has arrived for Kong: Skull Island, the 1970s-set monster movie with striking, Apocalypse Now-level cinematography directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John Goodman and Samuel L. Jackson, but we met all of them in the first trailer. The new one gives us our first look at John C. Reilly's character and some terrifying creatures he calls Skullcrawlers. Warner Bros. will release Kong: Skull Island on March 10, 2017, because the best blockbusters don't come out in the summer anymore. Read more... More about King Kong, Kong Skull Island, John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson, and John C. Reilly Read More » | ||||
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