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 The trailer for Lifetime's Britney Spears movie will just make you sad
Oh baby, baby, Lifetime has released the first trailer for their unauthorized Britney Spears biopic. Key word: Unauthorized. Britney Ever After will premiere on February 18. British actress Natasha Bassett puts on her best Southern accent to play the troubled pop star as she struggles with fame and toxic relationships. “I’m not going to say I was fun, because I wasn’t,” Basset says, narrating reenactments of The Haircut and Spears' wedding to Kevin Federline. “Everything’s just kind of this blur, you know? Until you hit rock bottom.” Read more... More about Celebrities, Pop Star, Trailer, Lifetime Movie, and Britney Spears Read More »'Smash 64' tournament ends in a marathon Pikachu duel
The biggest names in Super Smash Bros. fought for glory at Genesis 4 this weekend — the first major Smash tournament of 2017 and a breeding ground for some amazing and memorable matches. Genesis 4 featured tournaments in Melee, Smash 4 for Wii U and the Nintendo 64 original, and each game showcased some of the highest level of play imaginable. With so many great matches over the three-day tournament, we rounded up some of the best for your enjoyment. Check out the five best matches of Genesis 4 below. Read more... 5Smash 4 — Top player, Zero, upset by Brood in poolsMore about Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, Genesis 4, Nintendo, and Esports Read More »Can you trust a press secretary who swallows his gum whole?
Sean Spicer took to the podium to take a variety of questions from key media Monday - calling on Fox Business, the New York Post and the Christian Broadcasting Network for the first three questions - but the internet only had one query on its mind. Can you trust a man who swallows his gum whole? The new White House press secretary did his best to focus the news agenda on TPP, Skype seats for remote journalists and other issues during the session. But on Twitter, a short segment from a recent Washington Post piece about Sean Spicer's mouth was really striking a chord. Specifically: Read more... More about Gum, Sean Spicer, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Google Voice finally gets group chat in its first update in 5 years
Google just delivered a very long overdue update to Google Voice. The company introduced a set of new apps for Google Voice on iOS, Android and the web — the platform's first major update in five years. The redesigned apps now support group and photo messaging, voicemail transcription in Spanish and sport a new layout that makes the apps easier to navigate. The new "cleaner and more intuitive" design ditches Google Voice's outdated look for one that's more like other messaging apps: conversations are threaded by contact so you'll no longer have multiple threads with the same person, and there are separate navigational tabs for messages, phone calls and voicemails. Read more... More about Google, Apps And Software, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Is swallowing gum bad for you? Asking for a friend (Sean Spicer)
It sounds like an "alternative fact": Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, apparently swallows dozens of pieces of gum every day. Spicer said he rips through pieces of Orbit cinnamon gum to keep his palate feeling clean, according to an August story in the Washington Post that found a second life on Twitter this week. "Two and a half packs by noon," Spicer told the Post in August, when he was still the chief strategist and communications director of the Republican National Committee. While swallowing dozens of pieces of gum may not sound like a great idea, it actually isn't as bad as popular myth would have you believe. Read more... More about Dippin Dots, Alternative Facts, Washington Post, White House, and Trump Press Secretary Read More »'Saturday Night Live' writer suspended over Barron Trump tweet
Apparently, not everything goes on Saturday Night Live. Katie Rich, a writer for the longrunning NBC live show, learned that the hard way. The "Weekend Update" writer has been indefinitely suspended from the show after she tweeted a comment about President Donald Trump's son Barron, Mashable has confirmed. In the tweet, which has since been deleted, she wrote Friday that 10-year-old "Barron will be this country's first homeschool shooter," per Deadline, which first reported the news Monday. NBC declined to comment. The writer apologized on Monday. The new message is now the only — and pinned — tweet on her profile. Read more... More about Barron Trump, Donald Trump, Tv, Twitter, and Katie Rich Read More »Sundance Film Festival 2017: Day 1
The CineFix gang is at the Sundance Film Festival! Clint and Ti are joined by Josh Dickey to talk about the films they've seen so far and the films they're looking forward to seeing in the coming days. Stay tuned for daily recaps this week. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Reddit's CEO got corrective laser eye surgery—for the apocalypse. I did too.
A feature in the Jan. 30 issue of The New Yorker opens with a story from Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman, about Huffman's decision to undergo vision correction surgery: It's just one of the many juicy tidbits in the story, which dives into the world of doomsday preppers within the shadowy world of Silicon Valley bigwigs, many of which are completely inaccessible—like keeping a helicopter gassed up 24/7—to us normal, non-founder folks. But Huffman's reasoning for laser eye correction isn't so crazy, or merely within the means of only a few mind-numbingly wealthy tech czars (like, say, Peter Thiel's insane plot to harvest the blood of the young for eternal life). Or at least, it's not for me. Read more... More about Lord Of The Flies, Danger, Contact Lenses, Eyeglasses, and End Of The World Read More »Tom Brady finally opens up about his relationship with Donald Trump. Kind of.
Donald Trump confirmed his ongoing bromance with Patriots quarterback Tom Brady last week, while Brady has generally played the coy card when recently discussing the nation's 45th president. That changed Monday, when the two-time NFL MVP appeared on a Boston radio show and opened up on the nature of his relationship with Trump. But if you're expecting some riveting details, don't hold your breath. The media-savvy Brady still kept things pretty vague. Their friendship goes back a long way, with Brady judging one of Trump's beauty pageants in 2002 to Trump's vehement support for Brady during the "Deflategate" scandal. Read more... More about Football, Nfl, Tom Brady, Donald Trump, and Entertainment Read More »Why this tech CEO is hopeful about the future of online publishing
President Donald Trump is prompting a tirade against media outlets. Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat are clamoring for user attention and advertiser dollars in part by tying exclusive and extensive partnerships. It's a confusing time to be a publisher as they wonder where best to place and how to format stories and, of course, whether or not everything is fact or an "alternative fact." Mike McCue is one of those tech leaders hoping to assist publishers with their storytelling and their finances. His app Flipboard provides an audience of 100 million active users and a magazine-like format for mobile, tablet and desktop. Read more... More about Biz Please, Apps And Software, Business, News, and Media Read More »The spooky connection between these 2 late MLB players
Yordano Ventura and Andy Marte were both killed in car accidents in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, and while their deaths aren't related, there is one crazy connection between the two MLB players. Ventura, a starting pitcher, was 25 years old, in the midst of a bright young career with the Kansas City Royals. Marte (33), on the other hand, struggled at the big league level, and spent the past two seasons playing in Korea. Ventura pitched his first full major league season in 2014, Marte's last in MLB. But here's where it gets spooky. Read more... More about Mlb, Baseball, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Stephen Colbert announced as Emmys host, trolls Trump in announcement
Stephen Colbert will host the 2017 Emmys, and he's already getting political. “This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys, period,” Colbert said in a statement, a direct reference to the Trump administration's false claims about inauguration attendance. “Both in person and around the globe.” “We’re excited to kick off the new season and celebrate the top achievements in television with Stephen Colbert as host of the Primetime Emmys,” said CBS executive vice president of specials, music and live events Jack Sussman in the same release. “Stephen is the ultimate master of ceremonies with award-winning creative talents, and as we’ve seen the past few months, he has a fearless passion for live television. We look forward to honoring television’s best while entertaining audiences with the creative energy and sharp comedy of Stephen Colbert.” Read more... More about Stephen Colbert, Emmys 2017, Emmys, Television, and Entertainment Read More »Instead of calling, the White House wants you to message it on Facebook
Before, if you wanted to leave a message for the president, you could call up the White House switchboard. There you could voice your grievances, worries, and praise by actually dialing a number and talking to someone, or at least someone who could connect you to the appropriate office. But now, when calling the public lines to either leave comments or get connected to the switchboard, there was a different recorded message. The comment line (that's 202-456-1111 for anyone who wants to call) states in a recording that the "comments line is currently closed." But that's not all; instead, it urges the caller to send the president an online comment. At that point it gives you two options. Read more... More about Messenger, Donald Trump, White House, Facebook, and Social Media Read More »Hulu is adding some great docs, foreign films to its library
Hulu is upping its indie, foreign and documentary films. The Santa Monica-based streaming service said Monday it has struck a new deal with Magnolia Pictures, the studio behind films such as Man on Wire, Food, Inc., Jiro Dreams of Sushi, The Queen of Versailles and Blackfish; as well as acclaimed foreign films such as Force Majeure and recent Oscar-nominees A Royal Affair and A War. Through the new deal, Magnolia Pictures' films will become available to stream exclusively on Hulu following their theatrical run. Future releases will begin streaming on Hulu in the later half of 2017. Read more... More about Indie Films, Documentaries, Foreign Films, Food, and Films Read More »Raspberry Pi just got some serious competition
Makers and DIY-ers now have a shiny new computer to build things from. Asus just launched the Tinker Board, its own version of a single-board computer — a form factor popularized largely by Raspberry Pi. Engineers and educators use these "credit-card-sized computers" to create everything from LEGO robots to modified vintage Macs. The Tinker Board measures 3.4 x 2.1 inches, almost the same size as Raspberry Pi. But it has superior specs: Tinker includes 2GB of RAM, twice as much as the Pi. It also has Gigabit-speed Ethernet, while the Pi maxes out at 100 megabits per second. SEE ALSO: Raspberry Pi announces new, more powerful Compute Module for $30 Read more... More about Asus, Raspberry Pi 3, and Tech Read More »Frustrated kid politely lets everyone know how he really feels
Siblings can be so annoying that sometimes you just absolutely lose it. But, if you're in front of your parents, you have to keep your cool. Or in this kid's case, calmly ask permission before letting them totally have it. A video was posted on Reddit by user mem12791 shows one boy totally frustrated with his brother to the point where he asked his dad for permission to speak his mind. Hey, at least he was patient and honest about it. This parent gets it. If all we needed was to politely ask if we could give a big "F*ck you" to our brothers and sisters when they were stealing our stuff, we probably would've taken advantage every once in a while. Read more... More about Parenting, Children, Swearing, Viral Videos, and Watercooler Read More »Snapchat is making a big move in this European country
Snap is getting serious about growing as a global news network. Snapchat launched its first localized Discover channel in Norway with VG, the most widely read online newspaper in the country, the companies announced Monday. SEE ALSO: What kind of Snapchatter are you? Snapchat and Discover aren't brand-new to Norway. What's changed is that Snapchat users in the country now have access to an exclusive, localized channel. That comes along with new content guidelines for publishers and a mobile redesign Monday, all ahead of its expected initial public offering later this year. Why Norway? It's an area of highly active users, according to Snap. The company declined to share exact numbers in the region. Snapchat has more than 50 million daily active Snapchat users in Europe overall. Read more... More about Business, Tech, Norway, Publishing, and Media Read More »Sundance Film Festival 2017 recap: Day 1
The CineFix gang is at the Sundance Film Festival! Clint and Ti are joined by Josh Dickey to talk about the films they've seen thus far and which films they are looking forward to seeing in the coming days. Stay tuned for daily recaps this week. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more... More about Movies, Sundance, Film Festival, Filmmaking, and Film Industry Read More »Blindfolded player beats all the 'Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past' boss battles
With a blindfold wrapped securely around his head, a speedrunner completed Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past using nothing but his ears and unbelievable memory to navigate the world — and it only took him 9 hours and 5 minutes. Link to the Past Speedrunner ParisianPlayer managed to complete the classic SNES game Saturday, Kotaku reported, without using his eyes in a unique all-bosses, all-glitches blindfolded speedrun. He used path memorization along with audio cues from the environment and hitting objects to beat the game without too many hiccups. More about Speedrunning, Esports, Gaming, Nintendo, and Legend Of Zelda Read More » These radical posters show what makes America great right now
Throughout the first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency, 100 artists are coming together to illustrate the things that already make America great. The "What Makes America Great" project, a pointed reference to President Donald Trump's campaign slogan "Make America Great Again," was launched on Inauguration Day by the Creative Action Network — a global community of artists making "art with purpose." "America is great," the project website says. "The things that make it great are unique to each and every one of us, and deserve to be celebrated." Read more... More about Inauguration 2017, Inauguration, Donald Trump, Activism, and Art Read More »Nick Cannon's dancehall drama is heading to YouTube Red
Nick Cannon is debuting his dance film on YouTube Red. The streaming service has picked up distribution rights to King of the Dancehall, Cannon's film that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. The film follows the Brooklyn-born hero (played by Cannon) after he heads to Jamaica "to start a new chapter after a major setback forces him to quickly leave town," YouTube said in a release. "He falls for a local girl in Kingston who introduces him to dancehall culture, and soon discovers a newfound passion for dance." More about Dance, Youtube Red, Toronto Film Festival, King Of The Dancehall, and Nick Cannon Read More »Unicorn lattes exist and you can find them in Brooklyn
The End cafe in Brooklyn is selling a Unicorn Latte for $9. It has no caffeine in it, simply ingredients to heal your woes. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time, Trending, Trending Topics, and Trends Read More »Spanish version of WhiteHouse.gov goes dark in Trump's America
The Spanish-speaking version of the White House website was taken down on Day One of Donald Trump's U.S. presidency. The page, previously maintained by the Barack Obama and George W. Bush administrations, went dark by late Friday afternoon, as Inverse reports. Now the link WhiteHouse.gov/espanol leads to a 404 page with a message that reads "Sorry, the page you're looking for can't be found." Among other changes to the official website of the new presidential administration are the addition of strong statements of support for gun rights and law enforcement and the removal of prior information outlined by the Obama administration about climate change policy and the Affordable Care Act, as described by The Washington Post. Read more... More about Sean Spicer, White House, Donald Trump, and Us World Read More »'Hollyweed' guy strikes again with a massive anti-Trump banner
The "Hollyweed" sign guy is back with a 40-foot message for Donald Trump. Zach Fernandez, the man behind the infamous "Hollyweed" sign, has claimed responsibility for climbing the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Saturday night and hanging a massive banner that said "Impeach." Dangling over the side of the 220-foot bridge, the bottom of the sign also read "You're Fired," sending a loud and clear message to America's new president. Shia LaBeouf gets in fight with troll on day 3 of his 4-year art project
The trolls. They're here. Apparently Shia LaBeouf had very (read: unreasonably) high hopes for the integrity of his latest piece of performance art, a 4-year-long livestream set up outside NYC's Museum of the Moving Image for people to chant "he will not divide us" to their heart's content. Initiated on Inauguration Day, the piece is meant to be a rallying point for anti-Trump protesters. SEE ALSO: It's time to form your own pussy posse Naturally, as all things do when the internet is involved, it's not going as planned. Members of the 4Chan thread /pol/ first rallied together virtually, then IRL, to sabotage the message of the project. Trolls have been visiting the site of the stream and sneaking in messages of the alt-right, white supremacy, and Pepe the frog, a meme somehow associated with both of those things. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Entertainment, and Watercooler Read More »Dude builds the epic Lego train set of your dreams, puts a camera on it
If there's one plastic substance in the world that has the ability to inspire instant child-like joy, it's Lego. Australian YouTuber "TrainGuy 659" understands the simple pleasure that Lego can bring, and has dutifully shared a video of a ridiculously impressive Lego train set. Talk about sharing the love. The masterpiece of engineering, energy and miniature engines has already racked up almost half a million views. It's got everything: Lego, trains, an absolutely bangin' soundtrack, a cameo from a Christmas tree... What more could you possibly want? Didn't know today was going to be the day you fell deeply in love with model trains, did you? Read more... More about Train, Model, Lego, Youtube, and Train Guy 659 Read More »Meet the new FCC chariman, harbinger of doom for net neutrality
The government's primary media regulator has a new leader—and he's among the most outspoken critics of the net neutrality regulations put in place during the Barack Obama administration. Aji Pai, who's served as an FCC commissioner since 2012, has been selected by President Donald Trump as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, a role that will give him serious power to reshape how the government regulates the media and the internet. Pai's appointment is a death knell for the major changes put in place under outgoing chairman Tom Wheeler, which gave the FCC greater power to prevent internet providers from blocking websites, throttling traffic, striking deals to create fast lanes, or really, anything else that would violate the principles of net neutrality. Read more... More about Business, Regulation, Fcc, Internet, and Media Read More »Android Pattern Lock might be vulnerable to (very determined) thieves
Imagine unlocking your phone in a cafe, unaware that a hacker is secretly videotaping you Thankfully, few low-level phone thieves have access to that type of tech. Plus, they actually need to swipe your device to break into it, so this is a very unlikely security concern for most people. Read more... More about Thievery, Security, Hack, Pattern, and Android Read More »A group of college students wants to brew beer on the moon, because why not
The moon: Great and all, but don't you think it's missing something? I mean, yes, it could use human-rated habitats, some moon buggies, maybe a little infrastructure. Beyond that, though, what does the moon really need? It needs beer. Or so says a team of obviously brilliant (though potentially drunk) engineering students from the University of California, San Diego, who want to brew suds. On the moon. All in the name of science. Their reasoning holds up, too. “The idea started out with a few laughs amongst a group of friends,” team member Neeki Ashari said in a statement. “We all appreciate the craft of beer, and some of us own our own home-brewing kits." Read more... More about Space Exploration, Space, International Space Station, Beer, and Alcohol Read More »The one photo that shows exactly why women are fighting Trump
As one of his first official acts as president, Donald Trump gave women the perfect visual reminder for why they're resisting his presidency and administration. Surrounded almost exclusively by white men in suits, he signed an executive order commonly known as the global gag rule, which prevents non-governmental organizations working abroad from receiving federal funding for family planning if they perform abortions or even talk to their clients about abortion. The rule applies even when clinics don't use U.S. funding for abortion services. More about Politics, Donald Trump, Gender, Gender Equality, and Abortion Read More »Tributes flow online for much-loved stuntman shot on music video set
An stuntman has died after being shot in the chest during a film shoot in Brisbane, Australia, Monday afternoon. Johann Ofner, 28, died after being accidentially shot on the set of a music video for Australian hip hop act Bliss N Eso. The tragedy sparked tributes from friends, family and colleagues — including an Instagram post from his partner, Kati Garnett. "Today the love of my life was taken from me and I still can't believe it," Garnett wrote. "I don't know what I'm going to do with out you, the best people are always taken from us you were a true Angel. I love you so so much forever and ever." Read more... More about Johann Ofner, Bliss N Eso, Stuntman, World, and Stunt Read More »'Eff everything and everyone': Tennis comeback star gives best speech ever
34-year-old tennis star and self-confessed "tough cookie" Mirjana Lucic-Baroni isn't one to mince words. She was happy AF on Monday, having just defeated 21-year-old Jennifer Brady at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Why is that so significant? Well, it marks the first time Lucic-Baroni has made it into last eight at a Grand Slam in 18 years. All hail the comeback Queen! Naturally, the champ was asked what advice she might have for those in search of such long fought-for success. Lucic-Baroni cut straight to the point. "Eff everything and f everybody who ever tells you you can't do it," she said, self-censoring so as not to be slapped with a fine. Read more... More about Advice, Swearing, Tennis, Australian Open, and Marjana Lucic Baroni Read More »Boston man over fire alarm prank: 'I'm drunk. I'm stupid. I'm a Pats fan.'
It was a prime sabotage opportunity, and it worked. Friends allegedly dared Dennis Harrison — a 25-year-old East Boston resident and New England Patriots fan — to pull a fire alarm at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport early Sunday morning to disturb the sleeping Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of their AFC Championship matchup against New England. The Patriots won, 36-17, and punched their ticket to the Super Bowl. Harrison, on the other hand, ran into State Police during the getaway, and delivered the greatest response to his alleged actions. Read more... More about Super Bowl, Football, Nfl, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Puppies found alive give avalanche rescuers a reason to smile
Amid the desperation surrounding avalanche-struck Hotel Rigopiano in central Italy, there is hope. Three Abruzzo sheepdog puppies were pulled out of the tonnes of snow and rubble Monday, encouraging rescuers searching for 22 people still missing, five days on from the disaster. The trio of puppies were found in the hotel's boiler room, with jubilant emergency crews carrying the pups in their arms. One firefighter buried his face in the fluffy white fur of the dogs to give it a kiss. "They just started barking very softly," said Sonia Marini, a member of the Forestry Corps. Read more... More about Dog, Animals, Puppies, Dogs, and Avalanche Read More »Swing Left: Grassroots campaign translates frustration with Trump into real change
In the wake of Donald Trump officially taking office, millions have protested and marched on the streets of cities around the country. But one question on many people's minds has been: how can those opposed to the new presidency continue to make real change? One answer comes in the form of Swing Left, a rapidly growing grassroots effort that aims to help Democrats win the House of Representatives in 2018. The organization has mapped out the 52 so-called swing congressional districts around the country, where Americans can organize and volunteer to help Democrats win districts that hold the closest of political contests. In these places, the incumbent last won by less than 15 percent of the vote — making them the most crucial of political battlegrounds, as Business Insider reports Read more... More about House Of Representatives, Democrats, Swing Left, Trump, and Watercooler Read More »Samsung finally put the Note7 scandal to rest—here's what it could do for their future
We may never know why Samsung’s battery manufacturing partners made a handful of critical errors that led dozens of (the once widely-praised) Galaxy Note7 smartphones to overheat, and/or burst into flames. We also won’t know exactly why most of the 3 million Note7’s that were sold didn’t blow up or catch fire while dozens of others did. The flaws were there, but they obviously needed some other X-factor to trigger the fault. Think of it this way: If you build two walls, and one's at full thickness and the other's paper-thin, both create a physical barrier you can’t see through. However, if you lean on the paper wall, you’re gonna break through. Read more... More about Smartphones, Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy Note8, Samsung Galaxy Note7, and Samsung Read More »Jon Stewart tells Tom Brokaw that social media has 'democratized abuse'
Comedian-turned-political commentator Jon Stewart can't figure out what's up with social media. In a conversation with Tom Brokaw for his 50th anniversary on NBC News, the former Daily Show host talked to the longtime news anchor about the use of social media in today's hyper-connected world. On one hand, Stewart sees social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, as a terrible force that has "democratized abuse" — just look at the rampant Twitter trolls and fake news stories filling Facebook newsfeeds. While on the other hand he says it "connects people in a way that's remarkable." Read more... More about Social Media, Nbc, Tom Brokaw, Jon Stewart, and Business Read More »Mark Zuckerberg's charity just bought a search engine for research papers
Mark Zuckerberg's massive philanthropic organization just laid out the next step in its quest to cure or manage all diseases. The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative is buying a startup called Meta, which uses artificial intelligence to scan and index research papers in a way that makes them easier for scientists to find. The group plans to build on Meta's existing product and eventually offer the search engine for free, according to a Facebook post announcing the sale. The terms of the deal weren't disclosed. The Toronto-based startup's co-founders have said their goal is to make the service the “plumbing” of medical and academic research access. They claim the company's algorithms can parse study authors and subject matter to prioritize more important papers, as well as build information feeds that adapt to an individual's searching habits. Read more... More about Zuckerberg Chan Initiative, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, and Business Read More »Trump's new White House website contains plenty of 'alternative facts'
The Trump administration's disdain for factual information has become abundantly clear from the falsehoods uttered by Trump's aides in recent days, such as press secretary Sean Spicer's inaccurate assertions about the inaugural crowd sizes, as well as senior advisor Kellyanne Conway's use of the Orwellian term "alternative facts" to describe Spicer's figures. The world of dubious assertions extends deeper, though, to Trump's version of whitehouse.gov, where some of the information presented just days into the new administration is... questionable, if not outright wrong. More about False, Facts, Crime, Navy, and Climate Change Read More »These secrets from 'The Hurt Locker' will blow you away
Get ready for the Oscars with a look back at the 2008 Iraq war thriller that took home six Academy Awards! . Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Women-only ride hailing services may not be the answer you're looking for
Standing under the light on an empty train platform. The text sent to a friend to let them you're in a cab, just in case. These are rituals women perform as they move through our cities, but when we think of solutions, gender-segregated ride hailing services are little more than a bandaid. Shebah, an Uber alternative run by woman and for women exclusively, is set to launch in Australia in February. Georgina McEncroe, Shebah's founder, said she believes demand from women would be high. "We're all raised with the same fear," she told Mashable. "That it's an inherent possibility that something could happen to us if we're in a space where someone could lock the doors." Read more... More about Women, Harassment, Australia, Ride Sharing, and Ride Hailing Read More »Trekkies can now wake up their Amazon Echo by saying 'computer'
Amazon just quietly updated one of the most important parts of the Echo in a move that is sure to delight Star Trek fans everywhere. The company added "computer" to the list of supported wake words for its Echo devices — no doubt a reference to the powerful voice-activated computer onboard the Starship Enterprise in the series. It looks like Amazon has been rolling out the update slowly over the last few days, though the company hasn't said much about it beyond an update to its support page, which details how to change it via the Alexa app. Read more... More about Star Trek, Amazon Echo, Amazon, Apps And Software, and Tech Read More »Hogwarts gets a magically realistic rendering in body paint timelapse
Over the years, people have gone to extreme lengths to display their love for the magical world created by J.K. Rowling in the Harry Potter series. Fans have inked themselves in themed tattoos, dressed in extravagant costumes, and some have even got their pets involved. But the dedication of Brisbane-based Australian makeup artist, Georgina Ryland, really takes the cake. The Harry Potter-head has daubed herself in an incredible, almost photorealistic version of the Hogwarts castle, documenting the process in a timelapse video. Read more... More about Georgina Ryland, Body Paint, Makeup, Harry Potter, and Hogwarts Read More »The woman in the iconic Shepard Fairey poster was at the Women's March
Munira Ahmed had a photo taken of her covered in an American flag hijab back in 2007. Now, a decade later, the image has become a symbol of the Women's Marches that took place across the globe. Ahmed, a 32-year-old New Yorker and Muslim-American who has worked in digital media, told Mashable in a phone interview Monday it has been a "surreal" but "humbling" experience becoming one of the red-white-and-blue faces of Shepard Fairey's inauguration posters. The artist who created the iconic "Hope" poster for Barack Obama's campaign released a series of posters in time for Inauguration Day last week and the Women's Marches held the day after. Read more... More about Inauguration 2017, Women S March On Washington, Women S Rights, Entertainment, and Social Good Read More »Social media loses its mind over this 'deconstructed sausage sandwich'
Ever since the deconstructed coffee of last year — which got people crying "peak hipster!" in anger — any product prefixed with the word "deconstructed" is automatically bound to receive a booting from social media. Especially if it's one of your nation's most revered culinary delights: The sausage sandwich. The sausage sandwich is a proudly simple, Australian snack commonly served at school fetes, elections and fundraisers. It's literally just a slice of cheap white bread, topped with cheap barbecued sausage, then lathered with caramelised onions and a combination of tomato sauce (ketchup), barbecue sauce or mustard. Read more... More about Food, Sausage, Sausage Sizzle, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »Facebook's VR social network is surprisingly stunning
Earlier this month, I told you about the emerging world of social networking in virtual reality. But lurking on the sidelines of this newly active space is Facebook's own social VR behemoth known as Oculus Rooms. This is where the strategy behind the marriage of Facebook and Oculus begins to reveal itself. In some ways, the mobile version of Oculus Rooms is as powerful an experience as the Oculus Home app on the higher-end Oculus Rift. Currently only available for Gear VR users, Oculus Rooms first brings you to the same virtual apartment displayed when using the Oculus Rift. Then, when you're ready to launch into a social encounter with someone you've connected with on Facebook, you simply select the Party option and you're brought into a new virtual space with three distinct areas. Read more... More about Oculus, Oculus Rift, Virtual Reality, Vr, and Social Networking Read More »This city will make you face the music for breaking traffic laws
India's capital city of New Delhi is betting on music therapy to ensure traffic offenders learn a lesson. The Delhi police is hoping that playing patriotic, religious, and other emotional songs will keep traffic offenders amenable to the training sessions they are required to attend. For several traffic offenses, the local law requires people to participate in a day-long training session. Some of such offenses include driving under the influence of alcohol, jumping traffic signals, and driving without a valid license. Read more... More about Road Trips, Traffic Jam, India, and Watercooler Read More »#SadMelania is the new mascot for Trump's America, the internet says
Sometimes life can take a real left turn, you know? Sometimes you wind up somewhere you don't want to be, in a position that comes with a weird acronym: FLOTUS. And yet, that's the unusual circumstance America's new First Lady Melania Trump has found herself in — according to the internet, anyway. Following the inauguration of Donald Trump on Friday, social media has been obsessed with a series of photos and videos that seem to imply Melania feels as positive about her husband's swearing-in as the 48.2 percent of Americans who voted for Clinton. Read more... More about Meme, Free Melania, Sad Melania, Donald Trump, and Melania Trump Read More »How Indigenous voices are using social media to #ChangeTheDate
If you've been on Australian social media lately, you may have seen a message: #ChangeTheDate. Jan. 26 was the first official day of European colonialism in Australia. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, it marks the beginning of a cycle of dispossession and violence. "Australia Day" has been celebrated across the country on Jan. 26 only since 1994, and Indigenous Australians have been fighting to have the date changed for much longer than that. More recently, the movement has been coming together online under the hashtag, #ChangeTheDate. More about Indigenous, Nitv, 360 Video, L Fresh The Lion, and Kaylah Read More »Top model 'excited' to come out as intersex advocate 'breaking the taboo'
She's a regular on the runways of Versace, Wang and Marc Jacobs, but it's her latest turn as an intersex advocate for young people that is earning her praise. Twenty-nine-year-old top model and style icon Hanne Gaby Odiele has come out as intersex via Instagram while announcing her role as advocate for non-profit intersex youth organisation, interACT. An inspiration in the world of street style, the Belgian stunner talked about her decision to come out with USA Today, saying "It is very important to me in my life right now to break the taboo … At this point, in this day and age, it should be perfectly all right to talk about this." Read more... More about Interact, Intersex, Models, Fashion, and Hanne Gaby Odiele Read More »'Rescued' surfer says he didn't need saving, but thanks anyway
Not all those who wander are lost. It might be the kind of embarrassing quote your mum shares on Facebook, but in the case of a Japanese man "stranded" off the east coast of Australia, it's become oddly accurate. As Mashable reported last week a 37-year-old man identified as "Toru" was discovered miles offshore after floating out to sea on a surfboard. He spent a staggering 16 hours on the open water before eventually being picked up by a container ship. But it turns out, Toru had sort of always planned to float out that far. Read more... More about Rescue, Surfer, Msc Damia, Australia, and Toru Read More »So, there's now a campaign to send Sean Spicer Dippin' Dots
Everyone now knows Trump's press secretary Sean Spicer doesn't like Dippin' Dots, the so-called "ice cream of the future" that's a mainstay of humdrum visits to theme parks, county fairs and malls around the U.S. So it's left detractors an opportunity to strike, by sending Spicer as many of the spherical, flash-frozen treats as humanly possible. A website called senddippindots.com has been created with the sole purpose of collecting donations to send "truckloads" of the product to Spicer. Image: senddippindots.com Andrew Cafourek and Nick Trusty, who run a web development business called A022, created the site to signal their displeasure at the new administration. Read more... More about Watercooler, Sean Spicer, Dippin Dots, and Politics Read More »'Pokémon Go' finally launches in South Korea
Pokémon Go has finally come to South Korea, more than six months after the global phenomenon launched in other regions. While the South Korean smartphone market is among the more advanced globally, it took months for the mobile game to be released there because of government restrictions on Google Maps, which the game relies on. South Korea's national security laws prevent companies like Google from exporting government-provided map data, which is necessary to power Pokémon Go's functions. According to Korean media, the game's maker Niantic Labs had to figure out a workaround for its map in South Korea, so as not violate the law. Niantic didn't specify what that workaround was. Read more... More about Mobile Games, South Korea, Pokemon Go, Tech, and Gaming Read More »Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's 'Raees by Rail' derails as fan dies in stampede
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan undertook an overnight train journey from Mumbai to Delhi to promote his upcoming film Raees that hits theaters tomorrow. It is said that the 'Raees By Rail' promotional activity was actually imitating a sequence from the film. But his plans were derailed in Vadodara, a town in western Indian state of Gujarat where the film is set. In a tragic turn of events, a fan lost his life in a stampede at the station. He succumbed in the sea of humanity gathered outside to catch a glimpse of the iconic actor. The deceased has been identified as a local politician, Farid Khan Pathan, the Press Trust of India reported. Two policemen stationed in the area were injured as well. Read more... More about Film Actor, Films, Celebrity, Bollywood, and India Read More »People are dragging a politician for not knowing where to get toilet paper at night
A candidate for Hong Kong's top office couldn't figure out where regular folks buy toilet paper in the middle of the night. Former chief secretary Carrie Lam, who's running for chief executive of the country, volunteered an odd anecdote to the press over the weekend. She said in a media session that the first night after moving from her former state residence to a downtown serviced apartment, she discovered she couldn't find toilet paper. She then resorted to taking a taxi to her former residence to get some — nevermind that she had a 24-hour supermarket near her Wan Chai apartment, or plenty of 24-hour convenience stores along the way which stock tissue paper. Read more... More about Carrie Lam, Hong Kong, World, and Politics Read More »Google's Pixel smartphones struggle to click in world's fastest growing smartphone market
Despite Google’s aggressive push to lure the Indian market into purchasing its Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, the company has failed to impress the price conscious country. Google’s first branded smartphones went on sale in India late August, the same month they were globally unveiled. This was a stark deviation from the general norm that sees companies take weeks — and sometimes months — in bringing their top smartphones to India. But it appears Google’s inclination to India didn’t return same response. The company has so far sold little less than 50,000 units of Google Pixel and Pixel XL in India, according to Tarun Pathak, senior analyst at marketing research firm Counterpoint. Read more... More about India, Google Pixel Xl, Google Pixel, Google, and Tech Read More »Giant wolf-sized otters used to roam the earth 6 million years ago
Giant otters the size of wolves lived in rivers and lakes in south-western China some 6.2 million years ago, scientists have discovered. The otter, named Siamogale melilutra, weighed about 50kg (110 pounds) and measured up to 2 metres (6.6 feet) in length, according to research published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. Fossils of the otter, which include a skull, jawbone and teeth, were discovered by palaeontologists at the Shuitangba open-pit lignite mine in China's Yunnan province. The skull had been crushed during the fossilisation process, so scientists used a CT scanner to help virtually reconstruct a complete image. Read more... More about Palaeontology, Animals, Otters, China, and World Read More »YouTube is removing North Korean content and no one knows why
YouTube has done it again. Two channels which featured content about North Korea have been removed from the video-streaming service, according to a report. The removal comes less than two months after YouTube blocked North Korea's state television channel, Korean Central Television. One of the two latest terminated channels, "Pozdro z KRLD," featured travel videos to North Korea, and belonged to a Polish national living in Japan. "My whole channel was first suspended on...Sunday evening", Emil Truszkowski told news blog NK News. Read more... More about Youtube, North Korea, World, and Politics Read More »Xiaomi sold quarter of a million smartphones in just 10 minutes in this country
While big giants are struggling to embark on India’s voluminous and fast-growing smartphone market, Chinese company Xiaomi continues to show unprecedented success. Xiaomi says it sold over 250,000 Redmi 4 units in 10 minutes in India in what was the "biggest smartphone sale in the history" of the country, it claims. The smartphone went on sale in India on Monday through Flipkart and company’s own Mi.com website. The Redmi Note 4, launched in India last week, is the successor to its highest selling smartphone in the country, the Redmi Note 3. At a media event in New Delhi, company’s outgoing executive Hugo Barra said Xiaomi sold 3.6 million units of Redmi Note 3 in India last year. Read more... More about Redmi Note 4, Sales, Smartphones, India, and Xiaomi Read More »YouTuber Markiplier raises over $100,000 for LGBTQ advocacy group in 1 day
Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach is using his huge social following for social good. Over the weekend, the YouTube gamer — who recently tied for sixth place with German Garmendia on Forbes' highest paid YouTube star list — launched a GoFundMe to raise money for the Human Rights Campaign. In just one day, he has raised over $128,000 for the nonprofit, which works to improve the lives of LGBTQ people.
He also hosted a YouTube live stream to encourage his 16 million subscribers to support the cause. Read more... More about Human Rights Campaign, Gofundme, Youtube, Markiplier, and Entertainment Read More »China will make it rain over an area 1.7 times the size of France
China is creating rain in an area 1.7 times the size of France. The massive Asian country will spend 1.15 million yuan ($168 million) to modify weather in its parched northwestern provinces, in one of the country's biggest such programmes, the South China Morning Post reports. The China Meteorological Administration expects rainfall and snow to be increased over 960,000 sq km — 10 percent of the country's territory — if cloud seeding is successful. The process will take three years, and China will buy four new planes, upgrade eight existing aircraft, develop nearly 900 rocket launch systems and connect 1,856 devices to digital control systems. Read more... More about Weather, Climate, Rain, Cloud Seeding, and China Read More »J.K. Rowling has the perfect response to 'Harry Potter'-themed typos
LONDON — J.K. Rowling may be an unstoppable burn-machine when it comes to Donald Trump, but she's got a soft side too. When it comes to Harry Potter-themed typos in her name, for instance, she can definitely see the funny side. On Monday evening, she shared the following screengrab from an article in The Independent.
To be fair, it's the sort of mistake that could quite easily happen to any of us. Remember that caption beneath the photo of Maisie Williams at the Golden Globes that read "Maisie Turner"? Read more... More about Tweet, Twitter, Uk, Funny, and Typo Read More »Google's PR team penned the mother of all replies
Someone at Google's PR and communications department is dripping with wit. After WWD speculated in a report that Google could possibly be buying Condé Nast, that operates a bunch of magazines and web properties, the Silicon Valley giant's PR team had some fun. Their usual "we don't comment on rumors and speculation" response gave way to a sassy retort. In a world of dry PR responses, we can definitely chalk this up as a great comeback Read more... BONUS: Conde Nast Traveler's iPad App Has a Size ProblemBridget Trump's Diary: I went to the Women's March and it was so overrated
Note from the Editor: You've no doubt already heard about the political parody Bridget Trump? The love child of Donald Trump and Bridget Jones has been making people giggle with her parody Twitter account filled with pithy statements that are remarkably similar to a certain businessman turned POTUS. The brainchild of British comic Tiff Stevenson, Bridget Trump, is obviously very, very busy and very, very important. Bridget Trump took a break from tweeting to attend the inauguration and the Women's March over the weekend. Miraculously, she also managed to squeeze in a diary entry. Here's how it went: Read more... More about Bridget Jones, Parody, Comedy, Twitter, and Inauguration Day Read More »Ewan McGregor and Piers Morgan feud on Twitter over Women's March
Ewan McGregor has announced on Twitter he is boycotting Good Morning Britain after its host, Piers Morgan, called people attending the Women's Marches last Saturday "rabid feminists." The actor, who stars in the sequel of Trainspotting (T2), said: "Was going on Good Morning Britain, didn't realise @piersmorgan was host. Won't go on with him after his comments about #WomensMarch."
Here's how you can watch the Oscar nominations live stream
Time to get into the Oscars spirit. The Academy on Tuesday will announce this year's Oscar nominees — and for the first time ever, you can follow along with a global livestream (below). As always, the nominations will be unveiled bright and early at 8:18 a.m. EST/5:18 a.m. PST. Several Oscar-winning and nominated Academy members — including Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Emmanuel Lubezki, Jason Reitman and Ken Watanabe — will join Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs in sharing the news. In addition to the YouTube stream, nominations will also be available to view on Oscar.go.com and oscars.org, the Academy’s digital platforms, a satellite feed, and local broadcasters, including Good Morning America. Read more... More about Awards Shows, Nominations, Live Streaming, Academy Awards, and Oscars 2017 Read More »This mum's wine hack has taken Twitter by storm
LONDON — Just because you're a mum and you're on the train, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a nice glass of wine. Or, in the case of the mum below, a nice Lucozade bottle of wine. Over the weekend, Saoirse from Luton, UK, shared a screengrab of a brilliant message her mum had sent her.
Now that is an A+ wine hack. With over 8000 retweets and 30,000 favourites, the stealthy tactic seemed to go down well on Twitter.
J.K. Rowling fights back as Donald Trump reinstates anti-abortion policy
J.K. Rowling has some important words about one of Donald Trump's first acts as POTUS. Donald Trump has reinstated the Mexico City Policy, known as the global gag rule, which prevents non-governmental organisations working abroad from receiving federal funding for family planning if they perform abortions or even talk to their clients about abortion. The Harry Potter author shared her thoughts on Twitter about his reinstatement of the policy, and she didn't hold back Hold onto your Big Mac, the special sauce is comin' home
As any devout Big Mac lover knows, the special sauce is where its allure lies. Alas, except for special promotions in Australia (and one very expensive bottle auctioned in the UK), the sauce has been available solely in McDonald's for U.S. burger lovers. Until now. Image: Mcdonald's McDonald's is giving away 10,000 bottles of Big Mac Special Sauce in conjunction with the release of its Grand Mac and Mac Jr. sandwiches (The former has two 1/6 lb. patties and the latter has one 1/6 patty and dispenses with the middle bun layer). More about Giveaway, Sauce, Big Mac, Food, and Watercooler Read More » This bin that looks like Donald Trump has sparked a glorious Photoshop battle
LONDON — Obviously there are times when the internet can be a harsh, unforgiving place, but there are also times when it's the perfect platform for people to unite over a common cause. In this case, the common cause happens to be a bin that looks a bit like Donald Trump. SEE ALSO: 16 Photoshop battles that ruled 2016 On Tuesday morning, British comedy website The Poke tweeted the following image with a caption encouraging people to do "their wonderful stuff with it", using the inspired hashtag #TheAdventuresOfDonaldTheBin.
This Dutch video on Trump has gone viral because, well, just watch it
"We totally understand it's going to be America First — But can we just say 'The Netherlands Second?'" This is the Dutch plan for Trump's presidency. The video is a spoof message by news satire show Zondag met Lubach to officially introduce Holland to Trump "in a way that will probably appeal to him the most". "We speak Dutch. It's the best language in all of Europe. We've got all the best words. All the other languages? Failed. Danish? Total disaster," a voiceover says, mimicking Trump's cadence. "German is not even a real language." This is what a computer thinks rum should taste like
LONDON — Ordering a piña colada or a rum and coke in your local pub will likely never taste the same as it does on a beach in Bali. According to Joe Harrod — a big data analyst and Artificial Intelligence expert — Virgin Holidays used IBM Watson's linguistic AI to interpret millions of social media posts to pick out key emotions associated with holidays. Watson — IBM's famous supercomputer — then analysed thousands of rum reviews to uncover which ingredients elicit different emotions and sensations in reviewers. Read more... More about Supercomputer, Artificial Intelligence, Data, Rum, and Alcohol Read More »'Rogue One' in 8-bit is a video game dream come true
Choose to play as your favorite member of the Rebel Alliance and embark on a daring mission to steal the Death Star plans on Scarif! In this re-imagining of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story we get a glimpse of what this action-packed adventure would look like if it were an 8-Bit video game. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Oscar nominees: Here's the full list
Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning. Below, a full list of nominees. Supporting Actor Lead Actor CINEMATOGRAPHY Best Costume Design Best Original Song Things you probably didn't know about 'The Hurt Locker'
Get ready for the oscars with a look back at the 2008 Iraq war thriller that took home six Academy Awards! Check out this in-depth look at a modern day movie classic and learn some lesser known facts. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more... More about Cinefix, Things You Didn T Know, Best Director, Best Picture, and Academy Awards Read More »This Redditor's bizarre story about England is trolling at its very finest
LONDON — As far as social media platforms go, Reddit tends to be one of the harder ones to trick. Normally if a photo is old or a statement is untrue, some internet sleuth will quickly dig into it and put the record straight. On Monday night, however, Jeff Stelling put that theory to the test with a strange story he shared in the r/unitedkingdom subreddit. Image: reddit There's a very select group of people who will understand what Stelling's on about here. And even then, things only really click with the last line. Read more... More about Uk, Blackpool, Funny, Trolling, and Reddit Read More »Watch this super cute 4-year-old sing 'You've Got a Friend In Me' with her dad
Though Claire Ryann and her dad released a studio version of Toy Story's "You've Got a Friend In Me" back in October, the pair made a live cover that blows the original out of the water. While her dad plucks away on his guitar, the eager tyke belts out her part, giving Randy Newman a run for his money. After all, what's cuter than a 4-year-old singer hamming it up for the camera? 'Rings' TV store prank left customers running in absolute terror
First you see her, then you scream and run away. The new scary movie Rings, the third feature film in the Ring franchise, gets released next Friday, so, Paramount Pictures decided to try to get potential moviegoers excited about the movie by playing the ultimate prank: having a girl, dressed like the movie's villain Samara Morgan, crawl out of a TV and sneak up on customers. As you can imagine, almost everyone either screamed or ran out of the room with no hesitation. Always, always, be on the lookout for long-haired girls crawling out of your TV. Prosthetic talks to the brain, restores touch in man's hand
Igor Spetic is one of the first amputees to regain feeling in his hand through a prosthetic. After volunteering to work with Dustin J. Tyler, a researcher in human-machine interaction, the experimental haptic bionic hand has helped him feel the sense of touch again. The technology uses electrodes in Igor's arm to tap into his nervous system, which interprets impulses as if they were from his real hand. Read more... More about Standalone Featured, Mashable Video, Bionic Hand, Case School Of Engineering, and Human Machine Interaction Read More »Swan halts traffic and doesn't give a duck
People are generally understanding of duck crossings as long as said birds are actually crossing the road. But one swan in Nottingham decided to frustrate drivers by taking a leisurely stroll in the middle of traffic. It was eventually apprehended and carried away by animal control. Let's hope he wasn't trying to get anywhere important. Samsung Galaxy S8 will reportedly launch in April, and LG G6 will suffer for it
Samsung dropped a bombshell on Monday, officially confirming that its new flagship, the Galaxy S8, will not launch during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month. But if not then, when? With the Note7 being dead and gone for a few months now due to battery overheating issues, Samsung users are probably getting anxious for a new flagship. A new report by Forbes claims to have the answer — and, oddly enough, it also affects another flagship, the LG's upcoming G6. According to the report, Samsung will launch the Galaxy S8 on April 14, and it will be the first phone to feature Qualcomm's new processor, the Snapdragon 835. And that is precisely the reason why LG's G6 will come with Snapdragon 821 — Samsung (who worked with Qualcomm to build the new Snapdragon chip) gets to be first in line. Read more... More about Lg G6, Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung, and Tech Read More »10 original songs cut from 'La La Land' for who knows why
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling's romantic musical La La Land is already off and running this award season. After sweeping the Golden Globes (winning the most awards for one movie in the show's history), the film shows no signs of slowing down come time for the Oscars. But it wasn't always such a sure thing. The movie's soundtrack is undoubtedly an all-time great, but the tracks that were cut tell a slightly different story. After doing some research, we found 10 original songs that, for one reason or another, didn't make the final cut of La La Land. Read more... More about Movies, Music, Funny, Humor, and Watercooler Read More »6 things to know about this year's Oscar nominations
This year was so good for movies that even some of the bad ones got Oscar nominations. (Yes, we're looking at you, Passengers.) "The day after the Oscars, the focus should be back on making films,' said actor Ken Watanabe in the Oscar nominations live stream. "Good films." It's a safe bet there will be more good films like La La Land going forward, after the movie-musical scored 14 nominations. Below, six things to know about this year's Oscar nominees. 1. La La Land ties record nominationsThe film that earned a record seven wins at the Golden Globes will now be trying to go 14-for-14 at the Oscars. The other two films to score 14 nods? Titanic and All About Eve. That's pretty good company. Read more... More about Oscars 2017, Movies, Entertainment, and Film Read More »This is what Google's Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches might look like
We keep hearing more and more about Google's two upcoming Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches as we inch closer towards Feb. 9, which is when the new smartwatch software is expected to drop. And now we might know what they look likeTechnoBuffalo got its hands on what it strongly believes are images of Google's two unannounced smartwatches. As you can see in the image below, the smartwatches line up perfectly with the specification leaks from previous reports. The larger "LG Watch Sport" appears to be the sportier, more rugged version with a "digital crown" and two pusher buttons above and below it. The smaller "LG Watch Style" is more on the fashionable side and only has a single digital crown. Read more... More about Leaks, Android Wear 2.0, Smartwatches, Google, and Tech Read More »This pocket-sized selfie drone may change the way you take pictures
Doubling as a compact phone case, this drone can autonomously fly and take your selfies for you. Read more... More about Pocket Sized Drone, Autonomous, Phone Case, Iphone, and Real Time Video Read More »Now you can buy a car at your local Walmart
Next time you're in the market for a new car, head to Walmart. The retail giant is partnering with dealerships to sell cars in Houston, Dallas, Phoenix and Oklahoma City. Select Walmart locations will have touch-screen kiosks set up by the online auto retailer CarSaver, Automotive News reported. The kiosks will let Walmart shoppers choose a new or pre-owned car and get financing and insurance with support from advisers over the phone. Customers using the kiosks will be prompted to set up an appointment at a dealership near that Walmart location. Walmart experimented with CarSaver through a pilot program in Stuart, Florida in April, Automotive News reported. The pilot was good for Walmart: 80 percent of appointments scheduled through one of the store's kiosks led to a sale. Read more... More about Automobiles, Automotive, Cars, Walmart, and Business Read More »iPhone users can finally send WhatsApp messages offline
Haven't you heard? Offline is the new online... well, sort of. On Monday, WhatsApp, the popular Facebook-owned messenger, welcomed iOS users to the world of offline messaging. The app's latest iOS update allows iPhone users to engage in offline message queueing, so they can prep messages to send while they're waiting for a connection and quickly keep their conversations going when they regain one. Users can now tap "send" on multiple written messages when they don't have a wireless connection, and once a connection is reestablished, those queued messages will be sent automatically. Read more... More about Queue, Apps, Update, Whatsapp, and Conversations Read More »New cookie dough shop opens in NYC to be your best friend
Cookie dough: a delicious treat that has grown to be a familiar companion for many, through the good times and the bad. Thankfully for us, Kristen Tomlan also believes in this, so much so that she is opening up a cookie dough shop in New York City called Dō. That's right, there exists a place dedicated to cookie dough and all the scrumptious desserts that can be created with it. Would you like one, two, or three scoops of dough? Image: dina coloma Dō, pronounced "dough," started online as a place where you could order ready-to-eat cookie dough. At Dō's actual store, however, you'll be able to indulge in much more than just cookie dough. Read more... More about Dessert, Cookie Dough, Food, Conversations, and Watercooler Read More »Twitter Inauguration Day ratings are out — but please don't add them to TV, Sean Spicer
President Donald Trump and press secretary Sean Spicer have claimed that this year's Inauguration Day was the most-watched in history, which could be true depending on how you define "watched." While Trump's crowd appeared much thinner than Obama's 2009 Inauguration, there's no denying that the viewership beyond the National Mall and on screens was quite yuge in part thanks to digital platforms. Twitter, Trump's favorite social platform, presented the latest piece of evidence Tuesday. The live stream coverage of Inauguration Day on Twitter, presented by PBS NewsHour, reached 6,824,000 million unique viewers, the company announced. Read more... More about Tech, Online Video, Inauguration Day, President Trump, and Donald Trump Read More »Trump's cyber advisor didn't know about Signal
If you pay attention to surveillance or cybersecurity, you've probably heard of Signal since the election, right? It's an encrypted messaging app, and it's popularity has climbed in the wake of a new presidential administration that looks like it will favor increased surveillance. It's one of those no-brainer downloads for anyone concerned about privacy. Which is why it's just perhaps maybe a little eyebrow-raising that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who will advise President Donald Trump on the nation's cybersecurity policy, only recently heard of it. More about President Donald Trump, Encrypted, Privacy, Security, and App Read More »Fish-controlled robot opens up a whole new world
What if Jaws could roam the land? This free-roaming goldfish is no longer confined to four glass walls thanks to a robot designed by a team of students for the Build18 robotics tournament held at Carnegie Mellon University. Admittedly, yes, it's still in a tank, yet it looks so free! The robot moves according to the "position of the fish relative to the middle" according to student Alex Kent's reddit post of the video. The concept of an animal-controlled robot is also reminding a lot of people of Snuffles/Snowball from Rick and Morty, but this bewildered fish doesn't seem to be lusting after world domination quite yet. Read more... More about Videos, Science, and Watercooler Read More »Seth Meyers masterfully skewers Trump's 'alternative facts' in his 'Closer Look'
These segments just keep getting better. Seth Meyers is back taking "A Closer Look" at the Women's March, Trump's in'ugh'uration, its attendance, and of course, Twitter's new favorite term, "alternative facts" on Late Night. Watch the late night host masterfully skewer the Trump administration's open lying on its first full day in office and the protests that materialized after he took the oath of office. Another Silicon Valley guy locks down an escape plan
If there's one guy who can feel safe in Trump's America, it may be Peter Thiel. Thiel, a venture capitalist who made millions of dollars and Silicon Valley fame for his bets on Facebook, PayPal and Palantir, served as an advocate for and advisor to President Donald Trump during his campaign and the transition process. You may remember Thiel from his appearance onstage at the Republican National Convention in July. He has since orchestrated partnerships and meetings between Trump and the tech industry, most notably in a roundtable meeting at Trump Tower in New York shortly after Trump's election. Read more... More about Business, Doomsday, Donald Trump, New Zealand, and Peter Thiel Read More »Britney Spears finally makes her Snapchat debut
Finally there's one more way to keep up with all things Britney Spears these days. The pop queen shared her first Snapchat foray on Twitter after her kids showed her the ropes. "A little late on Snapchat...," she tweeted. "It's great because it makes you feel pretty!" The singer posted two Snapchat videos on Monday—one with a mouse filter and a great 10 second story about snow, and the other a classic filter-less glimpse at the many faces of Britney. No word on whether or not these moments will make it into the Lifetime film. Read more... More about Conversations, Watercooler, Twitter, Snapchat, and Britney Spears Read More »UK regulator: White male bank culture is ‘difficult to take'
The financial industry’s “white male” culture isn’t changing quickly enough, according to the U.K. regulator’s head of supervision, who said the country is unlikely to see a female chief executive officer at a major bank for at least five years. "It’s extremely rare that in my professional life I have a conversation with a head of desk at an investment bank or a global head of business that is anything other than a white male," the Financial Conduct Authority’s Megan Butler said at the City & Financial Global’s Women in Finance Summit in London. "I’ve increasingly come to find that a little bit difficult to take." Read more... More about Diversity, White Men, Finance, Wall Street, and Banks Read More »Meryl Streep is celebrating her Oscar nomination with a pitch-perfect GIF
Um... what was that about highly overrated, President Trump? Meryl Streep, the perfectly rated living legend, scored her 20th (yes, that's 2-0) Oscar nomination Tuesday morning for her leading role in Florence Foster Jenkins — and her statement is just as legendary as she is. SEE ALSO: Oscar nominees: Here's the full list Yes, she sent a GIF. (BuzzFeed confirmed with the actress' rep that this is indeed her statement.)
The GIF appears to be from Paul McCartney’s 2013 music video for his song, “Queenie Eye." Read more... More about Oscars 2017, Oscars, Meryl Streep, Watercooler, and Entertainment Read More »When it comes to the full English breakfast, bacon is queen
The full English breakfast is a cornerstone of British culture. This national treasure is composed of eggs, rashers (bacon), sausages, baked beans, hash browns, buttered toast, and fried mushrooms and tomato. However, not all parts of this greasy plate of goodness are created equal. YouGov conducted a survey asking the public about which parts of the full English breakfast they would consider quintessential, and the results are completely un-shocking — bacon is queen. Image: YOUGOV 89% of the population can't do a full English unless bacon is present and accounted for. The runner up is sausage with 82%. Meat is an obvious winner in the eyes (and stomachs) of the British public. Read more... More about Black Pudding, Sausage Party, Bacon, Study, and Full English Breakfast Read More »Google Home starts catching up to the Amazon Echo
Good news, Google Home owners: the smart home hub can now talk to more gear. This morning, Google announced a pair of new partners for the Home platform that will bring even more variety to its stable of connected devices and better streamline our increasingly connected smart households: Honeywell and Belkin Wemo. Google already had Nest, Philips Hue and Samsung SmartThings devices as part of the system, so adding Honeywell and and Belkin Wemo will give Home owners more options as they sync up their homes to the Internet of Things (IoT), a term commonly used to refer to all the smart, internet-connected devices used to optimize our daily lives (think smart appliances). Read more... More about Smart Home, Connected Home, Iot, Honeywell, and Belkin Read More »Nerf's newest blasters shoot foam cars, not darts
Have you ever looked at your Nerf guns and wished they could shoot something other than foam darts? If you have, this is your lucky year. Designed to cater to a younger crowd — 5 years old and up as opposed to Nerf's traditional 8 and up — the new Nerf Nitro series basically mixes the company's signature blasters with Hot Wheels. Instead of foam darts, the blasters shoot foam cars, which can be launched right into obstacles and into the air off plastic ramps. Available this summer, the Nitro series is an entire family of "stunt car blasters" running the gamut from the entry-level single-shot "Throttleshot Blitz" ($9.99) to the top-of-the-line, battery-powered and motorized "Motofury Rapid" ($49.99). Read more... More about Tech Toys, Toys, Blasters, Nerf Nitro, and Nerf Read More »It's okay, guys, 'Deadpool' is still awesome without a Best Picture nomination
Fans of Deadpool, the foul-mouthed, ultra-violent comic book film starring the very, very handsome and irreverent Ryan Reynolds, let out a mournful grumble on Tuesday morning as the movie, despite all its accolades, failed to receive a Best Picture nomination for this year's Academy Awards. SEE ALSO: Oscar nominees: Here's the full list Looking at what did get a nomination for Best Picture — critical darling La La Land, the history-delving Hidden Figures, gritty drama Hell or High Water — it's easy to understand why the blood-and-guts-and-dick-joke-filled Deadpool couldn't crack this elite group. Read more... More about Ryan Reynolds, Snub, Oscars 2017, Academy Awards, and Deadpool Read More »This keyboard makes you feel like you're working on an old-school typewriter
Gadget lovers with a sense of nostalgia should get ready to drool. A new mechanical keyboard from Lofree will mirror the look and feel of an old-school typewriter while incorporating some modern flourishes. SEE ALSO: Razer's trippy Chroma PC gear can glow 16.8 million different colors of rad The new Lofree keyboard won't perform any unusual functions (nor does it promise to solve any specific problem, like the challenge of eating fried chicken while typing), but it will fulfill all the requisite keyboard functions. The device can be set to wired or wireless, and it's operating system agnostic, so you'll be able to use it with your PC or Mac as well as your iOS and Android devices. Read more... More about Accessories, Retro, Keyboard, and Tech Read More »Sundance hit 'Call Me By Your Name' will make you believe in love again
PARK CITY, Utah — Already garnering worthy comparisons to Brokeback Mountain and Moonlight, Sundance breakout hit Call Me By Your Name confidently differentiates itself from those towering works by posing one essential question: "Is it better to speak or die?" Where those aforementioned films chose to be cautious, restrained by time and cultural expectations, Call Me By Your Name answers with full-throated passion, and it's all the more resonant for it. Its composition is as poetic as Ang Lee's groundbreaking "gay cowboy" epic, and its humanity is as vibrant as Barry Jenkins' nuanced Oscar contender, but Call Me By Your Name defies easy categorizations. It's a coming-of-age tale, a love story, and a heartfelt mediation on intimacy and loss, all wrapped up in one lush, lyrical package. Read more... More about Armie Hammer, Sundance Film Festival, Call Me By Your Name, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Trump gives second life to Keystone XL, Dakota Access oil pipelines
The Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines will get a second shot under the Trump administration. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive action that may revive the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Former President Barack Obama rejected the U.S.-to-Canada project in late 2015 on the grounds that it would hurt U.S. efforts to tackle climate change. The document clears the way for government approval of the proposed 1,179-mile pipeline from Canada's Alberta tar sands region to refineries in the U.S. Gulf Coast. Read more... More about Environment, Global Warming, Climate, Tar Sands Pipeline, and Tar Sands Read More »'Rogue One' as an 8-bit video game is strong with the force
In this reimagining of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, we get a glimpse of what this action-packed adventure would look like if it were an 8-Bit video game. Choose to play as your favorite member of the Rebel Alliance and embark on a daring mission to steal the Death Star plans on Scarif. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Read more... More about Luke Skywalker, 8 Bit Cinema, Cinefix, 8 Bit, and Video Games Read More »Donald Trump's favorite new picture gets even the simplest detail wrong
Donald Trump is very concerned with the truth and yet a new photo of his inauguration that he says will hang in the White House can't even get the easiest facts straight. The day after doubling-down on his baseless, false claim that illegal votes cost him the popular election, Trump tweeted out the photo below, a panoramic shot of the inauguration crowd that he says he'll hang in either the press hall.
Cards Against Humanity has one specific requirement for their new CEO: be Barack Obama
Job descriptions are getting really specific these days. Cards Against Humanity, the game recommended you don't play with your family, is known for their outrageous card combinations and their charitable past with nonprofits and high-poverty classrooms across the U.S. Not to mention the time they dug a giant hole for absolutely no reason. But now, the company is now in the market for a new CEO. While the requirements for such a position include the usual public speaking skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Cards Against Humanity has some demands that sound very specific to one person in particular. Read more... More about Cards Against Humanity, Barack Obama, and Watercooler Read More »Tiniest feminist held up a very important sign at the Women's March
Armed with love, pink hats and clever signs, women across the globe marched in solidarity on Saturday to fight for the right to their bodies, minds and choices. Jenny Sowry and her husband took their 22-month-old daughter and 9-year-old son to march and shared photos of the day on Facebook. "The idea of not marching as a family never came up. I didn’t feel that there was any issue with safety", Sowry told Mashable. "The atmosphere was very family friendly." "There were a number of causes championed that day, the concerns were wide and varied," Sowry said. "For my son, it was the idea that all people are equal and deserving of respect." Read more... More about Parenting, Feminism, Signs, Women S March, and Watercooler Read More »Finally, someone has reinvented the crutches
Mobility Designed has created a whole new generation of crutches that uses the forearm for support and allows wearers to move freely while the crutches remain attached. Read more... More about Standalone Featured, Real Time Video, Real Time, Invention, and Technology Read More »Streaming crashes the Oscars: Amazon becomes first service with Best Picture nod
"We want to win an Oscar." That's what Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told a German newspaper in December 2015, in case you thought they were being subtle about it. On Tuesday, Bezos' goal became an actual possibility after the streaming service's Sundance Film Festival 2016 pick-up Manchester by the Sea received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The Salesman, an Iranian drama Amazon is distributing in the U.S., also gave Amazon a seventh nomination in the foreign-language film category.
Apple unveils its own way to find lost AirPods
Memo to app makers, steer clear of Apple's turf. Just two weeks after not-so-quietly removing the Finder for AirPods app, which helped nervous AirPod owners locate their misplaced Bluetooth audio devices, Apple announced its own official Find My AirPods utility inside the already familiar Find My iPhone app. The fact that Apple is making this app is significant, because it's the first time Apple's willing to freely admit that someone might actually misplace one of the just-released $159 wireless earbuds. Delivered as part of OS 10.3 beta that started rolling out to developers on Tuesday, Find My AirPods, works similarly to the dearly departed third-party app. It relies on Bluetooth signals to help find your AirPods. However, since Apple can access the custom W11 Bluetooth chip it built, its solution goes further. Read more... More about Find My Iphone, Bluetooth, Earbuds, Audio, and Airpods Read More »Women's March protestor seeks help on Facebook to find 'equality bae'
On Saturday, the streets of London were flooded with people marching to Trafalgar square in the name of women's rights and equality. It's not the likeliest place you'd expect to find love, but for one demonstrator it did spark a crush. Sophie Stummvoll from London was among thousands who attended the march to promote social progression. "I participated in the Women’s March on London along with millions of men and women around the world to make it known that we as people will not stand for women, gays, muslims or any other marginalized groups to have less rights and opportunity than the privileged majority," Stummvoll said. Read more... More about Equality, Bae, Facebook, London, and Women S March London Read More »New video series highlights activists using tech to defend human rights
Passionate activists are using technology to make the world a safer, more equitable place — and a new video series shines a light on their powerful stories. "Internet Without Borders" is a four-part series from Jigsaw, the tech incubator at Google's parent company Alphabet, featuring interviews with activists and technologists who use digital tools to defend human rights in their countries. Jigsaw, whose mission is to look at how technology can make people safer around the world, filmed the videos at the 2016 Oslo Freedom Forum last May. There, the company sought out people who are "courageously fighting for freedom in diverse communities around the world." Read more... More about Google, Jigsaw, Arab Spring, Human Rights, and Social Media Read More »Prank your indecisive friends with this brutal pizza order
Do you have a friend or lover who never knows what they want to eat? If so — and if you're feeling vindictive about it — have we got the prank for you. According to a Reddit post from RidingKeys, one human was so annoyed by his girlfriend's unwillingness to choose a pizza topping that he enlisted the delivery person to help him take his revenge. "Please send me an extra empty box that has 'whatever' written in big letters on it because that's what my girlfriend said she wants," he wrote in the "Customizations" section. Read more... More about Pizza, Reddit, and Watercooler Read More »As the Trump era dawns, the media is doubling down on investigative journalism
When Spotlight won the Oscar for best picture in 2016, it had already sparked a degree of journalistic nostalgia, harkening back to an era before Twitter determined the media cycle (and did so at a breakneck pace). Yes, there was once a time when investigative teams were given the resources, time and space to shake the foundations of the world’s most powerful institutions. Now, investigative teams are making a comeback thanks to a new muse: Donald Trump. "[The administration] have said they're going to try to remake how Washington works, how government is, and we need to be in place to figure out where to go deep in terms of coverage across the board," said Mark Mazzetti, the new Washington investigations editor for the New York Times. Read more... More about Business, New York Times, Digital Media, Media, and Journalism Read More »Oscars 2017: It's a good time to be a nerd
Musical theater and jazz nerds across the nation were cheering Tuesday morning as the Oscar nominees were announced and the delightful throwback La La Land picked up a record-tying 14 nods. Likewise, sci-fi nerds saluted the impressive 8 nominations for Arrival — a genre movie (based on a very nerdy short story by Seattle-based technical writer Ted Chiang) that has so thoroughly inserted itself into the mainstream that most people don't even recognize it as a genre movie. SEE ALSO: Oscar nominees: Here's the full list But that was far from the only reason for excitement in the geek sectors of society. The nominations list was replete with more traditional genre movies, too. Read more... More about Arrival, Suicide Squad, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, Rogue One A Star Wars Story, and Entertainment Read More »Man fights off Twitter scammer by vowing to marry her in a 'Hindu mosque'
Vaibhav Vishal, a resident of Mumbai, encountered a possible Nigerian Facebook scam on Twitter and humorously trolled the scammer. In his rather long Twitter DM conversation with scammer 'Clara Julliard Scott,' everything from love, marriage and family members to ancestral property, payments and hotel bookings were discussed. Photos of siblings and weddings were shared as well. And supporting characters included "a Hindu mosque," a PayPal account, a lake full of alligators and a marijuana plantation, among other things. Read more... More about Trolling, Blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Scams Read More »Night Shift is headed to the Mac to help you sleep better
Longtime Mac users know all about the wonders of f.lux, a third-party system preference that automatically adjusts your screen's color temperature, shifting it from blue to yellow throughout the day in order to combat the harmful effects of blue light. With iOS 9.3, Apple added a feature called "Night Shift" that's essentially f.lux, but for your iPhone or iPad. The useful feature is now headed to the Mac. The latest developer beta for macOS Sierra version 10.4.1 beta 1, includes a Night Shift mode. How it works is unclear (we're working on installing the new version), but we wouldn't be surprised if it works much like f.lux. Read more... More about Beta, Macos Sierra, Displays, Screens, and Night Shift Read More »A whole town plays a sport with no rules
It’s quite likely you’ve never heard of the greatest team sport in the world And before you start to defend soccer, football, basketball and the like, try watching a match of the Kirkwall Ba’, a jaw-dropping version of rugby played twice every holiday season in a small Scottish island town. What makes it so spectacular? First off, the game involves more than 300 men split between two clans, those whose family alliances are up (“Uppies”) or down (“Doonies”) the road from St. Magnus Cathedral. Playing ba’ is a right of passage for the boys of Kirkwall, Scotland (pop 9,000). While the maximum age a boy can be to play in the boys game is 15, there is no limit to how young a player needs to be. Read more... More about Sports, Scotland, Photography, and Watercooler Read More »'Overwatch' rings in the Year of the Rooster with new game mode and hero skins
The Year of the Rooster is just around the corner and the Overwatch universe is celebrating big time with new cosmetic items, decorations and a brand new game mode. Overwatch's Year of the Rooster event runs from Jan. 24 to Feb. 13. Throughout the celebration, Lijiang Tower will be decked out with Lunar New Year decorations, there will be a new capture the flag game mode in the arcade, and lootboxes will be filled with holiday-themed hero skins, sprays, player icons and voice lines. Overwatch has never had a capture the flag mode so it will be interesting to see how the hero-based shooter handles this new style of play. Read more... More about New Year, Year Of The Rooster, Blizzard Entertainment, Skins, and Overwatch Read More »Erin Andrews reveals her private battle with cervical cancer
Erin Andrews, the famed FOX Sports reporter and fixture of NFL sidelines, battled cervical cancer during the season, she revealed Tuesday. In a story on Sports Illustrated's MMQB, Andrews tells how she underwent surgery in October, then proceeded to reassume her role on the sidelines five days later, despite the doctor's orders. “Should I have been standing for a full game five days after surgery? Let’s just say the doctor didn’t recommend that,” Andrews said. “But just as I felt during my trial, sports were my escape. I needed to be with my crew.” She didn't miss a single game this season. Read more... More about Football, Nfl, Fox Sports, Erin Andrews, and Entertainment Read More »Trump nominee pledges to shield NOAA climate scientists from intimidation, censorship
SEATTLE — Climate scientists throughout the federal government are fearing an onslaught of budget cuts and censorship policies from the President Donald Trump administration, with sweeping changes expected governing how climate science is funded and communicated to the public. Some of this has already begunOn Monday, scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency were told not to talk to the press, and a similar order was reportedly sent out to employees of the Agriculture Department, which includes the U.S. Forest Service. However, one of the largest agencies involved in weather and climate research may have a slightly brighter outlook when it comes to allowing scientists to conduct their work without political interference or censorship. Read more... More about Epa, Gag Order, Donald Trump, Wilbur Ross, and Noaa Research Read More » | ||||
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