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 Mars, Venus and the moon are having a cosmic meet-up this week
The moon, Venus and Mars are getting close in the night sky this week. Mars and Venus will appear just next to the crescent moon in a coincidental planetary meet-up Tuesday. You should be able to see the trio (assuming you have good weather) by looking west Tuesday evening, according to a NASA skywatching video. Mars, which looks much like a red-tinged star, should appear just below the moon, with brightly-shining Venus just below that. Both will be near the constellation Aquarius. Unfortunately for millions of people in the U.S. Northeast, clouds will likely obscure views of the three cosmic objects. Read more... More about Skywatching, Space Photos, Mars, Venus, and Moon Read More »This 'Captain America' trailer assembles the Avengers with homemade magic
America's hero needs a helping hand from some friends and the DIY homemade squad arrives to the rescue! This is a civil war unlike any other. Watch the side-by-side comparison with the original. Watch the behind-the-scenes. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Diy Read More »This ballet dancer proves dancers come in all shapes and sizes
Erik Cavanaugh, a dancer, filmed and posted this video. He's not only killing it in the dance studio, but also reminding everyone that anyone can dance. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Cavalier, Ballet Dancer, Ballet, and Pittsburgh Read More »Did Kim Kardashian hint at a divorce before her long-awaited return to Instagram?
After months of silence, Kim Kardashian West's millions of social media followers have a lot to wrap their heads around. Kardashian West posted her first Instagram since her fateful trip to Paris Fashion Week in October and may have also indicated more changes in her life. The reality star turned mogul temporarily removed her married name from her social media accounts before quickly changing it back. Kardashian West's return began when debuted a new website/app design and adorable home video of her husband and two children this morning amid rumors that her marriage to Kanye West is on the rocks. It seemed like an attempt to relay the message that business is back to usual, and after a rough patch in their personal lives, Kimye remain and strong as ever. Read more... More about Celebrities, Celebrity Couple, Kanye West, Kardashians, and Kim Kardashian Read More »How the NAACP protests in the digital age
The NAACP is sitting in at Sen. Jeff Sessions' Mobile, Alabama, office until he pulls out as nominee for Donald Trump's attorney general. And their showing off their peaceful protest on Facebook Live. As NAACP president and CEO Cornell Brooks tweeted Tuesday, the protesters are "occupying" his office until he withdraws or until the group is arrested.
The civil rights group's Facebook Lives are not the most riveting material on the internet, but these are significant moments with civil rights activists mixing in a digital tactic with more traditional resistance methods. Read more... More about Protest, Jeff Sessions, Alabama, Naacp, and Facebook Live Read More »Rockettes chairman encourages concerned dancers to be 'tolerant of intolerance'
Who knew that the New York City Rockettes would become one of American culture's loudest (and most sequined) voices of dissent? Just prior to Christmas, several of the dancers came forward with concerns about being forced to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration. Though Madison Square Garden Company, who produces the Rockettes, later clarified that the dancers would not be required to perform, the company's executive chairman, James Dolan, recently spoke to concerned dancers and encouraged them to be more "tolerant," according to an exclusive published by Marie Claire. More about Inauguration, Rockettes, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Billy Eichner gets answers to age-old question: Do gay people care about John Oliver?
Finally, we get answers. Billy Eichner, great investigator of our time, braved the streets of New York to get answers to the timeless question: do gay people care about John Oliver? The Last Week Tonight host actually joined Eichner for a hilarious edition of Billy on the Street, where he had to face some hard truth about his audience. Check out the illuminating clip above. Mustang Hybrid among 13 new electric Ford cars that will soon be a reality
Ford is building 13 new electric cars, including groundbreaking models like a 300-mile electric SUV and a hybrid Mustang. Seven of the new 13 models will be released by 2020, and an F-150 Hybrid pick-up and Mustang Hybrid are among those soon to come, the company announced on Tuesday. Ford is currently investing $700 million toward creating new eco-friendly cars like two electrified police vehicles. It's all part of a larger $4.5 billion effort to produce more EV models in the next couple years. But the automaker is making some other big changes, too. More about Global Warming, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, America, and Ford Read More »Ronda Rousey still made $62,500 per second in her brutal UFC 207 loss
Ronda Rousey may have lost UFC 207 in under a minute, but she still walked away with a pretty incredible payday, earning $62,500 per second. In her first fight since November 2015, Rousey was no match for reigning bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, who, by comparison, notched $5,208 per second. Rousey's total $3 million ties Conor McGregor for the highest disclosed purse in UFC history, according to MMA Fighting. Nunes, whose flurry of ferocious punches took care of Rousey in 48 seconds, earned a total $250,000 for the knockout victory — $100,000 to show, $100,000 to win plus $50,000 for Performance of the Night. Read more... More about Ufc, Ronda Rousey, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Watch Joe Biden get dissed by a baby
Joe Biden is still vice president for the next 17 days and with so little time left, he didn't disappoint during a big day on Capitol Hill Monday. The new U.S. Congress was sworn in to office Monday, with Biden presiding over the Senate's ceremony and meeting with senators and their families. But when the vice president posed for pictures with the family of Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), something unexpected happened. As the family lined up on either side of Biden, he became enamored with Burr's granddaughter, talking to her, making some noises, and leaning in for a quick kiss on the head — until the young child ducked away from Biden's gentle attempt at affection. Read more... More about Babies, Joe Biden, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »A developer built a 'Law & Order: SVU' episode generator and it's perfect
Face it: 395 (and counting) episodes of solid crime television isn't enough. We need more Law & Order: SVU. Luckily, developer Scott Luptowski has a solution with episode descriptions generated by a computer program. SEE ALSO: The 16 best TV shows of 2016 Sure, SVU can seem slightly robotic already, but to be fair there are only so many variations of "I want a lawyer" that you can write before you're just saying nonsense. After building a script to pull episode descriptions from Hulu, IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes, Luptowski used a tool called a markov chain to automatically predict text based on the existing episode summaries. Luptowski told Mashable in a DM that he then ran the episodes through the chain hundreds of times to find the funniest results. Read more... More about Crime, Law Order Svu, Watercooler, Television, and Law And Order Read More »6 January video games that you need to check out
There really are new video games coming out this month, promise. January is traditionally a quiet time for video games, but there are always gems to be found for those willing to look. Last year, we went gaga over Tharsis. What will stand out in January 2017? Here are six potential gems that will be coming to PCs, consoles, and mobile devices over the next four weeks. Mega Man 1-6 (Jan. 5)There's not a lot to wonder about here: the first six Mega Man games are coming to Android and iOS. They're all NES originals, and at least a few of them are bonafide classics (looking at you, Mega Man 2). Each game will sell for $1.99. You'll be able to play them with touch-based controls, but a Bluetooth gamepad is definitely recommended. Read more... More about Gaming and Entertainment Read More »7 tech innovations coming to your next smartphone
Boring or not, smartphones aren't going away anytime soon. Phones — specifically, Android phones — hit a new high in 2016, finally competing with the iPhone in many of the areas they usually fell short. But they're about to get even better. Like Intel's tight grip on the PC world, Qualcomm powers most of the world's best smartphones. To kick off CES 2017, the chipmaker detailed its newest processor, the Snapdragon 835, and outlined how it's going to push mobile tech forward in 2017. The new Snapdragon 835 systems-on-chips (SoCs) will be produced using a 10-nanometer process, downsizing from the 14-nanometer process used in pre-existing Qualcomm chips, thus fitting even more transistors — and more processing power — on a chip. Read more... More about Phones, Smartphones, Mobile, Processors, and Chips Read More »Julian Assange says once again that Russia is not Wikileaks' source
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is claiming again that a Russian-connected source didn't leak hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee to his organization. That's contrary to the U.S. intelligence community's recent conclusions. That assertion and Wikileaks' increasingly partisan rhetoric has at least one Republican pundit, Sean Hannity, changing his tune toward the controversial figure. “We can say, we have said repeatedly over the last two months, that our source is not the Russian government. And it is not a state party,” Assange says in a new interview with Fox News' Hannity, the first part of which will air on Tuesday night. Read more... More about Fox News, Cybersecurity, Julian Assange, Wikileaks, and Russian Hack Read More »Periscope could be your 24/7 personal trainer in 2017
If your New Year's Resolution was to feel mentally and physically healthier this year and to spend less time on your smartphone, you might want to reconsider the latter goal. Your phone can become a good part of your routine. Beyond running, calorie-counting and mindfulness apps, your phone can be a portal to a fitness studio with a live coach. Thanks to the rise of live video platforms last year, with Facebook, YouTube and Twitter all promoting their offerings, trainers have never been so accessible. AJ Joshi, a U.K.-based tech entrepreneur, is on a quest to offer an expansive and free digital video network for healthy living. Read more... More about Health, Business, Apps And Software, Twitter, and Fitness Coach Read More »Mark Zuckerberg reveals his 2017 'personal challenge'
Mark Zuckerberg has a resolution for 2017. The Facebook founder promised in a Facebook post on Tuesday that he would visit and meet people in every U.S. state by the end of the new year. "After a tumultuous last year, my hope for this challenge is to get out and talk to more people about how they're living, working and thinking about the future," Zuckerberg wrote. Zuckerberg said he would need to travel to 30 more states to finish what he calls his "personal challenge" for the new year, adding on to the states where he has already spent time. He's putting the focus on domestic travel, after past years spent traveling to other parts of the world and after a difficult year for the United States. Read more... More about Fake News, 2017, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and Business Read More »These D.C. restaurants are donating inauguration weekend profits to charity
Though this year's inauguration weekend will attract plenty of conflict, some local Washington, D.C., restaurants, bars and coffeeshops want to use the event as an opportunity to give back to the community. As of Tuesday afternoon, 18 D.C. establishments have agreed to participate in the "All In Service" campaign, and donate a portion of the proceeds raised from Jan. 20 to Jan. 22 to various charities, such as Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign. In the midst of such a divided political nation, the participating businesses hope to remind people of the "fundamentals of hospitality." Read more... More about Human Rights Campaign, Donations, Planned Parenthood, Charity, and Conversations Read More »How to keep up with CES if you're stuck at home
If you're like me, you're stuck on the outside looking in at the biggest tech event of the (very young) year: CES 2017. Here I am at Mashable HQ in rainy New York City, while many of my colleagues are soaking up the sun and hanging out at the conference in Las Vegas. SEE ALSO: 10 tech trends that will rule CES 2017 It's not quite the same, but we can at least keep up with CES remotely through a few different methods. Here's how. Stay socialLike just about every other event in the world, CES will be shared with the outside world 140 characters at a time. There's the official handle of the show, @CES. You'll get announcements, news and a quick connection if you have any questions about the event itself or any of the major presentations. To gauge the general conversation from Vegas, check out #CES2017, the event's official hashtag. Read more... More about Twitter, Live Video, Livestream, Ces 2017, and Ces Read More »The 'Michael Jordan of darts' will not be deterred, even by a trophy thief in foam fingers
Professional darts seems like the chillest sport from afar. You sit around and drink alcohol while other people play a pub game with preternatural competency, then, every once in while, a guy wearing giant foam fingers storms the stage and tries to steal the trophy. Actually, scratch that last part. It's not traditional — but it is what just happened at the World Darts Championship in London. Before Michael van Gerwen of the Netherlands won Monday's championship, a spectator wearing a suit — and a pair of those weird, giant foam fingers that have somehow wormed their way into the sports world — ran onto the stage and tried to make off with the trophy. Read more... More about Sports and Entertainment Read More »Ellen DeGeneres cancels appearance of singer who made homophobic remarks
Ellen DeGeneres has canceled a planned appearance on her show by gospel singer Kim Burrell after video surfaced of Burrell making hateful comments about homosexuals. In a tweet posted Wednesday afternoon, DeGeneres simply confirmed the cancellation of Burrell's appearance without noting the controversy.
Video of Burrell making her comments during an undated sermon at the Love & Liberty Fellowship church in Houston hit YouTube just before New Years, with the singer saying, "the perverted homosexual spirit is the spirit of delusion and confusion and has deceived many men and women." Read more... More about Janelle Monae, Pharrell Williams, Ellen Degeneres Show, Ellen Degeneres, and Kim Burrell Read More »Will universal basic income mean you can quit your job?
It’s not a new concept. In the late 1790s, American statesman Thomas Paine called for a universal payment of £15 per year to all his countrymen in exchange for the right to hold private property. First suggested over 200 years ago, the idea of universal basic income never quite went away, and in many circles, it’s actually picking up steam. Progressive Finland is officially the first sovereign nation to put it to the test. Two-thousand Finnish citizens, who were selected randomly from those currently receiving unemployment benefits or an income subsidy, will now receive €560 ($587) a month. Everyone gets the same amount of money whether they work or not. The pilot will run for the next two years, and may eventually expand to include all Finns. Read more... More about Work Life, Business, Minimum Basic Income, and Universal Basic Income Read More »This toddler watching Superman take flight is the definition of joy
Do you remember the first time something truly excited you? Allow yourself to be inspired by this sweet little boy watching his apparent new idol, Superman. Twitter user @LegolasWayne shared a heartwarming clip of a toddler sitting in his father's lap watching a famous scene from Man of Steel. When Superman finally takes flight on screen, the delighted little boy has the absolute cutest reaction possible. Giggling and raising his hands in the air, it's safe to say this inpsired child knows what he wants to be for Halloween. Read more... More about Twitter, Flying, Cute Kids, Superman, and Watercooler Read More »Smart bulbs bring Night Shift-like light to your whole house
If you've been paying attention then you probably already know that you shouldn't be looking at screens at night. That's because the blue light emitted by phones, tablets and televisions is likely disrupting your sleep. Device makers have recently started to catch on with new features that change the color temperature of the display based on the time of day to make light easier on your tired eyes (and brain). Now, one startup is bringing this idea to your whole house with light bulbs that adjust throughout the day. SEE ALSO: Tour the Wi-Fi enabled smart home of tomorrow, that you can totally buy today Read more... Watch 100 people demonstrate their most brutal crying faces
First, let us be clear: a cathartic cry is healthy and good. But that doesn't mean we're all the next Crying Jordan. In a new clip from Cut Video, 100 brave humans demonstrate what it looks like when they cry. Some people put their faces in their hands, some open their eyes wide and some look ... oddly peaceful. One caveat: if you cry when you see other people cry, grab a few tissues first. Janet Jackson gives birth to her first child at age 50
Janet Jackson gave birth to her first child today — a boy named Eissa Al Mana. People reports that Jackson, 50, “had a stress-free healthy delivery and is resting comfortably.” Last year, Jackson canceled the remainder of her Unbreakable tour to start a family with businessman Wissam Al Mana, who she married in 2012. "My husband and I are planning our family, so I'm going to have to delay the tour," she said in a video to fans at the time. "Please if you can try and understand that it's important that I do this now. I have to rest up — doctor's orders. But have not forgotten about you." Read more... More about Motherhood, Pop Star, Celebrities, Janet Jackson, and Watercooler Read More »Mr. No Fun Paul Ryan shuts down kid who tries to dab
If you're going to dab around Paul Ryan, you best not let him catch you. C-SPAN digital and social media specialist Jeremy Art captured an amazing and telling video of the Speaker of the House laying down the law at the swearing in of the 115th Congress. During the ceremonial swearing in of Rep. Roger Marshall from Kansas, a young man in his party, presumably his son, tried to dab for the pictures — and no-nonsense Paul Ryan would have absolutely none of it. "Were you gonna sneeze? Is that it?" he asked the kid while pushing his arm out of prime position, almost robbing him of viral glory. Read more... More about House Of Representatives, Congress, Dab, Dabbing, and Paul Ryan Read More »This digestive tracker can help you control your farts
LAS VEGAS — Nothing can stop you in your tracks faster than a bad case of the tummy rumbles. We've all had an unfortunate bout of indigestion but this new digestive tracker may be able to help find out what foods are more compatible with your body. SEE ALSO: 10 tech trends that will rule CES 2017 The AIRE by FoodMarble is a portable app-connected gadget that is able to analyze the amount of gas in your bloodstream the way a breathalyzer would monitor your blood alcohol level. According to FoodMarble, certain foods that don't gel with your system cause a buildup of gas in your gut. That gas can then pass through the bloodstream and into your lungs where it can then be measured. Read more... More about Aire, Foodmarble, Digestive Tracker, Ces, and Ces 2017 Read More »Tesla falls short on promised car deliveries for the year
Tesla has ultimately failed to roll out the number of cars it had repeatedly projected it would in 2016. The electric automaker said Tuesday that it delivered just 76,230 of its Model S and Model X vehicles in the last year, undershooting its promised 80,000 to 90,000. The company blamed the shortfall on production challenges related to an upgrade of its in-car Autopilot system — a set of sensors, radars and cameras designed to help guide drivers with partial automation. The problem lasted from October until early December. Read more... More about Elon Musk, Tesla, and Business Read More »Why you don't need a law to turn off your phone
Just because France has officially added restrictions to work-related emails after hours, don't hold your breath that your government will do the same. Instead, follow France's lead and pretend your "right to disconnect" is a law and take it upon yourself to improve your work-life balance. Added bonus, this is the perfect time for starting fresh. It's like France is looking out for your New Year's resolutions. Sadly, Americans probably need the extra push more than most people in France. American workers just can't log off, even on vacation. Read more... More about Email, Smartphones, Work Life Balance, France, and Lifestyle Read More »Let Tom Hardy soothe you with the best bedtime story you've ever heard
International treasure Tom Hardy may be best known for his intense, often laconic characters in films like Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant, but the British thesp is also a father and a dog lover — which explains his latest role. Hardy (and his dog, Woody) recently appeared on British kids channel CBeebies — which frequently enlists celebrities to read bedtime stories for its preschool audience — where he gave a charming performance of the book You Must Bring a Hat, by Simon Philip and Kate Hindley. Spoiler alert: It's adorable. Make the most of Hardy's kid-friendly appearance while you can; the Oscar nominee will next be seen on the small screen in FX's Taboo, a violent and visceral period drama conceived by Hardy and his father, in which the actor plays an enigmatic explorer who "has been to the ends of the earth and comes back irrevocably changed," per the cable network. Read more... More about Taboo, Tom Hardy, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »We're about to find out what part of the solar system NASA will explore next
Where do you want to go in the solar system? Venus? A metal-rich asteroid? Well, on Wednesday, NASA will tell us where it's going next. The space agency is set to announce its choice for one (or possibly even two) of its next big robotic missions that will push our understanding of the solar system to new heights. The missions — which were proposed under the agency's Discovery program — could send a spacecraft to Venus, asteroids or on a hunt for possibly dangerous cosmic objects near Earth by the early 2020s. In 2015, NASA announced the five finalists for this Discovery program mission, and since then, the agency has given each mission $3 million for "concept design studies and analyses," according to a NASA statement. Read more... More about Spacecraft, Nasa, Science, Space, and Us World Read More »You can now buy the dual-camera Honor 6X phone in the U.S. and Europe
LAS VEGAS — Huawei's sub-branded Honor 6X phone is no mystery — the cheap dual-camera phone was launched in China in October. Now, at CES 2017, the company officially announced the phone's availability in the U.S., the UK and the rest of Europe. It's a 5.5-inch smartphone with a full HD screen, dual camera on the back (a 12-megapixel sensor plus an additional 2-megapixel one), Huawei Kirin 655 chipset and 3/4GB of RAM and 32/64GB of storage, depending on the model. The dual cameras on the back, which are positioned above one another (unlike the cameras on the company's Huawei P9 phone, for example), should provide low-noise photos in low light conditions, fast focus and very sharp photos. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Mashces, Ces2017, Ces, and Smartphone Read More »'Rogue One' reshoots changed more of the movie than we knew
It has become a favorite parlor game among Star Wars fans: trying to figure out which scenes in Rogue One were added during the hit movie's highly publicized reshoots last summer. There's plenty of material to keep us guessing; fan-cut videos have collected as many as 46 shots seen in the trailers that didn't make it into the final film. But most focus on the frenetic final action sequence on the tropical planet of Scarif. What we didn't know until now: the start of the movie changed significantly too. That feeling you get of interstellar whiplash as we zip from planet to planet in the first 10 minutes? It all came along in the reshoots as an attempt to better introduce our heroes, according to Rogue One's editors. Read more... More about Rogue One, Star Wars, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Here's the first Periscope live 360 video taken underwater
If you wanted to immerse yourself underwater, look no further than Twitter. Mitch Oates, a digital creator, photographer and surfer from Sydney, Australia, completed the first-ever 360-degree live video underwater on Twitter's Periscope app Tuesday. Twitter confirmed the achievement to Mashable. The timing shouldn't be that surprising since the company released live 360 video on Periscope only last week. But the broadcast showcases another immersive content win for Twitter as it competes with YouTube and Facebook.
Now you can watch the NBA in VR using Google's Daydream View
Samsung isn't the only company letting people watch live NBA games in virtual reality. Now, users of Google's Daydream View headset will be able to watch, too. Back in 2015, professional basketball games in VR made their debut through a partnership with NextVR and the NBA on Samsung's Gear VR. Initially, it was just a test, offering a couple of livestreamed games. But in 2016, NextVR began delivering one game a week in VR to NBA League Pass subscribers who also use the Gear VR. Google is now getting in on the game, which could help it secure a larger piece of the rapidly growing mobile VR market. Google Daydream users in the U.S. can watch livestreamed NBA broadcasts, and users in Canada, the UK, Germany and Australia can enjoy highlights and video on demand. Read more... More about Virtual Reality, Vr, Daydream, Daydream View, and Google Read More »Dude's dad is obsessed with a large cube, and Twitter is loving it
Did you get yourself a nice Christmas present? Maybe some new underwear or a set of scented candles? Whatever it was, it pales in comparison to this giant white cube owned by the father of Twitter user Rumoko. Yes, a cube. He loves his cube and evidently, so does Twitter. Rumoko posted photos of the monolithic cube on Monday, and the tweet has since amassed tens of thousands of retweets and likes. "My father has a cube (??) and has been taking pictures of it," Rumoko wrote.
Cheaper 'mixed reality' smart glasses that do both AR and VR are coming
LAS VEGAS — Smartphones aren't the only gadgets Qualcomm wants to power. The mobile chipmaker's upcoming Snapdragon 835 processor will also power a new breed of augmented reality/virtual reality headsets that present mixed reality experiences similar to what Microsoft's HoloLens offers — at a fraction of the cost. SEE ALSO: 10 tech trends that will rule CES 2017 The R8 and R9 AR/VR headsets from ODG resemble a pair of biker shades, albeit with a camera smack in the middle of the nose bridge. At $1,000 and $1,800 for the R-8 and R-9, respectively, the headsets are far cheaper than the HoloLens developer kit, which goes for $3,000. Read more... More about Qualcomm, Ces 2017, Ces, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »This cord-cutting company picks up where Aereo left off
Remember Aereo, the startup that tried to offer over-the-air TV via the internet only to have the Supreme Court shut it down? Well, another company is picking up the OTA dream where Aereo left off. Mohu, which describes itself as the "cord cutting company," is launching a product called the AirWave at CES 2017. Similar to Aereo, it lets users watch live OTA TV shows on any device, but it goes further: The AirWave integrates live TV channels with over-the-top streaming services into a single app. That's pretty cool, but it also differs from Aereo in a way that might put it on more solid legal footing: The AirWave is essentially an antenna paired with an app, meaning the user will have have to set it up in their own home (Aereo required users to lease an antenna in a remote location). That means the OTA content will be limited to what's available locally and receivable by the AirWave. Only devices on the same Wi-Fi network as the AirWave will be able to stream the broadcasts. Read more... More about Aereo, Tv, Streaming Services, Ces 2017, and Ces Read More »Researchers bid farewell to 'Granny,' the world's oldest known orca
At an estimated age of 105 years old, the orca known to researchers as "Granny" is presumed to be dead. Labelled J2, she was a member of the Puget Sound orcas which are located in Washington State in the U.S., a small and closely monitored group of the species. Over the last 40 years, J2 has been witnessed "thousands of times" according to the Center for Whale Research, but hasn't been seen since October. She's believed to be the oldest of her species, give or take a 12-year margin of error. She was last spotted swimming north on Haro Strait, well ahead of J pod — one of the three family groups of whales that travel with their mothers or grandmothers. Read more... More about Killer Whale, Orca, Granny, Whale, and Animals Read More »Record high spent on political ads despite Donald Trump
Donald Trump's presidential campaign treated political conventions with about the same reverence as a wrecking ball does a wall. That holds especially true for ad spending. Yet even the president-elect's unprecedented disregard for TV ads couldn't stop the sector from growing modestly in the past year. Spending on political advertising as a whole grew by 4.6 percent from 2012 totals to reach a record high of $9.8 billion spent, according to a report released Tuesday by research firm Borrell & Associates. But the growth didn't benefit everyone in the media industry. Broadcast television turned out to be the big loser of the cycle, its commanding 58-percent market share in 2012 eroding to just 45 percent this year. Read more... More about Election 2016, Donald Trump Election 2016, Donald Trump, Business, and Advertising Read More »The Warriors are officially moving to San Francisco. Hopefully it doesn't ruin everything.
These are wild times to be a Golden State Warriors fan. These are also — for entirely different reasons — wild times to be a Bay Area resident. Both stories — Golden State's surge to success and stardom after decades as an NBA doormat, and the Bay Area's rapidly shifting economic landscape amid a tech boom — intersected Tuesday. The Warriors announced Jan. 17 as the official ground-breaking date for a brand new arena in San Francisco, following 40-plus years of being based across the bay in Oakland. What could possibly go wrong? Well, for a worst-case scenario that doubles as nightmare fuel, the Warriors and their fans needn't look far. Read more... More about Nba, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds' moving relationship on show in new doco trailer
You'll remember the late, great Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds for their talents on screen, but their personal relationship was just as moving. That's something that comes to light in a new HBO documentary on the mother and daughter pair, and a new trailer for it has appeared on People Tuesday. Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds' footage was shot in 2014 and 2015, and its release is particularly poignant due to the pair's recent deaths within two days of each other. From a rather sweet moment where Fisher questions the cellphone Reynolds uses, to a frank revelation on mental health, you can be sure the tears will be flowing (again). Read more... More about Television, Hbo, Tv, Documentaries, and Documentary Read More »Samsung's quantum dots promise TVs with 'perfect color'
LAS VEGAS — Shifting focus from curved, bendable and even giant 8K TVs, Samsung has turned its attention to dots — quantum dots, to be precise. Its new line of QLED TVs, unveiled Tuesday at CES in Las Vegas, use quantum dot material (nano-particle-sized silicon) to create brighter screens – up to 2,000 nits — with what Samsung calls “perfect color,” better contrast and improved viewing angles. SEE ALSO: 11 technologies to watch in 2017 Samsung also claims that the quantum dot technology makes TVs more energy-efficient and durable. “With the advent of QLED TV, we provide the most true-to-life picture on screen,” said HyunSuk Kim, president of the visual display business at Samsung Electronics, in a press release on the new QLED sets. Read more... More about Quantum Dot, 4k Tv, Ces 2017, Ces, and Samsung Read More »A teen just bought a newspaper, because why not
They say millennials don't read newspapers, but one just bought a small-town weekly. A 19-year-old purchased the Central Delta Argus-Sun, a weekly newspaper serving a small county east of Little Rock, Arkansas, for an undisclosed amount. The paper, based in Brinkley, is one year older than its new owner, Hayden Taylor, who admittedly has zero experience in the news industry and no college degree. He graduated high school in 2015 before attending a small parochial college for a year. While he told the local Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that he'll get some textbooks and read about journalism and the newspaper industry, his main focus will be on "how to make the bottom line work." Oh, what a familiar line. Read more... More about Arkansas, Journalism, Newspapers, Business, and Media Read More »Snoop Dogg gives best bud Willie Nelson the perfect Christmas sweater
Normally, a colorful Christmas sweater wouldn't be considered the coolest gift. Unless it's from Snoop Dogg, and you happen to be country legend Willie Nelson. Obviously, the two men have one special interest in common: making great music. Oh yeah, and smoking that sticky icky.
The red-headed stranger and Snoop not only once lit up together, they also got the munchies and went through the KFC drive-thru in the same car. Read more... More about Christmas, Weed, Marijuana, Willie Nelson, and Snoop Dogg Read More »Redditors share portraits of their dogs posing majestically for the camera
Our canine companions are meant to be our best friends, and yet they are increasingly dominating in an array of disparate, un-dog like fields; killing it as skateboarders, surfers and even distinctly amoral (yet undeniably cute) thieves. Case in point: A recent trend on the "Aww" subreddit has seen users uploading portraits of their dogs posing for snaps while flaunting the controlled grace of decorated models — putting your average human's selfie to shame. Check out the following choice highlights of dogs nailing their portraits, and try to keep your jealousy in check. Read more... More about Reddit, Portraits, Posing, Dogs, and Watercooler Read More »Lego Boost is robot building for the rest of us
LAS VEGAS — Vernie considers me with his icy blue yes, an orange eyebrow slightly cocked. Then, suddenly, he races forward and asks me my name. I shout it into the nearby tablet and we commence bonding. Okay, we don’t so much bond as I command and Vernie, a new Lego robot, responds. Vernie is one of five models that children ages 7-to-12 can build and program with Lego’s new Boost kit. The new, 543-piece Lego set, introduced this week at CES in Las Vegas, is like the younger brother to the Lego Mindstorms EV3 robot-building kit. That set is relatively complex, uses special pieces and requires a lot more patience on the part of kids and parent to work out even the most basic programs. Doing so pays dividends, but if you’ve never coded before, it can be a little off-putting. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Ces2017, Lego, Toys, and Robot Read More »Australia's oldest living prime minister really knows how to chug a beer
Australians are known for their love of beer. But they love it even more when the country's political leaders chugging one down. Take the country's oldest living former prime minister, Bob Hawke. Hawke, now 87, finished off a glass of beer just before midday on Wednesday during a cricket match between Australia and Pakistan. As cameras watched on and a stadium full of people cheered, he sculled his beer in a flash. This is Australia, folks. Image: channel nine But it was relatively small amount of beer for Hawke, who is famed for his beer-drinking exploits. Read more... More about Bob Hawke, Videos, Video, Beer, and Australia Read More »Millions of cows to be tagged with unique 12-digit numbers in India
After its people, India now wants its cows and buffaloes to have a unique numerical identity. The government has rolled out an extensive project, wherein 1,00,000 technicians have set out to tag 88 million cattle with a 12-digit unique identification number, the Economic Times reported. It will work just like the Aadhar system, where citizens are marked with unique numbers and the identification is used in major government transactions. By tagging cows and buffaloes, the government wants to streamline the tracking of cattle and stay on top of animal vaccination, dairy production and so on. Read more... More about Cows, Tech, Government, Cattle, and India Read More »Google plans to get India's 51 million SMBs online with 'Digital Unlocked'
Google just took a major step in its years-long efforts to get more businesses in India to come online and grow on the web. Google CEO Sundar Pichai today announced Digital Unlocked, an initiative through which the company will facilitate training and certification to assist India's 51 million small and medium businesses to embrace digital. Sounds familiar? Google maintains a similar initiative called Digital Garage in the United Kingdom, another called Digital Skills in Africa, and other programs in more than three dozen countries and territories. Read more... More about Startups, India, Small Business, Businesses, and Business Read More »Hackers target India's defense, intelligence personnel via WhatsApp
Indian security forces have been alerted by central intelligence agencies that a WhatsApp virus is threatening to hack into their personal information and banking data. Two malicious files circulating on the messaging platform falsely bears the names of elite organisations like NDA and NIA, the Press Trust of India reported. Officials in the know have reportedly said that 'NDA' points towards the army's National Defence Academy and 'NIA' is the National Investigation Agency — India's leading terrorist incidents' probe organisation. Read more... More about Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Security, India, and Software Read More »App-connected hairbrush will teach you to brush your hair better
You could be brushing your hair all wrong — at least according to L'Oreal's new smart hairbrush. Called the Kératase Hair Coach, the brush uses an array of sensors and an app to "coach" users into brushing their hair more efficiently. The Wi-Fi enabled hairbrush is powered by Withings, and connects to your phone so you can track data it collects. The battery-powered brush is equipped with five sensors: an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a conductivity sensor, load cells and a microphone. The accelerometer and gyroscope detect motion (which direction you are brushing your hair); the conductivity sensor tracks whether your hair is wet or has product in it; and the load cells detect how forcefully you brush. Of course, none of those things will actually tell you about your hair itself, which is where the microphone comes in. Read more... More about Withings, Ces 2017, Ces, Gadgets, and Tech Read More »Samsung releases heartwarming video to promote its service vans in India
Indians love to be tugged at their heartstrings. Or so they say. And the latest television commercial launched by tech giant Samsung has left a lump in the throat of many. Through this video, Samsung — which has been under fire of late because of mishaps surrounding its Galaxy Note7 smartphone — stresses on the need to build long-lasting relationships with the consumer. And it conveys the message beautifully by showcasing a young engineer who beats all odds to reach a house in rural India. What greets him is wide-eyed wonder. No pun intended. The four-minute long video surely ignites memories of a Google ad film from three years ago, that had shown long-lost friends being reunited via discoveries on Google Search. Read more... More about Advertisement, Marketing, India, Google, and Samsung Read More »Device lulls you to sleep with relaxing scents
LAS VEGAS — Sleep is a precious commodity that every human needs, and a new device promises to help you get it through the power of smell. Sensorwake has already reached headlines with its quirky alarm clock that releases scents to wake you up, but now the company is trying to do the exact opposite. Oria, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, is a device that uses two fragrances: one to help you fall asleep and another to help you stay asleep. The connected device looks sort of like a small humidifier, except instead of releasing vapor, it releases scents that are supposedly designed to help you get a night's rest. Sensorwake teamed up with the Swiss fragrance and flavor company Givaudan as well as the Clinical Sleep Center at Loughborough University to develop the patented smells. Read more... More about Tech, Sleep, Watercooler, and Ces 2017 Read More »James Corden remembers George Michael's Carpool Karaoke in moving speech
We already knew that George Michael had a special connection to Carpool Karaoke, but the extent to which he influenced and affected James Corden's life really hits home in the clip above. During 2017's first episode of The Late Late Show, Corden opened up about the time he spent with the singer, and the 2011 car journey sketch that directly led to Mariah Carey agreeing to be the first ever official Carpool Karaoke guest. It's clear from what Corden says that without George Michael, one of today's most popular viral video series may not have existed at all. Read more... More about Uk, Carpool Karaoke, George Michael, James Corden, and Watercooler Read More »Someone made VR shoes and it's as weird as it sounds
When you think of accessories to use in virtual reality, shoes are probably not what comes to mind. But that hasn't stopped one company from creating a set of sensor-enabled kicks fro VR. Part controller, part accessory, the Taclim shoes (created by Cerevo, the same company behind the app-enabled snowboard bindings) allow you to use your feet to interact with what you see in virtual reality. Though Cerevo describes them as "VR shoes," the design is really more Birkenstock than shoe. You place your foot in the "shoe" and two straps go over your foot. As you walk and interact with the objects and surfaces in the virtual world, the shoes vibrate in different patterns in response to your actions. Read more... More about Virtual Reality, Gaming, Ces 2017, Ces, and Gadgets Read More »Harrowing video warns teens of danger of speaking to strangers online
Kayleigh Haywood was only 15 when she was raped and killed by the neighbour of a man she met online. Now a harrowing video released by Leicester police with the support of Haywood's family re-construct the last two weeks of her life with the purpose of educating and warning teenagers of the dangers of online grooming. (Warning: The following video may be distressing for some.) In the five-minute film, Haywood is seen chatting online with 28-year-old Luke Harlow, whom she agreed to meet after more than 2,600 messages over the course of 13 days. Read more... More about Teenager, Video, Facebook, Online Grooming, and Social Media Read More »Snake emerging from woman's car mid-drive is the stuff of nightmares
The internet has no doubt done a lot of wonderful things, but convincing the world that Australia is a safe place to live is definitely not one of them. It's only been a day since that horrendous footage emerged of a giant snake casually devouring another giant snake, and now this: Image: facebook/mundoo island station Oh. Dear. God. If you think you've driven in scary conditions, just be thankful that you've never experienced "a big red-bellied black snake" dangling in front of your windshield for a full hour. Read more... More about Nope, Scary, Car, Australia, and Snake Read More »Smart pet collar is like an iPhone for your dog
LAS VEGAS — It's nearly impossible not to be connected. Naturally, so are our pets. The KYON pet tracker is designed to help you communicate and send messages to and from your family pet. The multipurpose collar allows you to track your pet using GPS technology, communicate with others using an LED display on the outside of the collar, and monitor, track and receive information and alerts about your pet. And it actually looks pretty sleek. SEE ALSO: 10 tech trends that will rule CES 2017 While embedding GPS chips in pets is becoming more common, the KYON could be good for someone who's uncomfortable with putting a chip in their dog or putting them under the knife. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Tech, Pets, and Watercooler Read More »India looks at Google for help with cybersecurity
With India increasingly embarking the digital age, the government has grown worried about all the threats the country faces online. With no hesitance, it is looking at Google for help. India’s outspoken IT, Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today requested Sundar Pichai to make Google more involved with India’s cyber security efforts. "In a larger push, I want Google to be involved in a more meaningful way. The more digital we go, the more challenges there will be in terms of cybersecurity," Shankar said onstage at an event where Pichai announced Digital Unlocked initiative for India’s small and medium sized businesses. Read more... More about It, Technology, Security, India, and Cybersecurity Read More »Olympian chases down bullies, saves teenage girls from being molested
An Olympian is being hailed for coming to the rescue of two hapless teenagers in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. Krishna Poonia, who represented India in the Beijing and London Olympics, sighted two young girls being harassed by a bunch of men on motorbikes in the district town of Churu, and took them to the task. SEE ALSO: Bangalore's 'Night of Shame': Mass molestation in India's Silicon Valley on New Year's Eve The 39-year-old discus thrower not only chased the bullies away in her car but also lodged a case in the nearby police station, the Hindustan Times reported. "When I saw those two girls being harassed, I thought that they could well have been my daughters. That made me go after the men," she later told the publication. Read more... More about Molestation, Olympian, Sports, Sportsperson, and Indians Read More »A new kind of router turns your Wi-Fi network into a fortress
LAS VEGAS — Smart devices have a problem. Most of their magic requires that they connect to the internet, but the internet can be a dangerous place. Malware is everywhere, and when it infects connected gadgets, it can be a problem for everybody. But a new class of device is rising to combat this trend, and it's on full display at CES 2017. SEE ALSO: 10 tech trends that will rule CES 2017 Late last year the term "botnet" became a buzzword thanks to a major cyberattack on Dyn, one of the companies that provides some of the basic infrastructure of the internet. Hackers were able to employ a network of infected smart devices — thermostats, security cameras, routers and who knows what else — from all over the world — to act as one in a DDoS attack, which crippled many well-known services, including Twitter. Read more... More about Bitdefender, Wi Fi, Norton, Routers, and Ces 2017 Read More »Eye makeup looks inspired by famous paintings will blow your mind
LONDON — Some works of art are so impressive, the very idea of trying to emulate them is intimidating. But a London-based aspiring makeup artist has done a pretty incredible job of paying tribute to some of her favourite paintings. Stefania Atupe created an eye makeup look inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's iconic Starry Night painting:
French newspaper has a radical idea after polls failed to predict Trump
One of the biggest shocks of 2016 was the failure of opinion polls to predict the Brexit referendum results and the victory of Donald Trump at the U.S. elections. For this reason, one of France's most popular newspapers has taken a radical stance: stop commissioning opinion polls altogether ahead of this year's presidential election and focus instead on proximity and on-the-ground reporting. Stéphane Albouy, who heads Le Parisien, said he wanted his journalists to return to "our essence, the core of our profession: the field and the reportage" by talking to people about their fears and expectations. Read more... More about Brexit, Donald Trump, Opinion Polls, Le Parisien, and World Read More »We guarantee you'll play this oddly hypnotic sound over and over again
Winter isn't all bad, you know. Sure, it's cold, and icy, and miserable and stuff. But there is one hidden perk: in what other season can you listen to the delightfully melodic sound of ice shattering on a frozen pond? "I'm an Australian living in the UK and have never seen or heard anything like throwing a sheet of ice across a frozen pond," wrote YouTuber Kyle Kennedy on Reddit. Judging by how well the clip is doing — it's got over 120,000 views and counting — other people are clearly in agreement. There's more to this photo of a horse boarding a London bus than meets the eye
LONDON — Horses have a funny habit of turning up in strange places. There was that time a man cantered into Tesco on one in Ireland a few months back, and that memorable occasion when a horse was photographed on a tram. Still, it's not often the four-legged beasts attempt to board double-decker buses in the UK's capital.
The horse was photographed by politician Simon Crowcroft on Tuesday afternoon on a road in London — but what the sweet hell is it actually doing? Read more... More about Uk, London, Bus, Horse, and Watercooler Read More »Artist finds brilliant way to mess with facial recognition technology
Facial recognition technology is booming both for commercial and security purposes, from Amazon scanning faces in its grocery store to police using the software on 117 million Americans. SEE ALSO: 11 technologies to watch in 2017 But a Berlin-based artist has found a way to confuse these computer vision algorithms with a concept that borrows from the camouflage techniques used by animals. With the HyperFace project, Adam Harvey uses thousands of "algorithm-specific optimized false faces which reduce the confidence score of your true face," as he told Mashable via e-mail. Prototype of the patterns. Image: HyperFace Prototype by Adam Harvey / ahprojects.com Read more... Faraday Future just unveiled a super fast Tesla competitor — here's what it looks like
The FF 91 could be the fastest electric car ever made, accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 2.39 seconds. Faraday Future claim it's a "new species" of car that is smarter, faster and more connected than anything else on the road. Read more... More about Electric Car, Electric Cars, Tesla, Standalone Featured, and Real Time Video Read More »Animal shelter commercial almost cuter than the animals themselves
There is only thing potentially more adorable than baby kittens on this planet — the kind humans who take care of them. Furkids Animal Rescues and Shelters, no-kill shelters in Georgia, recently released a "Kitty Kommercial" (their spelling, not ours) encouraging people to come pick up kittens and cats from their shelter. It's actually a genuinely funny commercial (surprise!), full of sweet cats doing hilarious amounts of nothing. Mascot simply cannot stay on his feet during ice rink commercial shoot
When shooting a commercial on ice, it's probably best to be on skates White Bear Mitsubishi, a car dealership in White Bear Lake, MN, shot a commercial in an ice rink with their venerable bear mascot. Unfortunately for the actors (but fortunately for the internet), the shot kept getting interrupted by the bear losing his balance and falling on the ice. Watch the commercial's hilarious outtakes above. Ouch. CES 2017 is all about improving how you see the world
CES is, to a degree, all about appearances. As the first major tech event of the year, it's an opportunity for companies to show off their latest and greatest — so looks matter. On day one of CES 2017, the fixation on looks took on an even greater focus. From gorgeous displays to gadgets that were literally dedicated to vision and sight, seeing and being seen were the dominant themes to kick off the conference. 1. That flush fit of Samsung's new QLED TV and a wallSamsung's new QLED TVs are a beautiful sight to behold. The new quantum dot material (aka nano-particle-sized silicon) makes for a brighter screen than any of its existing sets, and the "perfect color" display purports to give improved contrast and viewing angles for viewers. Read more... More about Hp, Lenovo, Acer, Lg, and Samsung Read More »New avocado restaurant in Amsterdam makes your basic dreams come true
Dying to shed that "basic" label but can't give up your avocado toast obsession? The latest restaurant news from Amsterdam may be able to wean you from your basic brunch. The Avocado Show, an eatery dedicated to the alligator pear (as it's sometimes called), is set to open in Amsterdam in 2017, reports Metro. SEE ALSO: The 100 best food pairings ever The restaurant, which calls itself Europe's first avocado bar, will serve meals from breakfast through late night treats. The menu will purportedly include items ranging from avocado sandwiches to avocado bun burgers and avocado chocolate smoothies. Read more... More about The Avocado Show, Restaurant, Avocado, Food And Drink, and Food Read More »Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens break the status quo with adorable duet
How is it possible that High School Musical alumni and IRL best friends Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens have never sung a duet? Tisdale decided to remedy that by bringing Hudgens in for her online series "Music Sessions," where they sang "Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King. "We did not have a song together in High School Musical, just the two of us," says Tisdale, who like us, still can't believe this. "We always wanted one." Tisdale and Hudgens honor their Wildcat ambitions with an acoustic cover arranged by Tisdale's husband Chris French. Read more... More about Videos, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens, Disney, and High School Musical Read More »Donald Trump trusts WikiLeaks more than the CIA or FBI
It's hard to believe that, Donald Trump still has the ability to surprise us, but here we are. In a string of breakfast-time tweets, the president-elect sent a pair of tweets that, while not exactly praising WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, surely paints him in a positive light and continues Trump's efforts in antagonizing and undermining U.S. intelligence agencies. IIn his tweets, Trump gives credence to claims Assange made in a recent interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity that Russia was not the source of the DNC emails posted by WikiLeaks. Trump also supported Assange's claims that the U.S. media was "dishonest" in its reporting on the story. Read more... More about Tweeter In Chief, Julian Assange, Wikileaks, Donald Trump, and Russian Hack Read More »Chance the Rapper and Lorde will play Governors Ball this year
After teasing a potential collaboration, Chance the Rapper and Childish Gambino will both be playing Governors Ball this year. Tool will play their first New York City gig in 11 years at the festival in early June. Lorde is slated to perform shortly after stopping by Coachella, meaning that the eagerly anticipated followup to 2013's Pure Heroine could be imminent. Wu Tang Clan and Rae Sreummurd are also part of the lineup. The festival will take place June 2-4 at Randall's Island ParkTickets go on sale January 6 at 12 p.m. EST. Read more... More about Childish Gambino, Governors Ball, Lorde, Chance The Rapper, and Music Festival Read More »The wearable that helps pregnant women track contractions in real time
LAS VEGAS — The idea for Bloomlife's pregnancy wearable was born around the same that CEO Eric Dy and his co-founder, COO Julien Penders, were taking their first steps toward parenthood. "My co-founder's wife got pregnant, all of my friends were getting pregnant, I was trying to have a baby, and we all sort of saw this huge transition that people go through when they decide to have a kid," Dy told Mashable at Tuesday's International CES Unveiled event. "When you're pregnant, there's all these questions and concerns that are oftentimes very difficult to answer...There's a huge un-met need here for moms to get more information about her pregnancy, to help her decipher what's going on and better understand what's happening, so that she can make more informed decisions." Read more... More about Parenting, Watercooler, Tech, Ces 2017, and Pics Read More »F.C. Copenhagen creates new esports organization
Danish soccer club F.C. Copenhagen and entertainment company Nordisk Film have joined forces to create the newest premier esports organization, 'NORTH.' NORTH has already signed the former Team Dignitas CS:GO roster, and is looking to add other teams and players to its lineup. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Sports, Soccer, Counter Strike, and Gaming Read More »Alibaba just launched its first major effort to crack down on counterfeit goods
Amazon's chief rival, Alibaba, is on the tech giant's playing field in one new category. The Chinese e-commerce is lashing out against counterfeit sellers on its platform — a problem Amazon has faced for a long time. Alibaba on Wednesday sued two fake Swarovski watch sellers on its Taobao e-commerce platform for "contract" and "goodwill" violations. The company claimed 1.4 million yuan, or about $201,000, in damages. Shenzhen police raided the seller and confiscated about 125 counterfeit watches after Alibaba's claim. More about Ecommerce, Counterfeit, China, Amazon, and Alibaba Read More »LG's fancy smart fridge has Alexa and Amazon Fresh built right in
LAS VEGAS — Alexa integration is everywhere at CES 2017. The latest gadget to integrate with Amazon's digital assistant? LG's new Smart InstaView refrigerator. The smart fridge integrates with various Amazon services including Amazon Fresh, Alexa and Music. But why would anyone want to control their smart lights and music from their fridge? LG's answer is apparently "why not?" With Amazon Fresh, you can re-order new groceries right from the fridge's screen. With Alexa, you can control your smart home even if you don't have an Echo in installed in your kitchen. And Amazon Music support means you can control and play music while you're enjoying your meals. Read more... More about Smart Refrigerator, Digital Assistants, Amazon Fresh, Alexa, and Ces 2017 Read More »Watch 'Honey, I Blew up the Kid' trailer reimagined as a Godzilla movie
Kids are great ... until they get blown up into a hyperactive-giant-Godzilla-sized creature. Still want kids? Hope you're ready for this mess. But hey, at least they're still cute. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. A brand new BlackBerry is coming, and yes, it has a keyboard
BlackBerry's back — again. In a CES news release, Chinese tech giant TCL's mobile branch, TCL Communications Technology (TCT) announced it's planning on reinvigorating the classic smartphone brand for 2017. TCL obtained a global smartphone software and brand licensing agreement in December, so this move shouldn't come as a complete shock. The company was also behind the poorly-received BlackBerry Android offerings from last year, which were the last handsets thought to be produced with the branding. According to the statement, the newest BlackBerry device (which appears to be named the "Mercury"), will be focused on three core features: security, productivity and reliability. And like its ancestors, it has an actual, honest-to-goodness physical QWERTY keyboard! Read more... More about Smartphones, Ces 2017, Blackberry Mercury, Blackberry, and Tech Read More »Millennials, there's some good and bad news about your gender pay gap
LONDON — The gender pay gap for UK millennials now stands at 5 percent; halving the gap experienced by the previous generation, new research suggests. But, while that might sound like good news, the research — shared with Mashable — also shows that this progress is set to be undone as soon as women enter their 30s and 40s, meaning that millennial women will still earn significantly less than men over their careers. The analysis — conducted by living standards think-tank, the Resolution Foundation — looked at the typical hourly pay of different generations of women from as far back as the greatest generation (people born between 1911 and 1925); tracking it over the course of their careers and comparing it to that of their male counterparts. Read more... More about Lifestyle, Womens Rights, Equality, Pay Gap, and Uk Read More »Take a tour of the biggest greenhouse in the world
The Eden Project is a massive greenhouse built into a crater in Cornwall, UK. Constructed in 1998, turning wasted land into an architectural marvel and popular attraction. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Real Time Video, Museums, Travel Tourism, and Travel Destinations Read More »LG's new 4K TV is thinner than an iPhone
LAS VEGAS — LG's line of high-end televisions has a new king. The LG W7, just announced at CES, is a 77-inch 4K TV that's thinner than an iPhone. The OLED set will also be available in a 65-inch model, and it's light: the 77-inch version weighs 27 pounds while the 65-inch weighs just 17 pounds. The 65-inch set will be available beginning in March and the 77-inch version will be available "in the second half of the year," according to LG. The company hasn't yet announced pricing.
LG's new HDR Blu-ray player is the perfect buddy for your new 4K TV
There's nothing worse than a video format war, and yet that's exactly what happens every time. As history has shown, one video format eventually wins. VHS beat Betamax. DVDs overtook VHS. Blu-rays succeeded DVDs by defeating HD-DVD. This time around, TV makers and content providers are pushing HDR (High Dynamic Range) videos, which display a wider range of colors with increased brightness and greater contrast. Though HDR video content is still in its infancy, the two major competing HDR formats (HDR10 and Dolby Vision) haven't exactly helped standardize things. Enter, LG's new UP970 4K Blu-ray player. Read more... More about Hdr, Ces 2017, Ces, Optical Disc, and Blu Ray Player Read More »Kylie Jenner misprinted her own birthday in 2017 calendar
Aug. 10 may seem like any normal day to some, but to those with lip kits and dogs named Norman, it's a very important day of celebrating the birth of teen queen Kylie Jenner. The mogul's latest product is a 2017 calendar filled with photographs of the makeup maven shot by Terry Richardson. Penciled in throughout the pages are notable dates, but it turns out Jenner ended up getting at least one key date wrong: her birthday.
Diego Luna shares touching story of why representation in film matters
Diversity in Hollywood is as important as it is rare — and a personal story from one San Diego-based Tumblr user makes that abundantly clear. The 27-year-old, who goes by "Perls," recently shared her experience watching Captain Cassian Andor in Rogue One with her father — and how he felt to see himself, a Mexican man with an accent, represented in a heroic light on the big screen. Her post was so touching, even Mexican actor and producer Diego Luna — the man who plays Andor himself — had to tweet about it.
Super cute little Elmo robot wants to teach kids to code
LAS VEGAS — Elmo's coming to Sesame Street with a brand new set of wheels. On Tuesday, WowWee showed off ELMOJI, its upcoming robotic collaboration with Sesame Workshop. It's a teeny robot version of your favorite Sesame Street character, and its goal is to teach kids to code. ELMOJI works alongside an app that WeeWow says will teach young children the basic foundations of coding through cute, visual Elmo emojis. As kids work their way through games, Elmoji moves around, reacts to stimuli and encourages their progress. The ELMOJI and a prototype of its accompanying app. Image: Laura vitto/mashable Read more... 'Billy on the Street' says goodbye to 'Bones'
"'Bones' is ending...after 11 years," Billy Eichner explains sadly to New York pedestrians in this Billy on the Street segment titled "A Farewell to Bones." How do us regular citizens feel about the end of Bones? Sadder than you'd expect, really. New York is, somewhat surprisingly, brimming with love for David Boreanaz, the relationship between Booth and Bones and also for actual bones. Did the show go off the rails? Who can say, really? (No one Eichner spoke to could.) But there are hard facts at work here, like that the hip bone is connected to the back bone and the back bone is connected to the neck bone. Read more... More about Billy Eichner, Video, Bones, Trutv, and Billy On The Street Read More »This Mannequin Challenge expertly shows the need for a Parkinson's cure
The Mannequin Challenge may be getting stale in terms of meme culture, but one Australia-based nonprofit just made one of the most powerful videos you need to see. Parkinson's New South Wales, an organization that brings support and resources to people living with Parkinson's disease, made a poignant Mannequin Challenge video featuring several people with hand tremors — a common symptom of the neurological condition. The video is noteworthy because the rules of the social media fad require its participants to stay completely still for the entire duration. And that's the point: "Until there's a cure, life is our challenge," the final card of the video reads. Read more... More about Health, Michael J. Fox, Parkinson S Disease, Mannequin Challenge, and Social Good Read More »Cat owner learns the hard way to read those Amazon descriptions carefully
Redditor cewallace9 just wanted to order a nice cat tree for her beloved feline friend. Instead, she ordered a tree for dolls. Or ants. Cewallace9 failed to notice the phrases "dolls houses" and "miniature" in the item's Amazon description and thought she was getting an under-$20 deal on a full-size scratching post. Image: Amazon That... was not the case. Image: Imgur "Note to self," she wrote, "...check the dimensions of EVERYTHING before ordering online." All is not lost, though: this little felt lump could make a great ring holder. Or cewallace9 could adopt a few hamsters. Just some suggestions. Read more... More about Cats, Reddit, Imgur, and Watercooler Read More »Wendy's Twitter account still has (fresh, never frozen) beef with the world
Hell hath no fury like the Wendy's Twitter account scorned. The fast food chain recently dropped jaws after Twitter users discovered the 🔥 comebacks it was sending to unsatisfied customers on the platform. On Wednesday, Wendy's (fresh, never frozen) beef with Twitter users continued, escalating after the account posted what appeared to an infamous Pepe the Frog meme, re-designed to resemble the restaurant's red-haired mascot, Wendy. After being asked, "Got any memes?," the Wendy's community manager replied with a brand-altered rendition of the internet meme that was adopted by neo-Nazis. It currently serves as an icon of the white nationalist alt-right movement. Read more... More about Business, Social Media, Conversations, Twitter, and Fast Food Read More »Lakers fan nets $95,000 by nailing amazing half-court shot
Tuesday night was a great one for Lakers fan Jerald Acoba, who watched his team defeat the Memphis Grizzlies and — more impressively — sunk a half-court shot for $95,000. It was the second time this season a fan has won big bucks by hitting the shot; a fan won $35,000 earlier this season. The opportunity happens at every game, and with each miss the jackpot grows bigger. After sinking the money-winner, Acoba swaggered around the court in celebration, even receiving congratulations from some of the Lakers's star players. Asked what he had planned for the money, he went the altruistic route, saying he was going to buy his mom a car. Read more... More about Half Court Shot, Los Angeles Lakers, Jerald Acoba, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Prolific Pacific storms set to punch California with blockbuster rain, snow
A series of powerful storms are dumping potentially damaging amounts of rain and snow in California. By tapping into subtropical moisture like a needle tapping into a vein, the storm systems are transporting huge amounts of water vapor, which is being converted to low elevation downpours and mountain snow. While forecast uncertainties remain, it's possible that some areas will receive up to a foot or more of rain before the skies clear early next week. In addition, the higher peaks of the Cascades and Sierra Nevada Mountains stand to get blitzed with up to 10 feet of snow. More about Science, Winter Storm, Storm, Snow, and California Drought Read More »LG's new robot helpers are cute and friendly AF
LAS VEGAS — LG just announced a new line of robot helpers that are pretty damn cute. The Korean company showcased two Hub Robots, an Airport Guide Robot and an airport cleaning robot at CES Wednesday. Sort of like a robot butler, the Hub Robot can control your Wi-Fi connected appliances, so it can preheat your oven and tell you when your food is done. Also available in a smaller "Mini" version, the Hub Robot has an interactive display that shows information about what it's doing, like checking the weather or starting your next load of laundry.
This levitating speaker will take your music to new heights
The 'Mars' sound system features a UFO-like speaker that floats three inches above its subwoofer based using magnets. The speaker can also be operated while detached and is water resistant for up to 30 minutes. Read more... More about Music, Real Time, Real Time Video, Speakers, and Tech Read More »'Honey, I Blew Up the Kid' recut as Godzilla will terrify your babysitter
There's nothing quite like babies acting like big babies. But this recut trailer takes it literally. You may need to hire two babysitters for this. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Rick Moranis, Godzilla, Recut Trailer, and I Blew Up The Kid Read More »Get ready to see more captions on Facebook videos
Facebook is trying to make creating and watching videos even easier. The social network is introducing an automatic captioning feature for videos on Facebook Pages, TechCrunch reported Wednesday. Facebook said the feature has in fact been rolling out to all U.S. English Facebook Pages since October. Not every Page and not every Page administrator has access, Mashable found when searching for the setting. The system, available within the Page manager, can generate video captions with the click of the button. It's not perfect, as TechCrunch notes, but administrators can correct any errors in the text. The tool breaks it out line by line, segment by segment, to make it easier to check. Read more... More about Online Video, Apps And Software, Tech, Business, and Facebook Read More »Panasonic's GF9 is the perfect mirrorless camera for selfie lovers
The quest for the perfect selfie continues. We can all use our smartphones to take a good selfie, but taking a great selfie requires a little more work after the fact. You need to find the right app and then make the right tweaks before it's post-worthy. There are plenty of cameras out there that promise to take the best selfies, but few like the new Panasonic GF9. SEE ALSO: The 5 best new cameras for travelers At $550, the GF9 is reasonably priced for a 16-megapixel mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. It's small enough to fit in a coat pocket or a purse and has a design inspired by old school film cameras. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Ces, Cameras, Selfies, and Selfie Read More »You can experience Obama's last speech live in 360 degrees
Barack Obama's legacy as the social media and tech president will be cemented right through his final moments in office. His farewell address will be broadcast in live 360 video thanks to a partnership between virtual reality media company VRScout and the White House. Those who cannot attend the event on Jan. 10 can still feel like a part of the audience at McCormick Place in Chicago through these immersive videos. "People will have differing opinions [regarding Obama's political legacy], but for future generations, for the first time, they’ll be able to go and sit and stand next to a president as he delivers his farewell. Not only will we be doing it live, but we’ll also have a 4K version of this that will be forever accessible," Eric Chevalier, the cofounder of VRScout, told Mashable. Read more... More about Farewell Address, Barack Obama, and Us World Read More »Your iPhone could soon make it easier for you to text during mvoies
According to Tweets posted by Australian leaker Sonny Dickson, Apple's Jan. 10 iOS 10.3 beta release might include a "Theater mode" for texting during movies. The feature reportedly dims the display and mutes audio to make it easier to text in dark, quiet theaters. The potential introduction of the feature signals that one of the last phone-free strongholds might finally fall to our smartphone addictions.
For years, moviegoers have sat through messages at the start of films urging them not to text for good reason. Read more... More about Apple, Ios 10, Rumor, Iphone, and Tech Read More »The world's largest flash drive holds 2 terabytes of data
Have a ton of digital data you need stow away in your pocket? You're in luck — about two full terabytes worth of it, in fact. Fresh off the CES news line comes word of Kingston Digital's latest offering, a massive (at least storage-wise) USB flash drive, the DataTraveler Ultimate Generation Terabyte (GT). With up to 2 TB of storage, Kingston claims it's the highest capacity USB flash drive in the world. In the words of my colleague Damon Beres, "that's a big honkin' flash drive." Back in 2013, Kingston was the first to release a 1 TB flash drive. The new 2 TB version comes outfitted with a zinc-alloy metal casing for "shock resistance" and a USB 3.1 adapter (sorry, MacBook Pro users). Read more... More about Usb, External, Storage, Ces 2017, and Ces Read More »Amazon reportedly planning to launch its own brand of workout clothes
Amazon is apparently getting into the yoga pants business. A series of recent job postings suggest that the online shopping giant plans to launch an athletic apparel line to join its existing roster of private-label clothing brands. The listings, which were posted in late December and first reported by Recode on Wednesday, are seeking applicants “to build authentic activewear private label brands that have compelling and unique DNA and deliver amazing consumer valued innovation.” That would seem to indicate that Amazon plans to compete against the likes of Under Armour, Nike and Lululemon in the trendy "athleisure" wear market — a category that encompasses workout clothes for everyday wear like yoga pants, tank tops and running tights. Read more... More about Amazon and Business Read More »There is now a 'digestive tracker' that will find out which foods give you gas
The 'AIRE' is a breathalyzer that lets you test the amount of gas you have in your stomach after eating certain foods. Yes, there is an app that goes with it... and no, it should not replace a real life doctor. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Watercooler, Ces, Ces 2017, and Health Read More »Dazzling photo of stellar nursery cuts through cosmic dust to reveal baby stars
A giant stellar nursery shows off its newborn stars in a new photo taken by a powerful telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. The nursery — known formally as the Orion A molecular cloud — is actually the closest known "star factory" to Earth at 1,350 light-years away, according to the European Southern Observatory (ESO). "The most spectacular object is the glorious Orion Nebula, also called Messier 42 seen towards the left of the image," The ESO said in a statement. That nebula actually creates part of the constellation Orion's sword, if you want to train a pair of binoculars on it yourself sometime. Read more... More about Space Videos, Space Photos, Nebulas, Orion Constellation, and Science Read More »'Hi From the Other Side' app brings together Trump and Clinton voters who want to talk
Once upon a time, they were (Facebook) friends and neighbors. Post-election, however, many Donald Trump supporters and Hillary Clinton voters are looking at each other like they're self-righteous aliens from another planet. A new app called "Hi from the Other Side" hopes to bridge that divide. Started by 29-year-old Henry Tsai, a student at Harvard Business School, the app brings together Clinton supporters and Trump voters to do the thing they want to do least — talk to each other.
Interested users are paired up with someone who voted for the other candidate. The site encourages users to not just email, but to actually speak to each other, whether over the phone, on video or in person. Read more... More about Apps, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Election 2016, and Watercooler Read More »The latest co-working spaces are girls-only
It’s 11 a.m. on a recent Friday, and 29-year-old Audrey Gelman—public-relations powerhouse, former Hillary Clinton press aide, longtime friend of Lena Dunham’s—is sitting on a pink couch at the Wing, the co-working space and social club she co-founded this October in New York. A man walks through the elevator doors, and Gelman throws him a friendly wave. “That’s our AV guy,” she says. “He’s basically the only man that comes through here.” That’s because the Wing — so-named because, like the wing of a house, it’s a separate space — is just for women. Co-working is hardly new; industry trade magazine Deskmag estimated there would be 10,000 co-working spots worldwide by the end of 2016. But female-focused spaces have become a niche in the industry as a response to contemporary feminism and a reaction against fratty venues that advertise kegs and pingpong. “Women are craving community, connection, and confidence, and that’s what we’re going to give them,” says Stacy Taubman, 38, founder of Rise Collaborative, which is set to open in St. Read more... More about Business and Co Working Space Read More »Jury trial to decide whether the 'Star Trek' fan film boldly went too far
LOS ANGELES — A trial by jury could decide whether a fan-made Star Trek film — meant to be a proof-of-concept for a higher quality, feature-length version — boldly went too far into the depths of copyright infringement. Paramount Pictures and CBS, which own all rights to the franchise's film and TV productions, months ago filed a copyright lawsuit against Axanar Works, which sought to raise $1 million on Kickstarter for Prelude to Axanar, a prequel to the original television show. Axanar used professional cast and crew to make its 20-minute version for YouTube, where it's been viewed 2.7 million times. Read more... More about Fan Fiction, Star Trek, Movies, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Kylie Jenner konfirms the obvious: The Kardashian apps use ghostwriters
Kylie Jenner has quit personally writing posts on her app after "a very personal post" that was too personal she didn't even write was published. If that doesn't make sense to you, congratulations. Because it shouldn't. The post in question was about how she spices up her relationship with Tyga, including recommendations for everything from baking cookies to using sex toys. And while she's certainly not shy about exposing certain aspects of her relationship, this false portrayal of their romance struck a nerve. It's pretty standard stuff for a relationship advice column, save for a couple hyper-specific details ("I heard T say he wanted personalized chopsticks, so that's what I got him for his by-day.") It's written in conversational, albeit slightly grating, tone that Kylie and anyone else raised on a steady diet of mediocre women's magazines could mimic without any writing chops. Read more... More about Celebrities, Apps And Software, Kardashians, Kylie Jenner, and Watercooler Read More »Man who had his medical debt paid by John Oliver speaks out
In June, comedian and Last Week Tonight host John Oliver purchased $14.9 million dollars worth of medical debt for just $60,000. It seemed almost too good to be a true — a simple, hilarious sketch designed to produce great ratings. But on reddit Tuesday, user EricHill submitted a letter he claimed he received from the comedy show, explaining that his debt had been resolved. Not only had the comedian paid the debt, he also alleviated Eric of having to pay any taxes on his "cancellation of debt" income. That's because the series paid for Eric's debt through "RIP Medical Debt," as a 501(c)(3) charity. Eric's debt was paid off, no strings attached. Read more... More about Medical Debt, John Oliver, and Watercooler Read More »CES' biggest event so far was everything people hate about tech
The electric car revolution is missing a barf bag. Too bad. You're about to need one. On Tuesday night, Faraday Future—an aspirant Tesla competitor very much on the rise—debuted their FF 91 electric car at CES in Vegas. The car looks pretty amazing. But the presentation overflowed with enough meaningless tech jargon to fry your motherboard, or make you roll your eyes right out of your head. Over the course of the 70-minute showcase (which you can watch below), Faraday referred to its ride as:
Trump officially adds 'Apprentice' villain Omarosa to White House staff
It wasn't too long ago that a Donald Trump presidency appeared, to many, simply not possible. Now another seemingly impossible, or at least strange, event is also a reality: On Tuesday, 2000s reality TV villain Omarosa Manigault was said to be joining the White House staff of incoming President Trump, according to sources who spoke with the Associated Press. An official announcement on Wednesday tweeted by multiple reporters appeared to confirm the hire. Manigault's official title will be assistant to the president and director of communications for the office of public liaison, the position currently held by Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. Read more... More about Reality Tv, Politics, Election 2016, America, and Donald Trump Read More » | ||||
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