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 Ashton Kutcher blew a kiss at John McCain and lol what is happening?
What the world needs now is love, sweet love — and if we need to rely on John McCain and Ashton Kutcher to help us achieve that, then so be it. On Wednesday morning, Kutcher, dreamy actor and chairman of Thorn, a tech company that builds software to fight human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children, attended a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in D.C. to speak about how to end modern slavery. After Kutcher's speech concluded, however, the world was given a quick glimpse at an, um, unexpected moment between him and Sen. John McCain. It started with sass and ended with a kiss ... Read more... More about Bromance, Senate, Politics, Entertainment, and Conversations Read More »Couple had romantic Valentine's Day dinner... on a New York City subway platform
New York City subways are grimy, loud and not the most romantic place to celebrate a relationship—but for some reason, none of that stopped Mohammad Choudry from choosing a subway platform as the location for a Valentine's Date dinner. With a makeshift dinner table adorned with balloons, Choudry surprised his wife of nine years, Johnnybell Sanchez, on the platform Monday night.
This 3D-printed wheelchair could greatly improve lives of wheelchair users
The 'Go Wheelchair' is a 3D-printed stunner that wants to make life easier for those who have difficulty walking. Under a new bill, the EPA would die on the last day of 2018
So much for ponderous legislation that's too lengthy for lawmakers to read before voting. A new bill that would have sweeping consequences for every resident of the U.S., and in fact the world at large, contains just a single, all-important sentence. The bill, sponsored by freshman Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, seeks to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As in, get rid of it entirely. Bing, bong, boom, poof... gone. Just like that! Who knew that destroying an entire bureaucracy could be so easy? More about Science, Congress Capitol Hill, Scott Pruitt, Matt Gaetz, and Thomas Massie Read More »'The Daily Show' created the browser extension Trump deserves
The Daily Show may have just created its magnum opus and shockingly, it's a browser extension. On Wednesday afternoon, the show tweeted that they had created a browser extension that converts Donald Trump’s tweets into their "rightful state": a child’s scribble.
Cleverly titled "Make Trump Tweets Eight Again," this extension could really lighten up your often terrifying Twitter feed. Read more... More about Extensions, Twitter, Donald Trump, Trevor Noah, and The Daily Show Read More »Dads, like moms, are at risk of depression after a child’s birth, researchers report
New dads are at risk of experiencing the same symptoms of postpartum depression as women who’ve just given birth — despite the fact that their bodies don’t go through the same sort of changes. A paper published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry finds that just over four percent of new fathers experience elevated symptoms of depression after their children are born. The idea of postpartum depression among new dads is a relatively new one, and the study’s authors say raising awareness about the issue is a critical first step. That, combined with screenings, could help catch symptoms of depression among new fathers and treat them early. Read more... More about Health, Babies, Parenting, Science, and Us World Read More »This photo series proves trans people are more than their gender identity
Sharing your story of struggle and resilience can be revolutionary — especially when lives like yours are consistently misrepresented. An ongoing photo and interview series called Transilient taps into that idea, documenting the diverse lives and experiences of transgender and gender-nonconforming people around the U.S. The series aims to challenge mainstream media representation of trans lives, and prove that trans people are more than just their experiences with gender. Transilient is created for the community, by the community, featuring portrait-style photos of trans people along with excerpted, unedited interviews with those depicted. Read more... More about Lgbt Rights, Lgbtq, Social Good, Photography, and Transgender Read More »Dads can legit carry their babies like kangaroos with this pouch shirt
'Lalabu' created a shirt for new dads to carry their newborn in. It's made of stretchy and strong fabric that is comfortable and secure for you and your baby. It can also pass as a normal shirt when you're not carrying your little one around. Read more... More about Shirt For Dad, Shirt, Shirt With Pouch, Pouch, and Dad Shirt Read More »Let #GandalftheGuide show you New Zealand in this photo series
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us," said Gandalf in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. New Zealand has become inextricably linked to Tolkien's story due to the fact that the film adaptations were shot there. An untold number of people have visited the country just so they could stand in the closest place we have to Middle Earth. Amateur photographer Akhil Suhas embarked on his own six-month road trip across New Zealand, but he didn't want it to be just any trip filled with just any photos. He was looking for a unique way of capturing the beauty of New Zealand. Read more... More about Travel, Photography, Jrr Tolkien, Lord Of The Rings, and New Zealand Read More »You can now apply and interview for a job entirely within Facebook
The fear of a job recruiter stalking your Facebook account just got shook up. Starting Wednesday, Facebook users can apply to a job directly on the social network. So if you're browsing Facebook all day because your job is boring, you're really in luck with this new feature. Facebook Pages in the U.S. and Canada can now put up a job posting just as they would "a photo or a cat video," Facebook exec Andrew Bosworth said with a smile as he presented his pitch deck to Mashable. The user then simply taps a few buttons to apply. Cat videos are fun. Jobs ... quite serious. And it's a serious endeavor for Facebook, which has come a long way from organizing college parties to helping small business owners navigate the internet. Read more... More about Apps And Software, Tech, Business, Jobs, and Facebook Read More »Dedicated husband wins Valentine's Day by covering room with 7,000 sticky notes of love
What did your Valentine get you? Some chocolates? A teddy bear? Roses? That's all very sweet, but it's about to be royally upstaged by this incredible room covered in 7,000 sticky notes of love. Jennifer Brinley left for work on Valentine's Day, bidding adieu to a completely normal looking bedroom. She came home and found it covered with notes all designed to look like an 8-bit video game made with love. "His gifts are always over the top and absolutely amazing!" Brinley said. "On the 100th day we were together he bought me 100 red roses." Read more... More about Husband, Reddit, Valentine S Day, Conversations, and Watercooler Read More »Student thanks teacher for pushing them to their goals maybe a little too hard
Teachers always go above and beyond for their students, no matter what. Whether they're forcing them to get their homework done on time or keeping them out of trouble, teachers are there to make sure their students succeed and grow up to become whatever their little hearts desire. In the case of Reddit user hate_mail, one student showed his appreciation for her constant encouragement with a very artistic, very literal depiction of how she 'pushes' them to reach their own goals. So, let's break this card down: Read more... More about Kids, Students, Teachers, Goals, and Card Read More »Under Armour CEO walks back his Trump praise with full-page newspaper ad
After a week of blisteringly bad press, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank is second-guessing his word choice when it comes to Donald Trump. Plank bought a full-page ad in the Baltimore Sun on Wednesday to walk back his praise for the president. The sportswear exec spoke glowingly of Trump in a CNBC appearance last Tuesday, asserting that he is, among other things, a "real asset to the country." Plank claims in the text of the ad that his words "did not accurately reflect his intent." He goes on to list each of the points on which his shoe company and the commander-and-chief might not see eye to eye — namely, immigration, equal rights and Trump's travel ban. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Under Armour, Business, Advertising, and Sports Read More »'All Our Wrong Todays' is your next fast-reading, mind-expanding, science fiction romance
If you're a fan of books that leave you gaping open-mouthed like Keanu Reeves at the end of The Matrix when you turn the final page, you're going to love All Our Wrong Todays. This is a debut novel by Canadian screenwriter Elan Mastai, whose work you might know if you've seen the Daniel Radcliffe movie What If. Mastai reportedly received an eye-popping $1.25 million advance for All Our Wrong Todays. Naturally the hype level around the novel, out this month, has been high. I'm pleased to report that the hope lives up to the hypeAll Our Wrong Todays is the endearing transdimensional tale of Tom Barren. Barren is the indolent son of a great scientist in a flying car-filled, there's-my-jetpack version of 2016. Through a series of unfortunate events that include getting an ex-astronaut pregnant, Barren accidentally destroys his utopian world and gets stuck in our darkest timeline instead. Read more... More about Science Fiction, Books, Entertainment, and Mashreads Read More »The Microsoft Surface Studio is an illustrator's dream
For the two weeks that the Microsoft Surface Studio sat at my desk, it attracted a lot of attention. I'm an illustrator and I work with a lot of other creatives, and artists love to look at something beautiful. There were plenty of “Oohs” and “Aahs,” and the beautiful simplicity of the device was demonstrated when, for about 15 minutes, five co-workers gathered around my desk as we went on a tour of the world via Google Maps. Navigating a 3D satellite view of New York City became a magical experience. Swiping a single finger on the screen allowed for rotating vistas that looked incredible. Was this a high point of artistic achievement? No. Was it insanely fun and beautiful, just because it was on the Studio? Yep. Read more... More about All In One, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft, Surface Studio, and Mashable Choice Read More »Now we know how Elon Musk really feels about the Muslim travel ban
Elon Musk, the closest person we have to the living embodiment of Bruce Wayne, just accidentally revealed feelings about President Donald Trump's embattled travel ban that are stronger than he previously let on. A series of tweets went out on Musk's Twitter account Wednesday afternoon, decrying the ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries as "not right." That's a few steps up on the criticism scale from the subtle shade Trump's economic adviser threw at the ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries last month. The ban has been struck down by courts three times since Trump signed the executive order instituting it. Read more... More about Muslim Ban, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Business, and Politics Read More »The very first IMAX VR arcade just opened and it's already pretty popular
For the last couple of years, I've been telling any VR company I meet that to truly take the technology mainstream, they need to move beyond mobile to virtual reality arcades. On Wednesday, the industry took a giant step in that direction with the launch of the very first IMAX VR location. SEE ALSO: Now you can climb Mount Everest in VR Just one block from the movie theaters of The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, IMAX VR will house 14 pods. Well, they aren't actually "pods," but large, rectangular spaces specifically devoted to various VR experiences. Two of the VR pods at IMAX VR. Image: IMAX Read more... Why you can't get a Sweetgreen salad on Thursday in D.C.
You might want to pack your own lunch Thursday. Cities across the U.S. are participating in "Day Without Immigrants," a social justice movement based out of Washington, D.C., to show just how much we rely on an immigrant-based workforce. The nationwide strike may affect your lunch plans. For anyone addicted to their fresh veggies and grain bowls, the salad chain Sweetgreen is closing up all their Washington, D.C., shops for the day. In an email from the co-founders to customers and posted at the stores, the note said all 18 D.C. locations would be closed. The letter explained they were participating because "without the hard work and grit of our team, our stores do not run, and that means we can't make good on our promise to you." Read more... More about Sweetgreen, Businesses, Strike, Donald Trump, and Immigrants Read More »Wife accidentally donated $8,000 that her husband hid in a shirt to Goodwill
Always check those pockets before you donate your old clothes. Bob Hoffmann of Placentia, California had saved up a total of $8,000 and intended to use the money to take his wife on a romantic getaway when tragedy struck: Bob's wife Linda Hoffmann had donated some old clothes to a local Goodwill, and inside of one of the shirts contained Bob's secret stash of cash. “I didn’t think anybody would look in there,” Bob told the OC Register. Bob says that he planned on saving $10,000, and after retiring as an operations manager at Ford in 2018, he intended to take his wife Linda, who he married in 2011, on a dream vacation to Italy. Read more... More about Goodwill, Funny, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Kesha says Dr. Luke tried to control her diet, and has the emails to prove it
Dr. Luke's alleged pattern of abuse and controlling behavior toward Kesha included emails criticizing her weight and complaining that she wasn't sticking to her diet plan, according to court documents obtained Wednesday by Mashable. Kesha released the emails as part of an ongoing legal battle with her former music producer, whose legal name is Lukasz Gottwald. She says Dr. Luke, her producer for a decade, plied her with drugs, sexually abused her and micromanaged every aspect of her life — claims Dr. Luke has adamantly maintained she made up. More about Celebrities, Pop Star, Legal, Dr. Luke, and Kesha Read More »There's more to these sketches than meets the eye
You may need to take a second look at the sketch. Highlighting how the new Lexus IS is “impossible to ignore”, Lexus has put the IS to the test to showcase the car’s bold design in an innovative way. Using futuristic eye-tracking technology that maps the pathway of vision, Lexus has created an interesting masterpiece from sight - the below shows just how the bold design of the Lexus IS is crafted to demand attention, the edgy images are proof itself. Image: lexus How does it work? The intelligent eye-tracking technology tracks the eye movement of the viewer as they take in the new Lexus IS from bumper to bumper. The interpretive pieces position the Lexus as the bold vehicle that will make anyone do a double take and linger. Every angle is designed to hold attention. As the eye travels over bold angles of the car, a visual representation of the sight path is created using innovative software. It’s clear from the multiple lines of the sketches that participants took more than a second look at the vehicle – this provided the inspiration for the campaign concept that the Lexus IS Read more... More about Supported and Tech Read More »Why cord-cutters should (kind of) be excited about Comcast's new Xfinity Stream app
Comcast Xfinity subscribers will be treated to a tricked-out new mobile TV experience later this month. Xfinity Stream is an overhauled app that will serve as a replacement for the cable giant's current on-the-go platform, Xfinity TV. The new app adds a slew of features to Comcast's mobile entertainment suite — but perhaps most importantly, it will serve as a stepping stone for the cable provider's $15 a month cord-cutting internet TV service, Stream TV, as it preps for a launch into markets nationwide. For customers with full Comcast Xfinity subscriptions, the Stream app will grant its users access to over 200 live TV channels and over 40,000 movie titles and TV shows for streaming on demand via internet connection. "Thousands" of the on-demand options will be downloadable for offline viewing, but there are no details available about what exactly will qualify. Read more... More about Cable Tv, Cord Cutting, Xfinity, Comcast, and Tech Read More »This pollinating bee drone shows the powers of these endangered creatures
Bees in the U.S. are more endangered than ever, requiring protection under the Endangered Species Act for the very first time back in October. Now a college student in Georgia is showing the world just how environmentally vital these creatures really are — by creating a bee drone that pollinates flowers. SEE ALSO: National Geographic's 'Origins' is like 'Cosmos' but about the nature of human civilization Anna Haldewang, a 24-year-old senior at the Savannah College of Art and Design, created a black and yellow device called Plan Bee as a design project for a class. It's a single prototype that's made out of foam, plastic and a set of propellers that takes it into the air. When you flip the hand-sized drone upside down, it looks like a flower with six little sections that mimic petals. Those sections each contain tiny holes that the drone uses to suck in pollen. From there, the drone stores that pollen and later releases it during cross-pollination. Read more... More about Science, Bees, Photosynthesis, Nature, and Drones Read More »Artist creates satirical 'monument' to Donald Trump in VR
While you're sitting on the sidelines wondering if VR is worth the cost of entry, visual artists are embracing the medium — and making political statements in the process. One of those artists is Dante Orpilla, a Los Angeles-based traditional painter and illustrator who just picked up the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive a few months ago. Orpilla, who also happens to work full-time at Reddit as a designer, uses the full range of VR tools to lay out his vision, including Oculus apps Quill and Medium. His latest work is called "The Trump Memorial," a Medium sculpture he shared on Instagram. Accompanied by a tongue-in-cheek text description, the work serves as a commentary on the U.S. president's immigration policy and addiction to Twitter. Read more... More about Quill, Oculus Medium, Art, Donald Trump, and Htc Vive Read More »This privacy app may work for White House aides, but it's still a mystery
Endorsements are a solid way to vault a product into a new stratosphere, and there are perhaps few better endorsements than the White House. Signal and WhatsApp are the current darlings for anyone interested in sending secure texts on their phone, but an app called Confide got a huge — uh — signal boost on Monday when The Washington Post reported that staffers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue were using it because they are afraid of being "accused of talking to the media." But how exactly does Confide work, and how secure is it? Confide's website stakes the app's appeal on three pillars. First, it claims "military-grade" encryption. Second, the texts disappear as soon as they're read. Third, your messages can't be screenshotted. This all fits with the app's motto of sorts, which is that they believe texts should be as private as "the spoken word." Read more... More about White House, Apple, Security, Privacy, and Whatsapp Read More »Lucky toddler stars in her very own 'Beauty and the Beast' photoshoot
Among the perks of having a commercial photographer as your dad: the chance to model in photoshoots styled after your all-time favorite movie. For 3-year-old Nellee, that meant donning a tiny golden gown to channel Belle of Beauty and the Beast for a photo series shot and edited entirely by her dad, Josh Rossi. Image: john rossi Over the course of one month, Rossi planned, shot and edited the homage to the Disney fairytale, blending scenic imagery he shot in Europe with shots of his daughter taken back home. He and his wife even commissioned luxury costume designer Ella Dynae to create dresses for the series. Read more... More about Beauty And The Beast, Pics, Watercooler, Watercooler, and Pics Read More »LGBTQ couples: Keep holding hands, even when it's uncomfortable, says ad
Public displays of affection aren't an easy thing for the LGBTQ community, even down to the simplest things such as holding hands. That's the subject of a heartfelt ad by an Australian bank ANZ, which consists of various couples "letting go" when encountering the looks of other people in public. Encouraging them to keep holding hands even when it feels uncomfortable to do so, the ad has an accompanying hashtag, #HoldTight. And yes, while it might be just an ad, the campaign has inspired some people to do just that. Read more... More about Mardi Gras, Sydney Mardi Gras, Lgbtq, Videos, and Video Read More »Gizmodo fishes for government leaks with hyper-targeted Facebook ads
The rank-and-file of Donald Trump's administration have proven especially eager to dish on their boss to the press. One news outlet is looking to take advantage of the fountain of leaks with a set of Facebook ads aimed at federal employees. Gizmodo, the new face of the former Gawker media empire, is using the social network's hyper-targeted advertising options to zero in on people who list certain government agencies as employers, the Wall Street Journal reported. The ads direct users to a standalone site, TellOnTrump.com, where they can find instructions to securely beam out classified information or just email an anonymous tip. The text of the ads makes no mention of the news outlet, but its name is prominent on the landing page. Read more... More about Gawker, Donald Trump, Gizmodo, Business, and Advertising Read More »The IRL tortoise vs. hare race is here and it's mesmerizing
Here's a tortoise racing a hare on the internet, as nature and Tim Berners-Lee intended. With more than 100,000 people tuning in to watch the battle live on Super Deluxe's Facebook page, the question of who should win this animal kingdom face-off has left friendships in smoking ruins. But here at Mashable, we wish both animals well in their endeavours. As one commenter put it, "The tortoise is like my life. Still not moving." Watch couples talk about the first and last time they had sex
If you are at all curious about other people's sex lives (admit it), have we got the video for you. In a new clip from CutVideo, couples describe the first and the last — as in, the most recent — time they had sex. Highlights include: people being flipped over, the evacuation of a dog from the room and the phrase "quick and quiet." Listen if you dare. Unlike Obama, Donald Trump won't fill out a March Madness bracket
If you hadn't realized by now, Donald Trump and Barack Obama are very different people. Here's your latest evidence. Trump will pass on Obama's annual tradition of filling out an NCAA March Madness bracket, the Washington Post reports. Obama, a basketball fanatic, made his predictions with ESPN each of his eight years in office. When ESPN invited Trump to complete a bracket on-camera, the White House declined, but expressed interested in working with ESPN down the road, according to the Washington Post. This shouldn't come as a surprise for anyone who's watched Trump's early interactions with the world of sports. Sure, during his first month in office he's played golf and touted the New England Patriots, even (correctly) predicting them to win the Super Bowl. Read more... More about Sports, Ncaa, Basketball, Donald Trump, and Barack Obama Read More »Apparently Drake stepped up to offer a man help during a police incident
What's Drake up to, this week? You'd be surprised. Apparently, during a visit to Manchester in the U.K. on Sunday night, Drake's tour bus encountered a roadblock caused by a man threatening to jump off a bridge. Rather than waiting in traffic with his entourage, Drake decided to do something a little unusual. He offered to help. According to The Manchester Evening News, Drake and his mates were on their way back from a sold-out gig at Manchester Arena when it happened. "One officer was approached by a male from a tour van caught up in the traffic congestion, claiming to be part of Drake's entourage," Police Inspector Phil Spurgeon reportedly told the publication. Read more... More about Manchester, Mancunian Way Bridge, Drake, Watercooler, and Music Read More »'Arrow' tackles the gun debate to 'start a conversation'
In the '80s, you could barely go a week without encountering a "Very Special Episode" of your favorite network sitcom or drama series. These days, most TV scribes leave the social commentary to late night hosts like Samantha Bee and John Oliver. Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim is aiming to change that this week's installment, titled "Spectre of the Gun." The sobering hour featured a gunman attacking City Hall, sparking a debate on gun control that exemplified the complex nature of the issue, with every member of Team Arrow offering a different perspective. "I grew up on St. Elsewhere and Picket Fences and L.A. Law. I grew up in a time where it was commonplace — like literally every week — for a one-hour drama to tackle the issues of the day," Guggenheim told reporters at a preview screening of the episode earlier this week. "Somewhere along the line we got away from that, the whole industry got away from that. And now you have Black-ish and Carmichael Show, but as far as network dramas are concerned, [they're] really not tackling current events, current issues." Read more... More about Wendy Mericle, Marc Guggenheim, Gun Control, Arrow, and Entertainment Read More »Watch this horrifying redback spider take out a snake
Size doesn't mean everything when you can offer up a lethal dose of poison in a single bite. An auto shop called North Vic Engines in Cobram, Australia had an unexpected visit from a baby snake on Wednesday. Sadly for the snake, the shop's local redback spider was there to get rid of the intruder. After trapping the snake in its web, the spider managed to sneak down and deliver a deadly bite to its back. The spider, native to Australia, is so venomous that it has proved to be been fatal in humans. The shop followed up later with another video "for all the haters" who claimed that the snake in the original video was trapped on a hook instead of the spider's web. The snake in the new clip is clearly caught in a web. Read more... More about Spiders, Snake, Animals, Wtf, and Watercooler Read More »Strangers' serendipitous tattoo discovery launches a search for love
Sometimes the planets really do align. Like in the case of this New Zealander, who just so happened to run into a girl with nearly the same tattoos as him at a café while waiting for his coffee. "She said to me 'Hey, I like your tattoo' so naturally, I looked up and started to reply 'oh hey! Than-NO WAY' on her outstretched arm was a tattoo very similar to my own," wrote imgur user Graphight. "We both sat there grinning like idiots so I asked to take a picture to show friends and family. Even the barista was like 'No way! That's intense.'" Yep. They are pretty similar. Read more... More about Tattoo, Tattoos, New Zealand, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »This 7-year-old is not giving up after Google CEO's sweet rejection letter
After an apparently very influential career talk with her father, 7-year-old Chloe Bridgewater decided to go where many hopeful job seekers have gone before: the Google careers page. After submitting her version of an application to work at Google (addressed to "google boss"), she waited for a response. But instead of the dreaded non-response or generic form letter, she received a letter from the company's CEO, Sundar Pichai, just a few days later. Google confirmed the letters between the tech CEO and young girl from Hereford, England, are real. Read more... More about Children, Job Applicant, England, Sundar Pichai, and Google Read More »Santana apologises for Beyoncé diss but when will he apologise for 'Smooth' feat. Rob Thomas?
Man, this story's a hot one. Carlos Santana is a known guitar genius, but on the subject of Bey? He clearly has no idea what he's talking about. The 69-year-old music legend responsible for the over-meme'd travesty that is "Smooth" had the nerve to criticise Beyoncé in an interview following the Grammys — weighing into the whole "who deserved the Album of the Year award the most" debate. And what he said shook the BeyHive to it's very core. "I think that Adele won because she can sing, sing," Santana told AAP via the New Zealand Herald. "With all respect to our sister Beyoncé, Beyoncé is very beautiful to look at and it's more like modelling kind of music — music to model a dress — she's not a singer, singer, with all respect to her," he said. Read more... More about New Zealand Herald, Australia, Carlos Santana, Santana, and Adele Read More »Your clever tech won't save you from health-damaging climate change
We may think we're clever with our internet-connected fridges and such, but the reality is much of what sustains us depends on simple things. Having enough rain and not too much. For the sun to warm us, but not too much. Climate change is set to change all that. Human history is marked by our sensitivity to natural changes in the climate, but this narrow band of comfort — where conditions are best for supporting our food, our water and our health — is fast being upended by man-caused global warming. What can we learn from the past? SEE ALSO: Insane drone footage shows massive damage and flooding at California's Oroville Dam Read more... Jack Dorsey is ready to give Twitter an AI makeover
Jack Dorsey thinks AI-driven personalization could be the solution to Twitter's problems. Speaking to investors at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference in San Francisco, Twitter's top executive said the embattled company is increasingly turning to AI and machine learning as a way to tailor Twitter to its users' interests — and hinted that there are much bigger changes to come. While Twitter has not previously talked much about artificial intelligence, Dorsey said a new emphasis on machine learning and AI internally has helped make the service easier to understand and more relevant to its users. Read more... More about Jack Dorsey, Twitter, Apps And Software, Tech, and Tech Read More »Twitter is going nuts over this cheating ex video
Grab a pillow, you're going to need something to punch and/or scream into. Every now and again, a video comes along that gets the people fired up, but rarely does Twitter content take you on a man-hating emotional rollercoaster quite like this. We. Are. Shook. The Scene's video title says it all, really: "He cheated on her and now she wants to know why." Featuring an ex-couple sitting across from each other, the video sees our graceful heroine (who seems to be a woman called Kourtney Jorge) ask her "JERK EX" why he cheated on her multiple times. Read more... More about Kourtney Jorge, Twitter, Cheating, The Scene, and Watercooler Read More »Now you can get magically stupefied in a 'Harry Potter'-themed pub
People sure do love their novelty-themed bars and restaurants. After the successful launch of a Curb Your Enthusiasm eatery and a Seinfeld-themed cafe, the city of Melbourne, Australia, is now being treated to a Harry Potter pub, because if there's one thing that beats regular Harry Potter, it's drunk Harry Potter. A pre-existing establishment called Good Things will rebrand into a Potter-themed pub called The Firewhisky Inn for one magical weekend. Yeah he does. They'll serve firewhisky and alcoholic polyjuice potions, all dished out in glasses that you can take home, should the desire take you (which it will). Seriously, check them out. Read more... More about Melbourne, Polyjuice Potion, Firewhisky, Butterbeer, and Harry Potter Read More »Twitter is putting some users in the time-out corner
Be warned boys and girls: If you act out, Twitter's going to put you in the naughty corner. For at least one week, the platform has been temporarily limiting some users' accounts for "potentially abusive behavior." As spotted by Heat Street, the timeout lasts 12 hours, and for its duration, only followers can see the user's Twitter activity. After time's up, the account is restored. In the notification informing users of their half day quasi-suspension, Twitter writes: "Creating a safer environment for people to freely express themselves is critical to the Twitter community, so if behavior that may violate the Twitter rules is detected, certain account features become limited." Read more... More about Account Suspension, Abuse, Twitter, Social Media, and Twitter Read More »Stores are already selling the 'LOL' shirt worn by North Korea 'assassin'
A white shirt bearing the phrase "LOL" worn by the woman suspected to have killed Kim Jong-nam was briefly sold online, before it was later taken down. It was available on Taobao, China's biggest e-commerce platform, for 6,324 yuan, or a staggering $922. The shirt went on sale on Wednesday, less than a day after grainy surveillance camera pictures of the suspect emerged. The woman is in Malaysian custody now for the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. She and an accomplice reportedly attacked him as he was waiting to board a plane in Malaysia. Read more... More about E Commerce, Taobao, China, Vietnam, and North Korea Read More »'Legion' recap: Episode 2 keeps us guessing
This recap contains spoilers for Legion Season 1, episode 2, titled "Chapter 2." If you're as lost as David Haller, refresh your memory with our recap of episode 1.Legion’s second episode, “Chapter 2,” presented one fantastic foil for our hero David Haller: Jeremie Harris’s character Ptonomy, who appeared in the premiere but wasn’t properly introduced until now. Where David has trouble remembering even crucial moments in his life, Ptonomy recalls everything that’s ever happened to him. David has made a cocoon of his past, wrapping himself in the nostalgia of scenes half-remembered. For Ptonomy there can be no nostalgia — romanticizing your past requires its edges be dulled, impossible when every memory is sharp as a blade. Read more... More about Dan Stevens, Legion Recap, Legion, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Vandals removed all the train seats in this carriage and stacked 'em gently
You need a "DGAF" attitude to start vandalising public property, but whoever did this is on a whole new level of ennui. A train carriage near Sydney, Australia had its seats pulled off, then stacked so they perfectly blocked one end of a train's exit. Now that's boredom. The sight was discovered by commuter Steve Mateer on Tuesday night, who also scratched his head at who possibly had the time to create such a scene. "It must've taken them 10-15 minutes to do the whole thing," he told 7 News. "With stations about five minutes apart, I don't know how they did that." Read more... More about Trains, Train, Vandals, Vandalism, and Australia Read More »Heroic dog 'Oddball' dies after a long life, protecting tiny penguins
Last week, a dog died. Not just any dog. It was Oddball, the famous maremma. Oddball was a lot of things: A penguin protector (seriously), loyal companion and the inspiration for a hit film, based on her life. Oddball was part of a pioneering project developed by Allan 'Swampy' Marsh in order to protect the fairy penguin population of Middle Island in Australia's south-west Victoria from local foxes and other assorted predators. She was the very first dog sent to the island as part of the Middle Island Maremma Project, and definitively proved that maremmas were capable of protecting the at-risk penguin population. Read more... More about Conservation, Penguins, Dog, Shane Jacobson, and Australia Read More »Ashton Kutcher wants the haters to know: Ending child trafficking is his job
Ashton Kutcher wants you to know what his day job is. And no, it's not acting. The one-time film star appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday to talk about his efforts to combat human trafficking and child exploitation, as well his other "day job" — being the father of two children. SEE ALSO: One of the shortest bills ever was just introduced in congress, it's basically just 'KILL THE EPA' Kutcher was there as a representative of Thorn, a company he cofounded that creates anti-trafficking software. "I'm here today to defend the right to pursue happiness," he told the committee. "But the right to pursue happiness for so many is stripped away. It's raped, it's abused, it's taken by force, fraud or coercion ... It's sold for the momentary happiness of another." Read more... More about Us And World, Ashton Kutcher, Child Abuse, Human Trafficking, and Child Trafficking Read More »ZTE's next phone will have gigabit download speeds
China's ZTE has announced the launch of the Gigabit Phone, a device that offers extremely fast connectivity at 1Gbps, as well as a few other nifty features. Besides the amazing download speeds — ZTE did not share details of how the phone will achieve such fast connectivity — the Gigabit Phone will also have the ability to create panoramic, 360-degree video, and it will come with "instant cloud storage." While it's unlikely that you'll see support for gigabit LTE on your carrier anytime soon, you have to start somewhere. Qualcomm launched a gigabit LTE-capable chip last year, and a first gigabit LTE network went live earlier this month in Australia, but we're not aware of any commercially available phone that can actually achieve gigabit speeds right now. Read more... More about Smartphones, Mwc, Mwc 2017, Mwc2017, and Gigabit Phone Read More »New iPhone might have a 'function area' instead of a home button
There's no lack of rumors about the upcoming iPhone's screen, which is widely expected to be covering the phone's entire face. But the latest report from reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI securities is perhaps the most detailed yet. The report, via MacRumors, claims the new iPhone (which will probably be called iPhone 8) will have a 5.8-inch OLED display, but only 5.15 inches of that will actually be the usable screen. The lower part of the display will be reserved for the "function area," which will presumably host virtual buttons and, possibly, an under-the-screen fingerprint reader. More about Home Button, Apple, Iphone 8, Rumor, and Iphone Read More »In a global first, TED Talks to be produced as a Hindi TV show with Shah Rukh Khan as host
In a first, TED has partnered with a major network and a big star to produce a show based on TED Talks in a language other than English, it said Thursday. The show will be hosted by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. TED has collaborated with Star India, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, to produce the series TED Talks India: Nayi Soch. (Hindi for New Thinking.) The show will air on Star Plus later this year. "I believe TED Talks India-Nayi Soch will inspire many minds across India. It is a concept I connected with instantly, as I believe that the media is perhaps the single most powerful vehicle to inspire change," Shah Rukh Khan said in a press statement. Read more... More about 21st Century Fox, Ted Talks, Ted Talk, Bollywood, and Shah Rukh Khan Read More »Live-streaming is no longer for foreigners in China
Live streaming is taking off in China, but foreigners won't be able to join in the fun. Foreigners are reporting having their accounts suspended on big streaming platforms, where popular users are raking in big bucks through virtual gifts and other microdonations. Users on both Yizhibo, which is backed by Chinese social media giant Weibo, and Blued, China's most popular gay social networking app, have received vague suspension notices, Sixth Tone reports. Anton, a Ukrainian national living in China, said he was suddenly cut off during a broadcast session on Jan. 12. Read more... More about Yizhibo, Live Streaming Apps, Live Stream, China, and Social Media Read More »Guy sacrifices Tesla to save unconscious driver, Elon Musk offers to cover repair costs
It feels good to be the hero, and for the driver that exposed his Tesla (and himself) to danger in order to save another driver, it won't even be very costly. According to Muenchner Merkur (via Jalopnik), 41-year-old Manfred Kick was driving his Tesla Model S when he noticed a man in a Volkswagen driving erratically on the Autobahn near Munich, Germany. When Kick realized the man was unconscious, he pulled in front of the Volkswagen and slowly braked until both cars came to a stop. He then entered the Volkswagen and gave the man first aid, while some people who stopped called emergency services. The man, who appeared to have suffered a stroke, was taken to the hospital and is stable, the German police said Tuesday. Read more... More about Hero, Germany, Tesla Model S, Tesla, and Us World Read More »India will now greet tourists with a local SIM card on arrival
Foreigners visiting India will no longer have to worry about the difficulties that they were previously subjected to in getting a local SIM card in the country. The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) said Thursday foreigners with e-visas landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi will be provided with a SIM card from state-run telecom operator, BSNL. 15 other airports in the country, who have the provisions for e-visas, will soon initiate the program as well, the association said. Tourists will now be only required to present a copy of their e-visa and the first page of the passport for proof to get the SIM card, the association added. The SIM card will be loaded with a credit of Rs 50 (85 cents) for making calls, and 50MB data for internet usage. It will be active for a month, and tourists will be able to avail the 24-hour helpline made for them, which is available in 12 languages. Read more... More about Visa, Travel Leisure, Travel, Tourism, and Sim Card Read More »This model of Donald Trump's awful handshake is hilariously on-point
We don't know if you've noticed, but Donald Trump has a pretty odd handshake. It's sort of difficult to describe. Whenever he shakes a person's hand, he tends to yank on their arm with a strange shoulder-jerking motion while simultaneously patting them with his free hand as if to reassure them that what they're experiencing is normal. Here's a real-world example: On Wednesday, someone decided to map Trump's uniquely strange handshake once and for all — by making an actual model of it. Here's the model in action: At the time of writing, the Imgur post has been viewed around 170,000 times. It's also gone viral on Twitter, and has been shared by the likes of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. Read more... More about Imgur, Funny, Model, Handshake, and Donald Trump Read More »Drug smugglers go full 'Mad Max' with pot-slinging catapult
Drug smugglers are equipping themselves for Donald Trump's wall, it seems. U.S. border patrol agents in Arizona have uncovered and dismantled a very rudimentary catapult used to sling marijuana into the United States from Mexico. Yep, for real. A closer look at the device reveals a medieval-style bundle of tubing and heavy spring tied together by rope which could be straight from Mad Max: Fury Road. Agents made the discovery when they approached several people near the fence, who then scattered away, according to CNN. Two bundles of cannabis weighing a combined 47 lb (21 kg) were still attached to the catapult. Read more... More about Us, Mexico, Drugs, Pot, and Marijuana Read More »Somali-American teen wears hijab on Kanye West's Yeezy NYFW show
Somali-American model Halima Aden might not be a household name. But, Aden was the name on everyone's lips after Kanye West's Yeezy Season 5 show at New York Fashion Week. The model — who was born in a refugee camp in Kenya — made history in November 2016 when she wore a burkini and a hijab when participating in the semifinal of the Miss Minnesota USA pageant. Despite not making it to the final of the show, Aden was recently signed by model agency IMG and made her catwalk debut on the Yeezy runway on 15 Feb. Read more... More about Hijab, Yeezy, Lifestyle, Fashion, and New York Fashion Week Read More »Reddit's new 'popular' front page excludes Trump-obsessed community
Reddit's new front page is all about popular posts — but it really depends on how you define "popular." On Wednesday, social news site Reddit introduced a new version of its front page; more precisely, the front page that shows to new visitors who aren't logged into Reddit. Instead of showing posts from a hand-picked, default set of subreddits, the page — also available at Reddit/r/popular/ — now shows posts that are popular over a wider variety of subreddits across Reddit. However, some subreddits are filtered out. As Reddit admin simbawulf put it, "subreddits that are large and dedicated to specific games are heavily filtered, as well as specific sports, and narrowly focused politically related subreddits," will not show on /r/popular. Furthermore, the announcement post said that "a handful of subreddits that users consistently filter out of their r/all page" will also be excluded. Read more... More about The Donald, Donald Trump, Front Page, Reddit, and Social Media Read More »LG shows what that crazy 18:9 phone screen can do
We already know LG's upcoming G6 flagship will have a huge, 18:9, 2,880x1,440 pixel screen. But what do users actually gain from that unusual aspect ratio? The answer is quite mundane: You get more space. A short teaser, posted by LG Mobile on Wednesday, shows some of the benefits. First, it can display two squares on top of each other (18/9 = 2, duh), which opens the door for a nice, clean UI. It's also great for multitasking, which, while far from unheard of on smartphones, could really benefit from a longer screen. We're not really seeing a lot of multitasking in the video, but LG explained how this would work in a press release. "Inside the calendar app, turning the G6 horizontally will display the calendar in the left window while a detailed schedule will appear on the right," the company said. Read more... More about Lg G6, Lg, Tech, and Mobile Read More »Tiny kitten livestream from tiny house is what you need right meow
If your secret life dream, like ours, is to binge-watch a reality show with a bunch of cats, here's your treat. Keeping Up with the Kattarshians — kudos to whoever created this gem title — is the ultimate Big Brother show for millennials, featuring four 9-week-old kittens — Guðni, Stubbur, Briet and Ronja — who are living in a small dollhouse. The feline equivalent to Kim, Khloé, Kourtney and Kylie were discovered along with their mum in an industrial area in Reykjavik, Iceland. The show is produced by local news site Nútíminn along with the cat shelter Kattavinafélagið (“The cat-friendship society”) with the aim to raise awareness of stray cats and help them find a home. Read more... More about Shelter, Stray Cats, Kattarshians, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and Cats Read More »Model dangles off a skyscraper like it's NBD for death-defying Instagram photoshoot
Whatever you do, do not try this at home. Seriously. Instagram model Viktoria Odintsova diced with death by dangling off the edge of the 1,000-foot-tall Cayan Tower in Dubai to pose for a photo. Odintsova, 22, clung to an assistant's hand as she dangled from the 73-storey high building, which was the world's tallest building in 2013. It also appears the model was not wearing a safety harness to prevent her from falling. The model posted a video of the terrifying shoot on her Instagram page, which now gained over 350,000 views. And, it's safe to say that viewers are not impressed by her stunt. Read more... More about Skyscraper, Stunt, Lifestyle, Fashion, and Model Read More »BBC announces Santa isn't real, later apologises for fake news
A BBC presenter sent shockwaves across the nation this morning when he announced that Father Christmas isn't real. "It's like learning father Christmas isn't real for the first time, isn't it? I'm still in shock," Robinson said following a discussion about radio drama The Archers Cool dog rides a skateboard on the subway just like you've always dreamed
After years — nay, decades — of searching, we've finally found the world's coolest dog. Spotted by Twitter user Jessica Doyle on her way to work Tuesday, this pup truly has it all, by which we mean a hat, cool shoes and a skateboard. We will admit he would look cooler with headphones, but perhaps he did not have time to put them on. What do you think this dog's name is? We are thinking Shredder. Or Waffles. Or Thom.
No, you shouldn't be allowed to fix your own phone, 'Right-to-Repair' is a dumb idea
My co-worker, Tracey, held her iPhone like a baby bird with a bent wing. I stared at the dark screen. The device was still on, but stuck between the worlds of being living technology, and a busted iPhone. She explained that while making a phone call shortly after having third-party iPhone screen repair company iCracked replace her shattered iPhone 6 screen, the device made a popping sound, and got really hot in one corner. Then, her screen cracked, and burnt her ear. She wanted to know what to do. iCracked was ready to let the original technician repair her phone again. I warned her against it. The phone was obviously dangerous—and letting them touch it again probably wouldn’t help. Read more... More about Smartphones, Samsung, Apple, Iphone, and Right To Repair Read More »A photographer used an iPhone 7 Plus to take this stunning 'Billboard' magazine cover
There's something special about the the Feb. 17 issue of Billboard Magazine, featuring former Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello on the cover. Can't figure it out? OK, I'll just tell you: It was photographed with an iPhone 7 Plus using Portrait mode. But there's no way you'd have known that unless someone had told you. The cover was shot by portrait photographer Miller Mobley, who has worked for Billboard before and has photographed celebrities like Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lawrence, Tom Hanks, and Ryan Gosling. The project — specifically to shoot with the iPhone 7 Plus' Portrait mode — however, was Billboard's idea. Read more... More about Camila Cabello, Magazines, Cameras, Billboard Magazine, and Billboard Read More »The 'Game of Thrones' cast is freaking out about the show ending, too
We're trying not to think about it, but at some point we'll probably have to accept that are only two seasons of Game of Thrones remaining before the show leaves our lives forever — and it turns out that the actors are just as anxious about it as we are. "I know we’re all feeling it on set," Liam Cunningham (who plays Ser Davos Seaworth) recently told Mashable. "You’ve yet to see the work we’ve done on Season 7. You guys have two more, we have one more, we’re one ahead of you — and we’re now in the position where it must be like trying to get off drugs. We’re easing ourselves off drugs gently, and the drug is this show." Read more... More about Jacob Anderson, Liam Cunningham, Alfie Allen, Hbo, and Game Of Thrones Read More »Apple's war against you repairing your iPhone is pure corporate greed
You don't own your iPhone. Not really, anyway: The software updates are administered by Apple, and if you break your touchscreen, the company does everything in its power to make sure you have to visit Apple's licensed stores to fix it. Each little screw holding the device together is a special, proprietary design you won't find in any standard toolbox. When you power on, you're doing so at Apple's mercy—no matter how many hundreds of dollars you paid for your iPhone. Your gadget's on borrowed time. It's just inevitable, at this point, that the device will be laid out by some future iOS update, or a touchscreen that short circuits after taking a spill on your bathroom tile. Read more... More about Ifixit, Right To Repair, Iphone, Apple, and Tech Read More »Discover how Sean Spicer would pronounce your name with this handy generator
Will you be the next Joe Trudeau? Thanks to the Sydney Morning Herald, you could be. Inspired by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's constant mispronunciation of words — including, yes, Justin Trudeau's name — the publication has created a "Spicer-ize my name" generator. Simply plug your name into the generator and you'll learn what Sean Spicer would call you if he ever deigned to mention you during a press conference. The names get ... pretty interesting. ("Donald Trump" turns into "Donaldson Trung," for example.)
This controversial baby pillow might help a new mom catch a break
'Babocush' is designed to help newborns relax and stop crying instantly, giving parents a temporary, but a much-needed, break. Read more... More about Baby Rocker, Baby Seat, Babocush, Tech, and Real Time Video Read More »Someone turned a piece of broccoli into a treehouse perfectly suited for ants
This makes broccoli look fun and whimsical instead of gross and bland. In this video uploaded to Youtube by user Minicik Şeyler - Minyatür Eşyalar, someone expertly whittles a piece of broccoli into a tree house fit for some bugs or some very small children. Why? Because it's cute and even ants need a place to chill. These films will take you on a mind trip
Stories are told through a certain character's perspective, and filmmakers create various pathways to bridge the gap of understanding between the character and the audience. We've compiled a list of the best film examples that convey a character's specific state of mind. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Stephen Colbert's remake of 'The Usual Suspects' shows Trump's visible relationship with Putin
The writing is on the wall. During The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the late night host spoofed the 1995 mystery crime movie The Usual Suspects. During the skit Colbert was interrogated by Chazz Palminteri, the lead agent in the film, about Trump's ties with Russia and President Putin. But, unlike the original film whose goal was to misdirect the audience, Colbert very bluntly explains that "something weird" is going on between Trump and Russia. Let's hope the country doesn't end up dropping their tea cups. Tinder buys video app Wheel to make itself more like Snapchat
Tinder may soon look more like Snapchat. The dating app — that definitely prefers not to be called a hookup app and actually has transformed into more of a social app (with features like Tinder Social) — bought the video app startup Wheel. Wheel's signature product is an app that allows users to create video-based "stories," not unlike what you see on Snapchat, Instagram and now even Facebook. Tinder is planning to integrate those video features into its own app, according to Variety. It's another way to make Tinder take up more of your time, as users' attention continues to be divided on the smartphone. Read more... More about Apps And Software, Tech, Business, Dating Apps, and Snapchat Read More »Ohio woman excellently trolls Trump from the grave
Americans are all very, very stressed out about the state of things, especially the presidency of Donald Trump. Except for Elizabeth "Liz" Smith of Norwalk, Ohio, who seems to be perfectly happy to be freed of the Trump presidency by virtue of passing into the Great Beyond. Such is the claim made in her obituary, which also detailed Smith's rich, full life, including her decades-long involvement with local Girl Scouts organizations, her active membership in her church, and her love of the outdoors: "heli-hiking in the Canadian Rockies, white water rafting on the New River in West Virginia and the Snake River in Idaho." Read more... More about Elizabeth Smith, Donald Trump, Obituary, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Women, rejoice! You can finally have sex without worrying about a UTI.
Have you ever experienced the searing agony of a UTI? Then you know you’d do almost anything to avoid getting another one. And now — finally — there looks to be an easy, effective way to do that without having to take antibiotics. A new startup called Uqora is aiming to disrupt UTIs as we know them. And, ugh, do we know them. You do something fun, like have a weekend of sex with your new fling, and boom! You wake up Monday morning with a fiery pain in your nether regions. Then you’ve got to take time out of work to go to the doctor to get antibiotics. It happens all the time. One in two women gets a UTI in their life, and one in five suffer from recurring infections. They cause more visits to the doctor each year than every affliction but the common cold — think of all the little cups of pee we ladies have filled up. Read more... More about Uqora, Uti, Prevention, Products, and Sex And Relationships Read More »'American Horror Story' Season 7 will be the scariest yet: The 2016 election
Remember how 2016 was basically a horror movie? Ryan Murphy is well aware, and he's zeroing in on one of its most terrifying chapters for American Horror Story: The U.S. Presidential Election. In the latest episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Murphy revealed the new season's subject and teased the possibility of some orange-tinged casting. "I don't have a title, but the season that we begin shooting in June is going to be about the election that we just went through," said Murphy. "So I think that will be interesting for a lot of people." Read more... More about Andy Cohen, Fx, Ryan Murphy, Ahs, and American Horror Story Read More »Cry of the Week: UConn's indefatigable women and the world they made
Welcome to our new weekly series "Cry of the Week," in which we highlight whatever moment made us ugly cry on our couches the most in the past seven days. The University of Connecticut women's basketball team won its 100th consecutive game on Monday night, a record-setting achievement that is many things. The mark is utterly astounding, almost unfathomable and thoroughly impressive. Cry-worthy, though? For most people, probably not. But memorable moments don't occur in vacuums. That's why UConn's big achievement does make the room a little dusty when considered in the context of another story involving basketball and young women this week. Read more... More about Cry Of The Week, Sports, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »'Mothergunship' looks like an intense, first-person 'Space Invaders'
The classic game of shooting the crap out of alien invaders while eluding their hailstorm of space bullets gets a facelift in Mothergunship. The upcoming FPS from Grip Digital and Terrible Posture Games looks to borrow heavily from the "shoot 'em up" genre, first popularized in the '80s by Space Invaders. This one looks like it has more in common with the chaos of more modern "shmups" (as they're often called) like Ikaruga or Geometry Wars, filling every inch of your screen with fiery alien death. Surviving in these types of games is a matter of finding whatever narrow paths form between all the bullets as they undulate across the screen in unpredictable wavesMothergunship looks to do the same, but you see it all from a first-person perspective. Read more... More about Mothergunship, Gaming, Entertainment, Entertainment, and Gaming Read More »Coffee butter is here to save mornings in Japan
Grabbing breakfast and a morning cup of joe is often just too much work for those of us who aren't natural "morning people." That means, of course, breakfast is sacrificed as you scarf your caffeine only to be crabby and hangry an hour later because you didn't eat anything. That's a problem of the past for the people of Japan, thanks to Snow Brand Coffee Soft, a miracle product that combines coffee and butter, reported by RocketNews24. This sweet and creamy coffee spread will be released in Japan on March 1 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Megmilk Snow Brand company's coffee drink. Read more... More about Japan, Food, and Watercooler Read More »Forget taxis; Dubai wants to fly you around in passenger drones
Dubai announced its successful test flight of a passenger drone and its intention to have regular drone transportation service by July 2017. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Technology, Helicopter, and Transportation Read More »Get your allowance ready: Snap's stock will cost about as much as a movie ticket
New Snapchat filter idea: Vomiting money. Snap Inc. will be worth as much as $22 billion if all goes well with its upcoming initial public offering, in which the company will for the first time make its stock available to the public for purchase. Snapchat is looking to charge between $14 and $16 for a single share, of which the company will make 200 million available in the IPO. That means you can own a piece of the company for about the price of a movie ticket. The company confirmed these details in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Those numbers could still go up if Snap finds a healthy appetite for its stock offering. You can't buy Snap stock just yet; the company is about to embark on what is known as a "road show," in which it meets with a variety of big investors and analysts to drum up interest in its shares. Read more... More about Stocks, Business, Snapchat Ipo, Snapchat, and Business Read More »Here's when Apple will show us the next major versions of iOS and macOS
Mark your calendars, because Apple just announced its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) will take place on from June 5-9 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose. Apple is expected to announce new versions of iOS (11?), macOS (10.13?) and possibly software for tvOS and watchOS (4?). The change in location from San Francisco to San Jose raises a few questions, but according to The Loop, Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller said the move is "going to provide a great environment for developers attending the conference." It's also closer to Apple's Cupertino headquarters, which means more engineers will be able to get on site for the conference. Read more... More about Watchos, Tvos, Macos, Ios, and Wwdc 2017 Read More »McDonald's re-engineered super-straw is not an early April Fools joke
Did you hear about McDonald's new Chocolate Shamrock Shake? It's a dual-layer shake — basically a chocolate shake below a regular Shamrock Shake. But you can't drink it properly with a regular straw. No sir, a regular straw just wouldn't do here, so McDonald's hired some aerospace and robotic engineers to redesign the straw to deliver the ideal 50/50 ratio of flavors while drinking the Chocolate Shamrock Shake. The result is called STRAW — Suction Tube for Reverse Axial Withdrawal — and it looks like a regular straw with a couple of holes at the curvy bottom, but McDonald's, who hired two companies to work on the straw, Jace and NK Labs, claims it's much more than that. Read more... More about Shake, Straw, Mcdonald S, Lifestyle, and Gadgets Read More »Clever hackers don't even need your password to access your account
Here we go again. Yahoo is warning some of its users that hackers may have used forged cookies — small files that websites create to store your information — to log into their accounts, thus gaining access without a password. Forging. Cookies. SEE ALSO: Marissa Mayer is stepping down from Yahoo's board of directors — if the Verizon deal goes through The attack, which was originally announced in a security update in December 2016, took place between 2015 and 2016. It's the latest in a series of cybersecurity issues faced by the tech company. Yahoo forensic experts have been investigating the creation of forged cookies linked to state-sponsored hackers that "could have enabled an intruder to access our users' accounts without a password." Read more... More about Password, Cookies, Forge, Hackers, and Yahoo Read More »There's a wild story behind this almond-centric website
Back in the mid-90s, you probably weren't too concerned about the internet. That new-fangled computing machine in the corner would surely be out of style soon, right? It was just a matter of time. Obviously that's not how things worked out, and a keen businessman named Gary Almond must've known that the world was about to change. In 1995, he had the foresight to purchase a domain that would be more in-demand than even he could imagine – almond.com. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, friends. Silk, maker of Silk Almondmilk, was, of course, thrown for a loop when they discovered that the domain name was spoken for. So Silk decided to take matters into their own hands. Read more... More about Supported and Lifestyle Read More »Take our money, Broadway: Sara Bareilles is joining the cast of 'Waitress'
Sugar, butter, flour — SARA! Sara Bareilles, the GRAMMY-nominated singer and composer behind Broadway's Waitress, will take on the lead role in the show this spring. Bareilles joins the rare breed of Broadway composers who have starred in their own works, such as Legs Diamond's Peter Allen, [title of show]'s Jeff Bowen, and some guy named Lin. Fans of Bareilles and the show expected her to eventually take on the role of Jenna Hunterson, but now it's official.
Facebook's new 'Trending Topics' update is here — now with less fake news
The world's largest social network has finally settled on an effective way to list basic news stories. Facebook deployed a revised version of its controversial "Trending Topics" feature Thursday. It now shows each user a standardized list of news stories based on an automated survey of what a diverse collection of media outlets are covering. Previously, each individual user saw a personalized list of news stories in the Trending module. When you log onto Facebook's desktop version, you'll see Trending stories on the right, as usual. Stories are sorted according to topic and feature headlines pulled directly from news outlets—they're not written by Facebook. Clicking into the topics shows you related media, links and posts. Read more... More about Fake News, Trending Topics, Facebook, and Tech Read More »Dude defies physics and saves toddler from falling off a counter
Some people are just born with impressive dad reflexes, or the ability to defy physics and save a falling baby in a seemingly impossible situation. An employee was assisting a customer who plopped his toddler up on the countertop at iFly, an indoor skydiving center in Houston, when the kid suddenly lost his balance while his father was distracted taking a photo. The employee managed to catch the kid just inches before its head hit the floor. Realizing the awesome save he just accomplished, the employee turned and stared right into the security camera to flex some of his impressive toddler-saving reflexes. Read more... More about Viral Videos, Watercooler, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Detective Benson and Stabler reunited for Valentine's Day and our hearts are full of love
These are the stories of a beautiful friendship. Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay, aka Detective Stabler and Benson, fought crime together on the hit show Law & Order: SVU for more than decade. Frequently blessing us with unexpected holiday selfies, their friendship has become the crown jewel of the internet. So, in keeping with that tradition, the pair warmed our hearts when they reunited for Valentine's Day. Hargitay's caption shows how much love the TV partners still have for one another.
Bob Odenkirk and Stephen Colbert switch places until you won't know who's who
All aboard the meta train! "I do have another big project coming up," Bob Odenkirk told Stephen Colbert on The Late Show. That project is The Late Show: The Movie, and Odenkirk will play Stephen Colbert. "Clap, you pigs!" said Odenkirk-as-Colbert in a brief clip of this nonexistent movie. Colbert is indignant, but then he remember — he made a cameo as Bob Odenkirk. Remember that meta-train? It's speeding forward, so buckle up. Odenkirk-as-Colbert interviews Colbert-as-Odenkirk, and then they cut to a clip-within-a-clip of Colbert-as-Odenkirk-as-Colbert interviewing Odenkirk-as-Colbert-as-Odenkirk and...just watch the video. Read more... More about Comedy, Cbs, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Bob Odenkirk, and Stephen Colbert Read More »Selena Gomez has a new song about taking no crap from loser dudes
Certain men in her life might be making a huge fuss about the past, but Selena Gomez is looking forward. The pop star has released her first new music since taking a break to focus on her well being with "It Ain't Me" — a collaboration with Kygo. "Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?" Gomez inquires over a plucky beat. "Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning? It ain't me." Future iPhones could catch screen cracks before they turn into major problems
Walking around with a cracked iPhone screen isn't a good look. It's a major turn-off in the dating world, and it can be outlandishly expensive and complicated to fix without Apple's own care plan. Since clumsy texters will always find a way to thrash their smartphones, a new patent spotted by Apple Insider Thursday could make it a little easier for future iPhone users to detect screen damage before their display takes on full spiderweb status. The patent lays out potential methods for detecting cracks as they form on the iPhone's display cover. The tech could be used to pinpoint problem areas and hairline cracks as they form beneath the surface, warning users that they're one drop away from reaching the point of no return. What exactly they might do next to prevent critical damage isn't clear, but a safety warning is better than nothing. Read more... More about Apple, Patent, Screen, Cracked, and Iphone Read More »Samantha Bee on the Trump administration's 'legislative f*ckfest'
"We're only one menstrual cycle into this presidency," Samantha Bee declared on Wednesday's episode of Full Frontal. "And there is blood in the water." Beginning with news clips comparing Trump's floundering to Richard Nixon, Bee went on to explain why his administration has been so active. SEE ALSO: Stephen Colbert's remake of 'The Usual Suspects' shows Trump's visible relationship with Putin Bee switches tack then to highlight the the Congressional Review Act, a law which allows Congress to repeal legislation passed in the last six months (A.K.A. by the Obama administration) by a simple majority vote. More than 50 of the Obama administration's regulations could still be affected, including the Endangered Species Act. Read more... More about Legislature, Trump, Samantha Bee, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »Elon Musk is totally, hilariously serious about tunneling his way out of traffic jams
Elon Musk is laughing all the way to the center of the Earth. After the idea to build tunnels hit him while stuck in traffic late last year, he went ahead and founded a business to disrupt the tunneling industry — called the Boring Company (surprisingly, the URL was available). Chatting with a Bloomberg reporter, he revealed the two other names he says he considered: Tunnels R Us and American Tubes and Tunnels, or AT&T for short. At this point you might think Musk is just having a bit of fun with everybody over a brief fixation with tunnels, but he's — apparently — totally serious. And he's already made one really big hole in the SpaceX parking lot in Hawthorne, California, to prove it. Read more... More about Tunneling, Boring Company, Elon Musk, Tech, and Startups Read More »Celebrity chefs close restaurants in support of #ADayWithoutImmigrants
The call for support for "A Day Without Immigrants" has hit the restaurant community with tremendous impact. The social justice movement, held Thursday to show just how much our society depends on an immigrant-based workforce, started in Washington DC but has spread to the restaurant industry on a more national level.
It just got a whole lot harder for you to contact Energy Department employees
The Department of Energy has taken down its public-facing employee directory, making it far more difficult for journalists and members of the public to locate email addresses and phone numbers for agency personnel. The move, which was announced to agency contractors on Wednesday and implemented Thursday morning, was confirmed in an internal email shared with Mashable. Making federal scientists and policy makers harder to contact isn’t a trivial matter. These kinds of moves toward opacity wall off employees from the outside world and make it more likely that they won’t experience public pressure related to their taxpayer-funded work. Read more... More about Department Of Energy, Rick Perry, Global Warming, Scientific Integrity, and Scientific Transparency Read More »This smart collar will make pet care a walk in the park
'Scollar' is designed for small dogs and cats. This device can track your pet, set meal reminders, create boundaries and keep track of their medications. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Medication Reminder, and Pet Care Read More »Giphy launches library of more than 2,000 GIFs to teach you sign language
GIFs can do more than add a sassy quip to the end of your tweet. Now, they can even help you learn a new language. Giphy released an extensive GIF library on Thursday with more than 2,000 words and phrases in American Sign Language. To create the GIFs, Giphy cut videos from the popular educational series Sign With Robert, adding text descriptions to make the GIFs look like looping flash cards. At first glance, the GIFs might seem a bit unremarkable — they simply show Sign with Robert creator Robert DeMayo, who has been deaf since birth, signing a word over and over. Read more... More about Social Good, Giphy, Deaf, Asl, and Gifs Read More »Monopoly smites the humble thimble figure from its game
It has been a cruel 2017 thus far and now the humble thimble, the universal symbol of the blessed sewers who toil and sweat over clothes, blankets, and so much more, has unceremoniously been booted from the choice of Monopoly figurines. In January, the game's maker, Hasbro, opened up fan voting on what it was calling Monopoly Token Madness for users to select new tokens for the game. But here's the twist: rather than simply replacing a token or two, as the game has done in the past, the current vote is to select all eight tokens for future versions of the game. Read more... More about Thimble, Board Games, Hasbro, Big Board Game Lobby, and Monopoly Read More »CeeLo Green seems obsessed with Beyoncé and his latest weird song proves it
Yeah, we all love Beyoncé. You'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't like at least one of her songs. But there's a difference between having admiration for her cultural influence and recording a cover of an 80's hit with lyrics rewritten to be about your Beyoncé obsession—which is exactly what CeeLo Green did. In a music video, which premiered on WorldStar Hip Hop, a mini CeeLo leaps around a bedroom adorned with Bey photos while singing "Jay-Z's Girl," an updated rendition of Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl." Read more... More about Conversations, Watercooler, Beyonce Knowles, Beyonce, and Ceelo Green Read More »Apple TV might get 4K video streaming, but it'll still lag behind
Big things could be coming to the Apple TV. Last revamped in late 2015 with beefier hardware, a refreshed tvOS interface and the Siri Remote, Apple's set-top box has basically languished as competing set-top boxes like the Amazon Fire TV, Roku Ultra and the new NVIDIA Shield TV run circles around it. That could soon change. Apple is reportedly testing a new Apple TV capable of streaming 4K video with "more vivid colors (sounds like HDR), according to Bloomberg. The current Apple TV only outputs at 1080p full HD, which is fine, but it's no 4K. More about 4k, 4k Video, Set Top Box, Tv, and Apple Read More »The look on this man's face in Melania Trump's latest tweet is actually perfect
Melania Trump will soon learn that a picture is worth a whole lot more than 1,000 words once it's posted to Twitter. Though the new FLOTUS doesn't live in the White House, on Wednesday she took a trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture with Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. After posting a photograph from her trip to Twitter, users on the very outspoken platform began to highlight the Trump family's rocky relationship with race and noticed a hilariously perfect facial reaction lurking in the background. Read more... More about Politics, Watercooler, Pics, Twitter, and Conversations Read More »Take a mind trip into the POV of these film characters
Stories are told through a certain character's perspective, and filmmakers create various pathways to bridge the gap of understanding between the character and audience. These are the best film examples that convey a character's specific state of mind. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more... More about Movie History, Dream Sequences, Filmmaking, Moments Of Subjectivity, and Top 10 Read More »The Weeknd reunites with Drake and all your favorite rappers in a new video for 'Reminder'
Twenty-seven years ago today, The Weeknd, née Abel Tesfaye, was born. To celebrate, the R&B crooner has gifted us all with an unexpected video for the song "Reminder," off of his latest album Starboy. The video, which can be found on VEVO, is a subdued glimpse at what is probably a normal day in the life of Tesfaye. Of course, there are women draped in expensive furs, fancy cars and whatnot, but the best part of the video is the unexpected cameos. YG, A$AP Rocky, Bryson Tiller, French Montana, Travis Scott, Metro Boomin and more make appearances in the video, but the reunion of Toronto's most famous stars is what's really makes this a birthday treat for us all. Read more... More about Entertainment, Music, Conversations, Music Video, and The Weeknd Read More »Snapchat is about to get shark-infested
Nowhere is safe from Shark Week. Not even Snapchat. Discovery Communications announced a deal with Snap Inc., the app's parent company, on Thursday to develop shows for Snapchat's Discover platform. The entertainment company plans to bring its popular Shark Week and Mythbusters properties to the app. The shows will be available only to Snapchat users in the United States and will debut in the coming months. Beyond the new shows, Discovery also will work with Snap on bring new advertisers, such as creating related filters or lenses. Read more... More about Snapchat Discover, Snapchat, Shark Week, and Entertainment Read More »The dissonance between Vogue and Teen Vogue is finally too loud to ignore
In the Trump era, Teen Vogue has become a rallying point of the resistance. But its big sister has ... not. Vogue's history of tone deafness got worse this week when it released photos from an upcoming fashion editorial featuring supermodel Karlie Kloss dressed as a geisha complete with yellowface. You'd think most magazines would know better by now, then again, what is 2017 but a year of regression? If any of Vogue's high-fashion competitors — Harper's Bazaar, W, or Town & Country, for example — had a similar lapse in judgment, the magazine would likely issue a statement and try to move on. Read more... More about Fashion, Magazines, Cultural Appropriation, Karlie Kloss, and Teen Vogue Read More »Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell bet it all in 'The House' trailer
The things we do for love. Many parents take out loans to send their kids to college, but in the trailer for The House, starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler, the Johansens need quicker payoff — so they start an illegal gambling ring in their basement. Scott (Ferrell) and Kate (Poehler) don't have the funds to send their daughter Alex (Ryan Simpkins) to her dream school, so they enlist their friend Frank (Jason Mantzoukas) to turn their home into a miniature Las Vegas. The trailer is predictably bursting with familiar comedy faces, including Andy Buckley, Lennon Parham, Nick Kroll, Rob Huebel and Allison Tolman. Read more... More about Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, Entertainment, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Goat forms unlikely friendship with UPS delivery guy
Here's a nice thing: A goat named Pearl has forged a friendship with the UPS guy who delivers packages to her animal shelter. According to a Facebook post from The Gentle Barn animal rescue facility in Knoxville, Tennessee, Pearl's love for the local delivery man runs deep. "When she hears his truck pull in she will drop whatever she is doing to run and see him," the post reads. "She will wait right outside his truck for him and sometimes even get impatient and climb in." Pearl's love hasn't gone unrequited. With each visit, the UPS delivery man brings her peanut butter treats and "gives her lots of love while he is here." Read more... More about Cute Animals, Pics, Watercooler, Watercooler, and Pics Read More »Beloved PlayStation mascot 'Crash Bandicoot' returns on June 30
That cool, lo-fi minigame from Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is getting its own game! Before Crash Bandicoot popped up as the coolest easter egg in Naughty Dog's last dance with Nathan Drake, it was a formative series for the fledgling PlayStation — you might know it now as "PSone" — console. Now, the first three games in the series have been remastered and packaged together for a PlayStation 4 release. This new trailer doesn't do much more than confirm the release date: June 30, 2017. You can probably expect a deeper look once we're closer to the newly public E3 trade show in June. Heroic pet squirrel attacks burglar who breaks into owner's home
It turns out dogs aren't the only animal that's fiercely loyal to their humans. This past Monday, the local Idaho ABC news station reported on the town's new hero: Joey the pet squirrel. When a burglar broke into owner Adam Pearl's home, Joey apparently sprang into action, scratching and attacking the intruder. The culprit later told police that Joey bothered him the entire time he was in the house. Though usually only dogs get the honor of being good boys, we can confidently say that Joey is also a very good boy. PewDiePie apologizes for anti-Semitic jokes, blames the media for everything
PewDiePie is the very definition of sorry/not sorry. The world's top YouTuber (real name Felix Kjellberg) posted a response video Thursday, days after Maker Studios dropped him over The Wall Street Journal's extensive review of the YouTubers recent videos that found a handful containing anti-Semitic "jokes" and Nazi imagery. Though PewDiePie does indeed apologize and says his joking went "too far," the video quickly veers into harsh critique of the media, pointing a finger (and crassly giving the finger) at the Journal and several other outlets for what he feels is a sustained campaign of twisting his words and taking his jokes out of context. Read more... More about Digital Influencers, Disney Studios, Maker Studios, Pewdiepie, and Youtube Read More »Nintendo has reinvented the party game
Nintendo's '1-2-Switch' is a set of mini-games designed to reinvent face-to-face digital gaming experiences. From milking a cow to eating sandwiches, game night will never be the same again. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Real Time Video, and Real Time Read More »Look out, Alexa — you can now buy stuff using your Google Home
It's hard to talk about the Google Home without comparing it to the Amazon Echo and Alexa — the two speaker systems are tied together as they compete to take the top spot as the dominant smart home hub. But Amazon has held one big advantage over Google from the start: You can order just about anything online just by asking Alexa. Starting today, Google is taking steps to close the gap. The search giant is rolling out a new shopping feature on the Home using Google Assistant so you can make quick purchases via voice command. Google Home owners just need to prompt their device by saying “Ok Google, how do I shop?” or even more specifically something like “Ok Google, order paper towels." Assistant will take over from there, placing an order for same-day or two-day shipping. Read more... More about Google Express, Buying, Amazon Alexa, Voice Assistants, and Google Home Read More »A new 'continent's' been found under the magical land of New Zealand
New Zealand, the land of Hobbits, ridiculously beautiful landscapes and, uh, The Feebles, has just become a little bit more magical. An entire flipping continent might be hiding beneath New Zealand, geologists say. The area, named Zealandia, is massive. At 4.9-million square kilometers, or nearly 1.9-million square miles, it's bigger than all of India. Yet most of it — about 94 percent — is submerged in the ocean, according to a new study in the Geological Society of America's journal, GSA Today. A map of Earth's tectonic plates and continents, including Zealandia. Image: Mortimer et AL, GSA Today (2017) Read more... GoFundMe teams up with Special Olympics to empower athletes with disabilities
A new partnership will help Olympians get to Austria next month for the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games, and it's empowering the intellectual disability community in the process. Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced a "global sponsorship" with the Special Olympics on Thursday, launching nearly 500 online campaigns to support athletes, teams and delegations. The effort not only encourages people around the world to pitch in, but also spotlights the personal stories of those competing. More than 2,700 athletes from over 100 countries will compete in the Winter Games, which run March 14 through March 25. According to GoFundMe, it costs about $2,500 per athlete for travel, training, equipment, coaching and accommodations. Read more... More about Disabilities, Olympics, Special Olympics, Sports, and Tech Read More »Trump claims drugs are cheaper than candy, Americans collectively facepalm
Today in things Donald Trump doesn't seem to understand: drugs and candy. At a press conference on Friday afternoon, Trump took some time in between dissing the media to discuss a few of the problems facing America — one of which, is the fact that drugs are apparently becoming more accessible than candy. "We're becoming a drug-infested nation," Trump said. "Drugs are becoming cheaper than candy bars." Lol, what?????? I mean, sure, candy is a bit pricy if you're going for the good stuff, but more expensive than drugs? Read more... More about Watercooler, Conversation, Twitter, Politics, and Donald Trump Read More » | ||||
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