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 Elon Musk's SpaceX is betting big on its rocket launch this week
Elon Musk's SpaceX is about to face one of its biggest tests yet. On Thursday, for the first time, the private spaceflight company will attempt to reuse a previously flown rocket booster to deliver a satellite to orbit. This attempt at reusability will mark a key moment for SpaceX in that basically all of its plans for the future — including human trips to Mars and maybe beyond — rely on fast, efficient and affordable launch capabilities. SpaceX, along with other private spaceflight companies, is trying to drastically lower the cost of access to space in order to open up a new range of possible missions. The launch on Thursday will be the biggest test of this business plan to date. Read more... More about Rocket Launch, Space Exploration, Rocket Landing, Spaceflight, and Private Spaceflight Read More »McDonald's sauces will be sold in grocery stores and we can all die happy
Have you ever wished the taste of the creamy, Thousand Island-y sauce from a McDonald's Big Mac would never go away? If only that delightful spread could touch your lips forever. Well, soon it can... but only in Canada. There, you won't have to ride over to a McDonald's to get your fix. The fast food giant's special sauces for the Filet-O Fish, Big Mac and McChicken will be bottled and then sold in grocery stores all over the country beginning this spring, Huffington Post Canada reports.
These terrible photos might explain why Donald Trump rejected an offer to throw a first pitch
Womp womp. Hours after a report Tuesday morning that President Donald Trump was "in talks" to throw out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game on Major League Baseball's Opening Day, that dream was dashed. Now we're left with so many questions. Politico reported Tuesday morning that Trump was "in talks" to throw out the first pitch at Nationals Park on April 3. What exactly "in talks" meant was not clear (more on that in a minute). But by midday Tuesday, the White House cited a "scheduling conflict" to say it would not happen. Read more... More about First Pitch, Donald Trump, Mlb, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »These new educational apps will help Syrian refugee kids learn and play
Two new apps won an international technology competition to help Syrian refugee children learn, play and cope with trauma. The mobile games Antura and the Letters and Feed the Monster received top honors for EduApp4Syria, which leverages the widespread availability of smartphones to develop free, educational alternatives for millions of Syrian children forced out of school due to conflict. The competition is a joint effort from the Norwegian government, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and several global nonprofit partners. The winners were announced last week to coincide with UNESCO's Mobile Learning Week. Read more... More about Literacy, Education, Refugee Crisis, Refugees, and Syria Read More »Sorry, Lyft, but being less awful than Uber doesn't make you 'woke'
If Silicon Valley is the land of self-congratulatory BS, then Lyft President John Zimmer just made a play for the crown. As his ride-hail company continues to benefit from the ongoing struggles of its top rival Uber, the extremely rich executive took a moment out of his busy schedule rescuing kittens or whatever to chat it up with Time. The topic du jour? How his San Francisco-based company is less a Peter Thiel-backed behemoth working with General Motors to automate its drivers out of jobs than a thoughtful and do-gooding corporate citizen. "We’re woke," the questionably woke exec told Time. "Our community is woke, and the U.S. population is woke." Read more... More about Uber, John Zimmer, Ride Hailing Apps, Woke, and Lyft Read More »This Swedish ad perfectly mocks the hype around self-driving cars
We know self-driving cars are the inevitable future of transportation — mostly because all the companies looking to profit from it can't stop hyping the technology. A slick ad from Swedish transportation agency Västtrafik has all the hallmarks of a futuristic autonomous vehicle hype video, complete with buzzwords like "sustainable," "electrified" and "delegated driving." Cue the big reveal... to a standard city bus. Turns out, you can already experience many of the perks we're looking forward to in self-driving cars by taking public transport. Well played, Västtrafik. Well played. [H/T: - The Verge] Read more... More about Sweden, Public Transportation, Autonomous Cars, Self Driving Cars, and Tech Read More »What we know about Elon Musk’s plan to go full super villain and play with your brain
Elon Musk wants people to willingly implant electrodes in their brains so they might upload and download thoughts, and he's building a company to make it happen. This is Musk's latest technological frontier. He's working on an electric car revolution through Tesla and trying to send people to Mars with SpaceX. Through Neuralink, Musk plans to merge humans and machines through a technology called neural lace. Let's take a look at what we know and don't know about what Musk wants to do to the human brain. Read more... More about Artificial Intelligence, Spacex, Tesla, Neuralink, and Elon Musk Read More »This company claims it will make you a watch using your cat's hair
You miss your pet when you're not at home, right? Totally. This might help: send an airtight bag of its fur to Analog Watch Co., and they'll (allegedly) send you a hairy "custom to order timepiece" that you can wear everywhere. The new watch line is called the Companion Collection, and it will (maybe) bring you one step closer to what you've always wanted — smelling, looking and being exactly like your pet. See, look. Twins. Image: Analog Watch Co. How does one make a cat fur watch, you wonder? That's fair — here's a video detailing how they (claim to) pull it off. Read more... More about Animals, April Fools Day, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Dating app figures out what we all hate about sex
When it comes to what we love and what we hate about sex, the dating app Hater has got our number. The app, which launched in February and matches people based on what they both hate, isn't just for helping people find love. Their users can swipe through more than 3,000 topics to indicate if they love them or hate them, and thus it's become a great source of data on how people feel about all kinds of things — including sex. Hater analyzed responses to sex-related topics and found that the biggest disagreements between men and women were about “butt stuff.” Even though it’s now been endorsed by Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP, only 48 percent of women were in favor of it. In contrast, 88 percent of men were on board. Sorry, guys. Read more... More about Dating, Dating And Relationships, Sex Toys, Sex, and Hater App Read More »This jewelry store's billboard got everyone so riled up even Chelsea Clinton tweeted about it
A family-owned jeweler thought it had a funny, witty take on an old adage so the company put it on a billboard. Spicer Green Jewelers' cheeky sign told motorists "Sometimes, it's ok to throw rocks at girls..." What the owners thought was an innocuous phrase invoking nostalgia and promoting the store's diamonds and gems quickly turned into a storm of outrage.
Trump's climate order puts 'China first' in clean energy
President Donald Trump is vowing to put "America First" — just not when it comes to the global clean energy race. The president on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order that experts say could leave the United States lagging behind China and other nations as manufacturers and investors throw trillions of dollars into renewable energy projects. The order will start unraveling the Obama administration's key efforts to address climate change. Flanked by coal miners and cabinet officials, Trump vowed to revamp fossil fuel production and erase "job-killing" restrictions on power plants and pipelines. Read more... More about Renewable Energy Investment, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Wind Power, and Solar Power Read More »Donald Trump is now your last hope for the most basic internet privacy rules
Go ahead and assume that everything you do online is being tracked and sold without your knowledge. The House voted 231-189 on Tuesday in favor of erasing a rule that would prevent internet service providers from quietly selling off consumer data without notifying those consumers. The rule — enacted last year by the Federal Communications Commission — was so short-lived that it never got the chance to be implemented. The Senate voted to do the same thing in a 50-48 vote late last week. Now, it's up to President Donald Trump to sign off on the bill to finalize the repeal. The White House formally indicated on Tuesday that Trump supported the bill's repeal. Read more... More about Sell, Track, Internet Service Provider, Isp, and Privacy Read More »Spiders could eat all humans in one year, and this petition wants to make it happen
The Washington Post either ruined or made your day on Tuesday when it published a bit of an analysis that suggests spiders could eat every human on Earth in one year if they really wanted to. Now musician John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats is petitioning Senator Al Franken to help make that happen. It reads: The WaPo piece that kicked off Darnielle's bid for swift human extinction bases its analysis on a study published this month on the global spider population's eating habits. Researchers Martin Nyffeler and Klaus Birkhofer found that spiders the world over consume, in total, between 400 and 800-million tons of prey per year. It's a set of numbers large enough to trigger a fear-induced blackout for anyone with arachnophobia. Read more... More about Spiders, Science, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »NBC will air the 2018 Olympics live because social media always spoils everything
Finally! NBC will air the 2018 Winter Olympics live across all U.S. time zones. You can thank — or blame — social media. SEE ALSO: These terrible photos might explain why Donald Trump rejected an offer to throw a first pitch NBC's conundrum was simple and has sparked complaints from fans for years. It went like this: The Olympic Games are a global event that often happens half a world away from the United States. NBC used to broadcast the most intriguing competitions during U.S. primetime. But as social media and digital technology revolutionized the ease of learning results as they happened (or even watching them happen via online live-stream), NBC's lack of live broadcasts seemed increasingly greedy and outdated. Read more... More about Social Media, Olympics, Sports, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Is a coconut a nut?
It might not be so obvious at first glance, but a coconut is technically a fruit, a general nut and a seed. The coconut belongs to a group of fruits called drupes. Drupes have a fleshy part covering a hard shell containing the seed. Other drupes include peaches, cherries and almonds — the most elusive one of them all (you guessed it) being the coconut. Read more... More about Standalone Featured, Real People, Real Time Video, Biology, and Botany Read More »Teen's Disneyland promposal is sweeter than a pot of Pooh's honey
L.A. high-schoolers Valerie and Gabriel sold custom buttons together for months to save up enough money to visit Disneyland, their third time making the trip together. This time, though, Gabriel had a surprise in store, and you know what time of year it is: promposal season, baby!
Valerie spoke to Mashable and walked us through the steps Gabriel went to to make this sweet Disney promposal happen. More about Promposal, Disney, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Lucille Bluth explains why the Trump family is 'Arrested Development' IRL
Remember the Bluths? They were the comically entitled clan from Arrested Development with a real estate empire and out-of-touch family members vying for money and power. Lucille Bluth, the shopping-addicted matriarch with a martini, was played by actress Jessica Walter. And Walter thinks there's another well-known American family that's just like the Bluths — with one teensy difference. "They’re both real estate moguls, tycoons, and businesspeople,” she said of the Bluths and the Trumps during an interview with The Daily Beast. Read more... More about Trump, Politics, Tv, Arrested Development, and Jessica Walter Read More »New online NASA library offers all your free space porn in one place
Have you ever needed a perfect photo of a nebula on which to Photoshop your cat? How about the ideal video of a rocket launch that can be sent as a GIF millions of times over? Well, now NASA has you covered. The space agency just set up a searchable image and video library for every space-based need. The best part: it's copyright free. You can download and use these images for whatever purpose you want, thanks to NASA's generous public images policy. NASA's image and video library. Image: nasa "NASA Image and Video Library allows users to search, discover and download a treasure trove of more than 140,000 NASA images, videos and audio files from across the agency’s many missions in aeronautics, astrophysics, Earth science, human spaceflight, and more," NASA said in a press release Tuesday. "Users now can embed content in their own sites and choose from multiple resolutions to download." Read more... More about Space Exploration, Nasa, Space Videos, Space Photos, and Space Read More »Trump plays the villain in trailer for 'An Inconvenient Truth' sequel
"Climate changes. Truth does not." That's the tagline for An Inconvenient Sequel, the follow-up to Al Gore's 2007 documentary An Inconvenient Truth. The documentary — which debuted at Sundance Film Festival — released its first trailer on Tuesday, and it couldn't be more timely. President Trump plays a prominent role in the trailer, which dropped on the same day that the president signed an executive order aimed at rolling back the Obama Administration's climate policies. The order reopens federal lands to coal mining and effectively makes it impossible for the U.S. to meet its goals under the Paris Climate Agreement, which Gore helped advocate for in 2015. Read more... More about Climate Change, Science, Documentaries, Film, and An Inconvenient Sequel Truth To Power Read More »Americans now trust ads more than news and who can blame them?
Are you tired of doubting information from the news media? Fed up with America's public institutions? Well, you're in luck, because a new survey has revealed one surprising source that Americans trust in increasing numbers: advertising. A report released by market research firm YouGov on Monday found the American public's faith in the ads they see has grown over the past few years, just as trust in mass-media news, government and other institutions sinks to new lows. Nearly three quarters of people surveyed now say they think advertising is generally "honest" — a 16 percent jump from March of 2014. Read more... More about Native Ads, Government, Media, Trust, and Business Read More »Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson won't half-ass their new crafting competition show. They'll whole-ass it.
Our lives have been so much darker since Parks and Recreation left our screens. Luckily, the beautiful people known as Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman (aka Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson) are reuniting to make the world a better place, one handmade object at a time. Poehler and Offerman will host a six-episode competition series called The Handmade Project (sadly no relation to Hulu's Handmaid's Tale, although we'd love to see their take on that too), which Poehler will produce through her Paper Kite Productions company. More about Nbc, Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Ron Swanson, and Parks And Recreation Read More »You seriously cannot trust the internet to name anything
An ownership group in San Diego that's trying to make their city the next home of Major League Soccer put potential team names online for a fan vote. Classic mistake! You can never trust those jokers on the internet. SEE ALSO: These terrible photos might explain why Donald Trump rejected an offer to throw a first pitch Remember "Boaty McBoatface"? That's the $243.3 million polar research vessel that the internet overwhelmingly voted to give a ridiculous name. (It didn't quite stick, alas, but kind of lives on.) Now we have "Footy McFooty Face." As backstory: A dozen areas, including San Diego, are vying to become home to the next Major League Soccer franchise. To rally supporters and drum up some buzz, the San Diego ownership group let fans on the internet suggest and vote for potential team names via Facebook. Read more... More about Mls, Boaty Mcboatface, Soccer, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Elon Musk, please jam a computer into my brain
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has reportedly launched yet another futuristic company. Neuralink Corp., his latest project, will work to merge the human brain with computers. I would like to use this post as a means of applying to become the first human subject in this experiment. Mr. Musk, please put a computer in my head. According to the Wall Street Journal, Neuralink Corp. will likely begin with the treatment of brain diseases, eventually growing to expand the basic functions of the human brain. The latter stage, Musk has said, would help give humanity a fighting chance against Artificial Intelligence. Read more... More about Neuralink, Elon Musk, Humor, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Bon Appétit is trying to make 'hand salad' a thing, but no one is falling for it
Our attempts at living a healthy lifestyle may have just hit a new low. On Monday, food magazine Bon Appétit tweeted out a link to a recipe for something called "hand salad." While the name is distasteful and can bring to mind some other horrible, more literal scenarios, the tweet came with a photo that shows you exactly what hand salad is in this case.
Guess now we've reached a point in our society where we feel we can dip individual rom aine leaves into dressing and call it a "dish." Read more... More about Trends, Food, Bon Appetit, Twitter Reactions, and Salad Read More »Cyclone Debbie proved one thing: Australians are super weird
Cyclone Debbie was a big one. It tore down trees, smashed wharves and sent people huddling indoors as it made landfall in north Queensland on Tuesday. But even in the face of wind gusts that reached 260 kilometres (162 miles) per hour, there was plenty of bizarre, occasionally foolhardy behaviour going on in the face of one of the biggest storms to hit that part of the country since Cyclone Yasi in 2011. SEE ALSO: The view from the International Space Station confirms it: Cyclone Debbie is a monster Read more... Consider that Queenslanders avoided gluten-free bread, despite the supermarket appearing to have no other options.More about Watercooler, Climate, Hurricanes, Tropical Cyclone, and Cyclone Debbie Read More »Tiny little corgi in a sweatshirt just can't dig a hole in this car seat
Here are a few reasons why this video is so great: 1. The little corgi is wearing a sweatshirt. 2. Its owner is getting down to Big Pun. 3. The puppy tries to dig a hole in a car seat. 4. The puppy gives up immediately and smushes its head down because what's the point of anything. Read more... More about Puppy, Dogs, Corgis, Corgi, and Watercooler Read More »The Mexico Tourism Board made a cloud that rains tequila and we're booking our flights now
Grab your rim-salted margarita glass and your galoshes because there is now a cloud that can answer all of your Happy Hour prayers. The Mexico Tourism Board and the creative agency LAPIZ have partnered to create a manmade cloud that produces raindrops of actual tequila.
The boozy puff was developed as a promotional stunt to attract German tourists to Mexico and was put on display at an art gallery in Berlin called Urban Spree. Read more... More about Science, Mexico, Weather, Cloud, and Alcohol Read More »A dead man's penis is all anyone can remember from the new 'Baywatch' footage
There's a lot described these days as things you "can't unsee," but I promise this is not hyperbole: Even as I type, I cannot banish from my mind the vision of that dead man's penis. Paramount Pictures opened its Cinemacon slate presentation Tuesday night with the cast of Baywatch, who introduced a "fuscia band" trailer (that's "rated FU for 'fucking awesome'" if you must know) that you may consider skipping, depending on your ability to forget. SEE ALSO: 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' is being developed as an animated family film Spoiler alert: If you want to be surprised — shocked? Grossed out? Impressed? — by the Baywatch fuscia-band trailer whenever it's finally released to the public, read no further. (And if you're about to eat, you also may consider reading no further.) Read more... More about Zac Efron, Dwayne Johnson, The Rock, Baywatch, and Paramount Pictures Read More »This cockatiel singing Mozart is way more cultured than you
Coco is a rescue cockatiel from Sydney who has a very fine taste in music. You see, it seems to prefer to chirp to the sounds of Mozart rather than the pesky sounds of a human being or whatever the kids are listening to on the radio nowadays. It's singing an aria performed by the Queen of the Night in Mozart's The Magic Flute, which proves that this bird is way more cultured than you'll ever be. Read more... More about Video, Videos, Cockatiel, Animals, and Birds Read More »Google has more problems as YouTube ad boycott reaches another country
It takes only minutes on YouTube to find ads from major brands next to hateful videos promoting extremism and racism. Though the issue has been longstanding, a global brand boycott of the platform has been gathering steam. It's now reached Australia, with Telstra and Foxtel swearing off YouTube. At least, for now. As first reported by Fairfax Media, the Australian arms of Vodafone and Nestlé have also joined the boycott. A spokesperson for the cable TV provider Foxtel said the company is "actively engaged with Google" to ensure its ads are not run next to offensive content, but it still suspended advertising until the issue is resolved. Read more... More about Kia, Holden, Australia, Uk, and Tourism Australia Read More »Watching this robot print and burn Donald Trump's tweets is oddly satisfying
Do you burn with rage every time you read a tweet from Donald Trump? Then we have the machine for you. It automatically prints out the president's tweets, grabs them with a robotic arm, burns them with a lighter, and then deposits the remains in an ash tray. The videos are then posted to the "Burned Your Tweet" account on Twitter. Here Trump tries to deflect attention away from his administration's ties to Russia. Sorry Donald, but that tweet is going up in flames. Oddly satisfying. Let's watch it burn some more tweets, shall we? This one's for the "failing" New York Times, which, ironically enough, added a ton of digital subscribers after Trump became president. Read more... More about Tweets, Robot, Twitter, Donald Trump, and Watercooler Read More »Here's a kangaroo on a leash in Detroit. Nope, nothing odd about that.
Kangaroos are typically found roaming Australia, where their biggest problems are the occasional boxing match, cars and angry farmers. No wonder then that people were stunned to see the unusual marsupial on a leash, running a man down the street in the suburbs of Detroit. Footage of the bizarre sight was shared on Twitter Tuesday. Authorities don't seem so impressed by the idea of a kangaroo hopping down an American street. "It is not legal to own a kangaroo in the city of Detroit," Kelly McLaughlin, assistant director at the Detroit Animal Control Center, told MLive. Read more... More about Michigan, Detroit, Animals, Kangaroos, and Kangaroo Read More »Bhangra takes on hip hop for a truly viral NBA half-time dance
It's hard not grooving along to this great Bhangra performance. Indian-American group Bhangra Empire busted out a colourful show during Sunday's half-time at an NBA match between the Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies at Oakland's Oracle Arena. Naturally, it's gone viral, having been viewed over 450,000 times and shared nearly 7,000 times. San Francisco-based Bhangra Empire performed at the White House on Barack Obama's first State Dinner back in 2009. You might also remember them from the fifth season of NBC's America's Got Talent. Say balle balle! Read more... More about India, Bhangra, Viral Video, Basketball, and Nba Read More »David Beckham managed to piss just about everyone off with his new Facebook post
Looks like there's just no winning this time for David Beckham. The English football star probably lost a bunch of Chinese fans after a post in which he referred to Hong Kong as China. Beckham posted a video of Hong Kong on Instagram and Facebook, saying he had a "great 48 hours in China" — something netizens quickly picked up on. It's a touchy subject for many in Hong Kong, which was handed back to China in 1997 after over a century of British rule. Plenty of Hong Kongers still see the island as largely independent from the mainland. Read more... More about David Beckham, Hong Kong, China, World, and Politics Read More »An early attempt to predict who's guilty in 'Broadchurch' Season 3
Warning: Contains spoilers for Broadchurch Season 3, Episode 5. We still have three episodes left to go in Broadchurch Season 3, and at the moment there are way more questions than there are answers. That doesn't mean we can't make wild predictions, though. In an attempt to fill the nightmarish void before Episode 6 airs, I decided to have a go at predicting who the guilty party, or parties, are this season. I remember trying to guess who the murderer was back in Season 1, and — despite getting the spelling of Olivia Colman's name hopelessly wrong in my tweet — my prediction turned out to be correct: Read more... More about Itv, Uk, Olivia Colman, David Tennant, and Theory Read More »China just registered 14 million people that never officially existed before
China just registered 14 million people that before this, had never officially existed on record. That's a population size bigger than the state of Illinois, or Pennsylvania. SEE ALSO: China releases surprisingly progressive sex education textbook supporting same-sex couples The 14.35 million were registered over the past four years. Without official IDs, these citizens would have been previously denied access to education and healthcare benefits, Xinhua reports. As for why so many went unregistered, one big factor to blame was the country's one-child policy, which it held for nearly 40 years until this was relaxed in 2015, to allow couples to have two children. Read more... More about One Child Policy, Population, China, and World Read More »Tesla fan: Can we please, please have a standard speedometer in Model 3? Elon Musk: No.
We don't know, exactly, what the interior of Tesla's Model 3 will be like, but prototype vehicles we've seen so far had a large center screen instead of a standard instrument cluster facing the driver. If you're still hoping for a traditional, driver-centered instrument cluster or a HUD in Tesla's upcoming Model 3, Elon Musk's got some bad news for you. Replying to a query on Twitter, the Tesla CEO said "no" to both options, reiterating his previous claims that Model 3 drivers won't care about the speedometer thanks to the car's high level of autonomy. More about Instrument Cluster, Speedometer, Hud, Tesla Model 3, and Model 3 Read More »Here's how people reacted to seeing 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales — the fifth in Disney's swashbuckling saga on the high seas — screened for the first time Tuesday night at Cinemacon, and the initial reactions might surprise you. They certainly surprised me, though I'm unable to share much of mine, as reviews are under embargo until closer to its May 26 release. That means no plot details, no character descriptions, nothing. Abandon hope all ye who enter here. But the crowd of mostly movie-theater owners and press seemed to have a good time with it, and many risked reacting on Twitter because, well — they liked it, an outcome that's less likely to irritate the studio. Of those, some even liked it so much as to say it's the best since the original. Read more... More about Movie Review, Disney, Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales, Cinemacon, and Movie Reviews Read More »China's Oppo under fire in India after an executive allegedly disrespected national flag
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has come under fire in India after a company official allegedly tore and threw the national flag on the factory premises. Workers at the Chinese company’s Noida office protested for hours on Tuesday, accusing a China-born executive of insulting the Indian flag. Some workers reportedly went to a hotel where the Chinese executive was staying. The hotel authorities, however, removed them from the premise. Police have registered a case against the official, who is said to assume production manager role, for allegedly showing disrespect to the national flag. Read more... More about Flag, India, China, Oppo, and Business Read More »India's 'anti-Romeo squads' aren't going down well with literature lovers
What's in a name? Shakespeare said. But there could well be something in it after all. India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, has set up "anti-Romeo squads," which they say will ensure women's safety on streets. However, many cry foul and see this as moral policing. More importantly, they are upset that their beloved Shakespearean hero is being maligned for no fault of his. "I thought he was quite a charming guy. UP cops need a new villain," tweeted one user. But what are these squads? And why are they called "anti-Romeo?" Read more... More about Policy, Social Media, Women S Rights, India, and Twitter Reactions Read More »J.K. Rowling uses SpongeBob to sum up her feelings about Brexit
Wednesday, March 29, is a hugely significant day in Britain — it's the day Prime Minister Theresa May officially starts the Brexit process by signing the letter triggering Article 50. For half the country, it's the start of what they voted for. For the other half, though, it's the last thing they wanted. J.K. Rowling falls firmly in the latter category. On Wednesday morning, she summed up exactly how she feels about Brexit Day using the sweet medium of SpongeBob.
This 18-year old wants you to build your own game console
Handheld game consoles are a nice present for your kid (and you, and everyone). But you know what's an even better present? A game console that teaches you about programming, electronics and Arduino. A Kickstarter project called Makerbuino offers a cheap, Arduino-based 8-bit console that comes as a kit, meaning you'll have to acquaint yourself with soldering iron to make it functional. Therein lies the fun. In the estimated 5-hour build time, Makerbuino claims, you'll learn how to connect electronic components, how to program a microcontroller and how to use a 3D printer to build your own custom case for the console, among other things. Read more... More about Game Console, Arduino, Makerbuino, Tech, and Gaming Read More »A service now lets people pay their respects to the dead through a livestream
It seems like you truly can find the answer to everything online. Qingming Festival is the one day a year where many Chinese people visit cemeteries to pay their respects to their ancestors, typically by praying, cleaning the graves, or leaving offerings. But if you're too The Yuhuatai Cemetery in Nanjing has started to offer its services on China's largest social media platform, WeChat. Customers can register and pay online, and will later receive a password to watch the livestream at an assigned time. Read more... More about Wechat, Qingming, China, and Tech Read More »Irish people react in the most Irish way ever to this Brexit puzzle
It's Brexit Day — when the process of leaving the European Union officially begins — and British newspapers really went the extra mile to mark this landmark date in the history of the country. The Guardian, in particular, showed off its creativity with a jigsaw puzzle where Britain's exit is symbolised by the missing pieces corresponding to the country's position in the map.
It's not Mashable's Lego Brexit map, obviously, but still a neat job. Read more... More about Jigsaw Puzzle, Guardian, Puzzles, Brexit, and Irish Read More »This 'secret' viral drink has made it to Starbucks' official menu
Say what you want about "secret menu" items not existing, but one cult Starbucks favourite has made it to the official menu. The Medicine Ball, as it's listed, is cold-fighting Venti double-bag brew of Jade Citrus Mint and Peach Tranquility teas, with half hot water and half hot lemonade, honey and an optional pump of peppermint. Like most unofficial things, no one has a consistent recipe for the Medicine Ball. But the drink that was made up some time around October last year, was fast-tracked onto the menu because of demand, Today reports. Read more... More about Tea, Starbucks, and Lifestyle Read More »Patrick Stewart is being compared to Kellyanne Conway and he couldn't be happier
If someone asked you to compare Sir Patrick Stewart with another famous person in terms of looks, Kellyanne Conway probably wouldn't be the first to spring to mind. Then again, you may not have seen this photo.
That picture of Stewart in drag was shared by the man himself on Twitter last year. At the time he was compared to Helen Mirren. Recently, though, people have been making another comparison. Read more... More about Uk, Twitter, Tweet, Kellyanne Conway, and Patrick Stewart Read More »David Beckham looks totally unrecognisable in his 'King Arthur' makeup
If you had to rank British men in order of how flawlessly chiselled they look, David Beckham would almost certainly make the top 10. Here, just look at him hugging this lady. And here, look at how gloriously sculpted his facial hair is. Look at that winning smile. Read more... More about Guy Ritchie, Uk, Makeup, Instagram, and King Arthur Read More »Donald Trump switched to an iPhone and that call for an Apple boycott seems so far away now
Remember when U.S. President Donald Trump called for a boycott of Apple products after the company refused to help the FBI gain access to San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone? "What I think you ought to do is boycott Apple until such time as they give that security number," Trump said at the time. Well, Apple never did comply with the FBI's request, but it appears that all that's in the past now, as Trump is now using an iPhone. According to Dan Scavino, Jr., Director of Social Media and Senior Advisor to the President, Trump has been using his new iPhone "for the past couple of weeks" on Twitter. Read more... More about Iphone, Donald Trump, Tech, and Mobile Read More »John Legend swings by London train station, plays piano, leaves
Struggling through London St Pancras on a Wednesday morning would normally be a dull, possibly even stressful, affair. Not this Wednesday morning, though. At quarter to 11 today, John Legend shared the following post on Twitter.
Tension mounted quickly.
Exactly 12 minutes later, this was the scene inside the train station. Read more... More about Uk, Piano, Train Station, London, and John Legend Read More »This iconic 'Game of Thrones' actor will feature in 'Peaky Blinders' Season 4
If you are a fan of both Game of Thrones and Peaky Blinders we have good news for you. One of the most iconic actors in the HBO fantasy drama, Aidan Gillen (Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish), has joined the cast in Season 4 of the acclaimed BBC 2 period gangster epic. There are no details yet on the role of Gillen, who also appeared in The Wire, The Dark Knight Rises and The Maze Runner. Filming has already started in Liverpool with Cillian Murphy reprising his role as Thomas Shelby, head of the Peaky Blinders. Tom Hardy will also return as Jewish gang leader Alfie Solomons, as well as Charlotte Riley, a champion horse trainer and Shelby's former lover who has last appeared in Season 2. Read more... More about Aidan Gillen, Peaky Blinders, Littlefinger, Game Of Thrones, and Entertainment Read More »Bunch of people dressed as Albert Einstein break very important world record
A bunch of people dressed as Albert Einstein broke the Guinness World Record for the "largest gathering of people dressed as Albert Einstein."
There is nothing much to add to this article, except that 404 people turned up and smashed the previous record of 99.
This girl did unspeakable damage to her hair
Hairstyling fashion changes almost as often as the clothes on the cat walks, and with so many varied options for achieving the latest 'do we're often tempted to go for something bold and new on a regular basis. Like the girl in the video, we find ourselves swapping and changing our style to stay fresh and current – a hairstyle can really complete any look, but at a price. But we found that there’s a secret to keeping hair damage at bay, and you need to watch this to find out. We can all relate in some way because using a range of tongs, tools and potions to achieve the styles of the moment has always been a basic activity. This video shows the different side of hair styling though, as while it’s great fun to shake up your look regularly, it’s causing untold damage to your hair. Read more... More about Supported and Lifestyle Read More »'Trump sucks' lollipops let you bite off Trump's head and raise money for Planned Parenthood
One company has come up with a very sweet tooth-friendly way to raise money for Planned Parenthood, and it involves biting off Donald Trump's head. Alcoholic sweets company Smith and Sinclair is selling limited edition "Trump sucks" lollipops to protest Trump's reinstatement of an anti-abortion policy. 100 percent of the profits from the lollipops will be donated to the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Image: smith & sinclair In January, Donald Trump reinstated the Mexico City Policy, known as the global gag rule, which prevents non-governmental organisations working abroad from receiving federal funding for family planning if they perform abortions or even talk to their clients about abortion. How to watch the Samsung Galaxy S8 launch livestream
Will the new Samsung Galaxy S8 be good enough to make us forget the exploding phone jokes? We'll find out soon. Samsung has had a rough go of it since the end of last year. Between exploding phones, washing machines and even a store that caught fire on Tuesday, the company has constantly been in the news—but not for great reasons. Details about the new Galaxy S8 phone have leaked all over the place, but Samsung needs the gadget to make a major splash to douse the fires that are still fresh in everyone's memory. Which means Wednesday's "Unpacked" event is one to watch. Read more... More about Samsung Unpacked, Bixby, Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung, and Tech Read More »Read an exclusive excerpt of Mindy McGinnis' upcoming book 'Given to the Sea'
Sometimes the best way to follow a hit novel is to switch things up and try something completely different. Or at least that's the case with YA author Mindy McGinnis and her latest book, epic fantasy novel Given to the Sea. The novel follows four intertwined characters — Khosa, Vincent, Donil and Witt — as each struggles to confront fate and loyalty in the warring kingdom of Stille. At the center of the story is Khosa, a girl destined to sacrifice herself to the sea to save her village. After surviving an attack on her village, Khosa is taken to safety at the royal palace in Stille where she finds herself enmeshed in a love triangle — or probably more apt, love square — that could not only alter her own fate but the fate of her kingdom. Read more... More about Mindy Mcginnis, Fantasy, Books, Mashreads, and Entertainment Read More »Microsoft's Windows 10 Creators Update is an OS done right
With 400 million machines now running Windows 10, it's proving to be an ascendant operating system, and the disastrous Windows 8 is barely a spec in Microsoft’s rear-view mirror. Even though Windows 10 only has 19 percent of the desktop OS market, according to Net Market Share, and Windows 7 still has almost 50 percent, the momentum is clear. The Windows users who held onto Windows 95 for years, and that still cling to Windows 7 like a lifeboat in rough operating system seas, are slowly but surely migrating to what very well may be the best Windows ever. More about Windows 10 Creators Update, Windows 10, Microsoft, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Watch the world's first ever monster truck front flip. You know you'll love it.
Even if you don't care about monster truck culture, you've got to admit: watching a big truck flip in the air is pretty damn awesome. Monster truck driver Lee O’Donnell recently won the 2017 Monster Jam World Finals Freestyle Championship by executing the world's first ever monster truck front flip. Bonus: he didn't even die. To execute the move, the truck reversed on the ramp and rotated, before flipping in the air and ending up on all four tires. Just look at him go and survive. To be honest, many of my toy cars did the exact same trick when I was a kid, but we're not here to judge. Read more... More about Watercooler Viral Videos, Monster Trucks, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »This footballer's speech about losing his wife is utterly heartbreaking
Footballer Rio Ferdinand lost his wife Rebecca to breast cancer in 2015. She was 34 years old. Now, two years later, Ferdinand has explored his own grieving process in the BBC documentary Being Mum and Dad. A clip of the documentary, which was shared on the BBC One Facebook page on Monday, has been viewed over 21 million times. Being Mum and Dad aired on Tuesday night in the UK. The one-hour documentary saw Ferdinand meeting a group of widowed fathers, exploring the stereotypes that surround male grief, and describing how he coped with looking after his three children after his wife had passed away. Read more... More about Uk, Footballer, Bbc, Documentary, and Mental Health Read More »Stephen Colbert explains the Russia situation using only Tom Clancy novel titles
The investigation into whether or not the Trump campaign had dealings with Russian officials has been a topic of much discussion the moment it was announced. Increasingly, the evidence points to the fact that something shady probably went down. But the shadiness doesn't stop there (we almost just expect this now). Last night on the Late Show, Stephen Colbert examined Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Nunes is head of the effort to determine if the Trump campaign was in talks with Russia, but Colbert points out that he also advised the campaign and was on Trump's transition team. Read more... More about Devin Nunes, Russia, Trump, Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and Stephen Colbert Read More »Aliens in the new 'Valerian' trailer will make you want to move to space
What do you get if you combine Mad Max, Star Trek and some good old-fashioned espionage? Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. From The Fifth Element director Luc Besson comes a new space adventure full of dazzling visuals (including Rihanna). A new trailer acquaints us better with Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) as they are sent to Alpha, the City of a Thousand Planets, where every species shares its knowledge freely. Their task: To protect the city from an imminent threat — and save whole universe by extension. Read more... More about Cara Delevingne, Dane Dehaan, Teaser, Trailer, and Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets Read More »Emma Thompson almost quit a film when a costar was body shamed
Women helping women is always a beautiful thing. While appearing on the Swedish talk show Skavlan, Emma Thompson discussed the horrible amount of pressure actresses in Hollywood face when it comes to being as thin as possible. The Beauty and the Beast actress recalled one particular incident in which she threatened to quit a movie during filming after one of the producers tried to body shame her costar. "There was a wonderful actress in a film I did called Brideshead Revisited,” Thompson said of the 2008 film. “The producer said to her, ‘Will you lose some weight?’ And she was absolutely exquisite!” Read more... More about Body Shaming, Emma Thompson, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »The title for the 'Wreck-It Ralph' sequel is going to break the internet
What's the ultimate thing worth breaking if you're Wreck-It Ralph? The internet. A teeny, tiny teaser for 2018's Wreck-It Ralph 2, presented Tuesday at CinemaCon, reveals the sequel will be called Ralph Breaks the Internet. SEE ALSO: What's left for Disney to remake?
The movie will once again star John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch, as well as director Rich Moore, now co-directing with writer/producer Phil Johnston. Since Ralph is breaking the internet, we might see what it looks like, just like Inside Out imagined the inner workings of a child's mind. Read more... More about Disney, Cinemacon, News, Ralph Breaks The Internet, and Wreck It Ralph 2 Read More »The darkest substance on earth basically looks like a portal to another world
In 2014, researchers in the UK created the darkest material in the world known as 'Vantablack.' Now, they've created a spray-on version. Vantablack is so dark that it distorts the shape and form of the objects on which it's painted. Read more... More about Standalone Featured, Darkest Material, Vantablack, Real Time, and Real Time Video Read More »This solar-powered machine transforms desert sand into glass sculptures
German designer Markus Kayser built his 'Solar Sinter' machine as a university project. He wanted to challenge how we approach the process of making things in a world dominated by shortages. The machine he made is solar powered and uses concentrated sun beams to melt sand into glass. He tested it out in the Sahara desert, where both natural resources are abundant. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time, Production, Glass, and Sand Read More »Watch Bill O'Reilly snicker through his non-apology to Congresswoman Waters
Don't come to Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly if you're expecting an apology. Take, for example, the commentator's non-apology to Congresswoman Maxine Waters he issued last night after making fun of her "James Brown wig." The host can barely make it to the end of his apology without laughing. SEE ALSO: Interview: Maxine Waters thinks millennials can change politics for everyone (yes, everyone) Shortly after, O'Reilly proceeds to attack Congresswoman Waters on the issues. Of course, his argument — that President Trump can teach the black community about a philosophy of living — is so patronizing it actually should require an additional apology, but whatever. Read more... More about Maxine Waters, Bill O Reilly, Watercooler, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Goodbye internet privacy, we hardly knew you
As President Donald J. Trump’s systematic dismantling of 21st century public policy continues, we pause a moment to mourn the death of a set of broadband interent privacy principals that will never see the light of day. On this day in 2017, President Donald J. Trump is scheduled to sign a bill that stamps out the small embers of the Federal Communication Commission’s rules for “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services.” Enacted in the waning days of the Barack Obama presidency, the rules were set to take effect in early 2017. SEE ALSO: U.S. Senate to America: Yeah, we’ll let internet providers pimp out your personal data Read more... 'Outlander' Season 3: 10 burning questions we have about Claire and Jamie's reunion
Because we're not half as good at time travel as Claire Fraser, we won't get to see any new episodes of Outlander until September, which means we have a few empty months in which to occupy ourselves with wild speculation until the droughtlander is officially over. We've already discussed what we know about Season 3 of Outlander so far, so let's talk about what we don't know, and what we hope to find out when Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) finally return to our screens. Of course, if you've read the third novel in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, Voyager, you know a lot about what the new season has in store (I'm right there with you) — although that doesn't mean showrunner Ron Moore and his cohorts won't throw in some deviations from the source material, just to keep us on our toes. In the interests of letting non-book fans play along, we're going to pretend that Voyager is not readily available to sate our curiosity, and just go with what we've seen on the show so far. Read more... More about Starz, Outlander Season 3, Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, and Outlander Read More »Amber Coffman addresses her departure from Dirty Projectors and breakup with David Longstreth
Dirty Projectors' self-titled album, released in February, is a brutal breakup record even if you don't know David Longstreth wrote the whole thing about the band's former member, Amber Coffman. Coffman issued a statement to Stereogum Tuesday, to clear things up ahead of the release of her solo debut, City of No Reply. "It was never my intention or wish to leave the band or end my friendship with Dave. It was a surprise to me to learn last September about his album plans, the content, timing, use of the band name, etc…," she writes. "I consider it a loss to no longer be involved with Dirty Projectors, but ultimately walking away was the only healthy choice for me." Read more... More about Breakup, Music, Indie Rock, Dirty Projectors, and Amber Coffman Read More »Follow live: Samsung's Galaxy 8 event
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Alibaba is making moves in the world's fastest-growing e-commerce market
Amazon's foremost competitor in Asia, Alibaba, is slowly yet steadily gaining a foothold in India, the world's fastest-growing e-commerce market. The Chinese internet giant has started working out of a shared office space in India's Silicon Valley, Economic Times reports. This comes a few months after Alibaba announced its first India office in Mumbai a stone's throw away from rival Amazon's headquarters. Alibaba has rented 30 seats in a flexible office in Bangalore through a deal with CoWrks, one of the largest commercial real estate developers in the city. Its human resources, admin and operations teams work out of this space. Read more... More about Workplace, Online Retail, Southeast Asia, India, and China Read More »Tackle the most rugged adventures on this tough off-road vehicle
The Polaris Sportsman WV850 ATV brings military-grade design to the civilian market with its ultra rugged airless tires. Read more... More about Polaris Sportsman Wv850, Real Time Video, Real Time, Polaris, and Tires Read More »No one can hide from this $150 'Overwatch' Widowmaker statue
Widowmaker mains, your time has arrived. Blizzard Entertainment revealed its second high-end Overwatch collectible Tuesday, a 13.5-inch statue of the spidery sniper assassin Widowmaker, which you can pre-order now for $150. The Widowmaker statue is hand-sculpted and hand-painted just like Blizzard's first high-end Overwatch collectible, the Reaper statue. With these two statues, you'll certainly be among the edgiest Overwatch players in the world. Widowmaker statue pre-orders are expected to ship in the third quarter of 2017. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch, and Entertainment Read More »How Star Wars fans are reclaiming the prequels with memes
The three Star Wars prequel movies are finding redemption in the most unlikely location: dank memes on Reddit. The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith were pilloried when they were released (in 1999, 2002 and 2005, respectively). All were critically panned at the time for poor dialogue, uneven plots, cardboard characters and an over-reliance on special effects. At the same time, the prequels were all box office blockbusters and introduced an entire generation to Star Wars fandom. Now those kids who thrilled to Jar Jar Binks are in their 20s and making their presence known. They're able to laugh about the prequels — and love them at the same time. Read more... More about Memes, Star Wars, and Entertainment Read More »The Galaxy S8's iris scanner fixes the one thing that made it suck on the Note 7
One of the coolest features from the Galaxy Note 7 (RIP) is back and better on the Galaxy S8 and S8+. I'm, of course, talking about the Note 7's iris scanner. Samsung introduced the iris scanner on the Note 7 as an alternative way to secure the phone, but it wasn't without its flaws. Fast as it was, activating the iris scanner was kind of a pain in the ass. Allow me to quote myself: And: Samsung's fixed this complicated three-step process on the S8 and S8+. First, it's now only two steps: Wake the phone up by pressing the power button or virtual home button and then look into the IR sensor on the top bezel. No more, swiping up to bring up the iris scanner preview/PIN lock screen. Read more... More about Security, Android, Biometrics, Iris Scanner, and S8 Read More »Samsung has unveiled the new Galaxy S8, and it's beautiful
The new Galaxy S8 and S8+ from Samsung look stunning, and offer new features like facial recognition and a more powerful processor. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Vr Camera, Vr Headsets, Vr Headset, and Vr Experience Read More »How Samsung's Galaxy S8 compares to the iPhone 7
Samsung's spared no expense cramming in as much technology into the Galaxy S8 and S8+ as possible. There's no denying that they're beautiful and powerful phones. Their "Infinity Displays" alone make them drool-worthy. Plus, they've got headphone jacks (woo-hoo!) But how do they compare to the best premium phones on the market? Look, we know, speeds and feeds don't matter as much as they used to but they still do on some level. Dimensions tell us whether a phone is easier to use with one hand and whether it'll fit in your pocket. Display resolutions help us decide if a phone's good for mobile VR or not. Battery capacity gives us an idea of how long we'll be able to Snapchat for. Read more... More about Lg G6, Google Pixel, Google, Pixel, and Phone Comparison Read More »Trolling will get worse before it gets better
If you thought that the internet had a chance of becoming a nicer place at any point in the near future, it might be time to give up hope. "Harassment, trolls, and an overall tone of griping, distrust, and disgust" will stay the norm on the internet over the next decade, experts told the Pew Research Center in a new report. The Pew Research Center and the Imagining the Internet Center at Elon University surveyed about 1,500 technology experts, scholars, corporate practitioners and government leaders in July and August 2016 for the study, and the results are pretty demoralizing. Forty-two percent of respondents thought the internet would stay the same sometimes less-than-pleasant place over the next 10 years, while another 39 percent said they thought the internet would become a more negative environment. Just under 20 percent of experts thought the internet had any chance of getting better over the next decade when it comes to harassment and trolling. Read more... More about Reddit, Harassment, Trolling, Pew Research, and Pew Research Center Read More »Samsung Gear VR is now so much easier to use
Sometimes the smallest change can make a world of difference. Samsung didn’t make any significant changes to its popular Samsung Gear VR virtual reality headset, but the update it announced Wednesday promises to make it considerably easier to use for one simple reason. It now ships with a controller. In every edition of the headset, which delivers immersive VR by combining the power of Samsung Galaxy smartphones and a headset co-developed by Oculus, the external controls included a touch-sensitive pad and a pair of physical buttons on the right side of the headset. This led to a lot of reaching up to your temple to back out of games and access some other VR controls. It was annoying and fatiguing. Read more... More about Virtual Reality Headset, Virtual Reality, Gear Vr, Samsung, and Tech Read More »Oculus software update harnesses power of new Gear VR controller
In recent months, I've done a fair bit of complaining about the deficiencies of mobile virtual reality headsets like the Samsung Gear VR versus higher end options, but some of those complaints were erased on Wednesday. Samsung has finally taken the wraps off the updated Gear VR controller, and along with the new input device Oculus has added several major updates to the mobile version Oculus Home, the software that powers the Gear VR experience. I had a chance to preview some of the new features rolling out Wednesday and the first thing you'll realize is that the opening menu has been reorganized and is now called Oculus Explore, streamlining the process of browsing for new VR apps in Oculus Home. Read more... More about Virtual Reality, Vr, Samsung Gear Vr, Gear Vr, and Oculus Read More »The ultimate fate of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is perfectly apt
Samsung's infamous Galaxy Note 7 has a new job: Battery security guard. As Samsung took me and some other journalists on a tour of the company's smartphone factory and battery testing facility in Gumi, just outside of Seoul, South Korea, we saw several parts of the company's new eight-point battery check, created in the wake of the Note 7 debacle and subsequent recall. One of these is the charging/discharging test, which does exactly what it says. Rows and rows of Galaxy S8 phones, each with a USB cable connected, alternately charge up and charge down, as cameras look on. Read more... More about Note 7, Galaxy Note 7, Galaxy S8, Samsung, and Tech Read More »Samsung rises again
The explosion was never supposed to happen. The Samsung smartphone battery, safely behind glass, began to smoke. In a few seconds it was engulfed in flames. A minute later the flames dissipated, leaving a black, smoldering mess. "Does that one fail?" one journalist asked, as the Samsung workers, who were leading a rare tour of a smartphone factory and battery testing facility in Gumi, South Korea, tried to continue their rote explanations of the testing machines all around us. One of the machines conducts a compression test, pushing down on the battery with over a ton of force (13 kiloNewtons, to be precise). It was within this machine that the battery exploded. Read more... More about Longform, S8, Galaxy S8, Note 7, and Galaxy Note 7 Read More »Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+ are gorgeous—but far from perfect
No more leaks, guysSamsung's next flagship phones, the Galaxy S8 and S8+, are officially official. It's easy to look at the Galaxy S8 as just another annual phone release. The phone's definitely prettier, the screen's larger, and there's the very interesting Bixby AI assistant onboard. But it's not just another phone launch. The Galaxy S8, which launches on April 21, is Samsung's first major phone launch since the Galaxy Note 7 explosions that ultimately ended with two global recalls and the device's discontinuation. The Galaxy S8 will be judged not only by how it competes with the iPhone 7, but its ability or inability to restore consumer trust in Samsung. Read more... More about Smartphones, Hands On, Android, Galaxy S8 Plus, and S8 Read More »Samsung goes after Apple at home with new Connect Home hub
Setting up a smart home is no easy task. First you need to decide what smart home platform you want (Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, or maybe something else?) and then you need to find smart devices that are compatible with it. Though Samsung's owned SmartThings for a few years now, the platform isn't exactly as approachable as the Echo, HomeKit or Google Home. To change that, Samsung's introducing two things: a new smart home hub called the Samsung Connect Home and a new smart home app called Samsung Connect. More about Samsung Connect, Smart Home, Galaxy S8, Samsung, and Tech Read More »Samsung DeX transforms the Galaxy S8 into a legit desktop computer
The phone as computer companion—or outright replacement—is an idea as old as the smartphone itself. And with today's faster mobile processors, higher local storage levels and direct access to cloud-based work, the dream is finally a reality. Microsoft obviously should’ve owned this corner of the tech market. It certainly gave it its best shot with Windows 10 Continuum, which connected Windows 10 Phones to a special port-filled block to transform your palm-sized phone into a desktop-sized PC—as long as you had a screen to plug it into. Read more... More about Smartphones, Smartphone, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8, and Samsung Read More »How the Note 7 disaster got Samsung to rethink the battery for the Galaxy S8
After Samsung figured out what went wrong with the Galaxy Note 7, it set to get in front of any battery problems for future phones. The main result was the highly publicized eight-point battery check, which incorporates new and existing tests for battery flaws. What hasn't been revealed until now is that Samsung altered the battery design of its next flagship, the Galaxy S8, in the wake of the Note 7. On the spec sheet, Samsung rates the S8 at 3,000 milliamp-hours (mAh), the same as its direct predecessor, the Galaxy S7. But Samsung employees told me during interviews at the company's headquarters in South Korea that the capacity is actually slightly less because of the battery redesign. Read more... More about Note 7, Galaxy Note 7, Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8, and Samsung Read More »Samsung's new Gear 360 streams 360 live, and finally works with iPhones
The Galaxy S8 and S8+ aren't the only new gadgets Samsung announced at its big Unpacked event on Wednesday. Along with the new flagship phones, Samsung also took the wraps off a new Gear 360 camera that's smaller and more powerful than the original. The new Gear 360 now records 360-degree video at true 4K resolution (3,840 x 2,160) compared to the original model, which topped out at 3,840 x 1,920. More pixels will make for sharper 360 videos, but the two most compelling new features are 360 live streaming to YouTube, Facebook or Samsung VR (a third-party API could open 360 streaming to other services like Periscope), and iPhone support. Read more... More about Galaxy S8, Cameras, Ios, Iphone, and Android Read More »Nicki Minaj just added professional model to her already long résumé
Nicki Minaj is adding one more title to her expansive résumé: model. The Grammy nominated rapper—who made Billboard chart history this year—isn't new to posing in front of a camera, but now will professionally do so thanks to a new contract with Wilhelmina modeling agency. “I love the synergy between my music and how it inspires my fashion. My message is always celebrating your own style,” Minaj told Vogue on Wednesday. "I’m thrilled and honored to have signed with Wilhelmina. They get me.” More about Modeling, Nicki Minaj, Conversations, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »The Galaxy S8's fingerprint sensor will send you into a rage spiral
There's a lot to like about Samsung's newly announced Galaxy S8 and S8+, like the gorgeous "Infinity" displays, faster performance, improved selfie camera. Hell, there's even a headphone jack! But can we talk about the fingerprint sensor for a minute? More specifically, the awful, terrible place Samsung decided to relocate it to. I'd be lying if I said I didn't know it was coming. Thanks to a steady flow of high-resolution leaked images that made their way onto the internet over the last few months, we've known for some time that the S8 wouldn't have a fingerprint sensor/home button on the front. Read more... More about Android, Biometrics, Security, Fingerprint Sensor, and Galaxy S8 Read More »These movies used moments of silence to tell brilliant stories
From full on silent films to a brief moment of quiet juxtaposed with chaos, the lack of sound in films can be every bit as powerful as the presence of it. This week, we're taking a look at why and how these moments of silence shape some truly great films. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more... More about Lack Of Dialogue, Moments Of Silence, Silent Films, Pushpak, and Man With A Movie Camera Read More »Check out Samsung's latest 'Gear VR' and 'Gear 360'
Samsung unveiled its 'Gear VR' and 'Gear 360.' Here's a closer look at the new tech. Read more... More about Technology, Tech, Samsung Gear Vr, Samsung Vr, and Smartphone Read More »#BlackWomenAtWork hashtag uncovers the everyday racism black women face at work
The disrespectful and condescending treatment of two prominent black women in the U.S. has sparked a global hashtag campaign about everyday racism. On Tuesday, Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly said he couldn't listen to Congresswoman Maxine Waters' latest speech about Trump because of her hair, which he called "a wig." Later that day, U.S. Press Secretary Sean Spicer told veteran journalist April Ryan to "stop shaking her head" in response to an answer he gave. Women around the world have since been sharing their "Maxine and April moments," using the hashtag #BlackWomenAtWork to highlight the everyday reality faced by black women. Read more... More about Lifestyle, Workplace, Watercooler, Bill O Reilly, and Sean Spicer Read More »Tribeca Film Fest off-shoot will focus on video games
An ever-growing annual flirtation between New York's Tribeca Film Festival and interactive entertainment has finally boiled over into a standalone event. On April 28 and 29, the annual film fest will partner with Kill Screen for the new Tribeca Games Festival. The two-day event will bring together some of the biggest creative and cultural leaders in video games for a series of talks, panels and peeks behind the scenes. Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will deliver one of three keynote "conversations," along with BioShock creator Ken Levine and Remedy Entertainment's Sam Lake, creator of Max Payne, Alan Wake and Quantum Break. There's an easy-to-spot theme here: these are all master storytellers. Read more... More about Tribeca Games Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Film, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Lazy little bird hitches a ride on uninterested cat
Just like us lazy humans, lazy animals will sometimes do anything they can do avoid even the least bit of overexertion. This tired little blue bird avoids all responsibilities it has and hitches a ride on a very cool, unaffected cat. Remember, birds have wings and they can fly, so we'll go ahead an say the bird had a really tough day and it's just done with everything. It has officially hit peak laziness and this cat just gets it. Animals always seem to have each other's backs and we bet the flight-less bird couldn't be more thankful for this pet pact. Read more... More about Lazy, Friendship, Cat, Bird, and Animals Read More »These crushed beer bottles could save the world's beaches
'Beer Bottle Sand Machine' by DB Export Beer pulverizes empty beer bottles to create artificial sand that can help alleviate retreating shorelines. Read more... More about Industrialization, Global Warming, Beach Sand, Sand, and Glass Read More »Buzzfeed got listicle-trolled by the guy suing them in court filing
Buzzfeed got trolled in court. The website's been embroiled in a lawsuit with a Russian tech executive since early February, a spat that stems from Buzzfeed's decision to publish a dossier of unverified information alleging a number of ways in which Russian officials compromised the electoral affairs of the United States in 2016. The dossier describes how Aleksej Gubarev—CEO of XBT Holdings, of which Florida-based Webzilla is a part—was "recruited under duress" to become a major part of the Russian-led hacks of American campaign officials. SEE ALSO: Trump White House blocks CNN, New York Times, BuzzFeed, Politico from press briefing Read more... Robots to deliver pizza, lulling us into food-comas for eventual takeover
When this all goes awry and our few surviving ancestors trace back the origins of the robot revolution, they'll find this moment as a major milestone of The Before Time: robots delivering pizza. Domino's Pizza is teaming up with Starship Technologies for a pilot program that will roll out pizza delivery in Europe courtesy of a cute little robot that looks like something that would be friends with R2-D2. According to a Starship, the little robot – let's call him Buddy because terrifying futures always start with innocuous cuteness – will deliver Domino's pizzas to locations within a mile of select stores in a handful of Dutch and German cities. Read more... More about Robots, Starship Technologies, Domino S Pizza, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »Stunning art blog tells the stories of immigrant cab drivers from around the world
Many of us slide into the back seat of taxis and quickly bury ourselves in our phones to avoid conversation. But a new blog is encouraging you to call shotgun and start chatting — especially with drivers of immigrant backgrounds. Riding Up Front, a new "nonprofit art gallery blog," tells the stories of immigrant and refugee cab drivers from around the world now living in the U.S., hoping to challenge anti-immigrant rhetoric. The featured stories are submitted by immigrant passengers, recapping real conversations they've had with their drivers, and then illustrated by artists. Read more... More about Social Good, Undocumented Immigrants, Immigration, Immigrant, and Us World Read More »James Corden and Kristen Bell's high-flying duet went a bit haywire
"I SHOULD BE UP THERE!" The problem with performing stunts during any show is the ever looming possibility that something could go horribly wrongJames Corden and Kristen Bell learned that lesson the hard way Tuesday night on The Late Late Show with James Corden. The pair started their performance of Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes's "Up Where We Belong" on solid footing but things went a bit haywire when their aerial lifts never quite matched up with one another. At one point, Corden tried to keep the romance of the song going by grabbing Bell's foot but, unfortunately, she kept drifting just out of his reach every time. Read more... More about Kristen Bell, The Late Late Show With James Corden, James Corden, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Theresa May signing Brexit letter is the meme you've been waiting for
There's something about photo ops of politicians signing papers that triggers the people's imagination, not to mention an avalanche of memes. First it was the turn of Donald Trump, who made quite the scene signing troves of controversial executive orders and holding the paper up to the camera. A lot of memes followed, which you can find gathered in the Twitter account @TrumpDraws. Now the memes-mania has crossed the pond and, faithful to the special relationship, targeted Theresa May. The UK prime minister was pictured while signing the letter that formally triggers the UK's exit process from the European Union. Read more... More about Signing, Meme, Brexit, Article 50, and Theresa May Read More »Billy on the 'Sesame Street' will make you scream with joy
Armed with cookies, Billy Eichner trades the mean streets of New York for the furry streets of Sesame Street to learn about kindness. Eichner partners up with Cookie Monster to chat up unsuspecting Muppets and reminds everyone that he is "VERY nice." Read more... More about Videos, Sesame Street, Billy Eichner, Watercooler, and Tv Read More »Ed Sheeran reacts to baby that looks exactly like Ed Sheeran
In what may be the year's most hotly anticipated meeting, Ed Sheeran has come face-to-face with a baby who looks almost exactly like Ed Sheeran. Or rather, he's come face-to-face with a picture of her. Last month, a picture of this baby girl went viral after someone pointed out her similarity to the pop star.
During an interview on Wednesday for ITV's Good Morning Britain, Sheeran was presented with the viral picture by Richard Arnold. Read more... More about Uk, Viral, Good Morning Britain, Baby, and Ed Sheeran Read More »Blac Chyna is dragging Tyga on Snapchat. A tale as old as time!
Drama is brewing in the greater Kardashian-Jenner orbit, and it's all going down on Snapchat as the world spins madly on. Blac Chyna launched her latest rant against Tyga, her ex fiancé and the father of her first child, in a series of Snapchats that mention her seemingly estranged fiancé and the father of her second child, Rob Kardashian and his sister/Tyga's girlfriend, Kylie Jenner. All seemed well yesterday on Chyna's Snapchat — she posted Morning Star veggie bacon, athleisure selfies and luxury vehicles. Read more... More about Celebrities, Kylie Jenner, Kardashians, Tyga, and Rob Kardashian Read More »Twitter released three long overdue but actually awesome features for Periscope
"RIP Periscope," creators and analysts have been crying. Twitter's decision to introduce going live in its main app, release an API and increase the presence of the app throughout Twitter — let alone killing Vine — have caused them to foresee an end to Periscope. Not so, apparently. Twitter announced Wednesday (amid the frenzy that is Samsung Galaxy S8's release) three new features on Periscope. The first: Periscope videos can now play directly in Moments. You may say that's putting two dying properties together, and hey, maybe you're right. But for now, live videos from Periscope will improve Twitter Moments, which feature curated collections of tweets and videos. Read more... More about Business, Tech, Apps And Software, Jack Dorsey, and Twitter Moments Read More »Biometrics on the Samsung Galaxy S8 are a confusing mess
The 5.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S8 is a lot of screen and, because of that, it maybe has a tad too many biometric options — meaning you can unlock your phone in maybe too many ways with your hands and face. The extra-large "infinity display" not only curves over the sides, but extends nearly to the top and bottom edges of the device. There’s a thin strip at the top that accommodates the selfie camera, IR reader, proximity sensor and speaker, but otherwise the screen leaves no room for a physical home button anywhere on the face of the Samsung Galaxy S8 or 6.2-inch S8+. Instead, there’s a virtual Home button that appears in the same spot as a physical one might. When you press that spot, you get a little haptic response. Read more... More about Biometrics, Smartphone, Smartphones, Galaxy S8, and Galaxy S8 Read More »Watch the Samsung's official introduction of the Galaxy S8
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is finally here, and it already looks like Samsung's best phone yet. After months of leaks upon leaks, we finally have an official first look at the new phone, AI assistant Bixby, Samsung Pass and more. With a massive "infinity" screen, and countless other features, Samsung hoping the Galaxy S8 will help it get over all the exploding phone drama from last year. Read more... More about Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung, and Tech Read More »Apparently the average person takes 25,000 selfies in a lifetime. Seems about right.
Samsung announced the new Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ on Wednesday, and with it their improved front-facing camera, which they insist is maximized for excellent selfie results. Justin Denison, senior vice president of product strategy and marketing at Samsung, introduced the camera at Samsung's unveiling event, stating that people are taking an average of 25,000 selfies in a lifetime. SEE ALSO: Follow live: Samsung's Galaxy 8 event
Here’s how much the Galaxy S8 and S8+ will cost you
At long last, Samsung has put the Galaxy S8 rumors to rest. At its unveiling event on Wednesday, Samsung rolled out its latest flagship phones, the Galaxy S8 and S8+, along with some other super cool new hardware including Samsung DeX, a redesigned Gear 360 camera, a Gear VR controller and more. But perhaps most importantly, Samsung finally told the world how much the new mobile devices will cost — and it'll cost you more than the iPhone. The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are the first major Samsung phones to launch since the infamously explosion-prone Galaxy Note 7 devices, which led two global recalls and were eventually discontinued. Read more... More about Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8, Conversations, Tech, and Price Read More »In Wales there are so many castles that wedding guests turn up at the wrong one
Wales is often called the castle capital of the world, with over 600 castles, of which 100 are still standing. So you can't really blame this wedding party that turned up to the wrong castle. Problem is, the two castles are some 124 miles away. The mixup happened in Wales' oldest town of Carmarthen, where the group expected to see Caernarfon Castle. Instead, there stood the smaller, less majestic but equally historic Carmarthen castle. Carmarthen town councillor and tour guide Phil Grice said the blunder has happened more than once. Read more... More about Watercooler, Castles, Weddings, Wales, and Uk Read More »The new 'Gear 360' camera is smaller and works with iPhones
Samsung frenzy is spreading, and while the Galaxy S8 and 'Gear VR' controller steal the show, the 'Gear 360' camera has also received some upgrades. The camera records in true 4K resolution and can stream to major platforms in 2K. And this smaller, easier to handle '360' also works on the iPhone. Read more... More about 360 Photos, 360 Camera, 360 Cameras, Gear 360, and Samsung Gear 360 Read More »The wait is over: Hillary Clinton is back and political as hell
Hillary Clinton took the stage at a diversity conference in San Francisco Tuesday, and finally gave us the Hillary we've been waiting for. After attending the inauguration and then largely laying low during Trump's presidency, the former Secretary of State broke her silence and made her most political comments since losing the 2016 election. "There is no place I'd rather be than here with you," Clinton said, "Other than the White House." Delivering the keynote address at the annual conference hosted by the Professional BusinessWomen of California, Clinton spoke principally about women's equality and came out swinging against Donald Trump and the GOP. Read more... More about Health Care, Inclusion, Feminism, Election 2016, and Donald Trump Read More »Charity is giving away free sex toys to close the orgasm gap
The orgasm gap is real, and one group is doing something very exciting to address it. Sexy Liberation is an organization of activists who want to make sure all women have access to pleasure. They say their mission is to provide sex toys to those “who are less fortunate, curious or both.” And they’re doing this by offering free or heavily discounted vibrators and other gizmos online. As the Huffington Post reports, the group is tackling the under-discussed issue of the orgasm gap — the fact that women don’t experience orgasms as often as men during sexual encounters. Sex toys can help with this, of course, but often people don’t seek them out — either because they don’t know they're an option or are too shy to buy them. They can also be very pricey. Read more... More about Philanthropy, Charity, Sex Toys, Vibrators, and Sex And Relationships Read More »Samsung exec poses one of the most important questions of modern life
You use your smartphone 24/7 — but when was the last time you really stopped to appreciate its less..sexy aspects? We rave and worship over screen resolution, biometric scanners and high-powered cameras, but there's so much more that goes into your smartphone. That being so, Samsung Marketing VP Justin Denison asked the age-old question on the Samsung Unpacked event's stage in New York City on Wednesday: When was the last time you admired your phone's bezels? I know he was trying to make a point about how free and "unboxed" the new Galaxy S8 is, with its super-slim, barely there bezels, but he raises a good point. When was the last time I stared longingly at those static panels, just eating up space on my phone's display? Read more... More about Questions, Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung, Tech, and Mobile Read More »Samsung's live event ended with a cult-like employee uprising, or something
Samsung may have a cult situation on its hands. At the close of Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event held Wednesday in New York City, the tech giant had its employees stand up, smartphones raised to the sky, and march out of the auditorium. It was, in a word, odd. Image: samsung A powerful statement, I guess, if you're moved by tech employees rising up to shill smartphones. Image: SAMSUNG Image: SAMSUNG
The next-gen 'Gear VR' comes with a motion controller
Samsung revealed their newest 'Gear VR' headset, designed for the Galaxy S8. The biggest change to the device is the inclusion of a motion controller. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Real Time Video, and Real Time Read More »10 YA books we want to see adapted as TV shows
Making books into movies is such old news. It's PEAK TV which means it's peak TV adaptations of novels to maximize screen time, revenue and #buzz. Netflix will drop 13 Reasons Why this week and is fresh off a successful Series of Unfortunate Events release that quickly garnered a second season order. Books are all over our TVs, whether it's HBO's Big Little Lies or Syfy's The Magicians or miniseries like The Casual Vacancy and Cormoran Strike in the U.K. Adapting popular books for the small screen isn't new — in fact, in the illustrious '90s, it was the O.G. format for bringing page to screen, as with Goosebumps, The Baby-Sitters Club, Animorphs and other sacred texts of childhood. We're in favor of the format's resurgence, and have some ideas for what to adapt next... Read more... More about List, Books, Television, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »Google scales China's Great Firewall with Translate app
Google is rolling out its Translate app in China in a first-wave effort to reestablish a foothold in the world's most populous country. The internet titan has been largely absent from China for the past seven years, after disputes over censorship caused Google to pull many of its services from use. It even moved its operations in the region to Hong Kong. There has been a web-based version of Translate available to Chinese users for the past eight years — but with a growing base of around 695 million mobile users (roughly half the country's population of 1.4 billion people), an app would be much more accessible. Read more... More about Mobile, Censorship, Firewall, China, and Google Translate Read More »Westeros can't handle the perfection of this 'Game of Thrones' wedding
If you're going to do a themed wedding — particularly a Game of Thrones wedding — you better get it right. Well, sometimes miracles do happen and we all feel really bad about making fun of themed weddings. Case in point: the Game of Thrones wedding shoot Katie Lee of Katherine Elena Photography recently helped to design for lovebirds Elizabeth and Geoffrey. The photographer took pains to make sure every detail accurately reflected the show for couples who wanted to follow the theme. Lee explained her process: "The gowns had a lot to do with finding a happy medium between fantasy and wedding as well," Lee told Mashable. "We knew that we wanted some sort of cape for Austen (who was playing Daenarys) with a very ethereal dress. For Courtney (playing Sansa), we wanted something regal and girly, but very strong. The velvet was the perfect fabric for that and the fur cuffs and stole along with the long train were perfect for her. " Read more... More about Weddings, Game Of Thrones, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »This rare tiger is on the rebound in Thailand's jungle
Camera "traps" hidden in eastern Thailand's forests have captured a pretty spectacular sight: a population of elusive tigers, roaming to and fro. It's a "welcome sign of hope" for the critically endangered Indochinese tiger, whose ranks have diminished in recent years due to poaching and illegal logging. The footage offers the first evidence of breeding tigers and cubs in eastern Thailand in more than 15 years. At least two populations of breeding Indochinese tigers still exist in the wild, researchers have confirmed in a new scientific survey. More about Cats, Rosewood, Illegal Logging, Habitat Loss, and Poaching Read More »A terrifying 'It' trailer will give you nightmares
Hate clowns but love being terrified? We've got something that's guaranteed to float your boat. Warner Bros. has shared the first teaser trailer for It, a new adaptation of Stephen King's classic horror novel. This one is directed by Andrés Muschietti (Mama) and stars Bill Skarsgård (Hemlock Grove) as Pennywise. Also starring are Finn Wolfhard and Jaeden Lieberher of Stranger Things and Midnight Special, respectively. Just in case you didn't think It had enough of an "'80s throwback" vibe to it already. It creeps into theaters on September 8. Read more... More about It, Stephen King, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Stunned kid lands an unthinkable pencil-flipping trick
There are a lucky few who find their calling in life early on and then proceed to make an Instagram dedicated to it. Flips.9 is an Instagram account dedicated to flipping things. That's right, the entire account is videos of kids taking the water bottle challenge to the next level, successfully landing markers, crayons and even orange traffic cones. Most of the videos on the account are made by kid-Instagrammer law.216. And a recent video of him nailing a pencil flip has both him and us blinking in disbelief. Richard has gone to the dark side in 'Silicon Valley' Season 4 trailer
Richard is apparently up to no good in Silicon Valley Season 4 — even Hooli CEO and all-around evil genius Gavin Belson is calling him a bad guy in the newly released trailer for the HBO hit. "We're essentially a criminal operation, whose only produce is large-scale fraud," a rueful Jared tells a prospective employee in the trailer, while the ousted Pied Piper creator is busy creeping around in a hoodie, smashing things, insisting he's not crazy and getting questionable affirmations from a bearded Haley Joel Osment. Oh, and Erlich tries mansplaining mansplaining to Monica and Laurie, so it's business as usual. Read more... More about Hbo, Silicon Valley Season 4, Silicon Valley, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »The Samsung Galaxy S8 is here with 646 new emoji
Samsung announced the much awaited Galaxy S8 on Wednesday and here's the most important part: emoji. Not just any emoji—the new phone comes with Samsung's own version of Android 7, which features 646 new emoji, including gender and skin tone variations. Samsung is now up to date with Emoji 4.0, the update that featured new professional roles and gendered emoji. Along with all the originals you know and love, every male emoji now has a female equivalent, and vice versa. (The Samsung "technologist" emoji use Samsung computers, making them among the few users of those devices in the world.) Read more... More about Emoji, Samsung Galaxy S8, and Tech Read More »Lana del Rey teases her album and vows to keep casting hexes in Trump's America
Lana del Rey questioned her place in Trump's America before determining she just needed to ease into her destiny of becoming a witch that lives in the Hollywood sign — and she got to hexing. In a trailer for her forthcoming album, Lust For Life, she welcomes you into her lair and, well, you just have to watch what she cooked up for the kids. Lana previously released the album's lead single, "Love." Few other details are known, but she promises it will be more "just a little more socially aware" and will feature another collaboration with The Weeknd, the album's title track that apparently isn't an Iggy Pop or Girls cover. Read more... More about Pop Star, Music, Lana Del Rey, Entertainment, and Videos Read More »Gov. Brown: Trump's climate rollbacks are a 'colossal mistake'
California Gov. Jerry Brown said the Trump administration has made a "colossal mistake" in unraveling federal policies to address climate change. Brown, who has frequently sparred with President Donald Trump over climate change and other issues, told the Los Angeles Times that the president's executive order "defies science itself." He said that "erasing climate change may take place in Donald Trump's mind, but nowhere else." Trump on Tuesday signed a far-reaching executive order that scraps federal greenhouse gas rules and kickstarts a process to gut the Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce carbon pollution from electricity. Read more... More about Carbon Emissions, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Clean Power Plan, Executive Order, and Global Warming Read More »For all the worst reasons, you need to see this statue of Cristiano Ronaldo
Potato with googly eyes. Candle left too close to a window. Lost Trump relative. All things that can, and have, been said about this new bust of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, unveiled at the airport bearing his name in the Madeira Islands, his homeland.
Here's a closeup, cause you know you want one.
New 'The Mummy' footage shows terrified Tom Cruise drowning in rats
The operating word for The Mummy, Universal's first in its multi-installment monster-movie franchise, seems to be "terrifying." Plane crashing, swarmed by ravenous rats, falling down a deep hole, drowning, being chased by swimming zombies while drowning, being mummified and buried alive, stalked by big hairy spiders — it's all there and more. The studio showed an extended trailer for its June 9 release at Cinemacon on Wednesday, with Tom Cruise introducing via pre-recorded video — and even his word-emphasis was on "terrifying." (To make sure we understood that scariness was the priority here, Uni showed a beautiful montage of its black-and-white monster classics — Frankenstein, Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man and the original, The Mummy — and they are still hair-raising on a big screen.) Read more... More about Movie Trailers, Cinemacon, Universal, The Mummy, and Tom Cruise Read More »Tesla's Gigafactory looks like a town in the middle of the Nevada desert
'Guess we shouldn't be too surprised that the what's going to be world's largest factory...continues to get larger. Tesla's Gigafactory, a gleaming white structure amid the muted browns surrounding Reno, Nevada, seems to be coming along, according to photos snapped by NM Group, a company that describes itself as specializing in "surveying and mapping, asset modeling and management, and engineering." The group was recently mapping the area for potential power lines on behalf of an electricity company, according to Tim Hustwayte, a senior client manager based in the United Kingdom. The route took them close to the Gigafactory, and they got some shots that appear to show the factory having bulked up since Tesla's battery cell began rolling off production lines at the start of the year. Read more... More about Nevada, Reno, Photos, Elon Musk, and Tesla Read More »'Persona 5' review round-up: Social sim + dungeon crawler = YAY
Persona 5 is great. Yes, that's not exactly news. The game launched in Japan last September, so we already knew that Atlus nailed the series' first full sequel in almost 10 years. But it's finally out in the U.S. on April 4, and the English-language reviews are in. It's very long. It moves slowly at times. If you're not a fan of Japanese RPGs, it's a flat-out tough sell. But the art is jaw droppingly gorgeous, the sprawling story is easy to get hooked on and the dungeon-crawling is driven by a nifty, uniquely Persona take on combat. Read more... More about Persona 5, Atlus, Gaming, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »These slo-mo videos of mosquitos in flight will soothe the fear out of you
If only mosquitos moved this slowly in real life, giving us ample time to smash or flick them before they took a juicy bite. The video above shows a mosquito moving 667 times more slowly than normal. Scientists used eight high-speed cameras recording at 10,000 frames per second to capture the meticulous motions. Their study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, describes the unique aerodynamic mechanisms that allow mosquitos to fly. Richard Bomphrey, a biologist at the Royal Veterinary College in London, led the research. His team found that mosquitos' long, thin wings can beat rapidly for their size—at a frequency of around 800 hertz—with shallow strokes that are smaller than those in any other insect group. Read more... More about Flying, Insects, Aerodynamic, Mosquitoes, and Mosquitos Read More »Samsung's new Galaxy S8 in-box headphones put Apple's to shame
Samsung Galaxy S8's in-box headphones look pretty nice. How nice? Well, for one, they're from a recognizable brand, which pretty much put Apple's EarPods to shame by default—though that's a low bar to clear. The new phone was officially unveiled March 29 after a steady stream stream of leaks, and delighted Samsung fans with its "infinity display," internal specs and DeX desktop functionality. Less hyped, but not to be overlooked, are the in-box earphones that come with the S8. SEE ALSO: 3D scan designs headphones just for you "New high-performance earphones tuned by AKG by Harman, offering uncompromised audio for unbeatable sound quality, will come as an in-box accessory," reads a Samsung press release. "These earphones will have a comfortable hybrid canal fit for better noise cancellation and will be made from anti-tangle metal-fabric material." Read more... More about Earpods, Apple, Headphones, Samsung Galaxy S8, and Samsung Read More »Here are 10 movie scenes that used silence to tell brilliant stories
From full on silent films to a brief moment of quiet juxtaposed with chaos, the lack of sound in films can be every bit as powerful as the presence of it. This week, we're taking a look at why and how moments of silence shaped some truly great films. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more... More about Lack Of Dialogue, Moments Of Silence, Silent, Man With A Movie Camera, and The Last Laugh Read More »Samsung's video about the ostrich that tries to fly will make you weep like a baby
Samsung's commercial for the Gear VR is quite something. With Elton John's "Rocket Man" playing in the background, the video tells the inspiring story of an ostrich that tries to fly—and features, of course, the Samsung Gear VR headset. Ostriches, as we know, are largely flightless birds. Unlike other birds, their "flat breastbones lack the keel that anchors the strong pectoral muscles required for flight," says National Geographic. That is, until now. Read more... More about Samsung Gear Vr, Ostrich, Samsung, and Tech Read More »Would you live in this huge skyscraper suspended from an asteroid?
This is a new one: An architecture firm has released speculative plans to build a tower suspended from an asteroid that would hang down to Earth. Yes, you read that correctly. This building — named the Analemma tower — would be the tallest in the world, according to Clouds Architecture Office. The name of the tower refers to the figure-eight pattern the sun would make if you tracked it at the same time of day from the same place, every day for one year. "By placing a large asteroid into orbit over earth, a high strength cable can be lowered towards the surface of earth from which a super tall tower can be suspended," Clouds AO said in a statement about the project. Read more... More about New York City, Skyscrapers, Buildings, Architecture, and Science Read More »Strange things are happening off the coast of Peru, and thousands are affected
Peruvians did not see this coming. An unexpected warmup in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean is causing heavy rains to repeatedly batter Peru, causing some of the worst flooding in decades. Floods have killed dozens and displaced more than 500,000 so far, with more heavy rain expected to fall in coming weeks. So, what's to blame here? El Niño, which is an event characterized higher than average ocean temperatures in the equatorial tropical Pacific, along with a reversal of trade winds blowing across the planet's largest ocean, officially ended its run in June of last year. (Such events can rearrange weather patterns from South America to East Africa.) Read more... More about Peru, South America, Weather, Science, and Coastal El Nino Read More »Finally, you can vacuum clean your dog
The 'BARKBATH' from Bissell takes away all the tedious parts of cleaning your dog. It is essentially a vacuum cleaner for your pet and it's pretty amazing. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Pet Technology, and Pet Tech Read More »Oculus Rift promised us the future of VR. Here's what really happened.
The Oculus Rift celebrates its one-year anniversary this week, following its commercial debut on March 28, 2016. Happy birthday, Oculus, your growing pains are showing. But the awkward baby steps toward making virtual reality mainstream have not been with without some wins. After years of hype beginning in 2012, and clunky developer prototypes leading up to the consumer version, the attractively designed Oculus Rift still required a relatively expensive PC and an Xbox controller to run the limited array of software available for the device. Predictably, that meant only the most enthusiastic consumers bought into the long-awaited coming of consumer-ready VR. Read more... More about Gear Vr, Oculus Rift, Oculus, Virtual Reality, and Vr Read More »'World of Warcraft' players are becoming too powerful so Blizzard secretly made the game harder
As you earn better and better max-level gear in World of Warcraft, one of the satisfying side effects is being able to go back and steamroll through enemies and dungeons that used to give you trouble. Blizzard quietly put a stop to that in the latest patch by making enemies' health scale up with the quality of your gear. A handful of WoW players took to the game's forums yesterday after noticing that enemy non-player characters (AKA mobs) had higher health when players' item levels (the quality of their gear) were above a certain threshold (850). In the latest expansion, Legion, mobs' levels and corresponding stats scaled up with your character level, but stopped increasing once you hit the max level: 110. That's no longer the case. Read more... More about Gaming, Blizzard Entertainment, World Of Warcraft, Entertainment, and Gaming Read More »Kid won't take no for an answer: Builds a Nintendo Switch out of cardboard
How do you think the frame rate is on cardboard Zelda? We can all relate to this kid. That feeling of really wanting a particular thing — in this case, a Nintendo Switch — but not being able to get it. You can almost imagine his parents saying: "You want one? Build your own." And so he did. Twitter user @fraise_ama shot a short video of her little brother's cardboard creation (h/t to Kotaku). It doesn't actually play Switch games, but it is the full package: the tablet, the dock, the Joy-Con controllers and grip, even a tiny cardboard game cartridge (I'm assuming it's Zelda: Breath of the Wild). Read more... More about Social Media, Watercooler, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo, and Gaming Read More »People are plotting to get back at the politicians who voted to sell your web data
Republicans in the House of Representatives voted yesterday to allow internet service providers to sell your private data—like your web history—without your knowledge. Republicans in the Senate had done the same late last week, all but ensuring that privacy-boosting regulations implemented at the end of the Obama administration would never go into effect. Now that protecting our web data is a distant dream, some folks figured it was only fair to return the favor to those politicians. Two GoFundMe accounts were recently started to help their creators purchase the private internet history of Congress members. Read more... More about Isp, Internet Service Providers, Selling, Browsing History, and Web History Read More »Adorable Pixar short 'Dante's Lunch' introduces the cutest 'Coco' character
Get ready to meet your new favorite Pixar character. The animation house has just unveiled a two-minute short titled Dante's Lunch, which follows an energetic dog who's hungry for a bone. Actually getting that bone proves a lot more difficult than Dante anticipated, for reasons you'll soon find out. But this determined doggo is not going to let anything stand in his way – not fences, not food stalls, not cranky humans. That can-do spirit should serve him well when he accompanies his human friend Miguel to the Land of the Dead, as he'll do this fall in Coco. The Pixar feature arrives in theaters November 22. Read more... More about Coco, Pixar, Entertainment, and Film Read More »The next big update to 'Heroes of the Storm' takes a page out of 'Overwatch'
Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard Entertainment's foray into the MOBA genre, is getting a major facelift in 2017 with a new progression system, loot chests and a whole lot of new loot. In the spotlight video above, Blizzard lays out all the new features and changes coming to the game in an update dubbed Heroes of the Storm 2.0, which currently doesn't have a release date (although it sounds like it's coming very soon). In addition to new collectible loot — like hero voice lines and banners to mark camps or towers you've beaten — Heroes 2.0 is introducing a new way to get that loot that looks very similar to Overwatch: you'll get loot chests after every level. Loot crates can contain the new loot mentioned above, heroes, hero skins, mounts, portraits and, another new feature, sprays. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Overwatch, Blizzard Entertainment, and Heroes Of The Storm Read More »Alex Rodriguez's thinking face is the meme Twitter needed today
Although former Yankee's third baseman Alex Rodriguez has retired from the game, he can't help but wonder who's going to win the World Series this year. Will it be his New York team? Will the Chicago Cubs do the impossible once again? Whooooo could it beeeeee? SEE ALSO: These terrible photos might explain why Donald Trump rejected an offer to throw a first pitch A-Rod turned to his Twitter followers for their help with his question, illustrating it with one interesting photo:
Oh...oh God. Is he okay? This question is absolutely burning in his mind. With a thinking face that intense, who knows what will happen if he doesn't get the answer he's looking for. Read more... More about Thinking, Reactions, Twitter, World Series, and Baseball Read More » | ||||
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