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 Polar vortex-type cold wave could freeze parts of U.S. next week
After a historically mild November, the start of meteorological winter is shaping up to be extremely cold and snowy for parts of the North America, including the U.S. For weeks now, ultra cold air has been building up in Siberia, as the polar vortex has been wobbling around like a bad figure skater, displaced outside of the Arctic. Now it appears the Russian Arctic will warm up dramatically, relative to normal at least, as North America cools off — potentially big time. The frigid air is coming in two waves. The first is already spilling across the U.S. The second, potentially more potent one, is on tap for next week. Read more... More about Ecmwf, Gfs, Weather, Science, and Computer Model Read More »Adobrable bush baby inspires super-jumping robot
Researchers are looking to the natural world for inspiration that will one day help them design life-saving robots. Salto is a monopedal and somewhat skeletal 10.2-inch-tall robot that can jump higher and more quickly than most other robots in the world today. A team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, revealed the new hopping bot on Tuesday in a study published this week in the new journal Science Robotics. Instead of taking just one big leap, Salto bounces off a wall with impressive force to complete an even bigger jump, much as a parkour expert might bound from a ledge to a wall and then fly through the air to his next perch. The new robot could be a predecessor to a future tool that may one day jump across dangerous terrain to aid in rescue missions. Read more... More about Robotics, Robots, Science, and Tech Read More »Woman shuts down saleswoman who called her $130 engagement ring 'pathetic'
When it comes to love, it's not about the money. Quinn and Ariel McRae dated for two years before tying the knot. But a saleswoman where the couple bought Ariel's rings tried to put a damper on the festivities by calling the jewelry "pathetic." "My husband doesn't have a lot, neither of us do," McRae explained in a Facebook post about the encounter. "We scrape and scrape to pay bills and put food in our bellies, but after almost 2 years of dating we decided that we couldn't wait anymore, so we didn't." "I wasn't even thinking about rings, I just wanted to marry my best friend," she continued, "But he wouldn't have it. He scraped up just enough money to buy me two matching rings from Pandora." Read more... More about Proposal, Pandora, Engagement Ring, Viral, and Facebook Read More »Enjoy watching Milo Ventimiglia do push-ups with Ellen DeGeneres on his back
Jess Mariano grew up to be suspiciously buff. Milo Ventimiglia, who currently stars as a '70s-era dad to three on This Is Us, visited Ellen DeGeneres to talk about the show. And, like Justin Bieber before him, he participated in the great tradition of showing off your muscles on daytime television. Ventimiglia recreated an especially tender moment on the show between his character and his adopted son, Randall, by giving Ellen the same treatment. "His adopted father literally carried him on his back and showed him that he will be there for his son for his entire life," explained Ventimiglia. "And so we did a bunch of push-ups,” Read more... More about Celebrities, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Ellen Degeneres, Sterling K Brown, and This Is Us Read More »David Alan Grier drops by Liza Koshy's house in new clip from YouTube Red's 'Jingle Ballin''
David Alan Grier is ready to party with YouTuber Liza Koshy. In a new clip from YouTube Red's holiday special Jingle Ballin, the actor — who plays Liza's neighbor Colin— "overhears" her plans to throw a holiday party. Mashable got an exclusive look at the clip (above). The special follows a homesick YouTuber, also named Liza, who decides to invite the entire internet world to her holiday party so she won't be alone for the holidays. Koshy stars alongside David Alan Grier, Chris Kattan, and Aly Mawji. Other guests include Kiana Ledé, Iqbal Theba, Amy Farrington and Johann Urb. There are also cameos from YouTubers Timothy DeLaGhetto, Gabbie Hanna, Alx James, Zane Hijazi and Meghan Rienks. Read more... More about Liza Koshy, Holiday Special, Jingle Ballin, Youtube Red, and Entertainment Read More »This personal holographic-like display makes video games way more immersive
Based in Brooklyn and Hong Kong, Looking Glass Factory is a company working on some really cool displays. They recently showed Mashable how they are able to port popular games like 'Super Mario Kart' and 'Quake' on their personal displays. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Holographic, 3d, Game Cube, and Nintendo Read More »YouTube Red teams up with Blumhouse for new holiday horror comedy
YouTube Red is adding a third title to its holiday slate. The Google video platform's streaming service announced Tuesday it is partnering up with Blumhouse again for a new horror comedy series called 12 Deadly Days. The series, which is scheduled for a Dec. 12 debut, features a dozen interconnected tales of the residents of Saturn, Calif. as they "find themselves terrorized by everything from killer carolers and lovelorn vampires to cursed fruitcakes and haunted Christmas trees," according to the release. Episodes were directed by genre talent including Joe Lynch, Joe Menendez, Eduardo Sanchez and Gregg Hale and John Hyams. Read more... More about Alexis Zall, Jake Roper, Meghan Rienks, Eric Ochoa, and Mikey Murphy Read More »10 best movie opening title sequences of all time
The most talented filmmakers take into consideration every part of their film and the opening title is no exception. These are the top opening movie credits in film history. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Movie Credits, Opening Credits, Opening Titles, and 10 Best Opening Title Sequences Read More »Samsung latest Gear smartwatch is like a smartphone on your wrist
The Samsung Gear S3 is an excellent smartwatch just a few ticks short of perfection. With built-in LTE and GPS it’s more connected than rivals, but noticeably thicker as well. The device gets off on the right foot by looking and feeling like a watch. Whatever you think of wearables, the more they look like the familiar and the less like technology, the better. Apple splits the difference with its Apple Watch Series 2; it has hints of classic watch design (see the digital crown) but also telegraphs “I’m wearing the future.” More about Mashable Choice, Reviews, Review, Smartwatch, and Wearable Read More »The 'Overwatch' winter event kicks off on Dec. 13 (probably)
Here's hoping one of Reaper's holiday-themed voice lines is "Ho! Ho! Ho!" Overwatch will seemingly kick off its first (and hopefully annual) winter/holiday event on Tuesday, Dec. 13. There aren't any details to share yet, but a tweet from the game's official account seems pretty clear.
The tweet is just cryptic enough to leave an element of uncertainty hanging — does the event start on Dec. 13 or is it just an announcement? We'd bet on the former. Tuesday is the day that Overwatch weekly updates launch. What's more, multi-week Overwatch events for the 2016 Olympics and Halloween occurred earlier in the year, so there's precedent. Blizzard likes to extend real world celebrations into its hit game. Read more... More about Entertainment, Esports, Gaming, Blizzard Entertainment, and Overwatch Read More »Sheriff gets profane over why it took so long to arrest Joe McKnight's alleged killer
Ronald Gasser, the man suspected of killing former NFL and college football star Joe McKnight, was arrested on Monday and charged with manslaughter. After Gasser allegedly fired three shots in a road rage incident in New Orleans on Thursday, authorities released the 54-year-old without charges on Friday night, citing Louisiana's "Stand Your Ground" law, which states that a person is justified in using deadly force in certain situations. Gasser's release led to protests from NAACP representatives and an outcry on social media, as people criticized the slow-moving justice system. At a press conference on Tuesday, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand defended his department's investigation and scolded those who doubted it. Read more... More about New Orleans, Nfl, Football, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »7 practical gifts for people who always break their phones
Most of today's flagship smartphones can be described as beautiful, but fragile. Materials like glass and metal also make smartphones more prone to slipping out of our hands than the plastic models of previous generations. Not to mention big phablets are nearly impossible to use with one hand, making them even more likely to accidentally take a tumble. Nobody likes a cracked a screen, a dented bezel, a destroyed charging port or a crushed headphone jack. And nobody likes paying to have their broken phones replaced. SEE ALSO: 7 tech gifts for the filthy rich Whether you're shopping for a clumsy friend or family member (heck, or maybe yourself), here are seven practical gifts for the person's who's always breaking their phone. Read more... More about Otterbox, Applecare, Smartphones, Android, and Iphone Read More »Netflix's 'Fuller House' Mr. Bear toy is the shared-viewing experience we want
Netflix is hoping to pull on some heartstrings this holiday season with a brand new way to snuggle up to loved ones near and far. The company announced the specs for "Connected Mr. Bear," a plush teddy based on Stephanie Tanner's beloved toy from the early seasons of the original run of Full House. The second season of the Fuller House revival series set to stream Dec. 9, so Netflix is hoping to double down on its nostalgia and sentimentality. Connected Mr. Bear promises a special Fuller House viewing experience. With one Mr. Bear in one living room and a second, paired bear in another house far away, their synced "cuddle sensors" blink three times and activate a Netflix-connected device, turning on Fuller House. That way, viewers can watch (and cuddle) together. This video shows how it works: Read more... More about Github, Diy, Coding Toys, Toy, and Fuller House Read More »Spreading the love: Paris love locks to be sold to help refugees
Paris is not only the "city of love" but the city of love locks. The weighty tradition of locking small padlocks to the sides of Paris bridges as a symbol of eternal love became so trendy in the past few years that some crossings were covered with them. The Pont des Arts bridge in particular became the epicenter of the locking trend and about a year and a half ago, the city starting removing them citing safety reasons. But now officials are thinking creatively about what to do with the thousands of signed locks. The city is set to sell batches of the locks with the proceeds going to refugee groups, the Guardian reports. Read more... More about Refugees, Bridges, Paris, Love Locks, and Us World Read More »Snapchat Spectacles are now being used in professional sports too
With the NBA, NFL and other pro sports leagues already embracing Snapchat, the NHL is throwing its hat in the ring — er, on the ice — by incorporating Snapchat Spectacles into its fan experience. The Minnesota Wild used Snapchat's video-recording glasses — which wirelessly transfer 10-second video to a user's Snapchat app — to capture behind-the-scenes action, including pre-game warmups, locker room shots and T-shirt canon firing, at a game in November. By breaking out the Spectacles, Minnesota is the first professional sports team to use wearable. Snapchat partnered with advertising agency space150 to pull it off. Read more... More about Spectacles, Snapchat Discover, Snapchat, Minnesota, and Hockey Read More »Watch Disney's Spaceship Earth become the Death Star
With the release of Rogue One swiftly approaching (next week!), it's time to crank up the hype machine. And this being a Disney release, we should have expected the studio to do so in a big way. On Monday night, Spaceship Earth, the nearly 35-year-old giant silver sphere in the middle of Disney's Epcot Center in Orlando, was transformed from a glittering ball of hope into an even more famous glittering ball of doom: the Death Star. The transformation came complete with lasers and explosions but reports claim that no Bothans were harmed in the production. Read more... More about Rogue One, Epcot Center, Death Star, Entertainment, and Film Read More »This is not normal, people: Arctic and Antarctic hit record low sea ice
Things in the Arctic are just getting weirder and weirder. And not in a good way. Freakishly high air and ocean temperatures during November caused sea ice to trail far behind typical levels, with sea ice extent ending the month at a record low. Sea ice extent averaged 3.51 million square miles for the month, which was 753,000 square miles below the 1981-2010 average for the period, according to data released Tuesday by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado. The section of missing ice was about the same size as the entire country of Mexico. Or to put it in terms of U.S. states, the missing ice is greater than the states of Texas, California, Montana and New Mexico combined. Read more... More about Record Warm Year, Extreme Weather, Science, Antarctica, and Arctic Read More »William Shatner, Amy Schumer, Lin-Manuel Miranda win book awards
"Author" isn't the first occupation that comes to mind when you think of actor William Shatner, comedian Amy Schumer or Lin-Manuel Miranda, a musical mastermind just waiting to break through. But all three are now award-winning authors. And they join members of the literary pantheon like Stephen King, Rick Riordan and Colson Whitehead in the annual Goodreads Choice awards as determined by more than 3.5 million users of the Amazon-owned Goodreads. And despite dividing the Harry Potter fan community, the script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child won more votes than any other book in the seven-year history of the Goodreads awards. Read more... More about Books, Entertainment, and Mashreads Read More »Chris Rock announces comedy tour, creates new reason for it to be 2017 already
He may not have performed on tour in nine years, but when Chris Rock returns to the standup comedy circuit in 2017, he will be back in his element. After returning to the Oscar stage in 2016 and popping up across the comedy scene all year, Rock announced his Total Blackout tour, where he will once again perform fresh jokes in front of live audiences. Rock announced the tour in a nostalgic video on his Facebook page, where he walks through the renowned Comedy Store in Los Angeles and describes his experiences performing and watching other comedians there. Read more... More about Chris Rock and Entertainment Read More »Distraught woman whose house burned down gets uplifting surprise
A massive fire destroyed eight buildings in Cambridge, Massachusetts, including the home of one cat lover, who got an uplifting surprise after the blaze was knocked down Saturday. Despite the tragic loss of her home, firefighters were able to save her two cats. The woman was overjoyed to see her pets again amid the chaos, and her friend, Justin Khoo, captured the reunion in a touching video. "My friend's house was involved in a massive fire. She didn't think her cats survived. Here she is finding them alive!" he wrote on Reddit. Read more... More about Cats, Fire, Watercooler, Viral Video, and Conversations Read More »This prince chilling on a Dubai skyscraper will give you coffee view goals
The Crown Prince of Dubai has access to one of the sickest views...and he shared it for all to see on his Insta page that has more than 4 million followers. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Instagram, Dubai, Prince Goals, and Real Time Video Read More »Marshawn Lynch narrating the 'Planet Earth II' iguana chase is just so perfect
White-knuckle footage of an iguana running away from snakes on Planet Earth II became an internet sensation last month. But it turns out that was just the prequel. Finally, Marshawn Lynch is here to give the clip the treatment it deserves. What we have below is a bona fide piece of internet gold. Some diabolical genius took that Planet Earth II footage, then overlaid audio of Lynch describing his famous "Beast Quake" run from 2011. Turns out the two go together like peanut butter and jelly. Our only quibble: The iguana should have grabbed its crotch, in true Lynch fashion, after getting away. Read more... More about Watercooler, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »This veteran needed to work with his service dog so Lowe's hired them both
A Lowe's hardware store in Abilene, Texas, is feeling the praise online after hiring a veteran and his service dog. Air Force veteran Clay Luthy was having difficulty finding a job due to his service dog named Charlotte, who accompanies him at all times. But while other companies were unable to hire Luthy and Charlotte, the hardware store stepped in and offered the two a job. “We were interviewing people for his position and he was one of the applicants. And so he showed up for the interview and he had Charlotte with him,” Jay Fellers, a human resource manager at Lowe's, told KRBC. Image: GREG JAKLEWICZ/THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS VIA AP Read more... Latest 'League of Legends' patch brings buffs, nerfs and winter skins
The latest League of Legends patch was released Tuesday, bringing a bunch of changes to champions, kicking off the 2017 competitive season and teasing some upcoming winter skins. The patch notes for the 6.24 update was released Tuesday, listing all of the changes and explaining the reasons behind them, from visual tweaks to minor ability calibrations to jungle fixes — all of which work toward fulfilling Riot's 2017 preseason plans. Most of the updates were implemented into the game Tuesday, but some new features — like the champion Camille and winter skins — are still to come. SEE ALSO: Breaking down the 2017 'League of Legends' changes and the reasons behind them Read more... The line between Instagram and Facebook is getting very, very thin—and here's why you should care
An algorithmic feed. Live video. A seemingly unquenchable thirst to copy Snapchat. Sound like an app you know? You'd be forgiven for thinking the answer was Facebook, though, it's not. Instagram's the app you're looking for, and it's been steadily moving closer to Facebook (which owns Instagram) in recent months. And on Tuesday, the company took the next step in that direction, and announced it was adding the ability to "like" comments within posts. While Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom billed it as a way to "encourage positivity" on the platform, for many, the move's just the latest in a series of ways Instagram is more and more often resembling Facebook. Read more... More about Facebook, Instagram, Apps And Software, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Tiny hero saves a little girl's birthday party after nobody shows up
Birthday parties are a big deal at any age, but especially when you're a little kid. On Dec. 1, Brooke turned 5 years old and planned on celebrating the milestone with her whole class. Only when the weekend arrived and it was party time, no one showed up — except one special person.
According to a tweet from her older sister Brianna, Brooke was disappointed when no one showed up to celebrate her big day. Read more... More about Conversations, Twitter, Watercooler, Kids, and Birthday Party Read More »Homes in Trump Tower now advertised with a new amenity: Secret Service protection
At Trump Tower, you can have it all. And under a Donald Trump presidency, that means Secret Service protection. That's how the New York City real estate agency Douglas Elliman has advertised units inside the flashy Manhattan skyscraper at least. The security detail was described as the hot new thing at Trump Towers in an email the agency sent out less than a week after Trump's election, according to Politico. “Fifth Avenue Buyers Interested in Secret Service Protection?” was the subject line of an email advertisement for 1,052-square-foot luxury condos going for $2.1 million. Read more... More about Secret Service, Trump Tower, Trump, Us World, and Politics Read More »Take this festive virtual tour of Santa’s house at the North Pole
Real estate site Zillow is featuring a virtual tour of Kris Kringle’s cozy cabin to celebrate the holiday season. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Cabin, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, and Real Estate Read More »Google's emojitastic Twitter feature is great — when it's not totally failing
If you're on Twitter, you may have noticed people tweeting some pretty questionable emoji at Google. It all started after Google announced a new feature Tuesday that allows users to tweet emoji to the @Google handle in exchange for search results. Some tweeted taco and pizza emoji to get suggestions for the best noms. Some tweeted flower emoji to get suggestions for the best flower shops nearby. But of course, we were more curious about how we could troll the new feature. We tweeted a few of our favorite emoji innuendos, and Google was pretty down to play along. Read more... More about Emoji, Twitter, Google, and Tech Read More »Top YouTube clips of 2016 prove this country wishes it was the 51st state
Australia did its part for the global monoculture in 2016. The top 10 videos watched by the nation during the year were heavily American and heavily banal. The list, announced by YouTube Wednesday, was dominated by The Late Late Show with James Corden's infamous "Carpool Karaoke" segment. Corden's clip with Adele topped the list overall, but Aussies could not get enough of the late night host belting tunes with Jennifer Lopez, Sia and First Lady Michelle Obama as well. Yeah, Sia is Australian, but barely. The only two homegrown clips in the top 10 were by the comedy YouTube channel Superwog as well as radio station Triple J's "Like a Version" cover session, which saw American artist, Halsey, cover an American singer, Justin Bieber. So, points for effort? Read more... More about Youtube, Carpool Karaoke, Australia, and Social Media Read More »Crack in Antarctic ice shelf threatens research station
A giant crack in East Antarctica is threatening to cleave off part of the ice where a key research station sits and leave the facility drifting on an iceberg. The chasm, which was dormant for 35 years, is now growing at a pace of about 1.7 kilometers, or 1 mile, per year on the Brunt ice shelf, according to the British Antarctic Survey. The U.K. science office on Tuesday said it was preparing to move the Halley VI Research Station to save it from splintering off into the sea. The station is a globally important platform for gathering data on space, weather, climate change and ozone measurements. Read more... More about Climate, Antarctica, Antarctic, and Us World Read More »Forget Santa, this family’s holiday light display is all about Prince
In Chaska, Minnesota, just five minutes away from Prince's Paisley Park recording studio, there is a house. But this particular house, decked out with holiday lights like many across America, is not just any house. This house decided to mourn the passing of musical legend Prince with a five-minute light show in honor of the artist, with "Purple Rain" and all. Ikea is pulling a Netflix with expanded parental leave policy
It might not be as generous as Netflix's unlimited parental leave policy announced in 2015, but Ikea is trying to keep up with a new expanded benefits policy. The Swedish furniture company's American division announced on Tuesday four months of paid parental leave for its salaried and hourly employees in the U.S. SEE ALSO: IBM predicted Amazon Go back in 2006 Starting Jan. 1, employees who have been with the company for at least a year can take advantage of the policy. Those employees can take up to three months leave, at full base wage for the first six weeks and 50 percent after that, while workers with three or more years at the company can take up to four months' leave, with eight weeks at full pay and eight weeks at half. Read more... More about Parental Leave, Ikea, and Business Read More »Your favorite works of art, now in frosted cake form
Emily Zauzmer has an unusual hobby. When college breaks roll around, the 20-year-old Harvard University junior carves out time to create a highly detailed cake recreation of a classic painting. Then she posts photos of the finished product to her Instagram account, cleverly titled @girlwithapearlicing. Zauzmer's cakes can take anywhere between 12 hours and four days to complete, during which she spends long stretches of time on her feet, bent over her piece. So, why does she do it? She tells Mashable via phone: "I really look forward to it, because, with school there's so much work at all times, and it's so much fun that I give myself several days where I just focus on making a cake. It's a great way to unwind." Read more... More about Pics, Instagram, and Watercooler Read More »'Bohemian Rhapsody' lyrics applied literally are a real crime thriller
Queen's 1975 classic is quite the operatic odyssey, and as many people know, it's the perfect song to lose your voice to after a few drinks at karaoke. But it turns out that "Bohemian Rhapsody" makes for a mean plot for a short film too — an idea that's now a reality courtesy of YouTube channel Corridor. What has long been thought of as a song which relates to frontman Freddie Mercury's personal troubles has been twisted into a stylistic, neo-noir police standoff, with dialogue that only uses the song's lyrics. It's a bit of real life, it's a bit of fantasy. Whole lot of Galileo Figero. Read more... More about Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen, Videos, Video, and Watercooler Read More »16 gifts for the Chance the Rapper fan in your life
2016 was Chance the Rapper's year. Not only did he celebrate the smashing success of his highly anticipated third project Coloring Book, Chancellor Bennet of Chicago also performed for the White House multiple times, changed the Grammy game forever and understandably lost his shit in the presence of his Auntie Yoncé. Throughout the year, his fans — little kids included — have showed up and supported him in concerts, contributed to marketing efforts for his mixtape and even tweeted in radio stations across the country to hear his songs on air. At this point, there's probably at least one Chance the Rapper fan in every household of America, so we compiled the best gifts to let the blessings come down on that special person in your life. Read more... More about Conversations, Watercooler, Holidays, Holiday Gift Guide, and Gift Guide Read More »Dude narrowly avoids lightning strike, but refuses to lose his cool
Lightning strikes just metres from protagonists in Hollywood all time (see Freaky Friday or Back To The Future) but rarely do we see real-world footage of the scary cinematic plot device. Scottish man Kris Owens was walking home during a thunderstorm in Byron Bay, Australia, on Tuesday — recording himself lest nature strike him down. At it almost did, when I thunderbolt came out of the sky and hit the ground right behind him. "I was making my way home at around 2 a.m. when I was caught in the middle of an intense lightning storm," he told Storyful. "Thinking it would be a good idea to record my possible death for my mum, I got my phone and started to record, and captured the footage." Read more... More about Australia., Video, Storm, Weather, and Byron Bay Read More »The Golden State Warriors just aren't fair
The Golden State Warriors just aren't fair. They aren't fair because they have a player who can score 60 points in 29 minutes. The Warriors aren't fair because that player — Klay Thompson — is their purported third option on offense. And the Warriors aren't fair because Thompson, even though he was erupting for 60 points, had nothing to do with Golden State's most jaw-dropping highlight on Monday. The highlight in question started when Zaza Pachulia won a jump a ball, then tipped it back to Draymond Green. Green threw a football-style bomb downcourt to a streaking Steph Curry. Curry touched the ball for just the briefest moment while going airborne and flicking a blind alley-oop backwards over his head. Kevin Durant soared in to flush it home. The ball didn't touch the floor once. The crowd, as they say, went wild. Read more... More about Nba, Sports, and Entertainment Read More »Turns out, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote IRL and on Twitter
Everyone knows Donald Trump is obsessed with Twitter. But Hillary Clinton, it turns out, is the real winner on the social media platform. Two Clinton tweets were the most retweeted political messages in 2016, while The Donald was runner-up with one of his tweets being third most retweeted, according to Twitter data sent to Mashable. Heartwarming messages, sharp one-liners, and cutesy birthday shout-outs were among the nine most retweeted political tweets of 2016. SEE ALSO: The 16 biggest tech stories of 2016 Like the political tweets, trending topics and hashtags also told the story of 2016 — a year that saw police brutality, a mass shooting targeting the LGBT community, unexpected international shifts like the Brexit vote and the unprecedented election of a reality star businessman as U.S. president. Read more... More about America, President, 2016 Presidential Election, 2016 Election, and Politics Read More »The Weather Channel shuts down Breitbart: Yes, climate change is real
The Weather Channel has slammed Breitbart for using its reporting to argue that the earth is cooling, when in fact, it definitely is not. Brietbart's use of an unrelated Weather Channel video to back up false claims that the earth is getting colder just didn't sit well with the weather reporting service, which rarely if ever sticks its nose in anything political. It delivered a scathing and informative video message on Tuesday. The site didn't stop there. It also ran a story entitled "Note to Breitbart: Earth Is Not Cooling, Climate Change Is Real and Please Stop Using Our Video to Mislead Americans," alongside the video message. Read more... More about Weather Channel, Science, Climate Change, Us World, and Climate Read More »Passport system rejects this dude's photo for a pretty racist reason
Racism is bad enough with humans, but when computers start laying it into you? That just sucks. It's something that happened to Richard Lee, a New Zealand citizen who is studying in Melbourne, Australia. He was renewing his New Zealand passport recently online, when the automated system rejected his photo. It thought his eyes were closed, and hence didn't meet the country's passport picture requirements. So awkward. The screenshot was posted on the page of Australian DJs Mashd N Kutcher on Facebook, who said they were a friend of Lee's. Read more... More about Richard Lee, Racism, Passport Photo, Passport, and New Zealand Read More »Pandora's new premium service will focus on personalization
Pandora just offered an early look at its upcoming on-demand streaming service called Pandora Premium, and it looks like it'll be focusing on personalization to differentiate itself in an increasingly crowded space. SEE ALSO: The 16 biggest tech stories of 2016 Pandora had previously confirmed it would release its own on-demand service. With the official launch not for at least a few more weeks, CEO Tim Westergren showed off the company's new music service during an event in New York Tuesday, multiple outlets reported. The upcoming service will take each user's history into account, so that all the songs you have previously liked on Pandora's Internet radio service will impact the recommendations you get on the new Premium tier, Engadget reported. Read more... More about Streaming Music, Pandora, Tech, Apps Software, and Music Read More »What Becca Tilley is doing after life on 'The Bachelor'
AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA — Becca Tilley didn't find love during her two seasons on The Bachelor. But she did find her calling: documenting her life on camera. The 26-year-old on Monday launched her own YouTube channel, which is an extension of her existing lifestyle and travel blog. "One of the main reasons I love social media is because it is a way to show my life through photos and snaps and tweets," Tilley told Mashable. "The funny moments, the annoying moments and the really cool moments. I wanted to start a vlog to bring people along in a way that felt like they are with me — no matter what I'm doing." Read more... More about Vlogging, Youtube Stars, Youtube, Becca Tilley, and Abc Read More »Huge spider crashes a family dinner and look, he's BYO'ed a fresh meal
Another day, another scary AF example of an Australian animal tackling prey bigger than itself. As if the recently-spotted huntsman spider dragging a mouse around wasn't enough. Queensland woman Melanie Jade Ottaway has spotted something even more impressive slash nightmarish: A spider grabbing hold of a whole gecko, holding onto it by the head. Ottaway and her partner were sitting down for dinner on Sunday evening when they noticed the "dinner-plate sized" spider (believed to be a huntsman) clinging to the glass door right next to them, with the sizeable gecko in tow. She told Caters that despite the "gorgeousness" of the lizard, he was obviously doomed. "It was too late to save him, so we let nature take its path. It's creepy isn't it? But fascinating in a strange way." Read more... More about Video, Queensland, Australia, Gecko, and Spider Read More »A tragic end for Rashaan Salaam, Heisman Trophy winner and former college football star
In the early '90s, Rashaan Salaam was a college football superstar, combining grace and power to rumble for yard after yard after yard for the Colorado Buffaloes. On Monday night, Salaam was found dead at 42 years old in a park in Boulder, Colorado, less than two miles from the stadium where he became a legend. Salaam's body was found at Eben G. Fine Park. Police told the Associated Press that foul play is not suspected in the former running back's death. But Salaam's mother, Khalada, told USA Today that police suspect her son committed suicide. Read more... More about Rashaan Salaam, Heisman Trophy, Football, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Google's Santa Tracker welcomes in the most wonderful time of the year
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring ... because they were all staring at their phones tracking Santa's location on Google. For 12 years now, an entire generation of excited kids have spent Christmas Eve with their eyes glued to the computer watching Santa Claus circle the globe. Over the past few holiday seasons, Google has pulled out all the stops for an interactive holiday experience that runs from the start of the month until Christmas Eve. Every day, a new activity goes live in Santa's Village along with the countdown to the big sleigh ride. These experiences range from games that teach basic coding skills, geography and languages along with introductions to charitable educational organizations. Read more... More about Santa Tracker, Christmas 2016, Google Maps, Tech, and Family Parenting Read More »'This Is Us' leaves us with a Christmas cliffhanger
This recap contains spoilers for This Is Us Season 1, episode 10, titled "The Last Christmas." To refresh your memory with where we left off, check out our recap of episode 9.Tonight’s fall finale episode is titled “The Last Christmas,” and that could refer to more than one character — but we won't spoil all the lump in the throat moments for you. Let’s get right to the recap. Gut Punches and Hospital VisitsIt’s Christmas Eve, 1970something and young Kate’s appendix has to be removed. As she’s wheeled into surgery, Rebecca tells her nothing bad ever happens on Christmas Eve, while young Kevin clings to his twin’s hand 'til the last possible moment. Read more... More about This Is Us Recap, This Is Us, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Apple just revealed the most-downloaded app of 2016
Apple just revealed the most downloaded apps of 2016 and the top spot should come as little surprise to those who have been paying attention: Snapchat. As if we needed more proof that Evan Spiegel's app was having its best year ever, Snapchat beat out Facebook, Instagram and Pokémon Go to be the most-downloaded free app in the App Store in 2016, according to Apple. Though much of the list will come as little surprise as Facebook, Instagram, Google Maps and YouTube regularly land the top spots in the App Store, the order may be less expected. Facebook's much-maligned app, Messenger (which currently has an average App Store rating of just three stars) landed the second spot, while the summer's massive hit Pokémon Go came in at number three. Read more... More about App Store, Apple, Apps And Software, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »The company that sells Snuggies just sued Amazon
The makers of the Snuggie blanket, BaconBoss and other "As Seen on TV" products filed a lawsuit against Amazon Monday. Allstar Marketing Group, based in Hawthorne, NY, filed the suit against Amazon.com in New York's Southern District over claims that counterfeit products were being sold on the site, according to court records and a Reuters report. The companies said they were losing money because of sellers offering low-price, knock-off products, according to the report. These companies make it seem like they're selling real Snuggie blankets and other items on their Amazon product pages, leaving confused customers to leave bad reviews, the plaintiffs claim. Read more... More about Amazon, As Seen On Tv, Lawsuit, Snuggie, and Business Read More »Fans are petitioning to bring back 'Good Girls Revolt'
Fans are revolting against Amazon's decision to not renew Good Girls Revolt. The show, which debuted in November, has generated a ton of social buzz over the last few days, with many — including the show's stars — tweeting #savegoodgirlsrevolt. On Tuesday, an official Care2 petition surfaced online. It has already amassed over 3,000 signatures.
Written by former journalist Dana Calvo, the series is based on a book by Lynn Povich which follows the landmark case in which 46 female staffers sued Newsweek for discrimination. Read more... More about Sony Television, Tv, Amazon Studios, Amazon Originals, and Good Girls Revolt Read More »Football star rushes to comfort young fan battling cancer after Facebook post
Here's something that will warm the coldest of hearts. Mahalia Murphy from Sydney, Australia, posted an urgent request on Facebook Tuesday for her terminally ill friend. And just like Batman, one of her friend's saw the signal and responded instantly. Kia Lettice, who has been fighting cancer, had "roughly four hours to live," according to Murphy's post. All Lettice wanted is for Australian rugby league player Greg Inglis or former player Beau Ryan to come and see her in order to "boost" her up. Within half an hour of the post, Ryan answered the call despite being 120 kilometres (74 miles) away. Read more... More about Football, Rugby League, Cancer, Beau Ryan, and Australia Read More »Buzz Aldrin is recovering in hospital thanks to David Bowie M.D., yes really
The second man on the moon has had a hell of a week. While accompanying a tourist group to the icy plains of Antarctica, former astronaut Buzz Aldrin's health took a worrying turn. The 87-year-old was airlifted to nearby New Zealand after his "condition deteriorated," according to a statement. By curious happenstance, the Apollo 11 pilot saw his path to recovery supervised by one David Bowie — the medical doctor that is, not the late musical and Space God. Aldrin's mission director Christina Korp tweeted out a picture of the two men deep in conversation, alongside Bowie's MD plaque at the Canterbury Hospital, joking "you can't make this stuff up." Read more... More about New Zealand, Recovery, Hospital, Buzz Aldrin, and David Bowie Read More »Facebook ranks as the top tech company to work for in 2017
Facebook is apparently connecting with many of its own employees. It ranked as the best tech company to work for in 2017 and came in second among U.S. companies overall, according to a new report from Glassdoor. The ninth annual list is based on employee reviews posted on the job site from Nov. 2, 2015 to Oct. 30, 2016. Facebook took the number one spot overall in 2011 and 2013 and was number five last year. This year, management consultancy Bain and Company returned to the top spot. It was another good year for the tech industry overall, which accounted for 20 of the top 50 companies in the United States. Apple and Google, along with Bain, are the only employers to make the list for all nine consecutive years. Read more... More about Microsoft, Apple, Airbnb, Zillow, and Salesforce Read More »'Never say never': Joe Biden pulls a Bieber when asked about running in 2020
What a difference a day makes. When Joe Biden reportedly told a CNN reporter that he might have a proverbial crack at the U.S. presidency come 2020, political corners of the internet were a'flutter. But Vice President Biden's appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Tuesday quelled some of the excitement. For now at least. In his first talk show appearance since the election, Biden explained that in matters of the presidency one should, as Bieber so poignantly put it, "never say never." Colbert quizzed the meme lord after he lamented not running last election, though he says he ultimately "made the right decision." Read more... More about Stephen Colbert, Politics, Presidency, Vice President, and 2020 Read More »How to get a job at Facebook — and why you'd want one
Once again, Facebook's being recognized as an incredible place to work. Glassdoor's annual list ranks it as the number one tech company to work for, based on the last year in employee reviews. Lori Goler, who's worked at Facebook since 2008 and serves as their "Head of People," is, of course, one of the people the company can thank for that. She's overseen Facebook's growth from 500 employees to more than 14,500 across 50 offices in 30 countries. The annual list isn't the only ranking she takes into account for personal job satisfaction, though — Facebook conducts its own internal reviews and surveys. And according to those, there's a lot to like about working at Facebook. Read more... More about World, Tech, Internships, Jobs, and Interviews Read More »'Kids introducing themselves': An enthusiastic '80s meme is taking over
A strange '80s television moment is being launched into meme status, and like so many viral videos, it's reached many'a procrastinating internet-dweller in record time. In less than a week the high-kicking, unnervingly enthusiastic and a pastel-wearing kids from the first episode of U.K. kids show Emu's Pink Windmill have become infamous for their hyper dancing and interesting fashion sense. Catrina is way too excited IMO. The fun really began on Oct. 28 when whoever tweets from @Turbo_Jimmy jumpstarted the engine of bizarre nostalgia, making a video of the video, by filming it on his computer screen. Read more... More about Youtube, Kids Introducing Themselves, Meme, Emus Pink Windmill Kids, and Watercooler Read More »Protesting sausages crash film awards to call out lack of female representation
A group of women are sick of the "sausage party" that exists in Australian film and television world. So Wednesday, they protested against the country's most prestigious industry awards, the AACTAs, dressed in sausage costumes. Footage on Twitter by journalist Steph Harmon shows security forcibly removing the costumed women, who can be heard chanting "end the sausage party!" in reference to a perceived lack of gender representation on film and TV.
Pokémon theme songs for Japan, Korea and the U.S. are totally different
It wasn't too long ago that the Pokémon Go craze put the anime theme song "Gotta Catch 'Em All" back in our heads. But in Japan and Korea, players were listening to very different tunes. American YouTuber Dave Levene uploaded a video comparing the English, Japanese and Korean versions of the TV show's opening songs, and they're each surprisingly unique. While the U.S. version is straight up rock, the Japanese version (めざせポケモンマスター, or "Aim to Be a Pokémon Master") had a melodic J-pop style, with a soaring vocal line. The Korean version (모험의 시작, or "Start of an Adventure") was a rock anthem set to a marching beat. Read more... More about Korea, Japan, Anime, Pokemon, and Watercooler Read More »If all goes to plan, Amazon might be the messiest tech story of 2017
If the hype is to be believed, Amazon will be targeting Australia from Sept. 2017 with extreme prejudice. "We are going to destroy the retail environment in Australia," an Amazon staff member is reported to have said, according to the Australian Financial Review. As further indication of its intentions, there were numerous reports Wednesday the company has local trademarks pending across a variety of products, including its home assistant Amazon Echo. While Australians can already shop on Amazon, spending about A$500 to A$700 million according to research published in August by Citi, international shipping rates and wait times can be a deterrent. Read more... More about Business, Online Retail, Catch Of The Day, Adore Beauty, and Ebay Read More »The enduring cultural power of 2016's #IndigenousDads hashtag
Despite its critics, social activism was stronger than ever on Twitter in 2016. In Australia, hashtags like #blacklivesmatter, #letthemstay and #loveislove dominated according to Twitter's own statistics, but the country's #IndigenousDads movement also had lasting power. On Aug. 6, people began sharing images of their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fathers and grandfathers after a "racist" cartoon was published in The Australian newspaper, sending the grassroots hashtag trending. Drawn by Bill Leak, the cartoon came on the back of an ABC news program that exposed the horrific mistreatment of young people in the largely Indigenous juvenile detention centre, Don Dale, in Darwin. Read more... More about Indigenous, Aboriginal Australia, Indigenousdads, Twitter, and Don Dale Read More »Globe's 'Rogue One' ad is a heck of a tearjerker aimed at inspiring courage
A partnership between Filipino telecom Globe and Disney Southeast Asia has produced one of the greatest tear-jerking-warm-your-heart ads that'll strike your feed today. The ad features a shy girl who wears a Stormtrooper helmet to school, as a shield for a disability. We won't spoil it for you, but suffice it to say, the rousing reveal is worth it. The ad is part of Globe's #Create campaign promote and protect the rights of Filipino girls and young women — and this time using the magic of a galaxy far, far away. Globe is also offering a chance to win a trip to Florida for Star Wars events, movie tickets, and oodles of merch, ahead of the film's premiere on Dec. 15. Read more... More about Star Wars, Disney, Philippines, Globe Telecom, and Rogue One Read More »These photogenic breakfast creations are way too pretty to eat
Weekend baker Song Rattanakosate is winning new fans on Instagram every day, thanks to her adorable morning creations. The 28-year-old Thai interior designer, who has been posting cute dishes as @songsweetsong on Instagram, where she now has 165,000 followers and counting. She told Mashable she started baking to take her mind off studies when she was at Thammasat University. "Every time I got stressed or ran out of creative ideas, I would bake. It was during the baking process that I’d often find the solutions to my school work," she said. Read more... More about Food, Cute, Watercooler, and Pics Read More »Android app updates will get drastically smaller, again
Updating apps on your mobile device isn't just a matter of a few seconds anymore; with apps (games, especially) steadily rising in size, a larger set of updates can easily grow into gigabytes of data and many minutes of downloading. Google addressed the issue earlier this year by switching to a new compression algorithm, which the company says reduced the size of app updates by 47 percent on average. Now, the company has made even bigger progress by using an app updating technique called File-by-File patching which makes app updates 65 percent smaller on average compared with the full app. More about Apps, Android, Tech, Apps Software, and Mobile Read More »India's Ola expands its no-surge pricing carpooling service Ola Share Pass to new cities
India’s Uber rival, Ola, is making it affordable for even more people in the country to use its cabs. The country’s largest ride-hailing service today said it’s expanding Ola Share Pass to four new cities — Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Pune. With today’s announcement, Ola Share Pass is now available in seven of the 15 cities where car pooling Ola Share program is available. Ola's rival Uber currently doesn't have any similar offering. Ola Share Pass, first unveiled in October, is a deviation from other cab services on the platform. Through Ola Share Pass, the cab aggregator is letting people pay for as many as 40 rides at once. What’s in it for commuters? No surge pricing on any of those rides. Read more... More about Uber App, India, Ola, and Tech Read More »Cruz Beckham has just dropped his debut Christmas single
LONDON — Forget about the Kardashians and the Trumps: it's clearly the Beckhams who are on a steady course to become the world's most powerful family. The latest Beckham to claim the spotlight is Cruz, who — despite only being 11-years old — has already launched an actual Christmas single. The song was first played on Capital FM on Wednesday morning.
James Corden and Jason Schwartzman shoot a film entirely in Starbucks
You don't need big budgets and fancy sets to make a movie. All that's really required is a script, a Starbucks full of amateur actors, and the will to make it happen. Luckily, James Corden has all three of those things. In the clip above, Corden visits a Starbucks in LA and finds a man working on a movie script. He then proceeds to recruit members of staff and the public (and, randomly, Jason Schwartzman) to turn the script into a reality. Needless to say, the finished product is a thing of beauty. Journalist tweeted this disgusting Wi-Fi connection at alt-right event
A racist slur has been reportedly used for a Wi-Fi connection at an alt-right event that took place at Texas A&M University on Tuesday night. A local CBSDFW journalist, Jeff Paul, tweeted a picture of the list of the wireless connections available in the room where Richard Spencer, founder and leader of the so-called alt-right movement, was delivering his speech:
Don't be like me: How to keep your desk plant alive and happy
My desk plant is dying, and I am devastated. For a little over two years, I've kept a pothos plant, aptly named Plant, at the corner of my desk at work. It was gift from an editor in my first few days of work, and it's been with me ever since. It thrived under the harsh fluorescent lighting in our old office, and when time came to move to a new, sunnier space, I cradled Plant in my arms for the 7-block walk to its new home. SEE ALSO: 15 office rules no one tells you The new office's enormous windows were a welcome change, and for a while they suited Plant and I just fine. Every Friday I would carry Plant and its increasingly long vines to the office kitchen where I would water it. Read more... More about Lifestyle and Watercooler Read More »Please enjoy these photos of the 'royal family' wearing ugly Christmas sweaters
LONDON — Even a family as fashionable as the Windsors can rock a tacky Christmas sweater with a smile — especially if it's for a good cause, and it's their smiling wax figurines that are donning the ugly jumpers. The royal family granted permission for their wax counterparts at London's Madame Tussauds to be dressed in the festive get-ups to raise awareness for Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day initiative. The campaign seeks to raise money in support of the organisation's global work by encouraging everyone on 16 December to "wear silly festive knits and donate to save children's lives." Read more... More about Tacky Sweaters, Save The Children, Prince Harry, Prince William, and Queen Elizabeth Ii Read More »People are pissed about the sexist and ageist reaction to Madonna twerking
LONDON — Fans are reeling after TV personality Piers Morgan called Madonna's twerking on 'Carpool Karaoke' "utterly embarrassing" and made him feel physically sick. In a TV segment on ITV's Good Morning Britain, Morgan hailed the pop star as a "walking talking trainwreck" and that it was embarrassing to watch "a 58-year-old" twerking.
Madonna recently appeared twerking in the trailer for James Cordon's 'Carpool Karaoke' segment on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Read more... More about Gender Equality, Sexism, Entertainment, Lifestyle, and Work Play Read More »Angry goat goes on rampage at local store, terrorises shoppers
LONDON — You don't want to get on the wrong side of an angry goat. Just don't do it. The quiet town of Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland recently found this out first-hand when a runaway billy goat stormed the carpark of a local store. "I was on my own in the store at around 6:20am and thought it was the bread man knocking," manager Jonathan Smyth told the Carrick Times. "I looked up and there was a massive goat two foot up the door." Smyth captured the goat's blatant attempt at intimidation on his phone. Fortunately the enraged beast didn't manage to gain access to the store, but Smyth recounted how it charged one of his customers and forced a member of staff to take shelter in a car. Read more... More about Animal, Northern Ireland, Goat, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »'Time' names Donald Trump person of the year
Donald Trump is Time magazine's person of the year. Time described him on its front cover as President of the "Divided States of America". The president-elect was on a shortlist of 11 people that included, among others, runner-up Hillary Clinton. Beyoncé and Vladimir Putin.
Trump told NBC's Today show shortly after the announcement it was a "great honor" which "meant a lot" to him. Read more... More about 2016, Person Of The Year, Time, Time Magazine, and Donald Trump Read More »#Pizzagate might have claimed its first casualty in Trump’s team
Donald Trump's transition team has confirmed that Michael Flynn Jr., the son of Trump's national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, has lost his job. The announcement follows a series of tweets in which Flynn Jr. fanned the #Pizzagate conspiracy theory. Flynn, 33, "was helping his father with some administration and scheduling duties early on in the transition process," Trump team spokesman Jason Miller said, adding that he is "no longer involved with the transition efforts." In one of his tweets, Flynn Jr said: "Until #Pizzagate proven to be false, it'll remain a story. The left seems to forget #PodestaEmails and the many "coincidences" tied to it." Read more... More about Michael Flynn, Donald Trump, Pizzagate, and Us World Read More »Everyone but the Chinese are fretting about Matt Damon in 'The Great Wall'
The marketing wheels are turning ahead of the premiere of one of China's biggest budget movies ever, The Great Wall. The $150 million epic, directed by one of China's most famous directors, Zhang Yimou, has promised movie monsters, a historical backdrop and huge explosions. Oh, and Matt Damon's starring in it. But in having to face the press this week to promote the movie, Damon inevitably had to respond to one of the biggest complaints about the movie so far — that the main role should've gone to an Asian person. He reportedly said that stories labelling the movie as "whitewashed" were "outrageous," and that his role as a mercenary going to China to steal gunpowder had always been intended as European. Read more... More about Movies, The Great Wall, China, Matt Damon, and Entertainment Read More »Football club seriously regrets posting a job opening on Twitter
LONDON — If you post a job opportunity to Twitter, you'd best be very, very cautious with your listing. Or, as Altrincham FC discovered, you risk being trolled mercilessly by your followers. The semi-professional club based out of the Manchester, UK area is evidently looking to fill a manager role. However, it appears that the organisation has found it necessary to specify that experience playing either the Football Manager or Championship Manager video games will not be sufficient.
This smart home appliance will make it easier to grow weed at home
As cannabis use becomes normalized, the tech industry is finally starting to innovate the seed to weed growing process. A venture capital-backed company called LEAF just announced a new "Plug-N-Plant" grow system on Wednesday, making it easier for consumers to grow their own pesticide-free pot at home without having to maintain it like you would growing it the old fashioned way. Image: LEAF Recreational marijuana use is now legal in eight states and Washington, D.C., thanks to the recent election, and medical cannabis is allowed in some form in 29 states, returning cannabis as a major cash crop for the United States. In many of these areas and all states where cannabis has been legalized, you're allowed to grow your own pot for your own personal use, but growing weed has its fair share of headaches. Read more... More about Apps, Marijuana, Cannabis, Tech, and Watercooler Read More »GE integrates Alexa into its first desk lamp
Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant technology, is branching out from its first home, the Echo series of devices, and finally starting to show up in third-party products. So far, we’ve seen a watch and an intercom, but GE may have the brightest idea yet: an LED lamp. GE, which announced the new “C by GE” desktop lamp on Wednesday, says the illuminator is just the first in a series of connected products to come. Looking a little like a silver Amazon Echo with a glowing ring attached to it, the C lamp integrates the Alexa voice service and backs it up with a microphone array and speakers. It is the first Alexa-connected lamp that does not need another third-party hub to work or control other smart-home devices that work with the ever-growing list of Alexa Skills. You can also, of course, control the lamp itself with your voice. Read more... More about Alexa, Amazon, Ge, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »Rare photos capture the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective, 75 years ago
Bomber pilots who participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Image: ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images In 1941, it seemed to many in Japan that war against the United States was inevitable Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet, had opposed Japan’s alliance with Germany and Italy and its invasion of China He had also traveled and studied throughout the United States, and understood that Japan’s island empire could not hope to defeat the Americans' vast resources and industrial capacity in a prolonged war. Despite his reservations, the pro-war political climate ultimately forced Yamamoto to devise a plan to strike the United States. Read more... More about Japan, Pearl Harbor Anniversary, Pearl Harbor, World War Ii, and History Read More »'Time' names Trump person of the year and Twitter has a lot to say
No matter how hard you try to ignore Donald Trump, he just won't go away. On Wednesday, Time magazine announced Donald Trump as its "Person of the Year." On the cover, Time wrote that he'd become president of the "divided states of America." Twitter couldn't agree more. While some Trump supporters greeted the announcement with joy, others noted that the editorial was highly critical of him and the type of damage he's already caused. NeverTrumpers and Clinton supporters noted that Hitler and Putin had both received the award before and that this was no honor. Read more... More about Twitter Reactions, Time Magazine, Trump, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »Apple Music hits 20 million paying subscribers
Apple Music has hit an important milestone. The service now has more than 20 million subscribers, Billboard reported Tuesday. This is a 15% increase from September, when Apple said the service had 17 million paying customers. Apple's SVP of internet software and products, Eddy Cue, told Billboard that 60 percent of Apple Music users have not bought any content from the iTunes Music Store in the last 12 months. Cue also touted Apple's partnership with Chance the Rapper, whose Apple Music-exclusive album Coloring Book performed well on the Billboard charts. Read more... More about Apple Music, Apple, Tech, Music, and Apps Software Read More »Starbucks' next move: high-end Italian bakeries
For all those people for whom Starbucks just isn't fancy enough, ready your dainty little pinky fingers for the next big thing. Starbucks is readying an expansion of Princi, a chain of high-end Italian bakeries in which Starbucks first invested in July 2016. New stores are slated to open in Seattle, New York and Chicago in 2017 and 2018. Princi's baked goods will also be served in the company's growing group of flagship locations, which Starbucks calls Roasteries. There's currently one in Seattle and the company plans to open Roasteries in Shanghai in 2017 and New York in 2018. In addition to those flagship locations, Starbucks has plans to open around 1,000 Starbucks Reserve stores, which the company bills as "a new retail format that will integrate the theatre and romance of the Roastery with the unique culinary experience of the company’s new Italian food partner, Princi." Read more... More about Business and Starbucks Read More »'Spider-Man: Homecoming' teaser brings back the web wings
The first Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer is still a day away, but you may commence your freakout now. The wily young web slinger is back, and thanks to a certain Stark, he's been upgraded. "This is the coolest thing I've ever seen!" cries Peter Parker, played by Tom Holland in this teaser for the upcoming Spider-Man trailer. Peter gets a visit from Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau), Tony Stark's perennial ally, pointing Peter to a case that contains his sweet new suit. Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko originally drew the web wings on Spider-Man, but they haven't been seen in a movie adaptation to date. 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man revived Peter Parker's homemade webbing, as opposed to the mutation experienced by Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man from 2002 to 2007. Read more... More about Entertainment, Marvel, Comics, Teaser, and Tom Holland Read More »Amazon announces its best-selling books of 2016 and No. 1 won't surprise you at all
The Harry Potter books have long been bestsellers, and now they're joined by the first Harry Potter play. The script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, now on stage in London, was Amazon's No. 1 bestseller of 2016. “The power of Potter is still strong, and readers of all ages can’t get enough of Hogwarts," said Amazon Senior Book Editor Chris Schluep in a press release. "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was the most anticipated book of the year, breaking pre-order records months before its release.” Cursed Child is first play ever to reach Amazon's top 20 bestsellers for a year. Here is the full list. Read more... More about Harry Potter Play, Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, Harry Potter, and Entertainment Read More »Why 'Oasis' could be the best competitive 'Overwatch' map yet
We spoke with Connor Blomfield, a professional Overwatch and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive observer, to get his thoughts on the new Overwatch map 'Oasis,' and why it will be one of the best competitive maps in the game. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Observer, Competitive, Map, and Overwatch Read More »A new underwater robot captured eerie, high-def scenes from sunken ship
A new type of underwater robot has made it possible to peer deep inside the USS Arizona, the sunken naval battleship that was bombed 75 years ago at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The remotely-operated submersible recently filmed sobering and previously unseen glimpses of the ship for the new documentary Pearl Harbor: Into the Arizona, a co-production of CuriosityStream and PBS. In the film, an officer's dress uniform, now covered in algae, still hangs from its hook in the living quarters. A crewman's hat keeps its shiny trim. A bathroom cabinet holds its original contents, while a blanket covers an intact bed. Read more... More about Pbs, Curiositystream, Documentary, Woods Hole, and National Parks Service Read More »These hanging light sculptures bloom like flowers
'Shylight' is a light sculpture made up of individual elements that unfold and retreat from the ceiling, mimicking the rhythmic movement of flowers to light. The beautiful kinetic sculpture was designed by Studio Drift and it took five years of research. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Design, Lighting, Real Time Video, and Tech Read More »India's Paytm announces toll-free mobile number to serve offline users
India’s Paytm app, which recently reported more transactions on its platform than all plastic cards combined in the country, has found a way to further bolster its reachability. The ecommerce player announced Wednesday a toll-free interactive voice response (IVR) number that users with any kind of phone — be it a feature phone — can dial in to make use of Paytm’s digital wallet service. The toll-free number for the IVR service is 1800-1800-1234. When a user dials in the number, they are asked to create a security code (Paytm PIN), which once set allows them to enter the registered mobile number of the person to whom they wish to send money. Read more... More about India, Money, Wallet, Paytm, and Tech Read More »India built the world's largest solar plant in just eight months
India may still be using fossil fuels for much of its power needs, but the country is quickly turning to renewable power sources. If you visited Kamuthi, in Tamil Nadu, one year ago, you would find delight and peace in its temples and greenery. But today, everyone is talking about its brand new power plant. Kamuthi, located 90 kilometers outside Madurai, is now home to the world’s largest solar power plant at a single location. Spanning a 10-square-kilometer area, the plant has the capacity of 648MW, enough to power about 150,000 homes. Read more... More about Solar Plant, India, World, and Climate Read More »Chris Pratt and Jimmy Fallon get weird with holiday Mad Libs
Mad Libs: not just a wacky road trip game anymore. On Tuesday's Tonight Show, Chris Pratt and Jimmy Fallon performed a holiday-themed scene written using the classic fill-in-the-blank game: a gripping tale of a Christmas gift gone missing. And thanks to a truly genius word choice from Pratt, Fallon broke down laughing 10 seconds into it, mostly because his character was named Ding Dongs the Elf. Here's how you could have predicted Trump as 'Person of the Year'
When Time magazine announced President-elect Donald Trump as its choice for its 2016 "Person of the Year," many expressed outrage, despite the fact that his selection was perhaps one of the few predictable things about the surreal, fever dream that is 2016. Twitter critics of Trump quickly linked Trump's selection to terrible past selections like Adolf Hitler (1938) and Josef Stalin (1939, 1942).
But another context would be the White House's previous occupants: since 1932, every president has won the award, some more than once. And six of the last seven presidents have been given the honor by Time the year they were elected to office, before their inauguration. Read more... More about Presidents, Person Of The Year, Time Magazine, Business, and Politics Read More »Why not try on this costume made of human teeth?
Forget your witch costume or the sexy nurse outfit you wore on Halloween. It's time to reconsider teeth as playful wardrobe. A photo that's been making the rounds on r/wtf features a full body costume made of artificial human teeth. It appears to be a prop from the Syfy series Channel Zero. Say what you will about covering your face with silicone teeth, because this is frightening. Still, the look is also stunning. These are teeth that (look like) they've been brushed at least three times a day and are subject to a regular flossing routine. Read more... More about Costumes, Science Fiction, and Watercooler Read More »Bill Murray sings 'Happy Birthday' to happiest 94-year-old grandma
Who better to sing "Happy Birthday" than the king of sarcasm and sadness, Bill Murray? A video that's been making the rounds on Facebook recently features Murray singing to a delighted 94-year-old woman literally named "Grandma Wible." Repeat that to yourself: Wible. In the caption for the post, Grandma Wible's grandson, Noah Wible, explained why this birthday meant so much to her. "She doesn't get out much anymore, but wanted to attend her first Baylor basketball game . . . On the way to the game she shared with me how excited she was to get out of the house. See about this time last year my Grandfather Wible (her husband) of 73 years passed away and she has been feeling lonely lately. Well little did she know that for her birthday she was going to sit front row, Baylor would win, and she would not only meet Bill Murray, but have him sing Happy Birthday to her." Read more... More about Watercooler Viral Videos, Birthdays, Bill Murray, and Watercooler Read More »People are decorating their Christmas trees in honor of Prince this year
Prince, who made everything he touched more exciting, is colliding with the holiday spirit this December. A few fans are honoring the Purple One, who passed away in April, by decorating "Princemas trees" — festive holiday firs adorned with everything from purple bulbs to a delightful Prince tree topper. Atlanta comedian Darrell Joyce was one of the first to post his Princemas tree to Facebook on Sunday, complete with a "When Doves Cry" quote. And other Prince fans followed suit, sharing pics of their own purple holiday decor. Prince-themed Christmas ornaments — including a snowglobe — also appear to be a thing. Read more... More about Holidays 2016, Prince, and Watercooler Read More »'Finding Dory' recut as a thriller is the new 'Nightmare Before Christmas'
Disney-Pixar maintains its box office streak with Moana but what if they turned one of their classics into a more darker, twisted story plot? Would they still swim up the box office ranks? We thought we'd give it a try. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Starbucks app to get voice ordering: One more way to avoid human interaction
Expending the energy to swipe through the Starbucks' app menu to order coffee first thing in the morning is hard, right? It would be much easier to just groggily command Siri to queue up the order — with extra sugar. At Starbucks Investor Day 2016, the coffee giant teased a new feature that will soon make its immensely popular mobile app even more intuitive: an AI-based voice command ordering system called My Starbucks Barista. An expansion of Starbucks' new high-end Italian bakeries, Princi, was also announced at the event. Read more... More about Customer Service, Mobile Apps, Coffee, Artificial Intelligence, and Starbucks Read More »Here's how the 'Star Wars' droids could help you survive the holidays
The debut of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is mere days away (Dec. 16, if you're keeping track), and while the holidays have become synonymous with Star Wars, this time of year is also packed with plenty of other seasonal activities that may end up making you feel like bantha fodder by the time New Year's Eve rolls around. In a galaxy far, far away, our heroes can always rely on their trusty droids to help save the day. In that spirit, Mashable has assessed some of Star Wars' most reliable mechanoids and imagined just how useful they could be during this season's most stressful situations. Read more... More about Rogue One, Star Wars, Entertainment, Film, and Tv Read More »Female journalist has defiant response to troll publishing nude photos of her
LONDON — A woman has posted a defiant response to a troll who found and published nude photos of her online. Journalist Siobhan "Vonny" Moyes posted a plea on Twitter on Tuesday night naming the Twitter user she says was targeting her and calling on her followers to report him. In addition to naming and shaming, Moyes posted a message that she would not be "sex-shamed" or made to feel ashamed of her body.
Kid Rock is selling Trump shirts and they're as bad as you'd expect
The best place to voice your politics is on your t-shirt. No one knows that fact quite like Kid Rock, the badass musician who's essentially just America's uncle you're worried about running into at the reunion. But he showed up. On a motorcycle. And he's about to scream during a game of bocce ball. He kicked off the shirt collection with a bold slogan. Image: warner brothers records You know what they say: no amount of text is too much for a shirt and no text is too incomprehensible to print! Can love survive the 'Fifty Shades Darker' trailer? Can any of us?
If the first 30 seconds of the Fifty Shades Darker suggest that this isn't going to be a crazy kooky sex movie — surprise! Anastasia Steele is back with Christian Gray and everything is creepy Beyoncé covers and everything hurts. SEE ALSO: 'Beauty and the Beast' trailer beats out 'Star Wars' and 'Fifty Shades' for most views in 24 hours Fifty Shades of Grey ended with the couple splitting, probably because they spent too much time sitting at tables negotiating sex contracts. Anastasia displays a distinctly not-steely resolve in Darker by agreeing to go to dinner with her ex ("Because I'm...hungry") and ends up sliding off her panties under the table (Did they even get food??). CLASSIC. Read more... More about Fifty Shades Of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Movies, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Fitbit buys its struggling rival Pebble
Fitbit wants Pebble's technology, but not its hardware. The big-name activity tracker will buy its smaller rival's software and firmware intellectual property and absorb some of its staff, but not acquire its smartwatch, Fitbit announced Wednesday morning. The acquisition had been rumored before Fitbit's announcement. “With basic wearables getting smarter and smartwatches adding health and fitness capabilities, we see an opportunity to build on our strengths and extend our leadership position in the wearables category,” Fitbit CEO James Park said in a statement. “With this acquisition, we’re well positioned to accelerate the expansion of our platform and ecosystem to make Fitbit a vital part of daily life for a wider set of consumers, as well as build the tools healthcare providers, insurers and employers need to more meaningfully integrate wearable technology into preventative and chronic care.” Read more... More about Pebble, Fitbit, and Business Read More »Michelle Obama on election night: 'I went to bed'
While our eyes were glued to the television on election night, First Lady Michelle Obama had other plans. "I went to bed," she told People in a joint interview with her husband President Barack Obama. "I don't watch debates. I don't like to watch the political discourse. I never have. I barely did with him [Barack]." She continued: "Once you do what you can do, then you rest easy. It was in the hands of the American people." The Obamas were vocal supporters of Hillary Clinton's run for president. At the Democratic National Convention in July, the First Lady gave a heartening speech in which she coined her election season motto: "When they go low, we go high." Read more... More about Michelle Obama, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »New Pokemon are coming to 'Pokémon Go'
It's really happening, trainers. It's only been a matter of weeks since Ditto arrived in Pokémon Go and captured our hearts with his sweet little blobby face. Now even more creatures are going to be released into the game. On Wednesday, following rumors that sprang up on Reddit in light of what appeared to be a leaked Starbucks staff memo referencing "new Pokémon", the official Pokémon Twitter account posted this:
Man calls out entire office with the perfect ugly Christmas sweater
Some people panic when they have nothing to wear, others get crafty. Reddit user sojaminc didn't know what to wear to his office's holiday party, so he and his girlfriend worked together to create the ultimate DIY ugly Christmas sweater. Check out the pair's masterful handiwork below. We've got to say, this has the potential to be the ugliest Christmas sweater we've ever seen. (Just kidding.) Read more... BONUS: Shoot your eye out in this 8-bit ‘A Christmas Story’ retellingTruth is, Trump hated 'Time' until it put him on the cover
By now, you've probably heard the news. President-elect Donald Trump has been given the coveted title of Time magazine's 2016 Person of the Year, and he is thrilled, of course. Despite the fact that Time labeled him as president of the "Divided States of America," Trump told NBC's Today show receiving the title was a "great honor" that "meant a lot" to him. However, being the openly opinionated and indecisive man he is, Trump has not always shown Time love. In fact, he has had some truly terrible things to say about the magazine in the past. Very sad! The worst. Read more... More about World, Conversations, Twitter, 2016 Election, and Person Of The Year Read More »These 'Hidden Figures' portraits profile brainy, badass women
Great art begets great art. In Hidden Figures, Taraji P. Henson plays Katherine Johnson, a physicist and mathematician who, along with Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe), helped the United States land on the moon. Their untold story is inspiring young artists, and a collection of their diverse, moving portraits of the characters is available exclusively on Mashable. "This film and the story on which it's based, is so enticing because women of color are being portrayed as equals, if not greater, with their white male colleagues and supervisors," said Jamila Silvera, one of the featured artists. "It's also super intriguing to see this kind of story released during such an exposed time in the U.S. I think all humans with eyes and ears (and appropriate age-ratings) should experience it as it might have a little lesson for us all." Read more... More about Janelle Monae, Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson, Art, and Gallery Read More »The internet sees Donald Trump as the Devil on new Time cover
Is that the Devil in disguise? 'Time' named Donald Trump person of the year on Wednesday, unsurprisingly. And seemingly half the internet was convinced the magazine's designers decided to portray the president-elect as Satan on the cover. With a suspect placement of the iconic M over his bouffant mane that lent the former reality TV star two sharp red horns, Trump looked a lot like Beelzebub to some. The theory made the rounds on Twitter Wednesday.
2016 was supposed to be the year of VR. Instead, augmented reality ruled
All signs pointed to a revolution: Powerful VR headsets — Facebook’s Oculus Rift, the HTC Vive and Sony’s PlayStation VR were about to make their official, consumer-ready debuts, while Google's Cardboard and Samsung's Gear VR we're making noise in mobile. The stage was set for 2016 to be the year virtual reality took off. But a funny thing happened along the way to the VR revolution — it turns out much of the content and tools needed to support the new world of VR weren't as fully cooked as the hardware. Add to that the late release of Oculus Touch, the handheld accessory that allows for deep interactivity with the Oculus Rift, arguably the VR headset the public has heard the most about, and you have a recipe for a VR market still struggling to find its footing in its march toward mainstream users. Read more... More about Daydream View, Daydream, Google, Google Cardboard, and Playstation Vr Read More »People are mercilessly ridiculing Montreal's scrawny Christmas tree
This year, Montreal wanted to have the tallest, most magnificent Christmas tree in all of North America. It did not do that. But the city did achieve part of its goal. Its new fir is not the tallest in North America (it's about six feet shorter than the Rockefeller Plaza tree), nor does anyone seem to find it magnificent in any way. But it sure is a tree! Good job on that. And as it is a funny-looking thing displayed in public, people have lots of jokes about it. Hey, we shouldn't be so harsh — Charlie Brown would probably be very impressed. Read more... More about Holidays 2016, Canada, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »'Final Fantasy XV' updates take a page from 'Destiny,' and that's great
It's hard to say anyone saw this coming for Final Fantasy XV. While the long-in-development game is a hit, there are plenty of things to criticize about it. And Square Enix has some aggressive plans for addressing the concerns raised by fans and in reviews. "We have been listening to your ideas on how to make the game experience even better, and so in addition to the previously announced content, we’ll be providing free updates to the game throughout the coming year," game director Hajime Tabata wrote in a new blog post. What's noteworthy is the nature of these changes. While some fall under the umbrella of standard game rebalancing — like making a particular weapon feel more powerful — others have the potential to switch up the flow of the game. Read more... More about Square Enix, Final Fantasy Xv, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Last week people in the UK spent more money on vinyl than digital downloads
For the first time, money spent on vinyl records in the UK overtook that spent on digital downloads. UK record sales figures for vinyl hit £2.4m last week compared with the £2.1m made from digital downloads, according to the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), which which used Official Charts data. Online purchases are still the more popular products with 295,000 albums sold in the same period as opposed to 120,000 vinyls. That's because vinyl albums are much more expensive than downloads. Kate Bush's triple-disc live album Before The Dawn, which is sold at £52 in the shops and topped the charts last week, is available for download at just £12. Read more... More about Digital Download, Vinyl, and Business Read More »'Finding Dory' recut as a thriller is the stuff of nightmares
Disney-Pixar never fails to bring us the most heartwarming animated stories, from Toy Story to the latest hit, Moana. But what if they took some of those darker pasts into a more sinister direction? Dory would never be the same again. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Ellen Degeneres, Horror, Recut Movie Trailer, and Recut Trailer Read More »The 3D-modeling software shaping Singapore's future is straight out of a sci-fi film
When you envision three-dimensional city models that you can navigate, explore and alter in virtual reality, there's a good chance the first thing that comes to mind is a video game, or a sci-fi movie that takes place many years in the future. These technologies are hardly far-fetched, however. Today, there's real, practical application for such 3D-modeling software — and it's helping shape our cities. Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform, for example, is just such an innovative tool. The technology influences how urban planners, architects and government officials plan for the future. Singapore is one of the forward-thinking cities using the technology in innovative ways. A compact island state, Singapore faces numerous challenges as its population expands. The city-state's temperatures, for example, can be unbearably hot during certain times of year — but designing for improved wind flow throughout the city can help keep residents comfortable. Read more... More about Supported, Modern Cities, City Planning, Urban Planning, and Singapore Read More »Oh hell yeah, look how big this turtle is
Damn, you guys gotta get a look at this turtle. Two people from New Zealand were on a boat and they filmed the shelled creature and, wow, this thing is big, you won't believe it. I mean, hell yeah at the size of this thing. Throw some wheels on this guy and you've got a Toyota Camry, you know what I mean? You could eat a Thanksgiving dinner with your whole family on the back of this guy. Pippa Partington and her husband Craig spotted the turtle (a leatherback sea turtle, to be exact) off the coast of Mangawhai on December 6. Dang. Read more... More about Videos, Watercooler, Animals, Turtles, and Conversations Read More »Thousands of snow geese were killed after landing in a toxic lake
When a snowstorm hit Montana last week, tens of thousands of southbound snow geese were forced to land in the nearest source of open water. It just so happened that source was a toxic pit from an old copper mine. Several thousand geese died soon after settling in the pit, which holds about 45 billion gallons of highly acidic water, according to Montana Resources, one of the mining companies responsible for the Berkeley Pit Superfund site. Witnesses described the scene on Nov. 28 as "700 acres of white birds," Mark Thompson, the environmental affairs manager for Montana Resources, told the Associated Press. Read more... More about Snowstorm, Winter Weather, Bird Migration, Migratory Birds, and Climate Change Read More »Drone footage shows just how insanely colossal Apple Campus 2 is
Apple is expected to open the new campus sometime in 2017. It's going to be amazing. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Apple Campus 2, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Us World Read More »Pope Francis doesn't want the media to be obsessed with sh*t
The Pope is a bit tired of the media's shit. Or, maybe a better way of putting it: he's tired of media focusing on the world's many dumpster fires. In an interview published Wednesday by Tertio, a Catholic weekly publication in Belgium, Pope Francis spoke of the great good and harm media outlets can exert on the public, and offered some thoughts on best practices. "I believe that the media should be very clear, very transparent, and not fall prey — without offense, please — to the sickness of coprophilia, which is always wanting to communicate scandal, to communicate ugly things, even though they may be true," Francis said. "And since people have a tendency towards the sickness of coprophagia, it can do great harm." Read more... More about The Pope, Coprophilia, Disinformation, Crap, and Poop Read More »Why you should reread 'To Kill A Mockingbird'
We have a long running joke on the MashReads Podcast: Can our co-host Aliza Weinberger reference to To Kill A Mockingbird, her favorite book, in every episode that we record? Given that joke, we are happy to say, this week on the MashReads Podcast, we finally took the plunge and read Harper Lee's classic. Join us as we discuss To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee's portrayal of racism in the south, if Atticus is actually the hero we all say he is and why you should reread this book. Then, inspired by our revisit of To Kill A Mockingbird, we discuss books that change when you reread them. Read more... More about Books, Podcasts, Mashreads, and Entertainment Read More »You can now use multiple phone numbers on a single phone through T-Mobile
Since the days of Alexander Graham Bell, the standard has been one number for one phone. That stayed true even through the introduction of the smartphone. T-Mobile debuted a new program on Wednesday that allows multiple numbers to be used on a single smartphone. Called DIGITS, the program also allows for one number to be used across a variety of different connected devices including wearables. T-Mobile said that the new program is also available on Verizon and AT&T smartphones. T-Mobile CEO John Legere announced the new offer with his usual enthusiasm.
10 painfully awkward moments we wish we could Warp Strike away from
The world is chock full of intra-gaming situations when we wish we could apply the magic of FINAL FANTASY XV to resolve the objects of our daily awkwardness. Who hasn’t, for instance, wanted to vanish from a sticky situation at some point in their lives? While that may not be strictly possible — given the pesky laws of physics — it never hurt a gamer to dream. Just imagine being able to Warp Strike out of these encounters with your dignity intact. When you realize you should’ve swiped leftThe moment your mobile dating app hooked you up with this gem, who can’t stop talking about his collection of WWII-era typewriters, you know it’s time to bail. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could Warp Strike to the door, instead of faking a dinner date choking episode like you’re about to do? Read more... More about Watercooler, Gaming, Final Fantasy Xv, Entertainment, and Esports Read More »Will Ferrell is becoming a pro gamer...in upcoming esports film
Will Ferrell has agreed to play the main role of an aging pro gamer in the young world of esports. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Movies, Films, Hollywood, and Esports Read More »Dash cam captures intense video of attempted car jacking
A quick-thinking driver in Albuquerque, New Mexico, managed to avoid a car jacking attempt, and it was all captured on his dash cam. The unnamed driver posted the clip on YouTube and explains that he was accompanying a friend to a store at about 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As soon as the driver exits the parking lot, he is immediately followed by a maroon Chrysler 300. It doesn't take long before the Chrysler cuts off the dash cam owner, blocking him in at a stop sign. The driver quickly reverses to avoid a confrontation, and the two cars play cat and mouse as the driver calls 911. "Who the fuck is that?" the driver can be heard saying on the video. Read more... More about Dash Camera, Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to fly again for first time since explosion
Almost immediately after SpaceX's catastrophic Falcon 9 rocket explosion in September, people started wondering when Elon Musk's private spaceflight company would fly again. Now, we finally have an answer. According to an update released Wednesday, SpaceX is planning to launch its first mission since the mishap in January, after completing its investigation into the accident. "We are finalizing the investigation into our Sept. 1 anomaly and are working to complete the final steps necessary to safely and reliably return to flight, now in early January with the launch of Iridium-1," SpaceX said in the statement. Read more... More about Falcon 9, Rocket Launch, Rockets, Elon Musk, and Spacex Read More »Amazon’s grocery store disruption has a very human problem
When Amazon unveiled plans on Tuesday for grocery stores without cashiers, it seemed like an omen of the future: A store full of shoppers, with just a few workers in the background. Are the robots coming for our jobs? (Some of them.) Is Amazon Go the future? (Probably.) And yes: It could create some jobs, too. But as for the jobs it'll leave behind, that's where bad news gets worse. It's not just that Amazon's grocery-buying disruption will cost jobs—it's that the people who rely on those jobs are already our country's most economically vulnerable. It's a bad situation made worse. More about Disruption, Jobs, Amazon Go, Amazon, and Business Read More » | ||||
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