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 iOS 10.3 is here: Everything you need to know
Time to update your Apple devices! It's that time of year again. Apple has released iOS 10.3 to all users today as a free update that can be downloaded over the air or via iTunes (for whoever does that). There are also updates for macOS, tvOS and watchOS. We're still a while away from the iPhone 8, but the new iOS 10.3 is full of small UI changes and some larger internal updates. Apple's much-needed Find My AirPods feature launches as part of iOS 10.3. After shutting down a similar third-party app, Apple now helps track down misplaced AirPods via the Find My iPhone app. Read more... More about Macos, Watchos, Tvos, Apple Watch, and Ios 10.3 Read More »WhatsApp says it won't create an encryption backdoor, and that's a good thing
Sometimes being popular gives you the power to do what's right. WhatsApp, the widely used messaging app, is about to find out how much leverage one billion users gets you. The Mountain View-based company is facing scrutiny after it was revealed that the accused Westminster Bridge attacker used the service to send a message shortly before killing four people and injuring scores of others in London on March 22. The message was encrypted and the authorities are not happy about being unable to read it. And so what's a law-abiding company to do? Build a backdoor allowing government officials, and potentially nefarious actors, a future way in? Read more... More about Mobile, Terror Attacks, Terrorism, London, and Whatsapp Read More »UNC's Final Four hero got a standing ovation in his Monday morning business class
Luke Maye spent Sunday evening etching himself into the North Carolina record books by hitting a buzzer-beating jump-shot that sent the Tar Heels to the Final Four. By 8 a.m. Monday morning, he was starting the school week in a Chapel Hill classroom — where he learned what happens when you level up from role-player to royalty. Maye is a Tar Heels reserve who averages less than six points per game this season. But he scored 17 on Sunday against Kentucky, including the game-winning shot with 0.3 seconds left. But this is a STUDENT-athlete, folks! Maye's Sunday night heroics didn't keep him from showing up to his 8 a.m. business class on Monday morning. Read more... More about March Madness, Sports, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »The new emoji coming this year include broccoli, a T. rex and this oddly sexy insect
Good news, mermaids and mermen: Your emoji are officially coming this year. Unicode, the organization that standardizes characters across devices, released its final list of 2017 emoji on Monday. There are 56 new emoji—69 if you count gender variations—and they're really all over the place. You'll be able to use new gender-neutral people, broccoli, mermaids, a Tyrannosaurus rex and a cricket with incredibly strong, beautiful legs: Broccoli! Image: Emojipedia A cricket! Image: Emojipedia "Today is the first time we know that these are confirmed as the emojis for 2017," Jeremy Burge, the founder of Emojipedia and a member of Unicode's Emoji Subcommittee, said via direct message on Twitter. "No more🤞🤞🤞 that an emoji makes the cut. If it's in this list, it's final." Read more... More about Emojis, Emoji, Ios, Unicode Consortium, and Unicode Read More »Chrissy Teigen politely lets Fox News know that she 'detests' them
Lesson of the day: do not enter Chrissy Teigen's mentions unless you're ready to face the cold hard truth about how she feels about you. Fox News learned this the hard way on Monday afternoon. The media organization tagged Teigen in a tweet promoting a story that included her reaction to the United Airlines legging fiasco, and Teigen was quick to shut things down and remind Fox News where they stand in her book.
North Carolina's bathroom bill will cost the state $3.7 billion
North Carolina is losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year due to a 2016 law panned as discriminatory. The state's infamous "bathroom bill" will cost it $3.76 billion over the next dozen years, according to the Associated Press. SEE ALSO: Boy Scouts lifts ban on transgender boys That cost comes in lost business. The law — which targeted LGBT people by allowing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and prevented transgender people from using the bathroom that corresponded to their gender identity — has led to organizations, conferences and sporting events moving away form North Carolina. Read more... More about Bill, Costumes, Law, Lgbtq, and Transgender Read More »Sarah Silverman's show 'I Love You, America' headed to Hulu
Sarah Silverman wants to get to know the real America. The comedian will star in a new topical talk show called I Love You, America, Hulu announced Monday.
The 10-episode series, from Funny or Die, will be a weekly half-hour topical show to discuss the current political/emotional landscape of the country. "While it's great to connect with like-minded people, Silverman feels it's crucial, now more than ever, to connect with un-like-minded people," Hulu said in its release about the show. "She is ... creating a show setting out to expose the fact that we are all the same. Oh, and it will be funny too." Read more... More about Comedy, Tv, Hulu, Funny Or Die, and Sarah Silverman Read More »Chance the Rapper wants an intern, unclear if he'll offer college credit
I currently have a job but could always make room for another.... Everyone's favorite Chicago native is looking for an intern to join his every growing rap businessChance the Rapper (please say "the rapper") announced his search on Twitter Monday, in hiring someone with a very particular set of skills.
It looks like Chance doesn't have to wait too long for applicants as fans have been tweeting their willingness for the job all day. Read more... More about Internship, Chance The Rapper, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »How wrestling legend Diamond Dallas Page found his second act with 'kickass' yoga
When pro wrestling legend Diamond Dallas Page is inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 31, fans will fondly recall his antics and exploits inside the ring. The "Diamond Cutter," his signature takedown move, is particularly timeless. But those who've lost track of "DDP" since his heyday in the late '90s are in for a surprise. DDP the pro wrestler has been replaced by an unexpected alter ego: DDP the amped-up yoga guru. That's right. Page has traded pile-drivers for positive affirmations. It's not just yoga, though, Page will be sure to remind you. It's "DDP Yoga," which the former wrestler describes over the phone in his gravelly, ultra-enthusiastic voice as "a kickass cardiovascular program that will dramatically increase your flexibility by breaking up scar tissue and eliminating your pain." Read more... More about Entertainment, Wwe, Sports, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Alicia Keys can do whatever she wants, just ask Adam Levine
Time and time again we have come to learn it isn't wise to come for Alicia Keys. Two weeks ago, one of the The Girl Who's On Fire's less-perfect Voice co-hosts (Adam Levine) stopped by The Howard Stern Show where he was randomly asked about Alicia being makeup-free. In response, the Maroon 5 singer told a story that would make any true Keys fan proud. Stern - who weirdly felt like the 15-time Grammy winner's personal decisions were conversation-worthy with some dude she works with - asked what Levine makes of her make-up free situation. Read more... More about Makeup, Alicia Keys, The Voice, Adam Levine, and Howard Stern Read More »Airbnb brings Trips to Australia for a bigger slice of the tourism pie
Airbnb's ambition to become your travel agent just got an Australian boost. On Tuesday, the company officially launched Trips in SydneyFirst announced at the Airbnb Open conference in Los Angeles in late 2016, the new platform allows local "Experiences" to be offered to travellers as well as accommodation. In Sydney for the launch, Airbnb' vice president of product Joseph Zadeh said he'd had the chance to sample some of the local activities available. He tried a surf outing with big wave legend Mark Matthews, along with a behind-the-scenes dinner and show at the Sydney Opera House. Read more... More about Sharing Economy, Tourism, Sydney, Australia, and Trips Read More »Here's why all the sudden the banks love Snapchat — but still hate Twitter
Wow, Wall Street actually likes Snapchat. A bunch of banks unleashed their feelings — or rather their sophisticated reports — on the company named Snap Inc. on Monday. And it was pretty damn good for the sexting app-turned-digital juggernaut. For the ratings: Snap now has 12 "buy", 11 "holds" and six "sells," Bloomberg reported. Goldman Sachs, Citi and Jefferies are all cheering buy! "Outperform," shout RBC Capital, Credit Suisse and Cowen. This all comes after a tough first month for Snap Inc. The stock opened at $24, rose to $29, but fell to below $20 on March 17. Now, it's back up to $24 and Wall Street is putting forth price targets as high as $31. Read more... More about Tech, Business, Snap Ipo, Snap Inc, and Snapchat Ipo Read More »This might be the last day of climate progress in the U.S. (for a while)
Environmentalists, climate advocates and many world leaders have feared this moment ever since President Donald Trump took office. On Tuesday, with the anticipated signing of an Executive Order, the great climate policy dismantling is slated to begin. This will kick off the unwinding of the Obama administration's climate efforts, including the landmark set of regulations known as the Clean Power Plan. This program, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is America's most comprehensive effort to slash carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and steer the economy away from fossil fuels. Read more... More about Climate, Paris Agreement, Paris Climate Agreement, Coal Power Plant, and Wind Power Read More »OpTic crowned champions at $1 million 'Halo' championship
The Halo World Championship took place this past weekend at the ESL Studios in California. Twelve teams battled for $1 million, but one team stood head and shoulders above the rest. OpTic's lineup clinched their second consecutive championship and nearly swept the entire tournament, winning 16 games with only one loss. Read more... More about Competitive Gaming, Competitive, Esl, Esports, and Gaming Read More »Cersei might have a new lover on 'Game of Thrones' and we don't know how to feel about it
If there's one story that's always anchored Game of Thrones, it's the terrifying affair between siblings Jaime and Cersei Lannister. Six seasons in, we've come to perversely root for the nefarious, yellow-haired leaders, but the actor playing Jaime hints that all is not well for the Lannister lovers when Game of Thrones returns this summer. In an interview with The Daily Beast about his upcoming film Small Crimes, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau revealed that Jamie may not be the only one vying for his sister's affections in Season 7 of Game of Thrones. More about Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Jaime Lannister, Game Of Thrones, Hbo, and Television Read More »This might be the best-ever view of Earth from space
It's a view that very few people will ever get to see firsthand: Legs dangling in free fall above the Earth with nothing but empty space between you and the planet's blue surface 250 miles below. If you're an astronaut on a spacewalk, however, this vertigo-inducing perspective is something you'll need to get used to, and fast. SEE ALSO: NASA Space Selfie Is Out of This World NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough shared his unique perspective with people on social media after he ventured outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on March 24.
Scathing 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' review is so funny and SO on point
If you've never known the joys of a review from Jason "VideoGameDunkey" Gastrow then we have got a treat for you. In his latest video, Dunkey turns his ire toward Mass Effect: Andromeda. The results are... not pretty. Dunkey eviscerates the game that his YouTube description refers to as "the Battlefield Earth of video games" (OUCH). We didn't like Andromeda much either, but Dunkey articulates his very valid and correct criticisms in such a funny way. Whether you're loving the game or you decided to pass on it, this review is worth watching. Read more... More about Bioware, Mass Effect Andromeda, Gaming, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »The internet is very confused by this shirt at the Trump Tower gift shop
We all get what this shirt spotted Monday at the Trump Tower gift shop in New York City is getting at — it's not that complicated. It's a witty diss at the mainstream media that Donald Trump has made clear is a failing pile of garbage and terrible at its job. But it missed the chance to be a really great shirt all because of bad graphic design.
Instead of a funny take on the STFU phrase, the shirt reads, "Shut the fake up media." That makes no sense, as everyone noticed. Read more... More about Media, Trump Tower, Donald Trump, Fake News, and Watercooler Read More »'An alligator ate my golf ball' is an excuse that's only valid in Florida
Florida: you can golf year round, but there's no guarantee your ball will ever get to the green. Golfer Dan McNamara was playing a round at Rotunda West when he encountered the gator and watched as it ate a player's ball, then receded into the lake according to WPTV5. It's a reptilian power move if there's ever been one. The gator maintains some serious eye contact while chomping down on the ball, but graciously takes it home to eat. McNamara posted the video with the caption, "Not sure how to play this as it lies. Anyone able to help with the ruling?" which is exactly the kind of light joke you'd expect from someone who spends three to four hours chipping a ball around large reptiles. Read more... More about Alligator, Florida, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »David Milch is working on 'True Detective' Season 3 and suddenly we're interested again
After a zeitgeist-defining freshman season that arrived smack dab in the middle of the McConaissance, general consensus is that True Detective kind of went off the rails in Season 2, and HBO has yet to greenlight Nic Pizzolatto's buzzy anthology series for Season 3. But a third outing is inching closer to reality, according to EW, which reports that Emmy-winning writer-producer David Milch (creator of Deadwood and NYPD Blue) "is coming on board to work with Pizzolatto." Pizzolatto, who created the show and has written every episode so far (sharing co-writing credit with Scott Lasser for two episodes in Season 2), has reportedly finished the first two scripts for a prospective third season. Read more... More about Nic Pizzolatto, David Milch, True Detective Season 3, True Detective, and Entertainment Read More »'Town Hall' is here, but don't expect to start DMing with Trump
Thanks to a pretty cool new feature on Facebook, you can now send direct messages to your elected representatives. Just go to your "Settings" tab and enter your address to see a list of your reps and policymakers at the highest levels—including the vice president and president. And start chatting away. But even though we're sure you've got plenty of things to message Donald Trump about, you're going to have to wait on that. Many politicians have jumped on board with the new feature, but shooting off a DM to Trump himself is not an option. That was discovered and pointed out by ProPublica on Monday, the same day the new feature launched. Read more... More about Tech, Trump, Facebook, Politics, and Social Media Read More »This fake news simulator is the depressing video game America deserves
It's something that's come to be reviled, the very thing that may have cost America a presidential election — fake news. And the horrible phenomenon that's been called out by everyone from former President Barack Obama to Apple CEO Tim Cook now has a video game all about it. Yes, you can actually climb inside the minds of real-life humans who distribute lies for moneyFake It to Make It describes itself as "a social impact game about fake news." By that definition, it's less a celebration of fake news and more a socially conscious dissection of it. Well, that's at least what it's intended to be, as its creator Amanda Warner explains. Read more... More about America, Politics, Trump, Gaming, and Video Game Read More »Fitbit's Alta HR gets caught up between fashion and function
Fitness trackers have historically been kind of, well, ugly. That changed last year with the Fitbit Alta, a sleek device that compromised a bit on fitness functionality. The company's back with an upgrade, the Alta HR, which aims to give fashion-savvy workout warriors an appealing device with better features. It contains a version of Fitbit's PurePulse heart rate monitor technology, previously found in the bulkier Charge 2 band and Blaze smartwatch. The Alta HR mostly accomplishes its goals, but it leaves a bit to be desired when it comes to down and dirty fitness tracking. The heart rate monitoring is a welcome addition — but the device doesn't offer much beyond measuring your vitals. Read more... More about Sleep, Sleep Products, Fitness Tracker, Wearable Tech, and Heart Rate Monitor Read More »Elon Musk wants to merge your brain with computers
As if we needed more proof that Tony Stark, we mean, Lex Luthor, we mean Elon Musk, is really worried about robot overlords. The Tesla and Space X CEO is so worried he wants to figure out a way to keep humans at the top of the proverbial food chain as we enter the age of AI. Musk just launched Neuralink Corp., which will work to merge the human brain with computers through "neural lace" technology, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The company will woro to develop technology that would essentially serve as a layer of AI inside the human brain. This has been an ongoing theme for Musk; he even discussed his campaign to protect us all from becoming robot playthings in the not-so-distant future in a lengthy Vanity Fair profile. Read more... More about Neurotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Spacex, Tesla, and Elon Musk Read More »Prepare to get emotional after this teen's 'Up'-themed promposal
God help us: It's promposal season. Though prom is still three months away for most high school seniors, teen Twitter is brimming with extravagant proposals, each more elaborate than the last. I mean, where are all these teens finding jars with roses in them? But despite the inherent corniness of such grand gestures, this Pixar-inspired promposal got us.
Teen Tyler Chipwood kept it refreshingly simple with just a keyboard and a big bunch of balloons, reminiscent of the ones that carried away Carl Fredricksen's house in Up. In the realm of viral promposals, it's strength is that it's relatively low key. Read more... More about High School, Teens, Up, Pixar, and Promposal Read More »BAD JOB ALERT: Uber wants to hire a head of brand strategy to 'clarify the narrative' of Uber
Looks like Uber needs some help. Business Insider's Biz Carson uncovered Monday a new job opening at Uber, the ride-hailing company currently under intense public scrutiny in the wake of a series of ongoing public relations and human resources scandals. So what's the latest hire? If you guessed "Chief Public Perception Janitor," well, close enough: The company's now looking for a head of brand strategy, which, presumably involves doing anything and everything differently than what they're doing right now. SEE ALSO: Uber's ratings are in the toilet "This person will spearhead company-wide efforts to study, shape, and measure Uber’s brand and reputation. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to clarify the narrative of a young company that, in six years, has quite literally changed the way people move around the world," according to the job description. Read more... More about Silicon Valley, Jobs, Travis Kalanick, Delete Uber, and Uber Read More »Tesla rival continues to be a bad Tesla rival
Faraday Future's had a hard time getting its Tesla rival on the road. This isn't going to help. The electric vehicle company halted talks with the government of Vallejo, California, on Friday to build a second factory there, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Faraday's plan now is to focus on finishing its $1 billion factory in the northern part of Las Vegas. That factory has itself been beset by cash problems. Construction paused in November because the company couldn't pay contractors to finish the job, and only resumed after Faraday settled for a smaller building. Read more... More about Electric Cars, Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Las Vegas, and Nevada Read More »Miles Teller is the latest movie star to join an Amazon show
Miles Teller is headed to the small screen. The Whiplash actor has landed the lead role in Amazon's drama series Too Old to Die Young, Mashable has confirmed. The show, from Nicolas Winding Refn (Neon Demon), explores the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles. SEE ALSO: Netflix and Amazon finally win Oscars Teller will play a police officer entangled in the world of assassins. Refn will direct the entire series. This is the latest Amazon show to attract a big Hollywood A-lister. Amazon already has a few projects in the works, including one from David O. Russell starring Julianne Moore and Robert De Niro, and another from Mad Men showrunner Matthew Weiner. Read more... More about Nicolas Winding Refn, Amazon Studios, Film, Tv, and Miles Teller Read More »Definitely don't follow these DIY steps to give your red iPhone 7 a black front
Sometimes fashion just trumps function. If that means cracking open your brand new red iPhone 7, voiding the warranty and potentially breaking it? Then so be it. Because when it comes to replacing the white front on a red iPhone 7 with the much-cooler black bezel from a different phone there's really not that much of a choice. That black-widow style is just too badass to pass up, and if Apple won't manufacture it for you then you'll just have to do it yourself. Actually, never mind. This is an awful idea, and as you risk destroying your phone in the process. You definitely shouldn't do this. Read more... More about Apple, Cellphone, Mobile, Diy, and Iphone 7 Read More »He created Android and left Google. Now he's taking on the iPhone.
More than a decade after Andy Rubin sold his Android mobile operating system to Google, he's back in the mobile phone game. On Monday he posted a tweet with a sneak peek at the upcoming phone from his new company, Essential. In the super vague post, Rubin, who left Google several years ago, wrote he was "eager to get it in more people's hands." We have to assume he's talking about the phone someone's holding in the picture. All we can see of the phone is the top right corner where it shows the time and a few icons. Read more... More about Iphone, Pixel, Cellphone, Smartphones, and Andy Rubin Read More »The view from the International Space Station confirms it: Cyclone Debbie is a monster
One thing to know about Cyclone Debbie, which is set to lash the northeast Australian coast Tuesday: It's big. That's abundantly clear in footage captured by the International Space Station (ISS). Posted by the Force Thirteen YouTube channel, which tracks tropical cyclones, the ISS apparently caught Cyclone Debbie as it intensified in the Coral Sea. As of writing, the eye wall of the cyclone was starting to hit parts of Queensland's Whitsunday IslandsAccording to the Bureau of Meteorology, the cyclone is Category 4, with possible wind gusts to 250 kilometres (155 miles) per hour. Probably safer to be tucked up on the ISS, to be honest. Read more... More about Queensland, Weather, Australia, International Space Station, and Cyclone Debbie Read More »Your favorite 'Westworld' scene-stealer will have a much bigger role in Season 2
There were plenty of memorable characters in Westworld Season 1 — but one guest star made a huge impression on viewers despite only appearing in a few scenes, and it looks like the showrunners were paying attention. Louis Herthum, who played Peter Abernathy — the "father" of Evan Rachel Wood's Dolores — in Season 1, has been promoted to series regular status for Season 2, Mashable has confirmed. Herthum delivered a powerhouse performance in the Season 1 premiere, transitioning from a loving father to a malfunctioning android — complete with a chilling monologue that threatened vengeance and destruction against his creators — which set the tone for the rest of the season and the hosts' gradual journey towards self-awareness. Read more... More about Hbo, Evan Rachel Wood, Louis Herthum, Westworld Season 2, and Westworld Read More »Night Shift is now available on your Mac so you can finally get some damn sleep
It's hard out there for a keyboard jockey. Thankfully, Night Shift is here to save the day (er, night). Spending long hours staring at a computer has its ill effects, one of which being that the blue light pouring out of the screen is thought to wreak havoc on people's circadian rhythms. This in turn makes it harder to fall asleep at night once that laptop is eventually put away. In other words, your beloved MacBook might be messing up your slumber time. MacOS' Sierra 10.12.4 update takes care of that inconvenience by making standard a feature that once required the third-party app f.luxNight Shift, as it's called, works by reducing the amount of blue light used by your screen in the evening — switching over to warmer colors in the process. Read more... More about Macbook, Sleep, Night Shift, Apple, and Tech Read More »Chris Hemsworth would like you to get out of his shot, thanks
He may not be on set, but Chris Hemsworth would still prefer people not step between him and the camera. Any camera. The Australian actor posted an amusing photo of his friends Luke Mun and April Mun posing with beers in hand by a pool on his Instagram Monday. Little do the pair know, but Hemsworth is effortlessly photobombing their shot, shirtless and with a drink in hand. Nothing but Thor chilling, you guys. Hemsworth's being enjoying himself on the beach recently, if his Instagram is anything to go by. He even dropped by the Quiksilver Pro surfing competition on the Gold Coast. Read more... More about Watercooler, Thor, Chris Hemsworth, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »Donald Trump is nowhere to be found in his White House's first 360-degree photo
Now you can explore Donald Trump's office in 360 degrees. Just don't expect to find him there. On Sunday, the White House posted a photo of the Oval Office on its Facebook page. By clicking around or moving your phone, you can explore the entire room. It's admittedly pretty cool, even if these types of photos aren't anything new. But President Trump is conspicuously absent from the photo. It's literally just a room shot, albeit a really detailed shot showing every nook and cranny of the Oval Office (even the ceiling!). But where are the people? Pence? Bannon? Not even Ivanka Trump is spotted anywhere. Read more... More about Barack Obama, Oval Office, White House, Donald Trump, and 360 Degree Photos Read More »Snake on a plane hitches a ride to New Zealand, which has no snakes
Despite the close distance to Australia, there are no snakes in New Zealand, bar the occasional sea snake. So you can imagine the surprise when biosecurity officials at Auckland Airport found a live snake on a plane that arrived from Australia on Sunday. It was quickly captured by authorities, who used a bucket to contain the reptile. "It appears the snake had crawled into the wheel housing of a private jet that arrived from Brisbane," Craig Hughes from New Zealand's Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) said in a statement. Read more... More about Animals, Snakes, Snake, Australia, and New Zealand Read More »Our new favorite baseball player pays awesome homage to the other Matt Foley
We just found our favorite minor league baseball player. Never mind that we've never even seen him field a grounder or swing a bat. But first, we must set the stage. If the name "Matt Foley" rings a bell, that's because of arguably the greatest Saturday Night Live sketch of all time. Surely, you recall this bit, in which Chris Farley (RIP) plays a "motivational speaker" named Matt Foley who lives in a van down by the river. (In case you don't remember, highlights from the bit are embedded atop this post and you can watch the full thing on NBC's website.) Read more... More about Baseball, Snl, Saturday Night Live, Watercooler, and Mlb Read More »Sony teases first 'Dark Tower' footage: So the Man in Black has the Force?
"The war is over, gunslinger," says the Man in Black — a purrier-than-usual Matthew McConaughey in this case — and thus begins the first footage ever seen from Sony Pictures' adaptation of the Steven King saga The Dark Tower. But really, it looks more like a war is just beginning. Many years in development, this first look came Monday during Cinemacon, the annual gathering of cinema owners from around the globe and Hollywood studios who come to Las Vegas to show their wares. The two minutes or so played like a trailer, showing scenes from the epic, era-spanning post-apocalyptic story that King began in the early 1980s. McConaughey plays the Man in Black, a timeless villain who seems in the film version to have ... the Force? Read more... More about Stephen King, Idris Elba, Matthew Mcconaughey, Sony, and Sony Pictures Entertainment Read More »Iron Man isn't happy in sneak peek of 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' trailer
SPOILER ALERT: The following post contains spoilers for the second full Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer. Yes, I just warned against spoilers for a trailer. It's like that now. Peter Parker is just trying to hold it all together. "It all" being the Staten Island Ferry, which is breaking in two parts — split lenghtwise — in the new trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming. It's the money shot: Spidey is using his webs to literally stitch together a giant boat full of passengers. And he's got some help arriving on the big ferry's flank. That'd be Iron Man, who is spending most of this second trailer admonishing Parker to ease into this superhero role thing — but he's clearly enabling Peter here, and not just with Spidey's new suit. He's in on the action. And there's a lot of action to look at here. Read more... More about Sony, Marvel, Movie Trailers, Spider Man Homecoming, and Spider Man Read More »The leggings shaming is real and it's not okay
United Airlines' recent leggings ban has done much more than anger the online world — it's sparked an important discussion about the ongoing struggle women face dress in regards to unfair dress codes. Though the great "should leggings be considered pants?" debate has been around for years, the controversy surrounding women's dress codes was furiously reignited after Shannon Watts tweeted about two girls being banned from boarding a flight until they changed out of the leggings. Following the severe backlash, Jonathan Guerin, a spokesperson at United Airlines, assured Mashable that the leggings restriction solely applies to a select group of people: employees and their "pass riders," friends or relatives of United employees who receive free or heavily discounted travel. All other passengers are invited to wear their leggings onboard United flights. Read more... More about Fashion, Dress Code, Women, Travel, and Airlines Read More »Newly revealed 'Blade Runner 2049' footage makes 'Westworld' look like a walk in the park
These replicants are not 3D-printed. They are born, and their birth sequence is — gulp — gnarly. So we learned Monday night at Cinemacon, where Sony Pictures sneaked a few minutes of Blade Runner 2049, Ridley Scott's revisitation of the sci-fi cult classic from 1982. And it looks dark. So dark that its nightmarscape of synthesized humans makes Westworld look like a walk in the park. SEE ALSO: Westworld Robot Self-Destructs The first teaser footage was released in December — and this one greatly expands the world which one new replicant hunter, Officer K (Ryan Gosling) is trying to navigate with the help of an old one, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford, returning to the franchise). Read more... More about Movie Trailers, Cinemacon, Blade Runner 2049, Harrison Ford, and Blade Runner Read More »Lorde impersonator fools partygoers into thinking she's the real thing
Lorde is from New Zealand, so the prospect of the singer dropping into a local party for an impromptu performance is unlikely, but not impossible. Some attendees at the weekly "No Lights, No Lycra" party, which takes place at Auckland's Grey Lynn Library, were convinced she was there performing Monday night. After all, the event had promoted a very special guest: "This week we have a bit of a surprise and you will NOT want to miss it," read the event's description on Facebook. "No Lights, No Lycra" is an event where people can dance wildly in pitch black darkness without the anxiety of being looked at, as opposed to a nightclub. Read more... More about Lorde, New Zealand, Australia, Entertainment, and Australia Read More »Ikea wants to put your whole house online. But for goodness' sake why?
If a botnet comprised of Ikea smart home devices ever knocks out the internet, at least you'll know it's been done with Swedish efficiency. On Tuesday, the homewares company announced it would be continuing the trend of connecting inanimate objects to the internet as part of its Ikea Home Smart project. But must we? Humans don't have the best track record in this area. Just this week, The Register reported that even an internet-enabled commercial dishwasher had a potential security bug. Admittedly, these are some good looking objects to have around the home. The Smart Lighting package consists of bulbs and light panels, as well as motion sensor and dimming kits. Read more... More about Internet Of Things, Ikea, Australia, Smart Lighting, and Tech Read More »Reporter learns why you shouldn't let random Aussies speak on live TV
Natural disasters and live rolling television coverage. What could go wrong? Parts of the coast in Queensland, Australia were lashed by the powerful Cyclone Debbie on Tuesday, with residents hunkering down indoors. It's a tad boring to sit around and play cards all day, so one resident from the town of Bowen decided to have a little fun with Channel 7 reporter, Paul Burt. And we will warn you, things get a little explicit from here. In case you missed it: "I've finally met Debbie. I've heard about Debbie doing other things, but now she's giving Bowen a blowjob," the man said, before turning away with a smirk, obviously referencing the 1978 porn film, Debbie Does Dallas. Read more... More about Tv, Tv Reporter, Cyclone Debbie, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »Truecaller gets payment support and Duo integration as it trickles to feature phones
For Truecaller, an app that offers real-time caller ID and spam protection, the past two years have been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride. On one hand, the eight-year-old service continues to grow strongly in developing markets, and has also chalked out plans to attract people globally. On the other hand, several features that made Truecaller so popular are now shipping out of the box with iPhone and Android smartphones. So what does the Swedish company doing to survive in the market? Partnerships, mostly, it said today at an event in New Delhi. Read more... More about Apple, Android, Ios, Spam Protection, and India Read More »Amazon's Kindle is currently a bargain for Prime members
Kindle has never been cheaper. Nearly all models in Amazon's lineup of e-readers are currently on a special discount for Prime members, and the deals are as good or better than the ones Amazon had offered last Black Friday. The cheapest, regular Kindle has had its price slashed by $30, from $79.99 to $49.99. Kindle Paperwhite's price has been reduced from $119.99 to $89.99, and Kindle Voyage is a full $50 cheaper, its price being slashed from $199.99 to $149.99. The Kindle Paperwhite Essentials Bundle, which includes a leather cover and a power adapter, now costs $129.97 for Prime members. Read more... More about Discount, Deal, Amazon Kindle, Kindle, and Amazon Read More »The personal data of all of Hong Kong's 3.7 million registered voters have been stolen
Two laptops containing personal information of Hong Kong's 3.7 million registered voters have been stolen. The laptops were reported missing by the Hong Kong electoral office, in what could be the city's largest scale data breach. The devices were reportedly stolen from a locked room on Lantau Island, off the main Hong Kong island. The room was a designated backup venue for the chief executive elections held over the weekend. The stolen data included names, addresses and identity card numbers of voters, the office said in a statement. Read more... More about Hong Kong, Data Breach, Security, and World Read More »This author's 1975 letter shutting down a fan is so hilariously blunt
In the age of Twitter, authors like J.K. Rowling shut people down pretty much every day. It's not a new thing, though. Back in 1975, British novelist Kingsley Amis was shutting people down with the best of them. The only difference was the medium. On Monday, the Twitter account @LettersOfNote shared a response Amis sent to a fan who had requested a signed photo. He really didn't mince his words.
What a total badass. Read more... WATCH: J.K. Rowling weighs in hard on the Donald Trump/Meryl Streep feudTinder scammers fool 30 men into sending money over
Swiping right on the wrong person could be costly. A scam cooked up by two men on Tinder has netted at least 30 victims, who transferred "millions of baht" to the two between 2014 and 2016, authorities told the Bangkok Post. SEE ALSO: Even primates use Tinder now One of the victims transferred 15,000 baht ($435.92) to a woman he matched with on Tinder, that struck up a regular conversation with him. She claimed to be a Thai Airways stewardess, explaining why she was never available to meet up in person. But when she said she lost her credit card, and reached out for a loan, he transferred the money to her. Then she ghosted. Read more... More about Thailand, Dating Apps, Tinder, Scams, and Social Media Read More »This awful Daily Mail front page is getting dragged all over town for its mindblowing sexism
"Newspaper of the year" the Daily Mail is getting dragged after publishing a headline declaring "Forget about Brexit, who won Legs-it!" alongside a photograph of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and British Prime Minister Theresa May on its front page. The front page was first published on Twitter on Monday night, instantly prompting a stream of criticism from politicians, journalists and members of the public. Alas, the sexist commentary didn't stop at the front page. Inside the paper, a headline above a column by Sarah Vine read: "Finest weapons at their command? Those pins!" Read more... More about Twitter, Watercooler, Conversations, Lifestyle, and Media Read More »J.K. Rowling perfectly explains why the Trumps wouldn't be in Slytherin
Another day, another classic example of J.K. Rowling shutting down the Trump administration through the sweet medium of Harry Potter. On Monday, journalist Oliver Willis shared the following tweet about "Slytherin Alumni".
It only took 10 minutes for Rowling's response to come through.
The creators of the world's most hated font still love it
The creators of the most hated font on the web have spoken out with words of love. In an interview with the Guardian, former Microsoft font designer Vincent Connare said he's proud of Comic Sans MS, a sans-serif casual script typeface that has divided the internet since its release in 1994. "It was for novice computer users and it succeeded with that market. People use it inappropriately: if they don’t understand how type works, it won’t have any power or meaning to them," he said. "I once heard a guy at a Rothko show say: “I could have done that.” He clearly doesn’t know anything about art. He’ll probably use Comic Sans without realising it’s wrong in certain circumstances." Read more... More about Typeface, Microsoft, Comic Sans, and Tech Read More »Softbank reportedly wants to merge India's top online retailers to take on Amazon
Japanese telecom giant and startup investor, Softbank, wants India's top two online retailers to join forces to fight Amazon in the country. Softbank is reportedly "orchestrating" a merger between Flipkart, India's biggest online retailer, and rival Snapdeal, and could possibly have a deal by the end of next month. Interestingly, Softbank is the largest investor in Snapdeal with a 30 percent share. Snapdeal though is struggling to survive in the face of stiff domestic competition, especially after the aggressive expansion of Amazon which is now the second-biggest online retailer in the country. Read more... More about Investing, Startups, Online Retail, Ecommerce, and Flipkart Read More »Morning food for thought: 5 trending March topics to jumpstart your day
Raise your hand if you're the kind of person who is hardly able to see colors in the morning before you have a cup of coffee. We thought so. We know mornings can be rough, which is why we're providing a little pick-me-up in the form of re-caps of some of the most viral, heartwarming and just plain hilarious internet hits of every month — plus a video detailing a few morning hacks to boost your a.m. routine. Below are a few tidbits of content from March to make your morning that much better. "BBC dad"’s on-air blooper inspires laughs (and parodies)The internet collectively lost its mind over this video clip of a man's two kids adorably video-bombing his on-air appearance. In the midst of a (very serious) interview on the topic of the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, the interviewee's two kids come comically marching in the room — followed shortly by a distressed woman who quickly removes the children (but not without a bit of a struggle). BBC dad handles the interruption like a champ, somehow managing to keep a (mostly) straight face throughout the whole thing. Read more... More about Sponsored, Supported, and Watercooler Read More »Wiz Khalifa is getting called out for these Instagram pics by Pablo Escobar's grave
Wiz Khalifa has caused upset after paying tribute to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in his hometown Medellin. The US rapper posted a number of images on his Instagram account. They have not gone down well. One image shows flowers by Escobar's grave (it appears to have since been deleted).
Another shows Khalifa smoking a marijuana joint near the grave: More about Colombia, Narcos, Instagram, Wiz Khalifa, and Pablo Escobar Read More »Sony, Samsung and LG sweeten TV prices in India amid attack from local competition
Call it a déjà vu moment for foreign brands. Some of the biggest TV manufacturers in India are cutting the prices of their TV lineup in the nation to better compete with local players. SEE ALSO: Facebook wants to take over your TV Various TV models from Sony, LG and Samsung, the three global giants that assume over 80 percent of the LED TV market in India, are being sold at up to 40 percent below their sticker price on e-commerce sites in the nation. Even at brick and mortar stores, the television models are being sold below 15 percent of the retail price, reports the Economic Times. The publication said that for giant manufacturers this is the biggest price drop for the Indian market, adding that the move comes as the companies see aggressive offerings from local players as well as Chinese and Japanese brands. Read more... More about Xiaomi, Sony, Tv Os, Lg, and Samsung Read More »Commuters think this super weird Tube ad is 'demeaning' to women
An advert for London estate agents Marsh and Parsons is to be removed after members of the public called it out for sexism. The text of the advert appears to describe the pictured woman as a "modern extension" to her older partner, who's described as a "charming period property". People took to Twitter to voice their criticisms of the ad, and several made complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority. "Yuk," wrote one Twitter user succinctly.
How Microsoft helped British authorities after the London attack
Microsoft has admitted to giving information to British authorities after the Westminster Bridge attack. In a statement, the tech giant said it had received orders seeking email information related to the attack and it swiftly provided the information requested. “Our team responded in under 30 minutes last week to verify that the legal order was valid and provided law enforcement the information that was sought,” said Microsoft President Brad Smith. Microsoft came under fire from a British tabloid, the Rupert Murdoch-owned The Sun newspaper, for an interview on ITV in which Smith said the company "will not help any government, including our own, hack or attack any customer anywhere". He added that Microsoft will turn over data when legally compelled to. Read more... More about Whatsapp, Encryption, London Attack, Westminster Attack, and Microsoft Read More »Facebook Stories are a thing now because nothing is sacred
After years of creating Snapchat clones in standalone apps, Facebook is now taking a new approach — and it's one that might actually work. Following months of testing, the social network is now putting a full-on Snapchat clone front and center inside the main Facebook app. The update not only pushes you to use Facebook's new camera feature but puts friends' stories — yes, it's called Facebook Stories — at the top of your News Feed. The update, which is rolling out now, consists of three features: Facebook Camera, the Snapchat-like camera the company has been testing in Ireland and Brazil, Facebook Stories, and Direct, a dedicated space for messages exchanged via the new in-app camera. Read more... More about Instagram, Snapchat Stories, Snapchat, Facebook, and Apps And Software Read More »How taking the wrong funding will kill your business — an interview with Infusionsoft CEO Clate Mask
Small businesses, as the saying goes, need all of the help they can get these days. Clate Mask, CEO and cofounder at Infusionsoft, is one who helps small businesses and lends a hand. Mask is a visionary leader who took Infusionsoft from a struggling startup to an eight-time Inc. 500/5000 winner. Clate has helped this company land four rounds of venture capital, including a $55 million Series D led by Bain Capital Ventures with contributions from prior investors that included Signal Peak Ventures and Goldman Sachs. Clate Mask has been named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, a Top 100 Small Business Influencer by Small Business Trends, one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2013 by Goldman Sachs, and Business Leader of the Year by the Arizona Technology Council. Mask also co-authored the New York Times bestseller, “Conquer the Chaos: How to Grow a Successful Small Business Without Going Crazy.” Read more... More about Business, Startups, Entrepreneur, and Business Read More »It's time to let a robot invasion stop the Lionfish explosion
Undoing man's folly is, sometimes, a robot's work. Unwittingly introduced to the Atlantic Ocean over a quarter of a century ago, the lionfish, which is native to the Pacific, is responsible for an ecological disaster of epic proportions in the Caribbean, Bermuda's, and off the shore of Florida coast, and it's spreading up the coast. A complete lack of predators, voracious appetite and ability to reproduce at an astonishing rate has resulted in a mushrooming lionfish population that is decimating ecosystems, coral reefs and the fishing business. More about Science, Environment, Ecology, Lionfish, and Robotics Read More »Indian Twitter is standing by Nigerian students facing racial violence
Indians on social media have come out in support of Nigerian students who faced racial attacks in a Greater Noida shopping mall on Monday. They have called out the inherent racism in the country and expressed shock and disappointment at the brutality meted out to these students who have been accused of cannibalism after a local student's death last week. Meanwhile, the Association of African Students in India has, in a Facebook post, advised Nigerian students "to remain indoor and abstain from lectures" until their security is guaranteed. Read more... More about Facebook Video, Politics, India, Racism, and Nigeria Read More »Will Smith and the 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' family got together for a nostalgic '90s reunion
This is a story all about how the cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air....had a reunion and look as dope today as they did on the legendary sitcom. On Monday, Alfonso Ribeiro, who played the iconic Carlton Banks, posted a photo on Instagram that got the hearts of every 90s television fanatic racing. Tatyana Ali, Ribeiro, Karyn Parsons, Will Smith, Daphne Maxwell Reid (the second Aunt Vivian) and Joseph Marcell were all smiles for the reunion. "Always amazing to spend an afternoon with my Fresh Prince family," Ribeiro wrote on Instagram. "Wishing that James Avery was still with us to make this complete." Avery, who played Uncle Phil, passed away in 2013. Read more... More about Watercooler, Conversations, Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, Will Smith, and Watercooler Read More »Well, the new 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' trailer looks just delightful
Look for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man to swing into a theater near you. After making his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in last year's Captain America: Civil War, Tom Holland's Peter Parker gets his first solo outing this summer in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Although this is the third iteration of the character in the past 15 years, this Peter Parker is a little bit different from the others. For starters, he looks a lot younger, since he's played by an actual teenager. But perhaps even more exciting, he's friendly with the Avengers – including Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man, who stops by in Homecoming. Read more... More about Marvel, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Spider Man Homecoming, and Spider Man Read More »Don't worry, Drake. We came up with some ideas for your next tattoo.
A week ago, Drake premiered some new ink he got from Swedish tattoo artist, Nikki Norberg. The tattoos had a personal meaning for Drizzy from the pink flower (🌺 ) that symbolizes his playlist, More Life, to a tiny bottle of Drakkar Noir, to show he's really into cologne from the '80s. However, the most memorable tattoo of all was a life-like portrait of the singer Sade who Drake has expressed a lot of love and respect for through some adorable Instagrams. It wouldn't be a Drake tattoo if it wasn't just a teeny bit on the side of being extra. But, this stunning tattoo tribute did give us an incredible idea: what other crazy tattoos could the 6 God get next? Read more... More about Tattoos, Drake, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Tinder is finally available on the web — but only in these countries
Tinder is finally breaking free of its app. The company is beginning to test a new web-based version of its service that allows people to access Tinder from a browser, rather than its mobile app. Called Tinder Online, the service is being tested in a handful of countries outside the U.S. but the company plans to make it available to everyone in the future. That may sound like a minor change but it's a significant shift for the company, which has been mobile-only up until now. With Tinder Online, which is being tested in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, Italy, and Sweden, users can browse profiles, check out matches and send messages all from within a browser. Read more... More about Tinder, Apps And Software, Tech, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Seth Meyers doubts Trump's deal-making skills after failed health care bill
The GOP failed to put their replacement for Obamacare into action, even with backing from Donald Trump and his "deal-making skills." Late Night host Seth Meyers of course served us with a deep dive into why Trump's supposed skills failed him and how the GOP's confidence crumbled to the White House floor. To Trump's suggestion that in order to make great deals, you have to "get people in, grab 'em, hug 'em, kiss 'em," Meyer's responded, "Of course, knowing where Trump likes to grab people, that might've been part of the problem." Watch Meyers help us all figure this health care mess out in his segment "A Closer Look". Read more... More about Gop, Bill, Health Care, Donald Trump, and Seth Meyers Read More »Stephen Colbert swears Trump doesn't blame Paul Ryan for the failed healthcare bill. Like, at all.
"Technically he didn't fail on Friday, he failed two months ago," Stephen Colbert said of Donald Trump. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert returned Monday from their March Madness break and Colbert dove right into the biggest news of the week: the Republican's failed plan to repeal Obamacare. Though the president claimed that he never promised such a quick repeal of Obamacare, Colbert wouldn't let him off that easy. Instead, the late night host eagerly provided a reel of Trump's speeches that promised a repeal "immediately on day one." And, while the president's team has claimed that Trump does not blame Paul Ryan for the failure, a certain Fox news reporter Trump mentioned on Twitter wants Ryan to step down as speaker of the House. What a crazy coincidence. Read more... More about Paul Ryan, Donald Trump, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Stephen Colbert, and Watercooler Read More »Transform any surface into an interactive display with this incredible projector
The Xperia Touch from Sony is a portable projector that uses infrared light and camera capture to display visuals and read interaction. Read more... More about Standalone Featured, Mashable Video, Draw On The Walls, Surface Display, and Xperia Touch Read More »Airbus wants to get rid of cabin classes and make planes totally customizable
In 2011, Airbus revealed its vision for the future of flight, as seen from the passengers' perspective. It imagined a plane body that's self-healing and transparent, with zones replacing cabin classes. Recently, Airbus refined its vision and opted for a much more modular and interchangeable plane body. Read more... More about Plane, Economy Flights, Transparent Flight, Flight Of The Future, and Innovation Read More »The tricky art of marketing women's empowerment in the era of Trump
Just six months ago, millions of Americans thought they were on the brink of electing the country's first female president. Marketing so-called empowerment to women had already become fashionable; a historic victory by Hillary Clinton would've made the strategy a no-brainer. Then President Donald Trump happened. With his surprising majority of white female voters, you could envision a future in which brands thought it wiser to be more subtle or even go retro, placing more emphasis on Father Knows Best. In its bid for world domination, Amazon buys up main competition in the Middle East
Amazon has officially announced its acquisition of Souq.com, marking another step in the ecommerce giant's pursuit of world domination. Souq.com, which at one time was valued at $1 billion, emerged as the go-to online shopping destination in the Middle East, quickly drawing comparisons to Amazon. Founded in Dubai, UAE, Souq reportedly sold to Amazon for $650 million. Amazon had competition. Emaar Malls, a Dubai-based operator of shopping centers, submitted an $800 million bid for Souq.
You can finally listen to all 7 episodes of S-Town, the next Serial
Miss Serial? Or just the year 2014? (Who doesn't?) Then get excited, because all the episodes of S-Town, the podcast that promises to be the next Serial, dropped today. The podcast, from the producers of Serial and This American Life, follows a mystery in an Alabama town where the son of a wealthy family has been bragging that he got away with murder. Then, the podcast's description says, someone else ends up dead, "sparking a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man's life." If you can't wait to find out what that all means, you can get the details todayS-Town released all seven of its episodes in one day just for binge listeners. Read more... More about This American Life, Podcasts, Serial, S Town, and Business Read More »This futuristic tiny home switches rooms by rotating like a washing machine
The Rotating House prototype is designed by British architect George Clarke. It weighs 3.5 tonnes and stands 14 feet tall. Clarke wanted to utilize every inch of the space, turning one room into four. The floors can become walls which can become the ceiling, depending on the rotation of the home. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, London, and Future Tech Read More »Chrissy Teigen is just now discovering that no one thinks John Legend sucks
The couple that tweets together, stays together. That's how that saying goes, right? Chrissy Teigen was watching The Voice Monday night, where her husband John Legend showed up to judge some contestants, and she had some harsh thoughts about his appearance. "Hey you are a dick on The Voice," she tweeted, despite the fact that Legend was critiquing a love song about her. "You have the runs."
"Anyone else think John Legend is a huge dick on The Voice because he is," she repeated on Twitter. Read more... More about Watercooler, Conversations, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, and Watercooler Read More »Five burning questions we have about 'Stranger Things' Season 2
At this point, all we really know about Stranger Things season two is that it will debut on Halloween. But we have a lot of questions about the series, which became an immediate must-binge when it debuted last summer. As we countdown the days until we can see our favorite '80s kids reunite, here's what we hope Season 2 reveals. 1. Where's Eleven?!?!Image: netflix Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) ended up sacrificing herself to defeat the faceless creature. But she's not dead. At the very end of the final episode, police chief Jim Hopper (David Harbour) is seen dropping off Eggos (Eleven's favorite) in the woods. Read more... More about Tv, Stranger Things Season 2, Stranger Things, Netflix, and Entertainment Read More »Out-of-this-world possibilities: A look at life-sustaining planets beyond Earth
For as long as man has looked up at the heavens, he’s pondered one question: Are we alone in the universe? While the answer remains unclear, there’s a tonne of research being conducted to determine just what life-sustaining planets beyond Earth might exist — and what they might look like. There’s no shortage of imaginative renderings and fiction about what such worlds may entail, as well. Countless movies and works of literature envision fantastical worlds full of complex life forms and spacecraft that travel at physics-defying speeds. In EA Games’ latest installment of the Mass Effect series, Mass Effect: Andromeda, game designers bring a variety of hypotheticals to life. The game’s plot revolves around humans’ search for a new, habitable planet; each of the game’s Golden Planets represents a literal world of possibility explorable via immersive, stunningly visual gameplay. Read more... More about Exoplanets, Nasa, Space, Sponsored, and Supported Read More »Science, art and creative storytelling collide in sci-fi video game design
Paid Content by EA Mass Effect AndromedaEnter a new era of storytelling as the power of the critically-acclaimed Frostbite engine brings the visuals, action, emotion, and worlds of Mass Effect Andromeda to life like never before.It's human nature to feel a pang of wonderment when looking up at the night sky and envisioning the vast worlds that exist beyond Earth's borders. What's really out there? And which of those small, brilliant dots might support life? Some people get to do more than wonder. In the world of science fiction, artists and storytellers tackle the wildest "what if" conversations and breathe life to them. In EA Games' latest installment of the Mass Effect series, Mass Effect: Andromeda, for example, a veritable universe of possibility becomes reality through stunningly designed gameplay. Read more... More about Game Design, Ea Games, Gaming, Video Games, and Mass Effect Read More »Elaborate 'Beauty and the Beast' promposal is like a real life fairytale
Prom season is here, and that means guys everywhere are picking out lush fabrics, pulling out their sewing machines, and slapping together elaborate costumes to craft the perfect promposal. What, just this guy? High schooler Valerie arrived to find a trail of tea lights and a single rose with the note "follow the flowers."
At the end of the—honestly, very impressively long trail, that's a lot of tea lights—her date Joshua was waiting in a full prince costume THAT HE MADE HIMSELF and a shockingly accurate recreation of the rose in a glass from Beauty and the Beast. Uhhh OK! Cool, just set the bar super high for everyone else. Read more... More about Beauty And The Beast, Promposal, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »There was plenty to nerd out about at the SXSW Interactive Festival
Thanks to the annual SXSW Conference and Festivals, the brain power emanating from Austin in the middle of March was almost palpable – it seems like everywhere you turned in this Southern city there was another insightful talk, intriguing pop-up and exciting development around cutting-edge technology. The themes surrounding the SXSW Interactive Festival this year were diverse and far-reaching. From talks that explored modern-day activism and how business can be used as a catalyst for social good, to the intersection between science and storytelling and why fashion is poised to be one of the next big disrupters in the tech industry. Read more... More about Sxsw 2017, Sxsw, Supported, Sponsored, and Tech Read More »Apple fixes bug that exposed Safari users to money-hungry hackers
Attention iOS users: If you haven't already updated your device(s) to iOS 10.3, do it ASAP. While iOS 10.3 doesn't come with any major new features outside of Find My AirPods, it does include one major patch for a scary Safari exploit. According to Lookout, which discovered the security hole and reported it to Apple, the bug allowed scammers to "execute a scareware campaign" by using pop-ups within the Safari web browser. In a nutshell, the attackers used the hole to bombard victims with pop-ups and render Safari unusable unless a ransom fee in the form of an iTunes gift card is paid. Read more... More about Apple, Ios 10.3, Safari, Tech, and Mobile Read More »Insatiable 'Overwatch' players are speedrunning the hero menu, of all things
Overwatch, primarily known for its online FPS action, is actually a highly competitive game in the speedrunning community thanks to an oft-overlooked precision-based challenge hidden in plain sight right in the game's menus: the hero gallery. That's right, Overwatch players are speedrunning the hero gallery. How? Take a look: The Overwatch hero gallery speedrun rules are pretty simple: Place your cursor on the left side of the hero gallery between the two rows of heroes and drag the cursor all the way through to the right end of the gallery without touching any of the hero portraits. More about Blizzard Entertainment, Esports, Gaming, Speedrunning, and Overwatch Read More »2 dogs just had an incredible engagement photoshoot so the rest of us might as well give up
Engagement photoshoots are lovely, but can get annoying when ten of your engaged friends post them on Facebook all at the same time. We get it, you're so in love and the photographer made both of you look like you have very nice skin. But it's not every day that you see two dogs have an engagement photoshoot. Sebastian and Luna, two Washington D.C. based pups with a following on Instagram to the tune of over 56,000, showed us exactly how magical one of those can be this past weekend when they visited the city's cherry blossom festival. Read more... More about Engagement Photos, Engagement, Dogs, Cute Animals, and Instagram Read More »Stop working like a sucker and get paid to build Lego models instead
It's an absolute scandal that our bosses don't allow us to spend every waking hour playing with Lego, but that's the sad reality the majority of us face. But if you want to make building Lego models your life's work — and, why wouldn't you? — then you're in luck: your dream job just opened up at Legoland. Legoland in Windsor, UK, is hiring a Lego Model Designer to design and build Lego models for attractions across the world. And, it's a pretty sweet gig. "Perfect for someone who is good with Lego bricks and looking for a completely unique job, this is an exciting opportunity to work with one of the most iconic brands on the planet," reads the job ad on LinkedIn. Read more... More about Uk, Watercooler, Dream Jobs, Business, and Jobs Read More »AmazonFresh will now deliver your groceries directly to your car
AmazonFresh already delivers groceries to your house or apartment. Now add your car to that list. Amazon on Tuesday announced the launch of AmazonFresh Pickup, which is basically curbside pickup at an Amazon grocery store. To get your groceries via AmazonFresh Pickup, you place an order through the Amazon app and reserve a time for pickup. According to the video announcing the service, at least, a friendly person wearing an AmazonFresh apron will bag your groceries and put them in your trunk. There's no minimum order. SEE ALSO: Amazon's high-tech grocery store will let you grab a beer and walk out (almost) Read more... Jack Dorsey's Square launches in the UK
Mobile payments company Square, founded by Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey, has launched in the UK and is eyeing a Europe-wide expansion. The platform, which makes it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to take card payments, will sell a card reader that connects to a smartphone or tablet, thus allowing chip and pin or contactless transactions. Britain, which is the fifth country where Square is available, is a good fit for the company as data from Barclaycard and FSB / BIS show that 70 percent of UK shoppers prefer to pay by card. Read more... More about Fintech, Uk, Twitter, Jack Dorsey, and Square Read More »Drake keeps canceling shows and everyone is pissed
Despite what the record streaming numbers of "More Life" might say, some Drake fans are not too happy with the rapper. Drake canceled his Monday night gig in Amsterdam after fans had gathered in the Ziggo Dome and already been waiting for the performance to start. "Drake got sick. His doctor told him not to perform," the promoter announced before letting the frustrated audience know their tickets would be valid for a performance on Wednesday. Drake's performances in Amsterdam were originally scheduled for Jan. 20 and 21, delayed by a week and eventually postponed for a third time in March. Read more... More about Conversations, Twitter Reactions, Watercooler, Amsterdam, and Drake Read More »A Chinese tech giant just made a big bet on the future of Tesla
Tesla has a big new investor from China. Technology company Tencent has purchased $1.8 billion of Tesla stock, giving it a 5 percent ownership in the futuristic car company. This is far from your usual sleepy corporate investment. Tencent is a massive technology conglomerate that owns a variety of major internet companies that are big in Asia. Among its biggest pieces is WeChat, a massively popular messing app that some believe is the future of mobile. In addition to its owned and operated companies, Tencent also has investments in a variety of other operations, including Snapchat, Lyft and China's Uber competitor, Didi. Read more... More about Tencent, China, Elon Musk, Tesla, and Business Read More »A Samsung store caught fire and it's almost too much at this point
As the old saying goes, where there's smoke, there's fire... and, these days, probably an explosive Samsung product or two. One of the company's stores in Singapore mall AMK Hub caught fire early this morning, causing other stores in the center to close temporarily for safety precautions and cleaning, reports Singapore's Straits Times. The blaze, which started in the store's storage room, was quickly put out by water sprinklers and no one was hurt. The cause of the fire still hasn't been determined, so we can't make any wild assumptions just yet – but it's just the latest in a long line of Samsung-related conflagrations. Read more... More about Singapore, Fire, Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy Note7, and Samsung Read More »Corgi wearing a mermaid tail is the real queen of the sea
Move over, Ariel. Human mermaids are boring now. That's because we have Haiku, a corgi mermaid who lives in Thailand. Haiku is not like most mermaids: for example, instead of swimming, she just sits in shallow water with her tongue out. SEE ALSO: Meet the dog who's basically a saint But this is not a problem, because Haiku is redefining what it means to be a mermaid. You see, you don't need a human upper body or a shell bra to be part of the mer-community. You don't even need to know how to swim! (We are not sure Haiku knows how to swim.) All you need to do is ~believe~. Okay, everyone! Time to add "mer-corgi" to your permanent lexicon. Read more... More about Dogs, Animals, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Your next Netflix obsession '13 Reasons Why' is full of love, revenge and death
Maybe it's life after 2016, or maybe it was life all along, but death seems to be everywhere. It broke us on TV last year and was the subject of everything from dark comedies to Oscar winners to cinematic train wrecks. The latest examination of the uniquely fraught pain of loss is Netflix's 13 Reasons Why. The series tells the story of Hannah Baker's life — more specifically, why she ended her life. She's left behind a series of audiotapes detailing the 13 reasons, all of which are people. Each episode peels back the layers of mystery surrounding Hannah — who she was, what she experienced, why she did what she did — but also delves further and further into the people who surrounded her. Read more... More about Katherine Langford, Dylan Minnette, Jay Asher, Netflix, and 13 Reasons Why Read More »In ultimate insult, Trump to roll back EPA's climate policies from within the EPA
President Donald Trump took his first swing at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when he tapped the agency's biggest opponent — a man who denies climate science — to run the show. His second hit came earlier this month when Trump proposed shrinking the EPA's budget by 31 percent. Trump will land his third big blow on Tuesday afternoon, when he is expected to issue a sweeping executive order that will begin unraveling the Obama administration's key efforts to address climate change, including the EPA's Clean Power Plan. More about Power Plants, Carbon Emissions, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Clean Power Plan, and Global Warming Read More »Crayola is killing off a crayon and WTF does think it's doing right now?
Sorry to ruin your lives, but Crayola is acting ~cray~ and we really need to address it. Last week, the beloved art supply company that fueled all of your childhood creativity announced it would be doing something huge on March 31 (a.k.a. National Crayon Day). Handing out free art supplies? Organizing the world's largest craft mob™? NOPE. For the first time in over one hundred years, Crayola decided it's time to retire a color from its classic, iconic 24-count box of crayons. The company casually announced its ruthless decision on its social media platforms as though it wouldn't crush anyone who has ever colored outside the lines or dared to dream. My gosh. Then, Crayola had the audacity to announce it would be live-streaming the madness and holding an event in New York's Times Square to really celebrate this tragedy. Read more... More about Lifestyle, Childhood, Conversations, Art, and Crayons Read More »'American Gods' gives classic art a tech twist, because it already knows us way too well
In American Gods, belief is power. In the new Starz series, based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman, a war is brewing between the Old Gods and the New, with one unfortunate man, ex-con Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), caught in the middle. The traditional Old Gods, with mythological roots from around the world, fear irrelevance as their believers die off or are seduced by the shiny New Gods, like Media (Gillian Anderson) and Technical Boy (Bruce Langley), who represent our obsessions with technology, celebrity, money and pop culture. More about Bruce Langley, Gillian Anderson, Michael Green, Starz, and Ricky Whittle Read More »The absolute worst planet in 'Mass Effect: Andromeda'
Why, Mass Effect: Andromeda? Why is Kadara spaceport the worst place in the galaxy? The latest Mass Effect introduces an entirely new galaxy for players to explore. There are ancient artifacts, alien wonders, and threats like you've not seen before. There are also doors. So. Many. Doors. Normally, that's not a big deal in a Mass Effect game. You trot up to a door, hold down a button for the half-second it takes an "Activate" meter to full, and BOOM — door's open. You want examples? No problem. Read more... Here are a couple doors from the planet Eos:More about Bioware, Mass Effect Andromeda, Gaming, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »10 burning questions we have about the 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' trailer
Our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man swung by in a new trailer today, so it's time for us to do what neighbors do and get a little nosy. While the new Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer reveals a whole lot more about the superhero vs. supervillain conflict at the heart of the story, it raised as many questions for us as it answered. Let's dive in now and talk about what we've learned – and what we're still dying to know. First, if you haven't seen the new Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer yet, here it is: While the last Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer emphasized the film's high school setting, this one plays up the conflict between our superhero and his supervillain, the Vulture (played by Michael Keaton). It also featured a lot more of Tony Stark and even a brief cameo from a certain other Avenger. So here's what we still want to know: Read more... More about Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Spider Man Homecoming, Spider Man, and Entertainment Read More »The way college kids are using Tinder may surprise you
Kids these days are a lot more old-fashioned than you'd think. A new survey of 3,500 college students done by Abodo, the apartment hunting app, found some surprising results. These kids aren't nearly as modern in their approach to meeting people as you might think. Of those surveyed, only four percent said they preferred to meet people using dating apps. Some 80 percent of college students said they still liked to meet through mutual friends or because of shared interests. The rest said they liked to leave it up to chance and meet people while out and about. How positively old-fashioned. Dating apps may not be their preferred method, though that doesn’t mean these students aren’t still using them. But contrary to belief, apps haven’t led to a culture of endless hookups. A little over 90 percent of these students said they are using Tinder and other apps for purposes other than hooking up. Read more... More about College, College Students, Bumble, Tinder, and Dating Apps Read More »Amazon Prime members can now get VIP tickets at gigs and festivals
British Summer Time made its glorious entrance last weekend, hailing a new summer of lighter evenings and great outdoor festivals. To make your summer even brighter, Amazon has introduced a new perk for Prime members in the UK. From this Thursday, Amazon Tickets will offer prime members early bird access to premium seating, VIP tickets and luxury Amazon lounges for gigs, festivals and live events across the UK. Concert-goers and music lovers who have a Prime membership can now buy tickets for gigs, theatre and comedy at least 24 hours before they go on sale to the public. Read more... More about Justin Bieber, Uk, Amazon Tickets, Amazon Prime, and Business Read More »Today, in Bad News for Uber: Denmark kicks Uber to the curb
A rough 2017 continues to unspool for Uber, the ride-share company that can't catch a break—not even in Europe. Come April, Uber will say goodbye to Denmark as the country starts enforcing new taxi laws—requiring taxi meters and surveillance equipment in vehicles—that will make it impossible for Uber to keep operating in Copenhagen, the only city in Denmark where Uber was doing business. Uber says there are 300,000 riders and 2,000 drivers in Denmark currently. Those drivers would also be affected by a new law that sets a limit on issuing new cab licenses per quarter (125) that would dramatically curtail the addition of new drivers. Read more... More about Travis Kalanick, Denmark, Uber, Business, and Transportation Read More »Bill O'Reilly attacks Maxine Waters' hairstyle, triggering world's largest eye roll
Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly, a man whose hairline and integrity have both greatly receded in the past decade, just messed with the wrong United States congresswoman. On Tuesday morning, O'Reilly said that he couldn't listen to Congresswoman Maxine Waters' latest House speech about Trump because of her hair, which he called "a wig." SEE ALSO: Interview: Maxine Waters thinks millennials can change politics for everyone (yes, everyone) "I didn't hear a word she said. I was looking at the James Brown wig," O'Reilly said, to a chorus of laughter from the other white, predominantly male commentators in the room. Read more... More about Maxine Waters, Bill O Reilly, Watercooler, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »You need these photos of Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft
It's the golden age for reimagining adaptations that have already happened. 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider starring Angelina Jolie is now older than many sentient moviegoers, so the beloved video game series was due for a reboot any day. In Warner Bros.' 2018 take on Tomb Raider, Oscar winner Alicia Vikander embodies the title role, and she looks fierce as hell. Here's Vikander in Croft's iconic gray tank top and cargo pants, ready to fight any haters in the woods: Image: Graham Bartholomew The synopsis, according to a press release, finds Lara struggling to find herself and dealing with her father's death: Read more... More about Movies, Warner Bros., Tomb Raider, Alicia Vikander, and Lara Croft Alicia Vikander Read More »Netflix unveils trailer for Louis C.K.'s new comedy special
Already binged Dave Chappelle? Netflix has got you covered. The streamer on Tuesday dropped the trailer for Louis C.K.'s special 2017. The performance, which was taped live in Washington, D.C., features the comedian tackling topics such as religion, eternal love, giving dogs drugs, email fights, teachers and more. It's set to debut on Netflix globally on April 4. Read more... More about Louis Ck, Comedy, Netflix, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Uber has surprised us with its first-ever diversity report
No surprise, Uber is facing some heat ... a lot of it ... for its toxic workplace culture. But, the ride-hailing giant is working to make some changes. One of the first steps is releasing its diversity report. You can see all of it here. Here's the most glaring statistics. Women employees account for 36.1% overall and 15.4% in tech across all of UberBlack employees: 8.8% overall and 1% in tech across UberHispanic employees: 5.6% overall and 2.1% in tech across UberAnd here is the most cringeworthy line: "Our leadership is more homogenous than the rest of our employees. For example, no Black or Hispanic employees hold leadership positions in tech," the report reads. Read more... More about Minority, Businessman, Diversity, Silicon Valley, and Business Read More »'Serial' team's new podcast is a murder mystery ripe for bingeing
Remember that magical fall of 2014 when all everyone could talk about was Serial? The murder mystery podcast from This American Life happened to be serialized — a new episode every week — but their latest endeavor, S-Town just dropped in full. S-Town is about a lot of things, with a voice distinct from Serial and production quality of equal caliber. John, a This American Life listener, asks producer Brian Reed and the investigative team to come to his "pathetic little Baptist shit town" and explore a murder and a sexual assault allegation. More about Reviews, Twitter, Binge, S Town, and This American Life Read More »The Huawei Watch 2 (and Android Wear 2) have all the same smartwatch problems
Generally, smartwatches aren't worth the time it takes to charge them. But when Huawei handed me a review unit of their new Huawei Watch 2, which has pretty much all the tech you can stuff into a smartwatch these days, and runs the new Android Wear 2, I decided to give it a chance. Unfortunately, while both the watch and the new version of Google's smartwatch OS do have a few redeeming qualities, after a few weeks of usage I still can't recommend either. On paper, the Huawei Watch 2 is everything a modern Android smartwatch should be: A powerful, versatile wearable watch that's great at tracking your fitness activities. It's got LTE and GPS chips, so you can untether it from your phone. It's water resistant. It has a speaker and a microphone, so you can make calls without ever pulling out your phone. It can even store and play some music while you run. Read more... More about Google, Android, Huawei, Smartwatch, and Android Wear 2 Read More »Grindr wants you to know it's not just a hookup app, launches online magazine
Grindr might be your go-to place for a date, but it will now also hook you up with some hot #content too. The dating app has just launched an LGBTQ online magazine in an effort to establish itself as a "lifestyle brand." SEE ALSO: Move over Emily Dickinson, Grindr has a poet in residence The new digital magazine, or content platform for want of a better term, is called Into and it will comprise "a collection of articles, videos, photography, and more that celebrate and represent the modern LGBTQ world." Stunning time-lapse of an egg's cell division will leave you in awe
This is a real footage of frog egg cells dividing in such unprecedented detail. The time-lapse was recorded in a lab over a 33-hour period. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Frog Egg, Animals, Footage, and Microscope Read More »He's back: YouTuber Casey Neistat resurrects vlog
Well that didn't last long. Popular YouTube star Casey Neistat is resurrecting his daily vlog just months after announcing he was ditching it. Vlogging, he said in November, became too easy after he "found a rhythm." Now, he's re-inspired. The 35-year-old, who starred in his own HBO show before becoming a popular YouTube star, said his "new" vlog will focus on sharing updates about his business plans with CNN. The news giant acquired Neistat's Beme app last year, and is now working with the creator to launch a new standalone company that will use smartphones to create video content. Read more... More about Online Video, Vlog, Casey Neistat, Cnn, and Digital Influencers Read More »Dallas bookstore is selling the world on classic novels with clickbait headlines
Not everyone will pick up a book, but everyone will click on an internet headline they find interesting. "British guy dies after selfie gone wrong"? Of course we would click. We need to make sure to not repeat that poor guy's mistake. "German doctor becomes first to perform full body transplant"? What does full body transplant even mean? Click. All of these headlines were written by The Wild Detectives, but they are not a fresh digital news source you should be bookmarking. They are, actually, a bookstore. Last fall, the bookstore started an ingenious internet campaign to interest as many people as possible in classic literary novels by using "litbait." They crafted intriguing clickbait headlines that, when clicked, would bring you to the entire text of the novel. Read more... More about Medium, Facebook, Clickbait, Bookstores, and Conversations Read More »Jimmy Fallon and Harry Styles headed to 'SNL' in April
Jimmy Fallon is returning to Saturday Night Live. He'll be back to host the show on April 15, as was previously announced, alongside just-announced musical guest Harry Styles. (For the adults in the room, Styles used to be in One Direction and will be dropping his debut solo single a week priorYou're welcome.)
Fallon last hosted the show in December 2013, alongside musical guest and Fallon buddy Justin Timberlake. Following Fallon, the last few hosts of this blockbuster year for SNL will be Chris Pine, Melissa McCarthy and Dwayne Johnson. Read more... More about Television, Harry Styles, Jimmy Fallon, Snl, and Entertainment Read More »'Jewbers,' and Uber's other puns for its diversity and inclusion groups
Uber just took a break from leaking new information about its appalling company culture to release its first-ever diversity report. The results are depressing, but not that surprising. Women make up 36.1 percent of employees overall and 15.4 percent in tech; black employees make up 8.8 percent of Uber and just 1 percent of tech workers. And Uber's leadership is even worse, if you couldn't guess based on Uber executives' recent missteps. Black or Hispanic employees hold no leadership positions in Uber's tech divisions. SEE ALSO: This is the language that an Uber recruiter used to discuss its sexism problem Read more... 'Fantastic Beasts' gets the Honest Trailers skewering that (let's be real) it totally deserves
Screen Junkies doesn't need a wand to take down Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. In the latest installment of their Honest Trailers series, the team tackles the Harry Potter spinoff – and while their takedown doesn't quite reach the level of a Killing Curse, it might be almost as rough as a Cruciatus Curse. They may be Harry Potter fans but they've got no patience for Eddie Redmayne's whisper-mumbling, "Boremione" or, worst of all, Johnny Depp. But hey – on the bright side, they totally love Jacob the Muggle (or, excuse us, No-Maj) as much as you do. Read more... More about Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, Harry Potter, Entertainment, and Film Read More »'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' is being developed as an animated family film
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is being developed as an animated family feature film, and its original creators are onboard to bring it to the big screen this time around. Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice, who wrote the music and lyrics for the 1970s West End and Broadway smash, are developing the project with STX Films, which announced the movie Tuesday at Cinemacon in Las Vegas. Also onboard to lend a hand with the music is Elton John, STX said. Other than that, there's little we know about the project, which will be one of the upstart Hollywood studio's first forays into animation. Read more... More about Elton John, Stx, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cinemacon, and Movies Read More »'The Daily Show' says it's opening an actual library of Trump tweets and we don't know what's real anymore
Look, I don't know what the hell is going on here and if The Daily Show's claim that it's going to build a physical library of Donald Trump tweets is real or a joke but the idea is so weird I haven't wanted to believe something is real so bad since North Korea said it had unicorns. Not much is known about the library or if it's actually a thing that will happen or some sort of hoax-slash-joke that is being perpetrated on us. All we have to go on is a press release that takes the tone of many of Trump's tweets, complete with "Sad!" Read more... More about The Daily Show, Twitter, Donald Trump, Entertainment, and Politics Read More »These $110 'smart flip flops' are incredibly dumb
Some things are better left dumb. Flip flops, for example, sure seem like one of those things. A few straps and a comfortable sole is all you really need to get the most out of the poolside footwear, but that hasn't stopped the high-end flip flop artisans at Hari Mari from teching up the time-tested classic. And just what magic has the Texas-based shoemaker brought to the lounging game, other than the questionable premise that someone should pay $110 for a pair of flip flops? That would be a low-range chip embedded in the shoe that communicates with a smartphone app and helps the company gather data on its customers. Read more... More about Smart Devices, Flip Flops, Apps, Tech, and Marketing Read More »College girls use 56 boxes of mac and cheese as a bath bomb and we don't know why
Despite what you've heard, mac and cheese will not get you clean. This week in teen news, 19-year-old students and roommates at Ohio State University Madison Harper and Ashley Randall use an insane amount of boxed macaroni and cheese as a cheesy, surely smelly, bath bomb. The girls' roommate Anne Henry Maggio documented the event on Twitter because, ya know, college. And the photos are...well...something. Image: anne henry maggio Image: ANNE HENRY MAGGIO *Sends pic of cheese-less noddles* Image: ANNE HENRY MAGGIO Maggio said that the bath was her idea as a joke to Randall. She explained, "Ashley said she wanted to make 10 pots of mac and cheese and I said 'Well why don't ya bathe in it then?,' and here we are." Read more... More about Cheese, Bath Bombs, Bath, Mac And Cheese, and Girls Read More »Darlene Cates, the mother in 'Gilbert Grape,' dies
Darlene Cates, who played the housebound mother in the 1993 film What's Eating Gilbert Grape, has died. The film, directed by Lasse Hallstrom, won acclaim for its sensitive portrayal of a troubled but loving family in a small Iowa town. Read more... More about Obituary and Entertainment Read More »Twitter is adding pre-roll ads to Periscope as it warms up to profits
Twitter has opened up another place for video ads, the buzziest online advertising sector, as it looks to find more revenue for its flight to profitability this year. Starting Tuesday, select partners can apply to have ads run in front of Periscope videos. SEE ALSO: Inside Twitter's decision to keep Periscope and abandon everything else These pre-roll ads come at an important time for Twitter — though isn't it always an important time (cc @realDonaldTrump)? The company, which Wall Street has obliterated for a lack of user growth and an utter loss of faith in leadership, is trading at record lows. Meanwhile, Snapchat is gaining the respect of the Street and pretty much everyone else (imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?). Read more... More about Tech, Business, Online Ads, Ads, and Twitter Read More »'Final Fantasy XIV' just got a whole lot more appealing for newcomers
Final Fantasy XIV might not be free-to-play, but it just got a whole lot closer. Square Enix has officially removed the 14-day access restriction on free trial accounts. That means you can start a new trial character and play as much FFXIV as you want until you hit level 35. Once that happens you need to either subscribe or start another character. This marks a major change for one of the last top-tier subscription-based MMORPGs not called World of Warcraft. Previously, the free trial ended after a two week timer elapsed, regardless of your progress. Read more... More about Final Fantasy Xiv, Square Enix, Gaming, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »Drought drives huge, deadly cobra to calmly drink from a villager's water bottle
King cobras are not known for their gentle nature— the whole point of "snake charming" is that it's dangerous to even be around them— but the drought currently crippling New Delhi has animals so dehydrated that their killer instincts are being replaced with those of survival. A 12-feet-long cobra was rescued after straying to a village, where it was believed to be looking for water. Southern India has been at the mercy of an extended, extreme drought that has greatly impacted both drinking water supplies and agriculture. It has affected the lives of tens of thousands of families in the area, and also, apparently, the wildlife. Read more... More about Viv, Snake, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Apple finally approved an app that tracks drone strikes, then abruptly deleted it
Five years ago, Josh Begley, a data artist and editor at The Intercept, created a straightforward news app for iOS. It sent a push notification to your device each time a U.S. drone strike was reported by a news outlet. There's a map that shows you where the drone strikes occurred and a log that keeps track of each one. That's it. No pictures, no interviews. And yet, it was censored by Apple for years. Begley attempted to bring Metadata+, which was originally called Drones+, to the App Store a dozen times. It finally became available for download on Tuesday, and then was abruptly removed again five hours later. Read more... More about App Store, Apps And Software, Apple, Middle East, and Drone Strikes Read More »A drunken Cayde-6 teases the March 30 reveal for 'Destiny 2'
Cayde-6 — voiced by the one and only Nathan Fillion — is basically the alien robot version of Firefly's Captain Mal. He's the life of the party, a wise-cracking robo-man who lightens the mood whenever he opens his metal trap. How fitting, then, that Cayde-6 is here to give us a first taste of what's to come in Destiny 2. This freshly released cinematic teaser doesn't tell you anything explicit about the game, but it does deliver a date and time for the formal sequel reveal: March 30, at 1 p.m. ET. Give the teaser a look right here:
Yes, of course, someone from Congress apparently edited the 'celibacy' Wikipedia page
For a Congress that, in part, wants to defund Planned Parenthood and roll back access to contraception, it is perhaps unsurprising that someone from the U.S. House of Representatives seems to want to put a fun, modern spin on choosing to abstain from sex altogether. Per Twitter bot @congressedits — which updates every time a Wikipedia revision is made from a congressional IP address — it appears that someone from the House took time on Tuesday to make a quick edit to Wikipedia's page for "celibacy."
This tiny iOS change will make your iPhone even zippier
Apple rolled out the new iOS 10.3 update Monday — and if you took the plunge and upgraded to the new OS, you might have noticed your iPhone is running a bit more quickly and smoothly than it did before. That alone shouldn't be a big surprise. New software should make your phone hum, and this update in particular includes a fancy new modern file system that has played a part in freeing up more storage space on devices than the previous OS. But that's not the only reason your iPhone now has some extra pep, according to Apple engineer Renaud Lienhart. He took to Twitter to reveal one of the undocumented tweaks to the OS. Read more... More about Update, Speed, Ios 10.3, Apple, and Iphone Read More »Angry Sean Spicer tells April Ryan, a veteran black female journalist, to "stop shaking" her head
It'd be nice if, for once, Sean Spicer could make it through a press conference without crushing one of the country's core values. Unfortunately, that day was not today. During Tuesday's press conference, the Press Secretary became incensed that April Ryan, the Washington Bureau Chief for American Urban Radio Networks, was shaking her head at an answer he gave. And, for some reason (likely a terrible one), Spicer decided to comment on it. SEE ALSO: Interview: Maxine Waters thinks millennials can change politics for everyone (yes, everyone) "Which is the President — I'm sorry, please shaking your head again," Spicer said to Ryan. Read more... More about Sean Spicer, April Ryan, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Trump White House reveals it's 'not familiar' with well-studied costs of global warming
Before President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order to roll back the Obama administration's climate legacy on Tuesday, the White House held a press call featuring a senior administration official. The purpose was to brief reporters on what the order would say and the thinking behind it. It ended up being more revealing than the White House may have intended. As the transcript of the call shows, the official, who helped draft the order Trump signed, had no idea that human-caused climate change is already having — let alone may one day have — damaging consequences for the economy. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Science, Epa, Executive Order, and Trump Administration Read More »Billy Eichner is joining 'American Horror Story' to hang with Sarah Paulson
Billy Eichner is perhaps best known for startling random pedestrians, so it makes sense that he'd want to channel his scare tactics into an actual horror show. Mashable has confirmed that Eichner has been cast in Season 7 of Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story franchise, which begins filming this May. Eichner's role is a closely-guarded secret, as with all things AHS, but Deadline reports that he'll play a close confidant of Sarah Paulson's character, and "mostly will be wearing mysterious tank tops," whatever that means. Do the tank tops lurk enigmatically in shadowy alleyways while wearing a fedora? Do they know Billy Eichner's secrets? Only time will tell! Read more... More about Ryan Murphy, Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story Season 7, American Horror Story, and Billy Eichner Read More »iOS 10.3 is freeing up extra storage space, users say
Finally, an update that actually gives you storage space back. Apple launched its latest software update, iOS 10.3, on Monday. The update comes with new features like "Find My AirPods," but users seem to be noticing an added bonus: It's allegedly freeing up their storage space.
Fed-up players get controversial 'For Honor' class banned in a tournament
For Honor's competitive scene is getting off the ground with some of its first competitions and some participants in Major League Gaming's tournaments are calling for a ban on a controversial class: the Peacekeeper. Since For Honor came out in February, Peacekeepers have been plaguing players with their superior speed and lack of telegraphing. Every class except Peacekeeper has an indicator for where they are attacking and defending from at all times. The Peacekeeper's only pops up after she starts her attack, making her light attacks extremely difficult to defend against. Fed-up players took to the MLG forums to express their frustration and MLG responded by saying they'll give the ban a try. Read more... More about Mlg, For Honor, Esports, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »EP of new Hulu show says 'Harlots' were like 'the Kardashians of their day'
Rarely do depictions of prostitution in television overlap with feminism. But Harlots, a new show launching on Hulu on Wednesday, challenges those preconceived notions of prostitution. The series, a British co-production with ITV, centers around two feuding brothels and the bustling sex trade in Georgian London. The show — which has a team of almost entirely female producers, directors and writers — focuses on the women of this era, looking outwards at their own world. Read more... More about Itv, Feminism, Moira Buffini, Jessica Brown Findlay, and Harlots Read More » | ||||
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