John Gordon Ross

Anyone who works as a freelancer these days has to be at least a bit familiar with techie things. But it isn’t just that. When I was a kid and those vaguely SF puppet shows were on the television and all the other kids wanted to be Greg Gogetem or Steve Savetheuniverse, I wanted to be the guy in a white coat and glasses called Doc or Brains. Here are some technology-related feeds I find useful and/or entertaining.

ProgrammableWeb.com » MuleSoft Makes Debut As Public Company After IPO on NYSE

Friday 17 March 23:46:06 UTC 2017

Today, San Francisco-based MuleSoft made its debut as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange (disclosure: MuleSoft is the parent company to ProgrammableWeb.com). Ahead of the IPO, the company priced its shares at $17 and closed its first day of trading at $24.75. [Link]

Mashable » WikiLeaks shows us, once again, just how shady it is

Friday 17 March 23:34:41 UTC 2017

It looks like WIkiLeaks' promise to work with tech companies to fix their security vulnerabilities may come with a few strings attached after all. In a move that's surprising to exactly no one, WikiLeaks has reportedly told Apple, Microsoft and Google that it won't share details related to the CIA's hacking techniques until the companies agree to a "a series of … [Link]

Slashdot » YouTube To Discontinue Video Annotations Because They Never Worked On Mobile

Friday 17 March 23:20:00 UTC 2017

You know those notes found plastered on many YouTube videos, often asking for you to "CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE?" Well, they're called annotations and they're being replaced with what YouTube calls "End Screen and Cards," which are mobile-friendly tools that let content creators poll their audience, link to merchandise, recommend videos, and more. Unlike annotations, they work on mobile and are … [Link]

Mashable » The real story behind Trump's fake Irish/Nigerian 'proverb'

Friday 17 March 23:14:40 UTC 2017

Donald Trump set heads to scratching on the eve of St. Patrick's Day by sharing a proverb with his gathered "Irish friends" that was neither Irish nor a proverb, as far as anyone could tell. Unfortunately for lovers of irony everywhere, however, it was also not the work of a 30-something Nigerian banker, as many Google searchers suggested after finding the … [Link]

Mashable » Ugh, Facebook, don't give us even more tabs

Friday 17 March 23:04:07 UTC 2017

Facebook constantly tweaks its user experience to give its members what they want, but the latest update is sure to drive pop-up haters, i.e. everyone, up the wall.   We spotted a new feature Friday that threads comment replies into a new pop-up window, just like the separate conversation tabs used for chatting with friends on Messenger when you have your … [Link]

Popular Science » A simulated tornado, ghosts at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and other amazing images of the week

Friday 17 March 22:44:00 UTC 2017

Science Newsworthy eye candy Our favorite images from this week in science, space, and environmental news. Read on:… [Link]

Slashdot » Judge Grants Search Warrant For Everyone Who Searched a Crime Victim's Name On Google

Friday 17 March 22:40:00 UTC 2017

Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson has issued a search warrant to Edina, Minnesota police to collect information on people who searched for variations of a crime victim's name on Google from Dec. 1 through Jan. 7. Google would be required to provide Edina police with basic contact information for people targeted by the warrant, as well as Social Security … [Link]

Mashable » Donations flood into Meals on Wheels after White House threatens to pull funding

Friday 17 March 22:15:38 UTC 2017

For the elderly, living at home alone can be difficult to say the least. Just getting the meals they need can be a struggle, and for many, Meals on Wheels has been the answer. So when Trump's budget proposal released Thursday threatened to slash all federal funding for the program, a whole lot of Americans were outraged. And they acted on … [Link]

Mashable » Obama's photographer will never be done trolling Trump

Friday 17 March 22:12:06 UTC 2017

Attention, internet: The newest edition of our favorite series of presidential shade has arrived, and it's probably the only good thing that came from today's press conference. In case you've been missing out, Barack Obama's official White House photographer Pete Souza has turned his Instagram into the universe's premiere source for Donald Trump shade. This week — between #MicrowaveGate and a … [Link]

Slashdot » Netflix Replacing Star Ratings With Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down

Friday 17 March 22:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Variety: Get ready to say goodbye to star ratings on Netflix: The company is getting ready to replace stars with Pandora-like thumbs ups and thumbs downs in the coming weeks. Previously-given star rating will still be used to personalize the profiles of Netflix users, but the stars are disappearing from the interface altogether. … [Link]

Mashable » Trump wants to kill the energy program that helped make Tesla what it is today

Friday 17 March 21:53:51 UTC 2017

President Donald Trump wants to swing a heavy ax at government programs for innovative clean energy technologies — including an initiative that once backed Tesla. Trump's budget proposal, unveiled on Thursday, would eliminate a major loan program that helped Tesla roll out its all-electric Model S. The costly but zero-emissions sedan later fueled Tesla's rise as one of the world's largest … [Link]

Mashable » Pro 'Overwatch' team is dominating their competition in the most unlikely ways

Friday 17 March 21:30:40 UTC 2017

Meta Athena is the most inventive team in Overwatch right now, and their unpredictability has made them unstoppable in the professional scene. Almost nobody had heard of them before last month. In December, Meta Athena qualified for the second season of OGN's Overwatch Apex, one of the most premiere Overwatch leagues in the world and the team's first competition of that … [Link]

Slashdot » Uber Nowhere Close to Having a Fully Autonomous Vehicle, Its Self-Driving Cars Need a Lot of Human Help

Friday 17 March 21:20:00 UTC 2017

Uber may see self-driving cars as "existential" to its future, but the company is nowhere close to having a fully autonomous vehicle. According to internal documents obtained by Recode, during the week ending March 8, Uber's self-driving cars traveled, on average, just 0.8 miles on their own before a human had to take over, in a process known as "disengagement." … [Link]

Mashable » Google's figured out how to store even more selfies on your phone

Friday 17 March 21:14:51 UTC 2017

If there's anything the lovable nerds in Silicon Valley have taught me, it's that compression technology is indeed sexy. Who am I kidding? It's not, but compression technology is very practical. Take Google's new open source JPEG algorithm called Guetzli — it can dramatically reduce the size of JPEG images without loss of quality, according to ArsTechnica.  SEE ALSO: The 7 … [Link]

Mashable » So March Madness has Bill Murray going for it, which is nice

Friday 17 March 21:04:04 UTC 2017

It’s a scientific fact that Bill Murray makes everything better.  Even March Madness.  SEE ALSO: How Derek Jeter's once-mocked startup became a sports media powerhouse Murray is a noted Chicago sports fan. But one year after becoming a sad NCAA Tournament meme, he's again in the stands supporting the Xavier University Musketeers out of Cincinnati, Ohio.  But happy Bill Murray was … [Link]

Mashable » Jet.com bought ModCloth, which makes a strange kind of sense

Friday 17 March 21:00:21 UTC 2017

Amazon has its private labels, and Walmart has Jet.com, which now has ModCloth.  The e-commerce subsidiary of Walmart on Friday closed a deal to buy ModCloth, the popular online retailer. The companies declined to confirm the price of the deal, but earlier reports pegged it between $50 and $75 million.  Jezebel first reported news of the acquisition earlier this week before … [Link]

Mashable » 11 year-old started a book club for boys to improve literacy

Friday 17 March 20:52:10 UTC 2017

A lot of kids love to read, but not many kids take that passion and harness it into a full-on movement.  That's exactly what Sidney Keys III is doing. The 11-year-old started Books N Bros, a book club for him and his peers to celebrate African-American literature and promote literacy. And to say it's a success is an understatement.  SEE ALSO: … [Link]

Mashable » Chance the Rapper has some words for all those who think he's no longer an independent artist

Friday 17 March 20:50:24 UTC 2017

Chance the Rapper is not signed to a label and gives his albums away to fans for free—and that's not how things usually go in the music industry.  Coloring Book, his third project, was released on Apple Music exclusively for two weeks—prompting some to question whether or not he had inked a deal with the company, therefore altering his independent status. … [Link]

Mashable » Women found Trump's body language towards Angela Merkel so painfully familiar

Friday 17 March 20:43:37 UTC 2017

No matter how hard we want it to, 2016's election never seems to fully go away. For many women who chose to watch President Trump's joint press conference with Angela Merkel on Friday, the experience hit far too close to home. Not only did Trump's body language mirror his movements on the debate stage with Hillary Clinton (when will that memory … [Link]

Popular Science » Netflix is launching a simplified rating system to improve its suggestions

Friday 17 March 20:42:38 UTC 2017

Technology Plus a new "percentage match" feature Trials of the binary rating system have shown a 200 percent increase in engagement, according to Netflix. Read on. [Link]

Slashdot » Movie Theaters Haven't Innovated Beyond Popcorn, Says Netflix CEO

Friday 17 March 20:40:00 UTC 2017

Janko Roettgers, reporting for Variety: Asked about his company's relationship with major theater chains, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings didn't pull any punches on Thursday. "How did distribution innovate in the movie business in the last 30 years? Well, the popcorn tastes better, but that's about it," he quipped. "What Netflix wants to do is to unleash film," he said. "It's … [Link]

Mashable » Twitter is slamming Donald Trump after awkward press conference with Angela Merkel

Friday 17 March 20:38:59 UTC 2017

Here comes today's least surprising news. *Insert long, exasperated sigh.* President Trump is getting destroyed on Twitter after his extremely awkward press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. SEE ALSO: Justin Trudeau and Angela Merkel had a candlelit dinner and I am fine with that After refusing to shake the Chancellor's hand (help) and suggesting that they were both wiretapped by … [Link]

Mashable » FBI arrested the troll who allegedly sent seizure-inducing tweet to a journalist

Friday 17 March 20:36:00 UTC 2017

A tweet has led to an arrest — three months after it was sent. Back on Dec. 15, Vanity Fair contributing editor and Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald shared that someone had targeted him with a strobing tweet. The flashing tweet, sent by a Twitter user going by the handle @jew_goldstein, gave the journalist a seizure. He is a known epileptic … [Link]

Mashable » This nonprofit is selling tiny $6 hijabs for children to put on their dolls

Friday 17 March 20:29:26 UTC 2017

It’s time to give the hijab a warm and long overdue welcome — at playtime and beyond. A new initiative called Hello Hijab wants to encourage wider acceptance of hijabs, creating tiny headscarves for children to put on their Barbies and similar dolls. The effort aims to make playtime more inclusive, while also getting children used to seeing headscarves in order … [Link]

Popular Science » This is the first fluorescent frog ever and he’s adorable

Friday 17 March 20:29:08 UTC 2017

Animals But we don’t know if he can even see his own glow The South American polka-dot tree frog knows how to partaay. He’s a blacklight rave in a tiny frog package. He goes where no frog—and very few land animals—has gone… [Link]

Mashable » This mug solves the worst thing about coffee

Friday 17 March 20:28:38 UTC 2017

The Ember travel mug is temperature-controlled and can be managed from a smartphone app via Bluetooth connection. Read more…More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Real Time Video, and Technology [Link]

Mashable » Google swears ads will stop showing up in the absolute worst places

Friday 17 March 20:26:47 UTC 2017

Ads sold through Google have turned up in some pretty horrific corners of the web lately, and many big advertisers are outraged. The search giant responded to the growing uproar among its client brands on Friday with an unusual public apology and a promise to "do a better job." SEE ALSO: British newspapers want Facebook and Google investigated over fake news … [Link]

Mashable » Nothing says 'Will you marry me?' like a bouquet of Doritos at a hockey game

Friday 17 March 20:16:58 UTC 2017

Fire up your tear ducts, friends. This is perhaps the most romantic proposal video we have ever seen. Why? Because of chips. A woman proposed to her boyfriend at a Vancouver Canucks hockey game on Thursday while he was participating in the very fun Jumbotron activity "Puck Shuffle." This is when you follow a hockey puck on a screen with your … [Link]

Mashable » This guy who uses dating apps to score free dinner is your new worst enemy

Friday 17 March 20:15:28 UTC 2017

Step aside, breadcrumbers. Move to the left, ghosters. There’s a new kind of shitty match in town and his name is Dine-and-Dash. Just when you thought you’d encountered all the different types of dating app disasters, a new one comes along. There’s a Los Angeles man who keeps inviting women to dinner via dating app and then sticking them with the … [Link]

Mashable » Someone stole a Secret Service laptop with private Trump and Hillary info on it. Great.

Friday 17 March 20:05:49 UTC 2017

Uh oh, looks like President Donald Trump might have another thing to add to his growing list of cybersecurity worries. On Thursday, a laptop computer containing private information was stolen from a Secret Service agent's vehicle in New York, according to the law enforcement agency.  ABC News reported the computer contains Trump Tower floor plans, details about Hillary Clinton's email investigation … [Link]

Slashdot » FBI Arrests Alleged Attacker Who Tweeted Seizure-Inducing Strobe at a Writer

Friday 17 March 20:00:00 UTC 2017

From a report on The Verge: An arrest has been made three months after someone tweeted a seizure-inducing strobe at writer and Vanity Fair contributing editor Kurt Eichenwald. The Dallas FBI confirmed the arrest to The Verge today, and noted that a press release with more details is coming. Eichenwald, who has epilepsy, tweeted details of the arrest and said … [Link]

Mashable » Let footage of glowing microorganisms in the sea sooth you into the weekend

Friday 17 March 19:51:25 UTC 2017

This is a pretty chill side of nature.  A new video taken this week shows bioluminescent organisms making the waters off the coast of George Town, Tasmania glow as onlookers splash about.  SEE ALSO: Instagram captures stunning electric blue 'sea sparkle' phenomenon The bright blue of the bioluminescence may look alien, but it has an earthly explanation.  Many organisms, like … [Link]

Mashable » Sleeping toddler can be bothered neither by live March Madness game nor pumped-up dad

Friday 17 March 19:45:50 UTC 2017

Maybe you're one of those people who just doesn't get that into March Madness. Everyone else is babbling about brackets and buzzer-beaters, and you just can't be bothered.  If so, you and this tyke would get along quite well.  SEE ALSO: How Derek Jeter's once-mocked startup became a sports media powerhouse Virginia Commonwealth fans were pumped for their team's Thursday night … [Link]

Popular Science » Five rad and random (green!) things I found this week

Friday 17 March 19:23:00 UTC 2017

Gadgets The end-of-week dispatch from Pop Sci's commerce editor. Vol. 3. Five rad and random (green!) things I found this week. Read on. [Link]

Slashdot » IBM To Hire 2,000 More Veterans, Expand Tech Training Schools

Friday 17 March 19:20:00 UTC 2017

Ina Fried, reporting for Axios: IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is among the tech leaders meeting Friday with President Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Axios has learned. They'll discuss worker training. And IBM will announce plans to: Open 20 more of its P-TECH schools, which let students get a combined high school degree and associate degree in science and technology … [Link]

Popular Science » Could your favorite pain medicine send you into cardiac arrest?

Friday 17 March 19:06:04 UTC 2017

Health A new study questions ibuprofen's safety NSAID pain relievers like ibuprofen might increase your risk of a cardiac arrest. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » Teen makes perfect school-approved shirt to respond to a dress-code violation

Friday 17 March 19:05:15 UTC 2017

18-year-old Isabella Villegas defended her 13-year-old sister Grace from a school dress-code violation in the most crafty, big-sisterly way we've ever seen.  Grace told Buzzfeed that she changed out of this off-the-shoulder shirt and into a different one after receiving some "not nice looks" and comments from teachers: Image: Isabella VillegasSEE ALSO: Teacher finds her fourth grade students passing secret, feminist … [Link]

Mashable » Now you can skip the opening credits while watching Netflix

Friday 17 March 19:01:19 UTC 2017

Not for the first time, the people asked — and Netflix answered.  In part of a series of announcements Friday about small but crucial changes to its platform, Netflix revealed a "Skip Intro" button that does exactly what it says. SEE ALSO: Netflix is totally changing up how you rate content As soon as the credits start — whether they're at … [Link]

Mashable » Thinx founder responds to reports of her company's terrible work environment

Friday 17 March 18:57:18 UTC 2017

Thinx founder and former CEO Miki Agrawal is trying to salvage the good name of her period underwear startup.  Agrawal founded the heavily marketed and feminist-branded company, which took over subways with its ads for "people with periods," but stepped down as CEO a week ago.  Put our clocks forward and dreaming of #grapefruitweather ⏰😴 A post shared by THINX (@shethinx) … [Link]

Mashable » Google Chrome is definitely not judging you and your 100 incognito tabs

Friday 17 March 18:56:41 UTC 2017

Google, well-known for hiding Easter eggs in its apps, has a little treat for those of us with an uncontrolled tab-opening habit. SEE ALSO: New version of Chrome is much easier on your laptop's battery If you reach 100 tabs on the Chrome app, the tab count on the upper right becomes an adorable old school smiley—":)"—o~ iOS and ":D" on … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » NodeSource Certified Modules for Node.js Now Generally Available

Friday 17 March 18:42:34 UTC 2017

NodeSource, an enterprise-grade tools provider focusing on the continued support of the Node.js ecosystem, has announced that NodeSource Certified Modules for Node.js are now generally available. [Link]

Mashable » Toy Joy is a toy store that brings out the best from Austin's unique oddities

Friday 17 March 18:42:15 UTC 2017

If there's one word that describes the city of Austin, it's authenticity. And if there's one store that captures that character, it's Toy Joy – a 30-year-old, not-your-average store for all things fun.  Read more…More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Real Time Video, and Real Time [Link]

Slashdot » What If You Could Eat Chicken Without Killing a Chicken?

Friday 17 March 18:40:00 UTC 2017

From a report on The Outline: San Francisco-based startup Memphis Meats announced this week that it had grown chicken in a lab — chicken strips, to be precise. The strips, which were grown using self-reproducing cells, are technically "meat," but because the cells were not from an animal, the process by which this "meat" was "raised" is much cleaner, resulting … [Link]

Mashable » Trump makes handshakes even more awkward by skipping them entirely

Friday 17 March 18:30:28 UTC 2017

Fifty nine seconds is just shy of one minute, but if you're spending those fifty nine seconds in a photo op with President Donald Trump, they could very well seem infinite. At the White House on Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel had the misfortune of learning this first hand, and as a result, we now have a video that could easily win … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Making US workers pass genetic test data to employers is wrong

Friday 17 March 18:30:00 UTC 2017

A proposed law effectively allowing US employers to require workers to take DNA tests and hand over the results is misguided, says geneticist Martina Cornel [Link]

Mashable » Danny Rand is a bad person, and 18 other thoughts I had while watching 'Iron Fist'

Friday 17 March 18:24:33 UTC 2017

Iron Fist might pack a powerful punch, but lately he's been on the receiving end of a critical pummeling. The first reviews for Netflix's latest Marvel superhero show have not been good, to put it mildly. In most normal circumstances, I'd stay the hell away from a series with reviews that bad. But Iron Fist has the Marvel name on it, … [Link]

Mashable » Coachella sues Urban Outfitters because karma is real

Friday 17 March 18:21:44 UTC 2017

Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Coachella doesn't think so.  The music festival on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Urban Outfitters and Free People for trademark infringement. Like most of their fast-fashion competitors, Urban Outfitters and Free People sell tunics, shorts, hats and other clothing both inspired by and made for the summer music festival circuit. SEE ALSO: Sorry Beyoncé … [Link]

Mashable » Cry of the week: Barry and Iris' tragic love story has us sobbing through 'The Flash'

Friday 17 March 18:09:00 UTC 2017

Welcome to our weekly series "Cry of the Week," in which we highlight whatever moment made us ugly cry on our couches the most in the past seven days. This week’s episode of The Flash was a particularly rough one for Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), who ventured into the Speed Force to try and rescue Wally West (Keiynan Lonsdale) from an … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Major Live Streaming API News Expected from Twitter

Friday 17 March 18:05:09 UTC 2017

Buzz amongst tech media suggests that Twitter will soon announce a wider push into live video through new API partnerships with select media companies. [Link]

Mashable » White House sends satirical news story by accident in daily newsletter and do you guys even read

Friday 17 March 18:04:08 UTC 2017

Wondering what to make of that proposed Trump budget that cuts arts funding, hampers climate change research and destroys Wheels on Meals funding in favor of rockets and war? Well, it'll be great news for America. The White House said so, in an email sent out Friday morning and posted on its website. It's proof? A link to a Washington Post … [Link]

Slashdot » Firefox Goes PulseAudio Only, Leaves ALSA Users With No Sound

Friday 17 March 18:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: If you're a Linux user who upgraded to Firefox 52 only to find that the browser no longer plays sound, you're not alone. Firefox 52 saw release last week and it makes PulseAudio a hard dependency — meaning ALSA only desktops are no longer supported. Ubuntu uses PulseAudio by default (as most modern Linux … [Link]

Mashable » Twitch should be worried about YouTube's latest esports deal

Friday 17 March 18:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitch is the veritable king of esports broadcasting, with nearly every tournament worth its salt streaming its competitions live on the platform. Twitch is the host platform to all sorts of tournaments: from the few dozen viewers checking out a community Rocket League tournament to the over 1 million fans tuning into the grand finals of a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major. … [Link]

Mashable » Rude NYC duck holds up commuters for jaunt on subway tracks

Friday 17 March 17:56:39 UTC 2017

The latest addition to an ever-growing list of animals who do not belong on public transit is Subway Duck, the rude little guy who held up New Yorkers this morning while trying to catch a train into Manhattan. Per Gothamist, NYPD officers rescued a lonesome duck wandering the tracks in Brooklyn's Jefferson Street subway stop on Friday morning.  Aaron L. Morrison, … [Link]

Mashable » Paul Ryan spent college just like you: Drinking beer, dreaming of taking healthcare from poor people

Friday 17 March 17:53:35 UTC 2017

Best four years of every young man's life: Hanging out with some bros, drinking beers, dreaming about a wonderful future where healthcare is less available to the poor.  Oh, sorry, that's just Paul Ryan and his forever-friend, conservative pundit Rich Lowry: House Speaker Paul Ryan to Rich Lowry on capping Medicaid funding: "We’ve been dreaming of this since you and I … [Link]

Popular Science » Plagued by predators in the sea, these fish are moving onto land

Friday 17 March 17:44:35 UTC 2017

Science Some blenny fish spend nearly their entire lives out of the water On the remote Pacific Island of Rarotonga, some fish are fleeing to land to escape aquatic predators. Read on. [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Social and Financial Among the Most Popular API Categories

Friday 17 March 17:44:20 UTC 2017

Editor's note: Be sure to check out our research on the overall growth of Web APIs since 2005. At the time of writing, this is the most recent data we have, but check the research page to see if we have a more updated article. We will be continually updating the overall growth chart with other charts getting updated on … [Link]

Mashable » The search is on at SXSW for the bands everyone will be buzzing about

Friday 17 March 17:28:02 UTC 2017

SXSW has long been the breeding ground for music’s next big thing – a sort of preview of what’s to come. It’s no secret then that festivalgoers visiting Austin are searching for new sounds, fresh tracks and a chance to catch bands before they’ve exploded.    For three days at at Drafting Room + L'estelle on Rainey Street, TBS hosted the … [Link]

Popular Science » Don’t go to Death Valley looking for a ‘Super Bloom’

Friday 17 March 17:21:59 UTC 2017

Science Check your wildflower forecasts carefully Exactly how common are super blooms, and how can you find one? Read on. [Link]

Slashdot » Miniature Lab Begins Science Experiments in Outer Space

Friday 17 March 17:20:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a Reuters report: Orbiting the earth at more than 500 kilometers (300 miles), a tiny satellite with a laboratory shrunk to the size of a tissue box is helping scientists carry out experiments that take gravity out of the equation. The technology was launched into space last month by SpacePharma, a Swiss-Israeli company, which on Thursday … [Link]

Mashable » The painstaking process behind making strategy guides, from the guy who’s spent his life doing it

Friday 17 March 17:06:42 UTC 2017

Ancient map-making required mastery over the disciplines of mathematics and astronomy, the means and courage to venture into dangerous uncharted territories, inhuman patience, artistry and attention to detail, and the ability to perch on the cutting edge of every new technological advancement your culture’s most talented minds could muster. David Hodgson’s job is arguably more difficult — and certainly more tedious. … [Link]

Mashable » The feud between Britain and Sean Spicer is getting ridiculous

Friday 17 March 17:06:41 UTC 2017

Things have gone pretty bonkers between the U.S. and the UK. It all started after the White House press secretary Sean Spicer repeated an allegation — which was originally made by Fox News media commentator Andrew Napolitano — that GCHQ, the British intelligence agency, helped former president Barack Obama "wiretap" Donald Trump during the 2016 election. SEE ALSO: Sean Spicer channels … [Link]

Mashable » Have the time of your life playing with this 'Dirty Dancing' inspired makeup palette

Friday 17 March 17:06:40 UTC 2017

If you've ever fantasized about dancing into the arms of your very own Johnny Castle, you'll flip over Sola Look's new Dirty Dancing inspired beauty palette. Image: Sola LookRiding the popularity of their Flashdance palette, the beauty company has collaborated with Lionsgate to create this new nostalgic set to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of Dirty Dancing's 1987 release.  1,000 of the … [Link]

Mashable » Cutest nosy neighbor ever is one pouncing pooch

Friday 17 March 17:06:39 UTC 2017

Where is this dog located and is science advanced enough to clone it and distribute it worldwide? This planet needs more pups this jumpy. One very nosy pooch just had to know what was going on over its fence. And so it made that happen.  While at first it looks like this bouncy dog is on a trampoline, upon closer investigation … [Link]

Mashable » We tried so hard and got so far, but in the end, Linkin Park is still a thing

Friday 17 March 17:00:17 UTC 2017

There’s only one thing you should know: Linkin Park is still a thing. Shocking, we know. When we heard the news we became so numb… so much more aware. But here we are — the band that gave your emo heart little flutters in the early 2000s released a brand new lyric video for its new single "Battle Symphony." As … [Link]

Mashable » Trump kicked One Direction out of his hotel because he's not a nice man

Friday 17 March 16:57:11 UTC 2017

Is Trump…bad? All signs point to yes after Liam Payne revealed that POTUS once kicked One Direction out of his hotel while the lads were getting their precious beauty sleep. Trump really, really doesn't like immigrants. SEE ALSO: Louis Tomlinson has no idea what a hedgehog looks like “Trump actually kicked us out of his hotel once. You wouldn’t believe it. … [Link]

Mashable » This gene-editing technology has the potential to bring back the woolly mammoth

Friday 17 March 16:56:31 UTC 2017

‘CRISPR’ is a gene-editing method developed by Dr. Jennifer Doudna at UC Berkeley that could one day cure any genetic disease. Read more…More about Woolly Mammoth, Jennifer Doudna, Ucb, Real Time Video, and Diseases [Link]

Mashable » Siri keeps sending people looking for escorts to an esports bar

Friday 17 March 16:54:38 UTC 2017

Sometimes, Siri gets it right. Just kidding. Siri, you're a piece of trash. An owner of an esports bar in Toronto says that his establishment has been getting some pretty odd calls recently, and he's pointing the blame at Siri. SEE ALSO: RIP Siri? You can use Alexa in Amazon's app now, and it's really smart Alvin Acyapan, co-owner of the … [Link]

New Scientist – News » E-tattoos turn knuckles and freckles into smartphone controls

Friday 17 March 16:53:00 UTC 2017

Tattoos that turn skin into a touchscreen could display notifications on your body and let you answer a call or pump up the volume with a tap of your fingers [Link]

New Scientist – News » South American group has the healthiest arteries ever seen

Friday 17 March 16:52:00 UTC 2017

Some elderly adults of Tsimane people in Bolivia have arteries so free from disease that they resemble those people in the US who are more than 20 years younger [Link]

Mashable » Happy birthday to this dog who had the best possible reaction to her treat

Friday 17 March 16:42:12 UTC 2017

The internet is full of dog birthday photos, but this one takes the cake. Here is Lucy. Lucy just celebrated her birthday. And that's not all: she also got a cake. There's more: it's a cake for dogs! And it features an impeccably written birthday message. SEE ALSO: This smart collar will make pet care a walk in the park "I … [Link]

Slashdot » Google's Allo App Can Reveal To Your Friends What You've Searched

Friday 17 March 16:40:00 UTC 2017

Google's new messaging app Allo can reveal your search history and other personal information when you include the Google Assistant bot in chats, according to a report. From the article: My friend directed Assistant to identify itself. Instead of offering a name or a pithy retort, it responded with a link from Harry Potter fan website Pottermore. The link led … [Link]

Mashable » Google's tool to edit your iPhone's awkward Live Photos just got better

Friday 17 March 16:36:54 UTC 2017

Google Motion Stills is a must-have app for iPhone fans with troves of Live Photos — and it just got even better. The image editor already makes Live Photos less jarring by stabilizing shaky background movement and focusing on the motion at the center of an image's frame. It also converts the pics to more socially shareable formats, converting them to … [Link]

Mashable » In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here is the Irish prime minister trolling Trump

Friday 17 March 16:36:20 UTC 2017

The U.S. Capitol's St. Patrick's Day rituals did not bring President Donald Trump any luck this year. On St. Patrick's Day eve, Trump was put in an awkward position when Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny stood beside him and subtly called out his immigration policy in front of everyone. SEE ALSO: Hawaii joins the list of beautiful things Trump supporters are … [Link]

Mashable » Messenger Day is making me unload randos on Facebook (and maybe that's a good thing)

Friday 17 March 16:33:45 UTC 2017

I don't want to be that person — really, I don't. But Facebook's just-launched Snapchat clone has turned me into a ruthless and deeply unforgiving friend deleter. Since rolling out "Messenger Day" a week ago, the update has wreaked havoc on my formerly uncluttered Messenger feed. Much like Snapchat and Instagram Stories, "Day" allows you to share photos and videos that … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Gentle breeze may help Venus’s atmosphere spin like crazy

Friday 17 March 16:30:00 UTC 2017

The atmosphere of Venus rotates much faster than the planet itself. A newly detected wind could be spreading the energy needed to power it [Link]

Mashable » This smart gym bag can clean your exercise gear

Friday 17 March 16:25:33 UTC 2017

Paqsule is a smart bag that cleans its contents through a UV-C light and O3 activated oxygen system. Read more…More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Real Time Video, and Technology [Link]

Mashable » Sonic is really trying to get your attention back in 2017

Friday 17 March 16:20:14 UTC 2017

Sonic the Hedgehog appears to be running headlong into the apocalypse in the first gameplay footage of the upcoming Sonic game, Sonic Forces. As the speedy blue hedgehog dashes through the gritty environment above, a few analogies come to mind. Is Sonic running through a representation of the United States in its current era? Is Sonic running through the burning … [Link]

Mashable » U.S. carriers want you to buy the LG G6 so badly, they're giving out free TVs

Friday 17 March 16:16:23 UTC 2017

There’s a lot to like about the LG G6. After trying out the whole modular phone thing with the G5 last year, LG's returned this year with a more practical premium phone that fits a 5.7-inch display into a phone body normally designed for a 5.2-inch screen.  In many ways, the LG G6 is a look at what's to come for … [Link]

Mashable » Robots taking our jobs? Tax them, says Bill Gates

Friday 17 March 16:12:50 UTC 2017

In a drab meeting room of San Francisco's city hall this week, the city's leaders briefly confronted a brave, new world. Robots will upend the very nature of work and further concentrate wealth among their owners, said Supervisor Jane Kim, who's seen as a progressive in a city without a single elected Republican.  It's time to consider taxing them. "We must … [Link]

New Scientist – News » CO2 emissions from energy remain flat for third year running

Friday 17 March 16:09:16 UTC 2017

Carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector have not increased for three years in a row even as the global economy grew [Link]

New Scientist – News » Stop killing lions for their bones to make bogus aphrodisiacs

Friday 17 March 16:09:15 UTC 2017

The export of lion skeletons to China for use in 'aphrodisiac' wines threatens the survival of the king of the beasts, says Richard Schiffman [Link]

Mashable » The internet finds a brilliant way to troll Sean Spicer and his green tie

Friday 17 March 16:01:51 UTC 2017

Poor Sean Spicer just cannot catch a break with his fashion choices these days. First, it was his upside-down House of Cards flag pin, then it was his foot brace with a funky striped sock and now he's at it again with this stained green tie in honor of St. Patrick's Day. The fact that Sean Spicer gave a press briefing … [Link]

Slashdot » Elderly 'Hit by Line Rental Charges'

Friday 17 March 16:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a BBC report: Recent increases in line rental charges have hit elderly people the hardest, according to an Ofcom report. Between December 2009 and December 2016, line rental prices had increased by as much as 49% for some customers, the regulator said. And of the people with standalone landlines in their homes, 71% were aged 65 … [Link]

Mashable » Denim-garbed Canadian snowmobile daredevil is your new role model

Friday 17 March 15:52:47 UTC 2017

Welcome to the gratifying world of reckless snowmobile aerobatics. A world very few of us knew existed, and even more few of us actually take part in. But something that all of us can enjoy. Denim-swathed YouTuber Larry Enticer of Canada spends a lot of his time doing insane jumps on his 1979 340 Yamaha Enticer snowmobile and he has … [Link]

Mashable » Can this dating app end ghosting for good?

Friday 17 March 15:49:07 UTC 2017

Ghosting is scourge in the world of dating apps, but will it ever die? One app is giving it their best shot. You’ve probably heard of the high-end, exclusive dating app The League. Today they’re launching a new feature for their paid members that they believe is going stop ghosting and cut out the stress of waiting for a reply that … [Link]

Popular Science » How much water does your food drink?

Friday 17 March 15:47:00 UTC 2017

Science You're not the only one who gets thirsty When you eat, you use up every drop of water your food required to grow. Depending on your choices, a meal might consume a few liters of water, or a few hundred. [Link]

Mashable » Elderly man helps couple take a romantic photo and fails brilliantly

Friday 17 March 15:37:40 UTC 2017

This man is either a brilliant troll or helplessly hilarious. According to Redditor Tyguy462, a sweet old man approached him and his wife on the beach and offered to take their photo.  SEE ALSO: You can now take selfies… with your feet? The old man instead took a low selfie, capturing the image of the happy couple in the reflection of … [Link]

Mashable » Netflix is totally changing up how you rate content

Friday 17 March 15:36:23 UTC 2017

Netflix is ditching its five-star ratings system for good in favour of a thumbs up/thumbs down one.  SEE ALSO: Netflix's 'Mystery Science Theater' gets release date, perfect cast photo The streaming service's VP of Product Todd Yellin said that thumbs up and down got 200 percent more ratings than the star-rating feature when tested on "hundred of thousands of members" in … [Link]

Slashdot » Ebook Pirates Are Relatively Old and Wealthy, Study Finds

Friday 17 March 15:20:00 UTC 2017

A new study has found that people who illegally download ebooks are older and wealthier than most people's perception of the average pirate. From a report on TorrentFreak: Commissioned by anti-piracy company Digimarc, the study suggests that people aged between 30 and 44 years old with a household income of between $60k and $99k are most likely to grab a … [Link]

Mashable » St. Patrick's Day Google Doodle is the luckiest thing you'll see all day

Friday 17 March 15:15:56 UTC 2017

It wouldn't be St Patrick's Day without a cheery green tweak to Google's homepage. SEE ALSO: Paul Ryan is getting dragged by Ireland for his dismal pint of Guinness On Thursday morning, to mark the start of Ireland's annual celebration, Google's homepage was updated with their latest Doodle. To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, today’s #googledoodle takes us to the mystical Skellig … [Link]

Mashable » Airbus’ new flying car concept looks like it's straight out of ‘The Jetsons'

Friday 17 March 15:01:17 UTC 2017

‘Airbus’ and 'Italdesign' have revealed a passenger capsule that can either attach to wheels and drive like a car, or be lifted up by a drone helicopter. All of this is based on traffic conditions, cost and time. Read more…More about The Jetsons, Concept Cars, Flying Car Concept, Italdesign, and Real Time Video [Link]

Mashable » Reminder: Lena Dunham doesn’t give ‘the tiniest of shits’ what you think about her body

Friday 17 March 14:51:52 UTC 2017

Lena Dunham has long been the recipient of repeated, unwarranted weight commentary, and this week's proved no different. Photos of the Dunham at a recent press event inspired substance-free, appearance-focused headlines everywhere from The Sun to CNN. In response to the uptick in coverage, Dunham penned a quick reminder that she still doesn't give "the tiniest of shits" about how anyone … [Link]

Mashable » Good luck guessing who John Legend thinks is Chrissy Teigen's 'hall pass'

Friday 17 March 14:42:45 UTC 2017

It’s impossible to imagine a life without John Legend and Chrissy Teigen together, but if the day were to ever come, now we might know who might be the lucky guy she ends up with.  While hosting a chat with the editor of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit MJ Day and model Samantha Hoopes, Teigen asked who their hall pass would be—aka who … [Link]

Mashable » MashTalk: Is SXSW finally growing up?

Friday 17 March 14:41:51 UTC 2017

What do Cookie Monster, Bert, Grover and Cory Booker have in common? They were all on Mashable's Twitter Live show at SXSW! On this week's MashTalk podcast, the Mashable tech team recaps the highs and lows of SXSW, dives into exploding headphones (ugh—more exploding tech to freak out about?!) and discusses why the idea of Facezam (a fake app that … [Link]

Slashdot » A US Ally Shot Down a $200 Drone With a $3 Million Patriot Missile

Friday 17 March 14:40:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report on The Verge: Earlier this week, General David Perkins, the commander of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) spoke at the Association of the US Army's Global Force symposium, where he discussed the threats that the US military would begin to face in the coming years. One notable example is how a … [Link]

Mashable » Strawberry-flavored string cheese is now something you can buy

Friday 17 March 14:03:17 UTC 2017

The 90s were amazing. Flannel shirts, Spice Girls and all the chemically-enhanced, prepackaged snacks a kid could ever want.  But that era ended. It's done and no matter how many times jelly shoes are trendy, it's not coming back.  Somebody should probably give the message to Cow Candy's fruit flavored string cheese.  SEE ALSO: Urban Outfitters is selling a ridiculous homage … [Link]

Slashdot » Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute

Friday 17 March 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Daniel VIctor, writing for The New York Times: A class-action lawsuit about overtime pay for truck drivers hinged entirely on a debate that has bitterly divided friends, families and foes: The dreaded — or totally necessary — Oxford comma, perhaps the most polarizing of punctuation marks. What ensued in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and … [Link]

Mashable » Here are the new 'Monopoly' pieces you monsters voted to replace the iconic thimble

Friday 17 March 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Was there ever a Monopoly piece that was better identified with the game than the thimble? The thimble was an icon, but back in February a bunch of internet monsters decided its time had come, apparently. Agree to disagree. Instead, Hasbro announced today, the game will offer up eight new tokens: the Scottie dog, top hat, car, battleship, cat, T-rex, rubber … [Link]

Mashable » Jimmy Fallon's interview with J.J. Abrams goes horribly, horribly wrong

Friday 17 March 13:55:49 UTC 2017

Late night pros usually don't leave much room for mistakes. But when the stars of the new play The Play That Goes Wrong hijack producer J.J. Abrams' The Tonight Show interview, things go just a bit off the rails. Watch as the players fall over each other, ruin the set and try to recover just in time for the interview … [Link]

Popular Science » Building good mobile navigation is super hard. So why is Uber trying it?

Friday 17 March 13:17:00 UTC 2017

Technology Redesigning in-app navigation in hopes drivers might actually use it. Uber is revving up the mapping features it offers within its own app. [Link]

Mashable » Donald Trump tweets about St. Patrick's Day, everyone makes the same joke

Friday 17 March 13:15:42 UTC 2017

Despite their best efforts, Republicans' attempts to embrace St. Patrick's Day haven't exactly gone down a storm. First there was Donald Trump's green MAGA baseball cap, then there was his failed attempt to share an Irish proverb, and Thursday there was the not-exactly-positive response to Paul Ryan's pint of Guinness. SEE ALSO: Paul Ryan is getting dragged by Ireland for his … [Link]

Mashable » Jimmy Kimmel lists all the life lessons Trump will miss out on if he cuts funding for 'Sesame Street'

Friday 17 March 13:13:18 UTC 2017

"Before he gets rid of Sesame Street, I think we should make the president watch it a couple of times," host Jimmy Kimmel suggested on Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live! President Trump's proposed budget has planned cutting the funding to many programs including PBS, Meals on Wheels, and The National Endowment for the ArtsJimmy Kimmel gave us a rare inside look … [Link]

Mashable » Seth Meyers rips Donald Trump for proposed Meals on Wheels budget cuts

Friday 17 March 13:08:01 UTC 2017

On Thursday's Late Night, host Seth Meyers laid into President Donald Trump's proposal to cut funding for the Community Development Block Grant program, which has provided assistance to Meals on WheelsPer CNN, federal grants go toward about 3 percent of the meal program's national office budget.  "Meals on Wheels?" asked an incredulous Meyers. "How dead inside do you have to … [Link]

Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: What Is Your Horrible IT Boss Story?

Friday 17 March 13:00:00 UTC 2017

snydeq writes: Good-bye, programming peers; hello, power to abuse at your whim, writes Bob Lewis in a send-up of an all-too-familiar situation: The engineering colleague who transforms into a greasy political manipulator upon promotion into management. "It's legendary: A CIO promotes his best developer into a management role, losing an excellent programmer and gaining a bad manager. The art of … [Link]

Mashable » A UK politician just became editor of a newspaper and Twitter is flipping out

Friday 17 March 12:34:15 UTC 2017

You might think being a Member of Parliament in the UK would be a full-time job, but apparently you'd be wrong about that. SEE ALSO: British newspapers want Facebook and Google investigated over fake news On Friday morning, it was confirmed that former Chancellor of the Exchequer — and current MP for Tatton — George Osborne will be the new Editor … [Link]

Mashable » Man's commentary of a NY train giving zero f*cks about people is comedy gold

Friday 17 March 12:06:38 UTC 2017

Ozzy Man Reviews is a Youtube channel known for hilarious, foul-mouthed commentary on anything watch worthy. SEE ALSO: 'BBC dad' parody imagines how a mom would handle the situation In the video above, Ozzy Man dropped some of his classic commentary over a viral video of a New York train speeding through snow into the station. The train plowed through … [Link]

Mashable » India's largest mobile wallet goes global, launches app in Canada

Friday 17 March 11:54:55 UTC 2017

India’s largest mobile wallet, Paytm, has launched in Canada. Users can now pay their cell phone, cable, internet, water and electricity bills as well as their insurance and property taxes via the Paytm Canada app. SEE ALSO: India's Paytm hits 200 million mobile wallet users This is the Alibaba-backed company's first foray into the international market.  However, in 2014, it had … [Link]

Popular Science » See our solar system like you've never seen it before

Friday 17 March 11:30:00 UTC 2017

Entertainment Book Excerpt: Otherworlds These composite photos show off our solar system in all its glory. See for yourself:… [Link]

New Scientist – News » Cosmological ruler could help us get the measure of dark energy

Friday 17 March 11:15:18 UTC 2017

Measuring how the distance between galaxies changes is key to working out how dark energy drives the universe’s accelerating expansion – now a new ruler may help [Link]

Mashable » Henry Cavill announces role in 'Mission: Impossible 6' in the cheekiest possible way

Friday 17 March 11:10:01 UTC 2017

There are many ways to announce once's role in a movie project, but certainly Henry Cavill — a.k.a. Superman himself — and Mission: Impossible 6 director Christopher McQuarrie found the most original one.  SEE ALSO: Behind the scenes of the new badass, blockbuster 'Wonder Woman' The British actor replied to an Instagram post by McQuarrie asking him if he was interested … [Link]

Popular Science » Five ways to upgrade your old water bottle

Friday 17 March 11:10:00 UTC 2017

Gadgets It's time to let go of the free one you got in college. There's more than one way to carry water. Read on for our recommendations, from the water issue. [Link]

Mashable » Paul Ryan is getting dragged by Ireland for his dismal pint of Guinness

Friday 17 March 11:00:53 UTC 2017

If you're a politician making a light-hearted St Patrick's Day reference, it's important to get it right. Very important. SEE ALSO: Trump tried to share a proverb for St. Patrick's Day and it didn't go very well If you don't — as Paul Ryan very much didn't when he held up a woeful pint of Guinness at the recent Washington D.C. … [Link]

Mashable » Zoo animals show their true selves in these gorgeous portraits

Friday 17 March 11:00:00 UTC 2017

When Joel Sartore started photographing animals at his local zoo nearly 10 years ago, it was out of necessity. The long-time National Geographic photographer was grounded while helping his wife after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. Suddenly he wasn’t traveling to far-flung corners of the Earth for shoots. Rather, he was at home with his family with time to … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » #Ebook Deal/Day: TypeScript: Modern JavaScript Development – $34.99 (Save 50%) Use code DEAL

Friday 17 March 10:56:43 UTC 2017

Get "TypeScript: Modern JavaScript Development" today using code DEAL and save 50%!This sale ends at 2:00 AM 2017-03-20 (PDT, GMT-8:00). [Link]

New Scientist – News » UK government pulls ads from YouTube in extremist content row

Friday 17 March 10:52:00 UTC 2017

Google has been summoned for discussions at the Cabinet Office to explain why government ads appear alongside extremist material, as brands also pull ads [Link]

Mashable » Trevor Noah explains how aliens have invaded Earth and it has to do with Trump's hair

Friday 17 March 10:51:28 UTC 2017

America has Trump. The UK has Boris Johnson. And according to Trevor Noah, the Netherlands has Geert Wilders. SEE ALSO: Sean Spicer is Trump's dad in a 'Daily Show' parody of that BBC video In the video above, Noah breaks down the latest Dutch national election. While Prime Minister Mark Rutte won re-election, the focus of the election was on … [Link]

Mashable » Indulge your fear of heights with China's latest glass bridge

Friday 17 March 10:26:29 UTC 2017

China clearly can't get enough of vertigo-inducing glass bridges. So it's built yet another, this one on Mount Langya in Hebei, northern China.  SEE ALSO: Volunteers swing sledgehammers at glass bridge in China to prove it's safe The glass bridge leads to a circular observation platform, and was opened to the public in February. Behold, its wondrous glory: The observation … [Link]

Mashable » This Korean man's instructional video on 'Game of Thrones' accents is glorious

Friday 17 March 10:07:36 UTC 2017

Remember KoreanBilly, the vlogger who became famous for his videos on British dialects and U.S. vs UK accents? Well, splendid news: he's back. And this time he's talking about Game of Thrones. SEE ALSO: 'Goodnight Westeros' is your twisted 'Game of Thrones' storybook In the above collaboration between KoreanBilly and Mashable, Billy explains why the characters from the North of … [Link]

Mashable » Starbucks finally rolls out mobile app in its fastest-growing market

Friday 17 March 10:05:29 UTC 2017

Starbucks has finally rolled out its mobile app in India.  Now customers can pay for in-store purchases and earn "Stars" through their My Starbucks Rewards account (the loyalty program), redeem offers, and use the "Store Locator" feature.  SEE ALSO: Starbucks' mobile orders are too popular for their own good With this, the Seattle-headquartered company becomes the first major retailer to enable … [Link]

Slashdot » Physicist Declassifies Rescued Nuclear Test Films

Friday 17 March 10:00:00 UTC 2017

Eloking quotes a report from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: The U.S. conducted 210 atmospheric nuclear tests between 1945 and 1962, with multiple cameras capturing each event at around 2,400 frames per second. But in the decades since, around 10,000 of these films sat idle, scattered across the country in high-security vaults. Not only were they gathering dust, the film material … [Link]

Mashable » Online crowdsourcing for psychology ain't without pitfalls

Friday 17 March 9:51:11 UTC 2017

You may not know this, but a great deal of our data about the human mind is based on a relatively small but intensively studied population: First-year undergraduate university students. There has long been concern about the over-reliance on students as a source of data, particularly around lack of demographic diversity and limited sample sizes. Both concerns have been implicated in … [Link]

Mashable » Kid Rock shoots down Chinese products with a shotgun in the name of America

Friday 17 March 9:49:09 UTC 2017

Kid Rock hates products that are made in China — and he wants you to know it in perhaps the most American way possible.  The music star and possible future senator has released a video in which he is seen shooting down a foreign-made grills with a shotgun. SEE ALSO: America First, India Second? This video makes a strong case for … [Link]

Mashable » Uber-like surge pricing is coming to regular taxis too

Friday 17 March 9:21:26 UTC 2017

Uber-style surge pricing may soon become standard for taxi rides across the board. Singapore's transport regulators have decided to allow traditional taxis to charge a fare that fluctuates depending on demand, similar to what Uber and other ride-hailing apps offer. SEE ALSO: China's capital is replacing tens of thousands of taxis with electric cars to fight pollution This is different from … [Link]

Mashable » 'BBC dad' parody imagines how a mom would handle the situation

Friday 17 March 8:57:42 UTC 2017

One week later and the "BBC Dad" fever doesn't seem to go away. After endless followups, parodies, hot takes, and interviews, New Zealand's Jono and Ben comedy show just produced the ultimate spoof, imagining how a mum would handle the situation.   SEE ALSO: Of course there's a BBC dad parody featuring Darth Vader, and it's hilarious The televised segment … [Link]

Mashable » K-pop girl group celebrates their plastic surgery with before-and-after music videos

Friday 17 March 8:19:48 UTC 2017

Here’s one dramatic way to reveal your plastic surgery results. One K-pop girl group decided to show the "before" and "after" results of their surgery through two music videos. SEE ALSO: Kylie Jenner confirms that lip injections are a thing she's doing at age 17 In the aptly named first video titled "Becoming Prettier (Before)," all four members of Korean group … [Link]

Slashdot » Astronomers Find Star Orbiting a Black Hole At 1 Percent the Speed of Light

Friday 17 March 7:00:00 UTC 2017

schwit1 writes: Astronomers have spotted a star whizzing around a vast black hole at about 2.5 times the distance between Earth and the Moon, and it takes only half an hour to complete one orbit. To put that into perspective, it takes roughly 28 days for our Moon to do a single lap around our relatively tiny planet at speeds … [Link]

Mashable » These delicious cakes are actually disgusting vegetables in disguise

Friday 17 March 5:50:21 UTC 2017

You don't win friends with salad. But maybe salad disguised as cake will buy you some time before social ostracisation kicks in. Behold: The salad cake. It's basically a bunch of vegetables that are smashed together to look like a delicious, sugary dessert — but is actually very good for you. How disappointing.  SEE ALSO: If you like piñatas and cakes, … [Link]

Mashable » Oh look, it's a giant snake throwing up a whole deer because nature is gross

Friday 17 March 5:39:21 UTC 2017

We don't know why you'd want to watch this, but hey, here you are. The above video shows a four-metre African rock python, which had recently swallowed a buck. It's bitten off more than it can chew, it seems, and so decides to regurgitate the entire deer — still intact. You're welcome. The video was captured by transporter Jaco Kotze … [Link]

The Joy of Tech » JoT #2396: The Ransomware Stand!

Friday 17 March 5:35:39 UTC 2017

Trust your local entrepeneurs! The Joy of Tech is helped made possible with the support of the fine geeks at Woozy Moo – a toy store where geeks, collectors, and aspiring superheroes can have fun without discrimination! Check out their offerings, I think you'll find something you like! [Link]

Mashable » People are angry after this airport sniffer dog was shot when it got loose

Friday 17 March 3:51:23 UTC 2017

People are upset after police shot a dog on the run at Auckland Airport in New Zealand. The dog, named Grizz, had been on the loose for three hours after it was spooked and ran away from its AVSEC (Aviation Security Service) handler on Friday morning. SEE ALSO: Meet the dog who's basically a saint There was plenty of anger on … [Link]

Slashdot » Unproven Stem Cell Treatments Blind 3 Women

Friday 17 March 3:30:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Scientists have long hoped that stem cells might have the power to treat diseases. But it's always been clear that they could be dangerous too, especially if they're not used carefully. Now a pair of papers published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine is underscoring both the promise and the … [Link]

Mashable » Writing grocery lists is for suckers now that robotic whiteboards are a thing

Friday 17 March 3:12:23 UTC 2017

Instead of looking at your messages, to-do lists and emails on your phone screen, have a robot draw them.  Joto, a connected whiteboard with a mechanical arm and a pencil, can you help you out with that.  It can also draw doodles, famous pieces of art, sketches and graphs — or your shopping list, since let's be real, that's what whiteboards … [Link]

Slashdot » US Federal Budget Proposal Cuts Science Funding

Friday 17 March 2:05:00 UTC 2017

hey! writes: The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has released a budget "blueprint" which outlines substantial cuts in both basic research and applied technology funding. The proposal includes a whopping 18% reduction in National Institutes of Health medical research. NIH does get a new $500 million fund to track emerging infectious agents like Zika in the U.S., but loses … [Link]

Mashable » Uber's self-driving cars have trouble going a mile without human intervention, leaks show

Friday 17 March 1:58:08 UTC 2017

Uber wants to take us to a future where self-driving cars are ubiquitous and human drivers are irrelevant. However, if newly leaked documents are correct, the company's autonomous vehicles struggle to take anyone even a single mile without human intervention.  That's right, the safety drivers overseeing the autonomous cars allegedly had to seize control of the vehicles on average once every … [Link]

Mashable » Hire care enjoys the wet sand between its tires after being swept up by tide

Friday 17 March 1:50:15 UTC 2017

We’ve all been there. It sucks to forget where you parked. You should probably remember when you've parked a hire car on the beach though, and also take note of the tides — unless you want the vehicle to go swimming. SEE ALSO: Dolphin wipes out a surfer and the surfer is so freaking happy about it Nick van Vliet from … [Link]

Slashdot » Google Releases Open Source 'Guetzli' JPEG Encoder

Friday 17 March 1:45:00 UTC 2017

BrianFagioli writes: Today, Google released yet another open source project. Called "Guetzli," it is a JPEG encoder that aims to produce even smaller image file sizes. In fact, the search giant claims a whopping 35 percent improvement over existing JPEG compression. If you are wondering why smaller file sizes are important, it is quite simple — the web. If websites … [Link]

Slashdot » Sony Patent Could Let You Wirelessly Charge Your Phone From Another Device

Friday 17 March 1:25:00 UTC 2017

One of the biggest downsides to wireless charging is the wire necessary to actually charge your device. You generally need to place your wireless charging-enabled device on a compatible charger, which needs to be plugged into a wall. Well, Sony hopes to make the process of wireless charging a bit easier as it has applied for a patent that will … [Link]

Mashable » Northwestern's first-ever March Madness win is a Julia Louis-Dreyfus miracle

Friday 17 March 1:06:54 UTC 2017

The Northwestern Wildcats have still never lost an NCAA Tournament game. Better yet, they can even say they've won one now.  Making its first-ever March Madness appearance, the Chicago school better known for academics downed Vanderbilt 68-66 to advance in college basketball's biggest tournament Thursday night. Never mind for now that the win came thanks largely to a jaw-dropping last-second fail … [Link]

Mashable » The theory about Justin Bieber transforming into a lizard gets next level weird

Friday 17 March 1:06:52 UTC 2017

Forget everything you thought you knew about fake news. Or snake news. It's all about lizards. Lizards called Justin Bieber. Look, we know the internet is a place where theories about world leaders and celebrities being reptiles in disguise abound, but when said theories make it to mainstream news, it's time to worry.   According to some ~very~ reputable sources we've … [Link]

Mashable » Tech leaders tell Congress exactly how they feel about Planned Parenthood

Friday 17 March 0:58:25 UTC 2017

Republicans are dreaming of the moment they can deny Planned Parenthood federal funding to offer routine health care services to low-income women, but a new group of high-profile critics is hoping that day never comes.  On Thursday, 74 tech leaders and executives signed and published an open letter to Congressional leaders declaring their support for Planned Parenthood. The signatories include the … [Link]

Mashable » The planet Donald Trump doesn't want you to see

Friday 17 March 0:56:35 UTC 2017

NASA has a little program with a big view of Earth, but President Donald Trump wants to shut it down.  If a new budget outline released by the Trump administration Thursday goes through, it will cancel funding for the instruments on the DSCOVR spacecraft that face our planet from 1 million miles away.   It's a relatively small budget cut — … [Link]

Mashable » Spider-Man spinoff 'Venom' coming in 2018, for real this time?

Friday 17 March 0:55:24 UTC 2017

Sony’s still high on Venom, the Spider-Man spinoff that's been in the works for the past decade. They're so confident about it, in fact, that they've gone ahead and set a release date: Mashable has confirmed that Sony plans to open Venom on October 5, 2018. The studio announced the Venom release Thursday, just hours after Warner Bros.' Aquaman vacated that … [Link]

Slashdot » Class-Action Lawsuit Targets LG Over Legendary G4, V10 Bootloop Issues

Friday 17 March 0:45:00 UTC 2017

For those affected by LG's infamous bootloop issue with the G4 and V10, you might find some joy in this: several (upset) owners of these devices have lodged a proposed class-action lawsuit in a California federal court. They claim that a repeating bootloop issue "renders the phones inoperable and unfit for any use." In other words: bricked. Ars Technica reports: … [Link]

Mashable » 'Twin Peaks' superfans got a big surprise from Agent Cooper at SXSW

Friday 17 March 0:36:32 UTC 2017

Travis Blue knew he wanted to be a filmmaker after watching Twin Peaks — not only did he love the '90s cult show, he lived it. As such, this would not be his first sighting of FBI Special Agent Dale Bartholomew Cooper. The 38-year-old grew up near Snoqualmi Valley in Washington, and sometimes camped out to watch the cast and crew … [Link]

Mashable » TV crew capture wild footage of an erupting volcano while running for cover

Friday 17 March 0:13:05 UTC 2017

Close call, team. A BBC television crew, and some tourists, are fortunate to only walk away with minor injuries after a volcano eruption on Mount Etna in Italy on Thursday.  Frightening footage released by the volcano-monitoring crew shows just how dramatic the encounter was.  SEE ALSO: A volcano just erupted in Europe and the footage is amazing They were reportedly near … [Link]

Slashdot » Math Teacher Solves Adobe Semaphore Puzzle

Friday 17 March 0:05:00 UTC 2017

linuxwrangler writes: For over 4 years, lights atop Adobe's office building in San Jose have flashed out a secret message. This week, the puzzle was solved by Tennessee math teacher Jimmy Waters. As part of the winnings, Adobe is donating software and 3D printers to Waters' school in his name. "The semaphore had been transmitting the audio broadcast of Neil … [Link]

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