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.

Mashable » You soon won't need a card to withdraw cash at this shady bank's ATMs

Friday 24 March 23:51:25 UTC 2017

Plastic is soooo yesterday.  Wells Fargo, being the hippest bank to allegedly open more than 2 million fraudulent accounts in its customers' names, knows this.  And so, as of March 27, the San Francisco-based company is giving its account holders a way to access their money at 13,000 Wells Fargo ATMs across the U.S. without the use of a physical ATM … [Link]

Mashable » Hugh Grant dances to Drake in 'Love Actually' reunion

Friday 24 March 23:24:47 UTC 2017

Love it or loathe it, Love Actually is the film that refuses to die.  For whatever reason it's burrowed into our collective consciousness on both sides of the Atlantic, and when news of a 10-minute sequel was announced recently the internet quietly melted down with anticipation. SEE ALSO: Surprise! 'Love Actually' will get a sequel this spring On Friday, after hours … [Link]

Mashable » Bill Murray joyously celebrating his son's March Madness upset will make you happy

Friday 24 March 23:21:11 UTC 2017

What does Bill Murray do when his son's college basketball team scores a massive March Madness upset?  He ruffles a friend's hair with infectious joy, apparently. Meanwhile, the privilege of seeing Bill Murray in the stands is turning the rest of us into Xavier Musketeers fans as well.  SEE ALSO: That time Charles Barkley got a contact high from Nirvana Xavier … [Link]

Slashdot » South Korea Finds Qualcomm Prevented Samsung From Selling Its Exynos Processors

Friday 24 March 23:20:00 UTC 2017

According to the South Korea Trade Commission (SKTC), Qualcomm prevented Samsung from selling its Exynos processors to various third-party phone manufacturers. "The Commission's report claims that Qualcomm abused its standard-essential patents — which define technical standards like Wi-Fi and 4G — to prevent Samsung from selling its modems, integrated processors, and other chips to smartphone makers like LG, Huawei, Xiaomi, … [Link]

Mashable » Don't fall for this Siri 'challenge' from your terrible Twitter friends

Friday 24 March 22:50:19 UTC 2017

Please, everyone: don't ever, EVER just blindly follow directions from randos you follow on Twitter. Certain groups on the social network (read: teens) have tweeted this month to encourage followers with iPhones to give Siri a simple numerical command, "108," and wait to see what happens next.  It's presented as yet another mindless Siri trick, but it's much more serious than … [Link]

Slashdot » FedEx Will Pay You $5 To Install Flash

Friday 24 March 22:40:00 UTC 2017

FedEx's Office Print department is offering customers $5 to enable Adobe Flash in their browsers. Why would they do such a thing you may ask? It's because they want customers to design posters, signs, manuals, banners and promotional agents using their "web-based config-o-tronic widgets," which requires Adobe Flash. The Register reports: But the web-based config-o-tronic widgets that let you whip … [Link]

Mashable » This ambitious U-shaped skyscraper could soon loop over NYC

Friday 24 March 22:31:34 UTC 2017

This spectacular U-shaped concept skyscraper from Oiio studio could be built in New York City. Read more…More about Standalone Featured, Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Real Time Video [Link]

Mashable » 10 people afflicted by the failure of Trumpcare

Friday 24 March 22:23:58 UTC 2017

President Trump, in a major defeat for republican efforts, pulled the Trump-Ryan Obamacare repeal bill on Friday afternoon after learning it didn't have enough votes to pass.  The failure is a huge win for millions of Americans who would have found themselves without healthcare had the repeal taken place.  SEE ALSO: Wow, some stranger just gave us Trump's tax return and … [Link]

Mashable » This is the language that an Uber recruiter used to discuss its sexism problem

Friday 24 March 22:13:34 UTC 2017

So it appears that some Uber recruiters are aware of the sexism problems at the ride-hailing giant.  After Mashable published an interview with senior software engineer Kamilah Taylor, who publicly shared (on Twitter) her awkward interaction with Uber, another potential recruit sent his experience. SEE ALSO: Uber's Travis Kalanick: Yep, I'm a jerk, basically Genady Okrain is the founder of an … [Link]

Popular Science » Relaxing bath bombs for 70 percent off? I'd buy them.

Friday 24 March 22:10:00 UTC 2017

Gadgets Soak up some you time. It's time for fizzy balls. Relaxing bath bombs for 70 percent off? I'd buy it. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » Paul Ryan listening to Papa Roach in the NYT is fake news

Friday 24 March 22:05:19 UTC 2017

It was an irresistible scene: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, fresh off the crushing defeat of his plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, listening to "Last Resort" by Papa Roach as he drove away in a black SUV.  ooof the kicker on this New York Times story..pic.twitter.com/YO6Wq3k5vK — Justin Halpern (@justin_halpern) March 24, 2017 Sample lyrics:  Cut my life into … [Link]

Mashable » John Legend just had a very dramatic airport experience

Friday 24 March 22:03:15 UTC 2017

It turns out, even John Legend isn't immune to an occasional sticky fingers situation.  Reports that the crooner was alleged robbed of up to $30,000 worth of clothing and accessories were published by New York Daily News, and later picked up by TMZ on Friday afternoon. Legend was quick to jump on Twitter to clear up the story and explain what … [Link]

Mashable » Esports bars bring fans together to socialize and game

Friday 24 March 22:01:51 UTC 2017

When you first think of gamers, 'social' might not be the word that comes to mind. But 'Meltdown' esports bar is just that: a social gathering place built specifically for gamers. Esports fans can watch matches together, play games head-to-head or just sit back and enjoy a cold one with friends.  Read more…More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real … [Link]

Slashdot » Judge: eBay Can't Be Sued Over Seller Accused of Patent Infringement

Friday 24 March 22:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: It's game over for an Alabama man who claims his patent on "Carpenter Bee Traps" is being infringed by competing products on eBay. Robert Blazer filed his lawsuit in 2015, saying that his U.S. Patent No. 8,375,624 was being infringed by a variety of products being sold on eBay. Blazer believed … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Daily API RoundUp: Mozilla, Zoho, Scrumwise, SDK.finance

Friday 24 March 21:46:15 UTC 2017

Every day, the ProgrammableWeb team is busy, updating its three primary directories for APIs, clients (language-specific libraries or SDKs for consuming or providing APIs), and source code samples. [Link]

Slashdot » How Noisy Is Your Neighborhood? Now There's A Map For That

Friday 24 March 21:41:20 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader share an NPR article: There's no denying it: Los Angeles isn't exactly gentle on the ears. That's one lesson, at least, from a comprehensive noise map created by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. On the interactive U.S. map the agency released this week, which depicts data on noise produced primarily by airports and interstate highways, few … [Link]

Slashdot » AMC Plans Ad-Free Streaming Service

Friday 24 March 21:41:19 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a Fortune report: AMC Networks, whose shows include The Walking Dead, is planning to launch a commercial-free online video streaming service aimed at millennial TV subscribers, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters this week. Unlike standalone streaming options from Time Warner's HBO and from CBS, AMC's would be exclusively available to consumers who subscribe … [Link]

Mashable » 'Star Wars Rebels' finale: Watch Thrawn throw down

Friday 24 March 21:40:50 UTC 2017

Star Wars Rebels wraps up a strong third season this weekend — and a long-anticipated showdown between Imperial and Rebel forces is here.  The season introduced the Empire's Grand Admiral Thrawn, a fan favorite character from old Star Wars novels known for his enlightened strategic cunning. Thrawn tends to win his battles with brain, not brawn. SEE ALSO: This 'Star Wars' … [Link]

Mashable » The TIE lie: 'Rogue One' director admits trailer scene was never real

Friday 24 March 21:28:08 UTC 2017

There’s been a breakthrough in the case of Jyn Erso vs. TIE fighter: the chief suspect has admitted the incident in question never took place.  You may remember the scene from multiple trailers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Jyn walks along an aerial platform on Scarif, blaster in hand, when a TIE fighter pops up at point-blank range.  It's … [Link]

Popular Science » Screens of the future could be made with transparent silver

Friday 24 March 21:26:19 UTC 2017

Technology The quest to replace indium tin oxide In the land of smartphone screens and flat-panel televisions, a material that you’ve never heard of reigns supreme. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » Behold the newest food trend is a sushi donut

Friday 24 March 21:23:47 UTC 2017

‘Pokee NYC' is selling sushi donuts and they're as delicious as they sound. They make only 12-18 daily, so snagging one could be your catch of the day. Read more…More about Sashimi, Poke, Pokee Nyc, Snack, and New York [Link]

Mashable » Pete Souza joins chorus gloating over Trumpcare failure with epic Instagram

Friday 24 March 21:15:20 UTC 2017

The schadenfreude online when Trumpcare collapsed for a second time was deafening. However, amid all the resurfaced Trump tweets and Art of the Deal jokes one troll stood out once again. Pete Souza, Obama's official White House photographer, added another Instagram post to his mammoth shade collection against Trump after the news broke Friday. SEE ALSO: Obama's official White House photographer … [Link]

Slashdot » Uber Manager Told Female Engineer That 'Sexism is Systemic in Tech'

Friday 24 March 21:10:00 UTC 2017

Sam Levin, writing for The Guardian: Uber is facing yet another discrimination scandal after a manager who was recruiting a female engineer defended the company by saying "sexism is systemic in tech." On 14 March, an engineering manager at Uber tried to recruit Kamilah Taylor, a senior software engineer at another Silicon Valley company, for a developer position at the … [Link]

Mashable » Sit back, relax and enjoy some Hillary Clinton-inspired whiskey

Friday 24 March 21:08:29 UTC 2017

Struggling to find just the right drink to celebrate all the powerful women in your life? Now you don't have to look any further than Rodham Rye, a drink named very obviously after Hillary Rodham Clinton. The whiskey is made by Republic Restoratives, a DC-based distillery founded by two women, and will be released on March 25. According to the Washingtonian, … [Link]

Mashable » Trumpcare might be gone but the internet is memeing it to death just in case

Friday 24 March 21:08:03 UTC 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan, as you may know, has frothed at the mouth over passing a bill to repeal and/or replace Obamacare for as long as much of the American public can remember.  Republicans failed to muster enough unity for a vote on that dream on Friday — the second such failure in as many days — and as you may … [Link]

Mashable » Google is killing SMS support for Hangouts

Friday 24 March 20:43:00 UTC 2017

Google is streamlining its messaging apps – or so they say. Hangouts will no longer support SMS texting, the company announced along with several other updates in a blog post on Friday. As previously reported, hangouts will be split into Meet and Chat. Google Talk, the company's outdated chat service, is finally being fully transitioned to Hangouts. The company is also … [Link]

Mashable » Melissa McCarthy reveals how her perfect Sean Spicer impression came into being

Friday 24 March 20:42:10 UTC 2017

Melissa McCarthy's impression of Sean Spicer has earned her a lot of praise since it's SNL debut in Feb.  It was an unconventional choice that ending up hitting all the right notes, in part because of how naturally it seemed to fit her.  SEE ALSO: Melissa McCarthy makes a better Sean Spicer than Sean Spicer on 'SNL' McCarthy went on Ellen … [Link]

Mashable » This weird gadget is the stupidest thing to ever happen to flirting

Friday 24 March 20:31:24 UTC 2017

We’ve got dozens of dating apps to help us meet people online. Do we really need a device to help us meet people IRL? Four design students at London's Royal College of Art believe the answer is yes. That's why they designed the Ripple, a sparkling, tentacled "accessory that encourages the experience of courtship in daily life.” Basically it's somewhat awkward … [Link]

Slashdot » T-Mobile Kicks Off Industry Robocall War With Network-Level Blocking and ID Tools

Friday 24 March 20:30:00 UTC 2017

T-Mobile is among the first U.S. telecom companies to announce plans to thwart pesky robocallers. From a report on VentureBeat: The move represents part of an industry-wide Robocall Strike Force set up by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last year to combat the 2 billion-plus automated calls U.S. consumers deal with each month. Other key members of the group include … [Link]

Mashable » Elon Musk just told some rando on Twitter when Tesla's new solar tiles are available

Friday 24 March 20:20:57 UTC 2017

Tesla’s solar roof tiles will be available for preorder starting next month—but there's no official press release available from the company sharing the exact details of the release. Instead, we have an Elon Musk tweet spree to thank for the news.  The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has been known to drop product knowledge and workshop crazy, off-the-cuff schemes like his tunneling … [Link]

Mashable » 'The Art of the Deal' gets a new chapter on Twitter after TrumpCare collapses

Friday 24 March 20:18:42 UTC 2017

Welpity welp welp welpington.  If you care to venture onto the Twittersphere over the next few hours, you're likely to be bowled over with tweets about the flaming pile of sewage that was once the healthcare bill championed by President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan.  SEE ALSO: An orange alligator exists and people are calling it 'Trumpigator' Republicans again … [Link]

Mashable » Soon you'll have more Adam Sandler movies to avoid on Netflix

Friday 24 March 20:14:20 UTC 2017

Netflix is staying in the Adam Sandler business. The company has just struck a deal for four more Adam Sandler movies, on top of the four-film contract they already have with him. In other words, we can look forward to avoiding Adam Sander on our Netflix menus for years to come. SEE ALSO: With this hire, Netflix is basically a Hollywood … [Link]

Mashable » Infowars apologizes for spreading #Pizzagate conspiracy

Friday 24 March 20:12:53 UTC 2017

Months after a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton's involvement in a child trafficking ring out of a Washington, D.C., pizzeria blew up from a very fake news story to a real-life shooting, fringe right-wing media outlet Infowars is apologizing for its role in spreading the completely false narrative. SEE ALSO: 'Pizzagate' — The deranged conspiracy theory that jumped from hashtag to … [Link]

Mashable » Tired of big companies using your data for profit? Use yours for good

Friday 24 March 20:09:52 UTC 2017

A new startup wants to help you transform the simple, everyday task of shopping online into social good. Data Does Good, a company founded by two students at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, lets you donate your Amazon.com shopping history and turn it into hard cash for good causes — at no extra cost. SEE ALSO: This Chrome extension helps … [Link]

Mashable » Women are calling men out for their ridiculous birth control opinions

Friday 24 March 20:09:19 UTC 2017

According to a recent study from polling group PerryUndem, 52% of men do not believe they have personally benefited from women having access to contraception. We can only assume these men have forgotten how sex works, perhaps because they're so busy devising new ways to decrease women's access to health care through legislation. This is not particularly surprising, but, as always, … [Link]

Mashable » Oh man this leaked Samsung Galaxy S8 video is a game-changer. A goddamn game-changer.

Friday 24 March 20:06:26 UTC 2017

Do you live and breathe Samsung? Are you a true Samsung fan, or just a casual? OK, now that we have that cleared up, let's take a look at this stunning — nay, breathtaking — nine-second video of someone typing on a Samsung Galaxy S8.  SEE ALSO: Everything we think we know about the Samsung Galaxy S8 Isn't it beautiful? … [Link]

Mashable » Google is working on a new social app for editing photos

Friday 24 March 20:04:12 UTC 2017

Google is working on a new social app that lets users edit photos in small groups, says TechCrunch.  SEE ALSO: Google pledges $11.5 million to racial justice innovators across the U.S. Apple announced a similar app earlier this week called Clips, which lets users quickly edit videos and add visual elements to them, kind of like Snapchat.  Google's new app boasts … [Link]

Mashable » I am so unreasonably jealous of this view of the southern lights

Friday 24 March 20:02:07 UTC 2017

The northern and southern lights are probably the eeriest cosmic views available to us here on Earth, and 150 people on a flight from New Zealand learned that first-hand this week. The Air New Zealand charter flight took off on March 23 to give passengers their best shot at seeing the cosmic lights thanks to the 12 hours of darkness … [Link]

Popular Science » Duet With Your Favorite Singers with this Waterproof Shower Speaker

Friday 24 March 20:00:00 UTC 2017

Sponsored Post Enjoy high-quality Bluetooth audio every morning and save 83% off MSRP Duet With Your Favorite Singers with this Waterproof Shower Speaker. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » Trump's treasury secretary is 'not worried at all' about job-killing AI

Friday 24 March 19:57:25 UTC 2017

Steve Mnuchin, for one, welcomes our new robot overlords. The treasury secretary said during an interview with Axios on Friday that he was "optimistic" rather than anxious about the effects advances in automation might have on the workforce. "I'm not worried," Mnuchin told the site. "Quite frankly, I'm optimistic — that's what increases productivity." SEE ALSO: Robots taking our jobs? Tax … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Stray supermassive black hole flung away by gravitational waves

Friday 24 March 19:56:31 UTC 2017

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a one-billion solar mass black hole fleeing its galaxy, showing supermassive black holes can probably merge [Link]

Mashable » T-Mobile's fight against robocalls just got real

Friday 24 March 19:53:25 UTC 2017

You know what feels better than hanging up on a robocall? Never getting the call in the first place.  Starting April 5, T-Mobile ONE customers will have the opportunity to enable a new feature that the company claims can prevent spam calls before they ever reach a phone. It's a one-two punch called Scam Block and Scam ID, which T-Mobile claims … [Link]

Slashdot » The Days of Google Talk Are Over

Friday 24 March 19:50:00 UTC 2017

The days of Google Talk are quickly coming to an end. An anonymous reader shares a TechCrunch report: As the company announced today, the messaging service that allowed Gmail users to talk to each other since it launched in 2005, will now be completely retired. Even while Google pushed Hangouts as its consumer messaging service (before Allo, Duo, Hangouts Chat … [Link]

Mashable » How MealPal plans to outlive the subscription service hype

Friday 24 March 19:47:15 UTC 2017

Before she co-founded ClassPass, Mary Biggins sold subscriptions for leather-bound books.  "I love the subscription space," Biggins said in an interview on Mashable's Biz Please podcast. "From really early in my career, I've been thinking about subscription unit economics and how you acquire customers. The thing that's really cool about subscriptions is there are so many different levers to think about."  … [Link]

Mashable » Stephen Hawking gave a speech via hologram. Again.

Friday 24 March 19:43:41 UTC 2017

Cosmologist Stephen Hawking spoke in Hong Kong on Friday — only he wasn't actually present for the speech.  The world-renowned physicist actually gave his speech live via hologram for the 90-minute lecture about his life and work. He was beamed in for his lecture from the UK.  SEE ALSO: Could mini black holes power Earth? Stephen Hawking thinks so "Hawking spoke … [Link]

Mashable » Uber to potential recruit: 'Sexism is systemic in tech and other industries'

Friday 24 March 19:29:22 UTC 2017

Uber is failing at step one: Admit you have a problem.  SEE ALSO: Why sexual harassment scandals like Uber's are bound to persist in tech The latest example comes via a tweet from Kamilah Taylor, a senior software engineer and coauthor of Women In Tech, who was recently approached by Uber hiring's team with a job offer.  @nrrrdcore 🙄 You should … [Link]

Mashable » The 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' poster leans into Spidey's Avengers connection

Friday 24 March 19:28:14 UTC 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming brings us our third Spider-Man in 15 years, but this webslinger's got something his predecessors didn't: a hookup to the Avengers.  The new poster makes that crystal-clear, positioning the Avengers tower smack-dab in the middle of the Manhattan skyline.  SEE ALSO: 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' trailer mixes action and awkardness Our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is there, too, chillin' like a villain … [Link]

Mashable » Sweet dad celebrates his two sons with a 'Calvin and Hobbes'-style tattoo

Friday 24 March 19:27:33 UTC 2017

If you've ever talked to your friends about getting a tattoo, the one thing they'll probably tell you is to make sure the tattoo is something meaningful. For Douglas Pratt, father of two, that something meaningful comes in the form of his sons. That's why for his first tattoo, Pratt got an image of him and his two sons sharing a … [Link]

Mashable » How your car might be protected from hackers in the future

Friday 24 March 19:27:08 UTC 2017

Two senators are trying to defend your future cars from hacks.  Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal (of Massachusetts and Connecticut, respectively) recently reintroduced the SPY Car Act, which aims to protect the control of your vehicle as well as any data a hacker might find there.  SEE ALSO: Telecom giants can finally stop caring about protecting your data The bill's authors … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Virtual lemonade sends colour and taste to a glass of water

Friday 24 March 19:23:00 UTC 2017

A tumbler that makes water look and taste like lemonade using LED lights and electrodes could allow people to share drinks on social media [Link]

Mashable » Here's a super nerdy analysis of the music in 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild'

Friday 24 March 19:21:55 UTC 2017

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild soundtrack is beautiful on the surface, but YouTuber Mark Brown digs a little deeper to see exactly what makes the sound design of the latest Zelda games such a success. In the video above, Brown explains how underneath Breath of the Wild's visceral piano plinks and violin plucks is a very nuanced … [Link]

Mashable » 'Game of Thrones' art director teases 'amazing scenes' in Season 7

Friday 24 March 19:17:35 UTC 2017

Amid its tangled web of plot twists and murder, Game of Thrones has always been a visual   spectacle the likes of which have rarely been seen on television. Christina Moore, the show's art director, promises the show's Season 7 filming in Spain will deliver. SEE ALSO: The 'Game of Thrones' cast is freaking out about the show ending, too "All I … [Link]

Mashable » iCloud wasn't hacked for ransom, but you should make sure to keep your account safe, anyway

Friday 24 March 19:16:03 UTC 2017

Earlier this week, a sketchy group of hackers announced a bold claim: they had access to hundreds of millions of Apple emails, and then, threatened to wipe user data from 200 million iCloud accounts if their ransom demands aren't met by April 7.   The group, which calls itself the Turkish Crime Family (TCF), made those threats through its Twitter handle … [Link]

Popular Science » The easiest way to kick your caffeine habit

Friday 24 March 19:07:12 UTC 2017

DIY How to deal with everything from sluggishness to constipation Here’s a how-to guide on kicking your caffeine habit and establishing a healthy relationship with the drug. Read on:… [Link]

Mashable » Victoria Beckham's Starbucks order proves she'll forever be Posh Spice

Friday 24 March 19:03:30 UTC 2017

Fashion icon Victoria Beckham ditched her Spice Girls nickname over 20 years ago, but that doesn't mean her pop star persona Posh Spice can't reappear every now and again. SEE ALSO: A woman apologizes to a drive-thru attendant with the kindest inspirational note The Spice Girls performing at the 2012 Olympic Games Closing CeremonyImage: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesIn a photo posted … [Link]

Mashable » 'Game of Thrones' wine will have to hold us over until Season 7's premiere

Friday 24 March 19:01:11 UTC 2017

We’re inching closer and closer to Game of Thrones' Season 7 premiere, but the impending winter of July 16 still seems decades away (is there more wildfire, what is happening?!). Fortunately for us, Vintage Wine Estates is throwing Thrones fans a bone by finally releasing their much-anticipated Game of Thrones special edition wines. Partnered with HBO, Wine Enthusiast's 2011 Winemaker of … [Link]

Slashdot » Some Of Hacker Group's Claims Of Having Access To 250M iCloud Accounts Aren't False

Friday 24 March 18:59:51 UTC 2017

Earlier this week, a hacker group claimed that it had access to 250 million iCloud accounts. The hackers, who called themselves part of Turkish Crime Family group, threatened to reset passwords of all the iCloud accounts and remotely wipe those iPhones. Apple could stop them, they said, if it paid them a ransom by April 7. In a statement, Apple … [Link]

Mashable » So it turns out Shaq doesn't actually believe the Earth is flat

Friday 24 March 18:55:14 UTC 2017

Thank God: Our national nightmare is over as Americans coast to coast collectively exhale.  No, Donald Trump has not resigned from the presidency. What we're talking about here is of much more importance: Shaquille O'Neal, it turns out, does not actually believe the world is flat.  SEE ALSO: The Earth is round. It's your problem if you believe it isn't. You … [Link]

Slashdot » Samsung's Calls For Industry To Embrace Its Battery Check Process as a New Standard Have Been Ignored

Friday 24 March 18:40:00 UTC 2017

Months after the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, the topic remains too hot for the rest of the wireless industry to handle. From a report on CNET: With Samsung's Galaxy S8 to launch next week, a renewed discussion of the Note 7, which had an unhealthy tendency to catch fire and which had to be recalled, is inevitable. Samsung opened that … [Link]

Mashable » MashTalk: Will the new electronics ban affect your travel plans?

Friday 24 March 18:35:51 UTC 2017

Welcome back to another week of MashTalk. On this week's podcast, the Mashable tech team breaks down the new electronics restrictions that'll affect passengers flying to the U.S. and UK from select Middle Eastern and North African countries. This week's MashTalk is hosted by Senior Tech Correspondent Raymond Wong, with commentary from Chief Correspondent Lance Ulanoff and Tech Reporter Brett … [Link]

Mashable » Facebook reaction GIFs could soon finally be a thing

Friday 24 March 18:28:28 UTC 2017

It’s about freaking time. GIFs could finally be coming to more places on Facebook.  The social network plans to start testing a new GIF button in comments, Facebook confirmed Friday, meaning proper reaction GIFs could finally be a thing. SEE ALSO: Facebook's new emoji are finally available to everyone It's not clear if the test, which will apparently resemble the GIF … [Link]

Popular Science » Coral reefs might be in more trouble than we thought

Friday 24 March 18:24:43 UTC 2017

Environment A giant die-off suggests our predictions are overly-optimistic When global warming met undesirable local weather, almost half of the corals on the Dongsha Atoll of South China Sea died, scientists report. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » That time Charles Barkley got a contact high from Nirvana

Friday 24 March 18:16:38 UTC 2017

As far as random celebrity stories go, here's a pretty great one: Charles Barkley, in the prime of his NBA stardom, getting a contact high from the band Nirvana.  Buckle up, folks, for a trip back in time to a little place called 1993.  SEE ALSO: How Derek Jeter's once-mocked startup became a sports media powerhouse Barkley recently appeared on The … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Fish that keep salmon clean and healthy risk being wiped out

Friday 24 March 18:12:39 UTC 2017

Wrasse help remove lice from salmon, enabling farmers to use fewer pesticides. But escalating demand for these fish could be disrupting important wild ecosystems [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Zapier’s New Platform CLI Allows Integrations to be Built From the Command Line

Friday 24 March 18:06:25 UTC 2017

Zapier, an Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) provider, has launched a new command-line interface (CLI) tool that allows developers to build Zapier integrations from a command line. The newly launched Zapier Platform CLI is based on Node.js allowing developers to build apps for Zapier entirely with JavaScript, and use their preferred NPM (Node Package Manager) libraries. [Link]

Slashdot » Blinking Cursor Devours CPU Cycles in Visual Studio Code Editor

Friday 24 March 18:01:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report on The Register: Microsoft describes Visual Studio Code as a source code editor that's "optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications." In fact, VSC turns out to be rather inefficient when it comes to CPU resources. Developer Jo Liss has found that the software, when in focus and idle, uses 13 … [Link]

Mashable » This creepy robot pup looks just like Zuckerberg's dog

Friday 24 March 17:46:32 UTC 2017

Soshees created this animatronic pup that reacts any time you get a social media notification. Read more…More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Real Time Video, and Gadgets [Link]

Mashable » Cheaters will be allowed back in to some 'Counter-Strike' tournaments — Pros and fans are not happy

Friday 24 March 17:36:23 UTC 2017

When Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are caught using cheats or hacks, they can kiss their professional dreams goodbye. At least that's how it used to work. Now, one of the biggest tournament organizers is only honoring Valve's ban on cheaters for two years. Tournament organizer ESL changed its tournament rulebook to state that Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) bans against players are now … [Link]

Mashable » Blood Orange releases a stunning new music video for 3 tracks

Friday 24 March 17:29:34 UTC 2017

Why release a normal music video for one track when you can release a long music video for three songs?  Devonté Hynes, the human behind Blood Orange, has done just that with a new video for three standouts from his latest album, Freetown Sounds.  SEE ALSO: 'Stranger Things' star needs your help to fund his music video dream The breathtaking visuals … [Link]

Mashable » What 'Power Rangers' gets right that other superhero movies don't

Friday 24 March 17:29:16 UTC 2017

Forget flying, super-strength and morphing. In the new reboot, it turns out the Power Rangers' real superpower is friendship. Okay, that might be overstating the case a bit. But while Power Rangers may be no one's idea of an A-list property, it manages to stand out from the pack by getting right what so few other films like these do. Namely, … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Maths explains how pedestrians avoid bumping into one another

Friday 24 March 17:25:00 UTC 2017

A model that takes into account sudden U-turns and other random behaviour by individuals in a crowd could be used to help prevent stampedes   [Link]

Mashable » Concept design puts stunning U-shaped skyscraper over New York

Friday 24 March 17:23:30 UTC 2017

Are U kidding me with this skyscraper? (get it?) A mind-blowing concept for the world's longest building has been revealed in the form of an incredibly cool, U-shaped skyscraper, and excuse us because we need a minute to take this all in. 😳 "The Big Bend" – an architectural structure designed by Oiio studio – is essentially an arched skyscraper that … [Link]

Slashdot » Alcohol Is Good for Your Heart — Most of the Time

Friday 24 March 17:20:00 UTC 2017

Alcohol, in moderation, has a reputation for being healthy for the heart. Drinking about a glass of wine for women per day, and two glasses for men, is linked to a lower risk of heart attack, stroke and death from heart disease. From a report on Time: A new study of nearly two million people published in The BMJ adds … [Link]

Mashable » Kid who can't handle being grounded for a day overreacts like only a 9 year old can

Friday 24 March 17:19:43 UTC 2017

Ahh the pains of being 9 years old. All the angst of a teenager and no idea what to do with it.  Sometimes the only solution is to, like, pack your bags and run away to wherever pre-teen runaways go to? At least that's what this 9-year-old girl planned to do: think my little sister is overacting a bit all because … [Link]

Popular Science » Why you should never ever feed bread to a duck

Friday 24 March 17:16:22 UTC 2017

Animals Enough with this quackery Should you feed bread to a duck? No. Find out why. [Link]

Popular Science » Everything you need to know about the Keystone XL pipeline

Friday 24 March 17:15:25 UTC 2017

Environment Guess who’s back? Well, hello, Keystone XL, it's been a while. Need a refresher? Read on. [Link]

New Scientist – News » Enigmatic plumes from Saturn’s moon caused by cosmic collision

Friday 24 March 17:13:00 UTC 2017

Saturn’s icy moon spews water and heat into space, but only from its south pole. A new model suggests that’s because it suffered a hit-and-run long ago [Link]

Mashable » Trump had fun in an 18-wheeler but we're having more fun in this Photoshop battle

Friday 24 March 17:10:57 UTC 2017

The compromising positions Trump puts himself in may be the only light-hearted thread we can pull from his presidency. On Thursday, Trump invited the American Trucking Association to the White House to discuss the trucking industry and garner support for the Republican health care plan. Part of the event involved Trump climbing into a 18-wheeler for a photo op, and he … [Link]

Mashable » Interview: Maxine Waters thinks millennials can change politics for everyone (yes, everyone)

Friday 24 March 17:05:15 UTC 2017

Congresswoman Maxine Waters is not one to mince words. "Get ready for impeachment," she recently tweeted, to the tune of 104,000 likes. Waters' tweet came after FBI Director James Comey's testimony in front of Congress this week about the Trump campaign being investigated for their ties with Russian government officials. "[Trump] has no self-control . . . I don't think he … [Link]

Mashable » In defense of ghosting: It's nothing personal

Friday 24 March 17:02:05 UTC 2017

Ghosting is everywhere, and dating apps are desperate to put an end to this disappearing act. But ghosting doesn't need a solution — it is the solution. If you didn’t already know before plunging into the deep, dark depths that is online dating, you certainly learned quickly thereafter: dating is a numbers game. And when you’re messaging with what turns out … [Link]

Mashable » People are weirdly into that Facebook 'On This Day' feature but FB won't give them access

Friday 24 March 17:01:58 UTC 2017

A year ago today I wrote an article about Foursquare relaunching their app Swarm. I don't have these launch dates memorized nor do I keep a tab of all the stories I write. I know this because of Facebook. The site reminded me this morning within "On This Day," a feature that surfaces my own Facebook posts from that day but … [Link]

Mashable » A chat with Kurt Russell, aka Ego the Living Planet in 'Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2'

Friday 24 March 17:01:22 UTC 2017

The ruse was truly elaborate. Right there, on the back of Kurt Russell's director's chair, was the ostensible name of his character — "J-Son." And that seemed to answer the biggest question for reporters visiting the set of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 in Atlanta last spring, which was: Who would Russell be playing, exactly? SEE ALSO: So Drax the … [Link]

Mashable » 'She's not waking up:' Boy saves mom using Siri to call ambulance

Friday 24 March 17:00:51 UTC 2017

A little voice came on the phone and introduced himself as Roman.  The four-year-old boy had touched his mom's thumb to her phone and used Siri to call for an ambulance. His mom, he said, was "closing her eyes."  SEE ALSO: Amazon might update Alexa with voice recognition "Can you do me a favor?," the emergency responder on the call asks … [Link]

Mashable » Hey! You! Quick! The Nintendo Switch is on Amazon right now

Friday 24 March 16:53:15 UTC 2017

The Nintendo Switch is back on Amazon, baby! Well for now, at least.  SEE ALSO: You'll have to wait to play old Nintendo games on your Switch Nintendo's newest gaming console is back in stock on Amazon for lucky Prime members, but you'd better move fast because it's in HIGH demand. And hey, if you're still debating on whether or not … [Link]

Mashable » 8-year-old sends letter to Betsy DeVos to protect her public school

Friday 24 March 16:49:40 UTC 2017

Maybe, for a second, we should just listen to the children. Concerned about the fate of the public school she attends, second grade student Willa Kohn wrote a heartbreaking message to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to tell her just how much she loves her school. Willa, daughter of CNN commentator Sally Kohn, got a postcard from a store in Brooklyn … [Link]

Mashable » Elon Musk teases 'Model Y,' says it's coming in a few years

Friday 24 March 16:45:19 UTC 2017

For Tesla fans, the company's next highly anticipated electric car — the Model 3, slated for release later this year — can't come soon enough. But CEO Elon Musk is already thinking about the next model. Musk being, well, Musk, teased a "Model Y" on Twitter. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk and electric vehicles will win the energy battle against Trump's favorite … [Link]

Slashdot » App That Lets People Make Personalized Emojis Is the Fastest Growing App In Past Two Years

Friday 24 March 16:40:00 UTC 2017

From a report on Axios: Bitmoji is the fastest-growing app in America, per comScore, with a more than 5000 percent increase in monthly unique visitors over the past two years. E-commerce apps OfferUp and Letgo are the 2nd and 3rd fastest-growing apps. The findings from comScore's latest study highlight three of the fastest-growing mobile market trends: E-commerce: Letgo (3), OfferUp … [Link]

Mashable » There's more controversy about Netflix's 'Death Note'

Friday 24 March 16:31:56 UTC 2017

Here’s another whitewashing controversy to add to the apparently endless pile of Hollywood missteps.  On Wednesday, Netflix shared the first teaser trailer for Death Note, an Americanized adaptation of a Japanese manga. The story revolves around a character played by Nat Wolff, who stumbles upon a notebook that allows him to magically murder anyone in the world.  SEE ALSO: Netflix's 'Death … [Link]

Mashable » 'The Handmaid's Tale' trailer is getting a lot of people talking about Donald Trump

Friday 24 March 16:20:56 UTC 2017

In case you hadn't heard, dystopian literature from previous decades is currently all the rage and The Handmaid's Tale is the latest novel to re-emerge today.  The trailer for the Hulu television show based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 book was released Thursday to a variety of responses. Many supporters of the Trump administration commented on the trailer, calling the show "anti-Trump" … [Link]

Popular Science » A new cloud species, a fluorescent tree frog, and other amazing images of the week

Friday 24 March 16:18:11 UTC 2017

Entertainment Newsworthy eye candy Don't miss this week's most dazzling images from science, health, and space news. Read on:… [Link]

Mashable » Life lessons learned from the 2017 Adobe Summit in Las Vegas

Friday 24 March 16:17:48 UTC 2017

Man oh man, what a wild week it’s been in Las Vegas. From Penn & Teller taking the stage to show an eager audience how magic is done to learning about the ways brands reverse engineer data to speak to their consumers, the 2017 Adobe Summit was a whirlwind event from start to finish that dove head first into the world … [Link]

Mashable » A Haribo factory is coming to the U.S. because gummy bear dreams do come true

Friday 24 March 16:15:37 UTC 2017

Get pumped, kids (and grown-ups) — the world is about to get a little sweeter. The iconic German candy maker Haribo — famous for all sorts of delicious treats, but mainly those classically adorable, fruity gummy bears we all love to love — is opening a factory in the United States.  🙌  😭 ✨  SEE ALSO: Kit Kat sushi is all … [Link]

Mashable » University immortalizes nice cloud dog with equally nice 10-foot statue

Friday 24 March 16:13:31 UTC 2017

Earlier this month, the University of East Anglia's student union wanted to motivate students to vote in the school's annual elections. So they tapped into humankind's greatest motivator: good and nice dogs. Last October, the campus was devastated when Cloud Dog, a beloved pup often taken for walks around the grounds, passed away from arthritis complications.  Students quickly became eager to … [Link]

Mashable » Merriam-Webster's Twitter just threw so much shade, you won't ever need sunscreen again

Friday 24 March 16:06:55 UTC 2017

Merriam-Webster’s Twitter account is the hero we all need during this trying time in our country. The dictionary's official account has pulled no punches in roasting the Trump administration on various occasions. It clapped back at Kellyanne Conway after she uttered the infamous phrase "alternative facts." It's called Trump out for the language he uses many a time. And now, on … [Link]

Mashable » Cracker Barrel got trolled hard by Facebook users seeking justice for a woman's firing

Friday 24 March 16:02:34 UTC 2017

It’s not all chicken n' dumplins for Cracker Barrel these days. The southern country-themed restaurant is getting hilariously and mercilessly trolled after an employee of 11 years was fired by the company for an unknown reason – on her husband's birthday no less! SEE ALSO: 'Sesame Street' has brilliantly trolled Donald Trump for decades The woman's husband, Brad, valiantly asked on … [Link]

Slashdot » Americans' Shift To The Suburbs Sped Up Last Year

Friday 24 March 16:00:00 UTC 2017

Jed Kolko, writing for FiveThirtyEight: The suburbanization of America marches on. Population growth in big cities slowed for the fifth-straight year in 2016, according to new census data, while population growth accelerated in the more sprawling counties that surround them. The Census Bureau on Thursday released population estimates for every one of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S. … [Link]

Mashable » People don't care who wrote a news story, but they do care who shared it on Facebook

Friday 24 March 15:58:56 UTC 2017

People never remember, or care, who wrote a news story they read. But they really care who shared it on Facebook.  Americans will trust that the story they read isn't fake news if it's shared by someone they trust, according to a new report from the Media Insight Project.  "People who see an article from a trusted sharer, but one written … [Link]

Mashable » Cory Booker and Mindy Kaling are becoming the pure love story this world deserves

Friday 24 March 15:50:55 UTC 2017

New Jersey is quickly becoming the romantic hotspot. The Mindy Project has never been shy about throwing a few shaded jokes at people and placesMindy Kaling, the star of the show, is known to be quite a sassy person so it makes sense her show has follow the same pattern. SEE ALSO: 'The Mindy Project' Is Basically 'When Harry Met Sally' … [Link]

Mashable » In response to weight criticism, Chris Pratt jokes he's a very healthy T-Rex skull

Friday 24 March 15:45:31 UTC 2017

We see what you did there, prattprattpratt. Actor Chris Pratt is currently shooting Jurassic World 2, and has been documenting the journey via a series of Instagram videos where he discusses what he has been eating using #WHATSMYSNACK. The videos are meant to be humorous, which just means it's Pratt being Pratt. But some are calling the actor "skeletal" and accusing … [Link]

Slashdot » Some Of Hacker Group's Claim Of Having Access To 250M iCloud Account Aren't False

Friday 24 March 15:20:00 UTC 2017

Earlier this week, a hacker group claimed that it had access to 250 million iCloud accounts. The hackers, who called themselves part of Turkish Crime Family group, threatened to reset passwords of all the iCloud accounts and remotely wipe those iPhones. Apple could stop them, they said, if it paid them a ransom by April 7. In a statement, Apple … [Link]

Mashable » Watch the moment an Amazon drone delivers sunscreen for the first time

Friday 24 March 15:12:34 UTC 2017

Amazon has taken another small autonomous step toward drone delivery.  The company completed its first public United States delivery using one of its Prime Air delivery drones at a robotics conference in California on Monday, within the airspace of the Palm Springs Airport. SEE ALSO: Forget taxis; Dubai wants to fly you around in passenger drones The drone lands in a … [Link]

Mashable » 'Rogue' national park Twitter account wasn't so rogue after all, emails show

Friday 24 March 15:07:00 UTC 2017

Ever since the National Park Service's main Twitter account appeared to "go rogue" on President Donald Trump's inauguration day, people have been using the department and its various park-specific social media accounts as a rallying point in the anti-Trump resistance.  However, according to emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, that's not the full story. SEE ALSO: Twitter users … [Link]

Mashable » Let 'Harry Potter' actor Jim Tavaré reuniting with his dog give you so many feelings

Friday 24 March 15:05:08 UTC 2017

Earlier this month, actor Jim Tavaré was in a terrible car accident that left him with collapsed lungs, multiple broken bones and a broken neck. He spent two weeks in intensive care battling his severe injuries. On Monday, Tavaré was able to get into a wheelchair and go outside for one very good reason: to see his beloved dog Mr. … [Link]

Mashable » Jay Z will bring Trayvon Martin's story to the big and small screen

Friday 24 March 15:01:49 UTC 2017

Jay Z is bringing Trayvon Martin's story to both the big screen and the small screen. He and The Weinstein Company have just scooped up the rights to two books about Martin, with the intention of creating both a narrative feature film and a TV docuseries.  SEE ALSO: 5 years later, celebrities put their hoodies up for Trayvon Martin Martin, a … [Link]

Mashable » The World Cup of Biscuits 2017 is here and it's so British it hurts

Friday 24 March 14:46:30 UTC 2017

Ask any English person about their favorite biscuit and you'll get a passionate, definitive response. The argument over biscuit superiority can be a point of contention. SEE ALSO: 6 Deliciously Designed iPhone Apps for Better Baking TV host Richard Osman is about to officially answer this age old question with the World Cup of Biscuits tournament. Osman is responsible for other … [Link]

Slashdot » Amazon Wins $1.5 Billion Tax Dispute Over IRS

Friday 24 March 14:40:00 UTC 2017

Amazon.com on Thursday won a more than $1.5 billion tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over transactions involving a Luxembourg unit more than a decade ago. From a report: Judge Albert Lauber of the U.S. Tax Court rejected a variety of IRS arguments, and found that on several occasions the agency abused its discretion, or acted arbitrarily or capriciously. … [Link]

Mashable » Uber might be stalling on adding more cars in its second-largest market

Friday 24 March 14:24:44 UTC 2017

Uber may be looking at sweetening its relationship with drivers in India, its second largest market, weeks after the company made it clear the days of lucrative incentives are behind it. The ride-hailing company is rethinking its car leasing strategy through which it tried to lock in drivers and also make additional revenue. SEE ALSO: Uber rival Lyft acquires Indian startup … [Link]

Mashable » Cry of the Week: 'Love Actually' Red Nose Day teaser reminds us love is all around

Friday 24 March 14:11:39 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. All we want for Christmas is to see the Love Actually reunion. Fortunately, if you're in the U.K., that Christmas gift — the Love Actually Red Nose Day short — is … [Link]

Mashable » 'Sunless Sea' is a wild 350,000-word literary RPG, out for iPad

Friday 24 March 14:03:56 UTC 2017

Great news, iPad owners: Failbetter Games' wonderfully words-heavy roguelike Sunless Sea is now something you can buy in the App Store. The game sends players off to explore an underground ocean where pirate-operated steamships, deadly "Zee" monsters, and worse horrors await. Death comes swiftly and frequently, but them's the breaks when you settle in with a roguelike. SEE ALSO: Slick … [Link]

Slashdot » Hollywood Producer Blames Rotten Tomatoes For Convincing People Not To See His Movie

Friday 24 March 14:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a VanityFair report: These days, it takes less than 60 seconds to know what the general consensus on a new movie is — thanks to Rotten Tomatoes, the review aggregator site that designates a number score to each film based on critical and user reviews. Although this may be convenient for moviegoers not necessarily interested in … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Fish that keep salmon clean and healthy are being wiped out

Friday 24 March 13:57:00 UTC 2017

Wrasse help remove lice from salmon, enabling farmers to use fewer pesticides. But escalating demand for these fish could be disrupting important wild ecosystems [Link]

Mashable » This Lego camera actually works

Friday 24 March 13:55:26 UTC 2017

A man in Hong Kong has built the world's first instant twin lens camera that's made with Lego.  The camera uses the Lego bricks to encapsulate the lenses, the preview screen and the instant film, allowing it to create some pretty snazzy photos.  Read more…More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Diy, and Hong Kong [Link]

Popular Science » Watch a 1953 nuclear blast test disintegrate a house in high resolution

Friday 24 March 13:48:16 UTC 2017

Military Footage may or may not contain a flying toilet. Nuclear test footage contains object still unknown, 64 years after the test. [Link]

Mashable » Sia was all smiles as she went wig-less through LAX

Friday 24 March 13:35:31 UTC 2017

Nice to see you again, Sia's face! The usually private singer shocked photographers as she walked through LAX Thursday, without wearing her usual, face-covering wig.  While she made her way to catch a flight to Dubai, the paparazzi were quick to take pictures of her seldom-seen punim.  SEE ALSO: Sia's adorable 'Alive' video star shows off her badass martial arts skills … [Link]

Mashable » Seth Meyers tries very hard to understand the GOP's health care chaos

Friday 24 March 13:16:52 UTC 2017

Despite the very real challenges of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump remained publicly confident at a Republican Congressional Committee fundraiser held Tuesday, saying "I think we're going to have some great surprises." On Thursday night, Late Night host Seth Meyers laid into Trump and the GOP's health care scramble, joking: "Because that's what you want … [Link]

Mashable » The epic 'Game of Thrones' concert tour is your ticket to Westeros

Friday 24 March 13:14:28 UTC 2017

Most of us will never get the chance to venture to Westeros (and few of us would survive a day if we did), but for the fortunate fans who managed to snag tickets to one of the 24 performances of the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience currently traversing the country, you'll swear you stepped right through the screen and into … [Link]

Slashdot » Sea Ice Extent Sinks To Record Lows At Both Poles

Friday 24 March 13:00:00 UTC 2017

According to NASA, Arctic sea ice appears to have reached on March 7 a record low wintertime maximum extent. On the opposite side of the planet, Antartica ice hit its lowest extent ever recorded by satellites (since satellites began measuring sea ice in 1979) on March 3 at the end of summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Science Daily reports: Total … [Link]

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

Friday 24 March 13:00:00 UTC 2017

Gadgets The end-of-week dispatch from Pop Sci's commerce editor. Vol. 4. Five rad and random things I found this week. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » Ethereum: The not-Bitcoin cryptocurrency that could help replace Uber

Friday 24 March 12:50:48 UTC 2017

2017 has been a big year for Bitcoin: its highest price ever, a major disappointment from the SEC for No. 1 Bitcoin fans the Winkelvoss twins, and, for a moment, a value higher than gold.  But another cryptocurrency has been quietly growing in volume while everyone was focused on Bitcoin. Ethereum, which is kind of like Bitcoin but slightly nerdier and … [Link]

Mashable » You can order the (RED) iPhone and cheap iPad right now

Friday 24 March 12:49:26 UTC 2017

Apple’s online store is currently down, but we don't expect any surprises when it comes back at exactly 11:01 a.m. ET (8:01 a.m PT). Instead, the company's new PRODUCT(RED) iPhone, as well as the new $329 iPad tablet, will become available for order.  SEE ALSO: Future iPhones and iPads could have stretchy screens On Tuesday, Apple announced that the PRODUCT(RED) iPhone … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Is most cancer just random bad luck? No, lifestyle matters a lot

Friday 24 March 12:37:00 UTC 2017

Many cancers are still preventable despite more research highlighting the role of unavoidable random DNA damage, says biologist Darren Saunders [Link]

Mashable » Mayim Bialik has something to say about people calling grown women 'girls'

Friday 24 March 12:24:21 UTC 2017

Mayim Bialik has had enough of people calling grown women "girls". In a powerful video — viewed by more than 1 million people — the Big Bang Theory star urged people to think about the language they use when describing women."When we use words to describe adult women that are typically used to describe children, it changes the way we … [Link]

Popular Science » Contemplating death from inside a grave, going blind in space, and other tales from the field

Friday 24 March 12:17:37 UTC 2017

Science Stories from the coolest day jobs in the world. Tales From the Field brings you stories about the coolest day jobs in the world. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » Adele freaks out mid-concert when a beetle decides it wants a better seat

Friday 24 March 11:58:14 UTC 2017

Adele has found her number one fan and it's not who you would expect. SEE ALSO: Adele kicked off the Grammys and was flawless, as usual In the middle of her Auckland concert, a beetle crawled onto the the singer's leg. After frantically getting rid of the insect, Adele curled into the fetal position in a fit of laughter.  She made … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Pay crash expected in online gig economy as millions seek work

Friday 24 March 11:58:00 UTC 2017

Millions of people in South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa get income from online jobs. But as more get online, competition will spark a race to the bottom [Link]

Mashable » Watch Migos and The Roots play 'Bad and Boujee' with office supplies

Friday 24 March 11:55:33 UTC 2017

On Thursday's Tonight Show, Migos debuted an alternate version of their monster single "Bad and Boujee" — played entirely with supplies you'd find in an office.  The trio teamed up with The Roots to reimagine their single, bringing in three-gallon water jugs, tissue boxes and coffee pots to build a delightfully unexpected tune. Read more… More about Jimmy Fallon, Migos, Tv, … [Link]

Popular Science » 3D printing is tackling what may be its biggest challenge yet: the humble book

Friday 24 March 11:47:00 UTC 2017

Technology Printed in one piece—binding and all. A new 3D printed book pushes the limits of 3D printing technologies. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » This city has no monuments to women so an artist did a colourful shake-up

Friday 24 March 11:45:00 UTC 2017

There is not a single monument dedicated to a female historical figures in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.  Like most cities, Sofia is dotted with rusty monuments of warriors, political, religious and literary figures. They've become so ornamental, they are rarely noticed. Every single one of them is male. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  SEE ALSO: Women's mansplaining experiences will make you want to throw things An … [Link]

Mashable » Kate Winslet's kick-ass speech on overcoming fat-shaming to land a role in 'Titanic'

Friday 24 March 11:29:41 UTC 2017

Kate Winslet delivered an empowering speech about finding her self-worth and pursuing her dreams after being bullied at school. SEE ALSO: Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet's friendship endures near, far, wherever they are Speaking to young people at London charity event WE Day UK, Winslet talked about her journey from being fat-shamed at school to landing a role as Rose in … [Link]

Mashable » From backyard to billions: This startup is leading the game in fantasy sports

Friday 24 March 11:12:35 UTC 2017

There’s a Scottish startup that’s been making waves in the US fantasy sports space, and its eye is now firmly set on changing the fantasy football game in the UK. On a journey that may seem alien to most, Edinburgh startup FanDuel began their venture in North America, and only recently brought their platform to their UK home. The company got … [Link]

Mashable » Trump aide comments on travel ban, gets instantly dragged on Twitter

Friday 24 March 11:12:02 UTC 2017

It’s safe to say that many British people weren't happy about the Trump administration's reaction to the London attack.  SEE ALSO: Donald Trump Jr. tweeted about the London attack — and got instantly dragged First Donald Trump Jr. was dragged on Twitter for sending a contemptuous tweet criticising London Mayor Sadiq Khan.  Now it's the turn of Sebastian Gorka, a national … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » #Ebook Deal/Day: Deep Learning with Hadoop – $15.99 (Save 50%) Use code DEAL

Friday 24 March 10:57:17 UTC 2017

Get "Deep Learning with Hadoop" today using code DEAL and save 50%!This sale ends at 2:00 AM 2017-03-25 (PDT, GMT-8:00). [Link]

Mashable » Uber rival Lyft acquires Indian startup to build large-scale infrastructure

Friday 24 March 10:35:31 UTC 2017

After its "anti-Uber alliance" with India's homegrown cab-hailing service Ola, along with two others, Lyft is now tapping into the country's technology talent. The U.S. firm has reportedly acquired Pune-based startup FinitePaths, creator of Trail Answers, a Quora-like app that offered answers to user questions using social, local and contextual signals. SEE ALSO: Lyft's 'anti-Uber alliance' was quietly called off FinitePaths … [Link]

Mashable » Company pays out staff wages in coins, leading to massive backlash

Friday 24 March 10:26:29 UTC 2017

Change is definitely not welcome in this case. 200 employees from a bus company were surprised on payday — not by the amount of money they got, but by their weight.  SEE ALSO: Need cash? Let me Slack it to you The Baoying Car and Transport Company from Yangzhou, China, decided to pay employees their wages of up to hundreds of … [Link]

Mashable » India's biggest online retailer is acquiring eBay's India business, report says

Friday 24 March 10:19:34 UTC 2017

India’s largest online retailer Flipkart is in talks to acquire eBay's domestic business, according to a report from Factor Daily. The deal is said to be structured as part of Flipkart's ongoing $2 billion fundraising. The Bangalore-based company is seen to be strengthening its arsenal to wage a war with Amazon that might soon define India's $15 billion e-commerce sector. SEE … [Link]

Slashdot » Molecule Kills Elderly Cells, Reduces Signs of Aging In Mice

Friday 24 March 10:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a Science Magazine report: Even if you aren't elderly, your body is home to agents of senility — frail and damaged cells that age us and promote disease. Now, researchers have developed a molecule that selectively destroys these so-called senescent cells. The compound makes old mice act and appear more youthful, providing hope … [Link]

Mashable » Future of farming: smart autonomous drones with eyes on the field

Friday 24 March 9:23:25 UTC 2017

Farmers have another tool to help them in the field. With smartphones in hand, tech-savvy farmers are able to fly heavy duty drones out to do everything from crop dusting to surveying the health of the plants. SEE ALSO: Passenger drones will start flying for real in summer 2017 And with smarter software, drones can do more autonomously, making the process … [Link]

Mashable » Twitter hails 'braveheart' mother who jumped on a leopard to save her son

Friday 24 March 9:00:57 UTC 2017

A woman in Mumbai is being hailed a hero on Twitter after reportedly jumping on a leopard to rescue her little son from its claws. The incident is believed to have taken place in northern Mumbai in an area bordering a forest-park.  The animal leaped out of a dense thicket at around 9pm local time. “I started yelling for help, and … [Link]

Mashable » Emma Thompson says Donald Trump once asked her out but she turned him down

Friday 24 March 8:56:04 UTC 2017

"Hi, it's Donald Trump here." That's what Emma Thompson heard as soon as she picked up the phone.  What followed next is a pretty incredible story.  It was the late 1990s, and Thompson was doing a film called Primary Colors with John Travolta, the British actress said during an interview for Swedish news outlet SVT.  SEE ALSO: Samantha Bee: Trump's … [Link]

Mashable » This small tweak could solve the biggest problem you have when pouring wine

Friday 24 March 7:08:33 UTC 2017

You twist the bottle, or try to yank it up quickly after pouring a glass — we all struggle to drop wine bottles from dribbling down the side of the neck. But turns out, all it took was some clever engineering to fix the perennial problem. SEE ALSO: This mum's wine hack has taken Twitter by storm Daniel Perlman, an inventor … [Link]

Slashdot » Red-Light Camera Grace Period Goes From 0.1 To 0.3 Seconds, Chicago To Lose $17 Million

Friday 24 March 7:00:00 UTC 2017

The Chicago Department of Transportation announced a new policy earlier this week that will increase the "grace period" — the time between when a traffic light turns red to when a ticket is automatically issued. The decision has been made to increase the time from 0.1 seconds to 0.3 seconds, following recommendations part of a recent study of its red-light … [Link]

Mashable » Apple all set to begin manufacturing iPhone 6, 6s, and SE in India

Friday 24 March 6:54:53 UTC 2017

Even as the Indian government refuses to entertain most of Apple’s demands, the Cupertino-based company will soon take a major step that could bolster its business in the nation. Mashable reported last month that Apple intends to start manufacturing in India by as early as late April, starting with last year’s iPhone SE model for the first several months.   It … [Link]

Mashable » Drone versus a flying boomerang in accidental mid-air collision

Friday 24 March 5:18:16 UTC 2017

If you've ever seen Indigenous Australia's most-famed hunting weapon, the boomerang, you'll know it's a solid piece of wood that can really pack a punch if it manages to hit you. They're meant to be for knocking down mammals, after all. Drones are surprisingly resistant to a boomerang hits though, at least the one in this YouTube video by Dronegear. … [Link]

Mashable » Australians are very bad at driving if this dash cam compilation's anything to go by

Friday 24 March 4:24:25 UTC 2017

We're a sucker for drama. And you'll see plenty of it, in Dash Cam Owners Australia's "March 2017 On The Road" compilation, which is part of an ongoing collection of the Facebook page's most dangerous — but also highly entertaining — cases of woeful driving or near-misses with risk-taking pedestrians. Just a warning, there's plenty of grunting and swearing from … [Link]

Mashable » Drop everything: Kendrick Lamar just dropped a surprise new track

Friday 24 March 3:48:43 UTC 2017

Well, then. We didn't really have to wait that long.  After teasing us on Thursday morning with a cryptic post on Instagram, Kendrick Lamar has officially delivered to the delight of everyone already tired of listening to Drake's More Life on repeat.  The Compton rapper released a brand new single "The Heart Part 4" on Thursday night and it's now available … [Link]

Slashdot » US Ordered 'Mandatory Social Media Check' For Visa Applicants Who Visited ISIS Territory

Friday 24 March 3:30:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has ordered a "mandatory social media check" on all visa applicants who have ever visited ISIS-controlled territory, according to diplomatic cables obtained by Reuters. The four memos were sent to American diplomatic missions over the past two weeks, with the most recent issued on March … [Link]

Mashable » Can the CIA hack your iPhone? What you need to know about the WikiLeaks dump.

Friday 24 March 3:25:34 UTC 2017

The CIA has put quite a bit effort into figuring out ways to hack Apple devices.That's the takeaway from the latest batch of documents dumped by WikiLeaks.  The so-called "Dark Matter"documents, published Thursday, detail methods allegedly used by the CIA to infect MacBooks and some older iPhones with malware that allowed the agency to remotely spy on device owners. SEE ALSO: … [Link]

Mashable » Twitter floats the idea of a service like Tweetdeck, but you pay for it

Friday 24 March 2:49:00 UTC 2017

Why give something away for free if you can charge for it? The Twitterverse was set aflame this afternoon with news that the company is considering creating a premium service for its power users. Fortunately, this wouldn't be some sort of Tinder Select-esque club for only the rich, beautiful and famous account holders.  Rather, the idea is to give paying users … [Link]

The Joy of Tech » JoT #2399: Browser history for sale!

Friday 24 March 2:29:37 UTC 2017

A new Internet gold rush? [Link]

Mashable » How to make Australian trolls angry: Tell them their country isn't real

Friday 24 March 2:23:51 UTC 2017

Find it difficult to tell when something on the internet is a joke? Maybe don't fly into an abusive rage. 17-year-old Shelley Floryd from Stockholm has been penning Facebook posts claiming "Australia is not real" and man, have they gone viral. SEE ALSO: Twitter turns a discriminatory hashtag (on a blank page) into LOLs "It's a hoax, made for us to … [Link]

Mashable » Adele dedicates song to her 'soul mate' London in an emotional tribute

Friday 24 March 2:20:26 UTC 2017

A day after the terror attack in London, Adele performed a stadium show in New Zealand's capital city, Auckland, and took the opportunity to send an emotional message to the city.  The attacks which left four people dead and around 40 injured, occurred in the singer's "hometown" as she told the nearly 50,000 fans gathered, according to The Sun.  SEE ALSO: … [Link]

Mashable » Fans are obsessing over this image of Hailey Baldwin sitting on the toilet

Friday 24 March 2:09:00 UTC 2017

Oh, you'd prefer an open, gaping toilet bowl? Thought not.  Fans of Hailey Baldwin are obsessing over the model (for a weirder-than-usual reason) right now, and it involves her method of sitting on the toilet.  SEE ALSO: Watch Hailey Baldwin's dad awkwardly introduce her to Justin Bieber The 20-year-old is the newest covergirl for Issue #4 of Inprint Magazine, an Australian … [Link]

Mashable » Google 'can't guarantee' ads won't appear by offensive content, Eric Schmidt says

Friday 24 March 1:56:38 UTC 2017

Google can't say for certain that ads placed with its various massive platforms won't end up near an offensive video or website. At least that's the opinion of Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and the most prominent public face of the search giant. Schmidt conceded the point during an interview on Fox Business Network Thursday in response to … [Link]

Mashable » Two guys trespassing an NBA player's yard is now a judgmental meme

Friday 24 March 1:49:01 UTC 2017

*New meme alert* A screenshot of a video created by viral stars Nick Joseph and Dan Rue has become the newest meme to send to your friends when you're judging them hard, but also very concerned about their choices: When you like one picture and they think they can slide in the dms after pic.twitter.com/hPD7b0zrQY — DJ Professor X (@X_Zayyy) March … [Link]

Mashable » Here's what Apple had to say about those WikiLeaks files on hacked Macs and iPhones

Friday 24 March 1:40:26 UTC 2017

Apple has responded to the latest crop of WikiLeaks documents that allege the CIA had a number of projects meant to compromise Apple products.  "Based on our initial analysis, the alleged iPhone vulnerability affected iPhone 3G only and was fixed in 2009 when iPhone 3GS was released. Additionally, our preliminary assessment shows the alleged Mac vulnerabilities were previously fixed in all … [Link]

Mashable » Twitter turns a discriminatory hashtag (on a blank page) into LOLs

Friday 24 March 1:29:06 UTC 2017

Don’t hold a blank piece of paper to your computer screen, unless you really want to be made fun of. In the wake of the Westminster attacks in London, some far-right politicians have predictably used the event to try and support their bid for a trump-style ban on immigration from Muslim majority naions. SEE ALSO: Here's where that viral defiant meme … [Link]

Slashdot » Google Reducing Trust In Symantec Certificates Following Numerous Slip-Ups

Friday 24 March 1:25:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous Slashdot reader writes from a report via BleepingComputer: Google Chrome engineers announced plans to gradually remove trust in old Symantec SSL certificates and intent to reduce the accepted validity period of newly issued Symantec certificates, following repeated slip-ups on the part of Symantec. Google's decision comes after the conclusion of an investigation that started on January 19, which … [Link]

Slashdot » Twitter Considers Premium Version After 11 Years As a Free Service

Friday 24 March 1:03:00 UTC 2017

Twitter is considering whether or not to build a premium version of its site for select users. It's unclear what the cost would be at this time, but it's very possible it could be in the form of a subscription. Reuters reports: Like most other social media companies, Twitter since its founding 11 years ago has focused on building a … [Link]

Mashable » Of course Starbucks figured out a way to ruin avocado toast

Friday 24 March 0:52:37 UTC 2017

Basics, rejoice. Starbucks has—years into the game—finally jumped onboard the avocado toast wagon, and is offering packages of organic avocado spread for all your snacking needs. SEE ALSO: Drinking coffee like the 'Gilmore Girls' is a nightmare Made with "fresh, organic Hass avocados, sea salt, onion, garlic, jalapeño pepper, and lime juice," the spread sounds a lot like guacamole. Did you … [Link]

Slashdot » Apple Explores Using An iPhone, iPad To Power a Laptop

Friday 24 March 0:45:00 UTC 2017

According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple has filed a patent for an "Electronic accessory device." It describes a "thin" accessory that contains traditional laptop hardware like a large display, physical keyboard, GPU, ports and more — all of which is powered by an iPhone or iPad. The device powering the hardware would fit into a slot built … [Link]

Mashable » Mum accidentally sends her kid to school with vodka for lunch

Friday 24 March 0:32:49 UTC 2017

Well it does have a colourful, fruity-looking package, just like kid's products. An unnamed woman from Queensland, Australia told Facebook that she accidentally sent her five-year-old daughter to school with a pouch of raspberry sorbet-flavoured vodka, because it kind of looked like her daughter's "frozen juice pouch." SEE ALSO: UberEATS is delivering alcohol now, but probably not in the way you … [Link]

Mashable » Zayn and PartyNextDoor want you to chill out to their new song, 'Still Got Time'

Friday 24 March 0:30:03 UTC 2017

Zayn and PARTYNEXTDOOR don't want you to waste time doing anything that gives you anxiety, like, say, being in One Direction, on their new collaboration "Still Got Time." The breezy single, which dropped Thursday in this lyric video, is the polar opposite mood from Zayn's most recent collaboration with Taylor Swift, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever." So we've still got … [Link]

Mashable » Google partners with Howard University to launch program for black engineers

Friday 24 March 0:27:02 UTC 2017

Bonita Stewart, Google's vice president of global partnerships, says the tech industry barely talked about diversity when she joined the company around 10 years ago. On Thursday, she announced a deal that takes a step toward permanently changing that culture. The company just unveiled a new partnership with Howard University that will see black software engineers from "historically black colleges and … [Link]

Mashable » How to block 'Game of Thrones' spoilers, curse words and eggplant emoji on Twitter

Friday 24 March 0:10:43 UTC 2017

Finally, some peace and quiet on social media.  Twitter rolled out some new muting options today, which will allow Android and web users to hide selected words, phrases, hashtags and even emoji from their timelines and notifications for preset amounts of time. (iOS users, for now, will have to settle for blocking things from their notifications.)  The feature was first teased … [Link]

Mashable » Drones are revolutionising dinosaur research by mapping giant footprints by air

Friday 24 March 0:10:22 UTC 2017

Along the northwest Australian coast lies a dinosaur highway. With the Indian Ocean eating away at the rock, the red cliffs of the Kimberley have revealed hundreds of prehistoric footprints. Two-legged theropods and big-bodied sauropods, among other groups, walked this patch of Earth around 130 million years ago.  Armed with drones and hand-held laser scanners, scientists are mapping the heavy tracks … [Link]

Mashable » Google Home goes on a defensive rant if you ask it about the CIA

Friday 24 March 0:06:58 UTC 2017

Paranoid? Who's being paranoid? Following the Wikileaks March 7 Vault 7 data dump, which allegedly details a host of CIA hacking tools, people have started looking at their internet-connected devices with just a tad bit more skepticism. After all, if the government can rig a Samsung Smart TV as a listening bug, then why not other in-home devices as well? Other … [Link]

Slashdot » YouTube Loses Major Advertisers Over Offensive Videos

Friday 24 March 0:05:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Rolling Stone: Verizon, AT&T, Johnson & Johnson and other major companies have pulled advertisements from YouTube after learning they were paired with videos promoting extremism, terrorism and other offensive topics, The New York Times reports. Among the other companies involved are pharmaceutical giant GSK, HSBC, the Royal Bank of Scotland and L'Oreal, amounting … [Link]

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