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 » Elon Musk, please jam a computer into my brain

Tuesday 28 March 23:44:21 UTC 2017

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has reportedly launched yet another futuristic company. Neuralink Corp., his latest project, will work to merge the human brain with computers. I would like to use this post as a means of applying to become the first human subject in this experiment.  Mr. Musk, please put a computer in my head. SEE ALSO: … [Link]

Slashdot » The Galaxy S8 Will Be Samsung's Biggest Test Ever

Tuesday 28 March 23:40:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: You know what's coming tomorrow, you've known and waited for it for months now. Samsung's 2017 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8, will be officially announced, and one of the most critical periods in the company's history will begin. The phone Samsung launches on Wednesday will carry greater expectations and have to … [Link]

Mashable » Trump plays the villain in trailer for 'An Inconvenient Truth' sequel

Tuesday 28 March 23:27:14 UTC 2017

“Climate changes. Truth does not." That's the tagline for An Inconvenient Sequel, the follow-up to Al Gore's 2007 documentary An Inconvenient Truth. The documentary — which debuted at Sundance Film Festival — released its first trailer on Tuesday, and it couldn't be more timely. President Trump plays a prominent role in the trailer, which dropped on the same day that the … [Link]

Mashable » Americans now trust ads more than news and who can blame them?

Tuesday 28 March 23:20:19 UTC 2017

Are you tired of doubting information from the news media? Fed up with America's public institutions? Well, you're in luck, because a new survey has revealed one surprising source that Americans trust in increasing numbers: advertising. SEE ALSO: It only took us five minutes to find a big brand advertising on a hate group's YouTube A report released by market research … [Link]

Mashable » Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson won't half-ass their new crafting competition show. They'll whole-ass it.

Tuesday 28 March 23:15:46 UTC 2017

Our lives have been so much darker since Parks and Recreation left our screens. Luckily, the beautiful people known as Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman (aka Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson) are reuniting to make the world a better place, one handmade object at a time. Poehler and Offerman will host a six-episode competition series called The Handmade Project (sadly no … [Link]

Mashable » You seriously cannot trust the internet to name anything

Tuesday 28 March 23:13:29 UTC 2017

An ownership group in San Diego that's trying to make their city the next home of Major League Soccer put potential team names online for a fan vote.  Classic mistake!  You can never trust those jokers on the internet.  SEE ALSO: These terrible photos might explain why Donald Trump rejected an offer to throw a first pitch Remember "Boaty McBoatface"? That's … [Link]

Slashdot » Google Launches New Website To Showcase Its Open Source Projects and Processes

Tuesday 28 March 23:10:00 UTC 2017

BrianFagioli writes: Google is an essential member of the open source community. The search giant contributes some really great projects, offering code to be used many — it claims more than 2,000 such contributions! Heck, the company even hosts the annual Summer of Code program, where it pairs students with open source projects teams. In other words, Google is helping … [Link]

Mashable » New online NASA library offers all your free space porn in one place

Tuesday 28 March 23:04:32 UTC 2017

Have you ever needed a perfect photo of a nebula on which to Photoshop your cat? How about the ideal video of a rocket launch that can be sent as a GIF millions of times over?  Well, now NASA has you covered. The space agency just set up a searchable image and video library for every space-based need.  SEE ALSO: NASA … [Link]

Popular Science » Apple's iOS 10.3 update is freeing up gigabytes of storage space on iPhones

Tuesday 28 March 22:49:54 UTC 2017

Technology How is that even possible? If you upgrade your iPhone to iOS 10.3 today, you'll likely find that you have an extra GB or more of storage space. [Link]

Slashdot » DJI Proposes New Electronic 'License Plate' For Drones

Tuesday 28 March 22:40:00 UTC 2017

linuxwrangler writes: Chinese drone maker DJI proposed that drones be required to transmit a unique identifier to assist law enforcement to identify operators where necessary. Anyone with an appropriate receiver could receive the ID number, but the database linking the ID with the registered owner would only be available to government agencies. DJI likens this to a license plate on … [Link]

Mashable » Teen's Disneyland promposal is sweeter than a pot of Pooh's honey

Tuesday 28 March 22:39:26 UTC 2017

L.A. high-schoolers Valerie and Gabriel sold custom buttons together for months to save up enough money to visit Disneyland, their third time making the trip together.  This time, though, Gabriel had a surprise in store, and you know what time of year it is: promposal season, baby!  Getting asked to prom at Disneyland is a feeling like no other 😭 pic.twitter.com/5m6H18ZTL2 … [Link]

Mashable » Lucille Bluth explains why the Trump family is 'Arrested Development' IRL

Tuesday 28 March 22:35:43 UTC 2017

Remember the Bluths? They were the comically entitled clan from Arrested Development with a real estate empire and out-of-touch family members vying for money and power.  Lucille Bluth, the shopping-addicted matriarch with a martini, was played by actress Jessica Walter. And Walter thinks there's another well-known American family that's just like the Bluths — with one teensy difference. SEE ALSO: Stephen … [Link]

Mashable » Is a coconut a nut?

Tuesday 28 March 22:25:37 UTC 2017

It might not be so obvious at first glance, but a coconut is technically a fruit, a general nut and a seed.  The coconut belongs to a group of fruits called drupes. Drupes have a fleshy part covering a hard shell containing the seed. Other drupes include peaches, cherries and almonds — the most elusive one of them all (you guessed … [Link]

Mashable » Spiders could eat all humans in one year, and this petition wants to make it happen

Tuesday 28 March 22:09:48 UTC 2017

The Washington Post either ruined or made your day on Tuesday when it published a bit of an analysis that suggests spiders could eat every human on Earth in one year if they really wanted to. Now musician John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats is petitioning Senator Al Franken to help make that happen. SEE ALSO: Watch this horrifying redback spider … [Link]

Slashdot » Hong Kong Government Loses Laptops Containing Personal Data of 3.7 Million Voters

Tuesday 28 March 22:00:00 UTC 2017

New submitter fatp writes: Hong Kong Free Press reports that the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) has lost two laptops containing the personal data of all 3.7 million voters after the chief executive election [on Sunday]. The REO said "the personal data was encrypted and there was no evidence that it had been leaked." Only 1,194 people had right to … [Link]

Mashable » NBC will air the 2018 Olympics live because social media always spoils everything

Tuesday 28 March 21:53:41 UTC 2017

Finally! NBC will air the 2018 Winter Olympics live across all U.S. time zones.  You can thank — or blame — social media.  SEE ALSO: These terrible photos might explain why Donald Trump rejected an offer to throw a first pitch NBC's conundrum was simple and has sparked complaints from fans for years. It went like this: The Olympic Games are … [Link]

Mashable » This company claims it will make you a watch using your cat's hair

Tuesday 28 March 21:48:15 UTC 2017

You miss your pet when you're not at home, right? Totally. This might help: send an airtight bag of its fur to Analog Watch Co., and they'll (allegedly) send you a hairy "custom to order timepiece" that you can wear everywhere. The new watch line is called the Companion Collection, and it will (maybe) bring you one step closer to what … [Link]

Mashable » Dating app figures out what we all hate about sex

Tuesday 28 March 21:44:44 UTC 2017

When it comes to what we love and what we hate about sex, the dating app Hater has got our number. The app, which launched in February and matches people based on what they both hate, isn't just for helping people find love. Their users can swipe through more than 3,000 topics to indicate if they love them or hate them, … [Link]

Mashable » This jewelry store's billboard got everyone so riled up even Chelsea Clinton tweeted about it

Tuesday 28 March 21:42:12 UTC 2017

A family-owned jeweler thought it had a funny, witty take on an old adage so the company put it on a billboard.  SEE ALSO: Heinz actually uses the ad campaign pitched by Don Draper in 'Mad Men' Spicer Green Jewelers' cheeky sign told motorists "Sometimes, it's ok to throw rocks at girls…" What the owners thought was an innocuous phrase invoking … [Link]

Mashable » Trump's climate order puts 'China first' in clean energy

Tuesday 28 March 21:40:19 UTC 2017

President Donald Trump is vowing to put "America First" — just not when it comes to the global clean energy race. The president on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order that experts say could leave the United States lagging behind China and other nations as manufacturers and investors throw trillions of dollars into renewable energy projects. The order will start unraveling … [Link]

Mashable » Donald Trump is now your last hope for the most basic internet privacy rules

Tuesday 28 March 21:37:54 UTC 2017

Go ahead and assume that everything you do online is being tracked and sold without your knowledge.  The House voted 215-205 on Tuesday in favor of erasing a rule that would prevent internet service providers from quietly selling off consumer data without notifying those consumers. The rule — enacted last year by the Federal Communications Commission — was so short-lived that … [Link]

Mashable » Sorry, Lyft, but being less awful than Uber doesn't make you 'woke'

Tuesday 28 March 21:31:19 UTC 2017

If Silicon Valley is the land of self-congratulatory BS, then Lyft President John Zimmer just made a play for the crown.  As his ride-hail company continues to benefit from the ongoing struggles of its top rival Uber, the extremely rich executive took a moment out of his busy schedule rescuing kittens or whatever to chat it up with Time.  The topic … [Link]

Slashdot » China's ZTE Removed From US Trade Blacklist

Tuesday 28 March 21:20:00 UTC 2017

From a report: The U.S. Commerce Department will remove Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp from a trade blacklist after the company admitted to violating sanctions on Iran, the Commerce Department said in a notice made public on Tuesday. Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Link]

Mashable » This Swedish ad perfectly mocks the hype around self-driving cars

Tuesday 28 March 21:14:51 UTC 2017

We know self-driving cars are the inevitable future of transportation — mostly because all the companies looking to profit from it can't stop hyping the technology.  A slick ad from Swedish transportation agency Västtrafik has all the hallmarks of a futuristic autonomous vehicle hype video, complete with buzzwords like "sustainable," "electrified" and "delegated driving." Cue the big reveal… to a … [Link]

Mashable » What we know about Elon Musk’s plan to go full super villain and play with your brain

Tuesday 28 March 21:11:16 UTC 2017

Elon Musk wants people to willingly implant electrodes in their brains so they might upload and download thoughts, and he's building a company to make it happen.  This is Musk's latest technological frontier. He's working on an electric car revolution through Tesla and trying to send people to Mars with SpaceX. Through Neuralink, Musk plans to merge humans and machines through … [Link]

Slashdot » US Congress Votes To Shred ISP Privacy Rules

Tuesday 28 March 20:40:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: The U.S. House of Representatives has just approved a "congressional disapproval" vote of privacy rules, which gives your ISP the right to sell your internet history to the highest bidder. The measure passed by 232 votes to 184 along party lines, with one Democrat voting in favor and 14 not voting. … [Link]

Mashable » These terrible photos might explain why Donald Trump rejected an offer to throw a first pitch

Tuesday 28 March 20:39:20 UTC 2017

Womp womp.  Hours after a report Tuesday morning that President Donald Trump was "in talks" to throw out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game on Major League Baseball's Opening Day, that dream was dashed.  Now we're left with so many questions. SEE ALSO: How Derek Jeter's once-mocked startup became a sports media powerhouse Politico reported Tuesday morning that Trump … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » W3C Launches Web of Things Working Group for IoT Standardization and API Development

Tuesday 28 March 20:36:48 UTC 2017

The W3C has launched a Web of Things Working Group to explore standardization among a growingly disparate market force. The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to pick up speed among industries across the board, and without a current standardization methodology, the W3C, among others, sees unhelpful fragmentation. [Link]

Mashable » These new educational apps will help Syrian refugee kids learn and play

Tuesday 28 March 20:32:02 UTC 2017

Two new apps won an international technology competition to help Syrian refugee children learn, play and cope with trauma. The mobile games Antura and the Letters and Feed the Monster received top honors for EduApp4Syria, which leverages the widespread availability of smartphones to develop free, educational alternatives for millions of Syrian children forced out of school due to conflict. SEE ALSO: … [Link]

Mashable » Elon Musk's SpaceX is betting big on its rocket launch this week

Tuesday 28 March 20:09:50 UTC 2017

Elon Musk's SpaceX is about to face one of its biggest tests yet.  On Thursday, for the first time, the private spaceflight company will attempt to reuse a previously flown rocket booster to deliver a satellite to orbit.  This attempt at reusability will mark a key moment for SpaceX in that basically all of its plans for the future — including … [Link]

Mashable » McDonald's sauces will be sold in grocery stores and we can all die happy

Tuesday 28 March 20:09:24 UTC 2017

Have you ever wished the taste of the creamy, Thousand Island-y sauce from a McDonald's Big Mac would never go away? If only that delightful spread could touch your lips forever. Well, soon it can… but only in Canada.  SEE ALSO: Taco Bell's Naked Chicken Chalupa isn't intense enough, so we improved it There, you won't have to ride over to … [Link]

Slashdot » BitTorrent To Refocus On What Made It Rich – uTorrent

Tuesday 28 March 20:00:00 UTC 2017

Best known for its uTorrent client, BitTorrent Inc has been focusing more on other projects for a while. But now, with another shake-up imminent, the company has made a fresh commitment to focus on uTorrent and Mainline clients. From an article on TorrentFreak: Caught between the bad publicity generated by millions of pirates using the software for less than legal … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Trump signs executive order to reverse Obama’s climate policies

Tuesday 28 March 19:51:00 UTC 2017

The order targets the 2015 Clean Power Plan, which was meant to limit emissions from coal-fired power plants, and aims to relax fracking regulations [Link]

Mashable » Trump White House reveals it's 'not familiar' with well-studied costs of global warming

Tuesday 28 March 19:50:39 UTC 2017

Before President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order to roll back the Obama administration's climate legacy on Tuesday, the White House held a press call featuring a senior administration official. The purpose was to brief reporters on what the order would say and the thinking behind it.  It ended up being more revealing than the White House may have intended. … [Link]

Mashable » Billy Eichner is joining 'American Horror Story' to hang with Sarah Paulson

Tuesday 28 March 19:43:43 UTC 2017

Billy Eichner is perhaps best known for startling random pedestrians, so it makes sense that he'd want to channel his scare tactics into an actual horror show.  Mashable has confirmed that Eichner has been cast in Season 7 of Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story franchise, which begins filming this May.  SEE ALSO: Watch Billy Eichner and Stephen Colbert ask New Yorkers … [Link]

Mashable » iOS 10.3 is freeing up extra storage space, users say

Tuesday 28 March 19:40:10 UTC 2017

Finally, an update that actually gives you storage space back.  Apple launched its latest software update, iOS 10.3, on Monday. The update comes with new features like "Find My AirPods," but users seem to be noticing an added bonus: It's allegedly freeing up their storage space. Wow, iOS 10.3 gave me 3 gigs of storage #ios103 — A. (@atanastsekov) March 28, … [Link]

Slashdot » AT&T Joins The Linux Foundation as a Platinum Member

Tuesday 28 March 19:40:00 UTC 2017

From a press release: The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit advancing professional open source management for mass collaboration, today announced that AT&T has become a Platinum member. This follows news of the company's contribution of several million lines of ECOMP code to The Linux Foundation, as well as the new Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Project based on production-ready code from … [Link]

Mashable » Fed-up players get controversial 'For Honor' class banned in a tournament

Tuesday 28 March 19:38:20 UTC 2017

For Honor's competitive scene is getting off the ground with some of its first competitions and some participants in Major League Gaming's tournaments are calling for a ban on a controversial class: the Peacekeeper. Since For Honor came out in February, Peacekeepers have been plaguing players with their superior speed and lack of telegraphing. Every class except Peacekeeper has an indicator … [Link]

Mashable » EP of new Hulu show says 'Harlots' were like 'the Kardashians of their day'

Tuesday 28 March 19:33:01 UTC 2017

Rarely do depictions of prostitution in television overlap with feminism.In fact, according to most pop culture portrayals, prostitutes are anything but feminist. They are robotic sex machines in Westworld, desirable objects at whorehouses in Game of Thrones … and the list goes on. But Harlots, a new show launching on Hulu on Wednesday, challenges those preconceived notions of prostitution. The series, … [Link]

Mashable » A drunken Cayde-6 teases the March 30 reveal for 'Destiny 2'

Tuesday 28 March 19:26:08 UTC 2017

Cayde-6 — voiced by the one and only Nathan Fillion — is basically the alien robot version of Firefly's Captain Mal. He's the life of the party, a wise-cracking robo-man who lightens the mood whenever he opens his metal trap. How fitting, then, that Cayde-6 is here to give us a first taste of what's to come in Destiny 2. This … [Link]

Mashable » Yes, of course, someone from Congress apparently edited the 'celibacy' Wikipedia page

Tuesday 28 March 19:24:33 UTC 2017

For a Congress that, in part, wants to defund Planned Parenthood and roll back access to contraception, it is perhaps unsurprising that someone from the U.S. House of Representatives seems to want to put a fun, modern spin on choosing to abstain from sex altogether. Per Twitter bot @congressedits — which updates every time a Wikipedia revision is made from a … [Link]

Mashable » This tiny iOS change will make your iPhone even zippier

Tuesday 28 March 19:22:22 UTC 2017

Apple rolled out the new iOS 10.3 update Monday — and if you took the plunge and upgraded to the new OS, you might have noticed your iPhone is running a bit more quickly and smoothly than it did before.   That alone shouldn't be a big surprise. New software should make your phone hum, and this update in particular includes … [Link]

Slashdot » Facebook Copied Snapchat a Fourth Time, and Now All Its Apps Look the Same

Tuesday 28 March 19:20:00 UTC 2017

Facebook is copying Snapchat again. From a report on Recode: Today it launched Stories, the 24-hour photo and video montages that ultimately disappear, inside of its core Facebook app. This is the fourth time Facebook has cloned the key Snapchat feature in the past nine months; the social giant has already copied it into Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. On the … [Link]

Mashable » Angry Sean Spicer tells April Ryan, a veteran black female journalist, to "stop shaking" her head

Tuesday 28 March 19:15:55 UTC 2017

It’d be nice if, for once, Sean Spicer could make it through a press conference without crushing one of the country's core values. Unfortunately, that day was not today. During Tuesday's press conference, the Press Secretary became incensed that April Ryan, the Washington Bureau Chief for American Urban Radio Networks, was shaking her head at an answer he gave. And, for … [Link]

Mashable » Twitter is adding pre-roll ads to Periscope as it warms up to profits

Tuesday 28 March 19:09:41 UTC 2017

Twitter has opened up another place for video ads, the buzziest online advertising sector, as it looks to find more revenue for its flight to profitability this year.  Starting Tuesday, select partners can apply to have ads run in front of Periscope videos.  SEE ALSO: Inside Twitter's decision to keep Periscope and abandon everything else These pre-roll ads come at an … [Link]

Mashable » 'Final Fantasy XIV' just got a whole lot more appealing for newcomers

Tuesday 28 March 19:08:42 UTC 2017

Final Fantasy XIV might not be free-to-play, but it just got a whole lot closer. Square Enix has officially removed the 14-day access restriction on free trial accounts. That means you can start a new trial character and play as much FFXIV as you want until you hit level 35. Once that happens you need to either subscribe or start another … [Link]

Mashable » Drought drives huge, deadly cobra to calmly drink from a villager's water bottle

Tuesday 28 March 19:06:28 UTC 2017

King cobras are not known for their gentle nature— the whole point of "snake charming" is that it's dangerous to even be around them— but the drought currently gripping New Delhi has at least one animal so dehydrated that its less-than-friendly instincts were replaced with those of survival.  A 12-foot-long cobra was rescued after straying to a village, where it … [Link]

Mashable » Apple finally approved an app that tracks drone strikes, then abruptly deleted it

Tuesday 28 March 19:05:26 UTC 2017

Five years ago, Josh Begley, a data artist and editor at The Intercept, created a straightforward news app for iOS. It sent a push notification to your device each time a U.S. drone strike was reported by a news outlet.  SEE ALSO: Here’s how you create echo chambers on Facebook There's a map that shows you where the drone strikes occurred … [Link]

Mashable » 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' is being developed as an animated family film

Tuesday 28 March 18:52:18 UTC 2017

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is being developed as an animated family feature film, and its original creators are onboard to bring it to the big screen this time around. Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice, who wrote the music and lyrics for the 1970s West End and Broadway smash, are developing the project with STX Films, which announced the … [Link]

Mashable » 'The Daily Show' is opening an actual library of Trump tweets and we don't know what's real anymore

Tuesday 28 March 18:47:39 UTC 2017

UPDATE (4:25 p.m. ET): Despite my hedging in the original post belowe, a Comedy Central spokesperson has told us that the library is real and will be an event held in NYC in June with more details to come. Spectacular.  Look, I don't know what the hell is going on here and if The Daily Show's claim that it's going to … [Link]

Mashable » These $110 'smart flip flops' are incredibly dumb

Tuesday 28 March 18:46:37 UTC 2017

Some things are better left dumb. Flip flops, for example, sure seem like one of those things. A few straps and a comfortable sole is all you really need to get the most out of the poolside footwear, but that hasn't stopped the high-end flip flop artisans at Hari Mari from teching up the time-tested classic.  And just what magic has … [Link]

Mashable » College girls use 56 boxes of mac and cheese as a bath bomb and we don't know why

Tuesday 28 March 18:43:27 UTC 2017

Despite what you've heard, mac and cheese will not get you clean. This week in teen news, 19-year-old students and roommates at Ohio State University Madison Harper and Ashley Randall use an insane amount of boxed macaroni and cheese as a cheesy, surely smelly, bath bomb. The girls' roommate Anne Henry Maggio documented the event on Twitter because, ya know, college. … [Link]

Slashdot » Tesla Deal Boosts Chinese Presence in US Auto Tech

Tuesday 28 March 18:40:00 UTC 2017

From a Reuters report:China's Tencent has bought a 5 percent stake in U.S. electric car maker Tesla for $1.78 billion, the latest investment by a Chinese internet company in the potentially lucrative market for self-driving vehicles and related services. Tencent's investment, revealed in a U.S. regulatory filing, provides Tesla with an additional cash cushion as it prepares to launch its … [Link]

Mashable » Darlene Cates, the mother in 'Gilbert Grape,' dies

Tuesday 28 March 18:33:32 UTC 2017

Darlene Cates, who played the housebound mother in the 1993 film What's Eating Gilbert Grape, has died.Cates died in her sleep Sunday morning at her home in Forney, Texas, according to her son-in-law, David Morgan. She was 69.  Cates was cast in the film as the morbidly obese mother of Johnny Depp, in the title role, and his younger brother, played by … [Link]

Mashable » 'Fantastic Beasts' gets the Honest Trailers skewering that (let's be real) it totally deserves

Tuesday 28 March 18:15:49 UTC 2017

Screen Junkies doesn't need a wand to take down Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.  In the latest installment of their Honest Trailers series, the team tackles the Harry Potter spinoff – and while their takedown doesn't quite reach the level of a Killing Curse, it might be almost as rough as a Cruciatus Curse. They may be Harry … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » What is a Webhooks Push-Styled API and How Does It Work?

Tuesday 28 March 18:14:54 UTC 2017

This is the first part of our series on push technologies. In this part we will provide a primer on Webhooks and look at real-world APIs that support this style. [Link]

Mashable » 'Jewbers,' and Uber's other puns for its diversity and inclusion groups

Tuesday 28 March 18:09:14 UTC 2017

Uber just took a break from the endless barrage of stories about its appalling company culture to release its first-ever diversity report.  The results are depressing, but not that surprising. Women make up 36.1 percent of employees overall and 15.4 percent in tech; black employees make up 8.8 percent of Uber and just 1 percent of tech workers. And Uber's leadership … [Link]

Slashdot » The Best and Worst Cities To Live in For Tech Workers, Based on Rent and Commute

Tuesday 28 March 18:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: Most cities with a cluster of tech companies can offer those workers either a short commute or low rents — but not both, according to a study by property consultancy Savills. Berlin is the exception to that rule. Savills found that the German capital offers tech workers some of the lowest rents and among … [Link]

Mashable » Stunning time-lapse of an egg's cell division will leave you in awe

Tuesday 28 March 17:47:55 UTC 2017

This is a real footage of frog egg cells dividing in such unprecedented detail. The time-lapse was recorded in a lab over a 33-hour period. Read more…More about Real Time Video, Frog Egg, Animals, Footage, and Microscope [Link]

Mashable » He's back: YouTuber Casey Neistat resurrects vlog

Tuesday 28 March 17:40:36 UTC 2017

Well that didn't last long. Popular YouTube star Casey Neistat is resurrecting his daily vlog just months after announcing he was ditching it. Vlogging, he said in November, became too easy after he "found a rhythm." Now, he's re-inspired. SEE ALSO: Casey Neistat, Jesse Wellens team up with Samsung for a branded Christmas movie The 35-year-old, who starred in his … [Link]

Mashable » Dallas bookstore is selling the world on classic novels with clickbait headlines

Tuesday 28 March 17:37:11 UTC 2017

Not everyone will pick up a book, but everyone will click on an internet headline they find interesting. "British guy dies after selfie gone wrong"? Of course we would click. We need to make sure to not repeat that poor guy's mistake. "German doctor becomes first to perform full body transplant"? What does full body transplant even mean? Click. SEE ALSO: 11 … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » HelpSocial Releases New Version of its Open API

Tuesday 28 March 17:35:45 UTC 2017

HelpSocial, a social media and messaging integration platform provider, has announced the launch of an updated version of the HelpSocial Open API. The new HelpSocial Open API is modularly built and has been enhanced for improved performance, scalability, and security. The API provides access to all capabilities of the platform. [Link]

Mashable » Jimmy Fallon and Harry Styles headed to 'SNL' in April

Tuesday 28 March 17:32:21 UTC 2017

Jimmy Fallon is returning to Saturday Night Live. He'll be back to host the show on April 15, as was previously announced, alongside just-announced musical guest Harry Styles. (For the adults in the room, Styles used to be in One Direction and will be dropping his debut solo single a week priorYou're welcome.) Excited to announce @jimmyfallon and @Harry_Styles will be … [Link]

Mashable » 'Serial' team's new podcast is a murder mystery ripe for bingeing

Tuesday 28 March 17:25:48 UTC 2017

Remember that magical fall of 2014 when all everyone could talk about was Serial? The murder mystery podcast from This American Life happened to be serialized — a new episode every week — but their latest endeavor, S-Town just dropped in full. S-Town is about a lot of things, with a voice distinct from Serial and production quality of equal caliber. … [Link]

Mashable » The Huawei Watch 2 (and Android Wear 2) have all the same smartwatch problems

Tuesday 28 March 17:23:24 UTC 2017

Generally, smartwatches aren't worth the time it takes to charge them.  But when Huawei handed me a review unit of their new Huawei Watch 2, which has pretty much all the tech you can stuff into a smartwatch these days, and runs the new Android Wear 2, I decided to give it a chance.  Unfortunately, while both the watch and the … [Link]

Slashdot » 10 Million Insiders Test And Use Windows 10 Every Day, Says Microsoft

Tuesday 28 March 17:20:00 UTC 2017

When Microsoft made Windows 10 publicly available to all users in 2015, it said about five million people had signed up for Windows Insider program, and were using the OS every day. That number has grown to hit 10 million now, it said this week. From a report: Microsoft launched Windows Insider in October 2014 with its first public Windows … [Link]

Mashable » Grindr wants you to know it's not just a hookup app, launches online magazine

Tuesday 28 March 17:19:30 UTC 2017

Grindr might be your go-to place for a date, but it will now also hook you up with some hot #content too. The dating app has just launched an LGBTQ online magazine in an effort to establish itself as a "lifestyle brand."    SEE ALSO: Move over Emily Dickinson, Grindr has a poet in residence The new digital magazine, or content … [Link]

Mashable » Netflix unveils trailer for Louis C.K.'s new comedy special

Tuesday 28 March 17:00:38 UTC 2017

Already binged Dave Chappelle? Netflix has got you covered. The streamer on Tuesday dropped the trailer for Louis C.K.'s special 2017. The performance, which was taped live in Washington, D.C., features the comedian tackling topics such as religion, eternal love, giving dogs drugs, email fights, teachers and more. It's set to debut on Netflix globally on April 4. Read more… … [Link]

Mashable » Uber has surprised us with its first-ever diversity report

Tuesday 28 March 16:58:32 UTC 2017

No surprise, Uber is facing some heat … a lot of it … for its toxic workplace culture. SEE ALSO: Uber's Travis Kalanick: Yep, I'm a jerk, basically But, the ride-hailing giant is working to make some changes. One of the first steps is releasing its diversity report. You can see all of it here.  Here's the most glaring statistics.  Women … [Link]

Popular Science » To save their land, they unveiled the world’s biggest dinosaur footprint

Tuesday 28 March 16:55:32 UTC 2017

Science Australia has always had the market cornered on enormous animals trying to kill you The Goolarabooloo people have been singing about dinosaur footprints for thousands of years—they just don’t call them ‘dinosaurs.’ Read on. [Link]

Mashable » Crayola is killing off a crayon and WTF does it think it's doing right now?

Tuesday 28 March 16:49:45 UTC 2017

Sorry to ruin your lives, but Crayola is acting ~cray~ and we really need to address it. Last week, the beloved art supply company that fueled all of your childhood creativity announced it would be doing something huge on March 31 (a.k.a. National Crayon Day). Handing out free art supplies? Organizing the world's largest craft mob™? NOPE. For the first time … [Link]

Mashable » 'American Gods' gives classic art a tech twist, because it already knows us way too well

Tuesday 28 March 16:48:57 UTC 2017

In American Gods, belief is power.  In the new Starz series, based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman, a war is brewing between the Old Gods and the New, with one unfortunate man, ex-con Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), caught in the middle. The traditional Old Gods, with mythological roots from around the world, fear irrelevance as their believers die off … [Link]

Mashable » The absolute worst planet in 'Mass Effect: Andromeda'

Tuesday 28 March 16:43:34 UTC 2017

Why, Mass Effect: Andromeda? Why is Kadara spaceport the worst place in the galaxy? The latest Mass Effect introduces an entirely new galaxy for players to explore. There are ancient artifacts, alien wonders, and threats like you've not seen before. There are also doors. So. Many. Doors. SEE ALSO: 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' is a forgettable, tedious trudge Normally, that's not a … [Link]

Mashable » 10 burning questions we have about the 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' trailer

Tuesday 28 March 16:42:46 UTC 2017

Our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man swung by in a new trailer today, so it's time for us to do what neighbors do and get a little nosy. While the new Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer reveals a whole lot more about the superhero vs. supervillain conflict at the heart of the story, it raised as many questions for us as it answered. Let's dive … [Link]

Mashable » The way college kids are using Tinder may surprise you

Tuesday 28 March 16:40:46 UTC 2017

Kids these days are a lot more old-fashioned than you'd think. A new survey of 3,500 college students done by Abodo, the apartment hunting app, found some surprising results. These kids aren't nearly as modern in their approach to meeting people as you might think. Of those surveyed, only four percent said they preferred to meet people using dating apps. Some … [Link]

Mashable » Amazon Prime members can now get VIP tickets at gigs and festivals

Tuesday 28 March 16:40:02 UTC 2017

British Summer Time made its glorious entrance last weekend, hailing a new summer of lighter evenings and great outdoor festivals.  SEE ALSO: Amazon's high-tech grocery store will let you grab a beer and walk out (almost) To make your summer even brighter, Amazon has introduced a new perk for Prime members in the UK.  From this Thursday, Amazon Tickets will offer … [Link]

Slashdot » 'Sightings' of Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Prompt Search in Queensland

Tuesday 28 March 16:40:00 UTC 2017

Elle Hunt, writing for The Guardian: "Plausible" possible sightings of a Tasmanian tiger in northern Queensland have prompted scientists to undertake a search for the species thought to have died out more than 80 years ago. The last thylacine is thought to have died in Hobart zoo in 1936, and it is widely believed to have become extinct on mainland … [Link]

Mashable » Today, in Bad News for Uber: Denmark kicks Uber to the curb

Tuesday 28 March 16:39:18 UTC 2017

A rough 2017 continues to unspool for Uber, the ride-share company that can't  catch a break—not even in Europe.  SEE ALSO: Uber's Travis Kalanick: Yep, I'm a jerk, basically Come April, Uber will say goodbye to Denmark as the country starts enforcing new taxi laws—requiring taxi meters and surveillance equipment in vehicles—that will make it impossible for Uber to keep operating … [Link]

Popular Science » Organizing the natural world by color makes for some seriously satisfying photos

Tuesday 28 March 16:38:32 UTC 2017

Entertainment Excerpt: Encyclopedia of Rainbows A new book that shows the natural world—world arranged by color. And it's incredibly satisfying. Take a look:… [Link]

Mashable » Bill O'Reilly attacks Maxine Waters' hairstyle, triggering world's largest eye roll

Tuesday 28 March 16:38:04 UTC 2017

Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly, a man whose hairline and integrity have both greatly receded in the past decade, just messed with the wrong United States congresswoman.    On Tuesday morning, O'Reilly said that he couldn't listen to Congresswoman Maxine Waters' latest House speech about Trump because of her hair, which he called "a wig." SEE ALSO: Interview: Maxine Waters thinks … [Link]

Popular Science » What to buy for a better shave

Tuesday 28 March 16:37:00 UTC 2017

Gadgets Trim, shape, moisturize. Face, legs, whatever. Better shaving gear for anyone. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » You need these photos of Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft

Tuesday 28 March 16:34:12 UTC 2017

It’s the golden age for reimagining adaptations that have already happened. 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider starring Angelina Jolie is now older than many sentient moviegoers, so the beloved video game series was due for a reboot any day.  In Warner Bros.' 2018 take on Tomb Raider, Oscar winner Alicia Vikander embodies the title role, and she looks fierce as hell. … [Link]

Mashable » Corgi wearing a mermaid tail is the real queen of the sea

Tuesday 28 March 16:11:53 UTC 2017

Move over, Ariel. Human mermaids are boring now. That's because we have Haiku, a corgi mermaid who lives in Thailand. Haiku is not like most mermaids: for example, instead of swimming, she just sits in shallow water with her tongue out. SEE ALSO: Meet the dog who's basically a saint But this is not a problem, because Haiku is redefining what … [Link]

Mashable » Your next Netflix obsession '13 Reasons Why' is full of love, revenge and death

Tuesday 28 March 16:10:46 UTC 2017

Maybe it's life after 2016, or maybe it was life all along, but death seems to be everywhere. It broke us on TV last year and was the subject of everything from dark comedies to Oscar winners to cinematic train wrecks.  The latest examination of the uniquely fraught pain of loss is Netflix's 13 Reasons Why. The series tells the … [Link]

Mashable » In ultimate insult, Trump rolls back EPA's climate policies from within the EPA

Tuesday 28 March 16:07:16 UTC 2017

President Donald Trump took his first swing at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when he tapped the agency's biggest opponent — a man who denies climate science — to run the show. His second hit came earlier this month when Trump proposed shrinking the EPA's budget by 31 percent. Trump landed his third big blow on Tuesday afternoon, when he issued … [Link]

Popular Science » How to book the cheapest flights possible

Tuesday 28 March 16:03:32 UTC 2017

DIY Tech and tools to save you airfare dollars With the right tricks and apps at your disposal, you can make sure you're getting the best deal on your flights, no matter when you're going or where you're heading. [Link]

New Scientist – News » Mini reproductive organs in a dish mimic 28-day menstrual cycle

Tuesday 28 March 16:00:00 UTC 2017

Connecting clumps of tissue from ovaries, the womb, and other organs in the lab has led to ovulation happening in a dish, but the system cannot menstruate yet [Link]

Slashdot » Evidence That Robots Are Winning the Race for American Jobs

Tuesday 28 March 16:00:00 UTC 2017

Who is winning the race for jobs between robots and humans? Last year, two leading economists described a future in which humans come out ahead. But now they've declared a different winner: the robots. From a report on the New York Times: The industry most affected by automation is manufacturing. For every robot per thousand workers, up to six workers … [Link]

Mashable » A Samsung store caught fire and it's almost too much at this point

Tuesday 28 March 15:37:32 UTC 2017

As the old saying goes, where there's smoke, there's fire… and, these days, probably an explosive Samsung product or two.  One of the company's stores in Singapore mall AMK Hub caught fire early this morning, causing other stores in the center to close temporarily for safety precautions and cleaning, reports Singapore's Straits Times. The blaze, which started in the store's storage … [Link]

Popular Science » The entire female menstrual cycle can now be replicated in a Petri dish

Tuesday 28 March 15:32:08 UTC 2017

Health Providing researchers with a platform to study drugs and diseases influenced by these hormones Researchers have figured out a way to integrate each organ type involved in the menstrual cycle into one fully-functioning unit, all on a Petri dish. Read on:… [Link]

Mashable » AmazonFresh will now deliver your groceries directly to your car

Tuesday 28 March 15:20:15 UTC 2017

AmazonFresh already delivers groceries to your house or apartment.  Now add your car to that list. Amazon on Tuesday announced the launch of AmazonFresh Pickup, which is basically curbside pickup at an Amazon grocery store.  To get your groceries via AmazonFresh Pickup, you place an order through the Amazon app and reserve a time for pickup. According to the video … [Link]

Slashdot » Amazon Web Services Jumps Into Call-Center Market With New 'Amazon Connect' Service

Tuesday 28 March 15:20:00 UTC 2017

Amazon Web Services just unveiled a new service for running call centers, dubbed Amazon Connect, leveraging the same technology used by Amazon.com's own customer service system to route and manage calls using automatic speech recognition and artificial intelligence. From a report: The announcement is the latest move by the cloud giant beyond its core infrastructure technologies and into higher-level cloud … [Link]

Mashable » Jack Dorsey's Square launches in the UK

Tuesday 28 March 15:14:48 UTC 2017

Mobile payments company Square, founded by Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey, has launched in the UK and is eyeing a Europe-wide expansion.  The platform, which makes it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to take card payments, will sell a card reader that connects to a smartphone or tablet, thus allowing chip and pin or contactless transactions.  SEE ALSO: How Microsoft helped … [Link]

Mashable » Drake keeps canceling shows and everyone is pissed

Tuesday 28 March 15:13:05 UTC 2017

Despite what the record streaming numbers of "More Life" might say, some Drake fans are not too happy with the rapper. Drake canceled his Monday night gig in Amsterdam after fans had gathered in the Ziggo Dome and already been waiting for the performance to start. SEE ALSO: Drake gig gets interrupted by Travis Scott abruptly falling off stage "Drake got … [Link]

Mashable » A Chinese tech giant just made a big bet on the future of Tesla

Tuesday 28 March 15:12:59 UTC 2017

Tesla has a big new investor from China. Technology company Tencent has purchased $1.8 billion of Tesla stock, giving it a 5 percent ownership in the futuristic car company.  This is far from your usual sleepy corporate investment. Tencent is a massive technology conglomerate that owns a variety of major internet companies that are big in Asia. Among its biggest pieces … [Link]

Mashable » Elaborate 'Beauty and the Beast' promposal is like a real life fairytale

Tuesday 28 March 15:11:55 UTC 2017

Prom season is here, and that means guys everywhere are picking out lush fabrics, pulling out their sewing machines, and slapping together elaborate costumes to craft the perfect promposal.  What, just this guy? High schooler Valerie arrived to find a trail of tea lights and a single rose with the note "follow the flowers."  wasn't expecting to be asked to prom … [Link]

Mashable » There was plenty to nerd out about at the SXSW Interactive Festival

Tuesday 28 March 15:01:33 UTC 2017

Thanks to the annual SXSW Conference and Festivals​, the brain power emanating from Austin in the middle of March was almost palpable – it seems like everywhere you turned in this Southern city there was another insightful talk, intriguing pop-up and exciting development around cutting-edge technology.    The themes surrounding the SXSW Interactive Festival this year were diverse and far-reaching. From … [Link]

Mashable » Apple fixes bug that exposed Safari users to money-hungry hackers

Tuesday 28 March 14:59:59 UTC 2017

Attention iOS users: If you haven't already updated your device(s) to iOS 10.3, do it ASAP. While iOS 10.3 doesn't come with any major new features outside of Find My AirPods, it does include one major patch for a scary Safari exploit. SEE ALSO: Apple's iOS 10.3 is an update cricket fans will love According to Lookout, which discovered the security … [Link]

Mashable » Insatiable 'Overwatch' players are speedrunning the hero menu, of all things

Tuesday 28 March 14:56:22 UTC 2017

Overwatch, primarily known for its online FPS action, is actually a highly competitive game in the speedrunning community thanks to an oft-overlooked precision-based challenge hidden in plain sight right in the game's menus: the hero gallery. That's right, Overwatch players are speedrunning the hero gallery. How? Take a look: The Overwatch hero gallery speedrun rules are pretty simple: Place your cursor … [Link]

Mashable » 2 dogs just had an incredible engagement photoshoot so the rest of us might as well give up

Tuesday 28 March 14:56:20 UTC 2017

Engagement photoshoots are lovely, but can get annoying when ten of your engaged friends post them on Facebook all at the same time. We get it, you're so in love and the photographer made both of you look like you have very nice skin. But it's not every day that you see two dogs have an engagement photoshoot. SEE ALSO: Nothing … [Link]

Mashable » Stop working like a sucker and get paid to build Lego models instead

Tuesday 28 March 14:52:48 UTC 2017

It’s an absolute scandal that our bosses don't allow us to spend every waking hour playing with Lego, but that's the sad reality the majority of us face. But if you want to make building Lego models your life's work — and, why wouldn't you? — then you're in luck: your dream job just opened up at Legoland.  SEE ALSO: You … [Link]

New Scientist – News » “They said I was peri-menopausal. It’s a miracle I got pregnant”

Tuesday 28 March 14:49:39 UTC 2017

After several miscarriages and six unsuccessful IVF attempts, a woman in Germany is six months pregnant following an experimental ovarian rejuvenation treatment [Link]

Popular Science » Asian dust might be the secret to keeping California's sequoias alive

Tuesday 28 March 14:44:45 UTC 2017

Science Small but mighty, distant dust packs a powerful punch A new study sheds light on the role of dust—from far-away lands—on mountain ecosystems. Read on. [Link]

Popular Science » Here's how China is battling drones

Tuesday 28 March 14:41:00 UTC 2017

From Our Blogs: Eastern Arsenal There's no shortage of targets. Chinese police have drone-jamming guns, while the Chinese military has frigging laser guns. [Link]

Slashdot » A Lawsuit Over Costco Golf Balls Shows Why We Can't Have Nice Things For Cheap

Tuesday 28 March 14:40:00 UTC 2017

Ephrat Livni, writing for Quartz: Unless you're a golfer, you probably don't think about golf balls. But a new US lawsuit about these little-dimpled spheres has an economics lesson for all shoppers, showing why consumers have cause for concern when companies use court for sport. Costco, the wholesale membership club, rocked the golf world in 2016 when it started selling … [Link]

Mashable » Out-of-this-world possibilities: A look at life-sustaining planets beyond Earth

Tuesday 28 March 14:35:30 UTC 2017

For as long as man has looked up at the heavens, he’s pondered one question: Are we alone in the universe? While the answer remains unclear, there’s a tonne of research being conducted to determine just what life-sustaining planets beyond Earth might exist — and what they might look like. There’s no shortage of imaginative renderings and fiction about what such … [Link]

Mashable » Science, art and creative storytelling collide in sci-fi video game design

Tuesday 28 March 14:34:50 UTC 2017

Paid Content by EA Mass Effect AndromedaEnter a new era of storytelling as the power of the critically-acclaimed Frostbite engine brings the visuals, action, emotion, and worlds of Mass Effect Andromeda to life like never before.It's human nature to feel a pang of wonderment when looking up at the night sky and envisioning the vast worlds that exist beyond Earth's borders. … [Link]

Mashable » In its bid for world domination, Amazon buys up main competition in the Middle East

Tuesday 28 March 14:30:35 UTC 2017

Amazon has officially announced its acquisition of Souq.com, marking another step in the ecommerce giant's pursuit of world domination.  Souq.com, which at one time was valued at $1 billion, emerged as the go-to online shopping destination in the Middle East, quickly drawing comparisons to Amazon. Founded in Dubai, UAE, Souq reportedly sold to Amazon for $650 million. Amazon had competition. Emaar … [Link]

New Scientist – News » US energy systems at the mercy of cyberattack, warns report

Tuesday 28 March 14:30:00 UTC 2017

Hackers could sabotage electricity grid or oil pipelines unless weaknesses that have built up over decades are addressed, writes former NSA inspector general [Link]

Mashable » You can finally listen to all 7 episodes of S-Town, the next Serial

Tuesday 28 March 14:29:13 UTC 2017

Miss Serial? Or just the year 2014? (Who doesn't?)  Then get excited, because all the episodes of S-Town, the podcast that promises to be the next Serial, dropped today.  The podcast, from the producers of Serial and This American Life, follows a mystery in an Alabama town where the son of a wealthy family has been bragging that he got away … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Baby has surgery to remove parasitic fetus growing inside him

Tuesday 28 March 14:23:00 UTC 2017

A 10-month-old boy in Indonesia was found to have a 400 gram fetus living inside him, one of only a few hundred cases of “fetus in fetu” ever described [Link]

Mashable » This futuristic tiny home switches rooms by rotating like a washing machine

Tuesday 28 March 14:22:51 UTC 2017

The Rotating House prototype is designed by British architect George Clarke. It weighs 3.5 tonnes and stands 14 feet tall. Clarke wanted to utilize every inch of the space, turning one room into four.  The floors can become walls which can become the ceiling, depending on the rotation of the home. Read more…More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Geoengineering the sky is scary but we need to test it now

Tuesday 28 March 14:21:00 UTC 2017

The world's biggest trial of cooling the planet by altering the atmosphere is being launched. It is crucial that it goes ahead, says Jamais Cascio [Link]

Mashable » Chrissy Teigen is just now discovering that no one thinks John Legend sucks

Tuesday 28 March 14:19:12 UTC 2017

The couple that tweets together, stays together. That's how that saying goes, right? Chrissy Teigen was watching The Voice Monday night, where her husband John Legend showed up to judge some contestants, and she had some harsh thoughts about his appearance.  SEE ALSO: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend had a bit of 'toilet trouble' after the Grammys "Hey you are a … [Link]

Mashable » Five burning questions we have about 'Stranger Things' Season 2

Tuesday 28 March 14:15:25 UTC 2017

At this point, all we really know about Stranger Things season two is that it will debut on Halloween. But we have a lot of questions about the series, which became an immediate must-binge when it debuted last summer. As we countdown the days until we can see our favorite '80s kids reunite, here's what we hope Season 2 reveals. SEE … [Link]

Mashable » Airbus wants to get rid of cabin classes and make planes totally customizable

Tuesday 28 March 14:08:19 UTC 2017

In 2011, Airbus revealed its vision for the future of flight, as seen from the passengers' perspective. It imagined a plane body that's self-healing and transparent, with zones replacing cabin classes.  Recently, Airbus refined its vision and opted for a much more modular and interchangeable plane body.  Read more…More about Mashable Video, Plane, Economy Flights, Transparent Flight, and Flight Of The … [Link]

Popular Science » A desert researcher shares his essential survival gear

Tuesday 28 March 14:06:00 UTC 2017

Science How to stay alive so you can do science in scorching heat Kumud Acharya seeks out the world’s hottest conditions. Here’s what he brings to stay hydrated—and alive—while doing science in the most scorching environments. [Link]

Mashable » The tricky art of marketing women's empowerment in the era of Trump

Tuesday 28 March 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Just six months ago, millions of Americans thought they were on the brink of electing the country's first female president. Marketing so-called empowerment to women had already become fashionable; a historic victory by Hillary Clinton would've made the strategy a no-brainer.  Then President Donald Trump happened.  SEE ALSO: 7 influential feminists share the most powerful thing about being a woman With … [Link]

Slashdot » 'Brainstorming Doesn't Work'

Tuesday 28 March 14:00:00 UTC 2017

People aren't necessarily more creative in groups than alone, or vice versa, according to numerous studies. An anonymous reader shares an article: In fact, creativity needs both conditions; our performance peaks when we alternate — first working alone, then coming together to share our ideas, then going off by ourselves again to mull over what we heard. It's a process. … [Link]

Mashable » Seth Meyers doubts Trump's deal-making skills after failed health care bill

Tuesday 28 March 13:51:51 UTC 2017

The GOP failed to put their replacement for Obamacare into action, even with backing from Donald Trump and his "deal-making skills." Late Night host Seth Meyers of course served us with a deep dive into why Trump's supposed skills failed him and how the GOP's confidence crumbled to the White House floor. To Trump's suggestion that in order to make … [Link]

Mashable » Stephen Colbert swears Trump doesn't blame Paul Ryan for the failed healthcare bill. Like, at all.

Tuesday 28 March 13:46:46 UTC 2017

"Technically he didn't fail on Friday, he failed two months ago," Stephen Colbert said of Donald Trump.  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert returned Monday from their March Madness break and Colbert dove right into the biggest news of the week: the Republican's failed plan to repeal Obamacare. Though the president claimed that he never promised such a quick repeal … [Link]

Popular Science » What the frack is in fracking fluid?

Tuesday 28 March 13:42:00 UTC 2017

Environment Most of the ingredients are unknown Over 100 billion gallons of fracking fluid is injected into the U.S. each year. But what's inside that water? Read on:… [Link]

Mashable » Transform any surface into an interactive display with this incredible projector

Tuesday 28 March 13:36:46 UTC 2017

The Xperia Touch from Sony is a portable projector that uses infrared light and camera capture to display visuals and read interaction. Read more…More about Standalone Featured, Mashable Video, Draw On The Walls, Surface Display, and Xperia Touch [Link]

Mashable » Will Smith and the 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' family got together for a nostalgic '90s reunion

Tuesday 28 March 13:12:24 UTC 2017

This is a story all about how the cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air….had a reunion and look as dope today as they did on the legendary sitcom.  On Monday, Alfonso Ribeiro, who played the iconic Carlton Banks, posted a photo on Instagram that got the hearts of every 90s television fanatic racing.  SEE ALSO: Will Smith gets flipped, turned … [Link]

Mashable » Well, the new 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' trailer looks just delightful

Tuesday 28 March 13:01:31 UTC 2017

Look for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man to swing into a theater near you. After making his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in last year's Captain America: Civil War, Tom Holland's Peter Parker gets his first solo outing this summer in Spider-Man: Homecoming. SEE ALSO: The 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' poster leans into Spidey's Avengers connection Although this is the third iteration of the … [Link]

Mashable » Tinder is finally available on the web — but only in these countries

Tuesday 28 March 13:00:00 UTC 2017

Tinder is finally breaking free of its app. The company is beginning to test a new web-based version of its service that allows people to access Tinder from a browser, rather than its mobile app. Called Tinder Online, the service is being tested in a handful of countries outside the U.S. but the company plans to make it available to everyone … [Link]

Mashable » Don't worry, Drake. We came up with some ideas for your next tattoo.

Tuesday 28 March 13:00:00 UTC 2017

A week ago, Drake premiered some new ink he got from Swedish tattoo artist, Nikki Norberg. The tattoos had a personal meaning for Drizzy from the pink flower (🌺 ) that symbolizes his playlist, More Life, to a tiny bottle of Drakkar Noir, to show he's really into cologne from the '80s. However, the most memorable tattoo of all was a … [Link]

Slashdot » Dutch Scientist Proposes Circular Runways For Airport Efficiency

Tuesday 28 March 13:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Fast Company: While airport terminal architecture has a solid history of style and innovation, rarely is a proposal put forth to utterly redesign the runway. But that's precisely the aim of Henk Hesselink, a Dutch scientist working with the Netherlands Aerospace Center. Dubbed the "endless runway," Hesselink's brainchild is a 360-degree landing strip … [Link]

Mashable » It's time to let a robot invasion stop the Lionfish explosion

Tuesday 28 March 12:30:57 UTC 2017

Undoing man's folly is, sometimes, a robot's work. Unwittingly introduced to the Atlantic Ocean over a quarter of a century ago, the lionfish, which is native to the Pacific, is responsible for an ecological disaster of epic proportions in the Caribbean, Bermuda's, and off the shore of Florida coast, and it's spreading up the coast. A complete lack of predators, voracious … [Link]

Mashable » Indian Twitter is standing by Nigerian students facing racial violence

Tuesday 28 March 12:15:17 UTC 2017

Indians on social media have come out in support of Nigerian students who faced racial attacks in a Greater Noida shopping mall on Monday.  They have called out the inherent racism in the country and expressed shock and disappointment at the brutality meted out to these students who have been accused of cannibalism after a local student's death last week.  SEE … [Link]

Mashable » How Microsoft helped British authorities after the London attack

Tuesday 28 March 12:07:46 UTC 2017

Microsoft has admitted to giving information to British authorities after the Westminster Bridge attack.  SEE ALSO: WhatsApp says it won't create an encryption backdoor, and that's a good thing In a statement, the tech giant said it had received orders seeking email information related to the attack and it swiftly provided the information requested. “Our team responded in under 30 minutes … [Link]

Mashable » Facebook is putting its latest Snapchat clone front and center

Tuesday 28 March 12:00:00 UTC 2017

After years of creating Snapchat clones in standalone apps, Facebook is now taking a new approach — and it's one that might actually work. Following months of testing, the social network is now putting a full-on Snapchat clone front and center inside the main Facebook app. The update not only pushes you to use Facebook's new camera feature but puts friends' … [Link]

Mashable » How taking the wrong funding will kill your business — an interview with Infusionsoft CEO Clate Mask

Tuesday 28 March 12:00:00 UTC 2017

Small businesses, as the saying goes, need all of the help they can get these days. Clate Mask, CEO and cofounder at Infusionsoft, is one who helps small businesses and lends a hand. Mask is a visionary leader who took Infusionsoft from a struggling startup to an eight-time Inc. 500/5000 winner. Clate has helped this company land four rounds of venture … [Link]

Mashable » Commuters think this super weird Tube ad is 'demeaning' to women

Tuesday 28 March 11:51:55 UTC 2017

An advert for London estate agents Marsh and Parsons is to be removed after members of the public called it out for sexism.  SEE ALSO: People are calling for this 'sexist' and 'degrading' advert to be removed The text of the advert appears to describe the pictured woman as a "modern extension" to her older partner, who's described as a "charming … [Link]

Mashable » Wiz Khalifa is getting called out for these Instagram pics by Pablo Escobar's grave

Tuesday 28 March 11:28:07 UTC 2017

Wiz Khalifa has caused upset after paying tribute to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in his hometown Medellin.  The US rapper posted a number of images on his Instagram account. They have not gone down well.  One image shows flowers by Escobar's grave (it appears to have since been deleted). .@wizkhalifa Colombians aren't proud as you are of a murder and … [Link]

Mashable » Sony, Samsung and LG sweeten TV prices in India amid attack from local competition

Tuesday 28 March 11:21:03 UTC 2017

Call it a déjà vu moment for foreign brands.  Some of the biggest TV manufacturers in India are cutting the prices of their TV lineup in the nation to better compete with local players.  SEE ALSO: Facebook wants to take over your TV Various TV models from Sony, LG and Samsung, the three global giants that assume over 80 percent of … [Link]

Mashable » Softbank reportedly wants to merge India's top online retailers to take on Amazon

Tuesday 28 March 11:01:56 UTC 2017

Japanese telecom giant and startup investor, Softbank, wants India's top two online retailers to join forces to fight Amazon in the country. Softbank is reportedly "orchestrating" a merger between Flipkart, India's biggest online retailer, and rival Snapdeal, and could possibly have a deal by the end of next  month.  SEE ALSO: India's biggest online retailer is acquiring eBay's India business, report … [Link]

Mashable » Morning food for thought: 5 trending March topics to jumpstart your day

Tuesday 28 March 11:00:00 UTC 2017

Raise your hand if you're the kind of person who is hardly able to see colors in the morning before you have a cup of coffee. We thought so. We know mornings can be rough, which is why we're providing a little pick-me-up in the form of re-caps of some of the most viral, heartwarming and just plain hilarious internet … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » #Ebook Deal/Day: RESTful Web Clients – $21.49 (Save 50%) Use code DEAL

Tuesday 28 March 10:55:19 UTC 2017

Get "RESTful Web Clients" today using code DEAL and save 50%!This sale ends at 2:00 AM 2017-03-29 (PDT, GMT-8:00). [Link]

Mashable » The creators of the world's most hated font still love it

Tuesday 28 March 10:33:45 UTC 2017

The creators of the most hated font on the web have spoken out with words of love.  In an interview with the Guardian, former Microsoft font designer Vincent Connare said he's proud of Comic Sans MS, a sans-serif casual script typeface that has divided the internet since its release in 1994. "It was for novice computer users and it succeeded with … [Link]

Slashdot » GameStop To Close At Least 150 Stores Due To Poor Q4 Sales

Tuesday 28 March 10:00:00 UTC 2017

GameStop announced last week that it will be closing more than 150 of its stores globally due to "weak sales of certain AAA titles and aggressive console promotions by other retailers." The chain also mentioned it "anticipates that it will close between two percent to three percent of its global store footprint" in 2017. Nintendo Wire reports: The Q4 window … [Link]

Mashable » J.K. Rowling perfectly explains why the Trumps wouldn't be in Slytherin

Tuesday 28 March 9:53:34 UTC 2017

Another day, another classic example of J.K. Rowling shutting down the Trump administration through the sweet medium of Harry Potter. SEE ALSO: 27 times J.K. Rowling was the hero we all needed in 2016 On Monday, journalist Oliver Willis shared the following tweet about "Slytherin Alumni". Slytherin Alumni go far! CUT TO MONTAGE of Jared Kushner, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr … [Link]

Mashable » This awful Daily Mail front page is getting dragged all over town for its mindblowing sexism

Tuesday 28 March 9:37:49 UTC 2017

“Newspaper of the year" the Daily Mail is getting dragged after publishing a headline declaring "Forget about Brexit, who won Legs-it!" alongside a photograph of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and British Prime Minister Theresa May on its front page.  SEE ALSO: How to talk about the new UK prime minister's shoes without being sexist The front page was first published … [Link]

Mashable » Tinder scammers fool 30 men into sending money over

Tuesday 28 March 9:13:10 UTC 2017

Swiping right on the wrong person could be costly. A scam cooked up by two men on Tinder has netted at least 30 victims, who transferred "millions of baht" to the two between 2014 and 2016, authorities told the Bangkok Post. SEE ALSO: Even primates use Tinder now One of the victims transferred 15,000 baht ($435.92) to a woman he matched … [Link]

Mashable » This author's 1975 letter shutting down a fan is so hilariously blunt

Tuesday 28 March 9:07:13 UTC 2017

In the age of Twitter, authors like J.K. Rowling shut people down pretty much every day. It's not a new thing, though. SEE ALSO: J.K. Rowling and Ricky Gervais join forces to shut down Donald Trump Back in 1975, British novelist Kingsley Amis was shutting people down with the best of them. The only difference was the medium. On Monday, the … [Link]

Mashable » Truecaller gets payment support and Duo integration as it trickles to feature phones

Tuesday 28 March 7:30:43 UTC 2017

For Truecaller, an app that offers real-time caller ID and spam protection, the past two years have been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride.  On one hand, the eight-year-old service continues to grow strongly in developing markets, and has also chalked out plans to attract people globally. SEE ALSO: Truecaller eyes global domination as it hits 500 million calls a month … [Link]

Mashable » Amazon's Kindle is currently a bargain for Prime members

Tuesday 28 March 7:26:55 UTC 2017

Kindle has never been cheaper.  Nearly all models in Amazon's lineup of e-readers are currently on a special discount for Prime members, and the deals are as good or better than the ones Amazon had offered last Black Friday.  SEE ALSO: Amazon's Alexa has mad skills. 10,000 of them, to be exact. The cheapest, regular Kindle has had its price slashed … [Link]

Mashable » The personal data of all of Hong Kong's 3.7 million registered voters have been stolen

Tuesday 28 March 7:13:03 UTC 2017

Two laptops containing personal information of Hong Kong's 3.7 million registered voters have been stolen. The laptops were reported missing by Hong Kong's electoral office, in what could be the city's largest data breach. They were reportedly stolen from a locked room on Lantau Island, off the main Hong Kong island. The room was a designated backup venue for the chief … [Link]

Mashable » Reporter learns why you shouldn't let random Aussies speak on live TV

Tuesday 28 March 7:04:33 UTC 2017

Natural disasters and live rolling television coverage. What could go wrong? Parts of the coast in Queensland, Australia were lashed by the powerful Cyclone Debbie on Tuesday, with residents hunkering down indoors. SEE ALSO: Powerful Cyclone Debbie is not a typical storm It's a tad boring to sit around and play cards all day, so one resident from the town of … [Link]

Slashdot » NASA Spends 72 Cents of Every SLS Dollar On Overhead Costs, Says Report

Tuesday 28 March 7:00:00 UTC 2017

A new report published by the nonpartisan think tank Center for a New American Security shows us where a lot of NASA's money is being spent. The space agency has reportedly spent $19 billion on rockets — first on Ares I and V, and now on the Space Launch System rocket — and $13.9 billion on the Orion spacecraft. If … [Link]

Mashable » Ikea wants to put your whole house online. But for goodness' sake why?

Tuesday 28 March 6:44:23 UTC 2017

If a botnet comprised of Ikea smart home devices ever knocks out the internet, at least you'll know it's been done with Swedish efficiency. On Tuesday, the homewares company announced it would be continuing the trend of connecting inanimate objects to the internet as part of its Ikea Home Smart project.  SEE ALSO: WhatsApp says it won't create an encryption backdoor, … [Link]

Mashable » Lorde impersonator fools partygoers into thinking she's the real thing

Tuesday 28 March 5:39:43 UTC 2017

Lorde is from New Zealand, so the prospect of the singer dropping into a local party for an impromptu performance is unlikely, but not impossible. Some attendees at the weekly "No Lights, No Lycra" party, which takes place at Auckland's Grey Lynn Library, were convinced she was there performing Monday night.  After all, the event had promoted a very special guest: … [Link]

Mashable » Newly revealed 'Blade Runner 2049' footage makes 'Westworld' look like a walk in the park

Tuesday 28 March 4:15:03 UTC 2017

These replicants are not 3D-printed. They are born, and their birth sequence is — gulp — gnarly. So we learned Monday night at Cinemacon, where Sony Pictures sneaked a few minutes of Blade Runner 2049, Ridley Scott's revisitation of the sci-fi cult classic from 1982. And it looks dark. So dark that its nightmarscape of synthesized humans makes Westworld look like … [Link]

Mashable » Iron Man isn't happy in sneak peek of 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' trailer

Tuesday 28 March 3:34:50 UTC 2017

SPOILER ALERT: The following post contains spoilers for the second full Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer. Yes, I just warned against spoilers for a trailer. It's like that now. Peter Parker is just trying to hold it all together. "It all" being the Staten Island Ferry, which is breaking in two parts — split lenghtwise — in the new trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming. … [Link]

Slashdot » Climate Change Is Altering Global Air Currents

Tuesday 28 March 3:30:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Independent: One of the scientists who demonstrated conclusively that global warming was an unnatural event with the famous "hockey stick" graph is now warning that giant jetstreams which circle the planet are being altered by climate change. Jetstreams are influenced by the difference in temperatures between the Arctic and the equator. But … [Link]

Mashable » The leggings shaming is real and it's not okay

Tuesday 28 March 3:29:41 UTC 2017

United Airlines' recent leggings ban has done much more than anger the online world — it's sparked an important discussion about the ongoing struggle women face dress in regards to unfair dress codes. Though the great "should leggings be considered pants?" debate has been around for years, the controversy surrounding women's dress codes was furiously reignited after Shannon Watts tweeted about … [Link]

Mashable » Sony teases first 'Dark Tower' footage: So the Man in Black has the Force?

Tuesday 28 March 3:23:29 UTC 2017

“The war is over, gunslinger," says the Man in Black — a purrier-than-usual Matthew McConaughey in this case — and thus begins the first footage ever seen from Sony Pictures' adaptation of the Stephen King saga The Dark Tower. But really, it looks more like a war is just beginning. Many years in development, this first look came Monday during Cinemacon, … [Link]

Mashable » Snake on a plane hitches a ride to New Zealand, which has no snakes

Tuesday 28 March 2:05:43 UTC 2017

Despite the close distance to Australia, there are no snakes in New Zealand, bar the occasional sea snake. So you can imagine the surprise when biosecurity officials at Auckland Airport found a live snake on a plane that arrived from Australia on Sunday.  It was quickly captured by authorities, who used a bucket to contain the reptile. SEE ALSO: Once and … [Link]

Mashable » Matt Foley, baseball player, pays homage to SNL's Matt Foley

Tuesday 28 March 1:59:35 UTC 2017

We just found our favorite minor league baseball player. Never mind that we've never even seen him field a grounder or swing a bat.  But first, we must set the stage.  SEE ALSO: Taco Bell's cute baseball tweet is everything that's wrong with America If the name "Matt Foley" rings a bell, that's because of arguably the greatest Saturday Night … [Link]

Mashable » Donald Trump is nowhere to be found in his White House's first 360-degree photo

Tuesday 28 March 1:36:34 UTC 2017

Now you can explore Donald Trump's office in 360 degrees.  Just don't expect to find him there.  SEE ALSO: Fox News gets trolled after alerting the world that Trump was 'working' all weekend On Sunday, the White House posted a photo of the Oval Office on its Facebook page. By clicking around or moving your phone, you can explore the entire … [Link]

Slashdot » New AI Algorithm Beats Even the World's Worst Traffic

Tuesday 28 March 1:30:00 UTC 2017

"Computer scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have developed a new intelligent routing algorithm that attempts to minimize the occurrence of spontaneous traffic jams — those sudden snarls caused by greedy merges and other isolated disruptions — throughout a roadway network," reports Motherboard. "It's both computationally distributed and fast, requirements for any real-world traffic management system. Their work is … [Link]

Mashable » Chris Hemsworth would like you to get out of his shot, thanks

Tuesday 28 March 1:00:39 UTC 2017

He may not be on set, but Chris Hemsworth would still prefer people not step between him and the camera. Any camera. The Australian actor posted an amusing photo of his friends Luke Mun and April Mun posing with beers in hand by a pool on his Instagram Monday.  SEE ALSO: Chris Hemsworth goes full beast mode in intense workout video … [Link]

Slashdot » Facebook Launches 'Town Hall' For Contacting Government Reps, Adds Local Election Reminders

Tuesday 28 March 0:50:00 UTC 2017

Facebook has officially launched their "Town Hall" feature that allows users to locate, follow and contact their local, state and federal government representatives. The social media company also announced that they will be launching local election reminders in an effort to get more users to vote in state, county, and municipal elections. TechCrunch reports: The feature was recently made available … [Link]

Mashable » Your favorite 'Westworld' scene-stealer will have a much bigger role in Season 2

Tuesday 28 March 0:46:25 UTC 2017

There were plenty of memorable characters in Westworld Season 1 — but one guest star made a huge impression on viewers despite only appearing in a few scenes, and it looks like the showrunners were paying attention. Louis Herthum, who played Peter Abernathy — the "father" of Evan Rachel Wood's Dolores — in Season 1, has been promoted to series regular … [Link]

Mashable » Night Shift is now available on your Mac so you can finally get some damn sleep

Tuesday 28 March 0:38:43 UTC 2017

It’s hard out there for a keyboard jockey.  Thankfully, Night Shift is here to save the day (er, night).  Spending long hours staring at a computer has its ill effects, one of which being that the blue light pouring out of the screen is thought to wreak havoc on people's circadian rhythms. This in turn makes it harder to fall asleep … [Link]

Mashable » The view from the International Space Station confirms it: Cyclone Debbie is a monster

Tuesday 28 March 0:11:02 UTC 2017

One thing to know about Cyclone Debbie, which is set to lash the northeast Australian coast Tuesday: It's big. That's abundantly clear in footage captured by the International Space Station (ISS). Posted by the Force Thirteen YouTube channel, which tracks tropical cyclones, the ISS apparently caught Cyclone Debbie as it intensified in the Coral Sea. As of writing, the eye … [Link]

Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Working Environment For a Developer?

Tuesday 28 March 0:10:00 UTC 2017

New submitter Dorgendubal writes: I work for a company with more than a thousand developers and I'm participating in activities aimed at improving the work experience of developers. Our developers receive an ultrabook that is rather powerful but not really adapted for development (no admin rights, small storage capacity, restrictive security rules, etc.). They also have access to VDIs (more … [Link]

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