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 » Apple wants teens to chill at its stores so badly

Wednesday 26 April 23:54:06 UTC 2017

Apple is all about getting Gen Z away from the food court and Starbucks counter and plugged into its stores.  SEE ALSO: Apple launches global in-store education program In an interview with CBS earlier this week,  Angela Ahrendts, the senior vice president of retail, explained how she wants young Apple fans to say, "Meet me at Apple," instead of hanging out … [Link]

Mashable » 'Game of Thrones’ fans need to enroll in this college course right now

Wednesday 26 April 23:37:11 UTC 2017

The newest season of Game of Thrones isn't the only reason to get excited about summertime. SEE ALSO: The tiny detail you probably missed in this 'Game of Thrones' photo UC Berkeley is offering a summer session all about one of the HBO hit's fully functional but totally made-up languages. The language of the Dothraki people will be taught by none … [Link]

Mashable » The world of 'Cars' has a dark and terrifying origin theory

Wednesday 26 April 23:29:42 UTC 2017

Once you hear it, it's the only thing that makes sense. So, spoiler alert (Lightning McQueen pun intended): What you're about to read could forever warp the way you look at Cars. Screen Crush editor Matt Singer spoke with Jay Ward, creative director of the Cars world at Pixar, and apparently the author of "The World of Cars Owner’s Manual," a … [Link]

Mashable » The Simpsons' verdict on Trump's first 100 days is in and it's scathing

Wednesday 26 April 23:20:04 UTC 2017

By Saturday, we'll all have made it through 100 days. Or, as this very, very dark clip from 'The Simpsons' points out, we'll be "6.8% of the way home." To mark the landmark, which has been either the best or worst in history depending on whether you ask the president or literally anyone else, the show presents its look at … [Link]

Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Are Accurate Software Development Time Predictions a Myth?

Wednesday 26 April 23:20:00 UTC 2017

New submitter DuroSoft writes: For myself and the vast majority of people I have talked to, this is the case. Any attempts we make to estimate the amount of time software development tasks will take inevitably end in folly. Do you find you can make accurate estimates, or is it really the case, as the author, DuroSoft Technologies' CTO/Co-CEO Sam … [Link]

Mashable » Just a bunch of stuff getting destroyed in slow motion

Wednesday 26 April 23:04:41 UTC 2017

Sometimes, you just need to watch some destruction in slow motion. The Slo Mo Guys are famous on the YouTube for filming and destroying all sorts of thing in — you guessed it — slow motion. Recently, the team had a two-hour-long livestream, where they destroyed a whole bunch of stuff in the California desert.  Now, nobody has time to … [Link]

Mashable » Google says it's cool if staff protests on International Workers Day

Wednesday 26 April 22:52:14 UTC 2017

Google employees won't be punished for taking a day off to protest Donald Trump on May 1, International Workers Day.  Those who choose to protest will join around 340,000 service workers who are reportedly set for a one-day strike.  SEE ALSO: Google Maps can now tell you where you parked your car "We respect everyone’s choice to act on their beliefs," … [Link]

Slashdot » British Cops Will Scan Every Fan's Face At the Champions League Final

Wednesday 26 April 22:40:00 UTC 2017

Using a new facial recognition surveillance system, British police will scan every fan's face at the UEFA Champions League on June 3rd and compare them to a police database of some 500,000 "persons of interest." "According to a government tender issued by South Wales Police, the system will be deployed during the day of the game in Cardiff's main train … [Link]

Mashable » Please bring 'The Office' back and have Michael Scott do a TED Talk

Wednesday 26 April 22:28:30 UTC 2017

It’s been nearly four years since The Office ended, and we're still not over it. We'll never be over it. How are we supposed to forget the legendary pranks Jim played on Dwight? How can we eat chili without pausing for a brief moment of silence for Kevin? How is it possible that we'll ever forget the character of Michael Scott? … [Link]

Mashable » 'Forza' meets Hot Wheels: Race on the bright-orange tracks of childhood

Wednesday 26 April 22:07:42 UTC 2017

Forza Horizon 3 and Hot Wheels are two things that seem like they'd never ever collide. But they are colliding, and the result looks amazing. Forza, a relatively realistic driving simulator/racing series, is transplanting its mechanics into the whimsical world of Hot Wheels where the tracks are orange, the loops are vertical, and the jumps are plentiful. The Hot Wheels … [Link]

Mashable » 'Video referees' to hopefully eliminate bad calls and dives at the next World Cup

Wednesday 26 April 22:01:51 UTC 2017

FIFA is finally starting to embrace technology. The organization just announced that it wants video assistant referees (VARs) to be used at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The video refs are, in essence, a limited form of instant replay, issuing rulings from their video monitor that the on-the-field refs might have missed. "In 2017, when everyone in the stadium or … [Link]

Slashdot » Pirate Site Blockades Violate Free Speech, Mexico's Supreme Court Rules

Wednesday 26 April 22:00:00 UTC 2017

New submitter happyfeet2000 quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Broad pirate sites blockades are disproportional, Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice has ruled. The government can't order ISPs to block websites that link to copyright-infringing material because that would also restrict access to legitimate content and violate the public's freedom of expression. The ruling is a win for local ISP Alestra, which … [Link]

Mashable » This '13 Reasons Why' fan theory is just so absurd

Wednesday 26 April 21:56:09 UTC 2017

Gotta love the fans…but really, this fan theory is a little too far-fetched.  Read more…More about Real Time, Binge Watch, Super Fans, Tony, and Fan Theories [Link]

Mashable » This view finally makes me want to risk my life to fly to space

Wednesday 26 April 21:43:46 UTC 2017

I know that this is a weird thing for a space reporter to admit publicly, but here's the truth: I've never had any desire to travel to space.  Let's just say that I've seen one too many rockets explode to make me comfortable with flying up to space. SEE ALSO: Please leave me alone while I stare at this photo of … [Link]

Mashable » AAA worker helping person with keys gets locked out of his car and has to call AAA

Wednesday 26 April 21:42:22 UTC 2017

And the world keeps turning. When you accidentally lock your keys in your car, most people call roadside service company AAA to bail them out. But what happens when someone from AAA locks their keys in their car?  They call AAA, of course. After locking his keys in his car, Redditor potatoboy221 phoned AAA to help him out. But shortly after … [Link]

Mashable » Kylie Jenner is probably dating Travis Scott now, so unfollow Tyga

Wednesday 26 April 21:28:04 UTC 2017

All good things must come to an end, and Kylie Jenner and Tyga's tumultuous and public relationship is no exception. Word has been circling that the two ended things this spring, and when Kylie stepped out at Coachella with rapper Travis Scott, the rumors picked up steam.  SEE ALSO: Kylie Jenner showed up at some kid's prom and everyone lost their … [Link]

Slashdot » FCC Announces Plan To Reverse Title II Net Neutrality

Wednesday 26 April 21:20:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: The Federal Communications Commission is cracking open the net neutrality debate again with a proposal to undo the 2015 rules that implemented net neutrality with Title II classification. FCC chairman Ajit Pai called the rules "heavy handed" and said their implementation was "all about politics." He argued that they hurt investment … [Link]

Mashable » The author of 'The Fault in Our Stars' explains Pokémon perfectly

Wednesday 26 April 21:01:39 UTC 2017

John Green has a way with wordsObviously. He only wrote The Fault in Our Stars, nbd. Here, Green describes his discovery of Pokémon. His son Henry is obsessed, so Green shares — in his own, hilarious words — what the fiction and the phenomenon are all about… as he understands it. Pokémon is weird, especially when it's filtered through the … [Link]

Mashable » A pizza shop put 101 cheeses on a pie, changing pizza for all of us forever

Wednesday 26 April 21:01:06 UTC 2017

If you're going to put cheese on a pizza, why stop at one? Why, indeed?  A pizza place in Portland, Oregon, took this pizza-stential question very seriously, deciding they had nothing to lose by totally just going for it. So, as part of an annual Portland celebration of pizza, Scottie's Pizza Parlor created a pie using 101 cheeses. SEE ALSO: Someone … [Link]

Mashable » Chubby beaver stuck in iron fence rescued by soapy hands

Wednesday 26 April 21:00:49 UTC 2017

We’ve all packed on the pounds during winter hibernation, and are trying to get our bods in check before shorts season.  Some of us are getting a late start on doing just that — one of us being this poor beaver in Hamilton, Ontario, who thought he could make it through a wrought-iron fence unscathed, but misjudged the situation a bit … [Link]

Popular Science » The very best notebooks for getting yourself organized

Wednesday 26 April 20:57:00 UTC 2017

Gadgets Journals to write home about. Devices can do some amazing things. Still, for us tactile folk, there's something about crossing off tasks written on paper. Read on. [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Daily API RoundUp: Flat, MadKudu, Macromeasures

Wednesday 26 April 20:55:19 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]

Mashable » Fans just got a big clue that '13 Reasons Why' Season 2 is happening

Wednesday 26 April 20:33:21 UTC 2017

Nearly a month after its release, Netflix's 13 Reasons Why hasn't lost steam, with an ongoing conversation about adolescence, mental health, and bullying, and some of the most strong and salient social media reactions for any show. Netflix will probably announce Season 2 any day now, and there's a mounting pile of evidence. SEE ALSO: '13 Reasons Why' will probably get … [Link]

Mashable » Stock trading app Robinhood raises $110 million to become the latest unicorn

Wednesday 26 April 20:24:40 UTC 2017

Zero-fee stock trading app Robinhood is getting a boost from its own investors. The financial tech company announced Wednesday that it had raised $110 million at a $1.3 billion valuation, making it Silicon Valley's latest unicorn — the industry term for a startup worth at least $1 billion.  SEE ALSO: Buy!…Sell!…Without fees: Robinhood app caters to investment newbies Robinhood's latest funding … [Link]

Mashable » Here's why these mushrooms glow in the dark

Wednesday 26 April 20:20:31 UTC 2017

Dozens of glow-in-the-dark mushroom species grow around the world. But details on what makes them shine so bright have long been dim. In a new study, scientists say they can finally explain what makes bioluminescent mushrooms glow. They describe a process of "enzyme promiscuity" that leads to changes in the intensity and colors of mushrooms' light emissions. SEE ALSO: This frog's … [Link]

Mashable » Zombie Galaxy Note 7s reportedly have a release date

Wednesday 26 April 20:10:29 UTC 2017

The Galaxy Note 7 will never die.  Samsung has been planning to release the volatile Note 7 again as a refurbished device since March, but now we know more about the zombie phone's relaunch.  SamMobile, citing information from South Korea's ET News, claims the Note 7s will launch in the South Korean market at the end of June. Samsung just can't … [Link]

Mashable » NASA's new space fabric looks like chain mail and can protect astronauts

Wednesday 26 April 20:06:03 UTC 2017

Raul Polit Casillas at NASA's JPL created a 3D-printed "space fabric" that's flexible, easy to create, and a thermal regulator. Read more…More about Insulation, Thermal, 3d Printed, 3d Printer, and 3d Printing [Link]

Mashable » Adorable cat does trust falls right into our hearts

Wednesday 26 April 20:04:46 UTC 2017

We've seen dogs do trust falls. Now even cats are doing it. That's right. Even an animal that instinctively does not trust humans, will never trust humans (even though we feed them, shelter them, play with them, and attempt to pet them) is doing a trust fall. Even a cat is doing a trust fall. This is truly a momentous … [Link]

Mashable » Hero with a drone spots a shark circling below 3 oblivious surfers

Wednesday 26 April 20:00:37 UTC 2017

Photographer David Finlay was flying his drone and checking out the scenery at a Kiama beach in Australia  on Monday — as you do — when he noticed something circling below a group of surfers hanging out in the water.  Cue Jaws music. "There's a shark right under the surface," Finlay can be heard saying in the clip.  The surfers … [Link]

Slashdot » Most Millennials Have an Unrealistic View of Their Retirement Prospects, Analysts Say

Wednesday 26 April 20:00:00 UTC 2017

From a blog post on research firm HSBC: HSBC calls for millennials to wake up to living and working longer, as research finds only 1 in 10 expects to work past 65. Most millennials have an unrealistic view of their retirement prospects according to a new report from HSBC. The latest report in The Future of Retirement series, Shifting sands, … [Link]

Mashable » Sobering visualizations reveal how sea level rise could transform cities in your lifetime

Wednesday 26 April 19:46:08 UTC 2017

Until recently, it seemed that we would be able to manage global warming-induced sea level rise through the end of the century. It would be problematic, of course, but manageable, particularly in industrialized nations like the U.S. However, troubling indications from the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets show that melting is taking place faster than previously thought and that entire glaciers … [Link]

Mashable » If you disable and re-enable your Instagram, it will set off the notification apocalypse

Wednesday 26 April 19:45:49 UTC 2017

Returning from a digital sabbatical during which you disabled your Instagram account? Get ready for a blast from the notifications past, courtesy of a tagging glitch. I recently temporarily disabled my Instagram account for the first time, and when I re-enabled my account – something weird happened. Instagram re-tagged everyone I had ever tagged in a photo. Yep, notifications and all. … [Link]

Mashable » Break free from social media with this minimal phone

Wednesday 26 April 19:45:12 UTC 2017

This is the Light Phone and it was designed to help you disconnect. You can leave your smartphone at home and still send and receive calls using your existing phone number. Read more…More about Social Media, Technology, Tech, Standalone Featured, and Real Time Video [Link]

Mashable » Katy Perry and Haim will be bringing their new music to 'SNL'

Wednesday 26 April 19:43:47 UTC 2017

Saturday Night Live has announced the musical guests for May, and Haim and Katy Perry will be performing live from New York next month.  LCD Soundsystem was previously announced for the May 6 show. They'll be joining hosts Chris Pine, Melissa McCarthy, and Dwayne Johnson.  SEE ALSO: Katy Perry's 'Chained to the Rhythm' is cotton candy political pop Happy May! #SNL … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Chimps pass on sponge drinking trick like a family tradition

Wednesday 26 April 19:30:00 UTC 2017

After a few chimpanzees started using moss to soak up water from a pond, the behaviour has spread. The pattern might tell us about how early human culture spread [Link]

Mashable » Unicorn frappucinos are dead. Long live dragon frappuccinos.

Wednesday 26 April 19:27:38 UTC 2017

A couple days ago, we suggested other mythical creatures who are not unicorns that deserve to have their own frappuccinos.  Little did we know, one of those frappuccinos was indeed developing in the shadows of the unicorn frappuccino. And now, with the unicorn frappuccino run officially over at Starbucks, that new frappuccino has come into the spotlight. Introducing the dragon frappuccino. … [Link]

Popular Science » Scientists are puzzling out how butterflies assemble their brightly colored scales

Wednesday 26 April 19:20:34 UTC 2017

Animals Shine bright like a butterfly Butterfly assembly is a surprisingly enigmatic process. Read on. [Link]

Slashdot » GE Fixing Bug in Software After Warning About Power Grid Hacks

Wednesday 26 April 19:20:00 UTC 2017

General Electric said on Wednesday it is fixing a bug in software used to control the flow of electricity in a utility's power systems after researchers found that hackers could shut down parts of an electric grid. From a report: The vulnerability could enable attackers to gain remote control of GE protection relays, enabling them to "disconnect sectors of the … [Link]

Mashable » Google Home is upping your cooking game with 5 million new recipes

Wednesday 26 April 18:55:38 UTC 2017

Forget your stack of dusty old cookbooks and your worries about gunking up your phone with messy hands while you struggle to follow directions in the kitchen. Google Home will help streamline your cooking experience with a major expansion of its ability to guide you through recipes. Google announced in a blog post that Assistant will now give users access to … [Link]

Slashdot » Adidas Creates Trainers Made From Plastic Ocean Debris in Bid To End Pollution

Wednesday 26 April 18:40:00 UTC 2017

Adidas is building on its previous commitment to turn plastic pollution into high-performance products. Next month, the German sportswear will begin selling three new editions of its popular UltraBoost shoe, all made from plastic debris found in the ocean. From a report: Helping to achieve its goal of creating one million pairs of the Ultra Boost style, Parley for the … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Crunch time for bitcoin as it faces last chance to go mainstream

Wednesday 26 April 18:30:00 UTC 2017

Bitcoin is at a crossroads. One route will make it as easy to use as a debit card, the other ends in obscurity. Can its users agree on its future? [Link]

New Scientist – News » We still haven’t heard from aliens – here’s why we might never

Wednesday 26 April 18:30:00 UTC 2017

The most ambitious SETI project yet found nothing in its first data release, and a new approach suggests we might never make contact even if alien life is common [Link]

New Scientist – News » Infrared telescope spots mystery flare-ups in distant galaxies

Wednesday 26 April 18:30:00 UTC 2017

A new category of infrared sightings, nicknamed SPRITEs, could be showing us previously unseen phases in the lives and deaths of stars [Link]

New Scientist – News » First Americans may have been Neanderthals 130,000 years ago

Wednesday 26 April 18:30:00 UTC 2017

If the finding from butchered mastodon bones stands up to scrutiny, it could change everything we thought we knew about the earliest humans in the Americas [Link]

Mashable » Stop what you're doing and put this timelapse of the Milky Way on fullscreen

Wednesday 26 April 18:22:23 UTC 2017

Just turn your video to full HD, go fullscreen, and set the gearshift of your soul to high for the best experience possible. Airline pilot Sales Wick captured a stunning scene of the Milky Way during one of his overnight trans-Atlantic flights from Europe to Brazil, and we. can't. look. away. SEE ALSO: Astronomers built an 'Earth-sized' telescope to peer … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Wild bears do the twist to communicate through smelly footprints

Wednesday 26 April 18:17:00 UTC 2017

Brown bears in the mountains of Europe twist their feet into the ground to leave behind a host of scent information for other bears to sniff at [Link]

Mashable » Researchers found the body of a 25-foot-long shark, and it's grim but strangely beautiful

Wednesday 26 April 18:16:53 UTC 2017

Last week, the Marine Strandings Network was called in to investigate a dead shark in Cornwall, England. What MSN found was not just any shark: it was the fully intact floating carcass of a 25-foot-long basking shark. SEE ALSO: If footage of this ethereal jellyfish doesn't calm you, nothing will Photographer Matthew Facey also visited the sight to photograph the shark. … [Link]

Popular Science » Smartphone-controlled cells release insulin on demand in diabetic mice

Wednesday 26 April 18:15:00 UTC 2017

Health Diabetes: There’s literally an app for that A push of a button causes the cells implanted in this mouse's back to start making insulin. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » Light up the John Oliver signal: The battle over Net Neutrality is back

Wednesday 26 April 18:04:53 UTC 2017

Paging John Oliver.  Net neutrality is once again under fire. This time, the threat comes from the government institution that's supposed to uphold the rules — the Federal Communications Commission.  FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced on Wednesday that he's looking to completely gut the strong net neutrality regulations put in place under the Barack Obama administration. SEE ALSO: Consumers and innovators … [Link]

Mashable » This gripping app lets you 'walk a mile' in a 16-year-old refugee girl's shoes

Wednesday 26 April 18:01:52 UTC 2017

Smartphones have become lifelines for refugees around the world. Now, a powerful new app will show you how crucial the technology is by taking over your phone's operating system and transforming it into the phone of a 16-year-old refugee girl. "Finding Home," which was launched on Tuesday by the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and advertising firm Grey Malaysia, puts you in … [Link]

Popular Science » We now have the power to make bones nearly invisible

Wednesday 26 April 18:00:00 UTC 2017

Health Providing a new window into skeletal diseases A new technique that makes bones transparent could shed light on human skeletal diseases. Read on. [Link]

Slashdot » Energy Star Program For Homes And Appliances Is On Trump's Chopping Block

Wednesday 26 April 18:00:00 UTC 2017

Appliance manufacturers and home builders are in Washington, D.C., today to celebrate a popular energy efficiency program, even as it's slated for elimination in President Trump's proposed budget. NPR adds: You probably know the program's little blue label with the star — the Environmental Protection Agency says 90 percent of U.S. households do. […] The 25-year-old Energy Star program appears … [Link]

New Scientist – News » All mammals big or small take about 12 seconds to defecate

Wednesday 26 April 17:53:00 UTC 2017

A study of defecation finds that all mammals take around the same amount of time to relieve themselves. If it’s taking much longer, you may need to see a doctor [Link]

Mashable » M. Night Shyamalan is finally making that 'Unbreakable' sequel you keep asking him about

Wednesday 26 April 17:50:25 UTC 2017

Nearly two decades after it first hit theaters, Unbreakable is finally getting a sequel. But in typical M. Night Shyamalan fashion, there's a twist. SEE ALSO: Here's a twist: M. Night Shyamalan is king of the box office again As announced by the filmmaker today, his sequel to Unbreakable will also be a sequel to Split – the thriller by Shyamalan … [Link]

Popular Science » This 'artificial womb' is like science fiction—but uteruses aren't out of a job yet

Wednesday 26 April 17:26:31 UTC 2017

Health How close are we to artificial gestation? A bag-like device kept lamb fetuses alive longer than anything else has before. What does that mean for human pregnancy? Read on. [Link]

Mashable » These shades will have you looking like the life of the party

Wednesday 26 April 17:21:49 UTC 2017

The 'RGB Shades' are meant for those that want to stand out and also want to learn about programming.  While they come with preset designs, you can program it yourself to suit your unique personality.  Read more…More about Rgb Shades, Life Of The Party, Fun, Party, and Learning [Link]

Slashdot » Mylan's Epic EpiPen Price Hike Wasn't About Greed — It's Worse, Lawsuit Claims

Wednesday 26 April 17:20:00 UTC 2017

Mylan engaged in a campaign to squash a rival to its EpiPen allergy treatment and artificially inflate the price of the drug to maintain a market monopoly, French drugmaker Sanofi said in a lawsuit. From a report: With the lofty prices and near-monopoly over the market, Mylan could dangle deep discounts to drug suppliers — with the condition that they … [Link]

Mashable » New Doritos bag will play you the entire 'Guardians 2' soundtrack. Really.

Wednesday 26 April 17:19:56 UTC 2017

Today in weird tech: A snack bag that doubles as a… cassette player? Thanks to an unusual marketing partnership between Marvel Studios and Frito-Lay, Doritos will be selling limited-edition snack bags featuring cassette-inspired technology containing the entire Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2 soundtrack.  That means you can listen without ceding precious phone storage to new music. Just plug your headphones … [Link]

Mashable » Fox News now has a racial discrimination lawsuit on its hands

Wednesday 26 April 17:14:48 UTC 2017

Lawsuit after lawsuit after lawsuit.  Fox now finds itself on the defense against allegations of racial discrimination just as several sexual harassment lawsuits ousted some of the network's most prominent executives and personalities. SEE ALSO: Bill O'Reilly was fired from Fox News and this is the internet's go-to joke Nearly a dozen current and former employees at the channel filed a … [Link]

Mashable » Here's everything we know about the 'Call of Duty: WWII' story

Wednesday 26 April 17:13:53 UTC 2017

It's officialCall of Duty: WWII has been revealed. Sledgehammer Games' first look at 2017's Call of Duty focused primarily on the story. We know it's a World War II setting. We know it's focused on the European theater and you join the fighting at France's Normandy beach on D-Day. SEE ALSO: How to get 'Overwatch' loot boxes and the Officer … [Link]

Mashable » Humans may have lived in the Americas 130,000 years ago, far earlier than thought

Wednesday 26 April 17:13:12 UTC 2017

Ancient remains found in California suggest that humans were present in North America some 130,000 years ago — substantially earlier than scientists previously thought. A site in San Diego contains evidence that early human ancestors smashed mastodon bones and teeth to make rudimentary tools. The smattering of bone fragments, hammer-stones, and anvils now represents the oldest archeological site in the Americas, … [Link]

Mashable » Here are some good cats and dogs who are working their summer haircuts

Wednesday 26 April 17:12:09 UTC 2017

It’s that time of year again. Temperatures are rising, the sun is spending a little more time outside, and pets everywhere are making the world more glamorous with their summer haircuts. Now, not all pets need a summer cut. Many shed naturally in the summer anyway, and a multi-layered coat often serves as insulation to help them stay cool. But in … [Link]

Mashable » 7 news headlines from inside 'The Legend of Zelda' universe

Wednesday 26 April 17:09:08 UTC 2017

Every Legend of Zelda game follows the same general structure: a small boy — the world’s last hope — is pitted against some sort of super demon named “Ganon” who intends to turn the land into a veritable hellscape.  The games are dark, or at least should be — this world is literally undergoing an apocalyptic collapse of society. And yet, … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » W3C Launches Front-End Developer Certificate

Wednesday 26 April 17:03:49 UTC 2017

As the W3C celebrates the second anniversary of its free online course offering, W3Cx, the organization has announced that it has exceeded its initial goals for W3Cx, and will now offer expanded course offerings and a new certificate for front-end developers. The Front-End Web Developer Professional Certificate was developed in partnership with edX (i.e. [Link]

Mashable » The best prop in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' is Dave Bautista's bicep

Wednesday 26 April 17:03:09 UTC 2017

Welcome to the gun show.  In a new video from the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 set, Chris Pratt shows off all his favorite props from the film, including a blaster, a Baby Groot, a walkie-talkie – and best of all, Dave Bautista's biceps. SEE ALSO: Chris Pratt falling in love with a bacon sandwich will give you the … [Link]

Mashable » 'Call of Duty: WWII' won't ignore the Holocaust anymore

Wednesday 26 April 17:00:00 UTC 2017

Video games set during World War II tend to be Holocaust deniers. It's more a product of smart business than toxic beliefs. Video games weren't mature enough to tackle difficult topics when World War II shooters were in their heydayWolfenstein 3D established Nazis as uncontroversial villains, but there wasn't room to respectfully explore war atrocities in a game that ended with … [Link]

Mashable » 'Call of Duty: WWII' multiplayer adds a social space inspired by 'Warcraft'

Wednesday 26 April 17:00:00 UTC 2017

There’s one thing you're going to hear over and over in relation to Call of Duty: WWII's multiplayer experience: "Boots on the ground." The four-word catchphrase refers to the way WWII strips out the modern contrivances of more recent games — such as booster packs and exoskeletons — in favor of more traditional close combat. It amounts to a simplification: everyone … [Link]

Popular Science » A mastodon carcass could totally rewrite American history—but there's reason to be skeptical

Wednesday 26 April 17:00:00 UTC 2017

Science CSI: Mastodon New research makes a startling claim that, if correct, will rewrite everything we know about how North America was populated. Read on. [Link]

New Scientist – News » Melting moons could support liveable atmospheres for aeons

Wednesday 26 April 16:59:26 UTC 2017

If a migrating exoplanet dragged a Europa-like moon closer to its host star, the moon’s icy shell could melt into liquid oceans and breathable air [Link]

Mashable » Twitter celebrates Trump's first 100 days with the savage burns you'd expect

Wednesday 26 April 16:55:33 UTC 2017

We’re closing in on the first 100 days of the Trump presidency, even though it's felt more like 100 years since the inauguration.  SEE ALSO: Even Trump's Earth Day message was anti-science Pundits are now trying to gauge where the president falls on the success scale, from "SAD!" to "BIGLY!," for this somewhat important but still kinda arbitrary milestone. But Twitter … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Seabed images show the scars icebergs carve into polar sea floor

Wednesday 26 April 16:54:00 UTC 2017

A new atlas shows scars gouged into polar sea floors by glaciers and icebergs in unprecedented detail, which could help our understanding of how they behave [Link]

Slashdot » The Cheap Energy Revolution Is Here, and Coal Won't Cut It

Wednesday 26 April 16:40:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: Wind and solar are about to become unstoppable, natural gas and oil production are approaching their peak, and electric cars and batteries for the grid are waiting to take over. This is the world Donald Trump inherited as U.S. president. And yet his energy plan is to cut regulations to resuscitate the one sector … [Link]

Mashable » Gett buys Juno, making your ride-hailing app choices a little less difficult

Wednesday 26 April 16:39:12 UTC 2017

There soon will be one less ride-hailing app to choose from for those still boycotting Uber.  Gett, one of the largest players in the New York ride-hailing market, has acquired Juno for $200 million, TechCrunch reported Wednesday.  SEE ALSO: The feud between Britain and Sean Spicer is getting ridiculous Gett will acquire all of Juno's existing business, including its network of … [Link]

Mashable » The next time you're thinking of planning a quirky first date, don't

Wednesday 26 April 16:37:29 UTC 2017

In an earlier time, first dates were delightfully simple affairs: you'd tell a few stories, drink a few drinks and stare at the other person's face until you could assess whether they were hot enough to marry. That time is dead. And it's been replaced by something even more menacing: the "quirky date," which typically happens on the first date or … [Link]

Mashable » Lightning McQueen rediscovers his love of racing in the 'Cars 3' trailer

Wednesday 26 April 16:29:09 UTC 2017

Lightning McQueen may have some miles on him, but the Cars franchise is still going strong. Pixar has just unveiled the first full trailer for Cars 3, which pits an aging McQueen against a younger, sleeker competitor, Jackson Storm (Armie Hammer).  SEE ALSO: Summer movie preview: What to watch if you're an action connoisseur There's something amusingly meta about the … [Link]

Mashable » 'Silence of the Lambs' director dies at 73

Wednesday 26 April 16:21:16 UTC 2017

Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia, and whose Talking Heads documentary Stop Making Sense is considered one of the greatest concert films ever, has died. He was 73.Demme's publicist, Annalee Paulo, said Demme died Wednesday morning in his New York apartment, surrounded by his wife, Joanna, and three children. Demme died from complications from … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Amazon rainforest under threat as Brazil tears up protections

Wednesday 26 April 16:21:00 UTC 2017

The political turmoil and fast-tracking of big development projects is putting deforestation gains under threat [Link]

Mashable » Tech and oil giants want Trump to keep the Paris Climate Agreement

Wednesday 26 April 16:20:15 UTC 2017

One day in advance of a pivotal White House meeting to decide the fate of U.S. involvement in the Paris Climate Agreement, the Trump administration is hearing from a diverse number voices urging it to keep the country in the treaty.  The agreement, which went into force in November 2016, commits all countries of the world to reduce emissions of planet-warming … [Link]

Mashable » Cassini's stellar Saturn maneuvers get the adorable celebration they deserve

Wednesday 26 April 16:13:42 UTC 2017

On Wednesday, the Cassini spacecraft makes the first of 22 death-defying dives into the 1,500-mile-wide gap between Saturn and its rings, giving us an unprecedented view of the sixth planet from the sun.  In honor of that maneuver, Google has released an adorable doodle paying tribute to Cassini and Saturn's special relationship.  SEE ALSO: Please send me to Saturn's 'Death Star … [Link]

Mashable » Uber is (finally) making it easier to see your rider rating

Wednesday 26 April 16:04:52 UTC 2017

While it's always been simple for Uber riders to quickly evaluate potential drivers, it's long been a chore for riders to figure out what drivers think of them. Now, that information will be readily available — Uber is finally making it easier to see your rider rating. SEE ALSO: An Uber engineer died by suicide, and his family blames the company … [Link]

Mashable » This mobile game lets you 'clean up' plastic pollution from the ocean

Wednesday 26 April 16:04:20 UTC 2017

Plastic bags, straws, bottles, and toys clutter the world's oceans, from the depths of the Mariana Trench up to the frigid North Pole. For most land dwellers, it's an invisible problem. We do our best to recycle, or use canvas shopping totes, then largely forget about the enormous piles of plastic garbage smothering the sea. SEE ALSO: A 'conveyor belt' of … [Link]

Slashdot » Amazon Wants To Put a Camera and Microphone in Your Bedroom

Wednesday 26 April 16:01:00 UTC 2017

On Wednesday, Amazon announced the Echo Look, the latest gadget in the company's new Echo-powered hardware lineup. Motherboard explains: The newly announced Echo Look is a virtual assistant with a microphone and a camera that's designed to go somewhere in your bedroom, bathroom, or wherever the hell you get dressed. Amazon is pitching it as an easy way to snap … [Link]

Mashable » Spotify is really trying to win back artists with this latest acquisition

Wednesday 26 April 15:59:30 UTC 2017

Spotify announced Wednesday that it has acquired Mediachain Labs, a Brooklyn-based startup, to help better attribute songs on the music streaming platform to artists and rights holders.  Mediachain Labs operates on the blockchain, a technology that offers a distributed database most often associated with Bitcoin. The hope is that this technology can be leveraged as a source for tracking music rights … [Link]

Mashable » Amazon Echo Look is basically a home selfie camera

Wednesday 26 April 15:54:15 UTC 2017

How do I look? Just ask Amazon's new fashion-selfie-focused Amazon Echo Look. Amazon quietly unveiled the new voice-activated, hands-free camera on Wednesday that it's pitching as the first "artificially intelligent style assistant." SEE ALSO: Glimpse into Amazon's futuristic living spheres Like other Echo devices, the Echo Look is voice-activated, powered by the Alexa digital assistant, and it does everything the current … [Link]

Mashable » The Women's March just won a PEN award for courage and freedom of speech

Wednesday 26 April 15:48:51 UTC 2017

Bob Bland, co-chair of the Women's March on Washington, has a simple yet resounding message for Donald Trump: "The resistance is female and we're not going anywhere." On Tuesday, PEN America, which was a formal partner of the Women's March, awarded the organization with the PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award at the 2017 PEN Literary Gala.  … [Link]

Mashable » Caitlyn Jenner says she'd consider a run for public office to the collective sigh of the world

Wednesday 26 April 15:48:15 UTC 2017

Caitlyn Jenner has almost no experience in politics — so it should come as no surprise that she's considering a potential run.  Jenner revealed her intentions to Don Lemon on Tuesday while on the set of CNN Tonight. She also left open the possibility she might serve on a foundation instead, if it better served the gay and trans community. SEE … [Link]

Mashable » 'Game of Thrones' star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau weighs in on THAT big Jaime/Cersei theory

Wednesday 26 April 15:47:55 UTC 2017

Jaime Lannister knows all about your Game of Thrones theories, and he's on board. While promoting his new Netflix movie, Small Crimes, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau took the time to weigh in on a popular fan theory that suggests Jaime Lannister might be the one to kill Cersei in Season 7 of the HBO hit. In the books, Cersei is given a prophecy … [Link]

Mashable » Another day, another Google co-founder building a secret flying craft

Wednesday 26 April 15:47:27 UTC 2017

The Google co-founders just love to work on secret futuristic transportation projects. This time, it's Sergey Brin — but instead of glorified water speeders flying cars, like the Larry Page-funded Kitty Hawk Flyer unveiled earlier this week, he'll reportedly opt for something a bit more extravagant for his airborne transportation: a massive airship. Brin has been secretly building a giant dirigible … [Link]

Mashable » Turns out Serena Williams' pregnancy announcement was all an accident

Wednesday 26 April 15:36:29 UTC 2017

Regardless of whether or not you hold the title of the greatest athlete in the world, Serena Williams is only human and makes mistakes, just like the rest of us.  Only her mishap happened to spur countless of headlines this month.  While in conversation with Gayle King at the 2017 Ted Talks conference, Williams explained that her Snapchat mirror-selfie that revealed … [Link]

Mashable » ESPN is laying off a bunch of its on-air talent

Wednesday 26 April 15:31:22 UTC 2017

ESPN is letting go of around 100 staffers on Wednesday, with a large chunk of the layoffs hitting on-air talent, according to various reports. The sports media titan has become the poster child for older, TV-focused companies that are being forced to confront a future that is often termed as "trading TV dollars for digital pennies." Layoffs are not entirely unexpected … [Link]

Slashdot » Maybe Don't Manually Install Windows 10 Creators Update, Says Microsoft

Wednesday 26 April 15:22:00 UTC 2017

Two weeks after Microsoft started rolling out Windows 10 Creators Update, the company has asked the users to avoid manually installing the major update. A report adds: But why? Because the update is causing problems for users. The first phase of the rollout targeted newer devices — those most likely to be able to run the OS update with the … [Link]

Popular Science » Supercharge your scheduling with these 5 Google Calendar tricks

Wednesday 26 April 15:12:28 UTC 2017

DIY Bonus features of a popular app Google's long-lasting calendar app has been helping people stay organized for years, but you might not know about all of the features and functions it has to offer. [Link]

Mashable » A newly-developed artificial womb could save lives

Wednesday 26 April 15:04:59 UTC 2017

A newly-tested artificial womb could change the way doctors care for babies born prematurely, according to new research.  The new study, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, details the testing of a "womb-like device" on fetal lambs, which develop lungs in utero much the same way humans do. SEE ALSO: Giant icebergs are a big tourist draw in Newfoundland, … [Link]

Mashable » Please enjoy Obama photographer Pete Souza's latest flawless Trump troll

Wednesday 26 April 14:54:00 UTC 2017

Trump's first 100 days in office have come and gone, and they're not getting great reviews. So, naturally, Pete Souza has some throwback photos to post. President Obama's official White House photographer, well-known for his timely bouts of Instagram shade, has been sharing shots from Obama's first 100 days — which seem a little, uh, busier. And, less situated in … [Link]

Mashable » Kylie Jenner uses this whitening kit. But does it actually work?

Wednesday 26 April 14:47:27 UTC 2017

This is the HiSmile Whitening Kit. It's basically a teeth whitening system designed for millennials.  It comes in a neatly designed box and includes three gel syringes, a rubbery mouth tray, LED light attachment, and a results guide.  You use it for six days, which according to the HiSmile website, can get your chompers up to eight shades whiter. Read more…More … [Link]

Slashdot » Windows is Bloated, Thanks to Adobe's Extensible Metadata Platform

Wednesday 26 April 14:40:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: Over the weekend, I put together a little tool that scans executable files for PNG images containing useless Adobe Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) metadata. I ran it against a vanilla Windows 10 image and was surprised that Windows contains a lot of this stuff. Adobe XMP, generally speaking, is an Adobe technology that serializes … [Link]

Popular Science » How hot peppers and marijuana could help cure gut problems

Wednesday 26 April 14:22:55 UTC 2017

Health Just don't try to fix your colitis with Sriracha Marijuana and hot peppers might cure gut related diseases. Read on. [Link]

Popular Science » This training will help you become a certified project manager

Wednesday 26 April 14:20:18 UTC 2017

Sponsored Post Start a lucrative new career with over 35 hours of training. Start a lucrative new career with over 35 hours of training. Read on. [Link]

Slashdot » Suicide of an Uber Engineer: Widow Blames Job Stress

Wednesday 26 April 14:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: Joseph Thomas thought he had it made when he landed a $170,000 job as a software engineer at Uber's San Francisco headquarters last year. […] But his time at Uber turned into a personal tragedy, one that will compel the ride-hailing company to answer questions before a judge about its aggressive work culture. Always … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Pollution nanoparticles may enter your blood and cause disease

Wednesday 26 April 14:00:00 UTC 2017

A study of airborne nanoparticles – which are nearly impossible to measure in our air – may explain why pollution is linked to heart attacks and strokes [Link]

New Scientist – News » Typhoon Haiyan’s electric spectacular in the eye of the storm

Wednesday 26 April 13:57:00 UTC 2017

Satellites reveal that one of the strongest tropical storms on record had unusual lightning in its core – which could be used to monitor storm intensity [Link]

New Scientist – News » Moth’s disguise is so good, spiders love it instead of eating it

Wednesday 26 April 13:31:00 UTC 2017

Moth master of disguise fools its own predator with spider-like wing pattern, jerky movements and posturing behaviour [Link]

Popular Science » Little devices that use huge cloud servers to do your bidding

Wednesday 26 April 13:00:00 UTC 2017

Gadgets The big brains of tech. Right now, in a data center far, far away, gargantuan cloud servers are providing brainpower to devices as minute as fitness trackers. Read on. [Link]

Slashdot » Five Years Later, Legal Megaupload Data Is Still Trapped On Dead Servers

Wednesday 26 April 13:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: It's been more than five years since the government accused Megaupload and its founder Kim Dotcom of criminal copyright infringement. While Dotcom himself was arrested in New Zealand, U.S. government agents executed search warrants and grabbed a group of more than 1,000 servers owned by Carpathia Hosting. That meant that a … [Link]

Mashable » Trump compared Sean Spicer to a soap opera, so Stephen Colbert put him in one

Wednesday 26 April 12:48:35 UTC 2017

According to the Washington Post, President Trump compared press secretary to a daily soap opera when asked whether he'd consider firing him. Spicer, it seems, gets the ratings to keep him on air. With that in mind, it makes perfect sense to create a soap opera centered around Spicer to get even MORE viewers. And, as you can see from … [Link]

Mashable » MLB player leaps over catcher to score acrobatic 'Major League II' style run

Wednesday 26 April 12:45:01 UTC 2017

When you're rounding third toward a catcher waiting for you at home plate, your options are limited. You can plow into the catcher and attempt to knock the ball free, risking injury, or you can be tagged out. Toronto Blue Jays Chris Coghlan chose a third option: flight. SEE ALSO: 9 ways the MLB can make baseball more exciting As he … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Eel patrol: Tracking down poachers with the wildlife police

Wednesday 26 April 12:25:02 UTC 2017

Fishing for the endangered European eel is allowed only under strict rules. Clare Wilson joins the environmental officers patrolling the banks of the UK’s River Severn [Link]

Mashable » Comedian is selling cat names on Twitter because why not

Wednesday 26 April 12:10:45 UTC 2017

You can sell anything online these days and Bob Mortimer knows it. That's why he's tweeted a list of cat names for sale. SEE ALSO: Lazy little bird hitches a ride on uninterested cat For only £8 per year, you can have a unique cat name of your own. And by unique, we mean straight up weird.  CAT NAMES FOR SALE:Indian … [Link]

Mashable » New video shows what the iPhone 8 might look like in shiny white

Wednesday 26 April 12:07:15 UTC 2017

Even though its launch date is likely September, we've already seen plenty — no, strike that, we've seen an enormous amount — of iPhone 8 concept images and videos. But for some reason, most of them focus on a possible black version of the upcoming phone.  Now, a new concept video, created by Thiago M Duarte and Ran Avni and published … [Link]

Mashable » 'Hot felon' explains why beauty isn't everything in first ever interview

Wednesday 26 April 11:45:00 UTC 2017

Jeremy Meeks is the convict-turned-model who stole our hearts when police released his rather dashing mugshot and sent the internet into a frenzy.  He's just addressed the conversation surrounding his appearance in his first high-fashion photoshoot and interview with British magazine Man About Town. SEE ALSO: 'Hot Felon' was denied entry to the UK and we can't even The magazine has … [Link]

Popular Science » Meet the giant diesel engine that powers huge shipping containers

Wednesday 26 April 11:30:00 UTC 2017

Technology A diesel sea beast. This engine is 44 feet tall and 87 feet long. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » Twitter, for once, is soaring and says it's seeing less abuse on site

Wednesday 26 April 11:28:41 UTC 2017

Twitter may be having its best day ever — or at least, in a while.  Wall Street (Twitter's worst enemies who have dropped the stock price to all-time lows) expected to see slow user growth and a downturn on Twitter's revenue.  And yet, the unexpected happened. Twitter proved it can beat the street. SEE ALSO: What Twitter is doubling down on … [Link]

Mashable » Soylent, the food of the tech gods, needs a rebrand, fast

Wednesday 26 April 11:24:47 UTC 2017

Let’s call this an intervention: Soylent, it's time for a rebrand.  On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a product recall message from Soylent related to 890 boxes of Soylent 1.8 Powder that may have contained undeclared milk.  SEE ALSO: 10 gross sci-fi foods that will trigger your gag reflex "It has recently come to our attention that a … [Link]

Mashable » Bookshop has hilariously creative idea to bring books to life

Wednesday 26 April 11:13:32 UTC 2017

If you are a book nerd, you will absolutely love this.  SEE ALSO: Endlessly creative bookstores show how much we still need more books from women An independent book store in France had a rather ingenious idea to literally bring books to life on Instagram.  To the joy of its 21,000 followers, Librairie Mollat is regularly posting pictures of staff and … [Link]

Popular Science » The biggest, baddest motorcycles money can buy

Wednesday 26 April 11:00:00 UTC 2017

Cars The incredible hulks. These are the biggest, most fearsome motorcycles money can buy. [Link]

Mashable » Bill Gates blogs about why he is 'impressed' with the Indian PM

Wednesday 26 April 10:48:32 UTC 2017

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, who's one of the four global leaders in TIME's 'Most Influential People' list, has a new admirer in Bill Gates.  The software billionaire took to social media to acknowledge Modi for putting "the spotlight" on India's open defecation problem through the Swachh Bharat (Clean India) mission. SEE ALSO: India bans one of its oldest symbols of … [Link]

Mashable » 8 badass facts about Tom Hardy you might not know

Wednesday 26 April 10:45:35 UTC 2017

Despite the fact that Tom Hardy's super famous and in a bunch of films and stuff, he's still something of a mysterious figure. SEE ALSO: Tom Hardy is apparently the new favo(u)rite to play James Bond It's not that often that you see him on chat shows or being interviewed, for instance, and unlike some of his contemporaries — Benedict Cumberbatch, … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » #Ebook Deal/Day: Java 9 with JShell – $19.99 (Save 50%) Use code DEAL

Wednesday 26 April 10:26:47 UTC 2017

Get "Java 9 with JShell" today using code DEAL and save 50%!This sale ends at 2:00 AM 2017-04-27 (PDT, GMT-8:00). [Link]

Mashable » Gorilla Man is still crawling the London Marathon three days later

Wednesday 26 April 10:26:26 UTC 2017

The London Marathon ended the same day that it started for all but one man — Mr. Gorilla a.k.a. Gorilla Man. SEE ALSO: Prince William gets squirted by marathon runner, has the time of his life The man in the gorilla suit — police officer Tom Harris — is still making his way to the finish line.  Harris is crawling the … [Link]

Mashable » China deploys its dancing aunties on street corners to teach people about road safety

Wednesday 26 April 10:24:12 UTC 2017

China has unleashed its latest weapon against jaywalking — dancing aunties. After testing out various methods — including public shaming, robots and even subway gates — to stop jaywalkers, the country now has installed groups of dancing grannies to convince people to stay safe on the roads. SEE ALSO: The Chinese government tried, but failed, to keep these grannies from dancing … [Link]

Mashable » Comedian on the 'Conan' show burns America for Trump and breakfast cereals

Wednesday 26 April 10:12:48 UTC 2017

Popular Indian stand-up comic Vir Das, who recently debuted on a Netflix special, left the audience at the Conan show in splits. Das took on America's choices from their president to their breakfast food, and pretty much nailed it.  SEE ALSO: Netflix debuts first India-produced original and it's funny He called President Trump the country's "arranged marriage" — where somebody … [Link]

Mashable » United is in trouble yet again after giant rabbit dies on flight

Wednesday 26 April 10:09:25 UTC 2017

Uh oh, United is in trouble again.  A giant rabbit which was poised to become the world's biggest has died on one of its transatlantic flights.  The three-foot (90cm), 10-month continental giant rabbit, named Simon, died while in the cargo section of a Boeing 767 travelling from London Heathrow to O'Hare airport in Chicago, according to The Sun.  SEE ALSO: United … [Link]

Slashdot » Sergey Brin Is Reportedly Building 'Massive Airship' In NASA Research Center

Wednesday 26 April 10:00:00 UTC 2017

Google co-founder Sergey Brin is secretly building a "massive airship" inside of Hangar 2 at the NASA Ames Research Center, according to a report from Bloomberg. "It's unclear whether the craft, which looks like a zeppelin, is a hobby or something Brin hopes to turn into a business," reports Bloomberg. When asked about further details, Brin wrote in an email: … [Link]

Mashable » If you have a spare $1.4 million lying around, you can get this solid gold Darth Vader mask

Wednesday 26 April 9:57:05 UTC 2017

Here’s one for a Star Wars fan who has money to burn.  A Darth Vader mask made of solid gold will go on sale in Japan next week, with the hefty price tag of $1.4 million.  SEE ALSO: Mark Hamill performing a terrible lip reading of 'The Force Awakens' is the 'Star Wars' movie you need Japanese jeweller Tanaka Kikinzoku unveiled … [Link]

Mashable » This cancer survivor's date will make you weep tears of joy

Wednesday 26 April 9:30:22 UTC 2017

A cancer survivor shared her moving story of how she came to embrace her prosthetic leg on reality dating show First Dates.  Sarah, 21, was on a date with Phil, who lost his mum to breast cancer when he was 17, when she talked about her experience of dating after having her leg amputated. "When I first went dating, I … [Link]

Mashable » Kids who famously crashed their dad's BBC interview now have their own cartoon series

Wednesday 26 April 9:28:31 UTC 2017

Remember the kids who burst in during their dad's BBC interview?  They've now got their own cartoon series. SEE ALSO: Everybody shut up. Just let us enjoy the kids in the BBC video. A new animated series inspired by Marion and James Kelly, the two kids who interrupted their father Robert Kelly's television interview has been produced by Hans House Productions. … [Link]

Mashable » Ed Sheeran makes dying fan's wish come true with a heartwarming backstage meeting

Wednesday 26 April 9:26:07 UTC 2017

Ed Sheeran gave one young fan and his family a night to remember at his Manchester concert last week.  SEE ALSO: Youngest Ed Sheeran fan immediately stops crying at sound of 'Shape of You' Six-year-old Ollie Caroll suffers from a rare illness called Batten Disease. The illness has robbed him of his ability to walk, speak, and see — but before … [Link]

Mashable » Man attacks robot and humanity will probably pay for it one day

Wednesday 26 April 9:09:53 UTC 2017

Why? After so many years of peaceful co-existence with our robot friends, why attack one and thus bring inevitable doom to all humans? We may never know the answer to that, as a man who assaulted a security robot in Mountain View, California, at a parking lot of a company called Knightscope, was apparently quite drunk.  SEE ALSO: These flying robots … [Link]

Mashable » Firm that makes Ivanka Trump's clothing line paid its Chinese factory workers just $1 an hour

Wednesday 26 April 9:07:36 UTC 2017

Ivanka Trump, for all of her dad's fist-pumping in favour of American workers over foreign labour, apparently uses a factory in China that is in serious violation of labour standards. The Fair Labor Association, an industry monitoring group, found that in 2016 [pdf], one of the Chinese factories from the G-III Apparel Group made its workers stay beyond the legal overtime … [Link]

Mashable » Netflix takes its first steps into China, the world's hungriest streaming market

Wednesday 26 April 8:49:24 UTC 2017

After being locked out of the massive Chinese market by regulators, Netflix looks set to be able to enter the country after all.  The company has signed a licensing deal with local streaming service iQiyi, which claims over 500 million monthly users. Robert Roy, Netflix's vice president of content acquisition, announced the deal at APOS — an industry conference that is … [Link]

Mashable » Google Maps can now tell you where you parked your car

Wednesday 26 April 8:45:40 UTC 2017

“Hey dude, where's my car" — never again will you have to utter these words, courtesy of a new Google Maps feature that lets you save your parking location on a map.  Originally launched as part of a Google Maps beta (and only on Android) in March 2017, the feature just went live on Android and iOS.  SEE ALSO: Google Maps … [Link]

Mashable » Video of a driver getting shamed after cutting traffic is so satisfying

Wednesday 26 April 8:25:54 UTC 2017

There's just something very satisfying about watching a driver break the rules, and pay for the consequences. This driver decided it would be super convenient to skip this long line of traffic by using the wrong lane. While that sounds convenient for the driver, it's a pretty dangerous move and also illegal. The dash cam owner that happened upon the … [Link]

Mashable » Pope Francis just gave this TED talk and what are you doing with your life

Wednesday 26 April 8:17:23 UTC 2017

We already knew that Pope Francis was a great communicator, but this is something new.  The pontiff made a surprise recorded appearance at a TED talk conference calling on the world's powerful leaders to "act humbly" and urging solidarity to overcome a "culture of waste" that has left people behind.  SEE ALSO: Over-excited little girl steals the Pope's hat off … [Link]

Slashdot » Uber Must Provide Waymo With Data Regarding Its Otto Acquisition, Rules Court

Wednesday 26 April 7:00:00 UTC 2017

An appeals court today has ruled that Anthony Levandowski, the Uber executive accused of taking documents from Google's Waymo, can't use the Fifth Amendment to prevent Uber from turning over documents in the case. "The court has now directed Uber to provide data associated with its Otto acquisition to Waymo," reports The Tech Portal. From the report: Following the case, … [Link]

Mashable » 'Shape of You' gets a Carnatic music cover from group at MIT

Wednesday 26 April 6:39:08 UTC 2017

We're not done with the Shape of You covers. Yet.  The Ed Sheeran song that has charmed audiences world over and spurred a series of covers has now got a Carnatic music treatment from a group at MIT.  And it's beautiful.  SEE ALSO: Ed Sheeran would like to do a digital duet with you The video posted on the Facebook … [Link]

Mashable » Jeff Goldblum's handing out free sausages in a 'Chef Goldblum's' truck

Wednesday 26 April 5:35:20 UTC 2017

After news spread he'll be in the Jurassic World sequel (yay!), Jeff Goldblum hit the streets of Sydney, Australia to celebrate…well we assume so, anyway.  He was found casually handing out free sausages to people from a food truck on Wednesday afternoon, which just so happens to be called "Chef Goldblum's." SEE ALSO: Come for the 'Thor: Ragnarok' trailer, stay for … [Link]

Mashable » Please enjoy this super excited dog accidentally somersaulting onto a beach

Wednesday 26 April 5:17:42 UTC 2017

Man, do we love dogs. Especially when they pull off acrobatic stunts, like super-excited Rosie, who went chasing after a ball that hopped over a fence, in a video uploaded to 9 News' Facebook page. SEE ALSO: Dogs, ranked We doubt the ensuing somersault onto the beach was completely intentional, but by god it's hilarious. Despite the awkward landing, the dog … [Link]

Mashable » Your headphones aren't spying on you, but your apps are. Here's why.

Wednesday 26 April 4:53:26 UTC 2017

Lawyers in the US are claiming that headphone and speaker company Bose, is secretly collecting information about what users listen to when they use its bluetooth wireless headphones. Edelson, the lawyers acting on behalf of customer Kyle Zak of Illinois, claim that information about what Zak has been listening to through his Bose headphones was being collected without his knowledge or … [Link]

The Joy of Tech » JoT #2410: Henry then, Henry now!

Wednesday 26 April 4:44:55 UTC 2017

Henry David Thoreau meets social networks. [Link]

Mashable » This college student spent his summer undercover in a Chinese iPhone factory

Wednesday 26 April 3:45:02 UTC 2017

Dejian Zeng may have built your phone. Or at least worked on it, anyway.  The second-year masters of public administration student at NYU Wagner spent six weeks last year working in a Chinese factory manufacturing iPhones for Cupertino-based Apple. Six days a week he  screwed approximately 1,800 screws into 1,800 iPhones. Every day. Over and over again.  SEE ALSO: Wait, … [Link]

Mashable » This murdered woman's Fitbit led authorities to arrest her husband

Wednesday 26 April 3:35:27 UTC 2017

After Connie Dabate was killed in her Connecticut home, just two days before Christmas 2015, her obituary described her as "beloved wife and best friend of Richard Dabate." Fast-forward more than a year later and her "best friend" is the lead suspect charged with his 39-year-old wife's murder—thanks in part to her Fitbit, according to an arrest warrant reported in the … [Link]

Slashdot » An Artificial Womb Successfully Grew Baby Sheep — and Humans Could Be Next

Wednesday 26 April 3:30:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Inside what look like oversized ziplock bags strewn with tubes of blood and fluid, eight fetal lambs continued to develop — much like they would have inside their mothers. Over four weeks, their lungs and brains grew, they sprouted wool, opened their eyes, wriggled around, and learned to swallow, according to … [Link]

Mashable » Watch this 101-year-old woman casually win gold in a 100 metre dash

Wednesday 26 April 2:55:17 UTC 2017

Haven't run a competitive race since high school? It's never too late to start again.  Like 101-year-old Man Kaur from Punjab, India, who won the women's 100-metre dash at the 2017 World Masters Games in New Zealand on Monday.  SEE ALSO: Olympian shares touching moment she discovers she's won a medal 9 years later Kaur was the only competitor in … [Link]

Mashable » Jerk cat tricks two owners into giving him double the love

Wednesday 26 April 2:30:59 UTC 2017

As most pet owners will tell you: These cats ain't loyal.  If you have a free-range feline, chances are you've become suspicious of your jerk cat's outdoor past times and with good reason. Cats love having secret lives.   Especially Simba. Or should we call him Crazy Horse? Yep, this jerk cat's disloyal diablerie has been exposed for what it was … [Link]

Mashable » Coachella, we need to break up

Wednesday 26 April 2:28:35 UTC 2017

Dear Coachella,  We need to break up. We've been working on our relationship for four years now, but I feel like I'm the only one trying to salvage what we had. And I can't do it on my own any more. Sure, it hasn't been all bad. Since we've been together, I've had joyous moments witnessing the bright orange sun settle … [Link]

Mashable » 'Alien: Covenant in Utero' on Oculus Rift is a disgusting and terrifying pleasure

Wednesday 26 April 2:27:14 UTC 2017

Lovers of sci-fi horror, rejoice. Just weeks before the release of Alien: Covenant, we're getting something we've never seen before: The facehugger's view of being born (or chest burst) into the world, thanks to virtual reality.  The experience is called Alien: Covenant in Utero and it's a short VR experience launching on the Oculus Rift Wednesday.  SEE ALSO: 'Alien: Covenant' faux … [Link]

Mashable » The future is being able to monitor the heart rate of your favorite NFL player

Wednesday 26 April 2:03:13 UTC 2017

In the perhaps not-so-distant future, NFL players will be able to monetize intimate data about their body.  The NFL Players Association recently closed a deal with Whoop, a wearable tech company that makes wristbands that track heart rate, sleep quality, and more.  Whoop will now hand out wristbands to NFL players who will own the data produced by their wearables and … [Link]

Mashable » Watch: Powerful Maori haka spreads support for veteran's mental health

Wednesday 26 April 1:56:29 UTC 2017

The haka is always a powerful show of Maōri culture and identity, but you can really feel the force in this one.  Tuesday marked ANZAC Day, a day to commemorate Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in armed conflicts around the world. In recent years, it's also been a day to recognise the impact that war has on the … [Link]

Slashdot » Oregon Fines Man For Writing a Complaint Email Stating 'I Am An Engineer'

Wednesday 26 April 1:40:00 UTC 2017

pogopop77 quotes a report from Motherboard: In September 2014, Mats Jarlstrom, an electronics engineer living in Beaverton, Oregon, sent an email to the state's engineering board. The email claimed that yellow traffic lights don't last long enough, which "puts the public at risk." "I would like to present these facts for your review and comments," he wrote. This email resulted … [Link]

Mashable » Canadian province to launch North America's first major universal basic income test in 30 years

Wednesday 26 April 1:15:48 UTC 2017

Thousands of randomly chosen Canadians may soon receive free checks in the mail. The province of Ontario just announced that a major trial run of a universal basic income program could begin as early as this summer. SEE ALSO: Could 2017 be the year people take universal basic income seriously? Universal basic income is a largely untested policy concept in which … [Link]

Mashable » Inside the exclusive, stealthy club where future tech moguls are born

Wednesday 26 April 1:11:16 UTC 2017

I’m at a New York City heliport in a waiting room so packed with people that the obviously overwhelmed staff are struggling to move through the crowd to check everyone in. While the staff of Blade, the "Uber for helicopters" company, is used to a well-heeled crowd, the current group may be a bit over the top even by their standards.  … [Link]

Slashdot » US ISP Goes Down As Two Malware Families Go To War Over Its Modems

Wednesday 26 April 1:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader writes from a report via Bleeping Computer: Two malware families battling for turf are most likely the cause of an outage suffered by Californian ISP Sierra Tel at the beginning of the month, on April 10. The attack, which the company claimed was a "malicious hacking event," was the work of BrickerBot, an IoT malware family that … [Link]

Mashable » This 'impossible' puzzle box is a real head-scratcher

Wednesday 26 April 0:50:15 UTC 2017

The impossible box gets its name because, at a glance, it looks like an impossible creation. With a dove tail joint attaching two pieces of wood on each side, the box seemingly shouldn't even exist. Thankfully, YouTuber Mr. Puzzle shows us the ins and outs of the puzzle, but even after the explanation, you still may be scratching your head.  … [Link]

Mashable » Forget scissors and combs—get your hair cut by an ax, if you're brave enough

Wednesday 26 April 0:42:05 UTC 2017

Scissors and combs are fine if you want a normal, non-anxiety-inducing haircut.  But if you're looking to add a little excitement to your hair maintenance routine, try a shear that's a bit more dangerous with like, I don't know, an ax, perhaps? A Russian hairdresser from the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Daniil Istomin, used the sharp tool to give his client's … [Link]

Slashdot » Facebook Shows Related Articles and Fact Checkers Before You Open Links

Wednesday 26 April 0:20:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Facebook wants you to think about whether a headline is true and see other perspectives on the topic before you even read the article. In its next step against fake news, Facebook today begins testing a different version of its Related Articles widget that normally appears when you return to the News … [Link]

Mashable » Send this satirical Mar-a-Lago application (and bribe) straight to Donald Trump

Wednesday 26 April 0:16:41 UTC 2017

Summer might be right around the corner, but that doesn't mean you can't apply to be a member of President Donald Trump's "Winter White House," Mar-a-Lago. The satirical website Mar.alago.me is giving users a way to apply for membership to the exclusive Palm Beach club at which Trump has spent more than a quarter of his time as POTUS. Simply print … [Link]

Mashable » The 'Avengers 4' title is apparently too spoilery to reveal so here are our best guesses for what it is

Wednesday 26 April 0:00:00 UTC 2017

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige recently revealed a bit of interesting news regarding the fourth Avengers movie, in an interview with CinemaBlend.  So basically, they aren't revealing the title of the fourth Avengers film because it has a SPOILER in it. What could it possibly be?  SEE ALSO: I am the founder of Starbucks and I am begging you to stop … [Link]

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