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 » Absorb the thunderous acting of Terry Crews in 'Crackdown 3' like his muscles would absorb you

Thursday 27 July 23:56:46 UTC 2017

The excitement over Sumo Digital's upcoming Crackdown 3 has been lukewarm at best. But the one human being on the planet who could fix that is the man, thy myth, the legend: Terry Crews. At a recent Comic-Con panel for the game (above), the designers released a video introducing his playable character. Named after Crews' own son (who got him back … [Link]

Mashable » Quiz: Who said it? Anthony Scaramucci or a Real Housewife?

Thursday 27 July 23:30:15 UTC 2017

The office of the President of the United States is the best reality show out there. It's been kind of a shit show since Trump took office, to say the least. And the last few weeks have been extra juicy. Recently, Trump brought on Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci as his communications director, causing press secretary Sean Spicer to resign. SEE ALSO: … [Link]

Mashable » Everything we know so far about Google's Pixel 2

Thursday 27 July 23:25:00 UTC 2017

In a few months, there are two phones everybody's gonna be talking about: the next iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy Note 8. We've already learned just about everything there is to know about both of them, thanks to the constant drip of daily leaks. But there's another highly anticipated phone that's launching this fall that's gonna give them both a serious run … [Link]

Slashdot » Subscription Journals Are Doomed Because of Sci-Hub's Big Cache of Pirated Papers, Suggests Data Analyst

Thursday 27 July 23:20:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Science Magazine: There is no doubt that Sci-Hub, the infamous — and, according to a U.S. court, illegal — online repository of pirated research papers, is enormously popular. But just how enormous is its repository? That is the question biodata scientist Daniel Himmelstein at the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues recently set out … [Link]

Mashable » 'StarCraft' caster's wife turned away at airport because infant twins violated safety regulations

Thursday 27 July 23:04:40 UTC 2017

Tara Stemkoski, wife of professional StarCraft II caster Daniel "Artosis" Stemkoski, was planning on flying to her hometown with her three children to visit her sick grandmother. But Artosis was traveling to Shanghai to work the IEM Shanghai StarCraft II tournament, and so somehow that meant momma Stemkoski wasn't legally allowed to board the plane. Stemkoski booked an Air Canada flight … [Link]

Slashdot » FreeBSD 11.1 Released

Thursday 27 July 22:40:00 UTC 2017

Billly Gates writes: Linux is not the only free open-source operating system. FreeBSD, which is based off of the historical BSD Unix in which TCP/IP was developed on from the University of California at Berkeley, has been updated. It does not include systemd nor PulseAudio and is popular in many web server installations and networking devices. FreeBSD 11.1 is out … [Link]

Popular Science » This "map" could change the way we treat cancer

Thursday 27 July 22:08:25 UTC 2017

Health Researchers plan to use it to develop new drugs. Researchers developed a map that tracks what cancer cells depend on to grow. They plan to use it as a way to develop new drugs to combat cancer at its roots. [Link]

Mashable » Lmao, Twitter is going insane over the Scaramucci interview, and it's awesome

Thursday 27 July 22:03:05 UTC 2017

Trump’s fascinating new White House Communications Director seems to be falling right into line with the administration's bizarre antics. In a straight-up freaking weird phone interview with The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza on Wednesday, Anthony Scaramucci unloaded a ton of incendiary and utterly unforgettable quotes. While projectile vomiting his words to the reporter, he managed to burn a load of bridges … [Link]

Slashdot » First Human Embryos Edited In US

Thursday 27 July 22:00:00 UTC 2017

randomErr shares a report from MIT Technology Review: The first known attempt at creating genetically modified human embryos in the United States has been carried out by a team of researchers in Portland, Oregon, MIT Technology Review has learned. The effort, led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health and Science University, involved changing the DNA of a large number of … [Link]

Mashable » Omg, wtf, wait until you see what Anthony Scaramucci just said about Steve Bannon

Thursday 27 July 21:48:42 UTC 2017

Sometimes, when you are around the age of 20, you drink too much of the alcohol and you call a friend at 2 a.m. and say a bunch of horrendous things you will maybe forever regret, which is possibly now a prerequisite for the job of White House communications director. Less than a week into his new job, Anthony Scaramucci gave … [Link]

Mashable » The White House might have inflated Trump's golf record, because this is how we live now

Thursday 27 July 21:46:10 UTC 2017

The statement "President Trump has a big ego" is news to absolutely no one at this point. It was recently discovered the president even had a fake Time magazine cover (featuring himself, of course) framed at several of his golf courses. But would he really go so far as to have the transcript of a White House Press Conference altered after … [Link]

Mashable » Postmodern Jukebox does a jazzy cover of Avril Lavigne's 'Complicated'

Thursday 27 July 21:45:13 UTC 2017

The cure to teenage angst: good, old-timey jazz in the form of a pop-punk cover. Postmodern Jukebox covered Avril Lavigne's 2002 song "Complicated," and the strong vocals of the lead singer, Annie Bosko, will make you feel more empowered than angsty. Enjoy. Read more… More about Watercooler, Music, Video, Postmodern Jukebox, and Culture [Link]

Mashable » This lunchbox and food scale combo make counting calories a breeze

Thursday 27 July 21:34:19 UTC 2017

The MacroPack is a modular lunchbox with a food scale that caters to healthy eaters and fitness enthusiasts that want to watch their nutrition closely. Read more…More about Food, Design, Fitness, Innovation, and Diet [Link]

Mashable » It's almost inevitable this character will die on 'Game of Thrones' this week. Here's why.

Thursday 27 July 21:32:29 UTC 2017

Bad things happen to good people on Game of Thrones, so when a good thing happens, it can only mean one thing: Death approaches. Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson) experienced one of the few joyful moments of an extremely difficult life on Sunday when he and Missandei finally consummated their love — so, naturally, fans are terrified he's going to die. SEE … [Link]

Mashable » 'TGIF' is coming to Hulu to satisfy all your '90s cravings

Thursday 27 July 21:30:00 UTC 2017

Say goodbye to daylight, friends — 800 episodes from ABC's classic TGIF programming block are making their way to Hulu this fall, and you're definitely going to fall into a nostalgia hole.  Hulu announced Tuesday that it has acquired the exclusive streaming subscription video-on-demand rights for every episode of Full House, Family Matters, Step by Step, Perfect Strangers, and Hangin&#82~ with Mr. Cooper, marking the … [Link]

Slashdot » German Court Rules Bosses Can't Use Keyboard-Tracking Software To Spy On Workers

Thursday 27 July 21:20:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Local: The Federal Labour Court ruled on Thursday that evidence collected by a company through keystroke-tracking software could not be used to fire an employee, explaining that such surveillance violates workers' personal rights. The complainant had been working as a web developer at a media agency in North Rhine-Westphalia since 2011 when … [Link]

Mashable » Apple granted FCC license to test 5G wireless technology

Thursday 27 July 21:17:21 UTC 2017

The FCC has officially granted Apple approval to begin testing experimental 5G technology, according to  DSLR Reports.  The iPhone maker now has permission to begin using something called "short-range millimeter wave spectrum" at two locations in California. The technology could be used in next-generation broadband, also known as 5G. Apple applied for the license back in May, with few details about … [Link]

Slashdot » Where's All My CPU and Memory Gone? The Answer: $5B Worth Slack App

Thursday 27 July 20:49:00 UTC 2017

Slack, valued at $5 billion, has received buyout pitches from several companies including Amazon and Microsoft. But the team collaborations service, which has over 5 million active users, continues to offer one of the most resource intensive apps you could find on Mac and iOS. From an article: TLDR; If you care about battery life or availability of your finite … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » FinFolio Launches Standalone Wealth Management API

Thursday 27 July 20:43:41 UTC 2017

FinFolio, investment portfolio management software provider, has launched its REST API as a standalone product: wealthlab.io. The API targets wealth managers, and their tech teams, to assist with the creation of wealth management apps, client portals, and other tools. Portfolio management and trading software products are complicated to build, and traditionally, building such products required massive upfront resource investments. … [Link]

Mashable » The Boy Scouts are really, really sorry about that Trump speech

Thursday 27 July 20:43:27 UTC 2017

President Trump's mess of a speech to the Boy Scouts at their annual jamboree earlier this week has caused enough of a stir that the head scout had to apologize for it. SEE ALSO: Everyone is tweeting the Boy Scouts values after Trump turns jamboree into full-blown political rally On Thursday, Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh wrote a letter about Trump's … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Tardigrade genomes help explain how they survive without water

Thursday 27 July 20:30:00 UTC 2017

Water bears, or tardigrades, can survive long periods without any water – discovering how they do it could lead to new ways to store vaccines in desiccated form [Link]

Mashable » Watch how we turned the action thriller film 'Face/Off' into a spaghetti western

Thursday 27 July 20:27:08 UTC 2017

When the 1997 film Face/Off starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage was released, it was a modern action hit. What some fans might not realize is that this film actually has a lot in common with the classic westerns of the past. Subscribe to CineFix for more movie-related content.  Read more…More about Guns, Western, John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, and Cinefix [Link]

Mashable » Matt Damon takes on the mob in the new trailer for 'Suburbicon'

Thursday 27 July 20:25:38 UTC 2017

Matt Damon is beating up mobsters in the new trailer for George Clooney's Suburbicon. The clip for Paramount's dark comedy opens by presenting the 1950's town of Suburbicon as a place of "prosperity for all," though it quickly becomes clear there is more to the place than meets the eye. SEE ALSO: 'The Emoji Movie' reviews are full of shruggies, … [Link]

Mashable » In Silicon Valley, even a place to live is a job perk

Thursday 27 July 20:15:49 UTC 2017

Silicon Valley is famous for outlandish job perks.  Amenities like foosball tables, nap pods, and office pubs are ostensibly meant to lure tech professionals in a cutthroat hiring market. But the more cynical explanation is that they blur the lines between work and home to numb employees to the long hours demanded of them.  Perhaps, then, it only makes sense that … [Link]

Mashable » Two storms set to undergo bizarre 'Fujiwhara' dance, leaving only 1 standing in the end

Thursday 27 July 20:15:46 UTC 2017

Tropical cyclones, including hurricanes, are nature's most massive and powerful storms. They can span hundreds of miles in width and are so fearsome that they can wipe out entire coastal communities in a matter of hours.  These storms may be mighty, but they can be particularly fickle in their movements, and on rare occasions, they can display some truly bizarre — … [Link]

Mashable » Supercut of the disastrous 'Pokémon Go' Fest is here to make you cringe

Thursday 27 July 20:05:52 UTC 2017

By now you've probably heard about the disaster that was Pokémon GO Fest. Actually seeing it all go down in a less-than-10-minute supercut, however, is a whole other level of cringe-worthiness.  I don't want to keep picking on Niantic for the technical difficulties they experienced during their first-ever live event in Chicago last weekend. Especially because they've actually done a … [Link]

Slashdot » Why Your Call Center is Only Getting Noisier

Thursday 27 July 20:05:00 UTC 2017

From a report by research firm McKinsey & Company: Organizations have been investing in all manner of customer-facing technology solutions to replace live calls. Of all operational call-center technologies, digital solutions were ranked as one of the most important over the next five years by four out of five executives. Only agent desktop tools ranked higher. These technologies begin with … [Link]

Mashable » These period-friendly boxers help trans men look good and feel good

Thursday 27 July 20:03:15 UTC 2017

Pads and pantyliners were designed to fit perfectly in feminine underwear. After all, women are the only people to get periods, right? Wrong. Transgender men and masculine-presenting people menstruate, too. But traditional boxers aren't designed to securely hold period products. To solve this issue, a new company created an innovative and gender-affirming solution: menstruation-friendly boxers. SEE ALSO: Trans artist destroys period … [Link]

Mashable » 'The Emoji Movie' reviews are full of shruggies, angry faces and poo

Thursday 27 July 20:00:15 UTC 2017

Critics went in on The Emoji Movie, which Mashable described as "¯\_(ツ)_/¯&qu~ — and we're hardly the only ones getting cute with symbols here.  It was enough to warrant the use of poop emoji in headlines and in one case, a direct order not to see it. SEE ALSO: 'The Emoji Movie': A poop idea that somehow isn't as poop … [Link]

Mashable » 'Homegoing' is a powerful dive into history and the impact of slavery, told through one family's story

Thursday 27 July 19:59:48 UTC 2017

Toward the end of her debut novel, Homegoing, author Yaa Gyasi drops an indictment of how we document the past: "This is the problem of history. We cannot know that which we were not there to see and hear and experience for ourselves. We must rely upon the words of others … when you study history, you must always ask yourself, … [Link]

Mashable » Move over Bill Gates, Amazon's Jeff Bezos is now the world's richest man

Thursday 27 July 19:52:54 UTC 2017

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has surpassed Bill Gates as the world's richest man. He has an estimated net-worth of over $90 billionAmazon, which started out as an online retailer for books, now sells anything you can possibly imagine. The company also recently purchased Whole Foods Read more…More about Tech, Business, Mashable Video, Real Time Video, and Tech [Link]

Mashable » Google admits it has too many music streaming services

Thursday 27 July 19:49:54 UTC 2017

It looks like Google is finally admitting what we all already know: The company has too many damn music streaming platforms.  YouTube's head of music confirmed on Thursday that the company plans to consolidate its two music streaming services into one platform. SEE ALSO: Google quietly released a killer new feature in Google Maps Speaking at a conference in New York … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » OpenAPI 3.0.0 Specification Now Available

Thursday 27 July 19:42:39 UTC 2017

The Open API Initiative (OAI), an open source project guided by The Linux Foundation, has announced that the OpenAPI 3.0.0 Specification is now available. OpenAPI 3.0.0 is the third-generation of the specification format, and it represents the first official departure from the Swagger 2.0 specification. [Link]

Mashable » Star Trek reveals its first openly gay character

Thursday 27 July 19:37:28 UTC 2017

Star Trek: Discovery is changing the game in many ways. And the upcoming television show is giving fans a first look at the franchise's first openly gay character: Lt. Stamets. Portrayed by Rent actor Anthony Rapp, Stamets will be the first openly gay character in Star Trek's 51-year television history, and Entertainment Weekly's latest issue gives fans a sneak peek at … [Link]

Mashable » Actually Jeff Bezos, I'm the world's wealthiest man if you count how rich I am in love and also my drug empire

Thursday 27 July 19:29:06 UTC 2017

Well Jeff Bezos, you've been named the new world's wealthiest person, so I suppose congratulations are in order. That is, they would be, if not for one simple fact: you are not the world's wealthiest person. I am. That's right, Mr. Bezos, all of your billions ($90.6 of them, according to Forbes) pale in comparison to MY wealth. You see, Jeff, … [Link]

Mashable » Stephen Colbert is producing an animated series about Trump and oh my god is this real life?

Thursday 27 July 19:27:11 UTC 2017

Since truth is the new fiction, this makes perfect sense: Stephen Colbert is producing a new animated comedy series centered around President Donald Trump and his family, and we're guessing POTUS will have some thoughts on it. The untitled half-hour comedy has been picked up by Showtime for a 10-episode season, which apparently aims to present the "truish adventures of Trump’s … [Link]

Popular Science » Future surgeons might patch you up with synthetic slug secretions

Thursday 27 July 19:26:19 UTC 2017

Health The adhesive is sticky even when wet with blood. Slugs use mucus to glue themselves in place so predators can't snatch them as easily. We might use the same idea to stick ourselves together again. [Link]

Slashdot » Twitter Added Zero New Users Last Quarter Despite Trump Tweets

Thursday 27 July 19:25:00 UTC 2017

Twitter did not add any new users in Q2, a disappointing follow-up to what had been a promising start to 2017. Twitter reported earnings Thursday morning, claiming 328 million total users — the same number it reported after Q1. Analysts had been hoping the company would add around four million new users last quarter. From a report: Despite its appeal … [Link]

Mashable » Listen to music or take a call in the shower with this Bluetooth speaker

Thursday 27 July 19:09:43 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Don’t let the shower stop you from listening to your favorite playlists. The Bidet4me Music Showerhead combines Bluetooth connectivity and water-saving technology.  The high-resolution audio includes background noise cancellation, so you can leave all the stress from the outside world behind. The showerhead is … [Link]

Mashable » Simone Biles kindly shared her very own post-wisdom tooth removal video

Thursday 27 July 19:04:04 UTC 2017

Feeling a little silly after after wisdom tooth removal happens to the best of us— even Olympic champion Simone Biles. The gold medalist shared a pretty good video on Twitter Thursday that shows the loopy aftermath of her wisdom teeth removal procedure.  SEE ALSO: Simone Biles shuts down Instagram troll who called her a bad role model uhm here it is, … [Link]

Mashable » 'The Emoji Movie': A poop idea that somehow isn't as poop as it should be

Thursday 27 July 19:02:09 UTC 2017

If the The Emoji Movie sounds like a cynical Hollwood 💰-grab dumpster seepage of an idea that deserves your ridicule sight-unseen, then congratulations. You're thinking exactly like my 12-year-old, who could not stop making fun of its very existence after weeks of expensive marketing blitz aimed squarely at him.  Of that, he was all too 🙄. SEE ALSO: Debate settled: The … [Link]

Popular Science » The world's water quality might be in trouble

Thursday 27 July 19:01:46 UTC 2017

Environment More precipitation, more problems. Increasing rains because of climate change will lead to more agricultural runoff, and more aquatic dead zones. [Link]

Mashable » FDNY lifts a stupid little car that's blocking their cool big firetruck

Thursday 27 July 18:58:37 UTC 2017

A few FDNY firefighters moved a little Car2Go vehicle that was in the way of their big firetruck using their rock hard muscles. J.D. Closser captured four FDNY officers bouncing and lifting the car in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn on Thursday.  "Don't know how to parallel park? Let the FDNY help you out!" Closser wrote on YouTube. According … [Link]

Mashable » Katy Perry will host the MTV VMAs sure OK

Thursday 27 July 18:55:36 UTC 2017

Katy Perry is ready for take-off.   SEE ALSO: Katy Perry's 'Swish Swish' video features Brazilian 'Butt Queen' meme star The pop singer will host this year's MTV Video Music Awards in a move that honestly seems somewhat beneath her after years of massive success, but she's trying to recapture her sizzle. Perry announced her hosting duties with a space-themed video … [Link]

Mashable » Honestly, nothing sounds more badass than this molten metal squirt gun

Thursday 27 July 18:53:38 UTC 2017

Squirt guns used to be the ultimate summer toy, but this guy just gave them a bad ass twist. Kevin Kohler, better known as TheBackyardScientist on YouTube, has created a stainless steel squirt gun that he uses to shoot melted metal. He then uses his invention to shoot liquid metal at a number of other objects including a fish tank … [Link]

Mashable » Sean Spicer could very well appear on 'Dancing with the Stars' and these 5 other shows

Thursday 27 July 18:51:10 UTC 2017

Read more… {"player":{"descript~ is either destined for greatness or reality show TV.","image":"h~ Spicer could very well appear on 'Dancing with the Stars' and these 5 other shows","sources":[{&~ with the stars,sean spicer","sec0":null,~ with the stars,sean spicer","videoSeriesName&~ More about Watercooler, Entertainment, Dancing With The Stars, Sean Spicer, and Entertainment [Link]

Slashdot » AMD Launches Ryzen 3 Series Low Cost Processors Starting At $109

Thursday 27 July 18:45:00 UTC 2017

Reader MojoKid writes: AMD is launching a new series of Ryzen processors today, the affordably priced Ryzen 3. Ryzen 3 will complement the previously launched Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 series of desktop processors, but will target entry-level price points. Ryzen 3 features the same die as its higher-end Ryzen 7 and 5 siblings, but has fewer active cores and … [Link]

Mashable » New leaked image is the best sign yet that the iPhone 8 will have wireless charging

Thursday 27 July 18:43:59 UTC 2017

The upcoming deluxe iPhone 8 is slated to be the first phone made by Apple to include wireless charging — but up until now, we've had only analyst theories and supply chain rumors to cite for our projections.     Slashleaks recently shared an image that appears to show off a component that could provide the power for Apple's wire-free debut, giving … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Bronze Age DNA calls famous biblical slaughter into question

Thursday 27 July 18:30:00 UTC 2017

DNA from five ancient skeletons confirms the Canaanites were not annihilated by the Israelites, as the Bible suggests, but live on in modern day Lebanon [Link]

Slashdot » 'Apple's Refusal To Support Progressive Web Apps is a Detriment To Future of the Web'

Thursday 27 July 18:06:00 UTC 2017

From a blog post: Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) are one of the most exciting and innovative things happening in web development right now. PWAs enable you to use JavaScript to create a "Service Worker", which gives you all sorts of great features that you'd normally associate with native apps, like push notifications, offline support, and app loading screens — but … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Sneaky attacks trick AIs into seeing or hearing what’s not there

Thursday 27 July 18:05:00 UTC 2017

Hackers could fool driverless cars into ignoring stop signs by inserting hidden noise into images – and we don’t have a way to stop them yet [Link]

Mashable » This $4 billion Bitcoin laundering scheme reads like a gripping detective story

Thursday 27 July 18:02:57 UTC 2017

A Russian man was indicted by a U.S. jury on Wednesday on charges of laundering more than $4 billion through a Bitcoin exchange, Reuters reported.  Alexander Vinnik, 38, and likely operator of popular Bitcoin exchange BTC-e, was arrested in northern Greece on Tuesday, according to the report. The U.S. Justice Department thinks he used the exchange to launder money for criminals, … [Link]

Mashable » This startup wants to help you claim every last dollar of financial aid

Thursday 27 July 17:52:45 UTC 2017

Applying to college is hard enough without the even trickier minefield of financial aid. The basic government form, the dreaded FAFSA, asks for information high-school students might not know about their families' financial lives. Even parents filling financial aid forms out on their children's behalf can get discouraged and abandon the process partway through.  That's where a new startup called Frank … [Link]

Popular Science » Scientists know how to make mice angry—but mice know how to keep their cool

Thursday 27 July 17:52:09 UTC 2017

Animals The first rule of mouse fight club. Scientists have found a cluster of neurons that trigger aggression in mice. But their living environment determines how aggressive they really are. [Link]

Mashable » 'Big Little Lies' Season 2 is still a possibility, HBO says author Liane Moriarty is working on it

Thursday 27 July 17:37:45 UTC 2017

The ladies of Big Little Lies are still scheming about Season 2, and HBO ain't stopping them. Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, the show's executive producers and stars, have been teasing a potential Season 2 on social media since the limited series ended, and HBO boss Casey Bloys confirmed that the network is open to another installment. The show is based … [Link]

Mashable » We channeled the Force to make 'Star Wars' snacks in this episode of 'Fiction Kitchen'

Thursday 27 July 17:30:00 UTC 2017

We’re bringing to life some foods that stole the spotlight in the Star Wars films and intrigued the stomachs of fans across the universe. Read more…More about Watercooler, Star Wars, Watercooler Video, Mushrooms, and Foliage [Link]

Slashdot » Samsung Said To Open Its Pay Service, Could Make It Available On Rival Companies' Smartphones

Thursday 27 July 17:25:00 UTC 2017

Samsung Pay, the second most OEM-Pay mobile payments service (only second to Apple Pay), may be available on smartphones from other manufacturers, according to a report. From an article: Samsung is in talks with other device makers about bringing Samsung Pay to non-Samsung high-end devices, according to a report from Gadgets 360. Samsung is reportedly aiming to offer Samsung Pay … [Link]

Mashable » 'Stranger Things' Fan Theories That Will Leave You Breathless

Thursday 27 July 17:20:10 UTC 2017

Read more…More about Netflix, Stranger Things, Mashable Reels, Entertainment, and Movies Tv Shows [Link]

Popular Science » The Tuskegee Study reminds us that transparency in government science is vital

Thursday 27 July 17:18:22 UTC 2017

Health For 40 years, the U.S. Public Health Service let syphilis ravage the bodies of black men. It's been 45 years since most of the nation first learned about the Tuskegee experiment—a research study that violated basic strictures of human dignity. [Link]

New Scientist – News » DNA of long-dead cows read from pages of Medieval books

Thursday 27 July 17:12:00 UTC 2017

Texts written in the Middle Ages are a rich source of information about the past – but the DNA in the animal skin pages has its own story to tell [Link]

Mashable » Wake up refreshed with this Alexa-enabled smart alarm clock

Thursday 27 July 17:07:16 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. While few people absolutely loves their alarm clock, the Sandman Doppler Smart Alarm Clock is making it possible to change that.  Compatible with Amazon Alexa, the smart clock allows you to set alarms, control smart home devices, get news updates, and more, all just … [Link]

Mashable » Luke Skywalker's 'Landspeeder' is now kid-sized

Thursday 27 July 17:04:46 UTC 2017

Radio Flyer is releasing a drivable, kid-sized replica of Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder from Star Wars: A New Hope. Read more…More about Cars, Kids, Star Wars, Luke Skywalker, and Jedi [Link]

Mashable » Stephen King's 'It' has a new trailer so hopefully you weren't planning on sleeping tonight

Thursday 27 July 16:45:19 UTC 2017

If you're planning to sleep tonight, you might not want to click play on the trailer above. Because that right there is the trailer for the latest adaptation of Stephen King's It – and it's freakin' terrifying.  SEE ALSO: Every single Stephen King novella, ranked Andrés Muschietti directs the new It, starring Bill Skarsgård (Hemlock Grove) as the new Pennywise … [Link]

Slashdot » Apple Discontinues iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle

Thursday 27 July 16:45:00 UTC 2017

From a report: Apple today removed the iPod nano and iPod shuffle from its website and online store around the world, suggesting the iconic portable media players may be discontinued. Apple continues to sell the iPod touch. Beyond new colors and storage capacities, Apple had last updated the iPod nano in October 2012 and the iPod shuffle in September 2010. … [Link]

Mashable » Snap photos on the spot with the Instax Mini 9

Thursday 27 July 16:19:15 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Forget Instagram filters and get a true retro experience with the Instax Mini 9, a portable and lightweight instant camera that produces photos on the spot. Press the button near the lens to power it on, adjust the dial to the lit position, and … [Link]

Mashable » Become a data and analytics ninja with this online course

Thursday 27 July 16:15:04 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Fifty years ago in The Graduate, a 21-year-old Dustin Hoffman was pulled aside and given one piece of unsolicited advice that was the key to a prosperous future: plastics. If The Graduate was remade today, that one piece of advice would probably be: data. … [Link]

Mashable » You can fly this drone around the office without getting fired — maybe

Thursday 27 July 16:08:54 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. While the most commonly used drones are smaller than your average aircraft, they’re not exactly safe for work. After all, they’re meant to soar through the skies, not careen around your coworkers’ cubicles. But if you really want to combat office boredom with some … [Link]

Slashdot » More Than One Billion People Use Facebook's WhatsApp Service Every Day

Thursday 27 July 16:05:00 UTC 2017

Facebook has announced that more than one billion people use its instant messages and voice calling app WhatsApp every day. To put that in perspective, there are 7.5 billion people on this planet. And Facebook, whose marquee service itself is used by more than two billion people every month, says that 13.3 percent of the world's population is using Whatsapp … [Link]

Mashable » The Apple iPod is one model away from extinction

Thursday 27 July 15:56:38 UTC 2017

The iPod is almost dead.  Apple's website no longer lists the iPod nano and iPod shuffle. The only iPod Apple now offers up is the iPod touch. Apple confirmed with Mashable its smallest music players in the line have finally been discontinued.   "Today, we are simplifying our iPod lineup with two models of iPod touch now with double the capacity … [Link]

Popular Science » Buy the last umbrella you'll ever need

Thursday 27 July 15:55:00 UTC 2017

Technology Use your rainy day fund for a rainy day. A corner-store umbrella might save cash in the short term, but you’ll pay later when it fails catastrophically during a downpour. Here's what you should buy instead. [Link]

Mashable » Gamer accidentally sets herself on fire during livestream

Thursday 27 July 15:54:38 UTC 2017

We love a good live stream fail, even if the situation does get a bit ~hairy~. While live streaming herself playing League of Legends, Twitch user AnaPlaying found herself in a bit of a pickle after casually playing with a lighter a little too close to her head.  SEE ALSO: Developers sued over alleged 'League of Legends' knock-off are now crying … [Link]

Mashable » Donald Trump hovers over Melania during a speech as only Trump can

Thursday 27 July 15:51:25 UTC 2017

First Lady Melania Trump joined her husband at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on Tuesday, and proceeded to be watched like she was a bad kid who might do something wrong at any moment. As Melania took the podium to praise her husband for winning the election, Donald Trump stood a little too close for comfort, practically breathing down her neck.  … [Link]

Mashable » Apple could be working on augmented reality glasses to make ARKit even better

Thursday 27 July 15:48:43 UTC 2017

Apple is bringing augmented reality to the masses this fall with its ARKit developer platform, but that might just be the starting point. A new patent surfaced by Patently Apple shows evidence of a separate augmented reality gadget in the works that could supplement the platform. SEE ALSO: This is how Apple's ARKit is about to change how everyone uses the … [Link]

Mashable » HTC's upcoming Vive headset could fix everything that's wrong with VR today

Thursday 27 July 15:48:28 UTC 2017

The two best VR headsets you can buy right now are the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. They offer the most immersive VR experiences, especially when coupled with motion controllers that replicate your hands in the virtual world. But these headsets are expensive and require a powerful gaming PC, which is often pricey. That's why standalone VR headsets are gonna step … [Link]

Mashable » Kesha's latest single shares a beautiful message about the power of letting go

Thursday 27 July 15:39:14 UTC 2017

“Learn To Let Go" might just be the name of Kesha's latest single, but it's also become her slogan over the past few years. Upon releasing the music video, the singer wrote about what the powerful anthem means to her in Huff Post, explaining the process of writing the song and creating the visuals—similar to her essay about previous tracks in … [Link]

Mashable » British politicians' official portraits get the inevitable caption treatment

Thursday 27 July 15:33:40 UTC 2017

Whenever an official portrait of a politician gets released — any politician — it's now pretty much tradition for it to become a full-blown meme in a matter of hours. SEE ALSO: French President's official portrait sparks glorious Photoshop battle And what happens when a whole load of official portraits get released at the same time? Boom: caption competition. David Davis's … [Link]

Mashable » 'Wonder Woman' director Patty Jenkins is reteaming with Chris Pine for a Black Dahlia TV series

Thursday 27 July 15:30:00 UTC 2017

Wonder-ful news for everyone wishing that Chris Pine could be on your TV screen on a weekly basis — pop culture's most self-aware Chris is reteaming with his Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins for a new TV series.  TNT has announced that Pine will executive produce and star in One Day She'll Darken, a six-episode drama series that explores the incredible … [Link]

Mashable » Disney is using facial recognition to predict how you'll react to movies

Thursday 27 July 15:28:24 UTC 2017

Tech and entertainment companies are betting big on facial recognition technology and Disney wants to be the cool kid on the block.  SEE ALSO: Disney unveils 'Star Wars Land' and it is everything fans dreamed of The company's research team is using deep learning techniques to track the facial expressions of an audience watching movies in order to asses their emotional … [Link]

Slashdot » Not Made in America, Wal-Mart Looks Overseas For Online Vendors

Thursday 27 July 15:25:00 UTC 2017

Walmart.com, trailing Amazon.com in the number of goods for sale on its website, is recruiting vendors in China and other countries to boost its online offerings in a pivot away from Wal-Mart's Made-in-America campaign. From a report: While there is a financial incentive behind the move, Wal-Mart's decision comes out of necessity: not all the goods its customers want — … [Link]

Mashable » Here's the Canadian military's response to Trump's trans military ban

Thursday 27 July 15:24:20 UTC 2017

As we've learned from the president, tweeting is mostly bad, and you should never do it. But some tweets — some rare, glistening tweets — are pretty good. One example is this tweet from the Canadian Armed Forces, sent out Wednesday afternoon in the wake of Trump's ban on transgender people in the U.S. military. SEE ALSO: Transgender comedian speaks out … [Link]

Mashable » In the 'Star Wars' edition of 'Fiction Kitchen,' we recreate Yoda's rootleaf stew

Thursday 27 July 15:17:57 UTC 2017

This episode, we leave Earth and enter the galaxies as we bring to life some foods that stole the scene from the Star Wars films, and the stomachs of fans across the universe. Read more… More about Watercooler, Star Wars, Watercooler Viral Videos, Watercooler Video, and Yoda [Link]

Popular Science » It looks like we’re one step closer to creating genetically modified humans in a lab

Thursday 27 July 15:09:29 UTC 2017

Health The first CRISPR-edited embryos have been produced in the U.S. Scientists in China have used the same technique before, but never with such success. And never in the United States, where the ethical debate over editing embryos has… [Link]

Mashable » Florida school district bans homework as children rejoice

Thursday 27 July 15:04:35 UTC 2017

There is no better time to be a kid in Florida than at this exact moment. Elementary school students in 31 Marion County, Florida schools are free of homework for good after their superintendent issued a county-wide "no homework" mandate. According to Chicago Tribune, superintendent Heidi Maier made the decision to cut traditional homework from the curriculum based on "solid research" … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Men’s sweet tooth may increase risk of anxiety and depression

Thursday 27 July 15:03:32 UTC 2017

Men who consume large amounts of sugar in cakes, biscuits and fizzy drinks are 23 per cent more likely to develop depression or anxiety over a five-year period [Link]

New Scientist – News » Lectin-free is the new food fad that deserves to be skewered

Thursday 27 July 15:03:31 UTC 2017

With echoes of the gluten-free craze, lectins are being wrongly vilified with a glut of questionable health claims, says Anthony Warner [Link]

New Scientist – News » Clinic ‘turkey baster’ method may be worth trying before IVF

Thursday 27 July 15:00:00 UTC 2017

A medical fertility treatment that puts sperm directly into a woman’s uterus has fallen out of favour, but studies suggest it’s more effective than we thought [Link]

Mashable » 4 ways white parents can support black parents in times of injustice

Thursday 27 July 14:55:55 UTC 2017

My son is less than two years old, but the pressure to raise a Black man in our nation's current climate already paralyzes me with fear. Right now, my son is the life of the party. His charisma and infectious smiles inspire reactions in the grumpiest of strangers. His cheery disposition brightens the days of so many people he comes in … [Link]

Mashable » Girl's NSFW birthday cake goes viral for very obvious reasons

Thursday 27 July 14:52:22 UTC 2017

If you're going to make a customised birthday cake for your partner, you might as well be a bit creative. Maybe an in joke, or something personal to them. Ideally something that can't be bought in the shop. Or you could just go full, all-out NSFW on that thing: Let's get a close up on those pictures: You really can't fault … [Link]

New Scientist – News » First exomoon might have been spotted 4000 light years away

Thursday 27 July 14:50:00 UTC 2017

Astronomers may have found the first exomoon around a distant planet, and have asked to use Hubble to confirm whether the tantalising hints are a real discovery [Link]

Mashable » Live TV reporter acts perfectly calm as spider casually crawls all over her

Thursday 27 July 14:48:27 UTC 2017

Though this skin-crawling sight might be hard to miss, don't let it fool you into believing that TV reporting is an easy job. Dallas, Texas, news reporter Shannon Murray didn't even flinch when a creepy spider used her arm as a personal walkway on live TV.  Good Day Fox 4 posted the clip of Murray to Facebook on Wednesday. Murray was … [Link]

Mashable » WhatsApp is apparently really popular because 1 billion people use it daily

Thursday 27 July 14:47:53 UTC 2017

WhatsApp is just one of the many available messaging apps for mobile, and apparently it's also one of the most popular.  The company announced on Wednesday it has reached one billion daily active users (on both desktop and mobile) up from the one billion monthly users it announced last year. The messaging app has grown tremendously.Image: whatsappThe company has been steadily … [Link]

Slashdot » Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest Person

Thursday 27 July 14:45:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: A surge in Amazon shares Thursday morning in advance of the online retailer's earnings report has propelled founder Jeff Bezos past Bill Gates as the world's richest person. Shares of the online retailer rose 1.3 percent to $1,065.92 at 10:10 a.m. in New York, giving Bezos a net worth of $90.9 billion, versus $90.7 … [Link]

Mashable » Dude's corny Batman pick-up line is a total Tinder fail

Thursday 27 July 14:42:24 UTC 2017

The thing about using a pop culture reference as a pick-up line is it only works if they actually get the reference.  Reddit user DBREEZE223 posted a not-so-successful Tinder interaction he had recently with a girl named Nana. The hopeless romantic decided to try out a pick-up line that incorporated a play on his match's name, which is a classic Tinder … [Link]

Mashable » There's a new Sansa fan theory and this time it's about her necklace

Thursday 27 July 14:41:08 UTC 2017

Sansa Stark is such a prominent Westerosi icon that her smallest wardrobe and hair changes are gossip fodder. After Game of Thrones Season 7 premiered, fans panicked that Sansa's new hairdo marked the beginning of her transformation into Cersei. Now she's wearing a circular necklace like from back when she joined forces with Littlefinger, and we all need to take a … [Link]

Mashable » Jeff Bezos is now the world's richest human

Thursday 27 July 14:35:54 UTC 2017

In 1998, The New York Times wrote a little story called, "Amazon.com is Expanding Beyond Books." Nearly two decades later, the founder of that company has more money than anyone else on the planet. Jeff Bezos passed Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates as the richest human on Earth on Thursday morning after Amazon's stock jumped just high enough, according to Bloomberg. SEE … [Link]

Mashable » Nobody is joining Twitter, so let's just blame Trump

Thursday 27 July 14:32:23 UTC 2017

Twitter may be President Donald Trump's favorite tool, but for the average person, its appeal has apparently become a bit lackluster.  In three months, Twitter's growth has remained flat, sitting at 328 million monthly active users, the company reported on Thursday as part of its quarterly earnings release. Even worse, the company also saw a decrease in revenue this quarter. SEE … [Link]

Mashable » June Foray, voice actor of Cindy Lou Who and more, dies at 99

Thursday 27 July 14:20:58 UTC 2017

June Foray — iconic voice actor for hundreds of beloved characters — has died at the age of 99, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Wednesday. SEE ALSO: 'Overwatch's voice actors celebrate the game's birthday by dancing their character's emotes The award-winning voice actress was best known for voicing older characters, but in her impressive career that spanned eight decades she's had … [Link]

Slashdot » Facebook Employees Living in a Garage Hope Zuckerberg Will Learn What's Happening in His Own City

Thursday 27 July 14:05:00 UTC 2017

At the beginning of the year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg set a goal to visit every state in the U.S. so he could learn more about the millions of people who use the social network every day. But two of his employees tell The Guardian that they wonder when the billionaire is going to get to know his own community. … [Link]

Mashable » Why is BuzzFeed selling a hot plate? Because it sucks to be a media company right now.

Thursday 27 July 14:00:00 UTC 2017

It’s one thing to pivot to video, it's quite another to pivot to kitchenware. The former, video, has become a major trend and a dark, running joke in the media world. As media outlets continue to struggle to justify the economics of the digital world, video beckons as a better option.  BuzzFeed does plenty of video, but for arguably the biggest … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Human embryo gene editing has taken place in US, claims report

Thursday 27 July 13:53:00 UTC 2017

A US team is said to have carried out the most extensive study of editing human embryos yet, but the full results have not yet been released [Link]

Mashable » Researchers edited the DNA of viable human embryos in U.S. for the first time, but don't freak out yet

Thursday 27 July 13:52:50 UTC 2017

In a step that some of the nation’s leading scientists have long warned against and that has never before been accomplished, biologists in Oregon have edited the DNA of viable human embryos efficiently and apparently with few mistakes, according to a report in Technology Review. The experiment, using the revolutionary genome-editing technique CRISPR-Cas9, was led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health … [Link]

Mashable » Stephen Colbert compares Trump's military history with transgender soldiers who serve

Thursday 27 July 13:21:18 UTC 2017

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump surprised pretty much everyone when he announced via Twitter that transgender people will no longer be allowed to serve in the United States military.  Later that night, late show hosts across networks addressed the banLate Show host Stephen Colbert said of Trump: "Today he went from crazy to cruel."  And as Colbert noted, Trump's own … [Link]

Slashdot » FCC Is Not Complying With Freedom of Information Act Requests, Alleges Lawsuit

Thursday 27 July 13:00:00 UTC 2017

burtosis writes: The FCC is being sued for failure to turn over documents related to "correspondence, e-mails, telephone call logs, calendar entries, meeting agendas," between chairman Ajit or his staff and ISPs. Given the FCCs recent transparency issues, which appear to be directly ignoring the vast majority of feedback from Americans that are pro net neutrality, a nonprofit group called … [Link]

Mashable » The title of Hillary Clinton's upcoming campaign memoir has been unveiled

Thursday 27 July 12:54:03 UTC 2017

We finally have a title and a cover for Hillary Clinton's forthcoming memoir of that fateful 2016 presidential campaign. SEE ALSO: 6 things we learned about Hillary Clinton, Book Nerd In What happened, Clinton promises to reveal personal details of the "most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections in history", which saw her losing against Republican candidate Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton's new … [Link]

Mashable » If Danaerys Targaryen's madness doesn't undo her, trust issues will

Thursday 27 July 12:52:44 UTC 2017

You might've noticed Daenerys Targaryen acting a little too extra on the last episode Game of Thrones, appropriately titled "Stormborn." First, the rain pissed her off. Then Tyrion made it worse by not letting her be pissy about it. Varys chafed her even more for the crime of just standing there, to the point where she threatens to burn him alive. … [Link]

Mashable » Girl gets surprised with Ed Sheeran tickets, flips out spectacularly

Thursday 27 July 12:41:14 UTC 2017

We're not sure about a lot of things in this strange, confusing world, but we are sure about this: the girl in the video above is definitely a bigger Ed Sheeran fan than you. "She's been asking for months to go see Ed Sheeran but had accepted the fact that Mommy and Daddy weren't able to get tickets to his … [Link]

Mashable » People aren't taking Coke Zero's demise very well

Thursday 27 July 12:36:18 UTC 2017

Coke Zero's days are numbered. The soda will be soon replaced by Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, another diet iteration the Coca-Cola Company hope will stop consumers turning away from sugary drinks.  SEE ALSO: Artificial sweeteners don't help with weight loss after all, sweeping study shows "We’ve made the great taste of Coke Zero even better by optimizing the unique blend of flavors … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Why the latest advice on stopping antibiotics is long overdue

Thursday 27 July 11:39:03 UTC 2017

Research shows advice to “complete the course” when taking antibiotics is outdated and could actually be making drug-resistant bacteria worse [Link]

New Scientist – News » Half the atoms inside your body came from across the universe

Thursday 27 July 11:39:02 UTC 2017

Intergalactic winds carry gas and dust from one galaxy to the next, bringing half of the matter in our galaxy from up to a million light years away [Link]

Mashable » An ode to Flash: Everyone's favorite malware vector

Thursday 27 July 11:15:00 UTC 2017

It’s not everyday we bear witness to the death of greatness. And so, when it does happen, we should all stand up and take note. Now is such a time.  We speak, of course, of Adobe Flash: The best malware vector the world has even seen. SEE ALSO: Goodbye Flash and thanks for all the animated fish Adobe announced on July … [Link]

Mashable » 'Game of Thrones' fan's theory about Daenerys and Melisandre is on point

Thursday 27 July 11:13:37 UTC 2017

It’s always entertaining when long-standing Game of Thrones characters meet each other for the first time. SEE ALSO: 'Game of Thrones' Comic-Con trailer teases Daenerys and Jon's meeting There's already been some of that this Season with Melisandre meeting Daenerys, and now with Jon Snow and Davos riding out to Dragonstone there's about to be a whole lot more. The big … [Link]

Mashable » YouTuber comes out to his 5-year-old brother in moving video

Thursday 27 July 11:07:55 UTC 2017

20-year-old vlogger Oliver Potter has come out as gay to his 5-year-old brother Alfie in a touching YouTube video. "We're gonna talk about love," says Oliver at the start of the video. After chatting about love and relationships, Oliver asks his brother an important question: "How would it make you feel if I married a man?"   Alfie breaks into … [Link]

Mashable » 10 better uses of your time than subtweeting a female writer on the internet

Thursday 27 July 11:00:00 UTC 2017

We get it, dudes: You really didn't like that thing we wrote, and maybe if you tweet at us, we really will see it your way. Despite our expertise and education, that random fact you knew was something we must have overlooked and it demanded to be communicated to us immediately and directly.  But because we know that you are rational … [Link]

Mashable » Half of your body may have formed from a galaxy far, far away

Thursday 27 July 10:59:49 UTC 2017

“We are all made of stars" used to sing Moby in 2002 and though science has known it for a while, a new study went as far as to claim half of the atoms making up everything around us, and in us, may have formed beyond the Milky Way.  SEE ALSO: A strange red star appears to be acting out, and … [Link]

Mashable » Samwell Tarly gets asked if Jon Snow is good looking IRL, gives adorable answer

Thursday 27 July 10:10:02 UTC 2017

You may not think it's possible, but Game of Thrones star John Bradley may be even more adorable in real life than he is when he's playing Samwell Tarly. Just listen to him talking up his co-star Kit Harington in the clip above. SEE ALSO: Jon Snow reveals his least favorite person "Seeing him on screen is nice enough," Bradley … [Link]

Slashdot » E-Cigarettes Linked To Helping People Quit Smoking, Says Study

Thursday 27 July 10:00:00 UTC 2017

According to a new study, electronic cigarettes help people trying to quit smoking. The Verge reports: For the study, published today in the journal BMJ, researchers analyzed survey data from over 160,000 people spanning almost 15 years. They found that smokers who used e-cigs tried to quit smoking more often and succeeded (for at least three months) more often than … [Link]

Mashable » Lady Gaga tells Trump he's 'endangering lives' with his transgender military ban

Thursday 27 July 9:57:12 UTC 2017

In a powerful series of tweets, Lady Gaga has laid out the devastating consequences of Donald Trump's ban on transgender people from the US military. SEE ALSO: Trump bars transgender people from military, calls them a "disruption" Gaga accused the President of endangering the lives of people currently serving.  The message you have just sent has endangered the lives of people … [Link]

Mashable » J.K. Rowling has a blazing reaction after Trump bans trans people from the military

Thursday 27 July 9:34:53 UTC 2017

J.K. Rowling has had a busy last 24 hours going after Trump on Twitter, even by her standards. SEE ALSO: J.K. Rowling responds to Trump's latest insult with a powerful Abraham Lincoln quote On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced in three tweets that trans people will no longer be allowed to work in the US military. The tweets were shared thousands of … [Link]

Mashable » Yes, there are minions drifting down a river

Thursday 27 July 9:23:46 UTC 2017

Nothing to see here, just a couple of minions drifting down a river. A stream of minions were seen floating along a river in inflatable rafts in China's Hunan province. SEE ALSO: McDonald's unveils Minions-themed menu, and nope, nope, nope, nope, nope According to news outlet China Daily, the participants were river drifting as a way of combating the scorching heat. … [Link]

Mashable » Behold South Korea's adorable new First Dog

Thursday 27 July 9:17:07 UTC 2017

Dear internet — please welcome your newest First Dog. South Korea's president Moon Jae-in has officially adopted Tory, the shelter dog he promised to take in during his presidential campaign.  On Wednesday, he welcomed the little pooch into the country's presidential mansion:   SEE ALSO: Friendly island doggo followed a street view mapper and photobombed all his shots Tory, a four-year-old … [Link]

Mashable » Video shows the moment Justin Bieber accidentally hit a photographer with his car

Thursday 27 July 9:16:27 UTC 2017

Justin Bieber has been involved in a car accident, but luckily nobody was seriously hurt.  SEE ALSO: China won't let Justin Bieber perform there because he's been a bad boy The pop star accidentally hit a photographer with his truck while leaving the Saban Theatre, which was holding a City Church service, in Beverly Hills.  Footage obtained by TMZ shows Bieber … [Link]

Mashable » This is Meizu's crazy phone with an extra display on the back

Thursday 27 July 9:11:29 UTC 2017

After teasing it in mid-July, Meizu has now officially launched its Meizu Pro 7 and Meizu Pro 7 Plus phones, both of which have a highly unusual feature: A secondary display on the back of the phone.  The rear display is a 2-inch AMOLED screen that will show you the time, weather info, notifications, info on the tracks you're currently listening, … [Link]

Mashable » PayPal ties up with one of China's biggest tech firms, to court China's ravenous shoppers

Thursday 27 July 9:07:24 UTC 2017

As Chinese consumers continue to spend more money online, one of China's biggest tech companies wants to profit from their spending on overseas websites. Baidu, which runs China's biggest search engine, has partnered with PayPal, to allow its users to shop on overseas sites with funds from their Baidu Wallet. SEE ALSO: China's answer to PayPal is coming to the rest … [Link]

Mashable » Amazon's new Prime Now warehouse in Singapore is absolutely massive

Thursday 27 July 8:17:49 UTC 2017

After years of preparation, Amazon has finally launched its same-day Prime Now delivery service in Singapore. The service brings two-hour, and even one-hour deliveries, for tens of thousands of household items, from eggs and cold beer to diapers and detergent. SEE ALSO: Amazon Prime Day: Amazon’s not-so-secret plan to rule the retail world To achieve the rapid delivery times, Amazon's opened … [Link]

Mashable » James Corden delivers hilariously sassy parody of 'L-O-V-E' after Trump's trans military ban

Thursday 27 July 8:09:11 UTC 2017

James Corden watched Donald Trump's decision to ban transgender people from the military very, very closely, ahead of his performance on the Late, Late show.  SEE ALSO: Trump bars transgender people from military, calls them a "disruption" And boy, did he deliver.  Sporting a frock coat, walking stick and top hat, Corden launched himself into an hilariously sassy parody of … [Link]

Slashdot » The Inside Story of the Lily Drone's Collapse

Thursday 27 July 7:00:00 UTC 2017

New submitter mirandakatz writes: Lily Robotics had everything: Two charismatic young founders; millions in funding; and a product that promised to change the world — or, at the very least, transform photography. But over 60,000 customers are still waiting for their Lily Drones, and the company is now being sued by the San Francisco District Attorney's office for false advertising. … [Link]

Bad Science » How do the world’s biggest drug companies compare, in their transparency commitments?

Thursday 27 July 6:33:23 UTC 2017

Here’s a paper, and associated website, that we launch today: we have assessed, and then ranked, all the biggest drug companies in the world, to compare their public commitments on trials transparency. Regular readers will be familiar with this ongoing battle. In medicine we use the results of clinical trials to make informed treatments about […] [Link]

Mashable » Transgender comedian speaks out about Trump's ban on 'The Tonight Show'

Thursday 27 July 3:32:30 UTC 2017

In the wake of Trump's plan to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, The Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon invited transgender comedian Patti Harrison to say a few words.  SEE ALSO: Trump bars transgender people from military, calls them a "disruption" Harrison said that while she didn't want to serve in the military, she wants the right to serve. … [Link]

Slashdot » Stem Cell Brain Implants Could 'Slow Aging and Extend Life,' Study Shows

Thursday 27 July 3:30:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Scientists have slowed down the aging process by implanting stem cells into the brains of animals, raising hopes for new strategies to combat age-related diseases and extend the human lifespan. Implants of stem cells that make fresh neurons in the brain were found to put the brakes on aging in older … [Link]

The Joy of Tech » JoT #2441: Family meeting!

Thursday 27 July 2:50:14 UTC 2017

We thought we could trust you! [Link]

Mashable » Clever rabbits ride sheep to escape flood

Thursday 27 July 2:27:29 UTC 2017

When these wild rabbits were facing floodwaters, they had to think outside the box. So they hopped onto a flock of sheep, as per a video shot by 64-year-old farmer Ferg Horne on his property near Dunedin, New Zealand, on Saturday. SEE ALSO: This giant snail that looks like a rabbit will give you nightmares "I couldn't believe it for a … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Half the atoms inside your body came from across the universe

Thursday 27 July 2:16:46 UTC 2017

Intergalactic winds carry gas and dust from one galaxy to the next, bringing half of the matter in our galaxy from up to a million light years away [Link]

Mashable » Larry David and Bernie Sanders are actually related, and now it all makes sense

Thursday 27 July 1:57:36 UTC 2017

Sometimes life imitates art in the most perfect way: Larry David is actually, truly, literally related to Bernie Sanders—y'know, the guy he impersonated on Saturday Night Live because everyone thought they looked alike? Turns out that David took part in PBS' genealogy series Finding Your Roots recently and discovered that he's distantly related to the Vermont senator, "he's in the line… … [Link]

Slashdot » Scientists Propose To Raise the Standards For Statistical Significance In Research Studies

Thursday 27 July 1:25:00 UTC 2017

sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: A megateam of reproducibility-minded scientists is renewing a controversial proposal to raise the standard for statistical significance in research studies. They want researchers to dump the long-standing use of a probability value (p-value) of less than 0.05 as the gold standard for significant results, and replace it with the much stiffer p-value threshold … [Link]

Slashdot » SEC Rules That ICO Tokens Are Securities

Thursday 27 July 0:45:00 UTC 2017

schwit1 shares a report from Business Insider: On Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that "ICOs" (Initial Coin Offerings) can sometimes be considered securities — and as such are subject to strict laws and regulations. For the uninitiated, ICOs are a fancy new way of fundraising enabled by digital currencies like Ethereum — participants invest money and receive … [Link]

Mashable » 'Deadwood' movie has a script, now HBO just needs to get the cast back together

Thursday 27 July 0:42:24 UTC 2017

The long-gestating Deadwood movie is one step closer to our screens, according to HBO programming president Casey Bloys. Bloys confirmed that he has finally read a finished script from show creator David Milch. "The one thing that I was concerned about was that I wanted a script that would stand on its own; that if you were a Deadwood fan it … [Link]

Mashable » The North Korean elite use the internet just like we do, and we shouldn't be surprised

Thursday 27 July 0:11:36 UTC 2017

The small slice of folks who sit atop North Korea's sociopolitical hierarchy use the internet pretty much like anyone else in the world, according to a study published by Recorded Future on Wednesday.  That might sound surprising, and indeed the report sparked a flurry of news stories on the topic. But it shouldn't come as a shock, according to experts familiar … [Link]

Slashdot » Feds Crack Trump Protesters' Phones To Charge Them With Felony Rioting

Thursday 27 July 0:05:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Daily Beast: Officials seized Trump protesters' cell phones, cracked their passwords, and are now attempting to use the contents to convict them of conspiracy to riot at the presidential inauguration. Prosecutors have indicted over 200 people on felony riot charges for protests in Washington, D.C. on January 20 that broke windows and … [Link]

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