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.

Slashdot » Tesla Owners Are Mining Bitcoins With Free Power From Charging Stations

Tuesday 28 November 23:20:00 UTC 2017

dmoberhaus writes: Someone claimed to use their Tesla to power a cryptocurrency mine to take advantage of the free energy given to Tesla owners. But even with free energy, does this scheme make sense? Motherboard ran the numbers. From the report: "…If we assume that each of the GPUs in this rig draws around 150 watts, then the 16 GPUs … [Link]

Mashable » Even David Karp himself doesn't use Yahoo Mail

Tuesday 28 November 23:19:57 UTC 2017

Did anyone else notice that David Karp's resignation letter from Tumblr was clearly written in Gmail? That's right, Karp, we caught you. Tumblr's founder and former CEO doesn't use Yahoo mail, the mail service of Tumblr's parent company.  SEE ALSO: Tumblr CEO David Karp is leaving the company after more than 10 years Your proof: the email Karp sent to his … [Link]

Mashable » How to protect yourself from the massive macOS High Sierra security vulnerability

Tuesday 28 November 23:12:46 UTC 2017

So your macOS High Sierra-running machine is vulnerable to hackers. Like, really vulnerable.  Thankfully, there's a simple way to protect yourself — so long as you can follow a seven-step process laid out Tuesday by Apple.  SEE ALSO: Apple macOS High Sierra has a huge security flaw, and it's stupid easy to exploit News broke Nov. 28 on Twitter that an attacker … [Link]

Mashable » Apple might test self-driving cars at this track

Tuesday 28 November 23:07:49 UTC 2017

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Mashable » MTV is bringing the 'Jersey Shore' cast back for a wild reunion

Tuesday 28 November 22:52:45 UTC 2017

MTV has announced a reunion series called Jersey Shore Family Vacation with the original cast for 2018. Read more…More about Entertainment, Mashable Video, Mtv, Reunion, and Reality Tv [Link]

Mashable » Trump's called Elizabeth Warren 'Pocahontas' at least 26 times—and it's not OK

Tuesday 28 November 22:51:00 UTC 2017

Since Aug. 2014, Donald Trump has referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren as "Pocahontas" at least 26 times.  He mostly slings the slur on Twitter, but he's also repeated it during rallies, interviews, and at meetings with fellow government officials — all attempts to discredit the senator by painting her with an offensive nickname that propagates one of Trump's pet conspiracy theories. … [Link]

Mashable » Keep your love for Star Wars close at heart with this whimsical necklace

Tuesday 28 November 22:44:22 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. There's something so satisfying when you're favorite entertainment franchise makes merch you'll actually use or wear.Showcase your passion for the Star Wars saga in a subtle way with the Star Wars Galactic Statement Necklace. SEE ALSO: The power of the dark side is actually … [Link]

Slashdot » After Two Months of Quiet, North Korea Launches Another Ballistic Missile

Tuesday 28 November 22:40:00 UTC 2017

South Korean and U.S. officials have confirmed that North Korea has launched another ballistic missile into the sea of Japan. The ballistic missile test — launched just after 3am Wednesday local time from Sin-ni in South Pyongyang — is the first since an intermediate-range missile test in September. Ars Technica reports: In a statement to the press, a spokesperson for … [Link]

Mashable » 'Destiny' fans turn innocent t-shirt reviews into an epic 'Destiny 2' drag

Tuesday 28 November 22:35:08 UTC 2017

Any Destiny fan will tell you that feelings on the game itself always run hot and cold. The community, however, is eternally wonderful. And this bizarre t-shirt situation perfectly illustrates that. There's a new fan-created t-shirt that bears the text: "Two tokens and a blue." It's a reference to Destiny 2's underwhelming rewards for certain events: Two tokens, which amount to … [Link]

Mashable » 'Absolutely: A True Crime Story' is a game about Keanu Reeves stabbing people

Tuesday 28 November 22:18:14 UTC 2017

Keanu Reeves is really good at stabbing people, at least in this bizarre and hilarious game called Absolutely: A True Crime Story. In Absolutely: A True Crime Story, Keanu Reeves is accused of stabbing quite a few people and needs to convince the powers that be that he is innocent (or at least that he doesn't deserve a death sentence) by … [Link]

Mashable » How the rumbling Bali volcano could temporarily cool the globe

Tuesday 28 November 22:16:46 UTC 2017

Scientists are carefully watching the eruption of Mount Agung, the Bali volcano that has spewed ash at least four miles into the sky and is now shaking the popular vacation island with violent tremors. These earthquakes may portend an even greater eruption, as massive amounts of pressurized, heated magma swirl beneath the volcano.  Already, Mount Agung has affected the local populace, … [Link]

Mashable » Google finally fixed its horrendous excuse for a burger emoji and I can sleep

Tuesday 28 November 22:13:29 UTC 2017

After burger connoisseurs grilled Google for its sorry excuse for cheeseburger emoji, which foolishly featured the cheese under the patty, CEO Sundar Pichai vowed the company would "drop everything" to make the emoji right with the world. On Tuesday — one month after the ordeal shook foodies everywhere — Emojipedia released Google's updated burger emoji, which is now respectably ordered: bun, … [Link]

Mashable » No one could make sense of the optical illusion dog. Can you?

Tuesday 28 November 22:06:17 UTC 2017

The eye can often be fooled by simple things like the manipulation of light, a change of angles, or a beloved pet.   Even a photo of what looks like a wildly-deformed dog can mess with your mind.   And it can also send the web into a frenzy.  SEE ALSO: Calm your dogs down with this fabulous doggy leotard Reddit … [Link]

Mashable » Budweiser is one step closer to developing beer on Mars

Tuesday 28 November 22:04:00 UTC 2017

This is not a jokeBudweiser announced that they will be the first to bring beer to Mars. They've partnered up with scientists and researchers from the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space and Space Tango.  Their first experiment is bringing 20 barley seeds to the International Space Station on SpaceX's CRS-13 mission on December 4th. They'll be testing how … [Link]

Slashdot » MacOS High Sierra Bug Allows Login As Root With No Password

Tuesday 28 November 22:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: A trivial-to-exploit flaw in macOS High Sierra, aka macOS 10.13, allows users to gain admin rights, or log in as root, without a password. The security bug is triggered via the authentication dialog box in Apple's operating system, which prompts you for an administrator's username and password when you need to … [Link]

Mashable » Samsung's new battery tech could charge your phone 5 times faster

Tuesday 28 November 21:56:31 UTC 2017

What if your smartphone could fully charge in less than 15 minutes? That future may not be so far off, according to Samsung, which Tuesday detailed new battery research that could have big implications for the smartphone maker's business. SEE ALSO: Researchers create a 'battery-free' mobile phone The Korean electronics giant says it's developed a type of battery material that's more … [Link]

Mashable » Holiday card family member is each and everyone one of us

Tuesday 28 November 21:52:55 UTC 2017

When it comes to family holiday gatherings, you can pretty much expect the same old typical questions, "How's your love life?" "How's your career going?" or "When are you planning on having kids?" Oh, the joy. The same can be said of Christmas cards. Families are all too ready to show off how well put together their lives are while the … [Link]

Mashable » Huawei Mate 10 Pro is great where it counts: Camera and battery life

Tuesday 28 November 21:51:13 UTC 2017

Huawei’s new flagship phones, the Mate 10 and the Mate 10 Pro, are like a typical Hollywood blockbuster — polished in all areas, but entirely void of originality.  This has always been the case for Huawei, which is still struggling to get significant traction in the U.S. despite being the world's second-largest smartphone manufacturer. I've given up waiting for Huawei to … [Link]

Mashable » Breathing the New Delhi air is at times equivalent to smoking 45 cigarettes per day

Tuesday 28 November 21:45:00 UTC 2017

Pollution in India’s capital city has skyrocketed to dangerous levels. At times, just breathing in the outside air can be equivalent to smoking 45 cigarettes per day. Smog in New Delhi arises from various sources like late fall weather patterns, which limit the movement of air masses, agricultural fires, factories, power plants, and vehicles. Read more…More about Space, Mashable Video, India, … [Link]

Mashable » Domino's is launching a baby registry, just like you always asked for

Tuesday 28 November 21:35:29 UTC 2017

Congratulations, it's a big cheesy pizza pie!  Domino's is launching their very own baby registry. They partnered with Gugu Guru, a registry consulting company, to provide a platform for parents to create a wishlist.  The website coincides with the wedding registry they created earlier in the year which basically means they want pizza to rule over your life. What's next real … [Link]

Mashable » Insane stunt has 2 wingsuit flyers land inside a plane in mid-air

Tuesday 28 November 21:29:22 UTC 2017

Red Bull is known for pushing extreme stunts, but its latest endeavor has pushed yet another limit. French wingsuit flyers Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet of the team Soul Flyers managed to fly into the door of a plane flying through the sky. Yes, a real plane, with a propellor that could easily slice them to shreds. The stunt began … [Link]

Mashable » Apple macOS High Sierra has a huge security flaw, and it's stupid easy to exploit

Tuesday 28 November 21:27:37 UTC 2017

Well this isn't good. A bug in Apple macOS High Sierra can let anyone gain admin access to a Mac. To make matters worse, once that access has been gained, an attacker can later log back into the locked device anytime. Published to Twitter on Tuesday by software engineer Lemi Orhan Ergin, the vulnerability is alarmingly straightforward. The flaw allows someone … [Link]

Slashdot » Uber Trained Employees on How To 'Impede, Obstruct or Influence' Ongoing Legal Investigations, Ex-employee Says

Tuesday 28 November 21:25:00 UTC 2017

From a report on CNBC: Uber faced fresh allegations on Tuesday that it deliberately took steps to keep " unlawful schemes from seeing the light of day." Hours of testimony on Tuesday centered around a letter from a former Uber security analyst's attorney to an Uber lawyer. The former analyst, Richard Jacobs, said in the letter there was a directive … [Link]

Mashable » Here's how to protect your car from that scary key fob attack

Tuesday 28 November 21:17:51 UTC 2017

Stealing your fancy new car shouldn't be easy, but as a recently published video filmed in September  reminds us, it all too often is. That's because, it turns out, the very same wireless key fob designed to unlock and start your shiny vehicle can be turned against you by those looking for a gone-in-under-60-seconds score.  But here's the thing: While the … [Link]

Mashable » 'Game of Thrones' actually gets pretty funny if you use the wrong subtitles

Tuesday 28 November 21:11:10 UTC 2017

Game of Thrones just turned into the comedy of your dreams.  The Instagram account (@incorrectgotquotes) is combining screenshots from the HBO hit show and subtitles from other shows and films to make comedy gold.  The ending result will wipe away all the tears and sorrows from the last season.  Because, ya know, it wasn't the best the show had to offer.  … [Link]

Mashable » 'Civilization VI' makes big changes to diplomacy in 'Rise and Fall'

Tuesday 28 November 21:02:43 UTC 2017

At long last, the first big expansion pack for Civilization VI is incoming. As any long-time fan will tell you, that's big newsCivilization expansion packs tend to fundamentally change core game rules, usually for the better. And Civ VI's upcoming Rise and Fall continues that tradition. SEE ALSO: 'Street Fighter' pro's latest strategy involves… a tape measure A Tuesday morning … [Link]

Slashdot » 'You Had to Be There': As Technologies Change Ever Faster, the Knowledge of Obsolete Things Becomes Ever Sweeter

Tuesday 28 November 20:45:00 UTC 2017

Alexis C. Madrigal, writing for The Atlantic: There's a question going around on Twitter, courtesy of the writer Matt Whitlock: "Without revealing your actual age, what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?" This simple query has received, at this date, 18,000 responses. Here is just a tiny selection: A/S/L, pagers, manual car windows, … [Link]

Mashable » Learn the basics of self-driving cars and AI from former Google engineers

Tuesday 28 November 20:30:06 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Want to learn the basics of machine learning from the best? Grab the Complete Machine Learning Bundle, now reduced an additional 70% beyond its $39 price tag by using the coupon code CYBER70. SEE ALSO: This invention kit is on sale and can turn almost anything into … [Link]

Mashable » 'The Last Jedi' will be the longest Star Wars movie ever

Tuesday 28 November 20:26:00 UTC 2017

As Internet culture gets more and more focused on  short-term entertainment — heck, we can barely sit through a three-minute YouTube short — its favorite movie franchise is paradoxically getting longer and longer. The Last Jedi, episode 8 in the Star Wars Skywalker saga, clocks in at a weighty 151 minutes and 38 seconds. That's according to an official release from … [Link]

Mashable » Arby's bought Buffalo Wild Wings, so here's what a combined menu would look like

Tuesday 28 November 20:18:52 UTC 2017

On Tuesday it was announced that Arby's owner Roark Capital will acquire Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.4 billion (or roughly 162,271,805 orders of BWW House Samplers).  Per Reuters, though the wings restaurant will become property of Arby's, it'll still operate on its own.  SEE ALSO: This edible Alien Facehugger chicken will haunt your dreams We think this is a huge mistake.  … [Link]

Mashable » 1999 '60 Minutes' interview shows Amazon before it was the mega-company you know now

Tuesday 28 November 20:14:57 UTC 2017

Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in the world, surprisingly buff, and working toward putting millions of people into space. But back in July 1999, he was just a lowly billionaire working out of a dingy Seattle office on Amazon.com, then still an oddity. A 60 Minutes segment entitled "Nerd of the Amazon" provides a window back into that era, … [Link]

Mashable » Whether you're commuting or camping, this military backpack basically has a pocket for everything

Tuesday 28 November 20:13:27 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Some backpacks are built to be tough. But not many are truly military tough. The Ballistic Backpack takes ruggedness to the extreme while still providing top-notch storage for your electronic devices and other personal effects.  SEE ALSO: Is this the world's best travel jacket? Its Kickstarter … [Link]

New Scientist – News » ‘Super-spreader’ coral could restore trashed Great Barrier Reef

Tuesday 28 November 20:10:15 UTC 2017

Most of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef may well be destroyed in the next few decades, but hubs of resilient coral could make larvae to restore it all [Link]

New Scientist – News » Politics chat on Reddit reads like it was written by 6-year-olds

Tuesday 28 November 20:10:14 UTC 2017

You’re not imagining it: after 2016, the sophistication and civility of political discourse on sites like Reddit dropped from secondary school reading levels to barely literate [Link]

New Scientist – News » Teenage brains can’t tell what’s important and what isn’t

Tuesday 28 November 20:10:13 UTC 2017

Adolescent brains aren’t developed enough to adapt to relatively risky situations, which may explain why some choose not to study for important exams [Link]

New Scientist – News » Pokémon Go isn’t the only app that may cause fatal car crashes

Tuesday 28 November 20:10:12 UTC 2017

A surge in road accidents in Indiana has been blamed on Pokémon Go, but other apps are also likely to be contributing to a rise in crashes [Link]

New Scientist – News » Madagascar’s lemurs close to extinction after population crash

Tuesday 28 November 20:10:05 UTC 2017

Ring-tailed lemurs have experienced a precipitous decline over the last two decades and are now one of the 25 most endangered primates in the world [Link]

New Scientist – News » Men in the UK have the highest obesity rates in Europe

Tuesday 28 November 20:10:04 UTC 2017

As many as 27 per cent of men – and 29 per cent of women – in the UK are now obese, meaning the country has one of the worst obesity problems in Europe [Link]

New Scientist – News » What to expect if Indonesia’s volcano erupts in a big way

Tuesday 28 November 20:10:02 UTC 2017

Mount Agung's last big eruption was in 1963, and a major blast could create an ash cloud that disrupts air travel for weeks, and temporarily cool the global climate as well [Link]

Slashdot » FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Criticizes Companies That Oppose His Efforts To Repeal Net Neutrality Rules

Tuesday 28 November 20:05:00 UTC 2017

Tony Romm, writing for Recode: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai thinks everyone from Cher to Twitter has it wrong when they say that his efforts to roll back the U.S. government's existing net neutrality rules will spell the death of the web. Instead, Pai said during an event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday that tech giants could pose the greatest threat … [Link]

Mashable » This blind man is saved from an oncoming train just in the nick of time

Tuesday 28 November 20:04:36 UTC 2017

Mike Wyatt was about to cross the train tracks at a station in Aurora, Colorado. When he stopped by a young man just in time of an oncoming train. Wyatt returned to the station a couple days later with a sign, looking for the young man who saved his life.  Read more…More about Watercooler, Mashable Video, Train, Aurora, and Signal [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Final Android 8.1 Preview Turns On Neural Networks API

Tuesday 28 November 20:00:33 UTC 2017

Google has released the final developer preview of Android 8.1 Oreo. This system update is anything but minor and includes a bevy of under-the-hood changes for developers and end users alike. In this build, the Neural Networks API is now active to boost on-device machine learning. Android 8.1 also unlocks the Pixel Visual Core chip in Google's Pixel smartphones, which … [Link]

Mashable » Microsoft's new 'Sets' could be the best Windows feature in years

Tuesday 28 November 19:52:09 UTC 2017

Windows is about to get a serious productivity upgrade. Microsoft is testing a new "Sets" feature that allows you to group multiple applications into the same window, similar to how you would organize tabs in a browser. SEE ALSO: Microsoft might be making a new mobile device that no one asked for Microsoft is only teasing a very early preview of … [Link]

Mashable » This is how Henry Cavill became the Man of Steel

Tuesday 28 November 19:48:41 UTC 2017

Henry Cavill is best known for being Superman. He’s buff, he’s chiseled, he’s charming. But it’s not easy fitting into that iconic suit. Cavill worked out 2.5 hours a day for 6 months before the ‘Man of Steel’ shoot. Read more…More about Health, Mashable Video, Celebrity, Sexy, and Working Out [Link]

Mashable » This two-story camera will bring us one step closer to understanding the universe

Tuesday 28 November 19:48:17 UTC 2017

Astronomers in California are building the world's largest camera in an attempt to track changes across the stars. Read more…More about Space, Mashable Video, California, Space Photos, and Cameras [Link]

New Scientist – News » Hey, Flat Earther, no need to launch a rocket to test your ideas

Tuesday 28 November 19:46:00 UTC 2017

Memo to Mike Hughes – there are plenty of ways to check if Earth is flat or not without building your own rocket, says Ian Whittaker [Link]

New Scientist – News » NHS turns to ethical hackers to defend it from malicious attacks

Tuesday 28 November 19:35:00 UTC 2017

The NHS is hoping that penetration tests favoured by big technology companies will keep it safe from hackers, but if they are to adopt this approach they need to change other attitudes [Link]

Mashable » Jennifer Lawrence describes dating Darren Aronofsky and it's basically the plot of 'mother!'

Tuesday 28 November 19:28:33 UTC 2017

When it comes to Jennifer Lawrence and mother! director Darren Aronofsky's romance, life's being a little too on the nose while imitating their art.  The controversial mother! tells the story of an insufferably self-important, middle-aged Artist (Javiar Bardem) who expects his young muse and wife (Jennifer Lawrence) to selflessly center her whole life around his precious "work." Staying very on theme, … [Link]

Mashable » This windproof and waterproof lighter uses plasma beams — and it's 85% off

Tuesday 28 November 19:26:07 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Nobody plans on getting lost in the woods, but when it happens to you, you'll probably wish you had brought a more viable fire source than some wet matches. If you happen to have the windproof, splash-proof, running-out-of-lighter-fluid-proof&~ Plasma Beam Lighter, you'll be able to start … [Link]

Slashdot » Bitcoin Hits $10,000 Because Ceilings Are Just a Construct, Man

Tuesday 28 November 19:25:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: On Tuesday, the trading price of the most prominent cryptocurrency hit $10,000 for the first time. And that nice round number will almost certainly have the kind of psychological effect that brings in new traders. Based on analysts' recent predictions, the $10,000 milestone could be the beginning of the end or just the beginning. … [Link]

Mashable » Armie Hammer's tiny shorts almost posed a big problem for 'Call Me by Your Name'

Tuesday 28 November 19:21:41 UTC 2017

Armie Hammer's emotionally revealing performance in Call Me By Your Name almost turned into a physically revealing one as well. In an interview with Andy Cohen on SiriusXM, Hammer revealed that the short-shorts he wears in the movie turned out to be a little bit too short. SEE ALSO: This video of Armie Hammer dancing won't fix everything wrong in the … [Link]

Mashable » MTV debuted its 'Jersey Shore' spinoff, and fans were like "Gym, Tan, HELL NO"

Tuesday 28 November 19:21:03 UTC 2017

Try as hard as MTV might, there is only one Jersey Shore. The infamous reality show, which ran from 2009 to 2012, followed a group of strangers who live together in a house in New Jersey's Seaside Heights. Over the years, Jersey Shore captured the hearts of boardwalk lovers, delivered heavy doses of drama, and turned "GTL" (gym, tan, laundry) into … [Link]

Mashable » Tywin Lannister narrates the second episode of nature doc parody 'Savage Cuties'

Tuesday 28 November 19:17:56 UTC 2017

While the the premiere episode of Savage Kingdom: Uprising was crude & ferocious, this recreation is simply cute & fuzzy. Presenting Savage Cuties narrated by Charles Dance. For weekly installments of Savage Cuties, be sure to subscribe to Mashable Watercooler channel on YouTube! Read more…More about Animals, Mashable Video, Nature, Game Of Thrones, and Puppies [Link]

Mashable » Perspiration is now festive thanks to a sweat-inspired Christmas sweater

Tuesday 28 November 19:09:30 UTC 2017

With the holidays just around the corner, nothing says merry and bright more than an ugly Christmas sweater.  But if you're trapped inside a warm room with a swarm of touchy-feely family members trying to give you a tight embrace, you might want to trade your overly decorated Rudolph get-up for a sweater that'll turn your sweat into the talk of … [Link]

Mashable » Ex-Uber employee: We stole from other companies and hid it

Tuesday 28 November 18:57:46 UTC 2017

Uber’s bad 2017 just got even worse. SEE ALSO: Uber makes it harder to give drivers bad ratings A former Uber employee alleged in court on Tuesday that the company had operated a special team that was tasked with finding—or maybe stealing—trade secrets from other companies.  The team, called "Marketplace Analytics," helped Uber find people and resources that could help it … [Link]

Mashable » Your new favorite 'Star Wars' critter is less than $30 today on Amazon

Tuesday 28 November 18:54:13 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. The Last Jedi is only two weeks away, so you'll definitely want a Porg—the latest critter to join the Star Wars universe—to add to your premiere party. Why not pick one up now for less than $30? SEE ALSO: Star Wars kitchen items for … [Link]

Mashable » If Trump doesn't believe the 'Access Hollywood' tape is real, he should just ask Billy Bush

Tuesday 28 November 18:50:21 UTC 2017

That President Donald Trump would buy into a conspiracy theory isn't a surprise.  That he would concoct a new one that attempts to completely retcon his own history shows that, even after an absolutely bananas 10 months in office, he still has the power to stun us.  SEE ALSO: Trump's tweets since he was elected president: A complete breakdown But that's … [Link]

Slashdot » New NSA Leak Exposes Red Disk, the Army's Failed Intelligence System

Tuesday 28 November 18:45:00 UTC 2017

Zack Whittaker, reporting for ZDNet: The contents of a highly sensitive hard drive belonging to a division of the National Security Agency have been left online. The virtual disk image contains over 100 gigabytes of data from an Army intelligence project, codenamed "Red Disk." The disk image belongs to the US Army's Intelligence and Security Command, known as INSCOM, a … [Link]

Mashable » The Navajo code talkers that helped the U.S. win WWII

Tuesday 28 November 18:27:29 UTC 2017

c. 1943Navajo code talkers Cpl. Henry Bake, Jr. and PFC George H. Kirk transmit messages during combat on Bougainville.Image: Fotosearch/Getty ImagesShortly after the entry of the United States into World War II, Philip Johnston approached the Marine Corps with a proposal that could help tip the scales in the Pacific Theater.Johnston was the child of missionaries, and had grown up on … [Link]

Mashable » Cool dog doesn't want you to know how much it loves that damn trampoline

Tuesday 28 November 18:18:13 UTC 2017

When a person wakes up and finds their dog bouncing on a trampoline, it raises some questions.  Does your dog not get enough attention? Does it wish that it could fly? Does it have any trampoline tips to teach you?  All of these or none of these could be correct. It takes a sharp eye to tell.  SEE ALSO: Sony's robot … [Link]

Mashable » Whoops, Tom Holland shared a top secret 'Infinity War' poster and his reaction is priceless

Tuesday 28 November 18:17:32 UTC 2017

Even a 21-year-old starring in Avengers: Infinity War and fresh off a summer blockbuster is but a 21-year-old. Tom Holland received a gift from one of his on-screen uncles on Tuesday and decided to unbox it live on Instagram – only to find that it was a highly confidential Avengers: Infinity War poster.  SEE ALSO: There's a big 'Infinity War' clue … [Link]

Mashable » The Weirdest Freak Accidents in Zoo History

Tuesday 28 November 18:17:04 UTC 2017

Read more…More about Zoos, Mashable Reels, Culture, and Animals [Link]

Mashable » Actress makes 1,000 mini-movies while 'Waiting for Godot' … and is still waiting

Tuesday 28 November 18:13:39 UTC 2017

If the waiting is indeed the hardest part, then Lauren Evans has probably suffered enough. The Los Angeles-based TV and indie film actress on Tuesday posted her 1,000th installment of "Waiting for Godot," a series of social media-sized short films that she started as a lark – the first one occupied her time while a casting director was running late for … [Link]

Mashable » From music festivals to natural disasters—this weather shelter's got you covered

Tuesday 28 November 18:06:47 UTC 2017

Shiftpod is a portable shelter that can withstand all types of weather. Multiple pods can be attached to form larger units. Read more…More about Tech, Home, Climate, Weather, and Music Festival [Link]

Slashdot » Microsoft Sees the Future of Windows 10 as Sets, Ditching Windows For a Tabbed App Interface

Tuesday 28 November 18:05:00 UTC 2017

Microsoft said Tuesday that it plans to overhaul Windows 10, with a browser-like, tabbed application view dubbed "Sets" that groups apps and files by project. From a report: Think of Sets as a mashup of existing and emerging Windows 10 technologies. Take Windows Explorer and the little-used Task View within Windows 10, mix in the newer "Pick up where you … [Link]

Mashable » This Lego-style stadium will be made out of shipping containers

Tuesday 28 November 18:04:55 UTC 2017

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy of the State of Qatar has just unveiled the design plans of "Ras Abu Aboud Stadium", a soccer stadium that will host matches up to the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The stadium will be demountable in its entirety and easy to be reassembled somewhere else, giving a solution to the real … [Link]

Mashable » 12 gamers competed for a dream job inside McLaren's ultra-futuristic racing lab

Tuesday 28 November 17:53:42 UTC 2017

In an effort to incorporate esports into Formula 1 racing, McLaren created the 'World's Fastest Gamer' competition and invited 12 finalists to compete in a week of intense physical and mental tests at the McLaren Technology Center in England. The winner was offered the most unique prize in esports: a full-time position as an F1 simulator for McLaren racing. Read more…More … [Link]

Mashable » Retro gamers, rejoice — this SNES-style controller works with newer platforms

Tuesday 28 November 17:50:05 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. If the SNES re-releases have been consistently eluding you, then this SNES-like controller will at least give you the feel of playing retro games while you play modern ones.  This controller has the look and feel of the controller that introduced you to the … [Link]

Mashable » Waymo marks a major self-driving milestone

Tuesday 28 November 17:40:02 UTC 2017

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Mashable » This hoodie lights up and will make casting spells during your DnD campaign way cooler

Tuesday 28 November 17:38:12 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. How many spells would you say you cast on your average DnD session? Probably quite a few. So imagine how much cooler casting those spells would be if you added some lights and sound effects to your in-game magic. This robe lets you do … [Link]

Mashable » Elon Musk sued Jeremy Clarkson for hating on Tesla, but with the new Roadster—things are changing

Tuesday 28 November 17:32:55 UTC 2017

Elon Musk and Jeremy Clarkson are definitely not the best of friends, but The Grand Tour host is finally warming up to the idea of electrical cars. Read more…More about Tech, Uk, Mashable Video, Tesla, and Top Gear [Link]

Mashable » Starbucks reveals an all new holiday cup, says it had nothing to do with that weird controversy

Tuesday 28 November 17:27:48 UTC 2017

Here we go again people, Starbucks is back with a whole new holiday cup for your pleasure and enjoyment this season.  What is this? Like the third holiday cup this year?  SEE ALSO: Crap, I forgot to get furious about the Starbucks holiday cup this year On Tuesday, the popular coffee chain revealed to the world its newest cup design right … [Link]

Slashdot » Google Can Tell if Someone Is Looking at Your Phone Over Your Shoulder

Tuesday 28 November 17:25:00 UTC 2017

Dave Gershgorn, writing for Quartz: At the Neural Information Processing Systems conference in Long Beach, California, next week, Google researchers Hee Jung Ryu and Florian Schroff will present a project they're calling an electronic screen protector, where a Google Pixel phone uses its front-facing camera and eye-detecting artificial intelligence to detect whether more than one person is looking at the … [Link]

Mashable » Snag a floating planter and pretend you're a wizard

Tuesday 28 November 17:05:52 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Home decor, meet Harry Potter magic. If you're bored with your current home decor or need something extra to wow guests, there is an accent piece that's sure to get people talking. Thanks to Flyte, the company that brought you the levitating light bulb, … [Link]

Mashable » The cult hit 'Desert Bus' make its triumphant return in virtual reality

Tuesday 28 November 17:02:11 UTC 2017

Desert Bus VR takes all the thrill of an eight-hour bus trip with no breaks. It lets you experience what it's like to be at the helm of the action, driving all the way from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada, in real time. Based on the 1998 Sega CD game Desert Bus, created by the magic and comedy duo Penn … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Artificial embryonic stem cells tested in people for first time

Tuesday 28 November 17:00:00 UTC 2017

A type of “virgin birth” stem cell could be as powerful as embryonic stem cells but without the same ethical objections, and are being tested for Parkinson’s [Link]

Mashable » Samsung is making it easier for color-blind people to watch TV

Tuesday 28 November 16:48:11 UTC 2017

Samsung doesn't want Color Vision Deficiency (CVD) — commonly referred to as color-blindness — to inhibit anyone's television-watching experience. The company is making its innovative app, SeeColors, compatible with several of its TVs. On Monday, Samsung announced that the app will now work with all Samsung QLED (Quantum Dot LED) TVs. According to CNET, those devices are unique because they have … [Link]

Mashable » The 6 most infuriating things about 'Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp'

Tuesday 28 November 16:45:43 UTC 2017

At first glance, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp seems like a soothing, wholesome game for those of us in need of some respite from the endless onslaught of terrible things in the world.  But, I am here to tell you that Pocket Camp will not bring you the antidote you so desperately crave. You will find yourself, like me, rueing the very … [Link]

Slashdot » HP Quietly Installs System-Slowing Spyware On Its PCs, Users Say

Tuesday 28 November 16:45:00 UTC 2017

It hasn't been long since Lenovo settled a massive $3.5 million fine for preinstalling adware on laptops without users' consent, and it appears HP is on to the same route already. According to numerous reports gathered by news outlet Computer World, the brand is deploying a telemetry client on customer computers without asking permission. The software, called "HP Touchpoint Analytics … [Link]

Mashable » Now you can play YouTube videos right inside WhatsApp

Tuesday 28 November 16:37:43 UTC 2017

With WhatsApp, you can finally watch videos with your friends. The messaging platform has rolled out a new update to its iOS app that will allow users to play YouTube videos within the app itself, Hindustan Times reports.   SEE ALSO: WhatsApp's new 'unsend' feature could very well save you from yourself Now, when you receive a YouTube link and click … [Link]

Mashable » Here’s what different shelters across the country need this Giving Tuesday

Tuesday 28 November 16:30:05 UTC 2017

Giving Tuesday is a great opportunity for us to lend a hand to someone in need. And while the holidays are all about spreading Christmas cheer, for the over 500,000 homeless people in the US, it's all about getting the essentials. Though statistics show the number of people who are homeless is slowly decreasing, it is still a rampant problem. Over … [Link]

Mashable » Facebook's AI suicide prevention tool can save lives, but the company won't say how it works

Tuesday 28 November 16:29:41 UTC 2017

For many people who've dedicated their lives to preventing suicide, social media posts can be a precious dataset that contains hints about what people say and do before they attempt suicide.   In the past few years, researchers have built algorithms to learn which words and emoji are associated with suicidal thoughts. They've even used social media posts to retrospectively predict … [Link]

Mashable » All I want for Christmas is this gay as hell nativity scene

Tuesday 28 November 16:23:33 UTC 2017

Oh, gay nativity scene! Oh, gay nativity scene! How lovely are thy plastic people. Gay nativity scenes aren't exactly new, but they are rarely spotted in the suburban wild. So over the weekend, comedian Cameron Esposito posted this photo of her neighbor's "Joseph and Joseph" nativity scene, bringing peace and joy to the place that needs it the most — Twitter. … [Link]

Mashable » 'Fantastic Beasts' director turns blind eye to Johnny Depp backlash

Tuesday 28 November 16:19:12 UTC 2017

Johnny Depp's casting in the Fantastic Beasts series is the hill upon which Warner Bros. has chosen to fight and die. Director David Yates addressed the ongoing casting controversy in an exclusive for Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday, and he seemed to attribute it to the current climate of, um, calling out toxic masculinity. “Honestly there’s an issue at the moment where … [Link]

Mashable » Elon Musk totally didn't invent Bitcoin, you guys

Tuesday 28 November 16:10:08 UTC 2017

Elon Musk wants to make one thing very clear: He did not invent Bitcoin, the monetary bubble cryptocurrency that recently shot up to a $10,000 valuation. The eccentric, sensitive billionaire denied claims he is secretly Bitcoin's mysterious creator Satoshi Nakamoto, who has stayed out of the public eye since publishing the paper that outlined the peer-to-peer currency in 2008.  SEE ALSO: … [Link]

Mashable » Grad student created an amazing Rubik's Cube prototype for the blind

Tuesday 28 November 16:09:49 UTC 2017

A 1974 invention is getting a very inclusive makeover.  Kristen Sharpless had an interesting assignment for her Intro to Vision Rehab Therapy class. The graduate student from the University of Massachusetts was assigned to create an adapted recreational game for someone who is blind. In a flash of inspiration, she created a Rubik's Cube with tactile inputs so people with limited … [Link]

Mashable » Morrissey dissed David Attenborough and Twitter descended with the force of a thousand suns

Tuesday 28 November 16:07:45 UTC 2017

That Morrissey, the English singer and ex-frontman of The Smiths, loves causing controversy is a well-known fact that surprises nobody in Britain.  SEE ALSO: People are appalled that Morrissey blames Kevin Spacey's and Harvey Weinstein's victims Well, hardly anything surprises British people, but this time's an exception. This time Morrissey has stepped over a red line. And the Brits are fuming.  … [Link]

Slashdot » Researchers Identify 44 Trackers in More Than 300 Android Apps

Tuesday 28 November 16:01:00 UTC 2017

Catalin Cimpanu, reporting for BleepingComputer: A collaborative effort between the Yale Privacy Lab and Exodus Privacy has shed light on dozens of invasive trackers that are embedded within Android apps and record user activity, sometimes without user consent. The results of this study come to show that the practice of collecting user data via third-party tracking code has become rampant … [Link]

Mashable » 3 tips to mastering your cyber security this holiday shopping season

Tuesday 28 November 15:54:38 UTC 2017

As the long holiday season of online shopping kicks off, here's how to keep your personal information safe. Read more…More about Web, Christmas, Internet, Mashable Video, and Shopping [Link]

Mashable » Upside down Christmas trees are trending, and the internet is outraged

Tuesday 28 November 15:49:37 UTC 2017

Huge retailers like Target, Walmart, and Khol's are selling-out of upside down Christmas trees this season. People took to Twitter to express their outrage over the flipping of a centuries-old tradition. Some claiming it's disrespectful to the holiday and religion behind it.  Read more…More about Watercooler, Twitter, Trending, Viral, and Christmas [Link]

Mashable » We helped rebuild a veteran's home in NYC

Tuesday 28 November 15:46:30 UTC 2017

We joined forces with an organization called Rebuilding Together NYC to help repair the home of a veteran in New York. The organization helps rebuild homes for low-income New Yorkers throughout the city by using volunteers as well as workforce training members.  Read more…More about Home, Mashable Video, Social Good, Activism, and Volunteering [Link]

Mashable » Dog, sick and tired of waiting in car, slams his paw on the horn

Tuesday 28 November 15:43:14 UTC 2017

It will be a long time before America finally grants dogs the right to drive. Until then, dogs will have to do what they can to keep themselves entertained. Take this pup, who was recently left alone in a parking lot in ">Nanaimo, British Columbia, and slammed its paw on the car horn out of exhaustion. And then it kept it … [Link]

Mashable » YouTube deleted 150,000 kids videos that were targeted by child predators

Tuesday 28 November 15:36:01 UTC 2017

YouTube has a problem with child predators, and the video platform finally revealed concrete ways it's addressing the problem.  YouTube has deleted 150,000 videos that had become targets for comments by child predators, the site confirmed to Vice. The company also deleted 270 accounts and turned off comments for 625,000 videos.  YouTube also removed ads from another 2 million videos and … [Link]

Mashable » 'Justice League' proves the world is big enough for two versions of The Flash

Tuesday 28 November 15:35:29 UTC 2017

When Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment made the somewhat controversial choice to keep their superhero movies and TV shows separate — ruling out any crossovers between their big and small screen projects — they were clearly differentiating themselves from Marvel's interconnected "Cinematic Universe."  (Never mind that, while ostensibly all taking place in the same continuity, the heroes from Marvel's TV shows … [Link]

Mashable » It looks like a Russian space mission failed on Tuesday, jeopardizing multiple satellites

Tuesday 28 November 15:34:43 UTC 2017

It’s not looking good for Russia's newest weather satellite, which was launched on Tuesday morning.  Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, released a statement after the launch of the Meteor-M polar-orbiting weather satellite along with 18 small payloads aboard an uncrewed Soyuz 2.1b rocket, saying that it had lost contact with the weather satellite, the main payload aboard.  SEE ALSO: SpaceX rocket comes … [Link]

Mashable » Steven Spielberg's love letter to journalism…is beloved by journalists

Tuesday 28 November 15:27:55 UTC 2017

Good news, everyone: The Post is reportedly just as good as you'd think a movie directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks would be. SEE ALSO: Journalists race to expose government lies in the first trailer for Steven Spielberg's 'The Post' The first wave of critical reactions are in, and for the most part, they range from … [Link]

Slashdot » Elon Musk Says He Is Not Bitcoin's Satoshi Nakamoto

Tuesday 28 November 15:20:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader writes: Not only does Elon Musk deny being the mysterious creator of bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto, but he's also forgotten where he keeps his cryptocurrency. Musk's assertions came in response to a blog post coursing through digital-currency sites that suggested the PayPal co-founder and Tesla chief executive officer himself is probably the bitcoin originator who used the alias … [Link]

Mashable » We're getting a 'Jersey Shore' reunion to find out just how much America will endure

Tuesday 28 November 15:15:12 UTC 2017

Dust off your tanning beds, America. MTV announced Monday that Jersey Shore is making a comebackJersey Shore Family Vacation will air in 2018, cause, you know, some of them have kids now. The reunion series will bring back Deena Nicole Cortese, Paul Delvecchio ("Pauly D"), Jenni Farley ("JWOWW"), Vinny Guadagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Nicole Polizzi ("Snooki"), and Mike Sorrentino ("The Situation"). That's … [Link]

Slashdot » Firms Team Up On Hybrid Electric Plane Technology

Tuesday 28 November 14:40:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens are to develop hybrid electric engine plane technology as part of a push towards cleaner aviation. The E-Fan X programme will first put an electric engine with three jet engines on a BAe 146 aircraft. The firms want to fly a demonstrator version of the plane by 2020, with a … [Link]

Mashable » Never participated in Giving Tuesday before? 5 reasons why 2017 is your year.

Tuesday 28 November 14:16:00 UTC 2017

After the frenzy of Black Friday and the deal-bingeing of Cyber Monday, the annual event known as Giving Tuesday is a day-long opportunity to put your dollars not toward a new gadget or gift, but toward a cause that's near and dear to your heart.  Founded in 2012 by the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact at the 92nd Street … [Link]

Mashable » Jeremy Clarkson is flabbergasted by Brexit and expects the lights to go out in the UK soon

Tuesday 28 November 14:05:53 UTC 2017

Read more… {"player":{"descript~ clearly got a third eye.","image":"~ Clarkson is flabbergasted by Brexit and expects the lights to go out in the UK soon","sources":[{&q~ jong-un,trump,brexit,jeremy clarkson,real-time video,grand tour","sec0":null,&q~ jong-un,trump,brexit,jeremy clarkson,real-time video,grand tour","videoSeriesName&qu~ More about Kim Jong Un, Trump, Brexit, Jeremy Clarkson, and Real Time Video [Link]

Mashable » Brits are angry that a man's story about mental illness was cut from TV because of the royal engagement

Tuesday 28 November 14:02:29 UTC 2017

When the news broke that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had got engaged, the nation could scarcely contain its excitement. And, for much of the day, our television screens were plastered with shots and footage of the happy couple. But, for one man who travelled from Edinburgh, Scotland, to London to talk about his depression and suicide attempt on TV, the … [Link]

Slashdot » India's Telecom Regulator Backs Net Neutrality

Tuesday 28 November 14:00:00 UTC 2017

From a report on Reuters: India's telecom regulator has made recommendations to ensure an open internet in the country and prevent any discrimination in internet access in a long-awaited report (PDF), after debating the issue of net neutrality for more than a year. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said it was not in favor of any "discriminatory treatment" … [Link]

Mashable » 'Revenge porn' bill would criminalize posting nude photos without consent nationwide

Tuesday 28 November 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Enough is enough when it comes to posting explicit content, like photos or videos with nudity, without consent.  The practice, known as "revenge porn" or "sextortion," has been in the spotlight recently due to high-profile cases involving celebrities, such as Mischa Barton and Blac Chyna, but it doesn't just hurt victims in the public eye.  Yet there's no federal law that … [Link]

Mashable » 2018 Grammy nominations show it'll be a showdown between Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z

Tuesday 28 November 13:49:33 UTC 2017

The Grammy award nominations were announced Tuesday morning and, as expected, both Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar made strong showings in the major categories.  Jay-Z leads with eight nominations total, including nods for album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best rap album.Kendrick Lamar follows with seven.  SEE ALSO: Now we get the 'Gilmore Girls' joke … [Link]

Mashable » Cyber Monday sales break records yet again—including $1 billion spent via smartphones

Tuesday 28 November 13:30:56 UTC 2017

It seems Black Friday’s record online sales haven’t managed to steal Cyber Monday’s thunder. The sales holiday was on track to beat last year’s total revenue by nearly 17 percent as of Monday night, according to Adobe. If the final hours of the day hold the same pace, sales will have grown at nearly exactly the same rate as the online … [Link]

Slashdot » Destiny 2 Misrepresented XP Gains To Its Players Until the Developers Got Caught

Tuesday 28 November 13:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Destiny 2, like its predecessor, depends largely on an open-ended "end game" system. Once you beat the game's primary "quest" content, you can return to previously covered ground to find remixed and upgraded battles, meant to be played ad nauseam alone or with friends. To encourage such replay, Bungie dangles a … [Link]

Mashable » Passenger shares scary photos of her broken plane's wingtip after collision

Tuesday 28 November 12:51:28 UTC 2017

Taking off is a delicate part of the experience of flying, so we can only imagine the shock among passengers of a London-bound Virgin Atlantic plane when they discovered their aircraft had a missing wingtip.  SEE ALSO: Here are seven things you probably didn't know about the comedy film 'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles' An EgyptAir 777 reportedly clipped the wing of … [Link]

Mashable » Lin-Manuel Miranda and Weird Al were given amazing news by Larry David

Tuesday 28 November 12:29:24 UTC 2017

Imagine having incredibly exciting news delivered to you by the least excitable man in the world. SEE ALSO: Lin-Manuel Miranda to reprise 'Hamilton' role…in Puerto Rico Last summer musical star Lin-Manuel Miranda revealed that he had learned along with Weird Al Yankovic that they'd both be getting stars on the Hollywood walk of fame together. The craziest part of all this … [Link]

Mashable » The latest 'Black Mirror' poster is super dark and eerie

Tuesday 28 November 12:26:18 UTC 2017

Another day, another brand new, creepy-looking Black Mirror poster. SEE ALSO: The latest 'Black Mirror' teaser is a creepy look at crime and memory The latest release is a teaser for an episode called "Black Museum". It looks pretty much how you'd expect a museum to look in Charlie Brooker's dark, sci-fi world: This place ain’t for the faint-heartedpic.twitter.com/j6Rtdf~ — Black … [Link]

Mashable » 13 unique gifts that give back this holiday season

Tuesday 28 November 12:15:00 UTC 2017

This year, holiday spending is expected to exceed $1 trillion, according to consulting firm Deloitte, with the average consumer doling out an average of $1,226. With all that money being spent, don't forget to set aside some of your gift-giving budget for presents that give back. The holiday season is a time for generosity and goodwill, after all.   SEE ALSO: … [Link]

Mashable » I'd rather have cheaper phone with a great camera than a premium phone with a mediocre one

Tuesday 28 November 12:15:00 UTC 2017

Never has there been a phone that has kept me up at night as much as the recently released OnePlus 5T. As I wrote in my review, it's a mighty fine Android phone. Correction: It's mostly mighty fine, except for the cameras. They're pretty weak and take average-looking photos. Though, an upcoming software update might improve things. The 5T's mediocre camera … [Link]

Mashable » YouTuber films her family and friends' reactions as she comes out and it's so heartwarming

Tuesday 28 November 12:07:57 UTC 2017

A YouTuber showed her friends and family's reactions as she came out to them as bisexual in an emotional video.  In the video, vlogger Elle Mills filmed herself several days before she came out and tearfully spoke about her feelings of worry and fear about loved ones' reactions.  "I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little scared," said Mills. "Growing up, … [Link]

Mashable » 'Pokémon GO' has just released one of the most famous legendary Pokémon

Tuesday 28 November 11:59:07 UTC 2017

Remember the very first episode of Pokémon, when an awed Ash spots a shining bird flying through a rainbow in the sky? SEE ALSO: 'Pokémon Go' is finally getting third generation pokémon in Halloween update Well, that bird was Ho-Oh — basically the Mewtwo of Generation II — and we have some splendid news about the beast: he's now been made … [Link]

Mashable » Ladies and gentlemen, one bitcoin is now worth $10,000

Tuesday 28 November 11:55:01 UTC 2017

It seems unreal, but it's true: The price of digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin has just hit $10,000.  The all-time-high milestone comes after a period of ultra-fast growth, in which the price of Bitcoin rose from about $3,000 to $10,000 in less than three months. And on Jan. 1, 2017, the price was around $1,000, according to CoinMarketCap, meaning Bitcoin is up a … [Link]

Mashable » Cheeky theory is the best explanation yet for the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle engagement

Tuesday 28 November 11:18:23 UTC 2017

News of the engagement between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle caught Americans' imagination just like any other story about the British royals — births, anniversaries, celebrations, jubilees, and so on.  SEE ALSO: 'Town crier' who announced Prince Harry's engagement to Meghan Markle is 100% fake But what if behind the jolly facade of a couple in love wishing to declare their … [Link]

Mashable » Mark Wahlberg confirms that 'Shrek' does indeed make him cry

Tuesday 28 November 10:48:32 UTC 2017

Mark Wahlberg might try and act like a tough guy, but nowadays he's really nothing but a big softie. Wahlberg appeared alongside the cast of Daddy's Home 2 on The Graham Norton Show on Friday, when the conversation turned to films that make you cry. SEE ALSO: 20 movies turning 20 in 2017 "I get very sentimental," explained Wahlberg, when … [Link]

Mashable » Motorola mocks Samsung's ad mocking Apple

Tuesday 28 November 10:42:02 UTC 2017

Remember that ad that Samsung posted earlier this month, mocking the iPhone (and Apple devotees)? Motorola has posted its own parody of it, except it targets Samsung. SEE ALSO: Samsung shows no mercy to Apple fans in new commercial In Samsung's ad, an iPhone fan is seen "growing up" and moving onto a Samsung, after realising the latest iPhone models are … [Link]

Mashable » Apple has officially jumped on the Animoji bandwagon

Tuesday 28 November 10:36:54 UTC 2017

It started off as a joke, but it looks like Animoji karaoke has become official. Apple on Tuesday released a video with its own rendition of Animoji karaoke, weeks after the trend first went viral on social media. SEE ALSO: iPhone X Animoji Karaoke is the next big thing It all started when Fast Company writer Harry McCracken posted videos on … [Link]

Mashable » Blogger gets seven years in jail after writing about toxic spill in Vietnam

Tuesday 28 November 10:33:57 UTC 2017

A court in Vietnam has sentenced a blogger to seven years in jail for reports he wrote about a toxic spill in the country. On Monday Nguyen Van Hoa was found guilty of spreading "anti-state propaganda" about a chemical spill that occured in Vietnam in 2016. SEE ALSO: Trump slurps shark fin soup as U.S. works to remove itself from the … [Link]

Mashable » 'Town crier' who announced Prince Harry's engagement to Meghan Markle is 100% fake

Tuesday 28 November 10:29:32 UTC 2017

England, with its quirky traditions and old-fashioned customs, is a land of endless fascination for outsiders, nominally for people from the former colony of the U.S. SEE ALSO: The most adorable revelations from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's first interview So it's understandable why a town crier — with his elaborate, red and gold robed dress and tricorn hat — attracted … [Link]

Mashable » Removing headphone jack got the Razer phone a way bigger battery: CEO

Tuesday 28 November 10:21:13 UTC 2017

Ever since Apple did away with the iPhone's headphone jack, the issue's been one of consternation every time another brand debuts a jackless phone. A lot of the time, people accuse makers of dropping the jack in order to sell additional pricey Bluetooth headphones. That was the same for Razer, which recently released its first ever smartphone; people said it was … [Link]

Mashable » A Lorde fan hung 'Melodrama' in the Louvre because it's a damn work of art

Tuesday 28 November 10:11:53 UTC 2017

Lorde predicted her own album's destiny when she wrote the lyrics: "we're the greatest, they'll hang us in the Louvre."  A fan, who patently listened intently to the lyrics of "The Louvre," hung Lorde's album Melodrama in the Louvre. Why? Because Lorde is the greatest.  SEE ALSO: Lorde's mum embarrasses her by sharing old home singing videos Nina Richard took along … [Link]

Mashable » Will Ferrell is speaking to random British people in train toilets

Tuesday 28 November 10:05:30 UTC 2017

Walking into a public toilet, locking the door and then hearing a voice speaking to you would normally be the stuff of nightmares. When the voice belongs to Will Ferrell, though, it's sort of okay. SEE ALSO: Will Ferrell calmly explains why he sang 'I Will Always Love You' at his graduation On Monday, journalist Gavia Baker-Whitelaw shared the following video … [Link]

Slashdot » Microsoft Office Now Available On All Chromebooks

Tuesday 28 November 10:00:00 UTC 2017

Microsoft has reportedly finished testing out its Office apps on Chromebooks as a number of Chromebooks are now seeing the Office apps in the Google Play Store. Samsung's Chromebook Pro, Acer's Chromebook 15, and Acer's C771 have the Office apps available for download. The Verge reports: The apps are Android versions of Office which include the same features you'd find … [Link]

Mashable » Microsoft's AI language app will give you a friend to practice Chinese with

Tuesday 28 November 9:39:22 UTC 2017

Learning a new language is all about practice, but sometimes you don't have someone to practice with. Microsoft's new (and aptly-named) Learn Chinese app wants you to pick up the language with the help of an AI assistant. SEE ALSO: Duolingo Raises $20 Million to Build Out Education Empire The app has two modes available, one for beginners and one for … [Link]

New Scientist – News » A grim winter looms for UK hospitals but there’s an easy cure

Tuesday 28 November 9:25:49 UTC 2017

Winter crises grip the UK health system with worrying predictability and this year’s could be severe. We can move beyond this seasonal chaos, says Luke Allen [Link]

Mashable » These 'Harry Potter' ebook covers were never released (but should have been)

Tuesday 28 November 7:16:29 UTC 2017

Since Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in 1997, there have been many different covers published for J.K. Rowling's beloved books. UK illustrator Olly Moss was commissioned by Rowling's website Pottermore to create covers for the release of the first Harry Potter ebook series in 2015, and now he's released a host of unpublished alternatives. SEE ALSO: You can … [Link]

Slashdot » Tom Baker Returns To Finish Shelved Doctor Who Episodes Penned By Douglas Adams

Tuesday 28 November 7:00:00 UTC 2017

Zorro shares a report from The Register: The fourth and finest Doctor, Tom Baker, has reprised the role to finish a Who serial scuppered in 1979 by strike action at the BBC. Shada, penned by Hitchhiker's Guide author Douglas Adams, was supposed to close Doctor Who's 17th season. Location filming in Cambridge and a studio session were completed but the … [Link]

Mashable » Woman posts video of crocodile attack, and it is heartstopping

Tuesday 28 November 6:35:47 UTC 2017

Welp, this is a close call. A tourist was bitten on the leg by a crocodile on at Cape Tribulation in Queensland, Australia on Monday night, while standing on a creek bank close to the waters edge. SEE ALSO: Maybe don't get a photo with your friends inside a crocodile trap A Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) spokesperson … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Men in the UK have the highest obesity rates in Europe

Tuesday 28 November 5:56:26 UTC 2017

As many as 27 per cent of men – and 29 per cent of women – in the UK are now obese, meaning the country has one of the worst obesity problems in Europe [Link]

Mashable » People aren't really on board with this 'Star Wars' soccer match cross promotion

Tuesday 28 November 5:49:43 UTC 2017

Even if you haven't bought a Happy Meal in the last 20 years, you'd still be well aware of the influx of cross-promotion everywhere when a new movie comes out. With the imminent release of the newest Star Wars flick The Last Jedi, Australia's national soccer competition, the A-League, has branded matches over Dec. 8 to 10 as the Star … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Good news: one form of air pollution may be falling in Europe

Tuesday 28 November 4:48:44 UTC 2017

Levels of nitrogen dioxide in European city air rose throughout the 2000s but seem to have reached a peak in 2010 – suggesting Europe might get cleaner air sooner than expected [Link]

New Scientist – News » We’ve found a bunch of dwarf galaxies we thought didn’t exist

Tuesday 28 November 4:48:43 UTC 2017

The missing dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way have been found. Their existence means dark matter could be made of particles that are warmer than we expected [Link]

Mashable » WeWork acquires Meetup as acquisition spree continues

Tuesday 28 November 4:48:24 UTC 2017

UPDATE: Nov. 28, 2017, 8:03 a.m. EST This piece has been updated to reflect WeWork's official announcement that it acquired Meetup WeWork's global empire continues to expand. The $20 billion coworking startup is reportedly set to acquire social networking service Meetup, according to Crunchbase. SEE ALSO: WeWork founders want to help children start their own businesses for some reason Meetup CEO … [Link]

Mashable » The NSA's grammar column referenced everything from 'Frasier' to Weird Al

Tuesday 28 November 3:41:09 UTC 2017

If you worked for the National Security Agency over the last few years and had a question about the Oxford comma, you could turn to “Grammar Geek.”  That's the old-school advice column in the NSA publication SIDtoday — and now we know what people were asking, thanks to archives from 2012 through 2014 released through a records request Monday.  SEE ALSO: … [Link]

Slashdot » Scientists Have Built Robot Muscles That Can Lift 1,000 Times Their Own Weight

Tuesday 28 November 3:30:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Quartz: Researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute and MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) announced today (Nov. 27) that they've created robotic "muscles" that can lift up to 1,000 times their own weight. The simple objects are constructed out of metal or plastic "skeletons" that are covered in either a liquid or … [Link]

Mashable » Researchers turn to new technique for boosting coral growth in the Great Barrier Reef

Tuesday 28 November 3:15:34 UTC 2017

The corals which adorn Australia's Great Barrier Reef have long been dying off, but researchers have found a way to potentially ease the decline. In the first project of its kind on the Reef, scientists have found a way to accelerate the growth of coral through a technique called larval reseeding.  SEE ALSO: There's only one way to save the Great … [Link]

Mashable » Star Trek spat: Why did one Starfleet captain block another on Twitter?

Tuesday 28 November 2:33:44 UTC 2017

If Captain Lorca wants to hail Captain Kirk, he'll have to use some communications technology other than Twitter.  William Shatner (best known for playing Kirk in 1966-68's Star Trek) has blocked fellow Trek actor Jason Isaacs (Lorca on the still-in-progress series Star Trek Discovery) from reading his tweets, Isaacs revealed on Sunday. SEE ALSO: 'Star Trek: Discovery' just entered a whole … [Link]

Slashdot » The Pixel 2's Dormant 'Visual Core' Chip Gets Activated In Latest Android Developer Preview

Tuesday 28 November 2:05:00 UTC 2017

The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL both feature a custom Intel "Visual Core" co-processor, which is meant to improve speed and battery life when shooting photos with Google's HDR+ technology. The chip has been hanging out in the phone not really doing much of anything — until now. TechCrunch reports of a new developer preview of Android 8.1 … [Link]

Mashable » New iOS 11 autocorrect bug messes up another super common word

Tuesday 28 November 2:02:07 UTC 2017

There’s another bad iOS autocorrect bug making the rounds and it's almost as bad as the bizarre A[?] bug. Like the previous bug that autocorrected "I" to "A[?]," the new bug, which appears to also be related to iOS 11, autocorrects the word "it" to "I.T."  SEE ALSO: 9 Pro-Level iMessage Tips for iOS 11 Though it doesn't appear to be … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Santa to Miss Final DC API Meetup of 2017. But What About You?

Tuesday 28 November 1:29:05 UTC 2017

Come the first Tuesday of every month, the API-faithful — especially those that work for the many agencies of the US government — gather in Washington, DC for an evening of pizza, libations, and vibrant conversation about what works and what doesn't when it comes to the tradecraft of APIs. [Link]

Slashdot » Facebook Rolls Out AI To Detect Suicidal Posts Before They're Reported

Tuesday 28 November 1:25:00 UTC 2017

Facebook is rolling out "proactive detection" artificial intelligence technology that will scan all posts on the site for patterns of suicidal thoughts, and when necessary send mental health resources to the user at risk or their friends, or contact local first-responders. The goal is to use AI to decrease how long it takes to send help to those in need. … [Link]

Mashable » Sen. Mark Warner has a few questions about that Uber hack

Tuesday 28 November 0:52:25 UTC 2017

The revelation that Uber paid hackers $100,000 to cover up the apparent theft of 57 million people's information has raised some serious questions about how the ride-hail company operates behind closed doors. At least one senator wants some answers.  On Monday, Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia published a letter addressed to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in which he called on the … [Link]

Slashdot » Pokemon Go Led To Increase In Traffic Deaths and Accidents, Says Study

Tuesday 28 November 0:45:00 UTC 2017

A new study from Purdue University uses detailed local traffic accident reports to suggest that Pokemon Go caused a marked increase in vehicle damages, injuries, and even deaths due to people playing the game while driving. Ars Technica reports: In the provocatively titled "Death by Pokemon Go" (which has been shared online but has yet to be peer-reviewed), Purdue professors … [Link]

Mashable » The United States of memes has something everyone can relate to

Tuesday 28 November 0:42:14 UTC 2017

State pride is something we can all relate to — except when you're actually home. As millions of people traveled back home for Thanksgiving, people started to get real nostalgic for their home state. A far-too-relatable trend began, and eventually people of the United States realized that we all hate to love and love to hate our home state. Here’s a … [Link]

Mashable » James Cameron is tired of your 'Titanic' death theories

Tuesday 28 November 0:25:29 UTC 2017

You’ve read the arguments, you've watched the MythBusters clip, and you've determined that, yes, maybe Rose could have saved Jack at the end of Titantic. Even Kate Winslet agrees!  SEE ALSO: Get ready to cry again: 'Titanic' is returning to cinemas as a remastered version But despite the internet's pleading, James Cameron's view is, in essence: Get over it. As the … [Link]

Mashable » This pic of the White House decked out for Christmas looks like hell on Earth

Tuesday 28 November 0:14:16 UTC 2017

Goodbye, Thanksgiving. Hello, Christmas.  The official war for Christmas has begun in the Trump White House as the administration unveiled a sneak peek at its decorations for the holiday season.  SEE ALSO: Two Pikachus have a delightful conversation thanks to smart home speakers We're living in dark times, folks. The holidays are upon us!! Right now: flotus is seeing to every … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Need to Monitor Your APIs? Take a Look at API Metrics

Tuesday 28 November 0:07:24 UTC 2017

In this installment of our API Testing Series we'll review API Metrics, a second tool that (like API Science) falls into the category of API monitoring. API Metrics has two main functions: API monitoring and SLA measurement. One solution is used in development and production environments to take the pulse of your API product and user experience. [Link]

Mashable » A 14-year-old is being sued for cheating in a video game and his mom isn't having it

Tuesday 28 November 0:07:07 UTC 2017

The developers of the game Fortnite filed a lawsuit against a 14-year-old who allegedly used cheating software to get a competitive edge in multiplayer. His mother is fighting back. Epic Games took cheating punishment a step further than usual in October when it not only banned two Fortnite Battle Royale players for cheating but decided to sue them. Now, a month … [Link]

Slashdot » iPhone Users Complain About the Word 'It' Autocorrecting To 'I.T' On iOS 11 and Later

Tuesday 28 November 0:05:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: At least a few hundred iPhone users and counting have complained about the word "it" autocorrecting to "I.T" on iOS 11 and later. When affected users type the word "it" into a text field, the keyboard first shows "I.T" as a QuickType suggestion. After tapping the space key, the word "it" automatically … [Link]

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