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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 » EPA Confirms Tesla's Model 3 Has a Range of 310 Miles

Wednesday 29 November 23:30:00 UTC 2017

Tesla's Model 3 has a confirmed range of 310 miles, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. "That figure applies to the long-range version of the Model 3, and echoes the vehicle specs released by Tesla back in July," reports The Verge. "It also makes the Model 3 one of the most efficient passenger electric vehicles on the market." From the … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Google Realtime API is Retiring

Wednesday 29 November 23:23:04 UTC 2017

Google has announced that the Google Realtime API has been deprecated, and the API will be shut down on January 15, 2019. The API provides applications and websites collaboration capabilities similar to that of Google Docs and Sheets. Documents created and modified with Realtime are stored in Google Drive. [Link]

Mashable » Internet rallies behind a dog named Jack that's banned from the state of Maryland

Wednesday 29 November 23:04:43 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookDamn, Jack.  A good dog (they're all good dogs) named Jack is getting waves of support after a tweet about his criminal past blew up on Tuesday.  SEE ALSO: Sony's robot dog is back and better than ever what the fuck did you do in Maryland, Jack? pic.twitter.com/jZN5rG2m8v — historian cole (@historiancole) November 28, 2017 Twitter user @historiancole shared a few … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Malaria is no longer in decline and that should worry us all

Wednesday 29 November 23:04:00 UTC 2017

The fight to end malaria is stalling after more than a decade of progress. We need to wake up and reinvigorate attempts to eradicate it, says Azra Ghani [Link]

Mashable » NBC employees reveal chilling details of Matt Lauer's alleged sexual harassment

Wednesday 29 November 23:00:28 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookDetails on the alleged inappropriate behavior leading to Today co-host Matt Lauer's ouster from NBC have surfaced – including sex toys as gifts, coerced sex with female employees and the disturbing report that Lauer had a button under his desk that could lock the door to his secluded office from within. NBC's initial statement Wednesday cited one complaint from a fellow … [Link]

Slashdot »  Microsoft: We're Razing Our Redmond Campus To Build a Mini City

Wednesday 29 November 22:50:00 UTC 2017

Armand Winter shares a report from ZDNet: Microsoft president Brad Smith said the company will spend $150 million in transport infrastructure, public spaces, sports fields and green space. It expects the project will create 2,500 construction and development jobs. Microsoft's renovation budget is modest compared with the $5 billion Apple spent on its new spaceship headquarters in Cupertino, while Microsoft's … [Link]

Mashable » Here's how someone can track your location for $1,000

Wednesday 29 November 22:44:15 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookA new study by the University of Washington shows that any individual can use hyperlocal targeted ads to track your location within ten minutes. They can also access information like what apps you are using.  Read more…More about Mashable Video, Cybersecurity, Gps Tracking, Real Time, and Real Time Video [Link]

Mashable » Rob Lowe serves Trump with a 'West Wing' grammar burn, and it's perfection

Wednesday 29 November 22:35:29 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookDonald Trump’s tax bill speech Wednesday in St. Charles, Missouri, wasn’t exactly riveting television.  But Rob Lowe — aka The West Wing's Sam Seaborn, aka the sexiest dang speech writer the executive branch ever did see — suffered through it and had one very specific complaint.  SEE ALSO: 10 times typos almost ruined your life Https%3a%2f%2fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2fcms%2f2017%2f11%2f26500d01 0e08 34ab%2fthumb%2f00001 Read more… {"player":{"descript~ talks about Lewis … [Link]

Slashdot » Scientists Call For Ban On Glitter, Say It's a Global Hazard That Pollutes Oceans

Wednesday 29 November 22:10:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNET: Whether you love to add a little sparkle to your skin, or you think glitter truly is the herpes of the craft world (once it's on you, it never comes off), some scientists are now claiming that glitter is a hazard to the environment. Glitter, along with microbeads, are considered to fall … [Link]

Mashable » Learn to invest in Bitcoin so you can finally make those millions

Wednesday 29 November 22:02:15 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookJust to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. You've probably heard of Bitcoin, and maybe even other digital currencies like Dogecoin. Even if you don't know exactly how Bitcoin works, you most likely know it can be a tremendously valuable investment. (Just this week, one Bitcoin hit $10,000 in value.) But how … [Link]

Mashable » A design studio is reducing a city's plastic waste by using it to print street furniture.

Wednesday 29 November 21:58:06 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookA design studio, called The New Raw is experimenting with using plastic waste as a raw material that can be used by 3D printers to create furniture. Their project called Print Your City aims to solve plastic's biggest design problem—a material made to last forever, but used carelessly in a throwaway culture. Read more…More about Design, Furniture, Innovation, Amsterdam, and 3d … [Link]

Mashable » Holy crap y'all, it's been 45 years since Pong was released

Wednesday 29 November 21:54:49 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookJust to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Happy Birthday Pong! Now this is a made up holiday we can get behind. Some 45 years ago we got to experience the thrill of playing table tennis on a screen and the world has never been the same.  SEE ALSO: Retro gamers, rejoice … [Link]

Mashable » Someone combined a Furby and Alexa to create a Frankenstein horror show

Wednesday 29 November 21:51:40 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook A mad scientist decided to fuse a Furby and Amazon's Alexa, which ended up working out impressively well.  YouTuber Howchoo uploaded a video on Sunday hosted by Zach from howchoo.com explaining how the Furby and Alexa idea came together. “I thought I'd make Furby a little less annoying and give him an upgrade with a real brain," wrote Zach, and … [Link]

Mashable » Work on your productivity skills with the help of the Mindful Notebook

Wednesday 29 November 21:37:53 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookJust to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Are you the type of person who barely wakes up after hitting "snooze" twenty times and lays in bed for an hour scrolling through Facebook each morning? You're not naturally a morning person, so what can you do about it? Thankfully, there's still hope … [Link]

Slashdot » Windows 10 Now on 600 Million Active Devices

Wednesday 29 November 21:30:00 UTC 2017

Windows 10 has found its way onto 600 million active devices, says CEO Satya Nadella. From a report: CEO Satya Nadella referenced the new number for the first time moments ago at the company's annual shareholders meeting. The number is up from the 500 million devices touted by Microsoft earlier this year, but it's still well short of the company's … [Link]

Mashable » T-Pain reveals we've been singing 'Buy U a Drank' wrong for 10 years

Wednesday 29 November 21:23:13 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookEverything you've known is a lie. Well, maybe just everything you knew about T-Pain's early hits "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)" and his verse on DJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win." The auto-tune god rectified some classic lyric mistakes on Wednesday.  First, he broke down the lyrics to the 2007 track "Buy U a Drank." In an early morning … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » API Fortress: The API Testing and Monitoring Tool for Coders and Non-Coders Alike

Wednesday 29 November 21:19:18 UTC 2017

Next in our API Testing Series I'll review a tool called API Fortress. While most API tools in this series are "test" tools, API Fortress is billed as both a test tool and an API health tool, implying a focus on reliability and monitoring in production. In addition, API Fortress is designed to be nearly code-free and is built around … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » EdGate Announces New Educational Standards API

Wednesday 29 November 21:18:27 UTC 2017

EdGate Correlation Services, creator of services and data products for educational publishers, has announced the EdGate Data Service API. The API provides educational content publishers automated access to the an up-to-date body of educational standards. The API enables such users to integrate standards and correlations in real-time, while allowing such users to build their own tools around the standards repository. … [Link]

Mashable » Get a stock graphics subscription worth $5K on sale for less than $20

Wednesday 29 November 21:16:29 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIf you're an aspiring graphic artist, a marketing professional, or just someone who feels a deep spiritual connection to pictures of people enthusiastically eating salads, you likely find yourself needing a database of stock photos at your disposal. Whether it's for inspiration, satire, or just a reference, there are luckily more and more ways to get around paying exorbitant prices per photo. … [Link]

Mashable » Hilarious Amazon fail is too good to even get mad about

Wednesday 29 November 21:12:49 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookBuying something on the internet comes with a little bit of risk. For the most party, things go smoothly, but when you get burned from a phony sale, hopefully it will come with a little bit of comedic relief. In the past few years there's been a wave of hilariously flawed purchases from big online retailers like Amazon, the most common … [Link]

Mashable » Even YouTube is launching its own Snapchat 'Stories' clone

Wednesday 29 November 21:03:45 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookEven YouTube is jumping on the “stories” bandwagon. The Google-owned video site announced Wednesday that it’s putting its own spin on the slideshow-like format popularized by Snapchat and co-opted by nearly every other social tech company since. SEE ALSO: Fake news, child abuse, and jihadist recruiters: How YouTube's reckoning arrived The feature, called Reels, will allow creators to splice together up … [Link]

The Joy of Tech » JoT #2472: An apology from Apple

Wednesday 29 November 20:52:21 UTC 2017

JoT thumbIt’s no fun when you're IamRoot. [Link]

Mashable » Instagram is testing a bunch of new features, including GIF search for Stories

Wednesday 29 November 20:47:41 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookWe may have just gotten an early look at a ton of new Instagram features. Instagram has been busy testing several new features, including a "close friends" feature, GIF search, and the ability to follow specific hashtags the way you'd follow an account, according to the tech site The Next Web. SEE ALSO: Instagram's most popular posts of 2017 One of … [Link]

Mashable » Chrissy Teigen has a SNL sketch idea based on all these sexual misconduct allegations

Wednesday 29 November 20:46:45 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookChrissy Teigen has an idea up her sleeve from all the terrible trending headlines these days. She tweeted a sketch idea for Saturday Night Live today, inspired by the ongoing sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood. The idea was probably inspired by today's big firings, but any of the big shake ups that have happened over the past few months would fit … [Link]

Mashable » A man just pled guilty for his role in that massive Yahoo hack

Wednesday 29 November 20:41:31 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookRemember that massive Yahoo hack? Not the one in 2013 that resulted in the theft of around a billion users' data, but the breach in 2014 that led to the compromising of some 500 million user accounts? Yeah, that one.  Well, one of the people related to the scheme just pled guilty. And, surprise, he claims his role in the plot … [Link]

Slashdot » Bitcoin Tumbles From Record High After Exchanges Confirm Outage

Wednesday 29 November 20:40:00 UTC 2017

Fearful of missing out on the frenzy in the Bitcoin world, several people were left disappointed on Wednesday noon after they were unable to buy some cryptocurrency because the websites of Coinbase and Gemini, two of the largest online exchanges for Bitcoin trading in the United States, were either down or taking too long to load, they said. In a … [Link]

Mashable » Finally, Facebook stops advertisers from excluding racial and ethnic groups… for now

Wednesday 29 November 20:38:15 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookFacebook has long allowed advertisers to target users based on race—and exclude users based on race, too.  On Wednesday, Facebook said they're temporarily stopping that ability to exclude after repeated investigations uncovered how easy it is to discriminate.  The update comes after a ProPublica investigation published last week revealed advertisers can still target housing ads to white people only. That's damning … [Link]

Mashable » The future of alarm clocks comes in the form of a little animated cube

Wednesday 29 November 20:28:59 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookJust to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Do you know anyone who's actually a morning person?  If you want to throw your alarm clock out the window every time you hear it, we feel you. But there is one alarm clock that could make waking up a little more enjoyableThe Divoom … [Link]

Mashable » Facebook will now share Community Help data with rescue and relief organizations

Wednesday 29 November 20:21:47 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookFacebook is making it easier for relief organizations to pinpoint exactly where people are in crisis — and discover exactly what they need.  The company announced at its second-annual Social Good Forum Wednesday that it will start sharing its API for the Community Help tool with disaster response organizations, giving them access to data that can help them deliver critical services … [Link]

Mashable » All American Airlines pilots got Christmas off thanks to a computer glitch

Wednesday 29 November 20:14:16 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookFor American Airlines, a holiday scheduling fail is a nightmare before Christmas. With Christmastime travel one of the busiest times of the year, it's not a good look when all your pilots are taking a holiday break. But that's exactly what happened when a computer glitch for scheduling left thousands of flights pilot-less during the holiday period. SEE ALSO: This airline … [Link]

Mashable » New free-to-play 'X-Files' game raises some red flags

Wednesday 29 November 20:13:59 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook The game is called The X-Files: Deep State, and FoxNext is the publisher. Friends, this is what normalization looks like. The actual game is a free-to-play "mystery investigation" for Android/iOS and Facebook. It's a tie-in for the incoming 11th season of The X-Files, which arrives on Jan. 3, 2018. The surface-details-only announcement is exactly the sort of thing we'd normally … [Link]

Slashdot » Facebook's New Captcha Test: 'Upload A Clear Photo of Your Face'

Wednesday 29 November 20:10:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: Facebook may soon ask you to "upload a photo of yourself that clearly shows your face," to prove you're not a bot. The company is using a new kind of captcha to verify whether a user is a real person. According to a screenshot of the identity test shared on Twitter on Tuesday and … [Link]

Mashable » Bitcoin just lost $2,000 worth of its value in a couple hours

Wednesday 29 November 20:01:42 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookBitcoin’s bubble just burst, at least a little bit. The high-flying cryptocurrency declined more than $2,000 dollars in the span of a few hours on Wednesday. It's one of the sharpest drops in recent memory and a stark reminder of the volatility of the cryptopcurrency that is suddenly on everyone's mind. Bitcoin's recent rise happened almost as quickly as its Wednesday … [Link]

Mashable » Dad's Instagram dedicated to hotel carpets deserves to be famous

Wednesday 29 November 19:57:10 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookBill Young, a corporate pilot, travels all the time. He sees a lot of striking hotel carpets. And now, thanks to his delightful Instagram, you can see them too. Bill's account, @myhotelcarpet, skyrocketed from 82 to literally hundreds of thousands of followers after his daughter Jill called for it to go viral on Twitter last Saturday. The page is dedicated to … [Link]

Mashable » Don’t expect to see this character again after 'Star Wars: Episode IX'

Wednesday 29 November 19:50:49 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookDisney might be perfectly happy to keep the Star Wars train chugging 'til the end of time. But that doesn't mean all of its stars want to stay on board forever. SEE ALSO: This 'Star Wars' whisper challenge with Daisy Ridley gets super intense, super fast Speaking to Rolling Stone, Daisy Ridley revealed she's ready to step back from Rey after … [Link]

Mashable » Family of elephants salute rescuers for saving their little calf

Wednesday 29 November 19:43:10 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook Determined rescuers successfully saved a baby elephant from an abandoned well in India recently, and its family couldn't be more thankful.  According to UPI, the young calf had accidentally fallen into the well the night before and struggled to escape the deep hole. Luckily, a team of forest officials appeared to the scene around 7 a.m. and gathered equipment to … [Link]

Mashable » 5 easy tricks to help you free up storage space on your iPhone

Wednesday 29 November 19:42:54 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThere are already dozens of ways to free up storage on your iPhone, but the issue always seems to rear its ugly head for just about everyone.  If you can afford it, we recommend buying an iPhone with maximum storage capacity. But if you can't pony up the cash or frequently find yourself running out space anyway, there's still hope. Here … [Link]

Mashable » It's getting harder not to listen to Bitcoin skeptics

Wednesday 29 November 19:41:01 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookBitcoin enthusiasts rejoiced on Monday as 1 BTC traded at $10,000 for the first time. The celebration was short lived, but not because it immediately crashed back to earth. Just one day later, Bitcoin hit $11,000.  The meteoric rise in value of Bitcoin in 2017 has left skeptics flabbergasted—and warning that people buying in risk losing a healthy amount of money. … [Link]

Mashable » 2012 segment on sexual harassment with Matt Lauer will make you rage scream into the void

Wednesday 29 November 19:40:49 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookHours after Matt Lauer was fired from NBC for "inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace," The Daily Show resurfaced an old Today Show "joke" segment where Matt Lauer accuses a colleague of sexual harassment, and it'll make you want to rage scream into the void. The "Rossen Report" clip, shared on Twitter by The Daily Show with the caption: "Throwback to … [Link]

Mashable » Bitcoin is a bubble waiting to burst

Wednesday 29 November 19:40:21 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookFor those of us with long memories and some sense of history, Bitcoin’s recent meteoric rise is both thrilling and terrifying. It has all the earmarks of a bubble. Bitcoin Bubble. The accidental alliteration makes it more attractive, but no more or less true. It’s all the similarities with previous economic bubbles going back more than a century that convinces us: … [Link]

Mashable » DMX is coming for Mariah Carey's Christmas throne with a 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' cover

Wednesday 29 November 19:38:05 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookFive years ago DMX changed the holidays forever after a video went viral of him rapping the lyrics to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" with the full spirit of Christmas behind him.  It was beautiful, but brace yourselves, because something even more beautiful now exists.  There's finally a version you can spin on Spotify thanks to a collection of holiday singles that … [Link]

Slashdot » FCC Chairman Keeps Up Assault on Social Media

Wednesday 29 November 19:32:00 UTC 2017

Republican FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is doubling down on his critique of tech companies, asking whether social media is "a net benefit to American society" in remarks at the Media Institute on Wednesday. "Now, I will tell you upfront that I don't have an answer." From a report: What he said: Pai made the case that social media has been … [Link]

Mashable » Target's offering up to 50% off select toys in time for holiday shopping

Wednesday 29 November 18:53:50 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookJust to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, but deals for the holidays are just getting started at Target. If you're shopping for the little ones in your life, then Target's got you covered with up to 50% off select toys and games for … [Link]

Slashdot » Sensitive Personal Information of 246,000 DHS Employees Found on Home Computer

Wednesday 29 November 18:50:00 UTC 2017

The sensitive personal information of 246,000 Department of Homeland Security employees was found on the home computer server of a DHS employee in May, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY. From the report: Also discovered on the server was a copy of 159,000 case files from the inspector general's investigative case management system, which suspects in an ongoing criminal … [Link]

Mashable » Facebook launches new tool to help connect users with mentors

Wednesday 29 November 18:38:12 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookMentors often play a crucial role in helping people achieve their goals. Now, Facebook wants to help foster those relationships all in one place. The social media giant launched a new product Wednesday called Mentorship and Support, which will connect users with mentors to get the advice and support they need. The aim is to bring together people who have shared … [Link]

Mashable » Somehow, Trump's week on Twitter has been even worse than usual

Wednesday 29 November 18:34:51 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookDonald Trump's week on Twitter has been a raging tire fire, even worse than his usual shenanigans. Now, granted, that's a pretty high bar to clear.  But since coming back from Thanksgiving break, Trump has been spewing toxic sludge in 280 characters or less at an extraordinarily high rate, even for him.  Trump has railed against "illegals," African American athletes, used … [Link]

Mashable » Uber's new CEO says he banned employees from using secure messaging apps for Uber business

Wednesday 29 November 18:21:27 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookUber’s new CEO has been trying to clean-up the mess cofounder Travis Kalanick left behind. One sweeping change was a total crackdown on secure messaging apps when it comes to business matters.  SEE ALSO: Uber is raising the saddest $10 billion in funding ever CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tweeted Wednesday that he forbid employees from using apps like Wickr and Telegram shortly … [Link]

Mashable » Garrison Keillor fired from Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of inappropriate behavior

Wednesday 29 November 18:13:42 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookWriter and radio personality Garrison Keillor says he has been fired from Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) over allegations of inappropriate behavior. The former host of "A Prairie Home Companion" told the Associated Press via email he'd been fired over "a story that I think is more interesting and more complicated than the version MPR heard." SEE ALSO: Finally, a startup that … [Link]

Slashdot » Apple To Review Software Practices After Patching Serious Mac Bug

Wednesday 29 November 18:10:00 UTC 2017

Apple said on Wednesday it would review its software development process after scrambling to patch a serious bug it learned of on Tuesday in its macOS operating system for desktop and laptop computers. From a report: "We greatly regret this error and we apologize to all Mac users, both for releasing with this vulnerability and for the concern it has … [Link]

Mashable » Trump's pick to lead key science agency actually accepts human-caused global warming

Wednesday 29 November 18:07:54 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookPerhaps the White House wasn't paying close attention when they picked Barry Myers to run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). During Myers' confirmation hearing on Wednesday, he repeatedly expressed support for climate science research, and admitted that a recent federal assessment clearly indicated that the vast majority of global warming is due to human activities.  This puts Myers, the … [Link]

Mashable » Official Super Mario cereal is coming to the U.S. (with amiibo functionality)

Wednesday 29 November 18:06:50 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookNintendo is teaming up with Kellog's to create a new cereal celebrating the release of Super Mario Odyssey. On top of being (hopefully) tasty cereal, it has amiibo functionality. SEE ALSO: Throw a fireball like Mario with this awesome fireshooter bracelet The cereal-focused blog Cerealously broke the rumor that a new Super Mario cereal was coming soon to stores, which was … [Link]

Mashable » 20 times MoonPie was the weirdest brand on Twitter in 2017

Wednesday 29 November 18:01:53 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookWe’ve all seen our fair share of brands acting weird throughout this past year but none have been weirder than the one they call MoonPie.  From strangely satisfying advice to an occasional bizarre debate, MoonPie has been one of the only brands that not only filled our stomachs with delicious chocolate pastries but put smiles on our faces scrolling through their … [Link]

Mashable » With new BuzzFeed and ESPN layoffs, it's another dark day in media

Wednesday 29 November 17:41:47 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe grim reaper has come to take what's his from the media industry. On Wednesday, BuzzFeed and ESPN both announced layoffs, with each company's CEO issues a statement. In the U.S., BuzzFeed's layoffs will mostly affect employees in their business and advertising departments, while in the UK, some content teams will lose employees. The shift in the business and sales teams, … [Link]

Mashable » The internet is deathly afraid of this year's White House Christmas decorations

Wednesday 29 November 17:40:30 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe White House Director of Communications for Melania Trump, Stephanie Grisham, tweeted out a picture of this spooky holiday scene and it's been drawing a lot of attention. Read more…More about Twitter, Christmas, Mashable Video, Holiday, and Donald Trump [Link]

Mashable » Meet Disney's new live-action Mulan

Wednesday 29 November 17:37:49 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookMeet the next new Disney heroine. The studio's making progress on its live-action remake of Mulan, and it's finally found a star to fill the title role: Chinese actress Liu Yifei. SEE ALSO: 'The Lion King' just cast its lion queen and she's basically royalty already The Hollywood Reporter writes that Liu won the role after an epic search that involved … [Link]

Mashable » Megyn Kelly on Matt Lauer's firing: 'This one does hit close to home'

Wednesday 29 November 17:31:25 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookAfter Matt Lauer was fired from the Today show because of an allegation of "inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace," Megyn Kelly joined the network's other anchors and talk show hosts reporting on his sudden termination from NBC News. After reading NBC News chairman Andy Lack's official statement confirming the complaint, Kelly  reacted to the news by urging people to focus on … [Link]

Slashdot » Amazon Launches Web Browser For Fire TV

Wednesday 29 November 17:30:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: You'll never convince me that using an internet browser on a television set is anything but awkward and bad, but if for whatever reason you've been waiting to browse the web on Amazon's Fire TV devices, the company has answered that call. The Amazon Silk browser, which already comes on Fire tablets, is now … [Link]

Mashable » Avoid kitchen accidents with these cut resistant gloves

Wednesday 29 November 17:27:07 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe NoCry Cut Resistant Gloves claim to withstand cuts from sharp blades. They're 4 times stronger than leather and comes in 5 different sizes. They're not cut or puncture proof so you should still work carefully. These gloves retail for $10.99. Read more…More about Chop, Strong, Work, Knife, and Cutting [Link]

Mashable » Resurfaced video shows Katie Couric saying Matt Lauer 'pinches me on the ass a lot'

Wednesday 29 November 17:27:01 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookAfter Matt Lauer was fired from NBC for alleged sexual misconduct, a video has surfaced of his longtime colleague Katie Couric saying in an interview that he "pinches me on the ass a lot." Couric said this to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, when asked what Lauer's most annoying habit is. Yeah, that's pretty far past an "annoying habit." … [Link]

Mashable » 7 Things You Didn't Know About Spaceballs

Wednesday 29 November 17:19:47 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook Read more…More about Cinefix, Spaceballs, Mashable Reels, Entertainment, and Movies Tv Shows [Link]

Mashable » Apple releases patch for egregious macOS High Sierra security flaw

Wednesday 29 November 17:16:46 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookA day after it was revealed that macOS High Sierra had a massive security problem that allowed unauthorized users to easily log into a Mac with admin access, Apple has released a patch for the bug. SEE ALSO: Apple's 10 biggest screw-ups, ranked Yesterday Twitter user Lemi Ergin publicly revealed that if a user types "root" into the User Name field … [Link]

Mashable » Confidence grows that extreme weather pattern will soon envelop Northern Hemisphere

Wednesday 29 November 17:13:36 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe stage is set for a dramatic change in the weather pattern across the Northern Hemisphere during the next seven to 10 days.  That change will likely bring a brutal Arctic blast across the Midwest and eastern U.S., put Western Europe into the deep freeze, and maintain an area of extreme cold in eastern Asia.  The new weather pattern could give … [Link]

Mashable » 'Sims' players beautifully recreate the quaint town from 'Stardew Valley'

Wednesday 29 November 17:13:28 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe farming/role-playing game Stardew Valley recreated in The Sims 4 is every bit as quaint and comforting as the original Pelican Town. Twitch streamer DrGluon and YouTuber Loverrlee teamed up to bring Pelican Town to The Sims, laying out the entire main part of the town and even decorating the insides of the houses and stores. It's an homage that would … [Link]

Mashable » Activists say their protests against corruption are being erased from Facebook

Wednesday 29 November 17:10:18 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookActivists often accuse Facebook of yielding to government pressure and deleting dissenting or controversial content.  SEE ALSO: Activists say ethnic cleansing in Myanmar is being erased from Facebook It happened in September in Myanmar, where activists said the platform pulled several posts about a flare of violence against the Rohingya minority group.  And it allegedly happened again in Romania, ahead or … [Link]

Mashable » Yes, using poetry in Tinder might get you a date like it did for this dude

Wednesday 29 November 17:09:56 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIf you believe in using witty/corny poetry to win someone over, you may have a chance at scoring a date. Redditor Waster0fTime, who ironically wasted no time, messaged a girl on Tinder and used his own take of a poem as his opening line. Despite the fact that he admitted it was a pre-rehearsed line, it seemed to be a success. … [Link]

Mashable » Jay-Z shares thoughts on Kanye West, politics, and confirms a joint album with Beyoncé exists

Wednesday 29 November 16:52:44 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookOn the heels of being nominated for eight Grammy awards, an extensive interview between Jay-Z and Dean Baquet, executive editor of The New York Times, has just seen the light of day and it's fascinating.  The increasingly elusive rapper opens up for only the second time (the first being for Tidal's Rap Radar podcast) about his latest musical offering, 4:44. While … [Link]

Slashdot » This Impenetrable Program Is Transforming How Courts Treat DNA Evidence

Wednesday 29 November 16:50:00 UTC 2017

mirandakatz writes: Probabilistic genotyping is a type of DNA testing that's becoming increasingly popular in courtrooms: It uses complex mathematical formulas to examine the statistical likelihood that a certain genotype comes from one individual over another, and it can work with the subtlest traces of DNA. At Backchannel, Jessica Pishko looks at one company that's caught criminal justice advocates' attention: … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Weird ‘underground’ flower has evolved to look like a mushroom

Wednesday 29 November 16:42:51 UTC 2017

The cast-iron plant's flowers bloom just above the surface of the soil and are often buried. They may mimic mushrooms and serve to attract a surprising pollinator [Link]

New Scientist – News » Weird tiny galaxies found hiding in Hubble’s Ultra Deep Field

Wednesday 29 November 16:42:49 UTC 2017

We just found 72 new galaxies in one of the most studied areas of the sky. We can’t see their stars, but they were revealed by the glow of hydrogen gas [Link]

Mashable » Comedian finds photo of herself in art installation, unravels weird mystery on Twitter

Wednesday 29 November 16:40:10 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookBisha Ali is a British comedian, but she can now also take the mantle of investigator extraordinaire. SEE ALSO: So this is what it's like to be inside a prism Ali recently had something very odd happen to her, and before long it snowballed into a full-blown mystery. THREAD. I'M HYPE. I'M ABOUT TO BUST THIS CASE WIDE OPEN. — Bisha … [Link]

Mashable » The Weeknd finally deleted Selena Gomez from his social media

Wednesday 29 November 16:39:41 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookJust as one relationship blooms in England, another disastrously crumbles right here in America. We're sad to announce that the The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) and Selena Gomez are now, for real, no more – both romantically and on social media, according to E! News. They broke up just about a month ago, but we all know that a relationship isn't really … [Link]

Mashable » People can't stop laughing at Thanos in the 'Infinity War' trailer

Wednesday 29 November 16:33:16 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook There is a lot going on in the trailer for Avengers: Infinity War. There's roughly 2983479 characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange, and the already-established Avengers themselves.  But there's also Thanos, the big baddie who has to appear enough of a threat to warrant the whole nine years of intergalactic cavalry coming … [Link]

Mashable » You can now ask Waze for directions using your voice

Wednesday 29 November 16:32:41 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookWaze wants to make it easier to find better routes and report bad road conditions without ever taking your eyes off the road.  SEE ALSO: Google's new Maps feature highlights different locations based on what you're doing The navigation app (which is owned by Google's parent company Alphabet) just announced a slew of new features in "one of its biggest updates … [Link]

Mashable » Make extra room in your fridge with the help of super-strong magnets

Wednesday 29 November 16:32:21 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookJust to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. File this under: I didn't know I needed it until now. SEE ALSO: This cutting board can be folded origami-style into a collander If your refrigerator is constantly overflowing, these magnets can help you free up some space. Yes, magnets.  The BottleLoft is a … [Link]

Mashable » Pixelmator Pro is here to make your photos gorgeous

Wednesday 29 November 16:19:06 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookPhotoshop, Gimp, and Paint are solid photo editors, but they can be hard to use if you're a casual photographer. Now, the team behind Pixelmator is here to help. Today, the company released new software called Pixelmator Pro, an advanced photo-editing app built for Mac.  Pixelmator Pro is an upgraded version of the company's existing software that includes upgraded tools and … [Link]

Mashable » The 7 accents of 'Game of Thrones' explained for non-Brits

Wednesday 29 November 16:11:37 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe visuals of Game of Thrones may be fading from your memory now that Season 7 is in the rear-view mirror (also now that Season 8 isn't likely to hit until early 2019). But we're willing to bet the show's sounds will stick in your brain for a lot longer.  We're not talking about the theme music or the sound effects … [Link]

Slashdot » 66 Percent of Popular Android Cryptocurrency Apps Don't Use Encryption

Wednesday 29 November 16:11:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: High-Tech Bridge used its free mobile app analysis software, called Mobile X-Ray, to peek under the hood of the top 30 cryptocurrency apps in the Google Play store at three different popularity levels: apps with up to 100,000 downloads, up to 500,000 downloads, and apps with more than 500,000 downloads. So, a total of … [Link]

Mashable » Dua Lipa graced us with new rules to get through the holiday season

Wednesday 29 November 16:06:29 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookDua Lipa just solved all your December problems with some brand new rules. She just might have rescued your bank account. A fan (@idealising) asked the British singer for advice to get through December without going bankrupt. The "Scared to be Lonely" singer provided the fan with three simple rules to help in the most festive (and expensive) month of the … [Link]

Mashable » Banish phone charger stress once and for all with this USB combo wall outlet

Wednesday 29 November 16:03:37 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookJust to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. If you're sick of taking turns on who gets to charge their phone, then this USB-integrated outlet may be just what you need and it's 20% off right now. SEE ALSO: Turn your light switches into smart home devices because it's 2017 and this … [Link]

Mashable » Meghan Markle started on 'Deal or No Deal' way before her big royal engagement

Wednesday 29 November 15:43:38 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookMeghan Markle knows all about making important decisions.  Before she became a paralegal on Suits and Prince Harry's future bride, she was a briefcase model on Deal or No Deal.  According to TMZ, she appeared in 34 episodes and modeled three different briefcases.  SEE ALSO: 6 things you need to know about Meghan Markle now that she's about to become a … [Link]

Mashable » Here's everything you missed from the 'Avengers: Infinity War' trailer

Wednesday 29 November 15:34:14 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook Well, it's here.  Marvel rocked the world today with the first trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, which crams together just about every MCU superhero you can think of in an enormous battle against a villain we first met two Phases ago. SEE ALSO: The 'Avengers: Infinity War' trailer has dropped, and your eyeballs may never recover It's a lot to … [Link]

Slashdot » Recent Blu Update Locks Users out of Their Phones

Wednesday 29 November 15:30:00 UTC 2017

An Android update that Blu shipped to Blu One Life X2 smartphones yesterday, November 28, has locked people out of their phones. From a report: On forums, Reddit, and Blu's official Facebook page, users are complaining that after applying the update and rebooting the device, their phone won't recognize their password, PIN code, or pattern lock, even if users are … [Link]

Mashable » Google and YouTube are simply too big for advertisers to boycott

Wednesday 29 November 15:29:23 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookYouTube’s recent spate of bad headlines won’t hurt its bottom line. The video site is facing yet another advertiser exodus after the Times of London revealed that big-brand commercials were appearing alongside content that sexualizes children. The news comes months after ads on terrorist and hate group videos spurred a similar boycott spanning hundreds of major businesses. SEE ALSO: Fake news, … [Link]

Mashable » Andy Rubin on leave from Essential after report about 'inappropriate relationship' at Google

Wednesday 29 November 15:29:21 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookUPDATE (11:45 AM ET): Updated to include statement from Essential. Andy Rubin, CEO and founder of Essential, has taken a leave of absence for "personal reasons" from his company following a report from The Information that he had "an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate" that precipitated his 2014 departure from Google.  SEE ALSO: How Andy Rubin's Essential is different from other … [Link]

Mashable » Ridley Scott proud to 'lay down the law' and recast Kevin Spacey

Wednesday 29 November 15:18:33 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook It took a week after Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual misconduct for the actor to be completely cut from his big December movie release, and director Ridley Scott says it was an easy decision. “There’s no time for pondering,” Scott told Entertainment Weekly of the decision to reshoot with another actor. “Sometimes you’ve got to lay down the law. … [Link]

Mashable » This is what 'woke' and 'lit' actually mean

Wednesday 29 November 15:11:06 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookWe spoke with a woman who compiles dictionaries for a living about what 'woke' and 'lit' mean and found these words have a much longer history than we thought.  Read more…More about Watercooler, Music, Beer, Party, and Drinking [Link]

Mashable » Save $150 on this bagless stick vacuum by Dyson

Wednesday 29 November 14:59:31 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookJust to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. With all the cleaning you'll be doing for the holidays, this Dyson bagless stick vacuum might make all of it a little easier, and you can save $150 on it today. SEE ALSO: Which robot vacuum should you get? This list can help you … [Link]

Mashable » Watch the moment Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb broke the news of Matt Lauer's firing

Wednesday 29 November 14:46:32 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookSavannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb kicked off Wednesday's episode of the Today Show by emotionally delivering the news that their former co-host Matt Lauer had been terminated from NBC News for alleged "inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace."  Moments after learning the news themselves, Guthrie and Kotb went on air to read the conformational statement from NBC News chairman Andy Lack … [Link]

Slashdot » Apple Accuses Qualcomm of Patent Infringement in Countersuit

Wednesday 29 November 14:41:00 UTC 2017

From a report: Apple on Wednesday filed a countersuit against Qualcomm, alleging that Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile phone chips that power a wide variety of Android-based devices infringe on Apple's patents, the latest development in a long-running dispute. Qualcomm in July accused Apple of infringing several patents related to helping mobile phones get better battery life. Apple has denied the claims … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Cuts likely for one of NASA’s next big space-based telescopes

Wednesday 29 November 14:12:47 UTC 2017

NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope is crippled by rising costs. To get it off the ground, the agency may have to alter its scientific mission [Link]

New Scientist – News » Weird tiny galaxies found hiding in Hubble’s Ultra Deep Field

Wednesday 29 November 14:12:46 UTC 2017

We just found 72 new galaxies in one of the most studied areas of the sky. We can’t see their stars, but they were revealed by the glow of hydrogen gas   [Link]

New Scientist – News » North Korea launches another long-range missile toward Japan

Wednesday 29 November 14:12:42 UTC 2017

In a late-night test, North Korea has launched what appears to be an intercontinental ballistic missile with potential to reach as far as Washington DC [Link]

New Scientist – News » Did Pokémon Go really kill 250 people in traffic accidents?

Wednesday 29 November 14:12:39 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]

Mashable » Snapchat just completely redesigned its app. Here's why.

Wednesday 29 November 14:01:44 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookSnap Inc. has bet its future on being the anti-Facebook.  On Wednesday, the company made its biggest move yet—a major redesign to its flagship app—to show just how different it is from the social network. But the redesign simultaneously takes a major page from Facebook's playbook—relying on algorithms to personalize what you see. The redesign, rolled out slowly to users over … [Link]

Mashable » The iPhone X was Apple's biggest risk, and it's paying off

Wednesday 29 November 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook Https%3a%2f%2fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2fcms%2f2017%2f10%2f8d801f1e e0e6 fbca%2fthumb%2f00001 Read more… {"player":{"descript~ hello again, risk-taking, innovative Apple. ","image":"http~ iPhone X: The Review","sources":[{~ choice,iphone x","sec0":null,&quot~ choice,iphone x","videoSeriesName"~ More about Apple, Iphone, Tim Cook, Iphone 8, and Iphone X [Link]

Slashdot » Andy Rubin Takes Leave From Essential as Probe Into 'Inappropriate' Google Relationship Goes Public, Report Claims

Wednesday 29 November 14:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: Essential founder and CEO Andy Rubin has taken a leave of absence from his new company for "personal reasons" following a report on the circumstances of his 2014 departure from Google. According to The Information, Rubin left Google shortly after an investigation found that he had maintained an "inappropriate relationship" with a woman who … [Link]

Mashable » The 'Avengers: Infinity War' trailer has dropped, and your eyeballs may never recover

Wednesday 29 November 13:29:35 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook Four months after Marvel teased fans at D23 and Comic-Con with the first footage from Avengers: Infinity War, the full trailer has finally debuted online for the rest of the world to enjoy. SEE ALSO: Captain America's fugitive beard is the real star of the 'Avengers: Infinity War' concept art It's a lot to take in. Thor hanging with the … [Link]

Mashable » Louis Theroux responds to important photo of Louis Theroux doppelgänger

Wednesday 29 November 13:25:03 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookLouis Theroux's Twitter feed is a beautiful place. When the British documentary maker isn't taking part in glorious Q&As or filming himself reading a line generated by an actual Louis Theroux Twitter bot, he likes nothing better than to share his thoughts on an ongoing phenomenon: the Louis Theroux doppelgänger. SEE ALSO: You'd watch all these documentaries suggested by this Louis … [Link]

Mashable » Microsoft plans a major overhaul of its Redmond campus

Wednesday 29 November 13:10:27 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook Microsoft is not the only company building a new super-duper campus for its employees.  Unlike Apple's recently opened "spaceship" campus, however, Microsoft is merely upgrading its current campus in Redmond, Washington. SEE ALSO: Apple finally lets visitors onto its 'spaceship' campus According to the company, the "refresh" of its Redmond headquarters will include "18 new buildings, 6.7 million square feet … [Link]

Mashable » Bitcoin and Ethereum reach new highs, laugh at your puny savings accounts

Wednesday 29 November 13:10:02 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThese days, there's just no stopping Bitcoin.  Just one day after crossing the important psychological barrier of $10,000 per bitcoin, the price rose another 10 percent. Bitcoin was currently trading at $11,153 as of Wednesday morning, according to CoinMarketCap.  SEE ALSO: Ladies and gentlemen, one bitcoin is now worth $10,000 The cryptocurrency's price growth appears to be fueled by the media … [Link]

Mashable » Instagram's most popular posts of 2017

Wednesday 29 November 13:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook2017 has been a rollercoaster ride, especially when it comes to Instagram.  There's always that one post that goes viral, which has everyone talking until another post eventually takes over, leaving us with little time to recover (yes, we're looking at you Beyoncé). SEE ALSO: If you've Instagrammed the Mona Lisa, you might be in this short film Well, we got … [Link]

Slashdot » HDMI 2.1 Is Here With 10K and Dynamic HDR Support

Wednesday 29 November 13:00:00 UTC 2017

Swapna Krishna reports via Engadget: Back in January, the HDMI Forum unveiled its new specifications for the HDMI connector, called HDMI 2.1. Now, that HDMI specification is available to all HDMI 2.0 adopters. It's backwards compatible with all previous HDMI specifications. The focus of HDMI 2.1 is on higher video bandwidth; it supports 48 GB per second with a new … [Link]

Mashable » Put this Jenga-playing dog on the guest list for your next party

Wednesday 29 November 12:57:53 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook Jenga is a stressful game, but rescue dog Spencer keeps it chill. In an absolutely thrilling video, the good pup attempts to extract a block from a Jenga tower that's starting to resemble the Leaning Tower of Pisa. But Spencer has no fear — he's a practiced competitor who's watched his humans play for a while now. The block comes … [Link]

Mashable » Matt Lauer terminated from NBC after alleged 'inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace'

Wednesday 29 November 12:33:11 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookMatt Lauer has been terminated from NBC News for alleged "inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace," per a statement from NBC News' chairman Andy Lack that was read on the Today show Wednesday morning by Lauer's former co-host, Savannah Guthrie (sitting alongside Hoda Kotb). The statement, following a report by an unnamed colleague, noted that while this was the first time … [Link]

Mashable » Donald Trump just retweeted anti-Muslim videos from a British extreme far-right group

Wednesday 29 November 12:12:23 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookU.S. President Donald J. Trump woke up Wednesday morning and retweeted three anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, unverified videos from the deputy leader of one of Britain's most extreme far-right groups, Britain First.  SEE ALSO: Trump's latest tweets lashing out at UCLA players are his most unpresidential yet Image: realdonaldtrump/twitter Image: REALDONALDTRUMP/TWITTER Image: REALDONALDTRUMP/TWITTERThe Twitter feed of Jayda Fransen, who was convicted of religiously … [Link]

Mashable » Google Doodle tribute to horticulturalist is a delightful handmade floral collage

Wednesday 29 November 12:01:19 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe weather outside might be frightful, but today's Google's Doodle is so delightful.  In a tribute to British horticulturalist and garden designer Gertrude Jekyll on what would be her 174th birthday, Google has created a stunning floral-themed doodle which is full of the joys of spring. SEE ALSO: New Google Doodle is a colourful celebration of Selena Quintanilla's life "If not … [Link]

Mashable » Evan Spiegel defends algorithms, criticizes Facebook in a new op-ed ahead of Snapchat's redesign

Wednesday 29 November 12:01:18 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookAlgorithms and social media are bad, unless they're good, according to Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. Yes, quite confusing, but that's exactly what the cofounder of the app Snapchat argues in his first-ever op-ed posted on Axios Wednesday. The piece dropped just hours before Snapchat is expected to announce the details behind its massive redesign, Axios teased. SEE ALSO: Snap lost $40 … [Link]

Mashable » NASA's AI drone raced a human pilot, and we're officially living in a sci-fi movie

Wednesday 29 November 11:52:24 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookNASA just tested the limits of artificial and human intelligence by pitting an AI-operated drone against one flown by a man.   The test was supported in part by Google-funded research and took place at an indoor track in Pasadena, CA. The drones flew at speeds of approximately 40 miles per hour. The opponents completed TK races.   To ensure the … [Link]

Mashable » This guy put fluidised sand in a hot tub and it is utterly mesmerising

Wednesday 29 November 11:43:48 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook We all knew science was cool, we just didn't know how cool. SEE ALSO: These guys slicing water bottles in slow-mo with a katana sword is ultimate satisfaction YouTuber Mark Rober demonstrated how adding air to sand in a certain way causes the sand to look and act like a fluid. The next logical step was to fill a hot … [Link]

Mashable » This new 'Black Mirror' Season 4 teaser is the most disturbing so far

Wednesday 29 November 11:23:08 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookUp until now we've had two Black Mirror Season 4 episode teasers, and neither of them exactly look cheerful. The third trailer looks even more grim, though. SEE ALSO: The latest 'Black Mirror' teaser is a creepy look at crime and memory On Wednesday, the official @blackmirror account shared a 1-minute teaser video for "Black Museum": That episode is going to … [Link]

Mashable » Bryan Cranston showers nude to fight AIDS, rides off on glorious red Vespa

Wednesday 29 November 11:22:18 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook People trying to sell you stuff can be sort of annoying, but when it's a semi-nude Bryan Cranston standing dripping wet in a shower it instantly becomes okay. Cranston appeared on Jimmy Kimmel's cameo-filled third annual (RED) shopathon, in which he and Kristen Bell attempted to pitch products from Bono's (RED) store to help raise money in the fight against … [Link]

Mashable » Marvel fans are baffled by new editor-in-chief's admission he wrote under a Japanese pseudonym

Wednesday 29 November 11:15:54 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIn a case that has many people baffled in the comics community, the new Marvel Comics editor-in-chief, has admitted to writing under a Japanese pseudonym 13 years ago. SEE ALSO: Homemade side by side comparison of the 'Justice League' trailer proves you don't need an enormous budget C. B. Cebulski confirmed to Bleeding Cool, which broke the story, and then Vulture … [Link]

Mashable » 'Parks and Rec' couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally's Twitter exchange is what true love is

Wednesday 29 November 11:06:10 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThat’s right, Ron and Tammy are still going strong. SEE ALSO: Ben Wyatt and Jean-Ralphio respond to 'Parks and Rec' fan theories Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally may play a monstrously dysfunctional couple in Parks and Recreation, but in real life they have been together for 18 years — a fact they both celebrated yesterday on Twitter. going on 18 years … [Link]

Mashable » A woman is writing poignant poems to strangers based on their Twitter DMs

Wednesday 29 November 10:49:23 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookA writer is crafting poems to strangers based on the Twitter DMs sent to her and they're truly beautiful.  SEE ALSO: Artist 'fixes' sexual misconduct apology statements, turning them into painfully honest poems Morgan Harper Nichols sent out a request on Twitter for people to send her their stories so she can write a personalised poem inspired by them. Her project … [Link]

Mashable » Barack Obama offers to share secret files on aliens if you help in the fight against AIDS

Wednesday 29 November 10:23:15 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook Obama is no stranger to mixing messages of hope and change with a twist of humour. SEE ALSO: You need to watch Larry David's outtakes from Jimmy Kimmel's 'Mean Tweets' On Tuesday Jimmy Kimmel Live held their third annual (RED) shopathon to help in the fight against AIDS, and President Obama was there to talk to the nation about the … [Link]

Mashable » This 'Star Wars' whisper challenge with Daisy Ridley gets super intense, super fast

Wednesday 29 November 10:03:00 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook You'd think guessing well-known Star Wars quotes would be pretty easy, especially if you're Daisy Ridley. SEE ALSO: The latest 'Last Jedi' teaser could hint at a dark storyline for Rey You'd be wrong, though. Turns out if you're wearing headphones, listening to loud music and trying to guess the quote by lip-reading Jimmy Fallon, it's way harder. Fallon's decision … [Link]

Slashdot » Samsung Develops 'Graphene Ball' Battery With 5x Faster Charging Speed

Wednesday 29 November 10:00:00 UTC 2017

Heart44 writes: A number of outlets are reporting a Samsung laboratory breakthrough allowing smaller and faster charging lithium-ion batteries using three-dimensional graphene. Digital Trends reports: "Scientists created a 'graphene ball' coating for use inside a regular li-ion cell, which has the effect of increasing the overall capacity by up to 45 percent and speeding up charging by five times. If … [Link]

Mashable » You can now doodle on photos sent to you on Instagram

Wednesday 29 November 8:41:07 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookInstagram wants you to "remix" your photos. The photo-sharing app has added a new feature that lets you edit pictures sent to you via direct message.  SEE ALSO: Instagram's 3-second 'Superzoom' videos are the new Boomerang Once your friend drops you a photo in your DMs, you can edit and decorate it however way you like, be it with stickers, doodles, … [Link]

Mashable » Going to Russia's World Cup? Don't hold hands if you're gay

Wednesday 29 November 7:48:11 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookSport might be for all, but LGBTQ fans following their team at the World Cup next year have been warned about showing public displays of affection. The warning comes from the anti-discrimination group, FARE network, who have advised FIFA in the past about on how to combat racism, sexism and homophobia in its stadiums. SEE ALSO: Not so great Cristiano Ronaldo … [Link]

Slashdot » Amazon Will Let Alexa Developers Use Voice Recognition To Personalize Apps

Wednesday 29 November 7:00:00 UTC 2017

Amazon today announced that third-party developers will be able to make use of the Alexa assistant's voice recognition feature to personalize apps for its line of Echo speakers. The news builds on the company's announcement in October that Alexa can now identify individual users' voices to personalize responses. The Verge reports: Until today, that recognition feature only worked for Amazon-built … [Link]

Mashable » People are not buying Trump's reassurance on North Korea's latest, most powerful missile yet

Wednesday 29 November 5:52:05 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookNorth Korea has tested its most powerful rocket yet, and this one is finally capable of reaching the entire U.S. mainland, it claims. North Korea on Wednesday announced the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), called the Hwasong-15. It's reportedly tipped with a "super-large heavy warhead," greatly increasing the country's fire power against enemies. SEE ALSO: A North Korean defector flees to … [Link]

Mashable » Samsung picks up another AI firm to boost Bixby's brains

Wednesday 29 November 5:28:32 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookSamsung’s not giving up on Bixby, despite initial lukewarm responses to its AI assistant. Bixby is the South Korean firm's answer to other voice assistants like Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa. But when it debuted, fans found it just wasn't as smart as the competition. To buff up Bixby's brains, Samsung has now acquired Fluently, which makes an AI chatbot that … [Link]

Mashable » Facebook asks for photos of some users' faces to sign them in

Wednesday 29 November 5:20:46 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookFacebook’s fight against spambots now includes a request for user photos with their faces "clearly" visible.  Wired confirmed with the social network that the test will go out to users who try to perform actions that spambots typically do, such as creating accounts, sending friend requests, and creating ads. SEE ALSO: Facebook's effort to stop the spread of propaganda and misinformation … [Link]

Mashable » Not so great Cristiano Ronaldo sculpture gets a much better version

Wednesday 29 November 4:56:49 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookSoccer star Cristiano Ronaldo sure has a nice face, but you wouldn't figure that from the bust that was made in his honour earlier this year. Created by artist Emmanuel Santos, the errant bust was unveiled in the Madeira Islands, Portugal back in March, and bears Ronaldo's name as the country is his birthplace.  SEE ALSO: Angry soccer player celebrates goal … [Link]

Mashable » Marvel superhero pic inspires Twitter to post photos of kickass women in suits

Wednesday 29 November 4:54:47 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookLike Marvel superheroes, women are all power, all the time, and can seriously obliterate a pair of shoulder pads. Looking for an "afternoon pick-me-up," MTV's chief TV critic Inkoo Kang called out on Twitter for photos of women in suits on Tuesday, paired with a "gang's all here" image of the kickass women of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Kang wrote she … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Married people are much less likely to get dementia

Wednesday 29 November 4:37:23 UTC 2017

People who are single for life are 42 per cent more likely to get dementia, but marriage isn’t always good for your health – especially if you’re a woman [Link]

New Scientist – News » North Korea launches another long-range missile toward Japan

Wednesday 29 November 4:32:00 UTC 2017

In a late-night test, North Korea has launched what appears to be an intercontinental ballistic missile with potential to reach as far as Washington, DC [Link]

Slashdot » AI Goes Bilingual — Without a Dictionary

Wednesday 29 November 3:30:00 UTC 2017

sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: Automatic language translation has come a long way, thanks to neural networks — computer algorithms that take inspiration from the human brain. But training such networks requires an enormous amount of data: millions of sentence-by-sentence translations to demonstrate how a human would do it. Now, two new papers show that neural networks can … [Link]

Mashable » MacOS High Sierra vulnerability was publicly disclosed in an Apple forum weeks ago

Wednesday 29 November 3:12:29 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookWhile Apple scrambles to issue a software fix for a major macOS High Sierra vulnerability, astute observers are wondering what took the company so long to react — after all, the problem was known about weeks ago.  It seems that on November 13, a commenter on an Apple developer forum disclosed the very vulnerability that today threw the infosec community into … [Link]

Mashable » Cool, so people are selling their houses in exchange for Bitcoin now

Wednesday 29 November 2:43:34 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookEveryone is trying to get their hands on some Bitcoin. For home sellers in Australia, the rising value of the cryptocurrency presents an interesting money-making opportunity, but also a clever marketing tactic. SEE ALSO: Bitcoin's little brother Ethereum is at an all-time high Owner Rob Gadd is selling his five bedroom house in Melbourne, and he's willing to accept part of … [Link]

Mashable » Why this New Zealand politician's speech from 2013 has gone viral in Japan

Wednesday 29 November 2:22:14 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookWords can wield power for a long time after they've been spoken. A speech regarding same-sex marriage made by former New Zealand National MP Maurice Williamson has found popularity four years after it was delivered, as a rational rallying cry for marriage equality in Japan. A clip of Williamson's speech has now gone viral in Japan with over 170,000 retweets at … [Link]

Slashdot » 'Break Up Google and Facebook If You Ever Want Innovation Again'

Wednesday 29 November 2:05:00 UTC 2017

Hal_Porter shares a report from The Register: If the tech industry wants another wave of innovation to match the PC or the internet, Google and Facebook must be broken up, journalist and film producer Jonathan Taplin told an audience at University College London's Faculty of Law this week. He was speaking at an event titled Crisis in Copyright Policy: How … [Link]

Slashdot » Three Quarters of Android Apps Track Users With Third Party Tools, Says Study

Wednesday 29 November 1:25:00 UTC 2017

A study by French research organization Exodus Privacy and Yale University's Privacy Lab analyzed the mobile apps for the signatures of 25 known trackers and found that more than three in four Android apps contain at least one third-party "tracker." The Guardian reports: Among the apps found to be using some sort of tracking plugin were some of the most … [Link]

Mashable » Water-resistant Converse sneakers are here for those rainy days

Wednesday 29 November 0:52:08 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookSoggy Converse sneakers are pretty much a given if it starts to drizzle. But with the sneaker company's new Urban Utility line, a little rain won't dampen anyone's day. Converse, owned by Nike, teamed up with Gore — the company known for its GORE-TEX fabric invented in 1969 — to create water-resistant sneakers and clothes. The shoes aren't bonafide rain boots, … [Link]

Slashdot » A Supreme Court Case This Week Could Change US Digital Privacy Standards

Wednesday 29 November 0:45:00 UTC 2017

On November 29th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Carpenter v. US, a case essentially asking whether or not authorities need a warrant based on probable cause and signed by a judge to see your cellphone location data. For now, they do not. Given the fact that about 95% of Americans have cellphones, this case has major … [Link]

Mashable » Dramatic photo shows what lurks in a doomed galaxy

Wednesday 29 November 0:35:29 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookA new photo shows what's usually hidden within a galaxy not too far from home.  The image, created by mapping the atomic hydrogen gas within the Small Magellanic Cloud, may look like an explosion, but it represents the "most detailed radio image" of the dwarf galaxy, according to Australia's CSIRO science organization. SEE ALSO: One Small Selfie for Man: The First … [Link]

Mashable » So, maybe don't get your penis out in public

Wednesday 29 November 0:34:49 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookLook, it's never been okay to expose yourself to an unwilling audience. But amid revelations of sexual harassment by likes of Harvey Weinstein and Louis C.K., it's a worse time than ever for would-be exposers or harassers. SEE ALSO: Please stop applauding Louis C.K. for doing the bare minimum Not that it fazed Australian musician Kirin J. Callinan, who has been … [Link]

Mashable » Cops share photo of a driver that went a little too hard with their Christmas tree

Wednesday 29 November 0:34:02 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookLook, if you want to cut down a massive Christmas tree, and stick it up inside your two-story living room, go for it. But maybe don't endanger anyone's life in the process. Police in Massachusetts put up a post on their Facebook page on Friday, reminding people to please transport their Christmas trees safely. They really shouldn't have to do this, … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Add International Payments to Your App with the Veem Multi-Rail API

Wednesday 29 November 0:29:51 UTC 2017

Veem, a next-generation business-to-business payments platform provider, has announced the launch of the Veem Multi-Rail API which allows applications to send international payments via modern block-chain technologies, treasury, and third-party payment processors. [Link]

Mashable » Meghan Markle porn searches have royal watchers all hot and bothered

Wednesday 29 November 0:19:13 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookFor many, a royal wedding brings thoughts of white gowns and elaborate fascinators. But for others, apparently, their thoughts turn straight to porn.  Pornhub reports that there was a big spike in searches for Meghan Markle after it was announced on Monday that she was engaged to Prince Harry. There was a whopping 2,208 percent increase in people looking for the … [Link]

Mashable » Apple quietly removes games that glorify extrajudicial killings in the Philippines

Wednesday 29 November 0:10:24 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook iPhone games glorifying Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and police killing drug users have disappeared from iTunes after more than 100 organizations demanded the games be removed. The group of 131 organizations signed an open letter last month to Apple CEO Tim Cook asking the tech company to take down the games that mimic the violence of Duterte's war on drugs. … [Link]

Slashdot » PSA: Comcast Doesn't Really Support Net Neutrality

Wednesday 29 November 0:05:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Slate: Anyone who has ever paid a bill to or waited for customer service from Comcast knows why it is one of America's most detested companies, its recent efforts to improve its image notwithstanding. While Comcast says its customers will "enjoy strong net neutrality protections," it hasn't explicitly said it won't offer paid … [Link]

Mashable » 'Last Jedi' director says porgs are a 'nightmare' to work with

Wednesday 29 November 0:02:57 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIt isn't just you. The internet has gone even more crazy than normal for porgs, those cute puffin-like creatures we've seen for two seconds, max, in The Last Jedi trailers.  Most of that is coming from Twitter, where porgs were trending Tuesday thanks in part to the addition of porg emoji to porg hashtags. And Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has … [Link]

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