Trump gets note saying 'DO NOT CONGRATULATE' Putin from advisor. Then he did.
President Donald Trump is not always so great at following directions. The Washington Post reports that Trump received a specific warning from his national security advisers on Tuesday which said to...
View ArticleCan you build a better successor for Facebook? This competition wants you
For millions of people, Facebook replaced MySpace years ago. But what comes next?While people ponder over whether they should delete Facebook in light of the Cambridge Analytica debacle, a competition...
View ArticleSteven Spielberg on why we're so obsessed with the '80s
If anyone's more obsessed than you with the '80s, it's Steven Spielberg.The legendary director of new Easter egg-filled geek adventure Ready Player One reflected on why we're so obsessed with nostalgia...
View ArticleScientist at centre of Facebook scandal didn't think data would be used to...
The man who helped gather Facebook users' information for Cambridge Analytica claims that he didn't think it'd be used to target voters.Data scientist Aleksandr Kogan, who also goes by the surname of...
View ArticleMark Hamill got an unexpected reminder of Carrie Fisher in a hotel room
Mark Hamill was staying in a London hotel when a painting caught his eye.SEE ALSO: Harrison Ford honors Mark Hamill at Walk of Fame celebration, remembers Carrie FisherOn Wednesday he tweeted this...
View ArticleTo understand Facebook's betrayal, just look at my mom
Facebook makes my mother miserable. She knows it, and she's disgusted with herself for nevertheless continuing to spend time scrolling through its endless updates. But I wish she knew that this...
View ArticleChild pornography links found in Bitcoin's blockchain
Some of Bitcoin's most important features — the immutability and the distributed nature of its blockchain — might spell trouble for the cryptocurrency. A German team of researchers have found some...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg to finally speak out on Cambridge Analytica controversy: report
The boy king will finally address his subjects.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has been conspicuously silent about the controversy surrounding Cambridge Analytica, and its reported misuse of Facebook...
View ArticleLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan: Tech companies need a 'greater duty of care'
Social media is "fantastic," but it needs more control not only from the tech companies themselves but also from policymakers. That was the message from London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who attended the South...
View ArticleUK Deals for March 21: Save on Beats headphones, Kenwood stand mixer, Sony...
Day 3 of the Amazon Easter sales, and today we are seeing some great deals on Sony TV's, up to 40% off Beats, Philips, SOL, House of Marley, and Jam Headphones and massive savings on kitchens...
View ArticleAmy Poehler's directorial debut is coming to Netflix and holy moly it has an...
A cast of comedy veterans will be coming to Netflix led by the one and only Amy Poehler.SEE ALSO: The cast of 'Queer Eye' gives us their take on millennial trendsOn Tuesday Netflix tweeted a video of...
View ArticleCreepy AI scans a driver's face and voice to monitor mood and distraction level
You're being watched.No, not on Facebook, but in your car. Or at least you could be, with a new artificial intelligence system that tracks drivers' emotions, energy, and distraction levels.On...
View ArticleNew video shows self-driving Uber before fatally crashing into pedestrian
Warning: The video below contains footage which some readers may find disturbing.Police released a video Wednesday of the self-driving Uber vehicle that struck and killed a woman Sunday night in Tempe,...
View ArticleAnnoyed residents get back at their HOA in the pettiest way possible
There are a lot of things that Reddit hates: policy changes, tired memes, and most of all, homeowners associations. There have been countlessthreads on complaining about HOAs, and there's even a whole...
View ArticleNetflix to hackers: Bring it on
Netflix wants you to hack it. Well, sort of. The entertainment and streaming company announced Wednesday the launch of a public bug bounty program designed to allow security researchers to responsibly...
View ArticleWhy Mark Zuckerberg's response to the Cambridge Analytica controversy is a...
Mark Zuckerberg has finally spoken. After days of being seemingly MIA in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica controversy, Facebook's CEO finally weighed in on the matter. He may not have apologized,...
View ArticleMike Pence's daughter bought John Oliver's book about the VP's gay bunny
Charlotte Pence endorses John Oliver's gay bunny parody of her new book. According to the Hill, the vice president's 24-year-old daughter is one of thousands of people who bought Oliver's sold-out...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg says he's open to regulation of Facebook on CNN
Perhaps Facebook should be regulated. That’s what Mark Zuckerberg said in a rare TV interview on Wednesday night.“I actually am not sure we shouldn't be regulated," Zuckerberg told CNN’s Laurie Segall...
View ArticleIKEA's menu of the future includes bug meatballs
Hot dogs made of spirulina. Burgers made of bugs. Ice cream made from salad. This is the fast food of the future, people.Working to create a new menu for IKEA, Copenhagen's "future-living lab" Space 10...
View ArticleScientists built a robot fish to spy on hard-to-find ocean animals
Capturing marine life up close is tricky, but this robot could be a novel solution.Researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a soft, robot fish...
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