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Tech NewsMelania Trump Says She Would Combat ‘Online Bullying’ as First Lady
Anderson Cooper just teased his forthcoming interview with Melania Trump on CNN. In it, Anderson says, Melania Trump talked about how she would work to combat “online bullying” as First Lady. Do I even need to explain the irony here? Melania has mentioned before that she would take on online bullying, but it’s unclear if … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidMaking an Actual Skateboard with Lego Bricks Is Just Awesome
Sure, people build lots of different things with Lego, but those are just toys or fun models. To make an actual working skateboard that will be outfitted with trucks and wheels to support the weight of an adult human? To hold up against the punishment of skaters? You need a wildly creative woodworker like Peter … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
Leaked Emails Show How Apple Tried to Lobby the Clinton Campaign on Encryption
The revelations from Wikileaks’ dump of hacked emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair John Podesta keep coming. Newly unearthed messages show how Apple tried to lobby the campaign on legal issues like the on-going encryption debate. It’s an enlightening snapshot that shows how tech lobbying works. Lisa Jackson worked as the head of the Environmental … Continued
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Tech NewsFacebook
Facebook Messenger’s New ‘Conversation Topic’ Feature Seems Creepy and Bad
According to Facebook, the Messenger app currently has around one billion users. Those users can do a lot of things: order flowers, play games, and bother everyone on their contact list with inane location updates. Now, if a new report is to be believed, users may soon receive creepy conversation topic suggestions from the app. … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThis Electric Cart Lets Puny Humans Pull an 18-Wheeler’s 20-Ton Trailer
Normally you need an unhealthy dose of gamma radiation, or a billion dollar robot suit, to gain super strength. But this manually-operated electric tug lets even the puniest of humans drag around a 20-ton cargo trailer like it was a child’s toy wagon. The Verhagen Leiden V-Move Trailer Mover XXL doesn’t look like something in … Continued
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Tech NewsHow Hackers Stole a Slew of Republican Donors’ Credit Card Info
Did you buy something from the National Republican Senatorial Committee in the past six months? If yes, there’s a good chance that your credit card information is being sold online by Russian hackers right now. Security researcher Willem de Groot discovered that customer information hackers skimmed customer information from nearly 6,000 sites, including the NRSC … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogle
Google Now Tells You the Best Time to Book Your Flight
Google Flights is a solid travel booking service. In fact, in my experience, it’s even better than Kayak or Hipmunk at finding you the cheapest flight. Now Google is rolling out an update to the service that will alert you when the price of your flight is expected to increase. This is useful when booking … Continued
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Tech NewsAmazon
Amazon Won’t Ship a Toy Gun to Los Angeles, But It Will Ship a Laser-Powered Rifle Scope
Just how messed up are American gun laws? If you live in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, Amazon won’t ship you the toy gun you see on the left. But you know what Amazon can ship you? The rifle scope that’s pictured on the right. Conservative news orgs like the Daily Caller and Fox … Continued
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Tech NewsAppleApple Releases Update to Fix iPhone 7 Verizon Woes
A few weeks ago, we reported on connectivity issues plaguing iPhone 7 users, particularly those on the Verizon network. Today, Apple issued an update for iOS 10, iOS 10.0.3, that should hopefully fix some of those problems. The update says it “fixes bugs including an issue where some users could temporarily lose cellular connectivity.” The … Continued
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Tech News
Tasmanian Devil Milk Could Be a Magic Bullet Against Superbugs
Researchers from Australia have discovered that chemical compounds found in the milk of Tasmanian devils are capable of killing some of the most deadly bacterial infections—a surprising finding that could introduce a new class of weapons in the war against superbugs. Marsupials, unlike placental mammals, have to seek shelter in their mother’s pouches soon after … Continued
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Tech NewsDesign
Look How Easy This Clever Measuring Spoon Is to Clean
We first covered Rahul Agarwal’s Polygon measuring spoon a couple of years ago. Made from a flat piece of etched plastic, it folds into a measuring spoon of various capacities depending on how you hold it. Now the Polygon is finally becoming a reality through Kickstarter, so you can soon make your ,drawers sightly less … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidWatching Cigarettes Burn Up Close Is So Much Cooler Than Smoking
Don’t smoke. It might look a teensy bit cool, but it’s a dumb thing to start, a filthy habit to quit, and terrible for you and everything around you. You know what’s way cooler to do with cigarettes than smoking? Lighting them up and seeing them burn on their own in macro. Check out these … Continued
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Tech News
FBI Allegedly Pressured to Change Classification of Clinton Email In Exchange For Letting FBI Agents Work In Iraq
The FBI just released 100 more pages about the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server and the classified emails on it while she was Secretary of State. The release appears to include allegations that the State Department offered to provide the FBI with more resources overseas if the classification on a … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidI Want to Become a Ping Pong Jedi Just So I Can Open Soda Bottles With the Ball
There’s not much fame that comes with being a championship ping pong player. You don’t get shoe deals, ticker tape parades, or cameos in movies. You do, however, get to post awesome trick shot compilation videos to YouTube, leaving the internet completely jealous of your skills with a paddle. These seemingly impossible shots were all … Continued
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Tech News
Scientists Create Fully Functional Eggs from Skin Cells
Using skin cells extracted from mice, researchers in Japan have produced fully functional egg cells that were used to produce healthy mouse pups. Should the method work in humans, it could introduce powerful new ways of treating infertility—and even allow same-sex couples to produce biological offspring. This is the first time ever that scientists have … Continued
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Tech News
The Placebo Effect Works Even When People Know the Pills Are Fake
Deception is necessary for placebo pills to work, or at least that’s the conventional wisdom. A surprising new study on patients with chronic back pain shows that we still experience the placebo effect, even when we know we’re being tricked. “These findings turn our understanding of the placebo effect on its head.” This study reminds … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
If You Want to Dig Up Apple’s Secrets, Go to Jamaica
When it comes to Apple, Jamaica knows all. Quartz has an interesting report out today about Apple’s habit of filing trademark applications for new products, including macOS and the Apple Watch, in the Caribbean country. The reason? Secrecy, of course. Jamaica is one of several countries where trademark databases aren’t easily accessible online. That means … Continued
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Tech News
You May Be Able to Watch a Rocket Launch From Your Backyard Tonight
Tonight, millions of East Coasters have a rare opportunity to see a rocket zip off to the International Space Station—right from their backyards. Following a series of delays due a major Atlantic hurricane and a faulty ground support cable, Orbital ATK’s upgraded Antares rocket is on its launch pad and ready to rock at Wallops … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
Using Your iPhone 7 in the Shower Is the Latest Status Symbol
In 250 BC, Greek mathematician Archimedes sat down in a public bath and realized that the volume of water displaced equaled the volume of his body. This was the birth of the “eureka!” moment, and the realization that I could use my iPhone 7 in the shower this weekend was exactly the same. “This shouldn’t … Continued
