The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the most advanced and power scientific instrument ever built, but it’s also more fragile than you’d expect. So much so that it was once broken by a […]
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The Fathom USB stick offers plug-and-play AI for under $100
Adding neural deep learning to a system doesn’t have to be a complicated endeavor. AI firm Movidius has just announced a USB stick that can be plugged into existing systems to add deep […]
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Our short attention spans are ruining movie trailers
With more media available than anyone could ever consume, the snap judgment now reigns supreme. If it takes you longer than a Snapchat snap to convince someone to pay attention to your movie/game/political […]
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The Punisher gets his own Netflix series, and it’s been a long, strange trip to get here
If you like Jon Bernthal’s version of The Punisher that appeared in Daredevil season two, Marvel has great news for you.
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Romero already delays Blackroom Kickstarter, but so we can play a demo
Earlier this week, legendary game developers John Romero and Adrian Carmack launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new FPS game called Blackroom. Though people were excited for the prospect of a new FPS […]
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Telltale’s Michonne is an empathy game, but with zombies
Michonne is a clear success in how to instill hope in players who enjoy the despondent settings of post-apocalyptic games.
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Twitter quietly retires Magic Recs, a DM bot that recommended viral accounts and Tweets
As Twitter tries out bigger things to spur growth activity — like changing the order and length of Tweets — it is turning away from others. Twitter has quietly retired Magic Recs, a strikingly effective bot account that used to send you DMs recommending viral accounts or Tweets to follow, run by algorithm that measured how many others you knew were following an account… Read More
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11 insane bollywood action movies you need to see
If you've never sampled the bounty of Indian film, here's an introduction that shows the biggest, craziest stuff Bollywood has to offer.
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Netflix announces Wet Hot American Summer’s 10 year anniversary
Wet Hot American Summer fans, you better make it your beeswax to be there when the next installment hits Netflix in 2017. The streaming service just announced that the absurdist and surrealist summer […]
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Apple wants to patent autocorrect highlighting
There’s a never-ending stream of patent applications coming out of Cupertino. One that was discovered recently wants to make sure your contacts know when autocorrect intervenes. Apple filed their application last July. It’s […]
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Microsoft locks Cortana to Edge and Bing on Windows 10
Other browsers and search engines, Cortana’s got something to tell you. She’s breaking up with you. But don’t feel bad, it’s not you. It’s her. See, according to Microsoft, Cortana was built to […]
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Geek deals: Save up to 45% on a Wix subscription with a free domain
If you’re in need of a website for yourself or your company, take a look at the incredible tools on offer at Wix. Not only does it deliver hundreds of templates, an easy-to-use […]
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Would you pay $3 to be lazy and have a drone deliver your cup of coffee?
Starbucks seems to be leading the way in getting a fresh cup of coffee into your hands as quickly as possible by allowing you to order ahead. The drink should then be waiting […]
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New Rick and Morty fan theory goes nuts with the multiverse
I’m about to make “ Krombopulos Michael is only dead in the Poopybutthole Universe” make sense to you.
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New Doom contains old Doom levels and textures as easter eggs
id Software has been showing us quite a bit of Doom gameplay lately. First we had the multiplayer beta, and now we’re getting extensive gameplay videos of the single-player experience as the release […]
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No, Google did not try to buy us, says Telegram founder
Reports in the Russian press that Google tried to acquire the Telegram messaging app last year for $1 billion have been firmly rebutted by Telegram founder Pavel Durov. The rumors had been widely reported in the tech press today. Read More
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Video consumption on Snapchat more than doubled in less than a year
Snapchat may have started out as the ephemeral messaging and photo-sharing app, but a majority of users now consume video there too, according to a report from Bloomberg today. Daily video views on Snapchat have spiked to 10 billion, the report said. That’s up from 8 billion video views on Snapchat in February this year, 6 billion daily video views in November 2015, and 4 billion in… Read More
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Geek’s what to watch: Key and Peele, Ratchet and Clank
This week’s batch of must-watch movies and shows comes jam-packed with things people love on the internet. Ranging from adorable cats (who sometimes hang out with criminals) to that show on HBO with […]
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Netflix’s new Watership Down mini-series has an all-star voice cast
As a kid, I remember being utterly traumatized when a well-meaning adult decided to take a group of us kids to a double feature of Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards and the animated film of […]
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Geek deals roundup: Save on the Fire TV stick, Gears of War 4, and more
Amazon Fire TV streaming stick for $34.99 Considering that the Apple TV starts at $69, this affordable little device from Amazon is a great way to stream HD video from services like Netflix, […]
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You can win the best-looking Xbox One ever, but there’s a catch
With Captain America: Civil War just around the corner, it was inevitable that we’d see some sort of cross-promotion in video games. Microsoft has unveiled a special edition white Xbox One that has […]
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SpaceX plans to send a Red Dragon spacecraft to Mars as early as 2018
SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced plans on Wednesday to send a spacecraft, called Red Dragon, to Mars. Details are limited as the announcement came in 140 character (or less) bursts on Twitter. Planning […]
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The League launches a rebuilt, event-centric dating app
The League, the dating startup that’s maybe-maybe-not elitist, is launching version 2.0 in a new city — Los Angeles. Founder and CEO Amanda Bradford said The League has already rolled out the updated app to users in its existing markets, New York and San Francisco, without much fanfare. Today, however, marks the official launch, as well as the addition of its first city in nearly… Read More
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Twitter aims to boost its visibility by switching from ‘Social Networking’ to ‘News’ on the App Store
Following yet another quarter of sluggish user growth, social networking company Twitter has made a change as to how its flagship mobile application is categorized on Apple’s iTunes App Store. Instead of competing against Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Pinterest, and others in the crowded “Social networking” category, where Twitter had previously ranked in the… Read More
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Mele introduces a $70 Ubuntu stick PC
The Meizu Pro 5U smartphone puts Ubuntu in your pocket, but you can’t use it as a desktop computer. Fortunately you’ve got other pockets, and you can stuff the Mele PCG02U into one […]
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Every Dark Souls III enemy, ranked
From gnawing rats to massive wyverns and everything in between, the game is chock full of things to kill -- and things that kill you.
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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone relaunches Jelly search engine
Calling it an “un-pivot,” Biz Stone is bringing back the original Jelly concept. Launching today, the new and improved Jelly remains a Q&A platform, but with an added twist. This time, everything is anonymous so you can ask what you really want to know. Referring to the new Jelly an “on-demand search engine,” Stone said that one lesson he learned from the… Read More
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Angry Birds Action! uses BirdCodes to get you buying stuff (in real life)
If you were under the impression Rovio had stretched the Angry Birds IP as far as it could with regards to new games, think again, and say hello to Angry Birds Action! The […]
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Snapchat’s ‘Speed’ filter cited in lawsuit following Atlanta highway crash
A questionable Snapchat filter that lets users show off their speed while taking a selfie is being blamed for a serious car accident that left a man with traumatic brain injuries after being struck by a driver going over 100 MPH, according to a new lawsuit. The victim and his wife are now suing the teen driver, alleging her high-speed selfie-taking caused the crash. Read More
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Comcast boosting monthly data cap to 1TB on June 1st
Comcast customers who have been suffering under the oppressive regime of the 300GB data cap are about to get a small reprieve. The caps aren’t going away, but Comcast is changing them to 1TB. […]
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Dark Souls III is the last Dark Souls game, FromSoftware is focused on new IP
Dark Souls III has been on store shelves for a little over two weeks, received rave reviews with the averages on all three platforms (PS4, Xbox One, and PC) north of 86%, and […]
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Marvel’s multi-million dollar whitewashing problem
Marvel Studios and blockbuster movie making are systems designed to make money, not tell specific stories.
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Windows 10 nag screen interrupts live weather broadcast
Heavy rains aren’t the only thing in tonight’s weather forecast. There’s also a Windows 10 front moving in, and it’s bringing a 100% chance of nag screens. Apparently the KCCI 8 Storm Team […]
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Minecraft is now available on the Samsung Gear VR
There are about to be a lot more pixelated blocks in the eyeballs of VR gamers. The Gear VR version of Minecraft has been released after being announced last month. Minecraft: Gear VR […]
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Users average 50 minutes per day on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram
Facebook’s “family of apps” strategy is a wild success. While some might have expected it to roll Instagram into Facebook and leave chat in its main app, keeping Instagram independent and splitting off Messenger into a companion app has helped it solidify itself as more than just a ubiquitous utility, but as a downright addiction. Today on the Q1 2016 earnings call, Mark… Read More
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Microsoft will reveal a new Xbox One controller and other hardware at E3
We’ve heard a lot of talk about new hardware from the Big Three console manufacturers throughout the year, but have yet to actually see anything concrete from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. With E3 […]
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Facebook swells to 1.65B users and beats Q1 estimates with $5.38B revenue
Facebook continued its winning streak as other tech companies floundered, reaching 1.65 billion monthly users and surpassing estimates in its Q1 2016 earnings report with $5.38 billion in revenue and $0.77 earnings per share. Facebook’s share price climbed over 8% in the moments after earnings were announced, reaching over $117 in after-hours trading. Revenue was up 52% year over year,… Read More
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Chris Hemsworth is dumb as a post and funny as hell in new Ghostbusters
In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, Sony Pictures released a Ghostbusters featurette on Chris Hemsworth’s character Kevin who, uh, isn’t too bright. Hemsworth describes Kevin as a “big, dumb puppy dog,” and Kate […]
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Facebook is adding a new class of stock that will help keep Zuckerberg in control
Facebook today, as part of its earnings release, said it would add a new class of non-voting stock for the company, which will keep Zuckerberg in control of the company.. “This proposal is designed to create a capital structure that will, among other things, allow us to remain focused on Mr. Zuckerberg’s long-term vision for our company and encourage Mr. Zuckerberg to remain in… Read More
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Nintendo plans to kill the Wii U by 2018
Last month, Japanese newspaper Nikkei wrote a story about how Nintendo was going to kill off the Wii U by the end of 2016. This was quickly squashed by the company when it […]
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