Browsing Category: Tech News

  • Uber hit 10 billion rides even after boycotts, tumultuous leadership

    Ten billion. That’s a big number no matter how you break it down. For Uber, it’s now the number of trips that have been taken using the service since the app launched in 2010. And since 2014 that growing number also includes Uber Eat food deliveries.  The San Francisco-based company hit the 10 billion trip …

    July 24, 2018 | by Raheel
  • There's now a terrifying Ethereum-based 'assassination market' for Donald Trump

    The future of the blockchain is dark.  A new protocol has launched on the Ethereum blockchain that allows people to create and place bets on real-world events — i.e., prediction markets. And you better believe that a so-called “assassination market” for Donald Trump has already popped up.  Created by the non-profit Forecast Foundation, the open-source …

    July 24, 2018 | by Raheel
  • The scariest part of 'Sharp Objects' isn't the murders. It's the teens.

    Sharp Objects makes Wind Gap seem like an awful place to live. The primary economic activity is pig slaughtering, everyone is subject to the whims of a nightdress-wearing god queen whose clipped enunciation hides a deep well of narcissism, and two young girls have been brutally murdered in the past few years.  Still, all of …

    July 24, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Chat gaming startup Knock Knock raises $2M

    Knock Knock, a startup building games for platforms like Facebook Messenger and WeChat, is announcing that it has raised $2 million in seed funding. The goal isn’t to build interactive chat fiction, but rather fully fledged mobile games that are accessed from messaging apps, while also taking advantages of the opportunities offered by incorporating messaging …

    July 24, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Demi Lovato reportedly hospitalized following drug overdose

    UPDATE: July 24, 2018, 5:15 p.m. EDT Demi Lovato is reportedly in “stable” condition, a source close to Lovato told People. UPDATE: July 25, 2018, 10:51 a.m. AEST Demi Lovato’s representatives have issued a statement: “Demi is awake and with her family who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support. …

    July 24, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Chiitan is the hilariously masochistic mascot of our dreams

    This is Ode To…, a weekly column where we share the stuff we’re really into in hopes that you’ll be really into it, too. Tired of actual animal videos? Here’s an alternative: there’s a sublime and mysterious otter mascot that deserves all your praise and love. Her name is Chiitan and according to her Twitter …

    July 24, 2018 | by Raheel
  • A political super-group that includes Hillary Clinton joins Season 5 of 'Madam Secretary'

    Hillary Clinton, Madeleine Albright, and Colin Powell.  An illustrious set of names in U.S. political circles, all soon to be immortalized on TV in Season 5 of Madam Secretary. The three former Secretaries of State will appear together in the fifth season’s premiere episode, airing on Oct. 7. SEE ALSO: Harlots is the other woman-driven …

    July 24, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Photos show Yosemite National Park choked by wildfire smoke

    The burning forest just outside of Yosemite National Park in California has choked the air inside the park’s iconic valley marked by imposing granite walls that stretch hundreds of feet into the polluted sky. The West’s fire season is now well underway, and it has been further stoked by heat waves and especially parched land. …

    July 24, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Make fun of outdated sexual scorekeeping with the first base meme

    If you’ve lived through the hell of public middle school, you’re probably familiar with the markers for sexual experiences: first base, second base, third base, and home run.  The inexplicable baseball-themed terms are pretty dated — it’s 2018, and we’re still defining relationships by “how far” they’ve physically gone?  A meme poking fun at tired …

    July 24, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Fans are convinced they know when Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson will tie the knot

    It is with bated breathe that the world awaits the nuptials of Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson — and because their engagement happened rather fast, it’s safe to assume that we won’t have to wait long for an actual wedding.  While we wait for actual details, fans have come up with a theory about when the …

    July 24, 2018 | by Raheel