• The best chain restaurant tax day specials, ranked by trashiness

    It’s tax day, everyone — that special time of year when chain restaurants cash in on our collective angst by offering us discounts. Every year, we look to the brands in order to take advantage of our paltry rebate checks with hallucinogenic mocktails. And oh, how they nourish. Chains provide an emotional social safety net …

    April 17, 2018 | by Raheel

  • Kanye West has finally returned to Twitter to share some more sage advice

    Kanye West, the man notoriously known for too many things to list here, is finally back on Twitter. Who knows how long this stint will last, but on April 13, the multi-hyphenate creative logged back in on everyone’s least favorite app to share his thoughts. It’s the first time we’ve had a honest-to-god Kanye tweet …

    April 17, 2018 | by Raheel

  • Snapchat's newest lenses will feed your selfie addiction

    Get ready to see a lot of new face lenses in Snapchat. Today, Snap announced it’s opening up the ability for anyone to create a selfie lens using its Lens Studio software. Previously, the company only allowed users to make “world lenses” (those are the ones that use the rear-facing camera), so this is a …

    April 17, 2018 | by Raheel

  • Starbucks to close all U.S. stores for an afternoon of racial-bias training

    Starbucks announced it plans to close its 8,000 company-owned stores on the afternoon of May 29 to administer racial-bias training to all staff members and employees. The decision comes in response to two recent incidents that raised accusations of racial discrimination exhibited by Starbucks employees.  SEE ALSO: Starbucks faces social media backlash over tepid apology for …

    April 17, 2018 | by Raheel

  • Would you wear Transitions contact lenses?

    Though Transitions lenses get a bad reputation for their inherent geekiness, even the most ardent haters might warm to newly announced Acuvue Oasys contact lenses with Transitions Light Intelligent Technology.  Or, in other words, contact lenses that double as sunglasses. But won’t they make you look like a sea creature or a zombie? SEE ALSO: …

    April 17, 2018 | by Raheel

  • President Trump files for extension on 2017 tax returns

    President Trump files for extension on 2017 tax returns  NBCNews.com Oops. Haley’s office ‘recalls’ headline summary on embarrassing White House walk-back  Los Angeles Times ‘Groper-in-Chief,’ ‘Impeach Trump’ among statements projected onto Trump Hotel in DC  WJLA The Daily 202: Trump fills the job of White House communications director — with himself  Washington Post Full coverage Source: Google News | …

    April 17, 2018 | by Raheel

  • Mysterious company is using Facebook to build a massive facial-recognition database

    Facebook has been under fire for its handling of personal data, but what companies around the world can do with that data is even more frightening.  Over the past five years, Terrogence, a surveillance company founded by former Israeli intelligence officers, has been using social networking sites including Facebook and YouTube to build a giant …

    April 17, 2018 | by Raheel

  • Amazon launches a ‘lite’ Android web browser app in India

    Amazon has quietly launched an Android web browser app for emerging markets, where access to mobile data and high-speed connectivity is more limited. The browser has the rather generic name of: “Internet: fast, lite and private” on Google Play, and promises to be “lighter than the competition.” The app first appeared on the Play Store …

    April 17, 2018 | by Raheel

  • Windows 10 update will support more password-free logins

    It's not just web browsers that are moving beyond passwords. Microsoft has revealed that Windows 10's next update will support the new FIDO 2.0 standard, promising password-free logins on any Windows 10 device managed by your company or office. You… Source: Engadget | Windows 10 update will support more password-free logins

    April 17, 2018 | by Raheel