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About a month after Hurricane Maria's devastating landfall on Puerto Rico and a couple of weeks after the FCC gave clearance, Project Loon is bringing wireless internet to people on remote parts of the island. Part of (Google parent company) Alphabet… Source: Engadget | Project Loon's LTE balloons are floating over Puerto Rico
October 20, 2017 | by RaheelHackers, it’s your time to shine. Google, in collaboration with bug bounty platform HackerOne, has launched the Google Play Security Reward Program, which promises $1,000 to anyone who can identify security vulnerabilities in participating Google Play apps. Thirteen apps are currently participating, including Tinder, Duolingo, Dropbox, Snapchat, and Headspace. SEE ALSO: The 1982 ‘Blade Runner’ …
October 20, 2017 | by RaheelBurger King is taking a stand against bullying in a clever new ad that reveals what matters most to people: a bullied high school junior student or a bullied Whopper Jr. If that sounds strange, just stick with us for a second. In the three-minute video, hidden cameras capture people’s reactions to boys bullying a …
October 20, 2017 | by RaheelHearing the term “Photoshop fail” will likely invoke strong feelings about the manipulations of models and actors’ bodies with unrealistic beauty standards. But sometimes, Photoshop fails can be completely innocent, and totally hilarious. The most recent offender comes from Netflix, and it’s actually pretty difficult to spotRedditor moofthestoof noticed that something was a little off …
October 20, 2017 | by RaheelWhat does a dream smell like? The promise of distant worlds? A hairline that defies time and space? Or, perhaps, something more terrestrial — a magical underground tunnel, whisking you away to destinations heretofore only envisioned one sunny afternoon daydream? And, if you could ever pin that most elusive of scents down, package, and sell …
October 20, 2017 | by RaheelThe iPhone X isn’t even out yet and Apple is already being sued over one of its biggest features. A developer is suing Apple for copyright infringement, alleging that Apple stole the “Animoji” name from the developer’s app of the same name. SEE ALSO: How dancing emoji hijacked your job — and why there’s no …
October 20, 2017 | by RaheelBack in 2016, Hollywood studios were able to stop VidAngel from streaming sanitized versions of blockbuster hits, claiming that its system for doing so was covered under the Family Movie Act of 2005. The injunction, which VidAngel promised to appeal,… Source: Engadget | Movie 'sanitizer' VidAngel files for bankruptcy
October 20, 2017 | by RaheelAvocados are everywhere now: on toast, in sushi, even in ice cream. Most people pick one up from the store like their college debt isn’t waiting for them at home. But did you know there’s more to this droopy fruit than meets the eye? From the history of the fruit to how to tell if …
October 20, 2017 | by RaheelBillionaire Bill Gates is investing big time in public education. At the Council of the Great City Schools conference in Cleveland Thursday, Gates announced a hefty $1.7 billion investment from his foundation. Midway through his keynote address (the video of his speech is embedded above and starts around the 19-minute mark) he vowed to improve …
October 20, 2017 | by RaheelThe skincare company Nivea makes dozens of products for women and men around the world. But what you probably didn’t know until earlier this week is that Nivea also sells skin-lightening cream to consumers in Africa. SEE ALSO: Oh look, another insensitive, wannabe ‘woke’ ad campaign. While it’s not the only company to market such …
October 20, 2017 | by Raheel