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  • News anchor hilariously mispronounces Fitbit on live TV

    Bloopers and blunders on live television are one of the few reasons local cable news is still occasionally interesting One anchor on Fox 13 News in Utah fumbled particularly hard not once, but twice when pronouncing “Fibit” on TV on Wednesday.  It’s usually the eccentric eyewitnesses who cuss on live TV, not the anchors themselves. …

    March 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • This hangry girl who had her leftovers stolen is extremely relatable

    Tragedy struck when a girl’s leftovers were eaten taken, and listen, we get it. SEE ALSO: Are you closer to death or hearing back from that job you applied for? Twitter user Akira posted about her sister, who upon realizing her leftovers had been stolen, sat on the couch angrily for over 2 hours. Someone …

    March 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • The best signs from the National School Walkout

    Students of all ages turned out by the thousands for the National School Walkout to protest gun violence and recognize the lives of the 17 people killed during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. last month.  At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, kids left their classrooms behind and gathered in …

    March 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • The 'Tomb Raider' movie surpasses gaming's Lara Croft, but is that enough?

    Lara Croft is a character who inherently comes with decades of baggage — and I don’t just mean the absurd chest size that’s tended to define her iconography. The latest iterations of Lara in the 2013 video game reboot and corresponding 2018 movie reboot (if you’re keeping score, that’s a reboot within a reboot — …

    March 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 5 Stephen Hawking clips that'll make you just a little bit smarter

    When Stephen Hawking passed away early Wednesday morning, he left behind a legacy of service to the scientific community through his extensive research and landmark achievements, and to the global community through his embrace of public talks and his frequent willingness to partake in pop culture. Through his books, talks, and interviews, Hawking made his …

    March 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 'Shadow of the Tomb Raider' completes young Lara Croft's journey this fall

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the third and final chapter in a trilogy of games chronicling Lara Croft’s origin story, is coming on Sept. 14, 2018. Probably. (Definitely.) Currently, there’s a teaser page up at TombRaider.com hyping some kind of reveal for March 15, 2018 at 6:00 a.m. PT. No details, just the date/time and …

    March 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Game developers can now use Google Maps to build the next 'Pokémon Go'

    Google wants to help developers build the next Pokémon Go. The company announced that it’s opening Google Maps to game developers who want to use its data to build location-based games similar to Pokémon Go. SEE ALSO: Google Maps has a ‘Mario Time’ feature, and it’s as awesome as it sounds With the new APIs, …

    March 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Broadcom abandons plans to buy Qualcomm after Trump blocks the deal

    Broadcom is no longer pursuing plans to buy Qualcomm after Trump issued an executive order blocking the $117 billion takeover proposal over fears the deal would “impair the national security of the United States.” “Although we are disappointed with this outcome, Broadcom will comply with the Order,” the Singapore-based company that’s currently in the process …

    March 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Snapchat offers special filter to unite kids across the country on National Walkout Day

    Students across the country participated in National School Walkout Day on Wednesday to protest gun violence — and a special Snapchat filter has emerged as a big part of their efforts. SEE ALSO: These images from the National School Walkout are powerful beyond belief One look at a Snap Map of the east coast (just …

    March 14, 2018 | by Raheel