Browsing Category: Tech News

  • This shapeshifting furniture puts a new spin on interior design

    Ian Stell, a New-York based designer, is creating incredible pieces of functional furniture that are able to transform their shapes. Although most of his pieces require precise engineering in order to become kinetic, Stell himself is not an engineer, but he rather studied Fine Arts, holding a BFA from the School of the Art Institute …

    December 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Someone created an IRL 'Mario Kart' experience

    MariCAR Shibuya lets you see the streets of Tokyo in a whole new way. Read more… More about Mashable Video, Japan, Tokyo, Real, and Go Kart Source: Mashable | Someone created an IRL 'Mario Kart' experience

    December 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • These are the tools you need to get your side hustle off the ground

    Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable’s commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. “Side hustle” is one of Miriam Webster’s “words we’re watching,” and for good reason. Thanks to social media and the gig economy, it seems like everyone …

    December 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • People are angry over Miss America CEO's alleged sexist and fat-shaming emails

    Miss America has lost its TV partner following troubling emails allegedly written by the pageant organization’s CEO, Sam Haskell. The leaked emails were published in the Huffington Post on Thursday, accusing Haskell and his colleagues of ridiculing past winners on their weight, sex lives, and using vulgar language to describe them. SEE ALSO: Watch 11-year-old …

    December 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Fiona the Hippo, queen of 2017, celebrates her first holiday season

    Fiona the Hippo’s had a big year. In fact, she’s not even one year old yet. But 2017’s perfect baby hippo is growing up. Born six weeks premature at only 29 pounds at Cincinnati Zoo in January, Fiona has garnered quite the online fanbase (including us) — just watch her engagement photobomb to know why. …

    December 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Koalas fight it out on the road and all this driver can do is wait

    As cuddly as they may seem, koalas can actually be pretty mean, especially to each other. Marguerite Smith captured two koalas fighting on the road while she was driving near the town of Stirling in South Australia, posting the video on Facebook on Thursday. SEE ALSO: Teenager finds this koala loves his bedroom as much …

    December 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Zuckerberg-backed FWD.us: Congress failed Dreamers

    Congress passed a stopgap measure on Thursday that will prevent a government shutdown, at least until January. But FWD.us, the organization founded by such tech titans as Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, isn’t happy about one thing the spending bill is missing: protection for Dreamers.  SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg on DACA repeal: ‘This is a …

    December 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • A crest-tailed mulgara, thought to be extinct in one area, returns after a century

    Long thought to be extinct in the Australian state of New South Wales, the crest-tailed mulgara has made an unexpected return after a century missing. The marsupial, presumed to be extinct in the area, was found by researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) at Sturt National Park near Tibooburra who were working …

    December 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Everyone's freaking out about Meryl Streep's Donna in 'Mamma Mia 2'

    Everyone’s guilty pleasure (you love it) is back, but the trailer for Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again has people in a tizz. The sequel to Pierce Brosnan’s horrific debut singing situation, Mamma Mia, has dropped a trailer, which has fans deducing that one main character is, in fact, dead. SEE ALSO: ‘Mamma Mia 2’ …

    December 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • This language learning app lets you practice with native speakers, and it works offline

    Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable’s commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. How many times have you included “Learn A New Language” on your New Year’s resolutions list but never got around to actually doing it? Make 2018 …

    December 21, 2017 | by Raheel