Browsing Category: Tech News

  • Children's book 'The Pink Hat' honors the Women's March for a new generation of activists

    Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism. In 2017, a new symbol was added to the toolkit of social activism: the Pussyhat. In anticipation of the inauguration of Donald Trump, The Pussyhat Project sought to provide a …

    December 20, 2017 | by Raheel
  • This is everything you need to start streaming video games on Twitch

    Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. What’s more fun than playing video games? Watching strangers play video games, of course. At least that’s the idea behind Twitch, the esports streaming platform that boasts an audience of over 100 million, and hosts over 2 million …

    December 20, 2017 | by Raheel
  • 2018 will be the year of Bitcoin's rivals

    Bitcoin has had an absolutely insane year. At one point, its price was up nearly 2,000%, from about $1,000 in January to $19,922 mid-December. It exploded in the media and it caught the attention of pretty much everyone – from Wall St. billionaires to the average Joe just trying to make a quick buck. Now, …

    December 20, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Human Rights Campaign projects every banned CDC word on Trump hotel

    The Human Rights Campaign is using President Trump’s hotel in Washington, D.C., to make a serious political statement. In a protest of recently banned words the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer allowed to include in next year’s budget documents, the LGBTQ advocacy group partnered with multimedia artist Robin Bell to …

    December 20, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Antarctica's ice walls are no match for The Wall in 'Game of Thrones'

    Until a fire-spewing dragon breached The Wall in Game of Thrones, the 700-foot tall ice fortification kept murderous armies of resurrected dead from entering the Seven Kingdoms.  Unfortunately, ice walls on Earth aren’t this robust. Glaciologist Martin Truffer of the University of Alaska Fairbanks recently revealed this reality at the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting …

    December 20, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Bitcoin is inspiring people to do crazy, paranoid things

    As the value of cryptocurrency continues to skyrocket, so, too, does the number of crazy things people will do to protect or retrieve their sweet, sweet digital nest egg. SEE ALSO: The top 10 tech stories of 2017 Most notable are the Winklevoss Twins, that hard-luck pair of entrepreneurs who famously wound up on the …

    December 20, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Uber CEO just hired his number two. Yes, it's a man.

    Uber just hired a new second-in-command. Barney Harford, former CEO of online travel site Orbitz, is joining Uber as chief operating officer, Uber announced on Wednesday.  SEE ALSO: Uber’s new CEO says he banned employees from using secure messaging apps for Uber business Filling that position has been a long-time coming for the ride-hailing giant. …

    December 20, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Let some genius give you a Star Wars name using your favorite pasta dish

    Saying people love Star Wars and enjoy pasta would be putting it lightly.  But what if you could use one to further enjoy the other? SEE ALSO: Here’s a breakdown of the beloved ‘Star Wars’ character, the porg Twitter user Olly Moss found out Tuesday how people can easily give themselves their own Star Wars …

    December 20, 2017 | by Raheel
  • The 10 best TV shows of 2017 (returning)

    Apart from a few of the usual slumps, TV was great in 2017 in a year when almost everything else was not. We found solace in comedy, joy in romance, and catharsis in dark dramas. With over 400 original shows out there in the universe, we had to make two best of TV lists – …

    December 20, 2017 | by Raheel