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Nothing says Chanukah like putting a twist on an old tradition. A company is selling fidget spinners, but with a dreidel flair. They combine the old traditional toy with what was once the hottest product in the market for kids (and some adults) this year. SEE ALSO: Will this phone-sized fidget device fix your mobile …
December 15, 2017 | by RaheelFacebook is allowing its users to be more choosy with where their posts are shared. SEE ALSO: Facebook steps on YouTube’s turf with a creator-focused video app The social network is testing a status option that lets users select if a post shows on their profile or just in Facebook News Feed. The feature was …
December 15, 2017 | by RaheelThe creative master minds of howchoo.com have engineered a ‘Furlexa‘—a Furby with the mind of Amazon Echo. The creator outfitted Furby with a small computer and rewired Furby’s hardware to sync Furby’s mouth with Alexa’s voice. Technology has never been cuter or more terrifying. Make your own by following this guide. Read more… More about …
December 15, 2017 | by RaheelSpoiler alert: This post contains major spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. As promised, Star Wars: The Last Jedi gives us a definitive answer to the question of who Rey’s parents are. And with apologies to every fan who’s spun an elaborate theory about why she’s definitely a Kenobi, or a Skywalker, or a …
December 15, 2017 | by RaheelIf you lived under a rock during 2017 (can I come too?), it was a year in which various sexual harassers were outed for being awful. It was a year that the conversation around harassment, power and abuse started to be taken seriously, but it seems like Australian television station Channel Nine — who had …
December 15, 2017 | by RaheelWe just finished watching Sia’s adorable new video for her holiday single “Under the Mistletoe” and we’re a little teary-eyed. Originally released Nov. 17, the lovelorn holiday ballad comes from Sia’s first-ever Christmas album, Everyday Is Christmas. Now, the single has a delightful video to match, which reminds us of Raymond Briggs’ classic holiday story …
December 15, 2017 | by RaheelThe mayor of Nazareth is canceling Christmas, and he’s blaming Donald Trump. Ali Salam, who is Muslim in the Muslim-majority city, shut down all Christmas festivities in the city in protest of Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. SEE ALSO: Net neutrality is officially dead “Our identity and faith aren’t up for …
December 15, 2017 | by RaheelSam Altman is a Silicon Valley kingmaker. Sam Altman is rich. Sam Altman wears cargo shorts. Sam Altman is awful. As president of Y Combinator, an internationally renowned startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California, the 32-year-old has an outsized influence on the world of tech. The seed money his company doles out has both …
December 15, 2017 | by Raheel“Social media” is a clumsy term that entangles enriching social interaction with mindless media consumption. It’s a double-edged sword whose sides aren’t properly distinguished. Taken as a whole, we can’t decide if it “brings the world closer together” like Facebook’s new mission statement says, or leaves us depressed and isolated. Read More Source: Tech Crunch …
December 15, 2017 | by RaheelRich Cigars just made the ultimate pivot: from high-end cigars and tobacco products to cryptocurrency. The Miami-based company announced Thursday it had become Intercontinental Technology, Inc., and was phasing out the cigar part of the business — aka its entire premise. Instead the company is jumping into two very not tobacco-related industries: patents and “aggressive …
December 15, 2017 | by Raheel