Browsing Category: Tech News

  • Twitter's search tool is blocking photo searches of #bisexual, but not #lesbian or #gay

    Twitter has a lot of explaining to do.  The social media platform is under scrutiny after several accounts noticed the search tool had begun to bar photos (as well as videos and news) tagged with the #bisexual hashtag — and others.  SEE ALSO: Why Twitter’s 30 million bots are here to stay Today @Twitter @TwitterSupport …

    November 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • An American woman won the NYC Marathon for the first time in 40 years

    Shalane Flanagan crossed the New York City Marathon finish line just a few minutes shy of two-and-a-half hours after she started. It was fast enough to win the women’s race portion of the annual competition, making the 36-year-old runner from Portland, Oregon the first American woman to bring home a victory in 40 years. The …

    November 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • The T-Mobile and Sprint merger is off — again

    T-Mobile and Sprint won’t be joining forces after all. The two companies ended a months-long negotiation to merge after failing “to find mutually agreeable terms,” they said in a joint statement released early Sunday. The move marks the second time in three years that Sprint and T-Mobile have called off a deal. Talks for T-Mobile …

    November 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Sean 'Diddy' Combs has decided to change his name to 'Love'

    When you turn 48 years old and already have the world at your fingertips, there’s really only one thing left to do: change your name.  At least, that’s what Sean Combs—now formerly known as Diddy, P. Diddy, Puff Daddy—has done. The music mogul, who turned 48 on Saturday, took a break from his weekend festivities …

    November 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • The woman who defied Italian tradition by refusing to marry her rapist

    Franca Viola. Image: Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Last month, actress and director Asia Argento voiced her disgust with criticism from the Italian public after she came forward with rape allegations against Harvey Weinstein. “Italy is far behind the rest of the world in its view of women,” she told the press of her native …

    November 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Amazon celebrates Alexa's third birthday with these deals

    Amazon’s voice-powered digital assistant Alexa just turned three, so the company is acknowledging its three years of existence by offering deals on the Alexa-powered devices below.  Please note: Amazon says the deals will last for just over day, starting at 9 PM PST on Nov. 5 and ending at 11:59 PM PST on Nov. 6. …

    November 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Mopping with this gadget actually looks fun

    Mopnado is an all-in-one mopping system that spins your mop clean.  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. Read more… More about Tech, Technology, Kickstarter, Innovation, and Clean Source: Mashable | Mopping with this gadget actually looks …

    November 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • 'Stranger Things' Barb defends Finn Wolfhard with a few, very real tweets

    Justice for Barb was so 2016—now, it’s all about justice from Barb. Stranger Things actress Shannon Purser (who played Season 1’s Barb, the breakout character with a cult-like following) came to the defense of co-star Finn Wolfhard on Saturday afternoon after fans of Wolfhard circulated a video of themselves waiting outside the 14-year-old’s hotel.  Wolfhard …

    November 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Kanye West finally makes his return to the stage at a Kid Cudi concert

    In November 2016, Kanye West cancelled a slew of tour dates after reports surfaced that he’d been hospitalized.  On Saturday night, nearly a year after those headlines dominated the news, the Chicago native took the stage alongside longtime collaborator Kid Cudi for the first time since 2016—and people went absolutely wild.  SEE ALSO: Kim Kardashian …

    November 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • How to build one of Earth's largest telescopes

    Huge telescopes dot mountainsides around the world.  From Hawaii to Chile, scientists seek out the perfect site with fair weather and dark, clear skies to peer deeply into space, clocking the movements of distant stars, planets, and other objects far beyond what we can see with the naked eye. SEE ALSO: Construction Begins on One …

    November 5, 2017 | by Raheel