Browsing Category: Tech News

  • Steve Bannon warned Trump about the 25th Amendment, and Trump didn't know what it was

    At this point, nine months into the Donald Trump presidency, we shouldn’t really be surprised by anything that happens. And, yet, stories like Trump being completely unaware of the 25th Amendment still manage to instill us with shock and awe. This latest revelation about Donald Trump comes from Gabriel Sherman’s latest dispatch for Vanity Fair …

    October 12, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Mayor of San Juan tells Trump that he is leaving Puerto Rico to die

    Ninety percent of Puerto Rico lacks electricity, and only 63% of residents have access to potable water, but President Trump is ready to close up shop on the U.S. territory.  His job here — which mostly involved throwing paper towels — is done. After Trump suggested on Twitter this morning that he might pull FEMA …

    October 12, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Facebook is opening up its most annoying feature to thirsty brands

    Get ready to see a lot more Facebook Stories. Yes… really. The social network is finally completing the last step of its Facebook Stories rollout: letting brands participate. Facebook announced today that it will begin opening up its Stories feature to Pages (or accounts that are run by businesses). SEE ALSO: Facebook is testing a …

    October 12, 2017 | by Raheel
  • ESRB says video game loot boxes don't qualify as 'gambling,' despite similarities

    Loot boxes seem to be grabbing hold as the big new monetization trend in video games and people are pushing back, claiming they’re just a thinly veiled gambling system used to exploit players.  The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the organization that gives games their age and content ratings in North America, disagrees. SEE ALSO: …

    October 12, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Spike Lee takes us back into Nola Darling's world with 'She's Gotta Have It' series

    “As a sex positive polyamorous pansexual, monogamy never even seemed like a remote possibility,” Nola Darling (DeWanda Wise) says in the first trailer for Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It. The 10-part series returns to director Spike Lee’s roots just over 30 years after his black-and-white drama of the same name premiered in theaters. SEE ALSO: …

    October 12, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Finally, an entire Instagram account devoted to the removal of ingrown hairs

    If you enjoy pimple-popper videos in theory, but find yourself too disgusted to make it through more than one, consider the ingrown hair. Though videos of ingrown hair removal are nothing new, a newly popular Instagram account – boasting more than 15,800 followers – really embodies the art of the tweezer. Dubbed @Tweezist, this account …

    October 12, 2017 | by Raheel
  • This machine prints paved roads like a carpet.

    A semi-automatic robot, called ‘Tiger-Stone,’ can lay prearranged bricks into a continuous layer of road.  The bricks are pattered by human beings as the robot slowly makes its way back, weaving a road like a carpet. Read more… More about Mashable Video, Building, Industry, Netherlands, and Real Time Video Source: Mashable | This machine prints …

    October 12, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Someone has reinvented the cheese grater

    This titanium cheese grater is the ultimate tool for cheese lovers out there. It comes in two versions, one for lefties and another for righters.  The tool looks easy to clean, safe, and also simple to use. While it’s not just useful cheese, let’s be honest… it’s all about the cheese.  Read more… More about …

    October 12, 2017 | by Raheel
  • NBC News looks pretty awful right now

    NBC is facing serious accusations that its news division turned down a major story over pressure from top-level executives… again. That story, of course, was MSNBC contributor Ronan Farrow’s exposé on Harvey Weinstein, which wasn’t published by MSNBC, but by The New Yorker. And details started to emerge on Wednesday as to why. They’re not …

    October 12, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Student's door sensor makes dorm life a lot like a 'Seinfeld' episode

    While we’re all living in 2017, this dude’s still living in the early ’90s.  A Northern Arizona University student named Evan made huge strides in the advancement of door technology by creating a goofy door sensor for his dorm. He tweeted it out on Oct. 3, and the world hasn’t been the same since.  SEE …

    October 12, 2017 | by Raheel