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  • Harvey Weinstein made up Jay-Z lyrics in worst sexual harassment response ever

    Memo to powerful men: If you’re caught in the crosshairs of a major news story filled with years of sexual harassment claims, don’t even consider responding the way Harvey Weinstein just did.  In a bizarre statement released in response to a New York Times article Thursday morning, the Hollywood mogul veered from citing his childhood …

    October 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Russian hackers reportedly used popular antivirus software to steal NSA data

    Russian hackers stole “highly classified” NSA files laying out how the agency combats cyberattacks and spies on other countries’ networks, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal. The hackers reportedly found the files via Kaspersky’s antivirus software after an National Security Agency contractor put the files on his home computer.  SEE ALSO: …

    October 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • 'Brain pills' marketed to gamers embody the worst things about video game culture

    A new “brain boosting” supplement called GodMode hit the internet on Tuesday and it’s specifically advertising itself at gamers who want to be better at playing video games. GodMode is the flagship product by Boss Level Labs, a company that’s weirdly spearheaded by Scott Miller, who co-founded the game studios Apogee and 3D Realms, known …

    October 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Harvey Weinstein's harassment was an open secret in Hollywood. He's far from alone.

    Shocking, disturbing, heartbreaking, dispiriting — yes, yes, yes, and ughhhh, yes. Surprising? Not at all. The New York Times published an impeccably sourced, thoroughly reported account Thursday detailing decades of systematic sexual harassment at the hands of independent film mogul Harvey Weinstein. The 65-year-old producer, financier, infamous holy terror with a trophy case full of …

    October 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Electric-hybrid planes could be in the air by 2022

    Zunum Aero, the Boeing and JetBlue-backed hybrid-electric aviation startup, just set a delivery date for its first next-gen airplanes: 2022.  The company released the design specs for its debut 12-seat production aircraft, its first major announcement since emerging from stealth mode back in April with big plans to revolutionize the aviation industry.   The company …

    October 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Bored driver takes playing with a yo-yo to a new level

    Is there anything more relaxing that taking a nice, long drive, playing with a new yo-yo, and bumping Kendrick Lamar? Our guess is no. SEE ALSO: Driver gets the perfect revenge on car that blocked their driveway One such motorist was having the time of his life, but really didn’t want to be filmed. While …

    October 5, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Unafraid of emotion, Paramore delivers the therapeutic pop-rock show 2017 needs

    Two magical entities ruled Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday night: Hayley Williams and feelings. Not only has the 28-year-old singer always fronted Paramore, she’s always been Paramore—at least the embodiment of it, anyway—her clear, formidable voice and delightfully fizzy stage presence always rising above the band’s rotating cast and remarkably bold genre switches over …

    October 5, 2017 | by Raheel