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  • Jimmy Kimmel tears up talking about his hometown Las Vegas

    Jimmy Kimmel got emotional on Monday night when talking about his hometown, Las Vegas, which just suffered a mass shooting that left 59 people dead.  SEE ALSO: Daily Show’s Trevor Noah gets real about gun control after Las Vegas shooting “I want this to be a comedy show,” he said. “I hate talking about this.” …

    October 3, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Australians are throwing #equalitysausage barbecues for marriage equality

    Australians have an insatiable need to throw back a “democracy sausage” sandwich after voting — and this weekend, they’re continuing the sacred national rite. Questionably cheap snags (which is what Aussies call sausages) in cheap white bread lathered in cheap sauce usually make an appearance at every Australian election polling booth. With a non-compulsory, nationwide …

    October 3, 2017 | by Raheel
  • American Airlines ups its pillow game by tossing in a mattress pad, duvet, lumbar pillow, and pajamas

    Sleeping on a flight is rarely comfortable, even if you’re in first class. But American Airlines hopes some exhaustively engineered sleep accessories can change that.  The airline is partnering with mattress company Casper to offer first and business class customers a mattress pad, duvet, pillow, blanket, lumbar pillow, pajamas and slippers starting in December.   …

    October 3, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Daily Show's Trevor Noah gets real about gun control after Las Vegas shooting

    In the wake of a mass shooting that left 59 dead and more than 520 people hurt, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, “There’s a time and place for a political debate, but now is a time to unite as a country.”  Well, The Daily Show‘s Trevor Noah thinks that’s BS. On Monday night, …

    October 3, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Xbox's 'Forza' onesie is for the living room racer in us

    For many of us, our race car driving fantasies start and end in front of the TV. But now you can at least dress the part, with Xbox launching a Forza Motorsport 7 Performance Edition onesie, designed in collaboration with Porsche Cars Australia. SEE ALSO: Vin Diesel looks like he just cried or is crying …

    October 3, 2017 | by Raheel
  • How to cope — and help others —after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas

    Since a mass shooting in Las Vegas killed at least 59 people and wounded hundreds at an oudoor concert Sunday night, people have of course been grappling with intense emotional reactions to the tragedy.  Whether you lived through the trauma firsthand or witnessed the aftermath on television or social media, it’s important to understand your …

    October 3, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Truphone raises $339M to retire debt and step up in connecting IoT devices

     Truphone, a mobile company based out of London that made a name for itself through low-cost international mobile voice and data plans, is taking a very big step forward in a strategy to catapult itself into the future of communications: the company has picked up a massive £255 million ($339 million), funding that it will …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Facebook says 10 million people saw Russia's 'divisive' political ads

    Facebook is finally making clear just how pervasive Russia-bought political ads were on its platform in the days and weeks before and after the election. Around 10 million Facebook users saw Russia-bought political ads, according to new information released on Monday night by the company. SEE ALSO: U.S. Senate to Mark Zuckerberg: Come in and …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Nissan made this weird, sweat-sensing car seat to detect dehydration

    In a peculiar interior design experiment, Nissan covered the car seats and steering wheel on a sporty Nissan Juke vehicle with a material that changes color when it absorbs sweat.  This may seem kind of strange, and perhaps a bit gross. But not to Nissan. The Japanese car company banded with Droog Design to develop …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • The Equifax breach was more massive than we thought

    Somehow, the Equifax hack was worse than originally reported.  The company put out a press release on Monday to say the hack exposed the personal information of 145.5 million U.S. consumers, up from the original estimate of 143 million. That comes out to about 45 percent of the U.S. population.  SEE ALSO: Equifax CEO ‘retires’ …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel