Headlines | Technology | Reviews | Gadget Updates
Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon has apologized after an offensive sketch from 2009 resurfaced on the internet. The two-episode sketch dubbed “Daryl” was a parody of the TV series Dexter, appearing as part of Channel 101, a monthly short film festival which Harmon co-founded. SEE ALSO: Over 230,000 petition Disney to rehire ‘Guardians of …
July 24, 2018 | by RaheelJimmy Fallon and Tom Cruise have done their fair share of silly skits on The Tonight Show over the years. And their newly made-up Mission: Impossible scene is just as harebrained. In a segment on Monday night’s show, Fallon and Cruise acted out a dramatic spy movie scene they’d written together playing the “Mad Lib” …
July 24, 2018 | by RaheelNo need to panic, folks! Just Russian hackers claiming “hundreds of victims” to infiltrate U.S. electric utilities, giving them the ability to cause blackouts. The state-sponsored hackers used fairly common tactics to compromise the vendors that supplied those utilities, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials who talked to the Wall Street Journal. …
July 24, 2018 | by RaheelEuropa, a small moon orbiting Jupiter, has long attracted fascination because of its potential to host alien life. Hidden below the moon’s frozen surface is thought to be an ocean, which could hold signs of life. It turns out scientists won’t have to dig too far to find this potential evidence in a future mission, …
July 24, 2018 | by RaheelAs if the Upside Down wasn’t a terrifying maze in itself, someone has created one in our world. A colossal maze inspired by Netflix favorite Stranger Things has been unveiled in Lafayette, Indiana, and it’s the stuff dreams are made of. SEE ALSO: Happy summer from this ‘Stranger Things’ teaser of Steve serving ice cream …
July 24, 2018 | by RaheelOver 230,000 people have signed a petition to rehire Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn. This new level of public support for the director comes after days of online and Comic-Con debate following Disney’s decision to dismiss the director from the third Guardians installment. SEE ALSO: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana weigh in on James …
July 24, 2018 | by RaheelIt looks like Uber rides just got a lot more expensive. A new ride-hail scam is hitting the news and, if you’re not careful, it’ll hit your wallet, too. It’s called “vomit fraud,” and it’s as awful as it sounds. SEE ALSO: Ride-hailing app drivers can livestream your ride — and it’s often legal According …
July 24, 2018 | by RaheelFor a company that was just hit with staggering $5 billion fine, Google and parent company Alphabet are as unbothered as ever. Alphabet reported its second quarter earnings Monday, just days after the European Commission announced a record-setting $5 billion fine against Google for Android antitrust violations. Though the company’s quarterly profits ultimately took a …
July 23, 2018 | by RaheelIt’d be one thing for your Uber or Lyft driver to record your trips in their car — but it’s another thing entirely when your driver posts that footage online. If you don’t think that’s happening, you probably haven’t heard the recent story of Jason Gargac, a St. Louis-area Uber and Lyft driver who was …
July 23, 2018 | by RaheelAutoplay videos are about to get a lot less annoying if you use Firefox. In the newest version of the experimental Firefox Nightly Edition (version 63.0a1), the popular web browser now gives users control over whether a site is allowed to autoplay videos when it loads. Mozilla announced this feature in a product roadmap earlier …
July 23, 2018 | by Raheel