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  • Didi Chuxing adds new safety features, including a passenger SOS button  Didi Chuxing, the taxi booking app that is beating Uber in China, has added a number of safety features to its service including an SOS button for its 300 million registered users. Read More
  • Silent Circle’s Blackphone revealed as a sales flop  Encrypted comms company Silent Circle is being sued by its former joint venture hardware partner, Geeksphone, for not paying part of a previous agreed sale price for buying out the latter’s share in the joint venture — and lurking at the heart of the dispute are flopped sales of the Blackphone smar...
  • HTC selects Lifeliqe as educational VR content partner
  • Hillary Clinton and the Blockchain
  • Bain Capital Ventures & friends pour $11M into BevSpo





  • Florida investigators found a laptop in deadly Tesla Autopilot crash  There was a laptop found in the Tesla Model S involved in the deadly May 7 crash using Autopilot, Florida investigators confirmed with CNBC on Thursday. Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Kim Montes told the news outlet that a laptop and DVD player were recovered amongst the crash wreckage, but that they ...
  • Art Mécanique kickstarts a mechanical watch with a few high-tech trimmings  There is, to be sure, nothing new under the horological sun. However, by putting all of the old pieces together in new ways you end up with a watch that is both interesting and unique. Art Mécanique is a Swiss company that is crowdfunding a watch with a face made of concentric circles. The bottom h...
  • Qualcomm says it issued patch for Android encryption flaw over a year ago
  • Vyclone hits the deadpool
  • DeNA brings EasyMile’s self-driving bus to Japan
  • Microsoft now helps businesses use the data that powers Bing Predicts
  • Drupe reimagines the address book with $3 million in funding
  • Apple just released the first iOS 10 beta to everyone
  • Zolt launches Shush to further deepen your echo cham
  • If you’re waiting for a self-driving car revolution, keep waiting  Not a week goes by without some sort of development in the world regarding self-driving cars — the subject consistently finds a place in any given news cycle. But if you’re waiting for a self-driving car revolution, you better keep waiting. Sure, the technology is there, but there are plenty of leg...
  • Lyft could be working on a music jukebox feature  You may have noticed whenever you hop into a Lyft, more times than not, the driver asks what you want to listen to. You, like us, might tend to say you don’t have a preference, even though you most definitely do because you don’t feel like racking your brain or going through your SoundCloud to comm...
  • The NBA debuts its new and improved shot clock
  • Penn students’ start-up XEED puts wearables to work against Parkinson’s disease
  • Poshmark CEO Manish Chandra on moving from enterprise businesses to social shopping
  • Google acquires Anvato, a media streaming and monetization platform for broadcasters
  • Samsung’s new UFS memory cards store up to 256GB at crazy fast transfer speeds
  • Android co-founder Rich Miner is leaving GV to helm a Google education project
  • “Clean Diesel” agency spams Venmo customers for cha
  • Zuckerberg says Facebook Live can “shine a light on fear” Facebook still hasn’t explained the details of its policy on censorship of Live video. But today in response to the police shooting of Philando Castile, CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted that “The images we’ve seen this week are graphic and heartbreaking, and they shine a light on the fear that millions of...
  • Tackling systemic racism  Discussions around diversity and inclusion in the tech industry are not going away. Not on my watch. Earlier today, I sat down with Erica Baker, an engineer at Slack, and Ellen Pao, formerly of Reddit, to talk about their nonprofit organization for diversity, Project Include, as well as the systemi...
  • ZUtA demos its mobile robotic printer
  • Running through walls: 6Sense’s Amanda Kahlow on values that stick
  • Make way for more bots: Ex-Evernote CEO Phil Libin leads seed rounds for Butter.ai and Growbot
  • Up close with Fujifilm’s new X-T2 mirrorless camera
  • This artificial stingray has a gold skeleton and light-activated rat muscles
  • Rthm wants to be your comprehensive health AI
  • Carmaker + ridesharing roundup

    Which state is the creepiest? The truth is out there, 'X-Files' fans - CNET

    ​ Mulder and Scully can find aliens anywhere, but certain US states flew to the top of the paranormal radar.

    Tackling systemic racism

    ​  Discussions around diversity and inclusion in the tech industry are not going away. Not on my watch. Earlier today, I sat down with Erica Baker, an engineer at Slack, and Ellen Pao, formerly of Reddit, to talk about their nonprofit organization for diversity, Project Include, as well as the systemic racism that exists in the United States. In the last couple of days, two black men have… Read More

    Bowers & Wilkins unveils white finish option for Zeppelin Wireless streaming speaker - CNET

    ​ A white version of Bowers & Wilkins' minimalist home speaker is arriving this fall.

    Facebook confronts the grisly reality of live video with the shooting of Philando Castile

    ​ Facebook is facing new questions about its policies for live video after footage showing the aftermath of a police shooting in Minnesota was briefly removed. The video was recorded in the minutes immediately following the shooting of Philando Castile, who was killed by police during a traffic stop. Originally posted to the Facebook page of Castile's girlfriend Diamond Reynolds (who uses the name Lavish Reynolds on Facebook), the video shows Castile's blood-stained body in the moments after the shooting.  The video was later removed from Facebook for about an hour before it resurfaced with a message warning people that the video contains graphic content. Read more... More about Facebook Live, Facebook, Social Media, Apps And Software, and Tech

    Make way for more bots: Ex-Evernote CEO Phil Libin leads seed rounds for Butter.ai and Growbot

    ​  Earlier this year, Phil Libin, the former CEO of Evernote who is now a venture capitalist at General Catalyst, laid out plans to fund and support (and maybe even build?) his own startups in the burgeoning world of bots — services that use conversational interfaces and varying degrees of artificial intelligence to provide users with information, products and more. Now those… Read More

    See Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sing, eat Dairy Queen treats in VR - CNET

    ​ What do billionaire friends do in their spare time? Goof off, tease each other and eat junk food, just like the rest of us.

    How to use your phone to record police violence safely and effectively

    ​ When it comes to shedding light on police violence, the smartphone is an exceptionally powerful tool. Videos that show the deaths of black people due to police brutality — from Eric Garner in 2014, to Alton Sterling and Philando Castile just this week — have started and refocused conversations around policing in the U.S. As more and more people become empowered to hit "record," the country grows in outrage over the violence directed toward people of color, adding momentum to movements like Black Lives Matter and #SayHerName that demand change. SEE ALSO: How to help end gun violence when you've had enough of mass shootings Read more... More about Black Lives Matter, Racial Justice, Police, Police Brutality, and Police Misconduct

    Up close with Fujifilm’s new X-T2 mirrorless camera

    ​  If you’re going to show off the follow-up to your well-loved mirrorless camera two years after release, you might as well do it in style — classic cars, rail-thin models, terrible music, the whole nine yards. Fujifilm’s X-T2 interchangeable lens camera made its flashy Manhattan debut at the borough’s Classic Car Club, with a slew of different accessories and a number… Read More

    This artificial stingray has a gold skeleton and light-activated rat muscles

    ​  Mimicking nature’s most elegant designs has become a popular method for creating equally elegant robots (close, anyway) — but using nature’s raw materials, too? That’s what researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have done, creating a tiny light-controlled stingray with a solid gold skeleton that moves using reconstituted rat muscles. O brave new world! Read More

    Study proves we tip more when using Apple Pay and other NFC payments

    ​ A new study by Square found that people who used Apple Pay and other types of NFC payments were more likely to tip than those who used a physical credit card. The findings come from a six week look at the Portland market and “thousands” of retailers using Square’s new card reader which accepts both EMV (chip) cards as well as NFC mobile payments. During that time, Square says 67 percent of people who swiped a card left a tip. EMV cards made folks a bit more generous (71 percent), but the ease of NFC payments saw 73 percent of… This story continues at The Next Web

    Minnesota governor says racism played a part in fatal police shooting

    ​ Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said "all of us in Minnesota are forced to confront that this kind of racism exists" at a Thursday press conference following the fatal police shooting of a black man in St. Anthony.  “Nobody should be shot and killed in Minnesota … for a taillight being out of function,” Dayton said. “Nobody should be shot and killed while seated still in their car. I’m heartbroken.” SEE ALSO: Beyoncé issues powerful statement following deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile: 'This is a human fight' The man whom police killed, Philando Castile, 32, managed a school cafeteria. He was allegedly pulled over for a broken taillight while he was driving with Diamond "Lavish" Reynolds and her daughter. An officer shot him while he reportedly complied with the officer's order to show his driver's license.  Read more... More about Black Lives Matter, Shooting, Police, Louisiana, and St. Anthony

    Rthm wants to be your comprehensive health AI

    ​  If you’re Toronto-based startup MagniWare, you’ve learned some hard truths about the realities of what people will bear in terms of keeping tabs on their general wellness. MagniWare began life with a focus on hardware, looking to solve the problem of wearable fatigue by making a powerful sensor that was easy to use. But the hardware focus nearly exhausted the startup’s… Read More

    Facebook to test feature to download and view videos offline - CNET

    ​ Users will be able to download videos for offline viewing, but initial testing will involve only a small group of people in India.

    ​Lyft adds luxe Premier tier for those who need a little more - Roadshow

    ​ Need a lift but want to arrive in style? Lyft has something for you.

    If you’re waiting for a self-driving car revolution, keep waiting

    ​  Not a week goes by without some sort of development in the world regarding self-driving cars — the subject consistently finds a place in any given news cycle. But if you’re waiting for a self-driving car revolution, you better keep waiting. Sure, the technology is there, but there are plenty of legal and regulatory battles that will have to take place before consumers are being… Read More

    Lyft could be working on a music jukebox feature

    ​  You may have noticed whenever you hop into a Lyft, more times than not, the driver asks what you want to listen to. You, like us, might tend to say you don’t have a preference, even though you most definitely do because you don’t feel like racking your brain or going through your SoundCloud to communicate to the driver some obscure track you’ve been listening to. If… Read More

    Zuckerberg says Facebook Live can “shine a light on fear”

    ​  Facebook still hasn’t explained the details of its policy on censorship of Live video. But today in response to the police shooting of Philando Castile, CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted that “The images we’ve seen this week are graphic and heartbreaking, and they shine a light on the fear that millions of members of our community live with every day.” The comments indicate… Read More

    Snapchat accused of exposing kids to 'profoundly sexual content' - CNET

    ​ Lawsuit accuses the app maker of routinely showing minors sexually explicit images without warning.

    fsociety 'hacks' the 'Mr. Robot' Facebook page

    ​ LOS ANGELES — Mr. Robot just got a little more meta. The show's fictional Anonymous-style collective, fsociety, hacked the USA show's Facebook Page Thursday as part of a globally coordinated marketing campaign. The uploaded video contains a global message against Evil Corp, followed by a minute-and-a-half clip of the Season 2 premiere.  The clip is a flashback of stars Rami Malek and Martin Wallström minutes before their characters, Elliot and Tyrell Wellick, executed the 5/9 hack on Evil Corp.  The international marketing campaign, which will be on Facebook Live between Thursday and Friday across 13 countries, has customized “rants” in each territory, delivered in the region’s native tongue. Read more... More about Usa Network, Facebook, Mr Robot, Tv, and Entertainment

    A newfound alien planet is bullied by three suns

    ​ A newly discovered alien world has three masters.  The planet — which is about four times more massive than Jupiter and located about 340 light-years from Earth — orbits the brightest star in a three-star system. The two other stars in the system also orbit the brightest star, circling one another like a dumbbell and exerting their gravitational influence over the planet, named HD 131399Ab. SEE ALSO: Stark photo could show newly discovered alien planet circling its star "For about half of the planet's orbit, which lasts 550 Earth-years, three stars are visible in the sky," Kevin Wagner, the lead author of a study in the journal Science detailing the new finding, said in a statement. He added: Read more... More about Telescopes, Alien Planets, Exoplanets, Science, and Space

    Running through walls: 6Sense’s Amanda Kahlow on values that stick

    ​  For Amanda Kahlow and 6Sense, one of the most important aspects of the company is its culture. The values of the company have been baked into the operations of the team, how it interacts with itself and its customers. Kahlow says it boils down to family — an acronym for fun, accountability, mindfulness, integrity, love and yes. And as a company, before they start meetings, Kahlow and… Read More

    Hey, bae. Here's Microsoft's very awkward invite to a party - CNET

    ​ Technically Incorrect: The company invites students to a recruitment beer-pong party, but the wording is, oh, you decide.

    Before Alton and Philando: 12 other black men killed by police, on video

    ​ Warning: This post includes extremely graphic videos.   Less than 48 hours after the deadly shooting of Alton Sterling by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Philando Castile was shot by a police officer in Minnesota, the aftermath of which was captured in a Facebook Live video by Castile's girlfriend.  SEE ALSO: Aftermath of apparent police shooting broadcast on Facebook Live Sterling and Castile are the latest victims in the ongoing epidemic of African-Americans killed by police officers. Catching the acts on harrowing video has been a growing trend in recent years due to technological advances. Just about every mobile phone has a camera. But the video evidence rarely leads to convictions.  Read more... More about Police Shootings, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Alton Steriling, and Philando Castile

    Verizon gets LeBron James to tell kids not to study - CNET

    ​ Technically Incorrect: In a campaign for its new data plans, Verizon co-opts the NBA star, the cast of "Yo Gabba Gabba" and Enrique Iglesias.

    Can technology protect soft targets against mass shootings and terrorist attacks?

    ​ Sandy Hook, Charlie Hebdo, San Bernardino, the Paris Attacks, Brussels, Istanbul. Virtually all of these terrorist attacks and mass shootings occurred in what are known as "soft target" locations: big spaces with multiple entries and exits, lots of people, and relatively little protection. Soft targets like airports often contain more stringent security inside, but those security checkpoints, scanners and pat-downs you endure at the TSA are intended to protect the airplanes and their passengers. The rest of the airport terminal generally does not enjoy the same level of security. SEE ALSO: Atlanta airport tests conveyor belt system that could speed up security Read more... More about Scan, Security Check, Mass Shooting, Terrorist Attack, and Tech

    Snapchat sued by 14-year-old over racy Discover stories

    ​ Snapchat, which began its life with an X-rated reputation, is now being sued for some R-rated content — by someone who can barely see a PG-13 movie.  A 14-year-old boy and his mom have filed a lawsuit against Snapchat over content that appeared on the Discover section, which features stories, video and interactive elements from a variety of media partners. (Mashable is a partner on Discover.) The complaint comes from the law firm of Mark Geragos, one of the most well-known media lawyers currently practicing. "Specifically, through Snapchat Discover, Snapchat is currently engaged in an insidious pattern and practice of intentionally exposing minors to harmful, offensive, prurient, and sexually offensive content, without warning minors or their parents that they would be exposed to such explicit content," the complaint reads.  Read more... More about Lawsuit, Business, Digital Media, Snapchat, and Media

    Samsung's new 256GB microSD card is so fast no devices support it yet

    ​ It's incredible how much storage now fits into a fingernail-sized microSD memory card. Last year, SanDisk crammed 200GB into a microSD card and now Samsung's gone and made a 256GB microSD with the world's fastest read and write speeds — even faster than SanDisk's own new 256GB microSD card it touted as the world's speediest only a week ago. SEE ALSO: SanDisk crammed 200GB into a fingernail-sized microSD card Samsung's new UFS (Universal Flash Storage) microSD cards come in 32, 64, 128 and 256GB capacities. Designed for high-resolution 3D gaming and high-resolution movies, the cards boast read speeds of 530 megabytes per second (MB/s), which is about five times faster than most microSD cards. The cards also have write speeds of 170MB/s. Read more... More about Microsd, Samsung, Tech, and Gadgets

    'Evolve' goes free-to-play on PC, with changes aimed at accessibility

    ​ Evolve just leveled up. The 2015 game from Turtle Rock Studios is entering into what the developer calls "Stage 2." That means a lot of different things, but the biggest change of all: Evolve is now free to play in beta on PC, with console versions to follow once the beta testing concludes. SEE ALSO: Cersei's 'Overwatch' Play of the Game officially wins 'Game of Thrones' If you're not familiar with it, Evolve is a competitive game that pits four distinctly different hunters against a large, powerful monster on the surface of an alien world teeming with life.  The monster has a large pool of health and a range of abilities that you can upgrade — or evolve — as it feeds. Meanwhile, each hunter fills one of four roles — Trapper, Medic, Support and Assault — that define their weapons and gear. Read more... More about Turtle Rock Studios, Evolve, Esports, Entertainment, and Gaming

    Bon Jovi graces wedding reception with surprise performance

    ​ While Jon Bon Jovi was at a wedding in Miami last weekend he graced the reception with a surprise performance of his 1986 classic, "Livin' on a Prayer." After the official wedding band singer, Lourdes Valentin, began singing the hit song, the videographer zoomed in on Bon Jovi sitting at a table with other guests.  He eventually gave in to the guests' hopes that he would perform, walked to the mic and joined the band for the very special musical number. Dana Carvey compresses his impression skills down to bite-size bits Kanye West is fashionably moody in new Francis and the Lights video featuring Bon Iver Justin Bieber, Nick Jonas, Carly Rae Jepsen parody Kanye West's 'Famous' 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' ending gets enchanted with 'Monty Python' Read more... More about Videos, Viral Video, Watercooler, Performance, and Wedding

    Student desperate for smoke-free dorm builds elaborate fresh air device

    ​ Being a nonsmoker and living in a dorm with roommates who all smoke can be a recipe for disaster — especially when they see no issue with lighting up inside. An unfortunate university student from Nanning in southern China found himself in this exact situation. But instead of resigning himself to fate, the 26-year-old, who goes under the pseudonym of Shandianzhililiang on Weibo, came up with an idea that has bewildered Chinese netizens. SEE ALSO: These shark tea bags that turn your drink red will make tea time very interesting Aware of the negative effects of long-term exposure to second-hand smoke, Shandianzhililiang took matters into his own hands and built a breathing device out of cardboard, garbage bags and a clip-on fan. Read more... More about Viral, Invention, China, Watercooler, and Humor

    Kevin Durant on his $150 shoes: 'I'm not an $88 player'

    ​ Kevin Durant's signature Nike sneakers used to be much cheaper than they are now.  The KD2 retailed for $88, while the latest iteration of his shoe, the KD9, goes for $150, according to Nick DePaula of the sneaker site NiceKicks.  What's up with that? Durant is far from apologetic about his shoe's ascending price tag. SEE ALSO: Rage over Kevin Durant's move shows how team owners hoodwink common fans DePaula asked Durant about the change. Durant's reply? “As humbly as I can say it, I’m not a $88 player. I’m an elite player in the league." Well then!  The Golden State Warriors' star free-agency signing added that he felt there was no choice but to hike the price of his shoe as his career ascended. Durant was drafted in 2007, won the NBA MVP award in 2014 and is currently among the league's top five players. Early models of his signature Nike sneakers were relatively basic; performance doo-dads have come to mark later versions.  Read more... More about Nba, Sports, and Entertainment

    Musical theatre geek Ariana Grande joins NBC's 'Hairspray Live'

    ​ Mama, Ariana's a big girl now. Pop star Ariana Grande just announced on Twitter that she will be playing Penny Pingleton in NBC's Hairspray Live. SEE ALSO: 'Hairspray' will be NBC's next live musical After a series of tweets building up to the official news, Ariana Grande quoted one of Penny's lines from Hairspray to let us know. Grande will be playing Penny, the lovable, nerdy and rebellious sidekick to Tracy Turnblad, a teen who dreams of fameAmanda Bynes played Penny in the 2007 film adaptation, and Kerry Butler originated the role in the 2002 Broadway production. The self-proclaimed musical theatre geek continued to release her excitement on Twitter. Read more... More about Ariana Grande, Hairspray Live, Hairspray, Entertainment, and Watercooler

    Kanye West is fashionably moody in new Francis and the Lights video featuring Bon Iver

    ​ Kanye West's #RealFriends include Francis and the Lights and Bon Iver. The rapper lent his presence to the new Lights music video for "Friends," which features Francis and Bon Iver, a.k.a. Justin Vernon, dancing boy band style in a plain studio.  SEE ALSO: Kanye West and Adidas are taking their relationship to the next level The beautifully minimal video, directed by Jake Schreier, is a perfect fit for the ethereal track. If it sounds familiar, it's because Chance the Rapper sampled it on his excellent last album Coloring Book. Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments. Read more... More about Francis And The Lights, Bon Iver, Kanye West, Music, and Entertainment

    Antoine Griezmann becomes France's Euro 2016 hero months after sister survived Bataclan terrorist attack

    ​ Antoine Griezmann scored both goals for France in Les Bleus' Euro 2016 semifinal win over Germany on Thursday night.  That sends the hosts to Paris, where they'll face Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal side on Sunday for the championship. Griezmann is the tournament's top scorer, with six goals in six matches for France.  But his story comes with an additional, irresistible wrinkle: Griezmann's older sister survived the terror attack at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris last November by spreading herself motionless on the floor as ISIS-affiliated gunmen murdered others around her.  SEE ALSO: Kevin Durant on his $150 shoes: 'I'm not an $88 player' Read more... More about Soccer, Sports, and Entertainment

    Hermione squared: Emma Watson meets Noma Dumezweni

    ​ What happens when movie Hermione meets stage Hermione? Magic. On Thursday, actress Emma Watson posted a photo on Twitter of her meeting Noma Dumezweni, who stars in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.  Penned by J.K. Rowling herself, the play is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The Internet lost its collective mind in December when casting news for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was announced. Dumezweni has taken home many honors for her acting, including the 2006 Olivier Award for "best performer in a supporting role" for her portrayal of Ruth Younger in a production of Raisin in the Sun.  Read more... More about Theater, Films, Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, Harry Potter, and Jk Rowling

    State Department reopens the probe into Hillary Clinton's emails

    ​ The State Department is reopening an internal investigation of possible mishandling of classified information by Hillary Clinton and top aides, officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. SEE ALSO: Justice Dept. closes Clinton email probe with no charges Although the former secretary of state's closest confidants have left the agency, they could still face punishment. The most serious is the loss of security clearances, which could complicate her aides' hopes of securing top positions on her national security team if she becomes president. The announcement comes one day after the Department of Justice announced it was closing its case on the emails.  Read more... More about Emails, State Department, Hillary Clinton, World, and Politics

    Anger, sorrow, fear, determination: The internet reacts to the death of Philando Castile - CNET

    ​ People take to social media to respond to the graphic video that shows Castile after he was shot by a police officer.

    ZUtA demos its mobile robotic printer

    ​  After finding success on Kickstarter, ZUtA Labs is piecing together its mobile robotic printer. Small enough to fit into the palm of your hand, the four-inch wireless device makes it easy to produce images on the go.  The printer rolls back and forth over a piece of paper, until the on-screen image is recreated in about a minute. The ZUtA Robotic Printer integrates with an app, which enables… Read More

    Solange Knowles posts heartbreaking tweets after recent police shootings

    ​ "I can count five parents in the last three hours who have text me and said my child just asked me 'am I going to die'?!?" Those were the chilling words tweeted by Solange Knowles Thursday, following the fatal police shootings of two black men in the U.S. within 48 hours. SEE ALSO: Beyoncé on Alton Sterling, Philando Castile's deaths: 'This is a human fight' She posted the tweet as parents nationwide struggled to explain to their children the events in Louisiana and Minnesota, which saw 37-year-old Alton Sterling shot outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge and 32-year-old Philando Castile shot during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights just days later. Read more... More about Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Police Shootings, Black Lives Matter, and Beyonce

    Real planet with three suns is way weirder than Tatooine - CNET

    ​ Truth is stranger than fiction again. If you consider triple sunsets and century-long seasons strange, that is.

    EA on Star Wars Battlefront franchise -- 'We're just getting started' - CNET

    ​ EA global publishing chief Laura Miele: "We feel like we have a great road ahead of us in this franchise."

    10 ways Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit against Roger Ailes is just a giant misunderstanding

    ​ On Wednesday, Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a damning lawsuit against Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes, accusing the legendary media mogul of sexism and sexual harassment.  The lawsuit sent shocks through the media world, as pundits and viewers learned the lurid details of the case. In the lawsuit, Carson contends that Ailes called her a "man-hater" after she complained of sexism on her popular morning show Fox and Friends. Last September, Ailes allegedly told Carson that "she should have had a sexual relationship [with him] a long time ago and then you'd be good and better." But hey — maybe it was all just a misunderstanding?  Read more... More about Lawsuits, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Gretchen Carlson, and Roger Ailes

    Raisin prices: Bunch of grapes sells for $11,000 in Japan - CNET

    ​ Talk about the wrath of grapes: 30 of the little fruits sell for an astonishing sum at auction.

    Spotify is bringing music to your emails - CNET

    ​ The music streaming service adds songs to your out of office messages.

    You would've loved these yarn names when you were an emo teen

    ​ Selling a product called "Poisoned blood" on the Internet would usually be a cause for concern. Thankfully, it's just the name of a silk and cashmere yarn. Etsy store DyeForYarn sells over 280 different colors of yarn with odd, evocative names like "I'm pushing a Rhino up the stairs" and "A bat in a dark mood." SEE ALSO: Designer creates fancy dress using, uhhh, human hair The sanity of whoever's been naming them was first questioned by "Kendra W" on Twitter. The storeowners, Nicole and Cordula, explain on their Etsy page that they were formerly biology and molecular medicine scientists, but ditched the lab in favor of dyeing and selling their own yarns. Read more... More about Emo, Sewing, Etsy, Yarn, and Watercooler

    Carmaker + ridesharing roundup

    ​  Auto manufacturers are realizing that the future of transportation is not going to be one person, one car. It’s going to be ridesharing, ridehailing and public transit — and these vehicles may not even require drivers. So most major manufacturers have made a turn toward becoming “mobility companies.” It’s been a quick turn, though. In just the first half of… Read More

    'Harry Potter' at the Hollywood Bowl: A magical night in L.A.

    ​ HOLLYWOOD, California — Fifteen years ago, my parents and I lined up outside of a Los Angeles movie theater to catch the first showing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone at midnight.  I clutched my copy of the first book, wore my HP glasses and waved my wand around until the lights in the theater went dim. I've re-read the entire Harry Potter series and watched the films multiple times since then (shout out to those ABC Family Freeform marathons).  But truly nothing felt as magical as seeing the film on the big screen(s) at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday night. The event, one of many special concerts held at the Hollywood Bowl during its summer season, gave audiences the opportunity to relive the first Harry Potter film on a high-definition giant screen while hearing the Los Angeles Philharmonic and a 24-person choir perform John Williams’ score.  Read more... More about Film, Music, Hollywood Bowl, La Philharmonic, and Harry Potter

    Samsung’s new microSD cards are 5x faster than anything you currently own

    ​ Remember those microSD cards we told you about a few days ago that can hold a ton of 4K video? They’re almost obsolete; Samsung just blew microSD all the way up by adding flash storage. You can get the cards in storage capacities of 32, 64, 128 or 256GB. “Our new 256GB UFS card will provide an ideal user experience for digitally-minded consumers and lead the industry in establishing the most competitive memory card solution,” said Jung-bae Lee, senior vice president, Memory Product Planning & Application Engineering at Samsung. “By launching our new high-capacity, high-performance UFS card line-up, we are changing… This story continues at The Next Web

    Dana Carvey compresses his impression skills down to bite-size bits

    ​ Someone edited Master of Disguise down to two minutes. Sans turtle, of course. Vanity Fair's celebration of mimicry continues. Following their videos with Walking Dead actor Ross Marquand, they nab one of the all-time greatest comedic impressionists ever, Dana Carvey, to flex his nano-impression chops. Enjoy Bernie Sanders helps kids cross the road, Johnny Carson reacts to Kanye's "Famous" and Jimmy Stewart tackles LinkedIn. Kanye West is fashionably moody in new Francis and the Lights video featuring Bon Iver Justin Bieber, Nick Jonas, Carly Rae Jepsen parody Kanye West's 'Famous' 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' ending gets enchanted with 'Monty Python' Intentionally bad spokesperson Jonah Hill is totally not chill Read more... More about Dana Carvey, Watercooler, and Impressions

    Ramsay Bolton of 'Game of Thrones' is basically the Ed Sheeran of Westeros

    ​ In his past life, Iwan Rheon, who plays Ramsay Bolton on Game of Thrones, reportedly dreamed of a career involving a little less acting and a little more singing and songwriting. Read more...More about Standalone Featured, Real Time, Got, Game Of Thrones, and Ramsay Bolton
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