These Bus Stops Left Over From the Soviet Union Are so Wonderfully Bizarre
The Soviet Union. The USSR. The Iron Curtain. The Eastern Bloc. Lenin. Stalin. The Communist Party. The KGB. The Cold War. And awesomely designed bus stops? Apparently and bizarrely and awesomely,...
View ArticleWhy Nintendo chose ‘Animal Crossing’ over ‘Mario’ for mobile
Last week, Nintendo announced that it will bring popular titles like Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem to its new smartphone game lineup. While this was good news for fans of those franchises, it still...
View ArticleDancing Stormtroopers take over ‘Britain’s Got Talent’– CNET
Leave it to Darth Vader’s Imperial soldiers to impress Simon Cowell and the other judges on “Britain’s Got Talent.” Watch Boogie Storm dance, flip and twerk while wearing Stormtrooper armor. CNET News
View ArticleESPN and Verizon settle lawsuit over customizable FiOS TV plans
It's been more than a year since ESPN sued Verizon over Custom FiOS TV, a channel bundle that allows subscribers to make à la carte selections. But today, the companies announced they have...
View ArticleGoogle Bans Payday Loan Ads, Netflix Petitioned Over VPNs… [Tech News Digest]
Google hates payday loans, Netflix faces complaints about VPN bans, Google wants to live on your iPhone, the best iOS weather app lands on Android, and the Assassin’s Creed movie trailer. Google Bans...
View ArticleMicrosoft wants you to share your 3D printer over your network
Sure, you can use your old-school paper printer from virtually any device in your home. But what if you want to use your 3D printer in the den while you're lounging in the living room? Microsoft might...
View ArticleEngineers Smash Wireless Data Record, Beaming 6 GB/Sec Over 23 Miles
Like the idea downloading the contents of a DVD in less then 10 seconds without a cable in sight? That’s exactly what a team of German engineers can do, having broken the record for wireless data...
View ArticleLook at the World’s Biggest Sponge, Which Is Over 11 Feet Long
This sponge could fill a room in your home. The world’s largest, it was found in the depths of the seas near the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Read more… Gizmodo
View ArticleJury rules in favor of Google in Oracle trial over Java use in Android
After closing arguments wrapped up in the Google vs. Oracle case on Monday, the jury has come to a decision over the use of Java code in Android. Announced moments ago, the jury sided unanimously in...
View ArticleOverwatch continues to take over everyone’s life, sells 7 million copies – CNET
Blizzard’s new team-based shooter has backed up an impressive showing in open beta, selling over 7 million copies in less than two weeks. CNET Gaming
View ArticleLarry Page is secretively behind two electric aircraft startups, financing...
Earlier this year, we wrote a profile on an interesting startup, Zee Aero, developing a battery-powered vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft near Google’s X lab. The company caught our...
View ArticleBitSummit 4 takes over Kyoto with more indie games and devs
BitSummit is back. The annual Japanese indie game festival recently announced its lineup of musicians and speakers including Koji Igarashi of Bloodstained and Castlevania fame, Rez creator Tetsuya...
View ArticleAirbnb files suit against San Francisco over rental laws
Airbnb's long-running tussles with home-city San Francisco have escalated even further. The rental outfit recently sued the city, claiming that a new law requiring hosts to register their living...
View ArticleJalopnik Owner Dumps Tesla Model X Over Quality Problems | io9 This Zootopia...
Jalopnik Owner Dumps Tesla Model X Over Quality Problems | io9 This Zootopia Deleted Scene Took Things in a Really Dark Direction | Kotaku Months Later, Players Finally Solve GTA V’s Bigfoot Mystery |...
View ArticleYouTube’s online TV service could launch over the next year with ABC, CBS,...
YouTube is said to be making headway on an online television service that doesn’t require a cable subscription (via The Information). With a launch in the next six to nine months, expected partners...
View ArticleChromebook market expected to grow to over 17 million units over the next...
Chromebooks are quickly growing in popularity and with recent updates bringing a lot of new functionality to the table, we can only expect to see more and more on the market. In fact, over the next...
View ArticleSteven Universe Artist Quits Twitter Over Fan Harassment
Steven Universe storyboard artist Lauren Zuke has quit and deleted her Twitter account after days of harassment from an aggressive subsection of Steven Universe fans. Read more… Gizmodo
View ArticleYes, it’s possible to start over in No Man’s Sky – CNET
Don’t worry, while No Man’s Sky doesn’t have the in-game option to start anew, the workarounds are very easy. CNET Gaming
View ArticleThere’s a potentially habitable planet just one star over
Locating potentially habitable planets outside of our own solar system is pretty difficult — and when we do find them, they're usually unfathomably far away. Today, one isn't. Astronomers have...
View ArticleClingy Ebola Virus Found Hanging Out in Man’s Semen for Over a Year
Much like their human hosts, some deadly pathogens just can’t let go. That’s apparently true of the Ebola virus, which was detected in a Liberian man’s semen an incredible 565 days after he recovered...
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