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Watch out: The “Netflix tax” is coming.  At least in Pennsylvania. The state legislature there recently extended its 6 percent sales tax to digital downloads and subscription services like Netflix and Hulu. Though it’s called the Netflix tax, colloquially at … Continue reading →

File rosé to that section of your brain used for avocado toast and crazy milkshakes. That category called, “food and drink that, though delicious, has become unbearable because it’s just everywhere.” SEE ALSO: Japan ups its Kit Kat game with … Continue reading →

No one likes to be stood up, especially not for 10 days. Alexander Pieter Cirk made news headlines when he was hospitalised for exhaustion after spending 10 days waiting for his online girlfriend at Changsha Huanghua International Airport in China. … Continue reading →

Parents who muster the willpower to leave their house with an infant know that whatever happens next is wholly unpredictable. That baby might torpedo his or her parent’s well-laid plans with multiple diaper blowouts, inexplicable fussing, an insatiable appetite or … Continue reading →

Earlier this year, budget airline Jetstar pranked us for April Fools’ Day with a video that claimed they were adopting Singapore’s creole, Singlish, as its official language. As it turns out, Singaporeans loved the idea so much that they urged … Continue reading →

That feeling when your Apple software-powered car starts spitting hot emoji poetry at you and you realize, yes, this is the future.  SEE ALSO: Dozens of new emoji will finally show women being awesome That’s the first reaction we had … Continue reading →

The original subscription service needs a lifeline.  Birchbox, the once-buzzy beauty startup, raised $15 million in additional funding from current investors in an effort to stave off a cash flow problem, Recode reported.  The money is needed to shore up … Continue reading →

BEVERLY HILLS, California — Could a streaming service be on the way for network giant NBCUniversal? At the network’s Television Critics Association presentation on Tuesday, NBC Chief Bob Greenblatt hinted that an OTT platform is certainly inevitable — but not … Continue reading →

Hillary Clinton captured the Democratic presidential nomination last week with 2,814 delegates, including 609 super delegates. But some Bernie supporters aren’t willing to say goodbye to their candidate. During the Democratic National Convention last week in Philadelphia, Bernie Busters booed … Continue reading →

Do these two Malaysian companies know something about Pokémon Go that we don’t? Although the popular augmented reality mobile game hasn’t come to the region yet, Malaysian phone company Hotlink and Southeast Asian ride-sharing firm Grab have already prepped four … Continue reading →