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It’s a good day for Alphabet. The company formerly known as Google impressed investors Thursday with its second-quarter earnings report that exceeded expectations on all counts. Alphabet stock increased 5 percent in after-hours trading and rose to an all-time high … Continue reading →

Republican Party nominee for president of the U.S., Donald J. Trump, made good on his promise and held a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) session late Wednesday. And while many thought this would be a disaster, Trump and his supporters … Continue reading →

“Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes is certainly a popular song to cover, but you don’t typically see it covered by a veritable army of people. Not until nowRockin’ 1000, billed as the biggest rock band on Earth, got … Continue reading →

Amazon sells a lot of stuff, but it doesn’t make all that much money from it. Amazon also helps power the web, and it makes a lot of money from it. SEE ALSO: Amazon launches Kickstarter section Amazon Web Services … Continue reading →

An Australian man has been sentenced to a week in jail after a naked streak attempt at a Sri Lankan cricket ground went a little soggy. When rain delayed the first day of the Test cricket match between Sri Lanka … Continue reading →

Beloved animated TV show Arthur may be nearly 20 years old, but we haven’t forgotten how utopian it was: different species of anthropomorphic animals lived together in harmony. There weren’t even any commercials. Just “A Word From Us Kids.” SEE … Continue reading →

TBS, the network that brought you Cougar Town, is developing a scripted comedy based on Notorious B.I.G, the New York rapper who was murdered in a drive-by shooting in 1997.  Technically, Think B.I.G. will only be “loosely based” on Biggie’s … Continue reading →

Meth and Krispy Kreme doughnuts: What don’t they have in common? Police officers in Orlando, Florida, recently learned how to carefully distinguish between the two substances when they accidentally arrested Daniel Rushing, 64, for drug possession.  After receiving reports of … Continue reading →

There is a bizarre internet conspiracy brewing and if you have not yet heard the name Marina Rose Joyce, we are here to enlighten you.  Marina Rose Joyce is a YouTube celebrity from the UK, who kicked off her career … Continue reading →

Roll calls, house bands, awkward dancing, comedy hats and protests aside, the political conventions that have dominated the news agenda over the past fortnight essentially boil down to one long succession of speeches. An opportunity for Republicans and Democrats  to … Continue reading →