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‘Mr. Robot’ Comic-Con panel raises more questions than answers, just as they like it
The answer to the first question of a Q&A during Mr. Robot‘s highly anticipated Comic-Con panel Thursday evening summed up the entire event. Asking the pressing question of Summer 2016, a fan wondered who among the cast plays Pokémon Go. … Continue reading
Reporter busted for playing ‘Pokémon Go’ during State Department briefing
If you’re going to catch Pokémon at a State Department briefing, at least make sure the speaker can’t see you. State Department spokesman John Kirby was delivering a statement on ISIS this week when he noticed a reporter playing Pokémon … Continue reading
These 15 projects are solving the world’s toughest education problems
Sky-high suspension rates, bullied kids and underfunded schools — those are some of the hot education topics in the United States. But in other parts of the world, teachers, parents and policymakers are grappling with challenges such as a lack … Continue reading
Watch this delivery through the eyes of a self-driving robot
Soon we might be sharing our sidewalks with these self-driving delivery robots, zipping around the streets to bring us takeout and packages. Ahti Heinla, chief executive of Starship Technologies, takes us for a test delivery to a Silicon Valley resident … Continue reading
Australia’s Taylor Swift mural gets some unexpected updates
In case you missed it, a mural resurrected in loving memory of Taylor “Smith” (1989-2016, as the illustration depicts) popped up this week. There is no doubt it’s pointed at Taylor Swift. It was painted after video of a recorded … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders is watching the Republican convention in the Berniest way possible
Just because Bernie’s out of the race doesn’t mean he’s out of the game. Bernie Sanders tweeted a picture of himself watching Donald Trump’s speech from the Republican National Convention. SEE ALSO: Stephen Colbert pays tribute to both Bernie Sanders … Continue reading
Cool millennial Hillary Clinton trolls Trump with Snapchat
Hillary Clinton has had a tough couple days in Cleveland. In the past 72 hours, Republican National Convention delegates have proudly chanted “Lock her up” while loudly applauding a speech that connected her to Satan. But Trump once endorsed … Continue reading
Sir Patrick Stewart delivers stirring ode to hardware stores
Sir Patrick Stewart is 75 years old, X-Men‘s Professor X, Star Trek‘s Captain Jean-Luc Picard and he has been knighted by the Queen of England. But that doesn’t mean he can’t enjoy the simpler things in life. Stewart’s latest window-shopping … Continue reading
The Force is strong with these hand-painted, laser-shooting ‘Star Wars’ drones
More Star Wars drones are coming. Air Hogs’s Millennium Falcon drone was pretty sweet, but undeniably… uh… foamy. (It is designed to be kid safe after all). At Star Wars Celebration in London last week, Propel announced its own lineup … Continue reading
Fisherman meets huge great white shark, pokes it in the head
Young surfer Brett Levington was doing some spearfishing with three mates off the coast of Cape Moreton, Queensland, when a four-metre, a.k.a. very big, great white shark swam right for them. Brett, who incidentally sounds like a total legend, … Continue reading
