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An Indian city is getting futuristic pod taxis to beat traffic blues
Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi and home to India headquarters of MNC’s like Google, Microsoft and Apple, is about to get driverless electric pods to alleviate the traffic woes faced by thousands of people who commute to their offices … Continue reading
Parents at VidCon have some advice for young people
Parents at VidCon 2016 might know a little bit about online videos, but their guidance for young people covers a whole lot more. We caught up with a few parents to see what inspiring, practical and straightforward advice they would … Continue reading
Dexterous bear somehow manages to lock itself in a car
Though the deputies in Jefferson County, Colorado, are no strangers to odd animal-related calls, they were utterly perplexed after being alerted of a bear stuck in a car. Deputies Tillman and McLaughlin responded to the call, but once they arrived … Continue reading
When will ‘Pokémon Go’ be Pokémon gone?
Since its launch late last week, the augmented reality game Pokémon Go has not just become the most popular app in the world — it’s a bona fide cultural and business phenomenon. Up to 8 million of us are spending … Continue reading
Singers slammed for injecting ‘All Lives Matter’ into ‘O Canada’ at MLB All-Star Game
UPDATED (7:20 p.m. PT): Updated to include statement from the group Politics and current events managed to find their way into Tuesday night’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego when a quartet singing “O Canada” changed some lyrics … Continue reading
The FBI has quietly gathered 400,000 iris scans
The FBI has quietly been collecting iris scans from 434,000 people over the last three years during a “pilot program” involving multiple police departments, the Pentagon and U.S. border patrol, according to a report published Tuesday on The Verge. The … Continue reading
Jennifer Aniston blasts ‘sport-like’ body shaming in blog post
Jennifer Aniston has had it with the way tabloids use her to continue a cycle of unfair ideas of beauty. In a new blog post, published by The Huffington Post July 12, Aniston railed against the scrutinizing celebrity culture that … Continue reading
Mermaid sand sculpture with big boobs causes predictable controversy
When Hans Christian Anderson wrote The Little Mermaid, he never questioned whether she was an A-cup or B-cup. Every year, the owner of Salty’s Restaurant in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, Ray Roy, commissions a sand sculpture outside his establishment. This year, the … Continue reading
The chemistry between these ‘University Challenge’ contestants had Twitter going wild
LONDON — There’s nothing quite like an episode of University Challenge to drum up some intense Twitter conversation. We all remember the man who wore a leather vest and that guy who was afraid of buzzers from the last series … Continue reading
Warner Bros. busted for paying YouTubers for positive game reviews
LOS ANGELES — The Federal Trade Commission called out Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Monday for paying YouTube creators to endorse the publisher’s game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. In a settlement, the FTC said the entertainment company failed to adequately … Continue reading
