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Baby bison euthanized after tourists kidnapped it because it looked cold
The National Parks Service announced on Monday that the bison calf captured by tourists last week was euthanized. Mashable reported Sunday that a father and son kidnapped a bison calf, placed it in their SUV and brought it to Lamar Buffalo … Continue reading
Neil Young’s latest single isn’t available on Neil Young’s music service
Remember Pono, Neil Young’s high-resolution audio player? It was that super-expensive iPod that promised high-fidelity sound with software only a real Neil Young fan could appreciate. But now, in an ironic twist, the first track off of Young’s latest album, EARTH, … Continue reading
‘Game of Thrones’ army sizes, by the numbers
Warning: The following post contains spoilers from Season 6 of Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones is setting itself up to get bloody on a scale we haven’t seen before. Following the fourth episode of Season 6, it seems clear that … Continue reading
Facebook’s biggest livestream yet featured President Obama and a lot of confusion
Barack Obama, BuzzFeed and Facebook — It was supposed to be a high-profile showcase for new journalism from new technology with the new-media President. Instead it became the most high-profile example yet of how live streaming can go wrong. BuzzFeed’s … Continue reading
See all 3 of SpaceX’s landed Falcon 9 rockets snuggle in a hangar
Three rockets in a hangar aren’t a big deal. Three rockets that went to space, and you successfully landed them back on Earth — one on land, two on a drone ship at sea — well, that’s worth bragging about. … Continue reading
Twitter may cut photos and links from 140-character limit, report says
Here’s a bit of good news for Twitter power users: the platform may no longer count photos and links as a part of its 140-character limit SEE ALSO: Twitter blocks U.S. intelligence agency access to social media tool, report says If … Continue reading
‘Mumpreneur’: Does it deserve to be the most hated term in business?
As women reach entrepreneurial heights unthinkable to their mothers or grandmothers, new terms have surfaced to sort and categorise them. For many, the results are a decidedly mixed bag. Take mumpreneur. According to Google Trends, interest in the term has waxed and waned since … Continue reading
Narendra Modi’s 95-year-old mother visits his official residence for the first time
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared pictures of his 95-year-old mother’s first visit to his official residence in New Delhi since taking charge in 2014. SEE ALSO: Indian PM Narendra Modi meets his wax likeness by Madame Tussauds The pictures … Continue reading
The one thing ‘Game of Thrones’ keeps doing better than the books
The following contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 4 and the pre-release chapters of George R.R. Martin’s Winds of Winter. What a time to be alive. Just as our republic appears to be tearing itself apart over … Continue reading
It’s lit: Turkish soccer fans torch stadium after team gets relegated
Turkish soccer club Eskisehirspor’s season ended in ignominy Sunday. The team was relegated from Turkey’s top professional league down to the lower tiers following a poor 2016 campaign. A 2-1 home loss Sunday put a final nail in the dead … Continue reading