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While Pokémon Go is still in its infancy, it's becoming more and more clear that the game's approach to creating in-game hotspots is posing some serious problems. In addition to the influx of aspiring pokémon trainers flooding the 9/11 Memorial in New York, the US Holocaust Museum, and Arlington National Cemetery — both located in Washington, DC — have acknowledged the game on Twitter this afternoon. The museum is asking its visitors to be "respectful of our r

Autocorrect is responsible for more "ducking" mishaps than we'd like to admit, but it's finally redeeming itself — Pokémon Go style.
Several trainers are giving their Pokémon nicknames by typing in their original names, then going with whatever their phones correct it to. Which, often, is very weird.
Clefairy? Clipart. Meowth? Keith. Krabby? (John) Krasinski. Not only are these names bizarrely hilarious; they're also a great way to get to know your fellow trainers. Not every

Avis is trying, with a simple app, to end our long, national car-rental nightmare.
If you’ve done any traveling, you know what I mean. After sitting trapped on an airplane for hours, you are forced to line up behind a dozen other weary travelers, all waiting to talk to a car rental agency counter associate, who will assault you with questions you’ve answered a dozen times before:
“Need insurance?”
“Will you be returning it with a full tank?”
“Want GPS?&

Autopilot, Tesla's semi-autonomous driving system, has crashed again.
A Tesla Model X crashed in Montana Saturday morning while in Autopilot mode, according to CNNMoney.
The driver, identified only by his last name, Pang, was driving in the middle of the night at or just above the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit on a canyon road without a defined shoulder.
SEE ALSO: Tesla is the only carmaker beta testing 'autopilot' tech, and that's a problem
Those are obviously less-than-ideal conditions for saf

Sorry AP Stylebook, but when it comes to Pokémon naming conventions, you're dead wrong.
In a tweet sent from the AP Stylebook's official Twitter account, the style and usage guide had this to say about how publications that use Associated Press style should write out Pokémon Go:
SEE ALSO: 8 'Pokémon Go' tricks that'll help you become a Pokémon masterI'm just going to say it, AP: You're wrongMashable generally adheres to AP style conventions (although we do have our o

Zotac unveiled its GeForce GTX 1060 series today, which includes two options for the 1060: a Mini version that's 6.85-inches long and an AMP Edition that's 8.27-inches long. The Mini comes with a 90mm fan that directly touches the GPU and an aluminum heatsink. The AMP comes with the company’s IceStorm thermal system, which includes two 90mm fans, 8mm copper heatpipes, and a copper cold plate. The two different sizes were made available because the 1060 itself is shorter than most othe

 Google has made another small acquisition to help it continue building out its latest efforts in social apps. The search and Android giant has hired the team behind Kifi, a startup that was building extensions to collect and search links shared in social apps, as well as provide recommendations for further links — such as this tool, Kifi for Twitter. Terms of the deal are not… Read More

Samsung will give us all the juicy details on the Galaxy Note 7 on Aug. 2.
The Korean electronics company will once again hold an "Unpacked" event to announce the Android smartphone.
SEE ALSO: Leak reveals Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in all of its glory
The official invitation, which you can examine in full below, is minimalist, revealing a stylus (this is the Note brand after all) and "7" to suggest the Note 7 name, confirming the company will indeed skip the Note 6 moniker.Image:SamsungBut look clo

Samsung has today revealed plans for an event on August 2nd in New York City where it will officially announce the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. The Note 7, which has been rumored for months, is expected to have a dual curved display, much like the existing Galaxy S7 Edge.
Of note, though the last Note device Samsung released was last year’s Note 5, the company is not releasing a Note 6, but jumping straight ahead to the Note 7. This approach brings it to naming parity with the S7 line and als

When this cat streaked across a rugby field, he was pretty much asking for a Photoshop battle.
During an Australian rugby game between the Penrith Panthers and the Cronulla Sharks, a confident black cat snuck onto the field and sprinted around at a dog-like speed to the audience's delight.
SEE ALSO: A black cat invading a rugby league field is a majestic sightImage:CAMERON SPENCER/GETTY IMAGESLuckily professional photographers captured high-quality shots of the carefree kitty, so when Reddit us

When Boon Sheridan decided to convert an old church into his new home, he didn’t think he would end up fending off dozens of would-be pokémon trainers. But that’s exactly what happened when Niantic, the augmented reality gaming company behind Pokémon Go, marked Sheridan’s home as a "gym" — one of the game’s hubs for training and battles, usually located at noteworthy buildings or landmarks. "Can’t wait to talk to my neighbors about it," he wrote

Well, this is awkward
A 16-year-old posted a rare video on Spapchat of her parents engaging in quintessential teen behavior: skateboarding and playing Pokémon Go.
You're never too old to be young at heart.Touching 'Hands' lyrics video features survivors of Orlando shooting
The official 'Loving' trailer beautifully delivers an essential message of acceptance
Learn the history and origins of Ana, the newest 'Overwatch' hero
Tiny bird cannot stop singing 'The Addams Family' theme song Read m

It's a love story that can change the world.
From acclaimed writer and director Jeff Nichols, Loving, tells the real-life story of an interracial couple, Richard (Joel Edgerton) and Mildred Loving (Ruth Negga) who fell in love and fought for their right to do so.
Based on the famous 1967 civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, the emotional film chronicles one couple's fight for freedom and desire to start a family in their hometown.
The history-making romance has served as inspiration since the

Kim Kardashian is no stranger to the word "famous." In fact, her husband, Kanye West released an entire song about it.
But despite her numerous photo shoots, magazine interviews and popular reality television show, when asked by a child why exactly she is so famous, Kim could not come up with an answer.
SEE ALSO: Kim Kardashian displays how to respond to sexy Kim Kardashian photos
For years, many have wondered exactly what the Kardashian's claim to surprisingly durable fame is, and now it seems

Sunsets are Mother Nature's way of painting beautiful colors across our land, sometimes in the shape of huge dicks.
Just as the sun was about to rest its weary head in Miami on Saturday, a ginormous  cumulus congestus cloud erected itself into the sky. Yes, it's true. This cloud looks like a penis with matching testicles.
SEE ALSO: Nothing to see here, just Kate Beckinsale dressed as a giant penis
Thankfully, Samantha Meazaros was present and had the foresight to film this phallic fog &mdas

Earlier this year, Ken Wong — an artist and game designer best known for his work on the mobile hit Monument Valley — left his post at studio Ustwo games. After years abroad, working in places like London, Shanghai, and Hong Kong he wanted to head back home to Australia. This week he finally revealed just what he’s up to: Mountains, a tiny boutique studio based in Melbourne, which Wong describes as a "craft games studio." Its first release is expected some time next year.
"I'm

Zayn Malik knows the game. To launch his solo career post-One Direction he moved to Los Angeles, started dating a supermodel (and noted BFF of Taylor Swift), dyed his hair blonde then pink then shaved it off, recorded a boring but highly publicized R&B album produced by a Frank Ocean collaborator, started talking about weed a lot more, stopped wearing a shirt, and sported a robot arm at the Met Ball. Now, he's launched a Tumblr.
That might not sound impressive or even notable, but

I hate deals. I always feel like I’m being tricked into doing something I had no intention of doing previously. If I really needed that toy or gadget or vacation, I would’ve paid for it at full price, right?
Do you like deals? I’m not going to tell you you’re wrong. In fact, we have a roundup of gadgety Prime deals we’ve collected that maybe you’ll find useful! Also Best Buy has some deals, too. See, I'm not here to tell you how to live your life.
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Your favorite dysfunctional and hilarious married couple is back.
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan’s comedy series Catastrophe has been renewed for two more seasons by UK broadcaster Channel 4.The show, which Delaney and Horgan star in and co-write, also streams on Amazon.
SEE ALSO: Amazon Studios exec calls 'Mozart in the Jungle' Golden Globes wins 'gratifying and exciting'
"Rob and Sharon are a blast to spend time with," the duo said in a statement. "And we’re not talking about ourse

Hyperloop One, the LA-based startup focused on futuristic, super-fast transportation, was supposed to be racing toward the future. But after Brogan BamBrogan, the former co-founder, filed an explosive new lawsuit today, the company appears headed toward implosion.
In the complaint filed in court today, BamBrogan alleges that the company’s top executives engaged in financial misconduct, abuse, and physical threats, marginalizing many of the company’s employees and jeopardizing its fut

It’s amazing what a visit to the local car wash can do to gussy-up the 2017 Chevy Volt. The red "extended-range electric" — industry-speak for a gas hybrid that can drive a ways on electric power alone — pulled off the conveyor belt next to a Ford Fusion Energi, another plug-in hybrid that also happened to be red.A car wash worker polished up the wheels on both rides as the Ford owner and I looked on. From our rear view, the cars’ physiques were remarkably similar: both a

Our wondrous earth is full of hol(e)y mysteries — chief of which is this dog's butt hole.
For centuries, humans have busy looking for images of eternal truth in their everyday lives. But over on Reddit's r/funny, users found something even more awe-inspiring; and they found it in a pattern on a dog's anus. This week, after years of similar comparisons, we now have the IKEA monkey in a dog's butt. 
SEE ALSO: Socially awkward dog is just chillin' at this doggy pool party
The monkey in

Police Chief David Brown delved into Stevie Wonder's back catalogue to express his feelings at the Dallas memorial service for the five murdered officers Tuesday, quoting at length from the singer's 1977 hit "As."
After talking about his youth listening to the likes of Al Green and Teddy Pendergrass and trying to get dates, Brown asked the audience at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center to imagine him with an afro and bell bottoms.
SEE ALSO: 5 police officers dead in Dallas sniper attac

A couple of weeks ago Circuit Breaker told you about Waves Audio and its Nx head tracker, which the company says can bring 3D audio to your standard headphones. Well the Waves Nx is still on Kickstarter, but if you want to give 3D audio a try now, 3D Sound Labs has created its own version of the clip-on tracker that you can purchase today.The $99 3D Sound One Module fastens to your over-the-ear headphones using a black rubber band and connects to your iPhone, iPad, or PC using Bluetoot

Last November, market-leading drone manufacturer DJI bought a minority stake in famed medium format camera manufacturer Hasselblad. Today, the first fruits of that investment have arrived, with the announcement that DJI and Hasselblad are releasing a bundled version of DJI’s top of the line pro-level M600 hexacopter and Hasselblad’s A5D medium format camera (the aerial photography focused version of the Hasselblad H6D's predecessor, the H5D).
Together, the package deal

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says there are no plans to disable the company’s semi-autonomous Autopilot software, reports The Wall Street Journal. The news comes as federal regulators at the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) continue their investigation into the May 9th crash of a Tesla Model S during which Autopilot was apparently active.
Musk told the Journal in an interview that the company launched Autopilot as quickly as it did because "we knew we had a system that

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has a plan to save the endangered black-footed ferret, and it involves candy. The agency has proposed delivering vaccines to a ferret colony in Montana using drones capable of shooting vaccine-laced M&M's, The Guardian reports.
According to the USFWS, the black-footed ferret has been endangered since 1967, and remains very rare (only around 300 live across the US). One of the threats to the ferret population is the Sylvatic plague, a bacterial di

Google is going to allow you to share the movies, music, and apps you purchase from its Play store amongst up to six of your family members, Gizmodo and Cnet report. Content you buy from those stores can be shared across Android devices, Google's websites, and the Google Play apps on iOS. Android apps, of course, only work on Android (and, soon enough, Chromebooks). It's called Google Play Family Library, and it works pretty similarly to how Apple's family share program operates.
Last

ASUS introduced its new Zenfone 3 Deluxe at Computex earlier this year. It disclosed that the phone would come with a 5.7-inch 1080p display, a 23-megapixel front-facing camera, 3,000mAh battery, USB-C 3.0, and up to 6GB of RAM. We also knew it would have a Snapdragon 820 series processor, but now we have confirmation that it’ll be the first phone to feature the Snapdragon 821. Qualcomm only introduced the chip yesterday. ASUS didn't wait long to share its news.
The 821 follows the 82

Pokémon Go for iOS has just been updated to version 1.0.1, with developer Niantic Labs promising improved stability, crash fixes, and a less intrusive grip on Google account permissions. Last week, it was discovered that the massively popular augmented reality game was granting itself "full access" to the accounts of those who signed up to start playing Pokémon Go using a Google account. This was seen as needlessly intrusive by security experts, who cautioned users against gra

Moon Express — a private spaceflight company that hopes to mine the Moon someday — will be testing out its future lunar spacecraft on Florida’s Space Coast over the next couple of years. The company is moving into Space Launch Complexes 17 and 18 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. That’s where it will be developing and flight testing its proposed lunar lander. Complex 17 was once used for Delta II launches, while early Viking and Thor rockets launched from Complex 18 in the

Blizzard is keeping its massively popular team shooter Overwatch fresh by periodically adding new, free playable characters and maps, and the company revealed its first such addition to the game this afternoon. Ana is a long-range support character who can heal her allies from far away, put her enemies to sleep, and use her Ultimate power to give one teammate a massive buff by hitting them with a nano-dart. She also slots into the game's existing lore quite naturally: she's the mother

A half-dozen men are left to compete for the heart of JoJo. For Bachelorette fans who watch the show for the emotional deconstruction of grown men, this is when hours of contextual investment pay off in sweet, syrupy boy tears. With hometown visits on the horizon, JoJo has big decisions to make this episode. Anyone who she feels lukewarm about, it’s bye-bye time! Except Luke, who we know is the frontrunner and she feels MORE than warm about, if you know what I mean.
Alex gets the first one

Logo has just green-lit the first-ever reality dating TV show to feature a cast of all gay men, Variety reports. It's called Finding Prince Charming, and Lance Bass will host. The premise of the show sounds very similar to The Bachelor, (a show that has only ever portrayed heterosexual relationships): 13 men will live together in one house and compete to find love with a man Logo is calling "the nation’s most eligible gay heartthrob." One contestant will be eliminated each week.
As Va

The Feniks Essence speakers that have been gracing my desk for the past two months are expensive. They cost more than $1,200 to their earliest Kickstarter backers and have been crafted for the quite narrow purpose of sitting on your desktop and pumping sound out of your computer. But they are also designed thoughtfully and built exquisitely, combining great aesthetics and construction with brilliant performance.
Probably the chief reason to consider the Essence is luxury. Yes, luxury is defined

How do you translate our increasingly digital lives into compelling, dynamic on-screen action? It’s one of the biggest questions facing the people making 21st century film and TV, and it remains largely unresolved. Some directors are setting their entire movies within the contexts of desktop screens and captured webcam footage; others are sticking with traditional conversations and analog characters, even if it means their show-worlds are more and more distant from the way we actually talk

Koski is a building blocks game that combines Lego, magnets, and augmented reality in an engaging fashion that may eventually pull your kids away from Pokémon Go. The game — created by Václav Mlynář — uses wooden blocks, magnetic discs, and an iPad app to allow players to create digital worlds with features like trees, ladders, and waterfalls that characters can interact with.The magnetic discs allow stable structures to be built, no matter ho

Yesterday Twitter expanded its size restriction on animated GIFs from 5MB to 15MB, and immediately users exploited their newfound power. Larger GIFs. Longer GIFs.Higher-resolution GIFs. What impressed us most were the folks who fit complete music videos, television shows, and movies into a single tweet.
Below, we’ve included embeds for The Matrix, episodes of Seinfeld and an anime called Aiura, and the music video for Rob Thomas and Santana’s '90’s summer jam "Smooth." Each twe

It’s no coincidence that Neuromancer, one of the most influential science fiction books ever written, opens in a bar. The bar is a safely familiar place to touch the future’s bleeding edge, and the perfect symbol of the cyberpunk genre’s “low life and high tech” ethos. And it’s one of the things that makes VA-11 Hall-A (otherwise known as Valhalla) so compelling.Valhalla is described as a “booze-em-up” inspired by Japanese adventure games, set in t

The Internet of Shit is a column about all the shitty things we try to connect to the internet, and what can be done about it. It’s from the anonymous creator of the Internet of Shit Twitter account.
If you pay any attention at all to technology news right now, you might be led to believe that "smart" devices are here to liberate you from your old, dumb objects around your home. Over the last few years the Internet of Things craze has slowly but surely taken hold — and every company