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The checklist for college freshmen in 2017? Textbooks, mini-fridges, and Netflix. 
A new study reports that a whopping 92 percent of college students have access to Netflix. In that same survey by LendEDU, only 8 percent of college students said that they didn't have an account. The rest have their own account (34 percent), use a friend or family member's account (54 percent), or use a current or former significant other's account (5 percent). 
The survey, spotted by Business Insider,

Frank Ocean kicked off the weekend right when he teased a clip from a new song, giving fans a taste of new music for the second time in the last few weeks. The track, "Biking," is a collab between Ocean, his frequent partner and fellow Odd Future member Tyler, the Creator, and Jay-Z. 
Ocean teased the track on his Beats 1 show Blonded RADIO, according to Fact Magazine. A portion of the song and a minute-long video clip was added to his website shortly afterward. 
Tyler, the Creator ret

Emma Stone, a famous actress, somehow did not accept 17-year-old aspiring filmmaker Jacob Staudenmaier's invitation to prom. But she did throw him a very flattering compliment.
On a Friday appearance on Good Morning America, Staudenmaier revealed that the actress sent him a nice note, thanking him for his elaborate, unabashedly thirsty La La Land-style promposal video.
SEE ALSO: 'La La Land' as an 8-bit video game wins the Oscar for cutenessIM ASKING EMMA STONE TO PROM, and decided to recreate t

When it finally happens, the end of the world will likely begin like this: with wailing sirens tearing through the night sky sending chills down your spine as you contemplate if you've lived a good and meaningful life. 
Thankfully, we're not there yet, but if you live in Dallas, Texas, you got a preview of that terrifying moment on Friday night. 
SEE ALSO: Goodbye internet privacy, we hardly knew you
Beginning around 11:44 p.m., all 156 of the outdoor warning sirens meant to alert the

Sometimes, playing with trucks is just something you don’t outgrow. Designers at Toyota Australia have built a concept HiLux pickup styled after the classic Tonka trucks.
The design team made some modifications off a 2016 SR5 double cab HiLux truck: they outfitted the concept vehicle with a 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine, and it’s been raised up additional six inches. It’s designed for off-roading, so it’s decked out with a heavy-duty suspension and 35 inch t

Sometimes, playing with trucks is just something you don’t outgrow. Designers at Toyota Australia have built a concept HiLux pickup styled after the classic Tonka trucks.
The design team made some modifications off a 2016 SR5 double cab HiLux truck: they outfitted the concept vehicle with a 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine, and it’s been raised up additional six inches. It’s designed for off-roading, so it’s decked out with a heavy-duty suspension and 35 inch t

Puppies are incredibly high on the cuteness scale—like, well over 10/10, as fans of Dog Rates will be quick to remind you. A puppy being sworn into public service? That's off the charts, verging onto Internet Hall of Fame levels of wonderful. 
A Very Good induction ceremony was caught on camera earlier this month, showing a determined bloodhound pup entering the world of public service. Detective Prince will serve as a K-9 officer tasked with locating missing persons for the West

The year was 2010, and Mike Sorrentino was basically the most famous man in America, or at least New Jersey. 
Better known as "The Situation" on MTV's Jersey Shore, Sorrentino raked in millions shilling his "gym, tan, laundry" routine. 
It all came crashing down in 2014 when Sorrentino was indicted for "tax offenses and conspiring to defraud the United States" on $8.9 million in income. 
Now, in 2017 Sorrentino finds himself in even worse trouble. The Department of Justice on Frid

It was that moment in time, right after Uber CEO Travis Kalanick had defended his choice to be on President Trump's business advisory council which inspired this tweet: @Uber do you have any shame? Wrong side of history#deleteUber #Lyft https://t.co/PCdMfcrTPY
— (((Amardeep Singh))) (@amarHoboken) January 28, 2017It wasn't the first time the #DeleteUber hashtag was used—but it was one of the first tweets that looked like it could fuel a movement. Then, Uber turned off surge-pric

Last year, a YouTube video showed off a physical version of the classic video game Pong. Players maneuvered a pair of paddles back and forth on each side of the table, while motors and magnets allowed the puck to bounce between each side like a souped up version of air hockey. The video garnered enough attention that its designers decided to sell the table through Kickstarter.This isn’t a cheap Kickstarter: it’ll cost you over a grand to get one of these retro-style tables for yourse

It doesn't happen often that your douchey hipster aesthetic leads to functional delight. 
Then, comes along the Penna Bluetooth keyboard. 
This amazing wireless keyboard has all the old-world charm of those gigantic antique typewriters that weighed 20 pounds each and had steel-rimmed keys — back when real writers chopped wood, grew non-ironic beards and chewed on bitter black coffee instead of sipping non-GMO Kombucha.
SEE ALSO: Starbucks is selling cold brew in jars because it w

Throw away your coffeemaker and roll up your yoga mat. This baby (a contender for the world's cutest baby, we'd wager) has nailed the perfect morning routine.
Every morning, 5-month-old Kaden emerges from his swaddle and starts his day with a big ol' stretch. When set to music, though, it goes from Adorable Baby Video to Transcendent Internet Baby Content. May your baby aspire to be this adorable when it wakes up. All it does is win. Read more...
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After months of delays, the New York City Police Department issued its proposal to outfit its entire force with body cameras. Once approved by its court-appointed monitor, it will dictate how officers will be required to use the cameras.The proposal outlines when the cameras should be used, and how the resulting footage will be stored and accessed. The policy dictates that all cameras will be activated during “all enforcement and investigative encounters,” and that officers must info

Spring is now fully under way, and as the weather gets warmer, the internet turns to nature cams. At any given time, there are thousands of live nature feeds available on YouTube and other services, but somehow they become more appealing as the snow thaws and the background starts to come alive.
Every year, a specific cam rises above the fray. 2015 was the year of Bear Cam, of course, while 2016 belonged to Eagle Cam — both of which arguably lived in the shadow of the original 2008 Puppy C

Bella Hadid loves ordering Postmates, and she definitely knows what it is. 
The model is the new face of Postmates #sponcon on Instagram, and her post advertising the food delivery service is, uh, a little confusing. Or confused, as it were. @Postmates is the best! I love ordering food on my way home from work or just for a little snack ;) thanks @siduations 😝 Everyone should download the app and use my code: BELLA50 for $50 in FREE delivery credits! (Nobody loves delivery more

Move over, S-Town: Berniemania is ready to take over as the podcast du jour.
The Sanders team just announced a new podcast, The Bernie Sanders Show, in which the progressive movement's favorite curmudgeon will wax poetic on the issues of the day in an attempt to carry on the momentum he built during the 2016 election. 
As the show's description reads: 
"Political and social revolutions that attempt to transform our society never end." So get ready for more Bernie, everywhere.The revolu

What if, instead of playing Pokémon Go and using its legion of obscure creatures to navigate augmented reality, you could instead do it using classic characters you love even more, like, say, the Smurfs. 
SEE ALSO: 80 new Pokémon are coming to 'Pokémon Go'
That's the immediate idea that comes to mind when taking a look the new HoloLens game called Smurfs: The Lost Village. 
This game transports you to different Smurf locations (layered over the real world via augme

In January, the US Department of Labor sued Google, claiming that the company was withholding information relevant to an ongoing compliance audit. Now, the agency claims that it has found “systemic compensation disparities against women pretty much across the entire workforce.”
During a court hearing for the case on Friday, DoL Regional Director Janette Wipper explained that the agency determined that the tech giant pays its female employees less than their male counterparts, accordi

Before we begin, let's make something clear: if you ask someone for nude photos and they do not say yes, do not keep asking. Because anyone on the receiving end of such a request is not obligated to answer. Ever. That said?
If you are on the receiving end of the request, and feeling prank-y, please meet your new aspirational figure, Jacquie Ross, a 16-year-old from North Carolina.
SEE ALSO: These teens faked a proposal because free food is everything
According to Buzzfeed, Ross was chatting with

Image: Library of CongressDuring the Great Depression, the photographic unit of the Farm Security Administration assigned photographers to crisscross the country and record how people lived and worked throughout the nation.In September 1938, while traveling through Louisiana documenting sugar plantations, rice farmers, and oyster fishermen, photographer Russell Lee stopped off at Danos’ Nightclub, a roadhouse off Highway 1 in the tiny community of Raceland.As it happened, he showed up on a

Some films have a bad habit of avoiding technology — just think of every horror movie where someone's phone is dead or can't find a network. So last weekend when I saw Personal Shopper — the new thriller / supernatural drama starring Kristen Stewart — I was pretty surprised to see just how much of an emphasis it put on connectivity.
Throughout the film, Stewart watches multiple YouTube videos to learn about history — which we, the viewer, watch in part through a camera tr

Trying to avoid sexual harassment in the workplace? Here's some easy advice: Don't act like the president. 
That's the message human resources staffers at 21st Century Fox recently started doling out to employees. Tape of President Donald Trump saying he would grab women "by the pussy" before appearing on an Access Hollywood segment in 2005 made its way into training presentations on behavior to avoid at work, according to a story in The Hollywood Reporter. 
The presentations have inco

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There are a zillion apps to help you find friends with benefits, but what if what you really want is just regular, old-fashioned new friends?
Me3 is a new app that's launching today that's designed to help you meet new people who share your interests, goals, and personality traits — also known as potential pals. It was created by Julian Ilson, along with cofounder Emanuel Petre, after he noticed that making friends after college was both difficult and time-consuming.
Indeed, finding new pe

Samsung only just showed off its sleek new Galaxy S8 last week —and the phone won't even get to the public until it starts shipping on April 21—but that hasn't stopped Samsung's fanatics from focusing on the company's next move.
That's in no small part due to exactly what it is we're expecting from Samsung: the followup to the most infamous smartphone of all time: the explosive Galaxy Note 7 (which was persona phone grata during the S8 announcement).
Now, we might actually be getting

Stephen Colbert spends a lot of time skewering Donald Trump. And he should! But, to ring in the weekend on Friday's Late Show, he thought he'd instead roast Trump's sons/archetypal movie henchmen Eric and Don, Jr.
Luckily, there was much Colbert to discuss, like little Donald's potential run for governor of New York, for example, and Eric's remarkable assertion that nepotism is "kind of a factor of life." 
Colbert also delivered a great new term: "richmansplain." Here, let's use it in a se

While Apple this week released its new iPad and talked about its upcoming plans for an iMac Pro, let’s not forget its other productivity machine got a refresh not too long ago. The MacBook Pro — with and without the Touch Bar — is Apple’s flagship laptop, and right now it’s available at up to $250 off.If you’re more in the market for tablets — and you happen to live near a Staples — you might be able to find the shiny new iPad for $30 off. And if y

A Connecticut woman's life was saved after her Fitbit detected an alarming rise in her heart rate. She immediately went to the hospital where doctors told her she had a deadly blood clot in her lungsThis is not the first reported time that the device has aided doctors. In 2016, doctors were able to determine how to treat a man based off the data from the app. Read more...More about Technology, Saving Lives, Doctor, Tech And Doctor, and Health Tech

Over the course of his career, Kim Stanley Robinson has written some of the best known — and most plausible — works of science fiction: Red Mars, 2312, and Aurora, just to name a few. Robinson’s books are incredibly detailed, chock-full of realistic science, and almost always carry with them a relevant message about the present.
In his latest novel, New York 2140, Robinson takes a look at the future of the planet as sea levels rise due to a warming climate and the changes civil

Image: Library of CongressOn Oct. 3, 1930, Columbus Marion Joiner, an exploratory oil driller or “wildcatter,” discovered what would turn out to be one of the largest oil fields in the United States.The East Texas Oil Field, stretching some 45 miles long and five miles across, quickly attracted thousands of drillers and sprouted forests of oil derricks.The town of Kilgore had more than a thousand wells drilled into its downtown area alone, and struggled to accommodate the sudden infl

At its Unpacked 2017 event last week, Samsung unveiled a ton of new hardware and software products. The star of the show, of course, was the Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8+, the latest iterations of the company’s flagship smartphone.
As we approach U.S. availability, on April 21, here’s a quick recap of five notable features on the Galaxy S8 / S8+.
1. Chips
The Samsung S8 / S8+ comes in two chip variants — the U.S. and Chinese incarnation sports Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835, while e

A gray whale with a metal frame caught around its head is making its way up the coast of California. No one knows exactly where the whale is or how it got entangled, but a bunch of volunteers are currently keeping their binoculars trained on the ocean to catch it. They hope to find the whale so professionals can free it before it dies, or disappears.
The animal was first spotted between San Diego and Los Angeles on Saturday April 1st, and it is expected to make an appearance near San Francisco b

(Reuters) – Credit bureau Experian has joined forces with technology firm BioCatch to use behavioral biometrics to help its clients spot fraudsters applying for credit cards and other lending products online, the companies said on Friday.
BioCatch’s software, which was integrated in Experian’s fraud prevention platform, analyzes the way users interact with devices and websites by tracking a wide range of factors including how fast they type or the way they move their mouse acro

This week, Tech.eu tracked 10 technology M&A transactions and 64 tech funding deals totaling €227 million (about $240 million) in Europe, Turkey and Israel. Here’s an overview of the 10 biggest European tech news items for this week:
1) Spotify is reportedly considering a direct stock exchange listing, bypassing the typical IPO script.
2) The European Parliament wants the European Commission to ‘Trump-proof’ the Privacy Shield data sharing agreement between the EU and

The U.S. government is charging that Google is systematically paying women less than their male counterparts.
Testifying in a San Francisco court Friday, Department of Labor (DOL) regional director Janette Wipper said the government “found systemic compensation disparities against women pretty much across the entire workforce,” according to a report in The Guardian.
The charges come as part of a lawsuit the DOL filed against Google in January, seeking access to the company’s co