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Guess old rivalries die hard. 
Jay Cutler is a former NFL quarterback who is known for throwing interceptions while playing for the Chicago Bears, whose heated rivals are the Green Bay Packers. 
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So when Cutler announced Friday that he's retiring from the NFL to join the Fox Sports broadcast crew, a former Packer proved that their feud was still alive and well by sending Cutler off with the most savage subt

Every Twitter user is familiar with that particular moment when they see the best tweet in the entire world. That one tweet that's both so hilarious and so relatable that you wish you could keep it close to you forever.
Then there's that other moment when you know you've composed a perfect tweet, the pinnacle of tweets, one of the best you've ever tweeted. You feel that hot flush of pride as you start getting notifications. You wish you could immortalize that tweet forever as well.
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Pope Francis famously asked, "Who am I to judge?" 
So did Stephen Forte. The entrepreneur and Fresco Capital founder is launching a startup accelerator based in Rome — and in part at the Vatican. The accelerator will focus on for-profit, mission-driven companies (aka companies that care about more than just turning a profit). The accelerator will accept applications from startups until June 5, which will probably have to be chosen through some sort of judging process. 
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Details on the next iteration of Lenovo’s Moto Z Play leaked today, thanks to VentureBeat, and one of the device’s key specs seems to be getting a big downgrade. Lenovo is reportedly dropping the next Z Play’s battery from 3510mAh to 3000mAh, meaning it’ll go from 50 hours of expected life to 30 hours. The decrease in battery capacity comes with a drop in the device’s thickness, but that’s the exact tradeoff people praised the original Z Play for avoiding.The

Diane Keaton thinks onscreen romance — especially the kissing — is "the best." Which is great, because listening to her talk about it on Graham Norton is the best for us.
Armed with a glass of wine, Keaton extolled the benefits of movie smooches to the audience and her fellow guests. "Think of all the men you get to kiss, and you don't pay the price," she said. Then, as a natural next step, she kissed Graham Norton, Kevin Bacon, and Jessica Chastain. 
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Facebook is reportedly closer than expected to making a big push into television. The company is developing around 24 shows and plans to premiere them in mid-June, according to a big new report from Business Insider. There will apparently be two tiers of show: a small number of longer, prestige shows on the order of House of Cards, and more digestible 5- to 10-minute shows that can be added to the Facebook app’s video tab daily.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in February that he wanted

Your dream parents Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell reached a major Hollywood milestone Thursday when they were honored with their very own stars on the Walk of Fame. 
Naturally, the photos from their joint ceremony are delightful.
SEE ALSO: Summer movie preview: What to watch if you're in the mood to laughImage:Jim Smeal/REX/ShutterstockPer People, Hawn and Russell celebrated their stars in a joint ceremony held on the Los Angeles walk, where Hawn's daughter Kate Hudson and your dream best fri

Wish there was some way to make your ~basic~ love of celebrities and social media more meaningful? Well you're in luck. There's an app for that. 
By combining the power of social media and networking, Csnaps.org — a unique humanitarian platform co-founded by former Bon Jovi guitarist, Richie Sambora — makes it possible for fans and celebrities to turn their photographs, videos, and stories into charitable donations.
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Sure, Overwatch has made $1 billion dollars, but it isn’t the only team-based shooter that you should check out.
Paladins is Overwatch’s free-to-play counterpart. And while it may not be the giant success story that Blizzard’s team-based shooter has been since its May 24 launch, Paladins has still had more than 8.5 million downloads on PC. And its player base is about to grow thanks to Paladins’ recent open beta launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Paladins has been in c

The people have many questions about the contents of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) but, firstly and perhaps most importantly, they want to know: How many representatives read it before they cast their votes for it on Thursday?
Several members of Congress ducked questions about whether they'd read the 126-page bill. One said he was busy swinging a bat at a ball, and some just came out and said they didn't get through the piece of legislation that — if it gets through the Senate and on

GUEST: In this new age of ecommerce, marketing means providing a seamless experience across channels, delighting customers with same-day deliveries, providing excellent customer service and recommendations, and sending real-time personalized messages your customers will thank you for.
But personalized commerce isn’t just about big data — it’s about the innovative ways to use that data. Retailers who are proactively working to give their customers the best experience possible ar

Sex doll brothels might soon become a global phenomenon, if the LumiDolls (NSFW) have their way. Reportedly, the owners of the dolls want to open a new location in the UK. Ah, LumiDolls — how I’ve missed you. Writing about the LumiDolls was one of my first assignments here at The Next Web, and I got (maybe a little too) attached to them. When I heard the brothel they operated out of in Barcelona was closing — ostensibly because of a complaint from human prostitutes, but a

Despite receiving the same education as their male counterparts, women with STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) are actually less likely to work in a STEM occupation.    
One important step to closing the gender gap in STEM fields is sharing the stories of women thriving in these careers — and not just the role models of STEM women in history, but the stories of those in the field today. University of Phoenix believes that shining a spotlight on w

After years of whittling down the Super Mario 64 120-star speedrun time to under 1 hour and 41 minutes — a feat achieved in August 2015 — the race was on to take another 60 seconds off the clock.
Speedrunner Allan “Cheese05" Alvarez managed to set an astounding new world record last night with a time of 1 hour, 39 minutes and 57 seconds, breaking his own world record of 1:40:05 he set in April. He hit the elusive 1:39 time with a jaw-dropping run through the game, utilizing an

Uber is under investigation in Philadelphia for Greyball, its software program that showed government officials a fake version of the Uber app to prevent them from monitoring Uber's use in cities where it was skirting regulations. 
The ride-hailing giant was already under investigation in Portland, Ore., for the same scheme. Uber's use of Greyball was first reported by the New York Times in early March. The software uses data to identify government officials who are using the Uber app to tr

As we count down the remaining weeks before the launch of the iPhone 8 — if it launches this year — we’re left wading through mockups and rumors wondering just what the final version might look like. It’s that time of year, after all. It’s no secret Jony Ive’s vision for the iPhone is ultimately one that’s made of a single sheet of glass. He said as much last year in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. If rumors are to be believed, the iPhon

Most dogs truly do love their owners, but do you know what they love more? The beach.
A couple was preparing for a trip to the beach when their dogs got a little bit too eager and accidentally dragged their owner right off her front porch.
"They get excited when they know they are going in the RV and my wife thought she could handle the two Great Danes," one of the dog owners wrote. "They were on a special leash where they are on one leash together and they pulled her off the front porch and ra

Women still have tremendous strides to make in the workplace. A recent University of Phoenix study shows that women are still underrepresented in leadership positions, and more than half of Americans say they have not worked for a company with a female CEO or business owner. Unfortunately, these stats aren't as shocking as they should be.
Because there are so few of these leaders, some women may feel like they have to compete with each other for one of the top spots. But instead of competing aga

As a taxpaying citizen whose style icon is North West, I'm pretty psyched about the Kimye kids' klothing kollaboration, The Kids Supply. 
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are selling mini versions of their wardrobe staples, which are very cute and will not fit me. And yet, I'm charmed by a children's jacket that costs over $200 and is almost definitely dry clean only. 
SEE ALSO: Joanna Gaines is the Kim Kardashian of HGTV
Except for the notable absence of tutus and leather jackets, this k

I’m normally not a phone case person, but a few factors made me decide I should get one for the Galaxy S8. I trust that it’s not any more fragile than other phones, but the broad expanses of curved glass have me a little worried about scratches. I’m also worried about full-on cracks, as I cracked the hell out of my last phone after a short drop on a hard curb.
Getting a case for any new phone design in the early weeks and months after its release is always a challenge. Often, t

Your next iPhone may be able to spit out water using sound.
Apple's latest patent, published on Thursday details a mechanism to essentially blast out excess water from your iPhone's earpiece or speaker.
Why would you want this? To keep your precious iPhone dry and prevent liquid from damaging any internal components, of course.
SEE ALSO: Forget cords. Apple might be planning to charge your future iPhone using Wi-Fi.
The patent describes two parts of a meshing screen cover, a "hydrophobic portion

Pepe has made his way to France.
Of the many wildly unpredictable aspects of the 2016 election, the usage of memes by a fiercely active, populist conservative movement stands alone. 
Using easily shareable and emotionally driven images to promote nationalist conservative politics, internet meme evangelists believe that they had a direct impact on the election, carrying Donald Trump all the way to the White House.
Six months later, this coordinated movement has taken their Great Meme War ove

Every week, a slew of new music videos hits the web. Watching them at your desk is not time theft because you deserve it; think of it as a nice reward for surviving another work week. But what if you don’t have time to watch every video — maybe you have a deadline, a hungry pet, or other grown-up concerns. In consideration of your schedule, Lizzie and Kaitlyn bring you a series called One Video. Each week we’ll tell you “one video” you need to watch, why, and for ho

After over a year of on-and-off tinkering, the "Nintendo PlayStation" is fully operational. The unreleased console — which was formed out of an ill-fated partnership between Nintendo and Sony in the early ‘90s — can play games both from a typical SNES cartridge and the Sony-built CD drive. In 2015 one of these fabled prototypes (all of which were rumored to be destroyed) was discovered at an estate sale. And now it actually works.The hardest part, naturally, was getting CD game

Photos obtained by VentureBeat reporter Evan Blass indicate that Amazon appears to be working on an Alexa-enabled device with a touchscreen and front-facing camera.
Signals of a touchscreen Echo have trickled out in recent days. Today AFTV News published low-quality images of the device this morning, while a person familiar with the matter told CNET last week the device may make its debut sometime in May.
The Amazon Echo is a voice-only device, but it does some

Ellen DeGeneres has hosted a number of presidents on her show — Barack Obama came on to dance with her and George W. Bush joined to talk about his paintings. But there is one person you won't see anywhere near DeGeneres' pristine white armchairs: Donald Trump.
After Ellen interviewed Matt Lauer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week, Lauer turned the tables on her, interviewing DeGeneres about several topics for The Today Show, including Donald Trump. 
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Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history, as well as a meme icon. Given these lofty accomplishments, you're forgiven if you assumed Phelps never battles feelings of depression and hopelessness. 
Wrong, says Phelps. And he has a message for others dealing with depression: Don't be afraid to reach out for help. 
SEE ALSO: Olympics star Gabby Douglas is not defined by Rio's social media drama
Phelps, along with fellow Olympic swimmer Allison Schmitt, opened up before a liv

If you've spent any time on the internet in the last couple months, you’ve probably seen the viral video of “BBC dad."
In case you missed it, here’s the clip that captures it all.The professionalism of BBC dad, professor and political science expert Robert E. Kelly, suddenly juxtaposed with the carefree entrance and confident swagger of his young daughter in her adorable yellow sweater, the baby rolling in right after, and the mother frantically and heroically sliding in to sav

Yeezy come back, you can blame it all on us.
Kanye West has left the social media building as he appears to have deactivated his Twitter and Instagram as of Friday. If you do a search for his profiles, both sites show the same "Sorry, this page isn't available" error message.
SEE ALSO: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West might have a third child to keep up with soonMiss you already.Image:instagram
Where are you Ye?Image:twitterThis is not the first time West's account has been deactivated; back in Aug

Spotify is rolling out a new feature to its mobile apps that offers a new way to instantly stream music or share songs with friends nearby. Called Spotify Codes, you might now notice that under individual songs, playlists, and albums, there is an addition of a soundwave-like barcode. To use them, go to your Spotify app, click the search button, and you’ll see a camera icon in the search bar. Hover the camera over the code and you should be taken straight to the music in question. Spotify
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In December, you can reliably count on a whole bunch of fan-edited movie retrospectives that collect the year’s films into one long trailer. YouTuber AMONymous (Amon Warmann) is getting a head start this year by putting together a fun mega trailer for all of this summer’s big blockbuster films.The list of movies included in the mash-up are the ones that you’ll be hearing a lot of in the next couple of months. There’s the big Marvel releases (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

After an earlier leak this morning, we now have clearer images of Amazon’s rumored touchscreen Echo. Evan Blass at VentureBeat tweeted images of the device in both white and black, so it seems buyers will have some basic customization choices. The white is pictured above. Here’s the black:
@AFTVnews Here, let me help you with that. pic.twitter.com/9YokBj4pXQ— Evan Blass (@evleaks) May 5, 2017These images clearly show that the touchscreen will augment Alexa capabilities. Now use

Newly announced Spotify Codes could have a profound impact on the way all of us share music. Before now it wasn’t exactly a cumbersome experience, but sometimes there’s just a better way. And with Codes, Spotify found it. To use the new feature you’ll find an artist, track, playlist, or album on Spotify, click the ellipsis next to what you want to share, and then click the image with the code to enlarge it. From there, your friend can scan it off your phone, or you can share t

Kanye, where have you gone? The notoriously outspoken rapper and husband to Kim Kardashian has disappeared from social media ahead of today’s launch of the couple’s clothing brand, Kids Supply. Both his Twitter and Instagram pages appear to be inactive.
Web archives for Kanye’s social accounts captured images as recently as yesterday, but the timing of the social media disappearance can’t be ignored. Kim has been teasing the clothing line on Twitter, so it’s possibl

I am so reckless with SD cards that I often resort to sticking spare ones in one of the card slots of my wallet. My fear that they will slip out of those slots has almost pushed me to buy a better dedicated SD card case than the one I already own (which I typically leave in my camera bag). But PetaPixel may have just found the perfect happy medium: a wallet with dedicated SD card pouches.Made by a company called Cooperative of Photography (or COOPH), the €69 ($76) “Card Holder ORIGINA

Less than 24 hours after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a new healthcare plan, the plan’s detractors have found the saddest possible way of protesting. Thanks to a new website, you can ship your cremated remains to a Republican lawmaker should you die as a result of the plan. Zoe Jordan Salsbury, a student at American University, made MailMeToTheGOP in response to the American Health Care Act. The Act either eliminates or offers states the ability to waive certain protect

The team behind the Lifepowr A2, a massive 27,000mAh battery pack with an AC outlet has returned with a new-and-improved battery pack that features USB-C. The Lifepowr A3 still comes in at 27,000mAh (allowing it to be stored in carry on luggage on flights), but comes with two USB-C ports featuring Thunderbolt 3, Quick Charge 3.0, two USB-A ports that also support Quick Charge 3.0, and the AC socket.All five ports can be used simultaneously, and the company says the A3 can be recharged to 50 perc

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 arrives in theaters this week, and it promises to have the cosmic adventures, spaceships, and action that made its predecessor a surprising success. If you leave the theater wanting more, there are two new science fiction anthologies that you should consider picking up: Galactic Empires and Cosmic Powers.Space opera (defined by the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction as “colorful action-adventure stories of interplanetary or interstellar conflict”) is experienci