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The EOZ Air Wireless Headphones are sleek, fashionable, and if their Kickstarter video is to be believed, might even be more functional than those Apple Airpods that keep falling out of your ears.
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For one, they wrap around your ears, so you're always listening to music no matter what you're doing at the ti

For the first time, Blue Origin successfully fired up its BE-4 rocket engine, a crucial piece of hardware the company has been working on for the last six years. Blue Origin tweeted out a video today of the test, known as a “hot fire,” which was conducted at the company’s test facility in Texas. It’s a major stepping stone in the development of the engine, which is slated to play a key role in Blue Origin’s economic future.The BE-4 is slated to play a key role in Bl

Arianna Huffington has partnered with Samsung to create an app that helps you disconnect from the internet while also humblebragging to your friends that you can’t be reached. The app, called Thrive, will be available in December exclusively for Samsung devices only through the Samsung Galaxy Store.
To be fair, a lot of what Thrive does is already available by toggling the Do Not Disturb button on Samsung devices. Like Do Not Disturb, Thrive can schedule times to be disconnected as well as

Sisqo didn't ask for this when he made his hit song the "Thong Song."
Japanese designer Thibaut presented his collection at the Amazon Fashion Week in Tokyo this week. But, there was one denim look in particular that caught everyone's attention and we apologize in an advance for what you're about to see.
SEE ALSO: Chanel's ridiculous new rain boots will probably cost more than your rent
The model can be seen walking down the runway in what's being labeled as 'thong jeans.'
As if 2017 hasn't been

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These self-stirring Star Wars mugs are just what any dedicated Jedi needs to start their morning right.
SEE ALSO: Samsung's new Star Wars robot vacuums talk and play music while cleaning your floors
At the press of a button (located on the handle), you can activate "The Force" and watch your latte, tea, or blue milk swirl into the black hole. The mug comes with a lid to keep contents from splas

There are a lot of odd jobs out there. Some people are paid to drink beer or even gin, but don't you wish you could get paid to eat your favorite food?
Well, now you could have that chance to eat pizza for a living as well.  
SEE ALSO: Pizza Hut's new 'pizza parka' will insulate you like a fresh pie
If stuffing your face with cheese, sauce and carbs sounds ideal (which it does) you could become an official pizza taster.
The Bath Pizza Co. located in Bath, Somerset, England, is searching for

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Rejoice, websurfers, because the Starry Station is here to relieve all of your WiFi woes. Gone are the days where you impress your parents when you "fix the WiFi" by turning it off and on again and hoping that something happens. 
SEE ALSO: These in-sync touch lamps are perfect for people in long distance relationships
This router features a touch screen that displays everything you need to

In the latest instance of Jeff Bezos doing whatever he wants, the future ruler of Earth Amazon CEO stood brazenly atop a colossal new wind turbine and smashed a perfectly good champagne bottle upon its mighty crown.
Bezos tweeted out this video Thursday morning after Amazon announced that its largest wind farm yet, Amazon Wind Farm Texas, went online.
SEE ALSO: It took Harvey Weinstein to bring down Amazon's Roy Price. That's just sad.Fun day christening Amazon’s latest wind farm#Renewable

Are there robots secretly infiltrating the NBA? People have fears about AI and our inability to fully understand its capabilities, but what if it's already made its way into sports? 
Well, friends, it is very possible that an entire basketball team has been replaced by robots.
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Here's the proof: Reddit user Colvjs uploaded a video of the Phoenix Suns' entire team switching directions and runn

Tesla has once again found itself facing an onslaught of news stories about discrimination lawsuits filed against the company. 
The wave began earlier this week, when The Mercury News reported that three black former Tesla factory employees had filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging racial discrimination. Then, on Thursday, The Guardian reported that another ex-factory employee filed a lawsuit against the company alleging he was harassed for being gay and the company did li

President Trump gave the federal response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico a 10 out of 10 on Thursday.
Yes. Really. He gave himself the highest marks for what has been a well-documented and tragic mess.
SEE ALSO: Photos from Puerto Rico reveal the devastating power of Hurricane Maria
He said this, and other objectively inaccurate statements about the U.S. territory, with a straight face while sitting next to Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló at the White House Thursday. 
Here's his

For more than a decade and a half, Philip Pullman has talked about a companion novel to his acclaimed fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials. Earlier this year, he revealed that fans of The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass would not only finally get to read The Book of Dust, but that it was a trilogy, with the first installment, La Belle Sauvage, hitting bookstores today.With the arrival of The Book of Dust, it’s worth looking back on Pullman’s dazzling trilogy. W

Online advertising has been accused of meddling in the 2016 presidential election, maliciously sowing fears about immigrants, and enabling potential ad buyers to single out antisemites. It turns out, however, that the creepiness inherent in an ad targeting system capable of tracking digital movements on an individual level is just getting started.
In a recently published paper, researchers at the University of Washington demonstrate that practically anyone can spend a little cash and track, in r

As a man who just adores Edith Piaf has no doubt informed you, the term "Champagne" refers to a sparkling wine that comes from the Champagne region of France. 
You are probably also aware that people often refer to all sparkling wine as "Champagne" — kind of a Kleenex/tissue scenario. One man, however, took such issue with this colloquialism that he decided to sue an airline for using it.
SEE ALSO: The stores of the future will be full of wine, yoga, and not much else
Per the BBC, Dan

Richard Spencer definitely did not receive a warm or sunny welcome from the University of Florida.
On Thursday, massive crowds gathered to protest the white nationalist and alt-right founder's visit to campus. As he attempted to give a speech on his beliefs, he was overwhelmed by chants condemning white supremacy and neo-Nazism.
SEE ALSO: A handful of racists snuck back to Charlottesville under the cover of night for another 'protest'
In protest of Spencer's arrival, students marched together in

I spent a good amount of time at Google’s New York City pop-up shop this morning, and while the product demo areas were great — and felt true to what you’d imagine a Google retail store to be — the actual buying process was anything but.Most of the staffers spread around the Flatiron location definitely seem to be Google employees, as they’re all fairly knowledgeable about the Pixel 2, Home speakers, Pixel Buds, and other new products on display. But when it comes t

I spent a good amount of time at Google’s New York City pop-up shop this morning, and while the product demo areas were great — and felt true to what you’d imagine a Google retail store to be — the actual buying process was anything but.Most of the staffers spread around the Flatiron location definitely seem to be Google employees, as they’re all fairly knowledgeable about the Pixel 2, Home speakers, Pixel Buds, and other new products on display. But when it comes t

I spent a good amount of time at Google’s New York City pop-up shop this morning, and while the product demo areas were great — and felt true to what you’d imagine a Google retail store to be — the actual buying process was anything but.Most of the staffers spread around the Flatiron location definitely seem to be Google employees, as they’re all fairly knowledgeable about the Pixel 2, Home speakers, Pixel Buds, and other new products on display. But when it comes t

Chance the Rapper's wait is finally over. After convincing the Grammy Awards to recognize independent artists in their ceremony—and winning three awards himself—the rapper finally can throw the tangible recognition of his hard work and free music on his shelves. 
In a video posted on Twitter, the Chicago rapper unboxes the awards upon receiving them in the mail with some help from his 2-year-old daughter. 
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Verizon has supposedly had its own over-the-top TV service in the works for a while now. Bloomberg first reported that it was supposed to launch in the summer back in March, and Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam confirmed in a Variety report that the company was working on the service in May. But those plans are apparently getting delayed even more: a new report from Bloomberg says that Verizon is now looking at a spring 2018 release date, at the earliest.The most recent delay means that whenever Verizo

Halloween is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate the spooky holiday than freaking out your friends at lunch with a creative quick bite?
SEE ALSO: Halloween decorations are way freakier when you project them on your window
These colorful – and creepy – Halloween-inspired bento boxes are designed to disturb your friends while you enjoy a tasty bite. Bento boxes have let people show their culinary presentation skills in some wonderfully weird ways, so we went ahead a

Google's developer policies are about to be a lot more competitive with Apple.
Google is lowering the amount of money it takes out of app subscriptions, from 30 percent to 15 percent, after the first year a user's been subscribed. That's exactly the same as Apple's policy, which was changed last year.
SEE ALSO: Google Pixel 2 review: The best boring phones, and that's not so bad
Here's how Google's transactions fees for developers will now be structured: for the first year, they'll get a 70 perc

 Amidst narratives of machine learning complacency, Apple is coming to terms with the fact that not talking about innovation means innovation never happened. A detailed blog posting in the company’s machine learning journal makes public the technical effort that went into its “Hey Siri” feature — a capability so banal that I’d almost believe Apple was trying to make… Read More

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Raise your hand if you're constantly trying to eat healthy but your addiction to fried food is ruining it. 
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You don't have to wait until cheat day to eat your favorite treats, you just have to be smarter about how you cook them. With an air fryer, you can whip up your guilty pleasures with a tablespoon or less of oilT

Bids for Amazon’s second headquarters are due today, and all the vying North American cities interested in luring Amazon’s business have sent in their pitches. While some more conventional cities like Charlotte, North Carolina, offered up proposals of 20 possible locations for an Amazon campus in a carved wooden box, others truly went the extra mile, revealing maybe too much desperation.It’s a game of give and take. With the new second headquarters, Amazon promises to add 50,00

Planet Earth has had its second-warmest year so far, and in the end, 2017 may wind up being the third-warmest year on record, ranking just behind behind 2016 and 2015. This year is also headed for the warmest year to occur without any El Niño or La Niña event in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
El Niño and La Niña events influence global average surface temperatures. El Niño in particular is well-known to boost global average temperatures on top of the long-term war

Who is Jacinda Ardern?
That's the question running through the minds of many after the 37-year-old was elected the new Prime Minister of New Zealand on Thursday. 
Though Ardern has has been active in New Zealand politics for decades, she's definitely not your average politician.
SEE ALSO: New Zealand police's inappropriate tweet is really quite something
Before she officially takes office in what she calls "honor and a privilege," per The Associated Press, here are five fast facts you'd oug

A former employee at Tesla’s Fremont factory filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the electric carmaker, alleging he was fired in retaliation after seeking protection from anti-gay harassment, The Guardian reported today.The defendant, an assembly line worker named Jorge Ferro, claims he was taunted for being gay and threatened with violence. “Watch your back,” one supervisor told him after mocking his “gay tight” clothing, the paper said. After complaining

In a time when prying a smartphone open (without destroying it) is about as easy as cracking a safe, Google's Pixel 2 XL is a welcome surprise. 
That's the main conclusion I get from iFixit's typically thorough teardown of the phone that's just begun to ship to buyers.
SEE ALSO: Google's Pixel 2 and 2 XL are perfect if you don't want to spend $1,000 on a new phone
Opening the phone up will require some specialized equipment, but at least there's no need to heat it up. And once you remove t

Television networks and movie studios have been regularly leaning on virtual reality as a marketing tool, and today AMC announced that it has launched its own app dedicated to VR tie-in material. Simply named AMC VR, the app is available now for iOS devices, Android, the Gear VR, and Google Daydream featuring a collection of material tied to shows like The Walking Dead and Into the Badlands.
AMC will also be capitalizing on this weekend’s season premiere of The Walking Dead with an extende

Meet Sean McCarren: UPS driver, dog lover, and your average American hero. 
Per Buzzfeed, he's spent the last 17 years working for UPS, bringing joy to not only humans, but their pets too. So to document his pup encounters, McCarren created a Facebook page for the community of UPS drivers who also just so happen to be dog lovers. He dubbed it UPS Dogs and wait until you see the pics.. 
SEE ALSO: Ikea is launching a pet furniture collection and it's purrfect
"I started the page five yea

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The Weed Snatcher is a Kickstarter project that aims to clear your weeds in half the time with half the effort — no crouching or bending over required.
This new weeding tool works on the same principle as a mop. Just set it over a weed-infested crevice or crack in your driveway and start scraping those weeds away. After you're done snatching them up, sweep them away with your broom, and y

Pokémon Go is getting extra spooky around Halloween this year with new ghost-type Pokémon and a witch hat for Pikachu.
The Pokémon Go Halloween event lasts from Oct. 20 to Nov. 2, introducing the first third-generation (gen III) Pokémon to the game, Pikachus wearing witch hats, extra Candy items for leveling up Pokémon, and a creepy Mimikyu hat for player avatars.
The new gen III ghost-type Pokémon coming to the game are Sableye, Banette, Shuppet, Duscl