• Valve quietly hides Steam Machine section from its game store after years of neglect

    Valve has gone ahead and quietly hidden a link to its Steam Machines webpage from the Steam store itself, a move indicative of the ill-fated project to push a console-like transition for gaming PCs in the living room. The move, noticed by PC Gamer today, doesn’t mean Steam Machines can no longer be purchased. You can still find the live link here, and you can even purchase the recommended Alienware Alpha Steam Machine from Dell if so choose, as well as the Valve-designed SteamOS controlle
  • Grindr exposed its users’ HIV statuses to two other companies

    The dating app Grindr has been sharing data on whether its users have HIV with two outside companies, according to BuzzFeed and the Norwegian research nonprofit SINTEF.Grindr users — which include gay, bi, trans, and queer people — can indicate on their profile whether they are HIV positive or negative, when is the last time they got tested, and whether they’re taking HIV treatment or the HIV-preventing pill PrEP. But the app has not been keeping this info private: Grindr has
  • Samsung rounds out its laptop line with cheaper Notebook 3 and Notebook 5

    Samsung’s latest additions to its line of laptops include the new Notebook 3 and Notebook 5, cheaper variants of the existing Notebook 7 Spin and Notebook 9 models. The company hasn’t released pricing for the devices yet. However, we can expect them to come in under the $1,199.99 Notebook 9, the updated version of which launched last month, and likely lower in price than the recently updated 2-in-1 Notebook 7 Spin, which comes out later this year.The Notebook 3 will come with 14- or
  • YouTube channel pages were down all afternoon

    If you’re seeing a 500 internal server error while visiting YouTube today, you’re not alone. The company confirmed via Twitter at 3:27PM ET that channel pages were down, though individual videos could still be watched.
    YouTube initially said that the error was only affecting some channels, but it’s since pulled a tweet with that clarification. There don’t seem to be any channels that are still up.
    Keep in mind this is only affecting main channel pages. All individual vid
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  • YouTube channel pages have been down all afternoon

    If you’re seeing a 500 internal server error while visiting YouTube today, you’re not alone. The company confirmed via Twitter at 2:27PM ET that channel pages were down, though individual videos could still be watched.
    YouTube initially said that the error was only affecting some channels, but it’s since pulled a tweet with that clarification. There don’t seem to be any channels that are still up.
    Keep in mind this is only affecting main channel pages. All individual vid
  • Trump’s EPA officially starts the fight to lower vehicle emissions standards

    The Environmental Protection Agency is calling for a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions standards for model year 2022-2025 cars and light trucks. The agency said today that the standards — which were put in place by the Obama administration in 2012 — are “not appropriate and should be revised.” The move brings to bear a fight that has been brewing since the earliest days of the Trump administration, when the president called the regulations “out of control&rdquo
  • Grindr is sending all kinds of user data to third-party companies, including HIV status

    Grindr has a communication problem. 
    The social networking app used by 3.6 million people has been doing more than simply facilitating hookups, and in the process has potentially put the privacy of its users at risk. 
    SEE ALSO: This new Grindr feature could persuade users to regularly get tested for HIV
    According a report from BuzzFeed News, the company is sharing user data with two other companies — data that includes email addresses, GPS data, phone IDs, and HIV statuses. Taken
  • School Sensor Can Alert Authorities, Lock Doors When Gunfire Is Heard npr.org/2018/04/02/598…

    School Sensor Can Alert Authorities, Lock Doors When Gunfire Is Heard npr.org/2018/04/02/598…
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  • SpaceX launches its 11th used Falcon 9 rocket on trip to the International Space Station

    Update April 2nd, 4:50PM ET: SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket on time today, which then deployed the company’s Dragon capsule into orbit. This marks the 11th mission in which SpaceX has flown a rocket that has already gone to space and back.Just three days after sending 10 communications satellites into orbit from California, SpaceX is launching again, this time out of Cape Canaveral, Florida. The company is launching one of its previously flown Falcon 9 rockets, which wil
  • The_Mueller is Reddit's hottest place for all your spiciest Robert Mueller memes

    You don't have to look too hard on Reddit to find anti-Trump subreddits, but somewhere in between r/TrumpForPrison and r/EnoughTrumpSpam, a new sub has risen up to firmly plant a wry tongue in the cheek of the current administration. 
    The_Mueller is a subreddit completely dedicated to spreading memes and disseminating news related to special counsel Robert Mueller III's investigation exploring possible ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 campaign and possible obstruction of justice from th
  • John McAfee reveals he charges $105,000 per promotional cryptocurrency tweet

    Software tycoon turned cryptocurrency enthusiast John McAfee recently revealed that he charges $105,000 for each tweet he sends out promoting digital coins or initial coin offerings (ICO). Last week, McAfee tweeted that his team had written up a guide on how his promotional tweets worked, and posted it to McAfee Crypto Team, an organization McAfee and his team put together to promote ICOs.“It’s self-aggrandizing and ego-stroking for us,” he wrote, “However, if you’
  • Mom very disappointed to find out truth behind her new bright blue IKEA toilet seat

    Toilet seats tend to be very uniform: the standard porcelain white. Snoresville. 
    So naturally, when one UK mum purchased what she thought was a bright blue toilet seat at IKEA, she was initially hesitant to introduce it into her powder room. But after considering it, she became super excited and showed it off to her daughter. 
    SEE ALSO: IKEA's menu of the future includes bug meatballs
    Her daughter, Amber, however, took a closer look at the label on the toilet seat and ruined her mom's
  • Bring your words to life with the 'Weird Type' AR app

    'Weird Type' is an augmented reality app that lets you draw in a 3D space. There are a few different features that you can play around with, including ones that explode, paint, and stamp your words.  Read more...More about Space, Instagram, App, Mashable Video, and Virtual Reality
  • More ambitious pollution cuts could save Arctic sea ice and the species that depend on it

    The loss of Arctic sea ice is one of the clearest signs of human-caused climate change, and there's been nothing but blinking red alarms coming from the top of the world lately. The past four winters have seen such anemic sea ice growth that they've been the lowest four maximum sea ice extents since 1979. 
    At the same time, the region’s climate has seen temperatures increase at more than twice the rate of the rest of the world, with record-shattering seasons becoming more common.
    Duri
  • Hubble Space Telescope spots the farthest star ever seen thanks to quirk of nature

    Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted the most distant star ever studied thanks to some cosmic luck.
    The star, named Lensed Star 1 (LS1 for short), was born about 9 billion years ago and is thought to be a huge, blue star with a surface temperature ranging from 11,000 degrees Celsius to 14,000 degrees Celsius. This makes the star more than twice as hot as our sun, NASA said in a statement.
    Under normal circumstances we wouldn't be able to see LS1 using even the most advanced t
  • Google’s machine learning software can now categorize ramen by shop

    Looks like it’s humans: 0, computers: 1 again. If you’re a big enough fan of ramen, maybe you can look at a photo of a tonkotsu bowl on Instagram and immediately recognize which restaurant it’s from. But computers have us beat, as they can now identify the exact shop a menu item came from, out of 41 seemingly identical bowls of ramen from the same restaurant franchise.
    Data scientist Kenji Doi did the delicious research, using Google’s AutoML Vision to classify every men
  • Help your dog chill out with these calming pet speakers

    The iCalm Dog Speaker provides peace for your pet. It's by the creators of the music score 'Through a Dog's Ear'. It is a portable speaker to chill your dog out with classical music on the go'iCalm' can be purchased here. Read more...More about Dogs, Mashable Video, Dog, Real Time, and Classical Music
  • This is the most important thing to have happened to Meryl Streep (Oscars included)

    Instagram account Taste of Streep highlights Meryl Streep's best role to date: being photoshopped into pictures of food. The artist behind the account creates hilariously absurd, but tastefully composed, portraits of the one of the greatest actresses of our time. Read more...More about Food, Mashable Video, Oscars, Photoshop, and Cookies
  • Students designed a gravity-defying backpack that augments your jumps

    A group of students at the University of Tokyo is trying to build a hover backpack which promises to augment the human capabilities of jumping. The Lunavity team envisions that, while wearing the backpack, its users will be able to jump up to 3x higher and longer than what they're naturally capable of. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Drones, Wearable Tech, Urban, and Drone
  • People think Sean Spicer wore the bunny costume at the White House Egg Roll

    The White House hosted its annual Easter Egg Roll on Monday, which is a 139-year-old tradition where children run through the White House South Lawn pushing eggs with long spoons. There's also a terrifying giant Easter bunny involved.
    SEE ALSO: Mike Pence's daughter bought John Oliver's book about the VP's gay bunny
    It's a strange tradition. 
    Trump tweeted this video of his speech on Monday, where this year's monstrous rabbit loomed behind him. An honor to host the Annual @WhiteHouse E
  • Make sure you’re getting enough water with this hydration reminder gadget

    'Ulla' is a small, light-up device that reminds you to stay hydrated. Just stick it onto a reusable bottle. If you're not drinking enough, it will blink to let you know when it's time to sip. You can purchase 'Ulla' here for $25.00 here. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Water, Commerce, Real Time, and Real Time Video
  • All your Insta-worthy dreams come true in this art exhibit

    Dream Machine is a surreal, interactive experience that brings your dreams to life with 10 different dream-themed, Insta-worthy rooms.  Read more...More about Instagram, Art, Mashable Video, Nyc, and New York
  • This dancing robot's got some sick moves

    The SunFounder Nano DIY 4-DOF, otherwise known as 'Sloth,' is a STEM education toy that helps build an understanding of robotics, electronics and coding. Get your own SunFounder Nano DIY 4-DOF for $49.99 here. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Diy, Robot, Coding, and Robotics
  • Malaysia just made fake news illegal and punishable by up to six years in jail

    Malaysia passed a new law today that would punish citizens on social media or those working at a digital publication for spreading fake news with a 500,000 ringgit ($123,000) fine and a possible a prison sentence of up to six years. Led by Prime Minister Najib Razak, the Anti-Fake News bill passed in parliament today despite opponents who had criticized the bill for possibly impeding free speech and attempting to censor the prime minister’s involvement in a multibillion-dollar scandal.
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  • This highly-rated course wants to help you train your stubborn dog or puppy

      
    Let’s state the obvious: We literally love our dogs more than we love most humans and wouldn’t trade them for anything. 
    However, we can probably admit that some of our good boys and girls aren’t the best behaved — especially if they’re past that critical puppy training age or came from an abusive environment. But what are we gonna do? Send them back to the shelter or force them into behavior classes (that aren’t exactly cheap)? Hell no.
    SEE
  • Waymo and Honda reportedly will build a self-driving delivery vehicle together

    Waymo has been negotiating a partnership with Honda since late 2016, when the company was still housed within Google. But now those talks are nearing completion, according to Bloomberg. And rather than moving people, as was the focus of Waymo’s deals with Fiat Chrysler and Jaguar Land Rover, the partnership with Honda will focus on delivering goods.Waymo CEO John Krafcik wouldn’t reveal much, but the implication is that a deal should be announced soon. A Waymo spokesperson declined
  • Facebook Spaces VR avatars kind of look like real people now

    Facebook Spaces is finally redesigning its avatars to look more like you, and less like a corny cartoon character. 
    The company has added hundreds of new customization and control options to the virtual reality avatars, and has updated their depth and movement. The updates will roll out this week.
    SEE ALSO: 3D posts on Facebook just got a lot better
    The avatars look noticeably more three-dimensional than they did before, with additional depth and shading compared to their relatively flat pr
  • The Walking Dead has transformed Negan into a likable and even redeemable villain

    The Walking Dead is back and careening toward the conclusion of the “All Out War” saga. That means the end of the feud between Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his arch-nemesis Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) — and perhaps that’s a good thing. Thus far, the show’s big bet on Negan has been a bit of a misfire, with ratings hitting staggering lows last year, and Negan himself largely absent from the first half of the show’s eighth season.
    But a season-ending climax
  • 'Rick and Morty' April Fools episode is a huge f**k you and it's kinda great

    As usual, the Rick and Morty brand used an international day of pranks to pull some shit on fans. And it was, uh, not totally well received.
    Dropping a surprise Rick and Morty episode on April Fools has become something of an Adult Swim tradition. Ever since co-creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland pulled a reverse-prank by dropping a legitimate episode of their long-awaited Season 3 on April 1 2017 without warning, fans have developed a pretty high standard for these kind of hijinks.
    So when t
  • Facebook updated its VR avatars to look more ‘lifelike’

    Facebook today announced a new suite of avatar customization options for Spaces, the company’s virtual reality hangout app that lets you chat with friends and partake in group activities in a digital space. Prior to today, Spaces allowed you to customize an avatar using only a small handful of options for features like hair color and style or eye shape, and you couldn’t customize features like body shape at all. Now, there are hundreds of new options. Spaces remains in open beta on
  • Indie Title 'Small Talk' Is the Cartoony Party Game of My Dreams

    A lot of games try to capture the way the world works—but precious few try to distill how it feels.
  • Acer’s $899 all-in-one desktop comes with Qi wireless charging station

    Acer’s thinnest all-in-one desktop, the Aspire S24, is available for purchase starting today. It’s a 23.8-inch all-in-one desktop powered by a Kaby Lake Intel Core i5 processor, an Intel graphics card, 12GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage.
    The Aspire S24 also comes with a Qi charger and a free 30-day trial of Microsoft Office, which might be useful if you don’t already have the software. It runs Windows 10 and has a built-in speaker system built with Acer TrueHarmony and Dolby Audi
  • Apple might ditch Intel chips in Macs for its own, starting in 2020

    Apple might screw Intel over... starting in 2020.
    The tech company is reportedly planning to ditch Intel's processors on its Macs and replace them with their own custom-designed chips, according to a report from Bloomberg.
    SEE ALSO: Apple patent reveals a new crumb-resistant keyboard design for MacBooks
    The report, sourced from the well-sourced Mark Gurman, says Apple executives have greenlit the plan, codenamed "Kalamata." 
    The switch is apparently part of a plan to make Macs, iPhones, and
  • Don’t worry about coffee’s cancer risk — or its health benefits

    A ruling from a Los Angeles judge last week now means that in California, coffee companies like Starbucks must warn customers of a potentially cancer-causing chemical found in coffee. Naturally, this gave jitters to coffee makers and coffee drinkers alike — and renewed a centuries-old debate: Is coffee bad for you?
    A nonprofit group, the Council for Education and Research on Toxics, sued 91 coffee companies for not warning consumers about a particular chemical produced when coffee beans a
  • Google may release a mid-range Pixel smartphone in India this summer

    Last year, 9to5Mac reported that Google was working on a budget version of its Pixel smartphone, which wouldn’t be sold in the US. Between then and now, the Pixel 2 launched with no budget phone to be seen, but a new report out of India claims the device is coming this summer.
    The Economic Times reports that Google is working on a mid-range Pixel smartphone for “price-sensitive” markets, including India, that will be released in July or August, according to industry executives
  • Apple will reportedly ditch Intel chips in Macs as early as 2020

    In a major shift that carries big implications for both companies, Apple will reportedly replace Intel’s processors with the company’s own chips in Mac computers as soon as 2020, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The changeover is likely to begin with laptops such as the 12-inch MacBook. Intel’s stock price took a hit soon after the report was published; Bloomberg estimates that Apple provides approximately 5 percent of the chipmaker’s annual revenue. Aside from
  • Stormy Daniels appears in not one but TWO Seth Rogen movies

    The adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who may or may not have had an affair with the sitting U.S. president, has appeared in two Seth Rogen movies, Rogen said on Ellen. And she shared a little information about her affair that would take the public's attention 10 years later.
    Rogen shared a story about how Daniels appeared in both Knocked Up and 40-Year-Old Virgin. During filming, Daniels said that she had an affair with Trump. Rogen said at the time it seemed pretty innocuous and didn't come a
  • Tesla is making over 2,000 Model 3s a week, as crucial deadline approaches

    Tesla has increased its production of its mass-market electric Model 3 to over 2,000 units per week, according to an email from Elon Musk obtained by several media outlets. It’s an impressive ramp up of production, but it still falls short of Musk’s goal of 2,500 Model 3s per week by the end of the first quarter of 2018.The news about Model 3 production comes at a crucial time for the automaker, which has seen its steepest monthly drop in stocks in seven years amid questions about t
  • This keyboard looks like a typewriter, but works like it's 2018

    How much thought do you put into picking out a keyboard? Chances are, not a lot. 
    Admit it: With so many options out there, you're likely to buy the cheapest model or whatever your IT buddy recommends. But finding a keyboard that fits your lifestyle matters. Period. Whether you're writing a blog post or coding an app, you want to be able to comfortably type away — anytime, anywhere.
    SEE ALSO: Turn your hand into a keyboard with this strap of sensor-equipped rings
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  • 'Isle of Dogs' reflects the bleak reality that we treat dogs like garbage

    This post contains spoilers for Isle of Dogs.Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs has some glaring flaws. But anyone with experience in (or even a cursory knowledge of) the institutions tasked with managing pet populations in the real world will tell you it got one thing right.
    We treat dogs like disposable trash. And as a society, we’re astonishingly comfortable with their systemic abuse.
    SEE ALSO: There's an extremely relatable hidden message in the title of 'Isle of Dogs'
    When my dog was f
  • Pay what you want to learn the entire Microsoft Office suite

    If Microsoft Office was Netflix, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint would be Stranger Things, Orange is the New Black, and Narcos. On the other hand, OneNote, Sway, Yammer, and basically the rest of the Office apps would be Sense8, Dear White People, and Ozark, because of the very fact that they are criminally underrated. These apps have probably never reached your radar, and that's a darn shame. But you can change that with the Pay What You Want: The Complete Microsoft Office Bundle.
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  • Parkland students react to mandatory clear backpack rule: 'Almost as transparent as the NRA’s agenda'

    Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students are returning to campus after the March For Our Lives and a week-long Spring Break, but they have yet to adjust to the new security measures put in place.
    After a mass shooting on Feb. 14 killed 17 people at the school, increased security precautions are being taken to ensure no acts of gun violence occur in the future. As of Monday, all students are being required to wear transparent backpacks, provided by the school, along with new student ID badge
  • European customers can now enjoy Netflix anywhere in the EU

    European backpackers who have been missing their favorite Netflix shows can finally rest easy. 
    A new EU regulation called the "Regulation on the Portability of Online Content Services" will allow any European citizens to access subscription services, including Netflix and Amazon Prime, that they've subscribed to at home, anywhere in the EU. 
    SEE ALSO: This study broke down the psychology behind fonts using your favorite Netflix series
    The regulation was initially passed in June, but t
  • Save up to $200 on a new MacBook Pro at Best Buy through April 8

    Hey, Apple fans: If you missed out on holiday laptop deals or the MacBook Air sale at Best Buy this past week, don't get FOMO just yet — Best Buy is offering up to $200 off MacBook Pros now through April 8. 
    We all know that the holidays are a great time to snag some new tech on sale — but when you're rushing around and trying to save on gifts for everyone else, it's easy to forget the stuff you want. But good news: This doesn't mean you're stuck with an old AF compute
  • Fortnite is now open to everyone on iOS

    Epic Games’ Fortnite is officially out of beta on mobile, meaning anyone with an iPhone SE / 6S or later running iOS 11 (or an iPad mini 4 / Air 2 or later) can download the game and jump into a match. Epic announced the news on its Twitter feed this morning. Previously, Fortnite on iOS was available in an invite-only beta period, though invites were generously given out and friends were able to invite up to three others to join the free-to-play platform. You can download the game from th
  • 'Lost in Space' is enjoyable sci-fi that also highlights a uniquely Netflix problem

    Every week, Lost in Space had a new story to tell.
    I still remember watching old reruns of the 1960s series on WPIX 11 as a kid. The Robinson family's struggles to keep life comfy and happy while stranded on a distant alien world were captivating to my 10-year-old brain.
    SEE ALSO: Wow, Netflix's 'Lost in Space' reboot series sure looks expensive
    Every week was a new adventure, a new obstacle the family would have to overcome. There were constants in the friendship between Will Robinson and Robot
  • Apple applies for patent that lets riders virtually fight zombies or hang glide in self-driving cars

    Apple has applied to patent a VR system for autonomous cars that would use interior screens and VR headsets to alter the interior of the vehicle, as reported by VentureBeat.
    The patent, applied for in September 2017 and published last week, is framed as a way to “address problems with vehicles in motion that may result in motion sickness for passengers” by replacing views of the real world with virtual environments. On top of that, the patent proposes at least one VR controller that
  • The Inside Story of Reddit's Redesign

    Goodbye, dystopian Craigslist. There's a new Reddit, and it's all grown up.
  • Google Bans All Cryptomining Extensions From the Chrome Store

    As cryptojacking takes over the web, Google will put a stop to cryptomining extensions that prey on unsuspecting installers.
  • Who knew a Dr. Seuss and Migos collab was exactly what the world needed?

    It's 2018 and not only are people still reading Dr. Seuss books, they're rapping them.
    Rapper Win Nevaluze gave the unsuspecting people of this world the hottest collaboration they never knew they needed, rapping the words from Dr. Seuss' iconic children's book, There's a Wocket in My Pocket, to Migos feat. Drake's track, "Walk It Talk It." 
    It's not the first time we've seen a children's book rapped, but the "Walk It Like I Talk It" ad-libs by Jay Lava (aka ScatterBrains News) and Lord Jah