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Just days after engineers from SpaceX and the Boring Company traveled to Thailand to assist with the rescue of a soccer team trapped in the Tham Luang cave complex, CEO Elon Musk says that they are working on a “tiny, kid-size submarine” constructed out of parts from a Falcon 9 rocket.Earlier this week, Musk noted that they were considering a couple of options, from drilling holes into the cave, to constructing an inflatable tube, to some kind of Kevlar escape pod. Since then, he sa

As Simone Giertz continues to recover from brain surgery she underwent to remove a non-malignant tumor, she's updating fans on her progress as honestly as possible.
Since the "shitty robots" YouTuber's procedure in May, she's shared several photos of her "super villain scar," but on Friday, the 27-year-old got real about her progress.
In an emotional post, Giertz shared a serious photograph of herself, apologizing to fans for her recent silence.
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England and Sweden faced off in the World Cup on Saturday morning, and a familiar dance from Fortnite just so happened to make an appearance in the game.
After England's midfielder Dele Alli scored the team's second goal against Sweden, doubling their score in England's quarterfinal match, he celebrated by busting the following move from the popular survival video game.IT'S HAPPENING #ENG #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/e0rhlPWpRz
— Marcus Gilmer (@marcusgilmer) July 7, 2018The crowd went wild a

Historically, weddings and world soccer championships haven't exactly blended together.
The wedding guests of Britain are doing what they can. All around the country, attendees are patiently checking their phones and scrambling for scores as the country proceeds to the World Cup semifinals.
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These fans are resilient. Let's show them some respect.I am at a wedding #ENGSWE pic.twitter.com/YVmWSyrTgU
— Paddy O'Connell (@bbcpaddy) July 7, 2

Last night, MoviePass customers encountered a problem when they went out to their local theater: an outage prevented some users from checking in to a film. While the company says that the issue has been resolved, and that it’ll reimburse customers who paid out of pocket for tickets, it’s not a good look for the service, which can’t afford to scare away users.The outage prompted outcry from users, and it couldn’t have come at a worst time: Friday night as Marvel’s A

Maisie Williams, a.k.a. Arya Stark, has officially said goodbye to Game of Thrones. 
On Saturday morning, the actress announced she'd finished filming the show's eighth and final season by sharing a photograph of blood-stained white sneakers.A post shared by Maisie Williams (@maisie_williams) on Jul 7, 2018 at 4:53am PDTSEE ALSO: Of all the gross stuff on 'Game of Thrones,' this one scene was almost too much for Jaime Lannister
"Goodbye belfast. goodbye arya. goodbye game of thrones. what a

Have you ever seen regular old museum attendees go apeshit? No? Well, thanks to the Louvre, now you can!
The Paris museum — home to famous works like Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, and more recently, the music video for Beyoncé and Jay-Z's song, "Apeshit," off the album EVERYTHING IS LOVE — now offers a guided tour that will retrace the steps the power couple took when creating their visual masterpiece.
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Todd McAulty’s debut novel The Robots of Gotham walks us through a familiar scenario: what if robots took over the world? In his future, McAulty’s robots are benevolent monarchs, bloodthirsty tyrants, and unknowable gods who hold all the cards against humans. Set in a future Chicago after America has collapsed under robot rule, the book examines how humans cope in this future where they have little power, and how unexpected heroes can come out of the woodwork.Set 60 years into our f

For a show that features extraordinarily handsome cis gay men who do elaborate makeovers, Queer Eye has generated a shockingly low level of controversy. 
Still, exceptions exist. Some critics took issue with this show's handling of its first ever trans client, Skyler Jay. In a new interview with them., Jay defended the Fab Five and explained why the episode took the direction it did.
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Specifically, Jay defended his in

Steve Ditko, the comic book artist who co-created Marvel’s Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, was found dead in his New York City apartment on June 29th, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 90 years old.In a statement, the president of Marvel Entertainet, Dan Buckely, said that Ditko “transformed the industry and the Marvel Universe, and his legacy will never be forgotten,” while the company’s Chief Creative Officer, Joe Quesada said that the artist “blessed us

Welcome to Chris-mas in July, a week-long celebration of our four favorite Hollywood Chrises. We'll be analyzing old movies, digging deep into past roles, and exploring everything there is to know about Evans, Hemsworth, Pine and Pratt. We hope this totally made up holiday makes you smile. 
Deep breath, Marvel fans. Hear me out. 
Sure, Thor is a bonafide grade-A, beef cake. Even if eye candy staples KJ Apa, Ryan Reynolds, and David Beckham were thrown into a sexy blender, they could no

This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about the only nice thing that happened on the internet this week. 
It's been a long, hot week for many of us. The constant presence of sweat, on top of continuous political chaos and the confusing nature of a mid-week holiday break, can be a lot to deal with. 
Beyoncé, however, is here to help.
SEE ALSO: Twitter stans turned Beyoncé and Jay-Z's new video into a meme
Obviously she can't actually stop climate change

Oprah is so humble it took her until 2018 to Google herself.
For comparison, I first "Googled" myself with WebCrawler in 1997.
Either way, it's disarming. Oprah revealed the results of her very first Google in an interview with British Vogue this week.
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"I am so impressed with myself," Oprah told Vogue editor Edward Enninful.
"This is what I didn’t know: that I was the first African-American self-made billiona

As the summer heat wave rolls over most of the country, it might make more sense to stay inside to escape the higher temperatures, and it’ll be a good time to evaluate whether or not it’s time to upgrade your television or other devices around the house. There’s some big deals coming on tech products like 4K LED televisions, computing accessories, the Amazon Echo Show, and more.
Of course, July 16th marks the beginning of Amazon Prime Day, but hopefully there’s still a b

Nothing brings people together like a drama queen they can mock. 
Earlier this week, Brazilian star soccer player Neymar made headlines when he suffered a mild injury he made to look like hellish torment. 
Now fans around the world have started the #NeymarChallenge, designed to imitate the star player's explosively theatrical injury.
SEE ALSO: Bees invade soccer match, causing players to hit the ground
Here's the original video heard 'round the world.Here's Neymar's ankle getting stepp

In the latest of several similar controversies, a new report released on Friday finds that Amazon continues to facilitate the sale of hateful merchandise, including Nazi paraphernalia.The report was published by two advocacy groups, the Partnership for Working Families and the Action Center on Race & the Economy, and found, among other examples of items sold on Amazon’s platform, a swastika pendant, stickers with Nazi imagery, and a German SS hat. While it’s unclear how much of

Welcome to Chris-mas in July, a week-long celebration of our four favorite Hollywood Chrises. We'll be analyzing old movies, digging deep into past roles, and exploring everything there is to know about Evans, Hemsworth, Pine and Pratt. We hope this totally made up holiday makes you smile.
There's no question that we love the Chrises – so much so, we invented an entirely new holiday for them.
But have you ever stopped to wonder why we adore them so much? Where does this obsession come from

Film cameras. Vinyl records. Paper books. Mechanical watches. And now wired headphones.
There are some classes of personal technology that refuse to die, no matter how much more convenient, compatible, or simply cheaper their successors become. Wired headphones are under no immediate threat of extinction, but the future of personal audio will be defined and dominated by their wireless peers, that’s already clear. The question then arises, in my head at least, as to the role and prominence

Film cameras. Vinyl records. Paper books. Mechanical watches. And now wired headphones.
There are some classes of personal technology that refuse to die, no matter how much more convenient, compatible, or simply cheaper their successors become. Wired headphones are under no immediate threat of extinction, but the future of personal audio will be defined and dominated by their wireless peers, that’s already clear. The question then arises, in my head at least, as to the role and prominence

Happy stumbling no more.
Stumbleupon shuttered recently after 16 years of bringing tailored content to users.
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The unsocial media platform received multiple large name angel investors at its inception, people like self-help writer Tim Ferriss and early Google investor Ram Shriram. At one point, it had more publisher traffic than YouTube, Reddit, LinkedIn, and Google combined.
Stumbleupon's future seemed bright. It was named one of TIME's 50 best websites

Google Home Max
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Max volume is loud AF • Does everything Google Home and Home Mini does • Sick bass
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Google Assistant can't hear you well when speaker's set to highest volume • Finicky touch-sensitive control strip • Twice the size of HomePod
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Google Home Max is the most powerful Google Assistant-powered smart speaker with the loudest volume and deepest bass.Mashable Score4.25Cool Factor4.0Learning Curve4.0Performance4.0Bang for

The director is the most important person working on a film set. They define the style and structure for the movie and act as the ultimate decider for everything, including casting, camera angles, blocking, lighting, script editing — the works. But even if the studio has managed to bag an award-winning screenwriter like Aaron Sorkin, and phenomenal artists like, say, Leonardo Dicaprio or Meryl Streep, the motion picture will be a wreck if the director does a whack job.
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From sophisticated sound systems to expensive TVs, there are a million ways you can turn your living room into your ideal home theatre. If you're always on the lookout to improve your in-home screening experience, maybe you should consider not just which TV you buy, but how your screen is lit. 
This DreamScreen HD Backlighting Kit uses technology that carefully places LEDs behind your TV that react with the color pixels of whatever is playing at a responsive rate of 60 frames

The Marvel heroes, Avengers and otherwise, are an unstoppable charismatic force because there is everything to love about a bunch of hot people with superpowers kicking the snot out of CGI aliens and quipping cleverly in punchy asides. It’s part of the appeal of Marvel heroes that we want to hang out with them.
But to be honest... that might actually kind of suck.
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Dr. Strange is a dick. Black Panther and Iron Man are busy bein

Frustrated moviegoers let out a collective scream Friday night when MoviePass stopped working. 
As customers from across the country tried to purchase tickets, they were left confused as the popular app that lets you pay a monthly subscription fee was down for several hours. The company announced on Twitter that it was aware of the issue around 7:45 p.m. ET — after social media users had complained prior —  and asked moviegoers to buy tickets at full price from the theater

Donald Glover's "This Is America" is one of 2018's most iconic songs — from its striking imagery, to its choppy dance sequence.
Animator Wahyu Ichwandardi, also known as Pinot, has been documenting his attempt to capture Childish Gambino's "This Is America" choreography since the beginning of June. Using ancient software, he created a dance sequence straight out of 1985. 
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It's a Silicon Valley tale as old as time. A company publicly screws up, promises to make things better, and then continues to repeat the same mistakes. But maybe, just maybe, Twitter is delivering some much needed edits to that particular fable. 
As reported by the Washington Post, the San Francisco-based social media company has stepped up efforts to kick so-called fake accounts off the platform, and has found at least some success in its efforts. But that success might come at the cost o

A London-based research team has just published a six-page list of resources for domestic abuse victims who’ve been targeted through smart home gadgets that are controlled by their partners. In some cases, a domestic abuser can remotely control internet-connected home appliances using their phone, such as a smart thermostat, causing these devices to seemingly malfunction or become disabled with no probable cause.
The six-page document includes a number of blogs, written works, and organiz