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This Apple flex has it all: razor wit, perfect comedic timing, and staggering levels of pettiness.
The Consumer Electronics Show kicks off on Jan. 8, which means that just about every major and minor interest in the tech world is converging on Las Vegas for the annual trade show. Apple is forever a CES no-show, but this year the company cooked up a special surprise for attendees — and, seemingly, for Amazon and Google in particular.
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When Rashida Tlaib was sworn into Congress on Thursday, her election had already made history – and there, in the U.S. Capitol, her attire followed suit. Tlaib wore a thobe, or traditional Palestinian robe, which inspired Palestinian-American women around the country to share their own with the Twitter hashtag #TweetYourThobe.
Notably, Tlaib was sworn in on a Quran. Her sons also earned some attention when they dabbed in celebration after the swearing in.
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At the end of December, Gatwick Airport, the second largest airport in the UK was shut down after a drone was reportedly sighted flying nearby. Flights resumed at the airport three days later, after the British Army reportedly brought in an Israeli-built drone defense system. To protect themselves from future incidents, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports have invested in their own anti-drone systems.Heathrow and Gatwick confirmed that they’ve spent millions to acquire and install their ow

There’s a giant ad on the side of a building in Las Vegas, making a wordplay on the classic “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” line. Nothing unusual about that, except it’s been set up by Apple just in time for the Consumer Electronics Show’s arrival in town, an event that the iPhone maker traditionally pretends isn’t even happening.
In spite of never having a formal presence at CES, Apple has always been the big invisible presence in the convention halls

On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission closed the majority of its operations, a result of the ongoing government shutdown. The FCC enforces the rules for all the wireless broadcasts in the United States, and many of most of its important enforcement mechanisms are now closed for the duration of the shutdown, which President Trump recently warned could last months or even years.
This means that — hypothetically! — if you wanted to illegally broadcast in violation of someo

Aquaman slid past Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice on Saturday to become the highest-grossing DC Extended Universe film internationally.
Dawn of Justice made $863 million at the global box office – Aquaman is already at $887 million, after just two weeks in theaters.
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Though reviews weren't universally positive, many were average (the film has 64 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) and audience response has been favorable. What

Mystery Brand, the controversial loot box-style website promoted by YouTube creators like Jake Paul and Brian “RiceGum” Le, has confirmed it doesn’t own some of the prizes offered to users, and collects others through a public online marketplace.
The quality of prizes offered to users through Mystery Brand varies from cheap fidget spinners to California mansions and luxury cars. Mystery Brand teamed up with Paul and Le for sponsored videos, reportedly paying at least $100,000

As much as we'd all like to leave 2018 firmly in the past where it belongs, Apple can't seem to shake one pesky problem from the prior year: bendgate.
The company has delivered yet another explanation for the slight bend some users have noted in the latest generation of iPad Pro. The trouble started in November, shortly after the tablet launched, when a video of someone easily folding a Pro in half went viral.
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I saw a whole bunch of movies over holidays, and the one I was by far the most excited for was Vice. I had, no joke, probably watched the trailer for it a dozen times, which is something I never do. (After watching through two dozen trailers for this column every week, I’m hardly going to watch any trailer more than I have to).
Vice was immensely entertaining and very funny. The thing that really stood out to me was just how comfortable director Adam McKay is in toying around with the med

Kevin Hart probably expected his interview with Ellen DeGeneres, one of the most beloved lesbians in America, to clear him of any wrongdoing.
Instead, Hart sparked even further outrage, claiming that he had already apologized to the LGBTQ community — when no real apology could be found. Ellen was quick to accept Hart's claim. 
Twitter and CNN host Don Lemon was not.
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On his show Friday, Lemon carefully br

Things have slowed down considerably since Black Friday and the winter holidays, but there are already a few good deals popping back up — especially for anyone who just picked up a Nintendo Switch. We’ve got a few suggestions on what to spend your holiday gift cards on and a sweet site-wide sale from Rakuten.
Let’s dig in.
A few must-have Nintendo Switch games are almost $20 off at GameStop, Target, and Best Buy until January 10th. You won’t find Super Mario Odyssey or T

Hoping to put a lid on any perceived controversy around bent 2018 iPad Pros, Apple published a support page late Friday night that details the device’s manufacturing process. The page is titled “iPad Pro unibody enclosure design” and starts off by saying that Apple’s latest tablet is “strong, light, and durable.” The company goes on to note that the new design has flat edges “instead of the curved edges found on previous-generation iPad models.” (

Even the most casual, airport sushi-eating consumer will tell you that raw tuna is one of the best fish you'll ever eat. (Step aside, salmon-lovers).
So you can almost understand why Kiyoshi Kimura, owner of the Japanese restaurant chain Sushizanmai, recently decided to purchase a 613-pound, $3.1 million bluefin tuna for his restaurant. 
Almost.
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Kimura purchased the fish at an auction at Tokyo's newest fish market. In 2015, Kimura purchase

A scientist brushing away a gray powder to uncover a newly 3D-printed machine part is the most soothing video you’ll see this week. It’s up there with Bob Ross painting a flawless tree, or even someone vacuuming perfect lines in a carpet. And the fact that it comes out of one of the country’s major national laboratories makes the relaxing video even more charming.The hand holding the brush is attached to Amy Elliott, a research scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory wh

This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week.Sometimes a video comes around that has it all: a cute dog, a Southern accent, and a primal scream.
Today, we'd like to thank Rose the dog, whose affinity for mud was one of the best things online this week. Rose doesn't just like mud, either: Rose loves mud. She loves putting her nose in it, she loves lying down in it like it's a bathtub, and — crucially — she loves to

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Smartphone cameras are mind-bogglingly advanced nowadays, so unless you're a professional photographer who regularly books editorial shoots, that DSLR you bought in 2009 is probably collecting dust somewhere.
Heck, even if you *are* a legit photographer who regularly books editorial shoots, you *still* might opt to shoot a subject with a modern smartphone instead of a traditional camera, as Giampaolo Sgura did with Ryan Gosling for the cover of GQ's November 2018 issue. Or like Luisa Dörr d

At the risk of sounding totally high: Websites are sort of like restaurants, when you think about it. 
Stick with us.
You've got your front-end developers, who function just like an establishment's front-of-house staff in that they're responsible for the things that come into direct contact with customers — but instead of bussing tables and serving tasty food, they're designing functional navigation menus and installing pretty fonts.
That would make back-end developers much like a kit

What starts with the letter C? Cookies. What else starts with the letter C? Charity. 
Omaze, the site that rewards you for your charitable donations, is about to make one cookie monster's dream come true. 
Donating to charity has always been rewarding by nature, but adding a little extra inventive never hurt to get the ball rolling, right? 
Well get this: Donating a mere $10 or more in support of the Yellow Feather Fund through Omaze will automatically enter you to win an all-expe

Certified American sweetheart Zendaya got her wisdom teeth out, and now all the teens are responding with their wisdom teeth selfies in solidarity.
After deliberating on posting a video after surgery — noting that she looked like "a hot ass mess" — Zendaya blessed us all with a photo on Twitter. Despite the gauze and ice packs wrapped around her head, she still looks pretty freaking good. Sneak peek pic.twitter.com/vW0qAQoe13
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) January 4, 2019In solidari

Maybe we should just stop using the internet altogether. 
Germany is reeling following the widespread dissemination of hacked data belonging to celebrities and prominent political figures including chancellor Angela Merkel. The stolen personal information, which was spread via Twitter and other online services, includes photos, chat logs, cellphone numbers, home addresses, emails, family members' names, and more. 
According to the New York Times, the nearly 1,000 people affected seem t

This Tik Tok challenge will make your heart swell.  
As Tik Tok fills the void Vine's death left behind, users are coming up with fresher, funnier sketches instead of sticking to cheesy lip syncs. One skit, set to Adele's "Someone Like You," inspired the Haribo challenge. 
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In the video, a lone gummy bear seems to belt out the first words to the song's heart-wrenching chorus. Then, Adele's mic cuts out and her audi

Nissan calls it Invisible-to-Visible, or I2V technology, but you can call it creepy. 
The company wants to project the “invisible” virtual world onto car windshields and windows. The tech isn’t ready now. Instead, through a VR headset next week at CES in Las Vegas, Nissan will show off its concept to demonstrate what’s possible in future cars, especially self-driving vehicles. 
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Using information from sensors an

Benjamin Braddock begins his affair with Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate by nervously checking into a hotel under the name Mr. Gladstone. After all, in our cultural imagination, booking a room in a hotel is a refuge for anonymity, and often, the vice that comes along with it. But that's certainly not the case today — if it ever was, beyond the silver screen.
On Friday, Marriott provided an update on the 4-years-long data breach of its Starwood database announced in November. In the breach, h

President Donald Trump made his first comments on Apple’s big stock drop this Friday — and they were largely dismissive.
At the news conference, Trump also voiced his displeasure with Apple for making products in China, although he falsely asserted Apple CEO Tim Cook would soon change that.TRUMP: "Don't forget. Apple makes their products in China. I told Tim Cook, a friend of mine, make your product in the US. Build those big, beautiful plants that go on for miles. Build those plants

Today, the Australian Fortnite streamer MrDeadMoth — otherwise known as Luke Munday, 26 — was banned again from Twitch for an indeterminate period of time, after an outcry from the gaming community. Just under a month ago, on the evening of December 9th, Munday was streaming to thousands of viewers of when he could be heard allegedly assaulting his partner. “How many times do I have to tell you?” he asked her, audio of the incident showed. His children’s cries can