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Facebook Will Reportedly Let You Unsend Messages, Just Like Its Fancy Executives
Facebook’s hypocritical protection of its executives’ privacy while hanging everyone else out to dry was highlighted on Thursday night when it confirmed Mark Zuckerberg has the ability to delete Messenger communications from other peoples’ inboxes. Now, Facebook is apparently going to give everyone that option.
The Outbreak of Severe Bleeding Caused by Synthetic Weed Has Now Spread Beyond Illinois
A frightening outbreak of uncontrollable bleeding linked to inhaling synthetic weed products seems to have spread beyond the borders of Illinois. On Thursday, Maryland health officials reported that at least one person in the state has come down with similar symptoms, the first case reported there.
Facebook Will Now More Formally Consider How Its Products Might Ruin Our Lives
Facebook screwed over most of its users, and people are now waking up to the notion that the social network may not have had their best interests in mind after all. But Facebook’s chief technical officer, Mike Schroepfer, assured the Financial Times that the company will now do more to identify the possible downsides…
Friday's Best Deals: Xbox Live Gold, Soylent, Laundry Pods, and More
Score deals on 12 months of Xbox Live Gold, an artistic smart lighting system, laundry pods, and much more.
Snapchat’s Long-Awaited iPhone X Lenses Won’t Make Me Forget Rihanna’s Decree
iPhone X owners who still use Snapchat are in for a pleasant surprise today. The camera company, famously annihilated by Rihanna after it approved an ad mocking domestic violence victims, is finally releasing its previously announced lenses designed for the iPhone X. The feature was teased nearly seven months ago, so…
How Colors Are Discovered
In the early 18th century, German chemist Johann Jacob Diesbach was at work in a laboratory trying to make a red pigment out of cochineal insects, the tiny bugs whose extract dyes everything from food to lipstick. Diesbach hypothesized that he could combine the carmine extract with alum, iron sulfate, and potash to…
HP's Overkill Convertible Makes Your Surface Pro Look Wimpy and Weak
Want a laptop that lets you get in a quick Overwatch match after you’re done editing some video on its 4K display? How about a convertible that lets you crank out screeds even with the keyboard a few feet away? Need a tablet that lets you create and edit images without worrying about your stylus’ battery life? If…
This Is How Stars Would Look Over NYC If It Weren't So Freaking Light Polluted
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen the Little Dipper—the 2003 blackout, a family trip to the Grand Canyon, a camping trip, and a stargazing drive through Wisconsin cut short by the cold. I don’t remember ever seeing the faint band of the Milky Way. Growing up in New York’s suburbs, there just aren’t…
To Combat the Notch, This Phone Revived the Slider
Just a couple days ago, rumors leaked out that Apple might try to reimagine forgotten tech like air gestures and curvy concave screens for use in a future iPhone. But now, another company is taking a different page out of history, and this time its purpose is to help fight off the incoming notch apocalypse.
These Superb Antarctic Veggies Are a Tasty Preview for a Menu on Mars
As temperatures outside dipped to well below freezing, and as blizzards pounded the Antarctic research station, German scientists were carefully tending to a remarkable veggie garden—one requiring no soil or natural sunlight. The success of their first harvest, which produced vibrant-looking lettuce, radishes,…
This $26 Bluetooth Speaker Is Louder Than It Looks
This Bluetooth speaker might not look like anything special on the outside, but on the inside, it’s packing dual 8W drivers, which are far louder than the 5W or 6W drivers you’d find in most similar speakers. That does come at the expense of battery life, but eight hours is good enough for most use cases.
Poisoned Russian Spy 'Improving Rapidly' But His Pets Are Now Dead
Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy living in the UK, is “improving rapidly” after being poisoned by a nerve agent, according to the latest report by his doctors. But Skripal’s pets aren’t quite as lucky. British authorities say that once a vet was able to visit Skripal’s sealed off home, two guinea pigs were found…
Netflix Puts Out $300 Million Offer to Buy Regular Old Billboard Company: Report
Netflix raised eyebrows with the $140 million budget it handed over to Martin Scorsese recently, but according to a Reuters report, it’s looking to pay out a lot more for some billboard real estate. The move could be seen as an escalation of its cold war with Hollywood.
Save $50 On the Coolest Smart Lighting System You've Ever Seen
Most smart lighting systems are basically enhancements of the light bulbs we’ve been using for decades, but why not use all that technology to make something more artistic?
The Mostly Online 'Space Kingdom' of Asgardia Attempts Democracy
The self-proclaimed “space kingdom” of Asgardia is currently limited to a glitchy website and a satellite orbiting the Earth about the size of a loaf of bread. But Asgardia wants to be much more than just another micronation: It aims to join the United Nations and eventually send its citizens to lower Earth orbit…
Avengers 4 Could Include an Intriguing Ant-Man and The Wasp Star
Amazon has found a familiar star for its adaptation of The Boys. Get a look at Elastigirl’s new suit in more Incredibles 2 footage. Kevin Smith returns to Central City in new pictures from The Flash. Plus, a new look at the BBC’s adaptation of The War of the Worlds, and more footage from Archer’s return. To me, my…
Amazon's Lord of the Rings Show Can Use 'Materials' From the Movies, Whatever That Means
When Amazon spent $250 million to acquire the rights to make a Lord of the Rings show, we assumed it would be a completely new version of the J.R.R. Tolkien story as compared to the popular Peter Jackson film series. And yet, a new report has us wondering whether or not the two will be connected.
