HTC's U12+ Continues to Set Itself Apart With a Squeeze
While other phone makers are busy trying to incorporate notches onto their latest devices, HTC is doubling down on some smartphone innovation that you can actually feel.
Here's The Difference Between Synthetic And Normal Motor Oil, And What The Numbers On The Bottle Mean
I just changed the oil in my Nissan Pao last week, and in doing so I was warned—several times—that my plan to replace the conventional oil in my car with synthetic was a terrible idea. But you know what? It’s not! That got me thinking that maybe a little oil refresher might be of use. Not to you, of course, you know…
Kilauea's Lava Is Changing—Here's What That Means
After three weeks, the eruption at Kilauea volcano’s lower East Rift Zone shows no signs of abatement. In fact, dramatic changes to the lava over the last few days suggest things are still heating up—literally.
Head to Head to Head with Three Add-On Headphone Mics
Weary of constantly swapping out my favorite headphones with a gaming headset for multiplayer games, I took a look at three great add-on mics. Depending on your setup and preferences, one of these premium mics will have you serving and receiving salt without sacrificing sweet audio quality or comfort.
Mark Zuckerberg Played Parliament for Fools and They're Pissed
For a moment, Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before members of the European Parliament looked like it was going to be a very bad day for the Facebook CEO. Then he started answering questions, a flood of pablum spewed from his mouth, and everyone got angry.
The 10 Best Deals of May 22, 2018
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
GLAAD Calls Out Marvel and WB for Not Acknowledging Their LGBTQ Movie Characters
Every year, GLAAD (the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) publishes an analysis of the current state of LGBTQ representation in Hollywood. This year’s analysis took Marvel and Warner Bros. to task for some of their most recent blockbusters.
In Paper Girls, Time Travel Makes It Too Damn Easy to Hate Yourself
It’s a good ol’ standby question in celebrity interviews: What advice would you give your younger self? The scifi shenanigans of Paper Girls allow these moments to happen but the advice never gets passed on, because the young ladies in this comic are too shocked at what happens when they grow up.
Amazon's Plan to Scan Your Face Even Has Police Worried It's Too Creepy, New Emails Show
Across the country, law enforcement agencies are teaming up with data firms to bring facial recognition to public spaces, including airports, schools, and even protests. Most of these efforts remain clouded in secrecy, but newly released documents from Oregon officials using Amazon’s facial recognition offer our…
How to Stop Accidentally Quitting Your Mac Apps
It happens at least once a day, always when I’m right in the middle of working on something important: I accidentally brush the Command+Q combination instead of Command+W to close a browser tab, quitting me out of Chrome. Sigh.
The Islamic State is Getting Rich Off Your Makeup and Baby Powder
Satellite images reveal extensive mining operations not far from the site of a 2017 US airstrike in the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan—an attack most Americans remember only because of the nightmarish nickname of the weapon employed: The “Mother of All Bombs.” The 20,000-pound GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast,…
Neuralink Is Funding Primate Research at the University of California
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s secretive startup dedicated to the development of brain-computer interfaces that could make it possible for people to communicate with computers using only their thoughts, is funding primate research at a California university, according to public records obtained by Gizmodo.
Could the Large Hadron Collider Collide a Sandwich?
You’d be surprised at how many times someone has asked whether the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could collide mundane things, like a sandwich. The answer is, not quite... but almost! It’s sort of a long story, and the explanation might surprise you.
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Lynx To Lynx: "AHHH."
They both make some good points.
Save Up to 70% on Everything Your Home Needs from Wayfair's Memorial Day Sale
Memorial Day weekend is coming up, and that means pretty much everything on Wayfair is on sale this week, including extra savings on living room furniture, wall art, lighting, kitchen & dining room furniture, and more. They’ve rolled back the prices on select area rugs down to $50 and are running special discounts on…
A Bizarre Bone Ritual Followed a Grisly Iron Age Battle in Denmark
To the victor go the spoils, or in some cases, the bodies of a vanquished enemy, as the discovery of remnants from an Iron Age battle in Denmark demonstrates.
Report: Google Search Features Revealed the Legally Protected Names of Sex and Violent Crime Victims
For victims of sexual violence, many of whom are legally granted anonymity in the United Kingdom, all it might take is some simple Google sleuthing to dig up their protected personal information.
George Lucas Contributed a Small but Significant Character Moment to Solo
When George Lucas makes a suggestion about Han Solo, you listen. That was Ron Howard’s thought, at least, during the production of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Lucas, who created not just the character Han Solo but the franchise itself, was visiting the set one day and offered up a suggestion on how to change the scene.…
