Saturday's Best Deals: Casper Sale, Cabeau Travel Pillows, Streaming Sticks, and More
10% off sitewide at Casper, our readers’ favorite travel pillows, and discounted DNA testing kits lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.
Facebook Already Spent $3.3 Million Lobbying This Year
Facebook spent $3.3 million on lobbying in the United States during the first quarter of 2018, disclosures filed with the government Friday showed. The multi-million dollar effort marks the largest tab the company has ever racked up on lobbying in a single quarter.
MoviePass Is Struggling, So Use It While You Can
MoviePass has never really made sense on a financial level, but an independent audit (via Variety) suggests that the company could be in even worse shape than we thought. If you’re using the service—or thinking about signing up—you should probably get the most out of its too-good-to-be-true offer before it’s too late.
Apple's Battery Woes Continue, This Time With MacBook Pros
Apple announced Friday that it discovered “a limited number” of its line of MacBook Pro laptops suffer from a potentially faulty component that can cause the battery to expand. The company is offering to replace the batteries in affected machines for free.
Tesla Contract Workers Pressured To Accept Debit Card For Pay Instead Of Check: Lawsuit
Tesla contract workers aren’t receiving legally required overtime pay or mandated work breaks, according to a new lawsuit filed in California state court. The employees faced “pressure” from a temp agency that hires workers at Tesla’s California factory to take a debit card to accept their compensation, rather than a…
Flickr Takes Another Sad Turn, Gets Bought by Something Called SmugMug
In the latest of an endless series of unfortunate events to befall the once beloved photo-sharing service Flickr, the company has been resurrected from the grave of Yahoo and bought for an undisclosed amount by premium photo-hosting platform SmugMug.
Verizon and AT&T Reportedly Under DOJ Investigation for Potential Collusion
People have long accused Verizon and AT&T of abusing their market share to the detriment of the overall wireless market. But the two may have crossed a legal line: The Justice Department has reportedly launched an investigation into alleged collusion by Verizon and AT&T to make switching carriers more difficult than…
CDC: Throw Your Romaine Lettuce in the Trash Right Now
On this most blessed of days, the Centers for Disease and Prevention is telling everyone to stay the hell away from a different sort of green, one that might cause you to have bloody diarrhea and vomiting for days on end: romaine lettuce.
Are We Sure Chris Evans Isn't Actually a Government Supersoldier?
Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s elevator brawl is one of the best fights in a movie filled with some of the best fights in 10 years of Marvel films, full stop. But while Captain America may have superpowers to lean on, actor Chris Evans just has sheer determination*, that he shows off with aplomb in this…
Texas Court Strikes Down Revenge Porn Law for Being 'Overbroad'
A state appeals court in Texas has struck down a 2015 revenge porn law, arguing that it was written too broadly and infringed on free speech protections.
Ultra-Cold Atoms Recreate the Expanding Universe in Tabletop Experiment
Eerie similarities unite vastly different scientific ideas in sometimes utterly surprising ways. One of these similarities may have allowed scientists to recreate the expanding universe—on a countertop.
Weekend Long Reads: Facebook's New Data Policy
It’s Friday, and that means you’ll soon get some sleep, wake up refreshed, pour a cup of Joe, and finally read Paul Ford’s 38,000-word article about coding from 2015. But wait, Facebook just stepped in and dropped its new data policy. And now that it’s a full 1,500 words longer, you’re going to want to set aside a…
Twitter Bans Kaspersky Labs Ads Over Firm's Alleged Ties to Russian Intelligence
Citing accusations of ties between Kaspersky Labs and Russian intelligence, Twitter has moved to ban the Moscow-based security and antivirus provider from continuing to advertise on its platform.
ELAC's Terrific Entry Level Speakers Have Never Been Cheaper
ELAC makes some of the most popular home theater gear out there, and you can pick up a pair of B5 bookshelf speakers, an F6 floorstanding speaker, or a S10EQ subwoofer for the best prices ever on Amazon today. All three pieces are from ELAC’s Debut series, which offers exceptional sound for the money, but you can of…
Simmer Down About Lyft's Carbon Neutrality Announcement
Earth Day is nearly upon us, which means it is time for brands to declare their love for Mother Earth in corporate reports and Medium posts. On Thursday, Lyft did the latter, announcing the company was buying carbon offsets for all rides.
The Solo Tie-In Novel Includes a Thoughtful, Fascinating Look at Han's Midlife Crisis
Daniel José Older’s new Star Wars novel, Last Shot, was bundled up with the recent wave of Solo: A Star Wars Story-themed book announcements. But while there are parts of it that deal with the early lives of Han and Lando, it’s at its best when it’s set decades after the upcoming movie, as the two come to terms with…
An FDA Panel Just Recommended an Epilepsy Drug Made from Cannabis
This year, the Food and Drug Administration is joining stoners the world over in celebrating 4/20.
The Best Scifi Movies to Watch When You're Seriously Stoned
Marijuana can make a bad movie good and a good movie great. But it’s got to be the right movie, one with ideas you can explore more deeply, or absurdity you can appreciate more naturally. The balance is delicate, just like picking the right kind of weed. As today is 4/20, we’ve created a list of films to watch when…
Apple’s E-Waste Problem Will Take More Than Robots to Solve
There’s a fancy new iPhone recycling robot on the block, just in time to help Apple score some brownie points with the greens on Earth Day. Its name is Daisy, and it’s being covered with the same breathless enthusiasm the tech blogosphere served up for its predecessor, Liam.
Nintendo Labo: The Kotaku Review
The first question you might have about Labo is: what’s so special about a box of cardboard and some mini-games? And the first thing to understand about Labo is that what’s actually in the box is only part of the appeal.
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