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What Is PRISM (aka the NSA Mega Spying Network)?

Gizmodo dissects PRISM, “the secret government program that gives the NSA unprecedented access to the servers of major tech companies [with their cooperation]. With it the agency can spy on unwitting US citizens with terrifying granularity. Shockingly enough, it’s totally legal.” https://gizmodo.com/what-is-prism-511875267

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Hacker Group Retaliates By Leaking Secret NSA Documents

In response to PRISM—the NSA and top tech companies’ spy network to capture all your calls, photos, videos and files—hacker group Anonymous has published 13 secret US government’s secret documents. These include documents about PRISM and the Department of Defense’s Strategic Vision for controlling the internet. https://gizmodo.com/nsa-surveillance-scandal-feds-shut-down-snowdens-secu-511588927

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This Is How a Facebook Billionaire Spent $4.5 Million On His Wedding

This is the disgustingly tacky wedding scenario built by Facebook billionaire Sean Parker and his apparently tasteless bride. He spent $4.5 million on this Tolkienesque abortion after ignoring California Coastal Commission’s prohibition to build in the forest, seriously damaging it in the process. http://valleywag.gawker.com/the-full-damage-of-facebook-billionaire-sean-parkers-f-511236497

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Kid Dies In Car After Father Forgets To Drop Him Off at School

Two-year-old kid Luca Albanese died in Piacenza, Italy, after his dad left him locked inside his car for eight hours. The car interior reached temperatures of 140F (60C). The dad claims he forgot to drop him off at school.

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Government Anti-Obesity Program Fattens Girl Using Photoshop

Government-run anti-obesity program First 5 is running a campaign asking kids not to abuse juices and soft drinks with sugar in them, even if they are labeled as “less sugar.” Unfortunately, to do that they fattened a stock photo of a girl (left) using Photoshop in the most horrible and sloppiest way possible (right).

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This Could Become the Largest Drug Scandal in US Sports History

Major League Baseball wants to suspend about 20 players—including lots of really big names—who allegedly took performance-enhancing drugs supplied by Biogenesis, a Florida anti-aging clinic. It the suspension goes through, it will become the largest performance-enhancing drug scandal in US sports history.

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US Cellphone Company Now Offers 100% Free Plan With 4G Data

US phone operator FreedomPop is now offering a 100% free cellphone plan that includes “200 free anytime minutes (FreedomPop to FreedomPop calls are unlimited), 500MB of free 4G data, and unlimited free texts every month.” Additional minutes and data cost extra. The only catch: you have to use one of their cellphones.

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Michelle Obama Loses Her Cool: ‘Listen to me or I’m leaving’

After being interrupted by gay rights activist Ellen Sturtz at a fundraiser speech, Michelle Obama moved over to the protester and told her: “Listen to me or you can take the mic, but I’m leaving. You all decide. You have one choice.” The White House has deleted the exchange from the official transcript.

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Editor Gets Rape Threats After Arguing That Rape Jokes Aren’t Good

Last week, Lindy West—one of the editors of Gawker Media’s blog Jezebel—participated in FX’s Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, arguing that rape jokes contribute to “a culture of young men who don’t understand what it means to take this stuff seriously.” The resulting barrage of rape threats has been disgusting.

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Lego Must Make These 80s TV Show Cars ASAP

I’m eagerly awaiting for Lego to release the official Back to the Future sets—note to Billund: you should make the RC model too—but I want more. I want all my childhood remade using Danish bricks (never mind that most of my childhood was actually made of Lego bricks). I really want all the sets above…

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The Only Lego Set You Will Enjoy Destroying More Than Building It

I guess this had to happen sooner or later: Lego’s latest and greatest Star Wars megaset is not an awesome spaceship, a short astromech or a moon-sized metal ball that makes death. No, my dear friends, this $250 1,990-piece set is the Ewok Village. https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-the-new-gigantic-lego-imperial-shuttle-5565333 https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-lego-r2-d2-is-the-lego-set-you-must-get-this-5894057 https://gizmodo.com/3-800-piece-death-star-diorama-is-coolest-star-wars-leg-5018137 For that price, you get to build “a…

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Unique Photo Shows the Ridiculous Size of America’s First Spaceships

One of the things that always shocks me when I go to the Kennedy Space Center is the tiny size of the Mercury (left) and Gemini (right) capsules—the missions that jumpstarted the American space exploration program. This unique photo clearly shows how ridiculous these tin cans are. It also shows how big the astronauts’ gonads…

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Video: This Will Be the World’s Tallest Skyscraper In a Few Months

This impressive video shows how the tallest building in the world will look when it’s completed—just 90 days after construction begins next month. While work didn’t start in March as originally planned, China is still going ahead with its 2,749 feet (838 meters) SkyCity. From our previous coverage: According to the construction company, the skyscraper…

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How to Build Your Own Angry Birds With Lego

Angry Birds fans, you billion-strong horde of avian slingshotters you, here’s your opportunity to create your own feathered mascots out of Lego bricks. Just use these step-by-step YouTube tutorials. And make some pigs too. Extra points to whoever creates an entire level with a working giant slingshot.

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When Is Call of Duty Going to Look This Good?

If you told me this image was a frame capture from the next Call of Duty game for Xbox One, I could almost believe you. Ish. Thanks to the digital camera and postprocessing work, its unrealistic perfection, dramatic illumination and striking mix of colors make this photo look like a 3D computer render. However, real-time…

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This Incredible Full Scale Lego X-Wing Is the Largest Model In History

This is truly unbelievable: Lego has built a 1:1 scale model of the X-Wing fighter using an astounding 5,335,200 bricks! It’s as big as the real thing, capable of fitting the real Luke Skywalker—and Porkins. As you can see in these exclusive Gizmodo images and video, it reproduces the official $60 Lego 9493 X-Wing Fighter.…

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China Has Their Own Stealth Drone

This is China’s stealth combat drone, an airplane that seems very similar to the American Northrop Grumman X-47B. The unmanned combat air vehicle was photographed while performing taxiing tests. Given the development speed of China’s other military airplanes, it wouldn’t be surprising to see this in flight in the next few weeks. According to China…

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The New Kinect Is So Sensitive It Can Read Your Heartbeat

Microsoft claims that the new Kinect is so sensitive that it can see the slightest movement of your wrists and fingers, the tension of your muscles and, amazingly enough, even your heartbeat. So next time you exercise in front of the TV, it will be able to tell how much you are really working out.…

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The Most Awesome F-35 Video I’ve Ever Seen

Lockheed Martin just completed the latest high angle of attack test series. It was a complete success, as this video shots. The video footage is spectacular, especially that unreal first shot: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., May 16, 2013 – The latest in a series of Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A high angle of attack (AOA)…

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How Big Is the New Enterprise Compared to the Old One?

725.35 meters. A whoppumental 2,379.75 feet. That’s how big the new super-sized Enterprise is. Here you can see it compared against the Galactica, the good old Enterprise, the Blockade Runner, and the ISS. When JJ Abrams said that he wanted to put some Star Wars into Star Trek, apparently it also applied to the scale…

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What Is PRISM (aka the NSA Mega Spying Network)?

Hacker Group Retaliates By Leaking Secret NSA Documents

This Is How a Facebook Billionaire Spent $4.5 Million On His Wedding

Kid Dies In Car After Father Forgets To Drop Him Off at School

Government Anti-Obesity Program Fattens Girl Using Photoshop

This Could Become the Largest Drug Scandal in US Sports History

US Cellphone Company Now Offers 100% Free Plan With 4G Data

Michelle Obama Loses Her Cool: ‘Listen to me or I’m leaving’

Editor Gets Rape Threats After Arguing That Rape Jokes Aren’t Good

Lego Must Make These 80s TV Show Cars ASAP

The Only Lego Set You Will Enjoy Destroying More Than Building It

Unique Photo Shows the Ridiculous Size of America’s First Spaceships

Video: This Will Be the World’s Tallest Skyscraper In a Few Months

How to Build Your Own Angry Birds With Lego

When Is Call of Duty Going to Look This Good?

This Incredible Full Scale Lego X-Wing Is the Largest Model In History

China Has Their Own Stealth Drone

The New Kinect Is So Sensitive It Can Read Your Heartbeat

The Most Awesome F-35 Video I’ve Ever Seen

How Big Is the New Enterprise Compared to the Old One?

Mamdani Lifts NYC TikTok Ban for City Employees, but with Some Unusual Restrictions

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset