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All-New Big Hero 6 Trailer Is Excruciatingly Cute

Just when we thought we couldn’t be more excited for the first Disney animated Marvel movie, this brand new trailer comes along and just kills us with cuteness. Forget Hiro or the perfectly cast T.J. Miller as Fredzilla; the real star is the inhumanely adorable Baymax. Hairy babies! In case you missed it, the voice…

Report: Microsoft Is Banning Google as a Default Search on New Lumias

Microsoft has apparently decided to remove the ability to set Google as a default search engine on new Lumia Windows Phone handsets. The Verge reportsthat the Lumia 630 and Lumia 930, the first handsets to be released officially under Microsoft control, ship without an option to use Google as the default search engine in its…

The US Patent & Trademark Office has refused to register Apple’s Touch ID Trademark, citing likelihood of confusion with other trademarks as its reason. Apple has six months to contend—which it obviously will.

Google’s Smart Contact Lenses Are Going to Become a Real Thing

Remember Google’s smart contact lenses? Well, now the giant Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is turning them into a commercial reality. The two companies have announced that Novartis is licensing Google’s technology to create special contact lenses for diabetic patients. The new lenses will analyze tear fluid in the eye and provide real-time, constant measurement of…

Is The Spectre the Next DC Comics Television Show?

Is a major star joining Game of Thrones next season? Ben Kingsley joins the cast of Spike TV’s Tut miniseries. And behind-the-scenes looks at Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World, Once Upon a Time, and Max Steel. Plus, what is happening to Daryl in this new Walking Dead photo? Spoilers now! Top image: Guardians of…

Why Do We Have Blood Types, Anyway?

More than a century after their discovery, we still don’t really know what blood types are for. Do they really matter? When my parents informed me that my blood type was A+, I felt a strange sense of pride. If A+ was the top grade in school, then surely A+ was also the most excellent…

An Amusing Explanation of Why Net Neutrality Is So Serious

Net neutrality is very important though not wonderfully understood. So allow College Humor to explains the concept incredibly well, while still making you laugh a little. The window for original public comments to the FCC about net neutrality has now closed, but you can still post reply commentson what other people have said until September…

First Trailer for Reconstruction of William Zero Is So Eerie

Premiering at the Fantasia Film Festival this summer, The Reconstruction of William Zero is a “dual perspective” film follows William Blakely, who wakes up from an accident without his memory. As he tries to figure out who he is, Blakely finds out he may be something not human. The trailer is eerie and trippy, which…

Netflix Has Scrapped Saturday Deliveries (And Nobody Really Noticed)

Netflix still runs its movies-by-mail service, but it’s clearly started to dial back on the effort it puts in—because it’s entirely scrapped its Saturday mailings. As Engadget reports, a few customers realized that Netflix had stopped processing shipments on Saturdays, so they got in touch with the company. Joris Evers from Netflix explained that, in…

One Man and His Bot Have Written Almost 10% of Wikipedia

You’ve probably never heard of Sverker Johansson, but you probably should have. He is, afterall, the most prolific WIkipedia author on the internet—having written 2.7 million articles for the online encyclopaedia. TheWall Street Journal hasa wonderful profile of the 53-year-old Swede, whose output outstrips any other Wikipedia editor. Holding degrees in linguistics, civil engineering, economics…

Animals Made From Unbelievably Intricate Fabric Collages

The work of Sophie Standing is incredible. She uses her collection of fabrics from around the world to create very colorful interpretations of the animals of Africa. All the remains is for her to take on the painted turtle, at which point art will have lapped nature. More images of Standing’s art are available on…

This is the weirdest engine I have ever seen

According to Duke Engineering, their axial engine is the most efficient and lightest engine you can put in boats, light aircrafts, and generators—the mechanical engine of the (near) future! Maybe. I don’t know if their claims are true and I don’t really care. I just love watching it in action in this eternal gif. Casey…

Video Explains What Graphene Is and Why It’s a Magic Material

So what’s the deal with graphene and why does everyone think it’s the next big thing? Well, as SciShow says, it conducts electricity better than silver, it conducts heat better than diamonds and even though it’s only one atom thick, it’s even stronger than steel. So why isn’t it more popular and everywhere? The video…

Meet Vantablack: The World’s Darkest Material

Look at that. It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black. I’m sorry for that, but there are some jokes that demand to be made. That was one of them. In all seriousness, this is Vantablack, a material made by the British company Surrey NanoSystems that…

Nothing says summer more than this giant Slip ‘n Slide on a city street

Now this is how you enjoy summer. You go to San Francisco, you lay out blue tarp on a city street, you bust open a fire hydrant and you create one of the biggest Slip ‘n Slides ever. Oh and you ride that thing down while screaming out of your mind. It’s absolutely perfect for…

This Century-Old Warship Got a New Dazzle Paint Job To Commemorate WWI

Dazzle camouflage is not subtle; the in-your-face style popularized in WWI seems more suited to a modern art gallery than a battle zone. Now, in commemoration of the Great War, a 1918 relic floating on the banks of the Thames has gotten a brand new paint job that honors its past. The black, white, and…

It’s Completely Absurd How Hard It Is to Cancel Comcast

Have you ever tried to cancel your cable service? Have you ever successfully tried to cancel your cable service? It may very well be one one of the hardest things you ever have to do—just ask Ryan Block. Or better yet, listen to the whole, infuriating 8 minutes for yourself. Holy. Shit. Block and his…

Just Another Gorgeous and Successful Rocket Launch

SpaceX had another successful launch today, delivering a commercial payload into orbit. At this point, it’s starting to feel like a forgone conclusion — of course the launch was successful, what are you fussing about?! — marking yet another way that living in the future is awesome. Following on the heels of a picture-perfect commercial…

Hercules Trailer Shows John Hurt Knows Just What Kind of Film He’s In

While previous trailers have featured him speaking very seriously about Hercules, the gods, and vengeance, this new bit has Hurt’s little smirk. Look at that motherfucker. He knows exactly how ridiculous this all is. And, lest you think it’s a one off moment, he shows up again holding out his arms with the a different…

Watching This Moody Light Show Might Transport You To Another Dimension

Using a combo of convex mirrors, choreographed projections, and strategic puffs of fog, the creative duo behind Seoul-based art and design studio Kimchi and Chips put together this brain-bending installation called Light Barrier. Stare too closely and you just might get transported to another dimension. The trippy show took place earlier this month as part…