Man dies after testing ‘stab-proof vest’ by stabbing himself
In an incredibly bizarre case that serves as a reminder not to believe everything you hear, a man from England has died after testing what …
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McDonald’s is ditching plastic straws because none of us can be trusted with them
Well, nice job humans, now you’ve gone and done it. Mankind has a serious problem keeping its waste to itself, and we’ve seen so many …
Elon Musk wins improbably cheap bid to dig a tunnel through Chicago
Elon Musk’s Boring Company, an organization that I’m still partially sure is a front for Musk’s doomsday bunker, has won a bid to create an …
Morbidly obese VW bus will serve free hot dogs in NYC all summer
Nobody feels like they’ve made a particularly great life decision after chowing down on a street hotdog, but lots of us do it anyway. That …
JetSmarter announces that it will open up booking options to non-members for the first time
JetSmarter has only been around for a few years, but the company — which bills itself as an Uber for private jets — has enjoyed …
Amazon just gave Prime members even better deals at Whole Foods
Since buying Whole Foods last year, Amazon has been working aggressively to get as many of its million of Prime members to shop in-store as …
3-D printed houses are going from hype to habitable in the Netherlands
Although we’ve seen concepts and demonstrations of 3-D printed concrete houses in the past, there’s a giant gulf between building one structure as a demonstration, …
Don’t live in the South if you like good internet
Checking whether your new home has coverage from a good internet provider is one of the cardinal rules of buying a house these days. But …
Uber and Lyft scooters are coming soon to San Francisco streets
Earlier this week, Uber launched its electric bike-sharing program in Berlin, Germany, in a move that shows the ride-sharing company isn’t just about cars. It’s …
Soldier steals ‘tank-like’ armored transport, leads police on surprisingly speedy chase
Running from the police is a bad idea regardless of whether you’re on foot or in a vehicle, but a member of the Virginia Army …
An Uber driver shot and killed his rider after an altercation in the car
An Uber driver shot and killed a passenger while the two were in the vehicle on Interstate 25 early Friday morning. According to Denver7 News, …
YouTube ‘prankster’ delivers bomb threat to university, seems surprised when cops arrest him
From the first day that YouTube made it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a bank account to upload and monetize videos, “comedians” with …
The latest Fios Triple Play offer comes with an exciting bonus
This is a sponsored article and all content and opinions expressed within are from the author. If you’re a gamer, you know that a fast …
‘PUBG’ studio sues ‘Fortnite’ creator for copying its smash hit game
Korean game developer PUBG Corp., the studio behind popular battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (aka PUBG) is suing the Korean arm of Epic Games, the …
Amazon Alexa recording ‘bug’ shows how little we actually know about our smart home gadgets
Yesterday, the news cycle worked overtime to first bring us the story of how an Amazon Echo secretly sent recordings of a couple’s conversations to …
Tattoo artist misspells child’s name, prompting parents to rename their kid
People get tattoos for all kinds of different reasons, but getting the names of your children tastefully tattooed on your body has become a common …
A week with Jaguar’s $92,000 F-Type
I’ve never been much of a classic car guy, but there are a few classics I can’t help but love. Shelby Cobras from the mid-1960s …
Apple might launch a credit card to help you pay off that $1,000 iPhone
Apple is planning to launch an Apple Pay-branded credit card with Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The …
Overwatch League finals are coming to NYC
Given the resources Blizzard has thrown at it, it’s no real surprise that Overwatch League has had a rapturously successful first season. With playoffs just …
An Amazon delivery driver stole a customer’s dog, and Amazon had to get it back
Can you trust anyone these days? Amazon packages have quickly become fodder for low-life porch pirates in recent years, but now it seems as though …
Cambridge Analytica is shutting down
Cambridge Analytica, the data firm at the heart of the Facebook privacy scandal and a company that some credit for Donald Trump’s election victory, is …
This bad lip-reading of Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate testimony is so much better than the real thing
Earlier this month, Mark Zuckerberg completed Step 7 of the Tech Company Scandal Apology Tour by trekking to Capitol Hill to be interrogated by lawmakers. …
Your exam cheat sheets have nothing on this high-tech Singapore cheating ring
Students cheating in exams has been around for as long as there’s been exams. But while most individual-level cheating involves a few scribbled notes and …
Passenger nearly sucked out of airplane window in nightmare emergency landing
Nervous flyers, it’s time to take a double dose of Xanax and carefully reconsider vacation options within driving distance. A Southwest Airlines flight from New …
Substitute teacher hosts a student ‘fight club’ in his classroom, gets arrested
If you’re a high school student, having a substitute teacher for the day typically means you’ll be watching a boring video for the length of …
White Castle now sells a veggie burger that looks like meat and bleeds when you bite it
Vegan meat substitutes have come a long way in the past decade or so, dramatically improving in taste accuracy and texture, but discerning carnivores can …
Woman says mail-away DNA test revealed that her parents’ fertility doctor is her biological father
Remember, male doctors, it’s always a bad idea to inseminate patients having fertility issues with your own sperm unless your patients give consent. It may …
YouTube shooter was ‘angry’ at company over video demonetization
The shooter who wounded three people at YouTube headquarters Tuesday afternoon has been identified as San Diego resident Nasim Aghdam, police have confirmed. Although it was …
YouTube attack: Shooter dead from self-inflicted gunshot and four victims injured, police say
The San Bruno Police Department has confirmed that a woman opened fire at YouTube’s San Bruno headquarters this afternoon, wounding four victims before dying from …
You don’t need to sign your credit card receipt any more
Most of the slightly surprising news that comes out on April 1st is unsurprisingly fake. But one change went into effect yesterday that is real: …
