Nike FuelBand settlement pays $15 to $25 for owners
Did you buy one or more FuelBands from Nike or the Apple Store at any point between January 19th, 2012 and June 17th, 2015? If you answered …
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Global warming: What the U.S. will look like when Earth’s entire polar ice cap melts
Some say global warming isn’t a real phenomenon, yet 2015 is the hottest year yet — at least since humans began measuring temperatures. The increased heat directly impacts glaciers, …
This newscaster was completely serious with his insane explanation of why Amazon stock skyrocketed
Last week, shares of Amazon shot up 100 points following news that the online retailer had actually (gasp!) generated a profit during its second fiscal quarter. As …
Dad pulls a Liam Neeson from Taken, leaves perfect threatening note for his teenage kids
Moms and dads everywhere should check out the following threatening note that a fed up father wrote to his teenage kids after they had left …
Boeing 777’s insane landing in a 75MPH windstorm is almost too unnerving to watch
If you thought turbulence can be a scary during flights, then you probably haven’t experienced a windstorm landing. The pilots of a commercial Boeing 777 airplane skillfully …
How to uninstall Flash on your computer and make the Internet a better place
Ugh. Flash. The technology that just about everyone hates and that still just won’t die. While Flash is in its last throes out now that YouTube, Twitch …
Best Buy joins the Apple Watch party, will begin selling the device next week
Despite reports that Apple Watch sales have been lukewarm, Apple CEO Tim Cook emphatically dismissed such claims during the company’s earnings conference call last week. …
Intel Skylake specs leak; Expect new laptops with 41% faster graphics and insane battery life
After a number of delays, it finally appears that Intel’s long-anticipated Skylake processors will be ready for mainstream production later this fall. As a quick refresher, much …
Food bloggers who have tried every trendy burger in NYC name their 15 favorites
New Yorkers, behold your brand new burger bucket list. It doesn’t take a foodie to appreciate a good hamburger, and just about every meat-eater out …
iPod creator Tony Fadell thinks he can save Google Glass
Though Google Glass debuted with a tremendous amount of hype, the futuristic wearable quickly became the butt of a long-running joke about tech products that …
Hilarious translations: What your LinkedIn profile really means
LinkedIn does one thing and one thing well — it facilitates professional networking. But as with any service that centers on helping people find jobs, …
How global warming might be turned into fuel for your car
Scientists from Canada are developing a carbon dioxide (CO2) recycling plant that could suck CO2 out of the air, mix it with hydrogen obtained from …
Hangry: Why you get so angry when you’re really hungry
Do you get terribly angry at people when you’re really hungry? Do you know anyone who’s behaving that way when they’re hungry? It turns out …
Scientists have created self-aware robots, but don’t start panicking yet
Scientists have just made a robot that has demonstrated self awareness during a particular test, but that doesn’t mean Judgement Day is coming. We’re probably a …
Watch the military’s new trillion-dollar fighter jet test its cannons for the first time
The F-35 fighter is one expensive military project, but the stealth plane should become a primary weapon for the U.S. and its allies soon. Sure, some …
KFC finally made something that won’t kill you
KFC has long been known for thinking outside the box. After all, how else can one explain the ingenuity behind items like fried chicken pizza …
See Pluto up close in the highest quality NASA pics yet
Seeing Pluto up close and personal has certainly been one of the highlights of 2015, but as NASA noted earlier this month, the initial images …
Make money on the side with these high-paying part-time jobs
Working a full-time job is stressful enough, but sometimes you have to start thinking about ways you can make money after regular work hours. Still, you …
Magicians videobomb live Sky News broadcast with incredible magic trick – was it staged?
There’s an incredible viral video burning through social media today. If you play close attention to the video below, you can see quirky magicians Young & Strange …
The 5 most awesomely stupid things Donald Trump has done in just the last 5 weeks
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is like the KFC Double Down sandwich: It’s equal parts hideous and irresistible. You know that he’s a bigoted clown who …
Writer claims Amazon spied on her social media profiles to invalidate her reviews
We all depend on Amazon reviews to an extent, ensuring that whatever product we’re about to buy is worth our hard-earned cash. We also naturally …
Why should Comcast improve its reputation when it can just buy the blogs that bash it?
Following Verizon’s recent acquisition of AOL, the industry and readers at large are waiting to see if and how the deal might affect the news sites Verizon now …
9 ancient and abandoned websites from the 1990s that are still up and running
With yesterday’s news that Space Jam 2 may actually be on the horizon, it’s as good a time as any to point out that the …
Today is National Hot Dog Day – here’s where to find free hot dogs [updated]
Happy National Hot Dog Day, America! In celebration of this fantastic holiday, several of our nation’s food retailers will give you free hot dogs when …
Running down the biggest military disasters in U.S. history
With a defense budget that’s higher than China, Russia, France, and the UK combined, the United States has, without question, the most advanced military force …
I never knew competitive cup stacking could be exciting until I saw this mind-blowing video
Raise your hand if you knew competitive cup stacking was a thing. Being the clueless old fogey that I am, I didn’t until I stumbled …
How many calories do I need to burn to lose a pound of fat?
Think you know how many calories you need to burn to lose a pound? If you answered 3,500 calories, you’re wrong, new research shows.
U.S. Army tests drone-blasting cannon
While drones becomes more prevalent, U.S. Army engineers are testing technology that can be used to blast potentially hostile unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) out of …
Converse messes with perfection, gives Chucks their first redesign in 98 years
As a depressive Nirvana-loving teenager in the ’90s, Chucks were my shoes. What made them so awesome was that they were both fairly cheap and …
The Netflix effect: Comcast now has fewer pay TV subscribers than Internet subscribers
When companies willfully ignore viable and increasingly dangerous threats to their business, well, it typically doesn’t end well. Especially in the fast moving world of …
