Terrifying video shows a passenger plane on fire
No no no no no no no. No. Flying on commercial airplanes is already nerve-racking enough as it is, but you’re never going to want …
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Twitter copies Snapchat in desperate bid to remain relevant
Twitter is acutely aware that it’s no longer the hip social network of choice for tweens. (Was it ever the hip network of choice for …
See Mark Zuckerberg’s hilarious Facebook Live Q&A with Jerry Seinfeld
Earlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg hosted the first ever Facebook Live Q&A through the company’s live streaming video platform. He discussed a myriad of topics …
Facebook is ‘reinventing’ Messenger with a brand new home screen
Ever since it was introduced, Facebook’s Messenger has consistently been one of the most downloaded apps on the App Store and Google Play. In that …
A ‘Firework Deathstar’ is as awesome as it sounds
Awesome: extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear. It’s a word that gets overused on the internet (probably by me), but I would …
Here’s how to download your synced photos before Facebook deletes them
Shortly after announcing that 360-degree photos can now be uploaded to the news feed, Facebook revealed that synced photos will soon be removed from the …
Facebook will finally let you upload 360-degree photos
Facebook is pushing hard on the whole virtual reality thing, as its purchase of Oculus and 360-degree video implementation makes clear. The latest move is …
Interview: Ex-Redditors launch a new platform they say is ‘healthier’ than Reddit
What do you get when you combine the functionality of Facebook groups, Twitter hashtags, the e-commerce options of a site like PayPal and the communities …
Mark Zuckerberg’s social media has been hacked, because no one is safe
If there’s one person you’d think would use good security to protect social media accounts, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be a good bet. But …
Baby seals are being killed by ‘sealfies’ because humanity is awful
People are bad, Snapchat is awful, and selfies are the worst. Exhibit A: the federal government has had to issue warnings against taking selfies with …
The internet is obsessed with this feline optical illusion
While you were spending your Memorial Day honoring those who lost their lives fighting for their country, or barbecuing, or shopping online, or doing whatever …
Watching water get vaporized by an X-ray laser shouldn’t be this mesmerizing
The SLAC National Accelerator Lab in Menlo Park, California has a ridiculously powerful X-ray laser. And what would you do if you were one of the members …
Twitter hopes changing its 140-character limit will Make Twitter Great Again
Twitter has been fighting for relevancy over the last few years: Snapchat took away its tweens, Facebook took away the argumentative uncles, and Twitter is …
Your iPhone could look so much better than it does right now
My iPhone looks so much better than yours. Sure the hardware is the same and so is the software, for the most part. But instead …
This is why you shouldn’t livestream your baby’s birth on Facebook
A Facebook Live stream made headlines on Monday, as father-in-the-making Kali Kanongata’a livestreamed his baby’s birth on Facebook Live. Only, Kanongata’a didn’t realize he was livestreaming to …
This crazy photo from the Space Station helps put Canada’s wildfire in perspective
The Fort McMurray wildfire has captured devastation on a scale most of us can’t comprehend. Images from the ground and satellites have helped quantify the …
This is the autopredict emoji keyboard you never knew you needed
I’m on a lifelong hunt for the perfect smartphone keyboard. Nothing out there is perfect — the right key layout always comes with the wrong …
ISIS launches an official Android app for kids (yes, really)
The sadistic Islamic fundamentalists who run Islamic State are some of the absolute worst people in the world… but that doesn’t mean they can’t have soft …
Teenagers apparently livestreamed their threesome on Facebook – while skipping class
According to CBS58, two teenage girls are under investigation for livestreaming themselves on Facebook having sex with a 15-year-old boy. To make matters worse, the stream …
Do you know about all the stuff you can still get for free on airplanes?
It seems like airlines like to nickel-and-dime you for everything these days, which is why you shouldn’t feel guilty about milking your flight for all …
Facebook will soon let you post 360-degree photos to the News Feed
Hot on the heels of bringing 360-degree video to its social network, Facebook announced on Wednesday that it will also be giving users the ability …
Livestreamed suicide shows the dark side of Periscope
Police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman in Arpajon, France, who appears to have thrown herself in front of a train while livestreaming on …
360-degree VR video drops you in the middle of a tornado chase
Virtual reality is all the rage these days, and if you have a VP headset then you’ll definitely want to check out a new video posted …
Dating website helps you flee Preisdent Trump by hooking you up with a Canadian
The nomination of Donald Trump has led to a lot of American interest in moving to Canada, although it’s unlikely that Canada is prepared to …
Unsurprisingly, Reddit is a hotbed of drugs discussion
Reddit is famous for harboring some less-than-legal communities. Given the anonymity the site affords its users, it’s also not surprising to hear that people talk …
5 private details Facebook asks for that you shouldn’t share
Like Google, Facebook’s business is built around a simple design. It offers services to users for free, but those users are not Facebook’s customers. Instead, …
Jon Stewart returns to torch ‘man-baby’ Donald Trump
Oh, Jon Stewart. How we have missed you. The former host of The Daily Show has been retired for months now, but that doesn’t mean he’s …
What happens when you mix whipped cream with liquid nitrogen
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. But what if there was a kind of ice cream that could actually make you scream? …
You can now search the entire Panama Papers database
The original revelations from the Panama Papers leak were handled by a select group of news organizations. But if you’ve ever wanted to delve into the …
Watch: John Oliver can’t believe we fall for so many stupid scientific studies
Every day we’re bombarded with new scientific studies that give us new information about our health and well being. But have you noticed that some …
