These are the last 2016 election ads you’ll ever have to watch
Apparently this election cycle has only been running for two years, even if it feels like two decades. We’ve had debates, leaked tapes, attack ads, …
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Jon Stewart tore into Donald Trump during a special stand-up performance
With the US presidential election now less than one week away, there was precious little chance that comedian and former Daily Show host Jon Stewart …
Facebook blocks car insurer from profiling users
Facebook says that it will block a British car insurer from profiling users of the social network to decide whether they deserve a discount on …
Don’t fall for this vote-by-text scam
A stupid ad has been doing the rounds on Twitter today, encouraging Clinton supporters to stay at home and vote by text. This should go …
Meet the woman who won Halloween: Southwest Airlines worker dresses as exploding Note 7
Halloween 2016 is officially behind us, and the day after Halloween is all about looking back through all your pictures to see everyone’s costumes. It’s …
How to export all of your Vine videos to Giphy
Last week, Twitter shocked the world when it abruptly discontinued Vine, the beloved six-second video platform. Although Twitter says that it plans to keep the service online …
The FBI will reopen its investigation into Clinton’s emails
In a letter sent to Congress today, FBI Director James Comey seems to suggest that the FBI will be reopening its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private …
LAPD makes arrest after Donald Trump’s Walk of Fame star was smashed with a sledgehammer
Eleven days. That’s it, just eleven more days. The most ridiculous, hilarious and depressing run-up to an election that this country has ever endured is nearing its …
US Navy commissions the Zumwalt, a destroyer like no other
The U.S. Navy commissioned the stealthy, futuristic-looking battleship the USS Zumwalt on Saturday, a powerful new vessel that the Navy calls its “most technologically advanced …
LinkedIn will help you find a new job without alerting your current boss
LinkedIn has traditionally been 95% spam emails, 2% endorsements for witty banter, and 3% useful networking. But those numbers might have just been skewed to …
Facebook Marketplace launches today, letting you buy and sell anything you want
Facebook is uniquely positioned in that it already has a massive base of active users, so it doesn’t really have to worry about being first …
Clinton won Google searches, Trump dominated Twitter during first presidential debate
Hillary Clinton led in Google searches during Monday’s fiery first presidential debate, although Donald Trump was the most discussed candidate on Twitter. Clinton accounted for …
Facebook is coming for your office next
Facebook has done a depressingly good job of getting an entire generation addicted to its platform. But your typical human spends eight hours a day …
Facebook apologizes for video viewing-time error
Facebook apologized on Friday for what it described as a “miscalculation” in the way it reported how long, on average, videos on the site were …
Everything you need to know about iOS 10’s new emoji
There’s lots of new stuff to unpack from iOS 10, but one of the things that will make the tweens most excited is the release …
Tech and human rights leaders urge Obama to pardon Snowden
Two technology heavyweights lent their names to a campaign announced today in New York to ask President Barack Obama to pardon Edward Snowden. Steve Wozniak, …
A UFO causing the SpaceX rocket explosion is the best conspiracy on the internet
Last week, one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets spontaneously combusted on the launch pad while undergoing testing. It was a dramatic explosion (although Elon Musk …
Facebook Messenger brings live video calling to your conversations
Social networks have been “inspired by” Snapchat more than once in the last few months, and it appears that Facebook has been struck by inspiration once again this …
Mark Zuckerberg gives Pope Francis model drone during Vatican meeting
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave Pope Francis a model drone during a meeting at the Vatican Monday. Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan met Pope …
Autoplaying videos with sound are about to ruin Facebook
According to a post I once saw on Facebook, idly scrolling through the News Feed accounts for two-thirds of all wasted time for American office …
Machine learning can trump humans in depression diagnosis, study says
Could a computer be better at identifying depression than a primary care physician? That’s the suggestion of a new study that focused on using machine …
Twitter is making big changes to finally take abuse and terrorism seriously
Twitter has been criticised for years for its failure to police the network. From accounts promoting terrorism to out-of-control abuse of users, the site has …
It only took two days for Adblock Plus to stop Facebook’s new ads
Two days. That’s how long it took for Adblock Plus to start blocking ads on Facebook again after the social media giant found a way to …
Facebook has started bypassing your ad blocker
Facebook’s entire business model relies on targeted advertising, so the rise of the ad blocker is a serious threat to its way of life. So, …
Facebook might bring the worst thing about television to Facebook Live streams
It’s been nearly five years since the last time I paid for cable, and commercials are one of the main reasons I’ve stayed away. Unfortunately, commercials …
Big update turns Instagram into Snapchat because everything is awful
Snapchat took all of Instagram’s likes, and now Instagram is sulking. So what’s the solution? Well, in the time-honored app-war fashion, Instagram just rolled out …
How two coders cracked all the secrets of Pokemon Go
The thing that makes Pokemon Go enjoyable–apart from the endless nostalgia trip–is the game’s sense of discovery. You have to actually go out into the …
Donald Trump is making the internet great again with a Reddit AMA
Future Galactic President Trump is currently hosting an Ask Me Anything on Reddit. Once the preserve of celebrities trying to schill their new movie, Reddit …
Reddit isn’t going to like this new plan for sponsored content
Reddit, the self-proclaimed “front page of the internet,” is a stupendously popular online community. It also makes very little money, despite that user base. So …
Donald Trump will make the internet great again with a Reddit AMA
Brace yourself, internet-dwellers: Donald Trump is coming to town. According to a press release emailed to journalists and a post on the controversial /r/The_Donald subreddit, …
