Reddit is censoring the pro-Donald Trump community
Any conversation about the alt-right and the internet always seems to spiral back to Reddit and /r/the_donald, a the unofficial water cooler for Trump supporters …
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The Internet Archive is leading the anti-Trump rush to Canada
As the results of the 2016 presidential election became clear, Canada’s immigration website crashed under the weight of citizens planning their exodus. But as it …
Navy gets new flight simulator technology
The U.S. Navy’s latest flight simulator technology will be found among the exhibits at this year’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) taking place …
Apple’s spaceship campus looks like it’s ready to land
Apple has been building its new “spaceship” campus for years now, and it’s still not done. Apple employees will have to keep slumming it in …
Facebook is adding ‘Pac-Man,’ ‘Space Invaders,’ and other classic games to Messenger
Facebook Messenger is continuing it daring quest to be more useful than Facebook itself by adding games that you might actually want to play. Pac-Man, …
Need to unplug? This site will help you delete yourself from the internet
The internet can be a pretty gross place when you really sit back and take it all in. There’s lots of hate floating around out …
Russian propaganda duped millions of Americans with fake election news, report claims
The problem of fake news and the US election has been reported to death by this point. We’ve blamed Facebook, Google, the fake news writers, …
The Perfect Gift Guide
Here at BGR, we do holiday gift guides a little differently than most. Last year we put together a guide we called the “un-gift guide,” …
Four Kansas cheerleaders are suspended for ‘KKK go Trump’ Snapchat photo
Snapchat has made a name for itself as the go-to app for sharing things that you might not want the whole world to see. That …
Former Facebook news writer blames Gizmodo and ‘bro-grammers’ for fake news epidemic
There has been plenty of finger-pointing in the wake of Facebook’s obvious penchant for promoting fake news stories. Now, a former Facebook news writer is …
Facebook’s internet drone had a major problem during its first flight
Facebook’s Aquila drone is supposed to be the key in bringing cheap internet to the entire world. But right now, it’s more of a headache …
Here’s exactly how bad Facebook’s fake news problem really is
If you’ve been on the internet at all within the past two weeks, you’ve likely seen more than your share of reports on Facebook’s fake …
‘The Grand Tour’ recap: So, uh, ‘Top Gear’ is back
We all knew that The Grand Tour, Amazon’s car show hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, was going to have some similarities with …
Idiot tweets his desire to assassinate Trump and blow up the US – guess what happens next
Apparently it’s not just tech CEOs that think they can tweet assassination threats and get away with it. A 24-year-old man from Ohio was arrested …
Twitter suspends several accounts in alt-right ‘purge’
Twitter has suspended a number of prominent accounts associated with the so-called “alt-right” movement, in an apparent purge. A Twitter spokesman said that the company’s …
Fake news writer thinks ‘Donald Trump is in the White House because of me’
There’s a bunch of different theories about what caused Donald Trump to win. Was Hillary a bad candidate, do people really love his trade policies, …
The worst fake news stories currently trending on Facebook
Among the many, many bad things to come out of this election cycle, one that seems to be lingering with a particularly bad odor is …
Here’s a new gallery of images from the $300 Apple book people can’t stop talking about
Apple just announced its last new product of 2016, and it’s unlike anything else that hit Apple’s store shelves in 2016. It’s a book. And …
Bullshit Detector plugin tells you when you’re reading fake news
With all the current talk about whether Facebook and Google should be policing fake news on their platforms, it pays to take a few precautions …
Can we stop blaming Facebook for American stupidity?
On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump, a man with absolutely zero political or military experience, will be sworn in as the 45th President of the …
Tech CEO who vowed to murder Donald Trump with a sniper rifle forced to resign
If there’s ever been a giant list of things you definitely shouldn’t do in a civilized society, threatening to murder the democratically elected leader with …
Twitter adds mute feature to conversations and hashtags in anti-harassment push
Twitter has a long history of lacking basic usability tools and filters to prevent harassment, but a brand new feature rolling out today could help …
Record-breaking bats can fly as fast as 99 mph, study says
Brazilian free-tailed bats don’t need a Batplane: they can wing it at speeds as fast as about 99 mph, researchers have discovered. In fact, that’s …
Trump just hopes we’re all going to forget about his controversial pledges
President-elect Trump has been in office for -71 days at this point, but the controversey is already beginning to flow. No, I don’t mean the …
Everything you should know about 11.11, China’s answer to Black Friday
While we’re all running around getting hot and bothered about leaked Black Friday ads, China is preparing for the world’s biggest online shopping day, which …
Did Google search data provide a clue to Trump’s shock election victory?
Donald Trump spectacularly defied pollsters and pundits on the way to his shock election victory over Hillary Clinton, but Google search data may have hinted …
Listen to the unreleased Wu-Tang album, the only good thing from last night
Martin Shkreli, former Most Hated Man In America, is also the proud owner of an unreleased Wu-Tang Clan album. He bought the record using money …
Here’s what Trump said on Twitter after Obama’s election in 2012
Four years ago, the political landscape was just a little different. At one point during election night, it looked like Mitt Romney might win the …
Obama had ‘no plans’ for a President Trump
We’re still digesting the outcome of last night’s results, but reactions from world leaders and significant figures are starting to trickle in. Clinton has already …
America can still be great again
On November 8th, 2016, the people of the United States of America elected Donald Trump as their next President. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton took the popular …
