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 …
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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, …
How to find out if your social media accounts have been compromised
When it comes to the internet, there are few things more frightening than finding out that one of your social media accounts has been compromised. Our Facebook …
Definitive proof the year 2016 is an actual dumpster fire
2016 is going down as one of the greatest shitshows on record, and it’s only July. In times of great turmoil, bloggers turn to new …
Watch side-by-side videos of the speech Melania Trump stole from Michelle Obama
We’re all currently living in a horrible parody movie written by the Wayans brothers. It’s the only plausible explanation for the road to the 2016 …
Hacker Guccifer 2.0 claims new DNC data leak
Another batch of documents has purportedly been leaked from the Democratic National Committee’s servers by the hacker who goes by the name ‘Guccifer 2.0’. The …
France’s terror alert app took three hours to respond to the Nice attack
It’s awful that we have to live in a time where a nation has a terror alert app. What’s worse is that the app barely …
The iPhone on this carpet is impossible to spot
Remember when the internet went crazy over that dress? Well, this is basically that again, only this time, the simple question isn’t “what color is …
Here’s how John Oliver deals with his YouTube trolls
They say you shouldn’t pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel. So what about about YouTube-heckling a comedian with his very …
‘Pleasantly surprised’ man gives jail cell positive TripAdvisor-style review
If you have to spend a night in jail, a new facility in Birmingham, U.K., might not be a bad option. It’s recently received an …
Why Pokemon Go is an even bigger game-changer than you think
Nintendo finally allowed a mobile game version of one of its biggest money-spinners to be made. And you have been hearing about it a lot …
Former Facebook employee compares the social media giant to North Korea
Ever wondered what it’s really like to work at Facebook? You probably think of the paycheck, the perks and the brilliant coworkers who will work …
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 …
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 …
