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Mark Zuckerberg: over 99 percent of Facebook content is authentic
Engadget - 13 Nov 2016 21:27
Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg is clearly riled by allegations that his social network skewed the election by allowing fake news to propagate, and he isn't having any of it. The CEO has posted a defense of Facebook in ...
Trump Looking to Drop Paris Climate Accords ASAP
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2016 02:01
Donald Trump is a professional liar. Now that he is the President-elect with actual President-ing to do, he's angling to make the United States a liar on the international stage.
Eva Solo AquaStar Watering Can
The Gadget Flow - 13 Nov 2016 10:52
Who says looking after your plants has to look boring? With the Eva Solo AquaStar Watering Can, you can retain your home's décor even while you sharpen that green thumb. Available in white, lime, and gray, the AquaStar ...
IMAX is raising $50 million to create high-quality VR
Engadget - 13 Nov 2016 04:59
If IMAX is going to get serious about virtual reality, it's going to need some cash... thankfully, it's not having trouble on that front. The media mainstay has wrapped up the first phase of an effort to raise $50 millio...
Black Friday Came Early For Amazon's Best Small Tablet
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2016 01:37
Amazon Fire HD 6, $50 with code FIREHD6 The Amazon Fire HD 6 is one of the best sub-$100 tablets you can buy, and you can score one from Amazon today for just $50 with promo code FIREHD6, the best price we've ever seen o...
Sailor Moon Wants You to Buy a Ford Fusion for Some Reason
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2016 01:05
Ford Fusion Power!
NASA's Tips for Shooting the Supermoon Tonight
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2016 00:49
Tonight is your chance to see the closest "supermoon" that anyone on Earth has experienced in almost 69 years. That means amateurs and pros alike should be pulling out their photography equipment to get that once in a li...
Watch the first live-action 'Ghost in the Shell' trailer
Engadget - 14 Nov 2016 00:31
Want to see how Hollywood takes on Ghost in the Shell outside of a handful of tiny video clips? You just got your chance. Paramount has released a full-length trailer for its spin on the anime/manga classic, and it's at ...
Hayao Miyazaki is Stepping Out of Retirement for One Final Film
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2016 23:50
You can't keep Hayao Miyazaki away from what he loves. The celebrated anime director announced during a television special that he wants to come out of retirement to turn his 20-year pet project into a full-length animat...
Ben Heck's Atari junk keyboard, part 2
Engadget - 13 Nov 2016 23:00
We're not so sure about Ben and Atari making beautiful music together, though the Ben Heck Show team certainly builds good circuits. Previously, they took apart a keyboard and made a manually activated switch matrix to r...
Extremely Powerful Earthquake Rocks New Zealand
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2016 23:00
An earthquake with a reported 7.9 magnitude hit New Zealand's South Island around 12.02am local time. Devastating aftershocks and tsunamis quickly followed. It's possible that more aftershocks are to come and casualties ...
Here's Why Disney Is the Proud Owner of MuppetFucker.net
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2016 21:45
Disney prides itself on being the happiest place on earth, but that probably doesn't mean a happy ending. It was recently discovered that Disney owns the domain MuppetFucker.net. However, the Mouse isn't trying to protec...
Zuckerberg Has Thought About the Election and Decided Facebook Is Not to Blame
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2016 21:39
Following internal questioning from employees prior to last Tuesday's election and upper-level rumination post-election, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made his official statement on whether or not the social media n...
After Math: The new normal
Engadget - 13 Nov 2016 20:00
This week sure went sideways in a hurry. After Hillary Clinton's stunning election night collapse, the American people are now faced with four years of well, whatever sorts of fresh hell the President-elect's administrat...
Sunday's Best Deals: Touchscreen Chromebook, Shoes, Kindle Books, and More
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2016 19:51
A touchscreen Chromebook, Skechers shoes, and Kindle ebooks lead off Sunday's best deals.
Facebook begins testing Messenger Rooms for public chatting
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2016 19:30
Longtime users of Facebook‘s various chatting and messaging services may remember Rooms, the feature that debuted in 2014 that allowed users to create public rooms based on interests or topics where people can discuss ...
John Goodman's Not Just a Government Stooge in Kong: Skull Island
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2016 19:15
Kong: Skull Island is just one piece of a larger puzzle in Legendary's Monster Universe, and some new viral marketing hints that none other than John Goodman could play a larger role in the overall story. Unless he dies ...
Donald Trump's environmental plan and more in the week that was
Engadget - 13 Nov 2016 19:00
The Hyperloop keeps getting realer by the day. This week, architects unveiled detailed plans for a next-gen transportation system that will travel from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in just 12 minutes. Meanwhile, Elon Musk announce...
First trailer for live-action Ghost in the Shell film debuts
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2016 18:37
Fans of anime and other Japanese entertainment have been anticipating the live-action American adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, the influential manga and animated movie, for some time now. After spending years in Hollyw...
Why the MacBook Pro reviews are all wrong
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2016 17:00
If you take a look around the web, you'll already find plenty of reviews about the new MacBook Pro. To date, only the non-Touch Bar 13-inch model has been made available, with other models arriving sometime next week (if...
The First Ghost in the Shell Trailer Brings the Popular Manga to Life
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2016 16:10
After months of controversy surrounding the live-action Ghost in the Shell, we finally have something more fun to talk about. At a live event in Tokyo, the first trailer was unveiled to the world, and it's pretty fantast...
Watch the largest supermoon in 68 years
Engadget - 13 Nov 2016 16:01
You're about to get one of the best views of the Moon in decades. When the celestial body reaches its closest point to the Earth in the early hours of November 14th (in the US, shortly after 6AM Eastern), it'll be the la...