Yahoo is the latest tech company to open source its computer vision code. The beleaguered outfit's application for it? Filtering porn. Yahoo hopes that its convolutional neural net (CNN) will empower...
Friday, 30 September 2016
The first Chevy Bolt EV you see might be your Lyft ride
Shortly before General Motors scooped up the pieces of failed Uber competitor Sidecar back in January, they invested $500 million in Lyft for a partnership to create a self-driving vehicle network. In...
Google's VR paint game 'Tilt Brush' will get multiplayer
Google's Tilt Brush debuted in September 2014 as a virtual reality painting experience -- immersion with the creative simplicity of MS Paint, as The Verge put it. They've added more in-game tools and...
The Public Access Weekly: Spooooooon!
Yes, like some of you out there, I too am pretty excited about the news that The Tick is coming back. Between that and Space Ghost streaming for free, I'm getting a pretty heady dose of early 90's TV...
How Adult Swim Is Failing Women
Adult Swim
Adult Swim has positioned itself as a subversive late-night comedy hub for cool kids — its content is famously experimental in nature, its founder disdainful of conformity. But the network’s...
Google Maps will show where your next Calendar appointment is
Google has been all about change for its suite of productivity apps this week, and now we're seeing what happens when some of the disparate services combine. On Android, Maps and Calendar are joining...
Twitch rolls out video uploads, clip editing on iOS and Android
While Amazon-linked Prime features are the big news out of TwitchCon, the livestreaming service is bringing some long-promised new features to users. Starting today, users can upload videos directly...
How SlutWalk Has Helped Amber Rose Leave Haters Far Behind
Amber Rose at the SlutWalk press conference on Thursday.
Albert L. Ortega / Getty Images
There are few celebrities who are as worshipped, feared, and reviled as Amber Rose. Even the positive articles...
The Real Bookstore From "Portlandia" Cut Ties With The Show And Said "Fuck Portlandia"
In Other Words bookstore claims, among other things, that Portlandia producers asked them to remove a Black Lives Matter sign on their window.
After participating in six seasons of Portlandia — IFC's...
GLM unveils its exotic electric G4 concept car
Green Lord Motors, better known as GLM, has been called the Tesla of Japan on more than one occasion. Founded in 2010, GLM has quietly been producing its own electric vehicle platform paired with a third-party...
Twitch announces ad-free streaming for Amazon Prime members
Today at Twitch Con 2016 in San Diego, Amazon and the world's biggest livestreaming platform announced a new perk of their deepening relationship. It's called Twitch Prime and starting today Amazon Prime...
BMW teases an all-electric future with Mini and X3
BMW's outline to reinvent itself as an automaker of the future has a new wrinkle to it. The company plans to sell electric versions of the X3 SUV as well as an EV Mini, according to Reuters. There isn't...
The Pax Era aims to be the Keurig of vaporizers
Out of all the ways to ingest THC, oil concentrates are far and away the messiest, stickiest and most irritating method. Unlike shatter, crumble or even wax, all of which maintain their shape and texture...
Rosetta probe's love affair with a comet ended predictably
Goodbye, Rosetta. After 12 years of getting up close and personal with Comet 67P, your service has come to an end. At approximately 7:19 am Eastern the spacecraft descended upon the comet one last time,...
This Guy Takes The Most Epic Photos Of Maine Coon Cats You've Ever Seen
Maine Coons FTW!
Psst...this precious floof is a Maine Coon cat named Badass.
Robert Sijka / Via felis.gallery
He and a bunch of other Maine Coon beauties were photographed by Robert Sijka, a photographer...
What to expect to see from Google's October 4th event
It's that time of the year when tech companies trout out their newest wares hoping to cash in on the holiday season buying spree and Google is no different. On October 4th the search giant is holding...
US builds a $100 million African drone base to fight Boko Haram
The Department of Defense announced on Friday that it is investing $100 million in a drone base located in Agadez, in central Niger. The base will serve as a central surveillance hub in the fight against...
Hackers targeted voter registration systems in 20 states
With the US presidential election just over a month away, a Homeland Security official says voter registration systems in 20 states were the targets of hackers. The Associated Press reports that an official...
Wanted: One 400-lb hacker (or maybe five tiny ones)
This week the topic of cybersecurity made its first-ever appearance at a presidential debate. This was thanks to moderator Lester Holt, who asked candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump how to fight...
This Caiman Has A Better Butterfly Snapchat Crown Than You'll Ever Have
A real-life filter.
A caiman (a crocodilian animal similar to an alligator) was photographed enjoying a moment of zen with nature as it allowed a cluster of large colourful butterflies to settle on its...
This Cat Walked Into A University Class And Did The Most Relatable Thing Ever
We’ve all been there.
This cat joined a class at the International Islamic University in Malaysia a couple of days ago and took a seat on a table.
Twitter: @FarissaAdriana
Hashri told BuzzFeed News...
21 Ways To Throw The Best Dog Birthday Paw-Ty Ever
It’s your party, you can bark if you want to.
Jenny Chang / BuzzFeed
So it's your dog's day! We've laid out a detailed plan below to help you treat her like a queen.
NBC News / Via today.tumblr.com
Start...
A Baby Panda Fell Off A Stage But Don't Worry, He's Fine
It’s been a long week and you deserve this. Also, pandas are stupid.
Hello. Here are 23 baby pandas.
Vcg / Getty Images
The cubs, who were being displayed at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda...
Listen Up, Aussies: You Need Our "Meanwhile In Australia" Newsletter!
Everything you need to live life to the fullest in the land down under.
Australia: A land of natural beauty like no other.
Sean Blocksidge
And a country full of proud, inspiring people.
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The United Nations is turning VR into a tool for social change
Virtual reality is lauded as an empathy generator. The ability to transport viewers to a setting that would otherwise be inaccessible, or even unfathomable, lends a sense of poignancy to the medium....
Facebook tests feature similar to Snapchat Stories for Messenger
Facebook has been keen on borrowing features from Snapchat as of late and it's testing yet another one in Poland. The so-called "Messenger Day" tool allows Facebook Messenger users to share a collection...
Japan's noisy iPhone problem
I cancelled my iPhone 7 Plus order last week. Yes, I still had a two-week wait before it was scheduled to arrive, but it wasn't impatience that got the better of me. It was where I live: in Japan. iPhones...
Volkswagen previews its EV future with the I.D. concept
You wouldn't blame Volkswagen if it never wanted to here the word "diesel" ever again. The German company desperately needs to swing from dirty to clean, so it launched the ID, a new platform for its...
Mexican-Style Street Corn (Elotes)
How corny!
Mexican-Style Street Corn (Elotes)
Here's a video that shows you how it's made:
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Serves 3
3 ears of corn, hulled
3 wooden skewers
¼ cup melted butter
½ cup mayo
2 cups cotija...
Here Are Four Ways To Make Chicken Tacos
Tacos are for more than Tuesday.
Chicken Tacos 4 Ways
Here's a video that shows you how to make all four:
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Pineapple Paprika Chicken Tacos
Serves 4-6
INGREDIENTS
2 cups shredded chicken
1...
This Woman Used Cheetos To Curl Her Hair And I Can't Believe It Legit Worked
Gives the term “cheese curls” a whooole new meaning.
Just when I thought curling your hair with random-ass things had reached peak freakiness, I stumbled upon something that even I hadn't seen before,...
