Monthly Archives: January 2019
'Mortal Kombat 11' is so much more than just a fighting game
Mortal Kombat tops the very short list of video games that have cemented themselves as permanent staples of pop culture. Whether it’s pro wrestlers, Wreck-It Ralph, Zayn Malik’s Met Gala outfit, or Lil Wayne and Skrillex tracks, its influence far exceeds the confines of a fighting game. You’d think after nearly three decades, it’d get […]
New self-driving features are about to make the road safer for terrible drivers
Distracted? Tired? Bad at staying in your lane? Just plain out of it? Don’t worry, your car’s got you. While fully autonomous vehicles might not be here for awhile, new driver assistance systems are so advanced you’ll feel like you’re in a self-driving car. What’s coming down the pipeline makes Tesla’s semi-autonomous Autopilot system look […]
Facebook to teens: Plz laugh at these old memes
Facebook, as part of its never-ending quest to win over teens, is now working on a feature just for memes and funny viral content. The social network is experimenting with something it’s calling “LOL,” according to TechCrunch, which got a look at some early beta versions of the feature. While Facebook could eventually decide to […]
Golf: Mickelson flirts with 59 in first start of season
Phil Mickelson came up just short of a magical 59 on Thursday after carding 10 birdies and an eagle for a 60 in his opening round of the year at the Desert Classic in Southern California.
U.S. appeals court will not delay net neutrality case
A federal appeals court said on Thursday it would not delay oral arguments set for Feb. 1 on the Trump administration’s decision to repeal the 2015 landmark net neutrality rules governing internet providers.
Treasury's Mnuchin declines to testify before House panel on shutdown
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday declined a request by the Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives tax committee to testify next week about the partial government shutdown’s impact on the upcoming federal tax filing season.
Netflix claims an enormous number of people are watching 'You'
Lifetime’s creepy stalker drama You hit Netflix just over three weeks ago — and according to the streaming service, that move is working out for everyone involved. Per a post on one of Netflix’s official Twitter accounts, the Penn Badgley-starring drama is “on track to be viewed by more than 40 million” users in its […]
Elon Musk does the math on another massive tunnel
Could yet another Elon Musk project in Australia have blossomed on Twitter? Probably not, but he’s quoted $1 billion AUD for it anyway. The Tesla CEO responded to a tweet from Australian politician Jeremy Buckingham, who reached out to Musk about solving traffic congestion in Sydney with a tunnel possibly similar to the test unveiled […]
The huge 'Collection #1' data breach is only a small part of much larger hacker dataset
I guess they wouldn’t have numbered it if it was the only one. On Jan. 16, security research Troy Hunt uploaded a massive cache of leaked emails and passwords to his invaluable website have i been pwned. The 87GB dataset, dubbed “Collection #1,” was admittedly years old, and had been passed around by hackers for […]
MLB notebook: Agent denies $175 million Machado offer
Hours after ESPN’s Buster Olney reported the Chicago White Sox offered Manny Machado a seven-year, $175 million deal, Machado’s agent referred to the report as “inaccurate and reckless” on Wednesday.