Monthly Archives: December 2019
George MacKay and Dean Charles Chapman assemble a team of soldiers from classic movie characters
The actors choose from 27 iconic characters to take into battle. Read more… More about Entertainment, Mashable Video, Game Of Thrones, George Mackay, and Dean Charles Chapman
Charge your phone with the sun using this solar-powered charging case — Future Blink
Created to harness renewable energy, ABFOCE is a case meant to charge your phone through the sun. Read more… More about Tech, Mashable Video, Solar Power, Phone Charger, and Future Blink
Lyft's e-bikes are back after a fiery hiatus
That was a long break. After five months, Lyft’s e-bikes are back and, hopefully, not on fire. In July, ride-sharing company Lyft pulled all of its battery-assisted bicycles from Bay Area streets. The 1,000 electric bikes, part of its Bay Wheels bike-share program, were removed after reports of the devices catching on fire. Only classic […]
Olympic manifesto breaks record for most expensive sports memorabilia
The original Olympic manifesto outlining the foundation of the modern Games shattered the world record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia sold at auction, fetching $8.8 million on Wednesday.
Divided U.S. House nears historic vote to impeach Trump
A bitterly divided U.S. House of Representatives neared a historic vote to impeach Donald Trump on Wednesday after a day-long debate in which Democrats called the president a threat to democracy and Republicans called the proceedings a partisan coup.
Latest draft of U.S. federal privacy bill sidesteps key sticking points
A key U.S. House committee on Wednesday released a draft of a bipartisan consumer privacy bill, which would set nationwide rules for handling of personal information online and draw new safeguards around how companies can collect and use such data.
The 5 stages of experiencing 'Cats' the movie
Back in July, James Corden uttered a statement in a Cats featurette that’s been stuck in my mind ever since. “These are people, but they’re cats,” he says, looking slightly stunned, “and this is kind of blowing my mind.” At the time, I remembered it because it sounded ridiculous: Yes, James, that is the premise […]
This machine could make cleaning up your LEGOs infinitely easier — Future Blink
Created by engineer Daniel West, the Universal LEGO Sorter uses AI to recognize any Lego part and divide it into 18 sections. Read more… More about Tech, Mashable Video, Artificial Intelligence, Ai, and Legos
Netflix reveals international subscriber numbers as it loses ground to Disney+
Netflix has been saving something special for a rainy day. No, no, it’s not some sort of special unreleased episode of Strangers Things or Mindhunter. It’s international subscriber numbers. According to Netflix, the streaming service had more than 47 million subscribers across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East at the end of Q3 2019. That’s […]
Serie A chief apologizes for anti-racism ape artwork
Italy’s Serie A chief has apologized for the ape artwork used for its anti-racism campaign which has been widely criticized.