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There’s a weight limit of about 2,500 pounds on most elevators, and typically that isn’t something you have to think about. Of course, when you’re a group of eight linemen on a Division 1 college football team, it can become … Continue reading →

Mobile technology moves at an insane speed. Every year brings about faster and faster processors that make last year’s “super fast” devices seem pathetically slow. The YouTube channel EverythingApplePro decided it would be fun to take every single iPad model … Continue reading →

The second weekend of Coachella is very clearly becoming a Prince party. The festival kicked off on Friday, just a day after the music icon died at the age of 57, and artists in Indio, California, honored him with performances … Continue reading →

Amazon’s Echo digital assistant is one of its first bona fide hardware successes since the debut of the Kindle, and now the company is extending the device’s reach deeper into Google’s territory Now the helpful little voice-controlled helper can also … Continue reading →

Kim Kardashian may be the only person in the world who wouldn’t dance with Prince. In a throwback moment from Prince’s 2011 show at Madison Square Garden, Prince repeatedly tries to get Kim K to jam out with him, but … Continue reading →

Doctor Who officially has a new companion: Pearl Mackie. Don’t know her? That’s not surprising.  The actress does not have a huge list of TV credits to her name aside from a role on BBC1′s Doctors. Most of her experience comes from … Continue reading →

A reef ecosystem unlike any seen before has just been discovered at the mouth of the Amazon River. Wedged between the French Guiana-Brazil border and the Maranhão State in Brazil, the reef lies underneath a plume of river water, helping … Continue reading →

Bots are taking over our messaging apps.  Last week, at its F8 developer conference, Facebook revealed the first wave of Bots for Messenger. These automated, interactive programs respond to natural language and allow users to shop, order food, read the news … Continue reading →

LONDON — In an emotional moment, a student in London told U.S. President Barack Obama they identified as non-binary, and challenged the president to do more for transgender people. Maria Munir, 20, welled up in tears at the “town hall” … Continue reading →

“Humans of New York” creator Brandon Stanton’s dog Susie, who inspired hundreds to adopt senior dogs, passed away this week at age 16. In a tribute posted to the HONY Facebook page, Stanton wrote about Susie’s powerful influence on his … Continue reading →