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Squirrel leads husky on cartoonish chase around and around a tree
A chase like this necessitates appropriate viewing music. This spunky squirrel makes easy work out of avoiding this husky, by just whipping around a tree trunk as quick as possible. Legend has it the two are still circling that tree to … Continue reading
Uber delivers 15,000 emails with horse and cart in Australian protest
It’s been a rocky ride for Uber in the Australian state of Queensland. The ride-sharing service has been set back by a raft of new regulations by the state’s government, and now it’s hitting back with a slow, old piece … Continue reading
This year’s Met Gala was was one big glitch
NEW YORK – It was the biggest night of fashion, what some might call the Oscars of style: The Met Gala, an annual event raising funds for The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. This year’s theme seemed to have … Continue reading
Teens compete to see who can hold more pens in their heads, because teens
Exam season is a time for procrastinating. More importantly, it’s a time when teens go absolutely bonkers to keep themselves from dying a slow, textbook-related death. Such is true for two students, Lauryn, who resides in England, and Rebzy, who’s from … Continue reading
Really, you don’t want a steering wheel in your self-driving car
Google’s prototypes of driverless cars don’t have steering wheels. Simply put, they don’t need them. That’s because the driving system is the driver, not the human occupant. SEE ALSO: Beverly Hills plans to use autonomous vehicles for public transportation Arguably, … Continue reading
Amy Schumer swipes right on taking over a stranger’s Tinder account
Despite never having used Tinder, Amy Schumer really knows how to bring in the guys. Schumer, who recently made her debut at Monday’s Met Gala, took one Vanity Fair staffer’s iPhone and began arbitrarily swiping left and right on the dating app. … Continue reading
Top women in tech join forces to push startups to tackle diversity earlier
A formidable group of prominent women in tech is joining forces to tackle one of the biggest issues plaguing the industry right now: Diversity. Ellen Pao, the former interim CEO of Reddit, has partnered with a group of seven women … Continue reading
Boiling water on Mars may create channels on the red planet
Much of what we know about Mars we have learned from looking at its complicated, sometimes confusing surface features In 1813, astronomer Honore Flaugergues suggested that Mars was warmer than Earth because he observed the red planet’s polar ice caps … Continue reading
Every Aussie wedding can now have its very own Snapchat filter
Australian brands, venues and particularly fastidious wedding organisers will be able to pay to put their personal touch on Snapchat after the company launched its on-demand geofilter feature Down Under. First reported by Business Insider, on-demand geofilters allow anyone to create … Continue reading
Instagram is launching new video slideshow ads
Instagram is giving its advertisers more video options in an ongoing push to squeeze more money out of the platform. The photo-sharing app just launched new video carousel ads — much like the ones parent company Facebook rolled out last … Continue reading
