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It was only a matter of time before Lego conquered the world. The Danish toy group overtook Mattel as the world’s top toymaker in terms of revenue and profit. According to CNN Money, sales following the massively successful Lego Movie … Continue reading →

Singer Simone Battle was found dead in her West Hollywood home on Friday. She was 25. Battle was a finalist on the 2011 season of Fox’s The X Factor, and was a member of girl group, G.R.L. Originally formed as … Continue reading →

BERLIN — After Samsung announced its Gear S smartwatch late last month, members of the press finally got their hands on the company’s third-generation smartwatch this week at its Unpacked 2 event in New York, Beijing and Berlin. The Gear … Continue reading →

BEIRUT — Syria launched a series of airstrikes targeting a stronghold of the Islamic State extremist group on Saturday, killing at least 25 people, most of whom died when one of the missiles slammed into a crowded bakery, activists said. … Continue reading →

Sometimes I think Apple rumors are one of the core pillars that keep the Internet running. Practically every day, there is a new rumor, a new alleged leaked photo and a new juicy detail about something deep within the labs … Continue reading →

Apple is adding another heavyweight industrial designer to its team, Jony Ive friend and collaborator Marc Newson, according to a new report. On Friday, the Cupertino, Calif. company confirmed to Vanity Fair its addition of Newson. See also: Apple’s Jony … Continue reading →

Sierra Leone’s government will be enforcing a multi-day lockdown, in the hopes of curbing the Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than 2,000 people across West Africa. Citizens of Sierra Leone will not be allowed to leave their homes for … Continue reading →

In the summer blockbuster Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, angry chimpanzees caused a traffic jam on the Golden Gate Bridge, but on Friday evening it was two deer that made Bay Area commuters suffer a bumper-to-bumper bummer The … Continue reading →

The battle between Disney and Deadmau5 rages on. The electronic music producer also known as Joel Zimmerman sent a cease-and-desist letter this week to Disney for using one of his songs, “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff” without his permission in a “Disney … Continue reading →

The Ice Bucket Challenge, which has dominated Facebook News Feeds with videos of people dumping ice water on themselves in support of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research, has raised more than $100 million for the ALS Association since it gained … Continue reading →