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The age of the robot means a more bleak workforce for menMany economists and technologists believe the world is on the brink of a new industrial revolution, in which advances in the field of artificial intelligence will obsolete human labor at an unforgiving pace. Two Oxford researchers recently analyzed the skills required for more than 700 different occ... Bird rides on a hawk like a freakin' bossOh, you drove to work today? Amateur A shrewd red-winged blackbird hitched a ride on the back of a red-tailed hawk because wing flapping is super overrated. The badass nature moment was captured by Mike White at the Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska and shared by the U.S. Department o... 35-foot-high waterfall is basically Earth's version of a slip 'n slideEarth's waterfalls are nature's water parks. Devin Supertramp and his team of adventurous cronies recently traveled to Lynn Canyon Park in British Columbia, Canada, to show off one of the world's best natural waterslides — which just happens to end in a 35-foot-drop Plus: no lines A 79-year... Striking views of Super Typhoon Soudelor as it tracks toward Taiwan, ChinaSuper Typhoon Soudelor is not only the strongest tropical cyclone of 2015, but also the most striking, based on images from satellites and a lucky Japanese astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Kimiya Yui, a new addition to the ISS, took a picture of Soudelor on Tuesday, when the storm h... A 79-year-old man casually swam to his own wedding, like a bossTrygve Bernhardsen from Norway, 79, wouldn’t get married unless he could swim to the ceremony. So that's exactly what he did "He will not marry me, unless he can swim up to this place, here at the lighthouse, because this is where he wants to be," his now-wife, Ellen Hertzberg said. He starte... From fire trucks to drones: How one family business has innovated to thrive in the digital ageWhen it comes to innovation, the Darley family has got it down. After four generations and 107 years in business, the Darleys have figured out the key to keeping a family-run business going. Initially founded in 1908, the family started a business by solving a common problem: Cities were having issu... From Selma to D.C.: NAACP's 860-mile 'Journey for Justice' is underwayThe NAACP kicked off its "American Journey for Justice" demonstration on Saturday, an 860-mile march from Selma, Alabama to Washington, D.C. Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the march will occur in daily segments and is set to draw to a close on Sept. 15 ... Good news gamers: Twitch is coming to Australia for PAX AusTwitch, the hugely popular social video platform for gamers, will be a key feature of PAX Australia in late October. This will be the first time the company has had an official booth at the convention, which is one of Australia's biggest annual gaming events. See also: Blow up beautifully rendered s... 'Destiny' to Peter Dinklage: You're dead to usPeter Dinklage might have an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his outstanding work on HBO's Game of Thrones — but that's not enough to make the cut in Destiny. Bungie has re-cast Dinklage role as "Ghost" in the hit first-person shooter, bringing in renowned voice actor Nolan North to repl... Have you visited Yahoo lately? You may have malware on your computerYahoo played the unwitting host to a week's worth of malware-laden scams in what may be the largest attack of its kind in months, security firm Malwarebytes claimed. Researchers said the attackers infiltrated the web portal's advertising network and planted traps on its homepage — along with i... |