A mysterious horror clown is roaming the streets of Green Bay, Wisconsin
By Chloe Bryan2016-08-03 15:08:58 UTC According to local reports, a clown straight out of a horror movie is wandering around Green Bay, Wisconsin. And that’s totally fine with us. Seriously, no...
View ArticleFacebook suspended woman's account during fatal standoff with police
Facebook shut down the accounts of a woman engaged in a fatal stand-off with officers at the request of the Baltimore County Police Department Monday. The social network suspended Korryn Gaines’...
View ArticleSuper long camera zoom goes from city street to moon’s surface
Image: facebook By Jonathan Keshishoglou2016-08-04 16:16:21 UTC Just your daily reminder that the technology is incredibly impressive. Facebook user Daniel Pelletier posted a video to his MAD Photos...
View ArticleLinkedIn earnings are just fine ahead of Microsoft merger
Despite selling out for a cool $26.2 billion two months back, LinkedIn still has a job to do. And it did just fine. The professional social network reported second-quarter earnings that beat...
View ArticlePelican in a cop car wants you to know this isn't what it looks like
By Chloe Bryan2016-08-06 14:00:00 UTC Please believe this pelican: he is not under arrest. The California Highway Patrol responded to a call reporting an injured bird near Truckee on Tuesday, the...
View ArticleThis man's complaint about a dead worm in his cucumber escalated hilariously
Yep, this escalated quickly. By Sam Haysom2016-08-08 15:40:03 UTC LONDON — The world of Facebook-based customer complaints can sometimes be a strange, wonderful place. Wes Metcalfe’s recent post on...
View ArticleHow Apple is taking the tech world’s love affair with renewables to a new level
Apple is no longer just a tech company with a commitment to powering itself completely from renewable energy. It is now officially licensed to sell clean electricity too, in an rare move that could...
View ArticleHow crazy your office gets when 'Pokémon Go' crashes
Have you been seeing your coworkers simultaneously falling to the ground recently? How about piles of papers being thrown into the air? Odds are, Pokémon Go just crashed. Cue the office meltdown....
View ArticleFacebook can now give you a 'guided tour' of 360-videos
Das Facebook-Logo am 25.02.2016 in Berlin im Facebook Innovation Hub. Photo by: Kay Nietfeld/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Image: Kay Nietfeld/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images By Karissa Bell2016-08-10...
View ArticleBuzz Aldrin is over the moon excited about the Olympics
Image: facebook/buzz aldrin By Jessye McGarry2016-08-11 21:34:57 UTC Buzz Aldrin, famous for going to space, is taking on a new conquest: the Olympics. Aldrin left for Rio on Tuesday and has been...
View ArticleTech companies vow to prevent illegal wildlife trading via their networks
A Thai elephant walks in the jungle in the early morning fog at an elephant camp at the Anantara Golden Triangle resort on December 9, 2012 in Golden Triangle, northern Thailand. Image: Paula...
View ArticlePosting about your workout on Facebook means you're a narcissist, study says
Posting about your workout routine on Facebook could mean you’re a narcissist, a new study says. Image: Getty Images By Emma Hinchliffe2016-08-13 20:12:16 UTC If you post about your CrossFit or yoga...
View ArticleHow Brazil's top food delivery startup is meeting demand during Rio Olympics
In the heat of the Olympics, more people in Brazil are craving food delivery. iFood, the country’s dominant food delivery startup, has experienced a 13 percent increase in the number of orders over...
View ArticleFacebook election data shows third-party candidates are gaining steam
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson gestures as he speaks during a 2016 Presidential Election Forum, hosted by Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) and Asian American...
View ArticleChicken running around in blue pants looks very dapper
Image: facebook By Jonathan Keshishoglou2016-08-17 19:35:02 UTC For anyone worried they wouldn’t see a chicken running around in pants today, fear not. We got you. This is Charlie, a local chicken...
View ArticleFacebook has a new plan to bring cheap internet access to India
Indian demonstrators of Free Software Movement Karnataka hold placards during a protest against Facebook’s Free Basics initiative, in Bangalore on January 2, 2016. Image: MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP/Getty...
View ArticleInstagram passes 1 billion Android installs
That’s en exclusive club. Image: Mashable By Stan Schroeder2016-08-22 12:49:46 UTC Instagram has reached 1 billion app installs on the Google Play store, Android Police has noticed. This makes the...
View ArticleGrab your headphones: Facebook is testing video with autoplay sound
Facebook has made no secret of its love for video, challenged only perhaps by its affection for bots. The re-creation of Facebook as a video platform is well underway: Facebook Live experiments...
View ArticleHarambe memes chase Cincinnati Zoo off Twitter, Facebook
By Nicole Gallucci2016-08-23 20:53:01 UTC It’s time to give The Cincinnati Zoo a break. It’s been three months since the death of Harambe, the western lowland gorilla who was shot and killed after...
View ArticleSmiletime launches as yet another live-streaming service to connect creators...
For the last four years, Danika Lee Massey has been talking about X-Men, other superheroes and Game of Thrones with thousands of fans. More commonly known as Comic Book Girl 19, she spends hours each...
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