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Oh, look, Logan Paul did something controversial again! This time he claimed he's "going gay" for a New Year's resolution. 

If you're still attempting to work on flat computer monitor, WYD?

Whether you're aiming to get that salary raise in 2019 or are just trying to beat that kid from across the ocean on Fortnite, a productivity-upping curved monitor is calling your name — and you can grab Samsung's well-reviewed CF391 model on sale for $90 off at Amazon.

SEE ALSO: 10 best gaming headsets for PC gaming, PS4, and Xbox One

Samsung is killing the game in curved 4K TVs — and you expected their curved monitors to be any different? Читать дальше...

Copenhagen’s waste-to-energy power plant lets you ski on its roof, while it converts 400,000 tons of trash into electricity and heating. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhill hosts one of the world's largest artificial ski slopes. It will soon be welcoming guests to hit its slopes with or without snow, 365 days a year.  Read more...

Despite warnings from Netflix and just general common sense, it looks like people are still participating in that stupid Bird Box Challenge. Now, it has reportedly caused a car crash. 

Startup Lora DiCarlo is raising awareness for gender bias at CES after their sex toy was selected as a CES 2019 Innovation Awards honoree, only to be disqualified because the product was seen as "immoral." But now officials say it never qualified for the award in the first place. Read more...

If you want to be the Queen of Jeopardy, we suggest you brush up on your knowledge of Queen Bey first.

Amazon's Dash buttons are perhaps the company's most overt effort to make you forget that buying something actually means handing over your hard-earned money. Now, someone is finally calling BS.

Google Chrome's built-in ad blocker is going global this summer.

Starting on July 9, "Chrome will expand its user protections and stop showing all ads on sites in any country that repeatedly display[s] … disruptive ads," Chrome Senior Director of Product Ben Galbraith wrote in a Wednesday blog post.

Google first launched this feature in February, but only in North America and Europe. The filter removes only the most intrusive, annoying types of ads that violate the Coalition for Better Ads' standards... Читать дальше...

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is on the receiving end of a lawsuit from the owners of "Choose Your Own Adventure" books.

The ice man cometh and the ice man falleth. 

An icicle removal in Saratov, Russia recently took a turn for the worst, resulting in structural damage, and a pretty dangerous situation. Luckily, nobody was hurt. 

Sometimes we just have to let things slide. Watch this poor awning get completely owned by this large icy dagger.  Read more...

With the start of the weekend, we've rounded up the best deals on 4K smart TVs from Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. 

If we learned anything from Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” music video, it’s that the Beats Pill makes for a bumpin’ speaker. (We also learned how to twerk with giant teddy bears strapped to our backs, but we’ll save that for another time.)

While it might be gross, it's probably worth it.  Read more...

At a hotel in Maryland, about 15 miles outside of Washington D.C., hundreds of gamers gather to play (and watch people play) over a hundred games as quickly as they can, back-to-back, at all hours of the day and night, for a week straight.

You can never have too much mac and cheese, right? Or, I don't know, maybe you can now, thanks to Costco.

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Situations where it pays to be a Samsung person: Waiting for new releases to go on sale.

Lady Gaga will pull her track with Kelly off iTunes and all other streaming services.  Read more...

"Twitter jail" has a different meaning in China.

In most of the Western world, if a Twitter user tweets too much, the user’s account gets locked in what has become known “Twitter jail.” If a Twitter user in China tweets, they face actual jail time.

China is ramping up its crackdown on the country’s Twitter users, according to a report by The New York Times. Police in China are questioning and detaining those who use the service in increasing numbers. 

In interviews conducted by the Times... Читать дальше...

Calling all Fitbit fans: Select styles are on sale for up to $30 off. Great news, right? Well, we have even better news for you. Amazon has the Fitbit Ionic for cheaper than Fitbit’s sale price.

It's Friday and the deals are coming in hot.

With the weekend finally here, we've rounded up the best deals from Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Macy's on fitness and workout gear, everything to get you started for a juice cleanse, and Amazon devices for video streaming and home security. 

We also found amazing deals on Udemy online courses so you can learn everything from animation to Zoho CMS — and lots more in between. All courses are now on sale starting as low as $9.99.

If... Читать дальше...

What you say in therapy stays in therapy. That's the beauty of it. Except, however, in the case of three close friends, who tried out text therapy and decided to share their sessions with the entire internet, baring their souls for all the world to see. 

There will be a new iPhone with an LCD screen this year. 

This is according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, which claims the company is planning to launch a new version of the "struggling" iPhone XR, the LCD-equipped, lower-cost iPhone Apple had launch alongside the high-end iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. 

SEE ALSO: Apple's iPhone XR is winning over Android users: report

The report does not say anything else about the upcoming LCD-based iPhone XR, except that 2019 might be its last year... Читать дальше...

The horrors of teen sex are a universal experience. And Sex Education feels like the extended therapy session we needed to work through all that buried, mortifying trauma.

Craving a little saccharine yellow fluid in your morning coffee? You will love International Delight's new Peeps-flavored coffee creamer.