Free food, beer, video games at the coolest tech companies in Australia
These days if you don't have a sleep pod and free breakfast, you are working for the wrong employer. With companies offering a range of goodies to entice the best employees, slogging it out in a...
View ArticleGeorge R.R. Martin doesn't know his 'Game of Thrones' trivia
Clearly, George R.R. Martin does not know his Game of Thrones characters. The author stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday to talk about the upcoming season of the show and was quizzed on...
View ArticleNorth Korean officials reportedly executed for watching soap operas
If you thought his recent health issues had mellowed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, think again The regime has reportedly executed 10 party officials for watching South Korean soap operas, according...
View ArticleChris Christie delivers a very Chris Christie takedown to Hurricane Sandy...
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has further solidified his place as the king of the political heckler takedown. When a man held up a sign denouncing New Jersey's Hurricane Sandy relief efforts during a...
View ArticleYoung Fathers win the 2014 Mercury Prize in London
LONDON — Young Fathers have won the 2014 Mercury Music Prize at a ceremony at the Roundhouse in London with their album Dead. They beat off competition from 11 other shortlisted acts to scoop the...
View ArticleJenny Slate has big plans for the tiny Marcel the Shell
Jenny Slate, the brains (and squeaks) behind the YouTube sensation Marcel the Shell, visited Ellen Tuesday to share some big developments for the tiny shell Couple Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp...
View Article'Terminator: Genisys' is getting viciously scorched on Twitter again
LOS ANGELES — Terminator: Genisys is having another rough Judgment Day. For all we know, the reboot of the reboot will blow minds (and SkyNet servers) when it hits theaters July 1. But in this...
View ArticleApple tells developer to kill iOS app widget after the company promoted it
Apple might have a new groove, but that doesn't mean the company doesn't still make head-scratching policy decisions regarding what functions and features iOS apps are allowed to have. Developer James...
View ArticleTony Hawk is still the king of the halfpipe at 46
Tony Hawk is a freak of nature. The Patron Saint of Skateboarding may have turned 46 in May but that clearly isn't slowing him down. Hawk recently uploaded a video of himself hitting the halfpipe, and...
View ArticleWhat's the point of Google's Nexus Player?
Why does Google’s Nexus Player exist? When the company unveiled its the hockey-puck-shaped device — the first piece of hardware to run Android TV — there was some confusion. Google had tried, several...
View ArticleThe Antares rocket's Russian manufacturer deflects blame for explosion
Two years before the Antares rocket exploded on its way to space, Elon Musk called its outdated Russian engines "the punchline to a joke." While most didn't blame Kuznetsov, the Russian company that...
View ArticleCreator of board game Operation needs money for a real operation
A sad bit of news that’ll have you feeling all kinds of nostalgic: The inventor of the classic board game Operation needs an operation. John Spinello invented a bare-bones version of what would one...
View ArticleHands on with Google's Nexus 9: This Lollipop tastes like an iPad
You can taste the iPad influence in Google’s Nexus 9 tablet. Laying eyes on it for the first time, you’d be forgiven for thinking Apple made it. The slim bezel and the 4:3 aspect ratio screen are very...
View Article10 Taylor Swift song lyrics ruined by reality
Taylor Swift can write a catchy breakup song, but you can't exactly call her an expert on other topics. If her latest single, "Welcome to New York," is any indication, Taylor definitely sees the world...
View ArticleWhy isn't Taylor Swift's '1989' on Spotify? We've solved the mystery
"Friday" singer Rebecca Black knows her days of the week, but she's very confused about one major thing: "WHY ISNT 1989 ON SPOTIFY????????" she tweeted Well, we've solved the mystery about Taylor...
View ArticleSNL star Michael Che doesn't understand street harassment
In the wake of a viral public service announcement video on street harassment released yesterday, Saturday Night Live "Weekend Update" anchor and former Daily Show correspondent Michael Che posted a...
View ArticleVerizon refutes editor's claims that its tech site will censor stories
Corporate blogs that tow=e the company line have become increasingly common in recent years, but a new site from Verizon has raised eyebrows for a policy that prohibits its writers from writing about...
View Article11 free tools to protect your online activity from surveillance
The documentary Citizenfour, which debuted to a limited release on Friday, offers the closest look yet at Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who exposed the National Security Agency spying scandal. In...
View ArticleE-40 and Marlins Man are together at the World Series
Talk about #TrueDetectiveSeason2! Talk about a match made in bizarro heaven! Talk about a World Series subplot! For the second straight night, Bay Area rapper E-40 and notorious...
View ArticleMetadata of Australians may be stored for two years under new law
The metadata of Australians is proposed to be stored by telecommunication companies and internet service providers for two years, under new legislation introduced to Parliament by the Australian...
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