Google is laying the foundation for the future of virtual reality right now...
Google is the most important tech company in the world, depending on who you ask.Between YouTube, Google search, and Gmail, the Mountain View, CA.-based company created, owns and operates much of what...
View ArticleWhy doctors quit
About a decade ago, a doctor friend was lamenting the increasingly frustrating conditions of clinical practice. "How did you know to get out of medicine in 1978?" he asked with a smile."I didn't," I...
View ArticleA 22-year-old took a crazy idea from spring break and turned it into a...
In the latest fusion of music and social media, a new app has emerged that allows users — mostly college and high school students — to quickly share their freestyle raps.It’s called Rapchat, and over...
View ArticleTwo of the women whose Instagram photos were hijacked by Richard Prince admit...
Two of the women featured in Richard Prince's "New Portraits" collection of photos stolen from Instagram didn't shoot their photos in the first place.In speaking with photo subjects Karley Sciortino...
View ArticleLawn maintenance, bug repellent, and 41 other bizarre things you can do with...
There aren’t many things more refreshing than a cold glass of Coke on a hot day.But the famous soda, which dates all the way back to 1886, has so many more uses than that. From getting rid of rust to...
View ArticleHere's the best use for the Apple Watch's secret port we've seen yet
Though the Apple Watch's display stays off most of the time to preserve battery life, the Apple Watch's battery still only lasts about a day.So in the same way accessory makers sought to extend the...
View ArticleHere’s when artificial intelligence could go from helpful to scary
Some of the smartest people alive are totally freaked out by artificial intelligence. Elon Musk compared AI to "summoning the demon." Bill Gates told Reddit that he agrees with Musk and he doesn't...
View ArticleHow Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson went from WWE wrestler to Hollywood's...
After the global box-office success of "Furious 7," Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson returns to theaters this weekend in "San Andreas," another high-octane adrenaline rush which sees Johnson saving lives as a...
View ArticleThe world's largest particle accelerator just broke another world record —...
On May 20 the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) broke a world energy record. It's now smashing particles together with nearly twice as much energy as the old record, and it's going to start churning out data...
View ArticleThe IT industry is out-innovating all others by a longshot
We are living in a time of massive, world-changing innovation."There were more unique inventions... over the past year than ever before in the history of humankind," note analysts in Thomson Reuters'...
View ArticleMemorizing numbers and passing a physical is enough to make you a finalist to...
Earlier this year, John Roche, one of the 100 finalists vying for a one-way ticket to Mars, spoke out against the company.He said the selection process was bogus, and no where near the kind of...
View ArticleWhy don't more sports video games have female athletes? (EA)
Sports video games are similar to the world's actual sports in one major way: They heavily target men over women. Despite the presence and popularity of female athletes across a variety of sports, it...
View ArticleOne of the oldest comics genres could be making a big comeback
For a long time, one of the biggest genres in comic books wasn't about superheroes at all—it was romance. Some of the biggest names in comics history, people responsible for creating the superheroes...
View ArticleA British brand with $130 million in sales is set to take over the US
If you live in America, you've probably never heard of Missguided.I had never heard of it either until I was laying on my couch watching an episode of “Bob’s Burgers” last week and this commercial kept...
View ArticleApple just gave a huge boost to one of the hottest startups in Silicon Valley...
Apple began offering same-day delivery for a handful of its products this week — and it's all made possible thanks to a partnership with Postmates, easily one of the hottest startups coming out of...
View ArticleOne of the best comics of 2014 is getting turned into a movie
Yet another comic book series is going to be adapted for the big screen, and there's good news and bad news. The good news: That comic is "Lumberjanes," one of the best comic books of 2014. It's about...
View Article'Mad Max' fans are overrunning an Amazon page for a product with hilarious...
Ever since the release of "Mad Max" mid-May, the film's fan base has grown rapidly and more passionate by the day. It has inspired memes and mashups alike, including one very clever one simply called...
View Article'Instagram hijacker' Richard Prince has another new exhibit and it's just...
Richard Prince, the artist behind the controversial Instagram print collection that reportedly sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars, is showing another exhibit in New York City right now.Prince...
View Article15 TV shows to watch this summer
While summer used to be the time of year that most TV shows took a break, this summer is more crowded than ever.There are new offerings from streaming services and networks alike.In order to help...
View ArticleGoogle's genius futurist has one theory that he says will rule the future —...
Futurist Ray Kurzweil has made headlines with his provocative yet often accurate predictions, like that a computer would beat a human in chess (already happened) or that self-driving cars would take us...
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