Nissan unveils safer, sportier, more efficient Altima for 2016 21 minutes ago Following the debut of its highly stylized new Murano and Maxima (positioned as a four-door sports car), Nissan unveiled a revised version of the Altima for 2016, which brings the front- and rear-end closer inline with the brand's new looks. Thankfully, unlike the Maxima, the Altima's new styling … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Brad Pitt is indirectly scaring chickens in Northern Ireland 24 minutes ago LONDON — Farmyard animals, beware: Brad Pitt's film company is apparently on the rampage in Northern Ireland, and they've come armed with fire and explosives. Pitt's production company, Plan B Entertainment, has been shooting scenes for upcoming film Lost City of Z near the Northern Irish … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Take a 360-degree tour of Banksy's Dismaland 44 minutes ago LONDON — Banksy's Dismaland closes this weekend, so if you missed the spectacularly gloomy theme park, this video might be the next best thing. Filmed in 4K on tripod-mounted GoPro cameras over two hours in the drizzly West Country attraction, it takes in the airport security entrance, the … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
These ear-free headphones look like a torture device from the future 1 hour, 13 minutes ago We live in an age where people are constantly plugged in at the cost of tuning everything and everyone else out. A new pair of ear-free headphones, BATBAND, wants to combat that. It's a product that "makes your social lifescape compatible with your private soundscapes," the company said in its … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
150 people dead in crush during Hajj near Mecca 1 hour, 19 minutes ago 150 people have been killed in a crush and another 450 people injured during the Hajj outside Mecca on Thursday, according to Saudi Arabia's civil defense authorities. Two medical screening teams were on the scene, according to the civil defense Twitter account لا … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Chevy sets Android Auto rollout date for select 2016 models 1 hour, 42 minutes ago Making good on its promise, GM will be adding Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to its 2016 Chevrolet models by spring. Chevys fitted with the 7-inch MyLink system will be able to use Android Auto as soon as customers take delivery on their vehicle. But customers who purchase a 2016 Chevrolet model … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Pilots are being blinded by 'incapacitating' lights at Levi's Stadium 2 hours, 14 minutes ago When a stadium is home to the San Francisco 49ers and plays host to Super Bowl 50 and performers like Taylor Swift and The Grateful Dead, it needs bright lights to accompany the big acts. However, Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., is located just north of an airport, and its stadium lights … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Brabus' Business Lounge Sprinter van is nicer than your apartment 2 hours, 27 minutes ago An anecdotical glance around the roadways will tell you that luxury vans are making a bit of a comeback. None, however, is quite as nice as the Brabus 'Business Lounge,' based upon the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. Kicking off the full luxury treatment on the exterior, Brabus adds a new front … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Here's what's really happening in those artsy Instagram snapshots 2 hours, 35 minutes ago Thai photographer Chompoo Baritone is using photography to change the way we look at every day Instagram pics Baritone imagines what the scenery outside of the perfect snapshots probably looks like, and how it's likely misleading. Every headstand shot probably has someone just outside of frame, … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Nothing compares to Chris Cornell's Prince cover ... except maybe Sin 2 hours, 45 minutes ago '90s song, meet '90s singer. The former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell recorded an acoustic cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" — also famously covered by Sinéad O'Connor — for SiriusXM Radio's Artist Confidential. We're not sure anyone can ever compare to … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
The Patrick Kane rape case: Sorting a strange and twisted saga 2 hours, 48 minutes ago A two-time Olympian and three-time league champion among his sport's biggest stars is accused of sexual assault, but remains with his team anyway as new bombshell questions are raised about possible evidence tampering in the case If this was another sport, you'd be hearing a lot more about it … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
A robot named Lucy is lining up to get an iPhone 6S in Australia 3 hours, 37 minutes ago It's either ingenious or extremely lazy A robot is lining up at the flagship Apple Store in Sydney, Australia, in place of its human controller, who has to get on with her normal life In the smartest time management yet seen in an iPhone line, Lucy Kelly has outsourced the job to a telepresence … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
'New Humans of Australia' documents the emotive stories of refugees 4 hours, 54 minutes ago The Syrian crisis has seen a record number of refugees flee their home country in the hope of finding asylum. As world leaders continue to formulate policies on how to best accommodate them, people across the globe are speaking up in support of finding these people a safe place to live. This topic … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Kenan and Kel staged a great 'Good Burger' reunion on 'The Tonight Show' 5 hours, 1 minute ago Ripped straight from the depths of your nostalgic dreams: Kenan and Kel have reunited! For one night, anyway The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon — the show that brought you a Screech-less Saved By the Bell reunion — brought the duo together Wednesday night for an ode to Good Burger, … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Anti-violence activists push to ban Chris Brown from touring Down Under 5 hours, 49 minutes ago Rapper Chris Brown may be denied the right to enter Australia for his upcoming tour if anti-violence campaigners have their way. Brown, who plead guilty to assaulting his girlfriend pop singer Rihanna in 2009, plans to tour Australia in December. Activist group Getup! has started a petition … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
White House says it didn't block Obama's teen critic on Twitter 6 hours, 16 minutes ago An outspoken, 13-year-old critic of President Obama has responded furiously after, he says, he was blocked by the president's official Twitter account. The White House, via its Assistant Press Secretary Frank Benenati, contradicted the boy's claims shortly thereafter. CJ Pearson, a conservative … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
The fight for same-sex marriage in Australia isn't over 6 hours, 26 minutes ago Many people gathered in Sydney Wednesday night to protest the newly-designated prime minister's stance on marriage equality. Malcolm Turnbull, the new prime minister, has long been an advocate for same-sex marriage, but is being accused of backflipping on his previous stance in order to keep happy … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
LinkedIn And Uber’s China Rival Didi Kuaidi Ink Deal To Partner On Apps, R&D; And Recruitment 6 hours, 31 minutes ago LinkedIn took a step today to build up its presence in China, and China’s Uber rival Didi Kuaidi took a step to make more inroads into the U.S. tech industry: the two companies have signed a deal to form a strategic partnership covering product integration, technology, … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
'Empire' Season 2 premiere: Even prison can't destroy Lucious' power 8 hours ago Nothing can stop Lucious Lyon from ruling his empire. Not Cookie and especially not prison Season 2 of the hit Fox series Empire begins three month after last season concluded and immediately we see Lucious wheeling and dealing his way behind bars Despite some setbacks (like, uh, literally being … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
The Internet’s Vanishing Point? 8 hours, 3 minutes ago Technologies only become truly integrated into society when they move from requiring forethought to becoming an afterthought. It’s the progression of all innovations and it’s now happening to how we experience of the internet. Read More read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
In first move, Australia's new leader takes stand against domestic violence 8 hours, 14 minutes ago Australia's new prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has introduced his first initiative — a A$100 million injection to help victims of domestic violence "All violence against women begins with disrespecting women," Turnbull said at the launch event in Melbourne. "We as leaders, as a government … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
And The Winner Of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 Is… Agrilyst 9 hours, 19 minutes ago At the very beginning, there were around a thousand startups. We hand-picked the 25 greatest companies so that they could compete in our incredibly competitive startup competition — the Startup Battlefield. They all presented in front of multiple groups of industry leaders serving as … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Pope Francis holds summit meeting with the first dogs, Bo and Sunny 9 hours, 21 minutes ago Pope Francis just spent Wednesday speaking in front of a crowd of thousands and attending mass in Washington, D.C. — but for many, the highlight of his trip is sure to be his historic first meeting with presidential dogs Sunny and Bo Obama The Pope met with President Obama's two Portuguese … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Report suggests automakers besides VW cheated emissions too 9 hours, 24 minutes ago Now that Volkswagen has admitted to cheating U.S. emissions testing on its four-cylinder TDI diesel engines, some reports are beginning to scrutinize and question the real-world diesel emissions of other European car brands. Until this point, it's been believed that cars fitted with "urea … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
You Love Pizza Rat. You Don’t Own Pizza Rat 9 hours, 35 minutes ago #PizzaRat has completely overwhelmed the Internet. But is it right to assume that #PizzaRat belongs to everyone? The post You Love Pizza Rat. You Don’t Own Pizza Rat appeared first on WIRED. read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
How Prescription Drugs Get So Wildly Expensive 9 hours, 42 minutes ago Martin Shkreli gave a lot of reasons for raising his drug's price. Is he a rogue actor of pharmaceutical pricing, or did he just take things further than most other companies? The post How Prescription Drugs Get So Wildly Expensive appeared first on WIRED. read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Celebrities on the red carpet make an Emmy speech, one word at a time 9 hours, 52 minutes ago It went really well, as you can see We heard from John Oliver; Silicon Valley's Kumail Nanjiani, Thomas Middleditch and Zack Woods; John Carroll Lynch and Erika Ervin from American Horror Story; music producer David Foster; Last Man on Earth's Phil Lord and Chris Miller; The Big Bang Theory's … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Andre Iguodala Says Wearables Can Help Win Championships 9 hours, 55 minutes ago At Disrupt yesterday, one of the most interesting talks was with Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala. Other than being the MVP of the latest NBA Championship series, Iguodala is a businessperson. He’s looking for cool companies to work with, fun projects to work on and the … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Georama’s Live Virtual Reality Platform Lets You Explore The World From Your Sofa 10 hours, 6 minutes ago St. Augustine of Hippo said “the world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page”—-which is somewhat unfair to people who can’t travel because of financial or physical reasons. Georama wants to help them with its virtual-reality travel platform, which … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
RePhone Lets You Turn Anything Into A Phone 10 hours, 7 minutes ago Making a cellphone is easy. You go into a mine, pull up some ore, extract various metals and then add components that you manufacture from other mines. Then you have to get FCC clearance and create lithium ion battery. Finally, you need to write a Snake game. If you can’t do that, try … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
LGBT advocates call on Pope Francis to 'welcome us home' 10 hours, 11 minutes ago For LGBT Catholics, Pope Francis' visit to the United States is an occasion defined by complicated emotions Devout worshippers are excited to glimpse the pontiff, but they are also painfully aware of their own exclusion by church leaders Despite Francis' 2013 remarks that he couldn't "judge" … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Atavist Kills Native App as Platforms and the Web Rule News 10 hours, 33 minutes ago The Atavist has decided to shut down its native mobile app. Long live the web. The post Atavist Kills Native App as Platforms and the Web Rule News appeared first on WIRED. read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
The Truth About Streaming: It Pays Labels A Lot, They Don’t Pay Musicians 10 hours, 38 minutes ago Musicians, it’s time to stop hating streaming services, and here’s why. Troy Carter, one of the world’s most powerful artist managers (John Legend, Meghan Trainor, and previously Lady Gaga) just busted some myths with three reasons streaming is the future of music, not the … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Hydroswarm’s Drones Could Solve Our Ignorance Of The Oceans 10 hours, 45 minutes ago The earth consists of 70% ocean and 30% land. And yet, famously, we know more about the surface of the moon than what lies beneath the waves, because only 5% of the world’s oceans have been explored. This, despite the fact that 95% of the world’s life, energy and resources lies in … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Millions make the journey to Mecca for annual Hajj 10 hours, 54 minutes ago The annual pilgrimage known as Hajj began this week in the the Saudi city of Mecca, with an estimated 2 million Muslims from all corners of the earth making the trip The journey, which is one of the five pillars of Islam, involves the visiting of several holy sights and symbolic reenactments of … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Smule CEO Defends The Company’s Lawsuit Against Former Employees 11 hours, 11 minutes ago Is Smule being a bully? Or is it just mounting a reasonable defense of its intellectual property? In a nutshell, those are the questions I was trying to answer during interviews with Smule CEO Jeff Smith, and with Mike Allen and Mark Godfrey, the former employees being sued by the … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
40 years later, man recreates his grandfather's snapshots 11 hours, 23 minutes ago Scrolling through Christian Carollo's Instagram feed is like time traveling through America. In October 2012, he stumbled across a box of his grandfather's old photos taken along the Oregon coast in the 1970s and 80s, where Carollo was planning to travel the next week. He decided to take one of … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
James Corden takes on 'Phantom of the Opera' in latest Crosswalk the Musical 11 hours, 29 minutes ago Remember when James Corden cured LA's poor, traffic-plagued drivers' red light boredom with a rousing performance of Grease? Well, Crosswalk the Musical makes it's big return to The Late Late Show tonight, and Mashable has your exclusive first look above This time around, Corden and his band of … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
DJ Patil And Phaedra Chrousos Pitch Public Service For Technologists 11 hours, 51 minutes ago Today at Disrupt SF, our own Sarah Buhr took to the stage with DJ Patil, this nation’s Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Data Policy and Chief Data Scientist, and Phaedra Chrousos, who heads the country’s Office of Citizen Services. The talk was framed by the fact that … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
How Trivia Crack Can Help You Get a Prom Date 11 hours, 51 minutes ago When security failings lead to beautiful things. The post How Trivia Crack Can Help You Get a Prom Date appeared first on WIRED. read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Pope justifies your church naps by appearing to fall asleep during mass 11 hours, 55 minutes ago It's okay to fall asleep at church as long as you immediately ask for forgiveness when you wake up. That's the well-worn rule Pope Francis surely exploited when he appeared to nod off during his first mass on American soil on Wednesday afternoon, instantly justifying church naps for millions of … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Photo Narrative App Storehouse Rethinks The Whole Damn Thing With 2.0 Update 12 hours, 1 minute ago Storehouse, a company we voted our favorite mobile app at the Crunchies in 2015, just launched a major revamp of their photo sharing app that completely drops the newsfeed and the rest of its social networking functions. But why the major change? The company says the drastic move comes … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
VW’s Ousted CEO Is Probably Getting a $32 Million Pension 12 hours, 6 minutes ago He may also be eligible for two years' worth of salary. The post VW’s Ousted CEO Is Probably Getting a $32 Million Pension appeared first on WIRED. read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
No big deal, just a plane landing in the middle of this intersection 12 hours, 12 minutes ago YouTube uploader CalicoStrike managed to capture some pretty astounding dash-cam footage of a Piper Cherokee plane landing in the middle of a busy street. During a touch-and-go exercise between an Orange Coast College student pilot and instructor, the plane's engine had apparently shut off, … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
The Story Behind The New Pebble Time Round 12 hours, 13 minutes ago Pebble has a new watch, the Pebble Time Round. Announced this morning, Pebble co-founder and CEO Eric Migicovsky was interviewed on stage by our own Greg Kumparak at Disrupt SF to share the story behind this new watch, and what’s currently happening at the company. Read More read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Minnesota Vikings mascot of 20 years out after preposterous contract demand 12 hours, 20 minutes ago This is the story that has everything: America's favorite sport, the intrinsic connections that makes us love these silly games, a venerable tradition, some hardball business negotiations and — most importantly — a crazed, bearded man on a purple motorcycle. This is the ballad of … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Troy Carter Discusses The State of Entertainment And Technology 12 hours, 22 minutes ago Troy Carter, talent manager, VC, and founder of Atom Factory, spoke today at TechCrunch Disrupt SF about how his experience in entertainment has influenced the way he approaches the startup world. He began by discussing how startups are inherently more flexible in terms of strategy and … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Rolls-Royce unveils rugby-themed Wraith 12 hours, 42 minutes ago Individualization and rarity are the name of the game in the bespoke motorcar world. It's one thing to have a Rolls-Royce but it's another thing altogether if that Roller has its own distinctive theme or flare. Enter Bespoke Rolls-Royce program, which will take the brand's elite motorcars and make … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
5 ways to supercharge board meetings 12 hours, 47 minutes ago This article is part of DBA, a series on Mashable about running a business that features insights from leaders in entrepreneurship, venture capital and management. Marathon board meetings are a problem for both members and management. Not only do they consume far too much precious time, they tend … read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
Knomi Launches High-End Fashion Shopping App on iOS 13 hours, 2 minutes ago read on the original website save to clipboard add to Instapaper
