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Hey look, AI ruined Garfield
AI can do a lot of things — it fuels our voice assistants, understands pizza, and might even steal our jobs! And you know what else it can do? Ruin my childhood, and possibly my subconscious. This was the realization I came to this morning when this was shared in our team Slack channel: At first glance, it seems like just the text is scrambled. äàëüøå »
2019-7-11 12:08
This clever Chrome extension camouflages Netflix in a conference call
We don’t advise watching Netflix while you’re at work, but if that’s how you want to play it, there’s a new tool that’ll help make it a whole lot easier. It’s a browser extension called Netflix Hangouts, and it simply plays your Netflix stream in a smaller window in an interface that makes it look like you’re on a video conference call with other people. äàëüøå »
2019-7-9 10:05
Wikipedia titles you can sing to the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ theme song, tweeted
Cartoons have given us a lot over the years. They’ve entertained, they’ve taught us valuable life lessons, but – and most importantly of all – they’ve provided us with some bonafide musical bangers. äàëüøå »
2019-6-17 17:20
You can build your own Lightsaber and Droid at Disney’s new Star Wars attractions
Disney’s finally lifting the veil on its Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction set to debut at Disneyland on May 31. And while we were all expecting a glut of rides and properly attired characters roaming about, its the souvenirs that have us most excited. äàëüøå »
2019-5-22 00:17
Listen to this AI spit out brutal death metal non-stop
Puzzlomaly is a death metal album that sounds like others from the genre: it’s filled with screeching vocals, bludgeoning beats and dizzying guitar solos. However, the record – which you can listen to on Bandcamp or in the widget below – wasn’t produced by actual musicians. äàëüøå »
2019-4-22 15:34
This Twitter account answers video games’ biggest question: Can you pet the dog?
You cannot pet the dogs in Minecraft or Fortnite, but you can pet the dogs in Butterfly Soup. You couldn’t pet the dog in Enter the Gungeon, but now you can following an update. This is the feed of @CanYouPetTheDog, a Twitter account that, well, answers whether you can pet dogs in popular video games, with accompanying video as proof. äàëüøå »
2019-4-11 17:39
Google’s AI-powered Doodle to celebrate Bach’s birthday is its best ever
Over the years, Google has consistently created beautiful ‘doodles’ – creative takes on its logo that show up on its homepage – to commemorate festivals, holidays, and significant events in history. äàëüøå »
2019-3-21 10:20
ABC’s The Dropout podcast offers a startling glimpse into the Theranos debacle
In 2004, 19-year-old Stanford University student Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of her chemical engineering program to incorporate a company she had founded the previous year; her plan was to revolutionize blood testing to make it faster, easier on patients, and far more accessible than existing methods allowed. äàëüøå »
2019-3-8 10:42
Still craving more Serial? HBO’s got a documentary on the Adnan Syed case for you
In 1999, Hae Min Lee, a high school student from Baltimore went missing, and was later discovered murdered. Her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was accused of the crime and imprisoned – but some details didn’t quite add up. äàëüøå »
2019-2-6 09:13
I can’t wait to hate-watch Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘scientific’ Netflix show
Fall can’t come soon enough: in just a few months, Netflix will air a new show helmed by actor Gwyneth Paltrow, the brains behind wellness and self-care brand Goop. It’s making some people angry, but I’m here to tell you that it might well be one of the best things you’ll watch on the platform this year. äàëüøå »
2019-2-5 13:49
Why does Google show mysterious art when searching two random 4-letter words!
The internet is an inherently strange place. I mean, the fact we call it a place at all shows how we lack the vocabulary to really express what it is. And in this space (here we are again), strange things happen. äàëüøå »
2019-1-23 18:06
The race to become the most-liked Instagram post has been won by an egg
This picture above, of an egg, has racked up the most likes of any single post on Instagram: 24 million and counting. And it beat the last record holder – a photo of model Kylie Jenner’s baby posted last February – by a whopping 6 million in just 10 days. äàëüøå »
2019-1-14 11:10
The first teaser for Game of Thrones’ final season reveals a Stark family reunion
Draw your swords: the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones is nearly here, and its first teaser is out now. Hit the play button above to watch it. There’s not much to glean from the all-too-short clip: it takes us inside the Crypts of Winterfell, where it appears that the Stark children – Sansa, Arya, and Jon Snow – will reunite to face a common threat. äàëüøå »
2019-1-14 07:27
We ranked Netflix’s new holiday movies on how likely they were written by a robot
It’s that time of year again. What always amazes me is how much tacky crap people will tolerate for the holidays. Creepy music, vulgar light decorations, gross food… the list goes on. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of great stuff too. äàëüøå »
2018-12-24 17:23
Redditor spots murderers on NBA trading card
A Redditor recently recognized what appears to be Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers convicted of murdering their father and stepmother, in the background of an NBA trading card. News spread quickly in the collector’s community prompting a rush on eBay, where the company’s dubious take-down strategy has listers scratching their heads. äàëüøå »
2018-12-13 20:24
We ranked all the Beyonc
With the holidays fast approaching, we’re sure you’re plenty busy buying your family, friends, and irritating colleagues presents. Here at TNW, we were reflecting on the best way to give someone a gift. äàëüøå »
2018-12-11 18:56
You really shouldn’t visit Pornhub’s new SFW section at work – or Starbucks
Mondays can be slow for tech news, so I began trawling some unusual sources online for stories that might interest our audience, and I eventually found myself on Pornhub. The site added an SFW section last week, noting that it featured “hundreds of videos with ranging topics, including adult entertainers sharing advice and experiences; compilation videos with attractive, yet clothed people; video game reviews and demonstrations; and more. äàëüøå »
2018-12-3 13:26
This Japanese extension will disguise Twitter as Slack so you can pretend to work
Some human experiences are universal; they exist wherever our species may be. For example, games have been played worldwide for millennia, most religions were developed to make sense of our existence, and … This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Slack,Twitter äàëüøå »
2018-11-22 13:49
YouTubers demonstrate the easiest way to ruin Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time for food, family, and arguing politics with people you’ve blocked on social media but can’t avoid at the dinner table. This year, if things get too tense, we’ve got a suggestion: break out the turkey fails. äàëüøå »
2018-11-22 23:54
The week’s best Android games to play while putting off your holiday shopping
Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. äàëüøå »
2018-11-16 17:16
Please don’t rent a kitten from this horrible company
“Welcome a furry visitor to your home or office! The puppy or kitten can stay for just a day or overnight. And if you fall in love, you can be its forever home!” When I first read this tagline by American startup Rescue Time, I admittedly got a little excited. äàëüøå »
2018-11-9 17:51
Last week’s best Android games to distract you from your inevitable death
Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device, released over the past week. We’re actually a week behind this time; please bear with us while we get back on track next Friday. äàëüøå »
2018-10-19 18:39
Burger King trolls artificial intelligence with new ads
Burger King’s newest ad campaign mocks machine learning with a series of commercials that take a lighthearted jab at AI-generated media. Each video begins “This ad was created by artificial intelligence,” before devolving into delicious imagery and hilarious gibberish. äàëüøå »
2018-9-28 18:56
This week’s best Android games to play while avoiding your colleagues at lunch
Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device, released over the past week. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. äàëüøå »
2018-9-15 17:06
Stranger Things’ next season won’t arrive until summer 2019
If you’ve been waiting anxiously to follow the adventures of Eleven and her friends as they battle monsters from another dimension in the town of Hawkins, I’ve got some bad news for you: season three of Netflix’ 80s-themed sci-fi show Stranger Things will skip 2018 and air next summer instead. äàëüøå »
2018-7-30 08:54
Join TNW’s Highly Subjective Game Show and win great prizes and eternal glory
Next week, we’re hosting an event… but not just any event. We’re putting together the BEST ONLINE QUIZ THAT HAS EVER BEEN CREATED, and it’s called: Wow. Whats that? Why, it’s exactly what it sounds like! We’ve set forth 10 carefully crafted questions which have no objectively correct answers. äàëüøå »