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GIF For months now, some Overwatch players have insisted that one hero is too strong, perhaps even overpowered. Now that the game is officially out and the hero balance is more or less set, however, I hope we can all agree that the bellyaching is all bunk. Meet Bastion, an automaton capable of turning into…
The biggest banks in the world have admitted to rigging LIBOR, a key interest rate that determines the value of trillions of dollars’ worth of assets — they paid billions in fines as a result. But the LIBOR-rigging scam cost investors and bond-issuers (including cities, pension funds, and charitable trusts) untold billions. A group…
The Canadian city of Ottawa isn’t exactly a mecca for Trekkies (that title probably belongs to Vulcan, Alberta). So it was a surprise to hear that a huge new Star Trek exhibit was opening here, launching its North American tour earlier this month. Astronauts Marc Garneau and Robert Thirsk were on-hand, as was Captain…
Vice Media has promoted Josh Tyrangiel, the head of its forthcoming HBO nightly news broadcast, to oversee news operations across the company, CNNMoney has learned. The move, which is meant to unify the Vice News television and digital platforms, will put Tyrangiel in charge of VICE News, Vice on HBO weekly, and VICE on HBO…
She’s Chew-back-a! The Chewbacca Mom‘s infectious laughter led a video of herself to rack up more than 140 million views in three days. Now Candace Payne is joining the carpool lane. On Monday’s episode of “The Late Late Show,” James Corden recruited Payne to drive him to work. Normally, Corden would break out some karaoke…
One of the joys of modern technology is how easy it is to immerse yourself in the past. Every day, more libraries and archives are pushing pieces of their collections online in easily browsable interfaces. The New York Public Library, for instance, has historic menus and interactive floor plans. Chronicling America is a searchable repository…
/end .figure THE ANIMATOR: …So we were thinking, why not center it on the Warner brothers and their sister, Dot? EXEC #1: Who’s we? EXEC #2: The Warner Brothers had a sister? THE ANIMATOR: My fellow toonsmiths and I. And not like, the historical Warner Brothers. We’re talking about cartoon characters created by the…
Recently, housing resource site Abodo released a study showing the most hate-filled places in America according to their tweets. Now, CollegeStats.org, a group that compiles data on America’s colleges and universities, has prepared a similar report for schools in America. They looked at tweets originating from within one mile of a college campus center with…
Over the past decade, the Tweet has evolved from a simple 140-character text message to a rich canvas for creative expression featuring photos, videos, hashtags, Vines, and more. In just the past few months we added the ability to poll your community, react quickly and cleverly with GIFs, and share and enjoy Periscope broadcasts in…
French police raided Google’s offices in Paris Tuesday, looking for evidence of money laundering and tax evasion. The state prosecutor said specialist anti-corruption officers and 25 tech experts took part in the search. They were trying to establish the scale of Google’s business in France and to determine whether it has paid enough taxes. French…