Before deepfakes and alternative facts, the online world was already telling us fibs. In our series Lies the Internet Told Me, we call ’em all out. For our summer vacation, my wife drove us hell-for-leather between National Parks, driven by…
Back in 2017, a team of scientists was able to pinpoint the origin of a repeating fast radio burst to a dwarf galaxy over 3 billion light years away. Now, researchers were able trace yet another cosmic radio burst’s home…
Jony Ive’s departure from Apple underscores the firm’s attempts to shift from hardware to software. Most of the execs trying to make this pivot happen are wealthy men in their 50s who got rich from Apple’s golden age of inventing…
Social media personas built on the illusion of happy, perfect lives are so tired. In 2019, it’s all about being Sad Online. “Trendy” emotional distress on social media is part of many must-follow accounts across all platforms. Whether by retweeting…
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Apollo astronauts are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 and the first moon landing. Charlie Duke, an astronaut who flew on NASA’s Apollo 16 mission, said the scariest moment of his life occurred while "horsing around" on the moon…
On Thursday Fungible, a data center infrastructure startup, announced $200 million in Series C funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund. The round also included participation from Norwest Venture Partners, Battery Ventures, Mayfield, Redline Capital, and Walden Riverwood Ventures. The company…
Icelanders: we’ve had enough of Instagrammers destroying our nature June 27, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment Due to its otherworldly beauty, Iceland is becoming increasingly popular among tourists. Sadly, more tourists mean more Instagram addicts who’d do anything…
Human ResourceAdvice for navigating the modern workplace. Send your career-related questions to humanresource@lifehacker.com. You’re wasting half your work day goofing off because there just isn’t enough to do— and it’s driving you crazy. Here’s how to make a change so…
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