'Overwatch' Deathmatch modes are live

For over a year since it launched in May 2016, Blizzard’s Overwatch only let teams of players compete against each other in completing objectives — none of that kill-more-than-the-other-team hogwash. Then the studio about-faced early this month when…

Robot caregivers are saving the elderly from lives of loneliness

Relying on 300-pound bear-faced robots to help nursing home residents get out of bed in the morning is much more effective if those folks actually have a reason to get out of bed in the morning. Elderly people dealing with social isolation and loneli…

Burger King is using cryptocurrency as a loyalty program in Russia

Rather than give you another punch card or plastic loyalty card for your wallet, Burger King has a different idea for rewarding its customers: cryptocurrency. In Russia, The BK Lounge has started issuing Whoppercoins when people buy food. Save enough…

Aston Martin will go EV and hybrid only in the mid-2020s

The car James Bond drives in the next 007 film might be a hybrid. Aston Martin, famous for supplying the spy’s chosen vehicle, announced that its entire automotive lineup would be hybrids by the mid-2020s. By 2030, the automaker intends for a quarter…

First Black Men To Enlist As Marines Honored 75 Years Later

The celebration marked the anniversary of integration in the Marines.

Ann Coulter Says She’d Blame Hurricane On Lesbian Mayor Before Climate Change

That checks out.

Louisiana, With Terrible Memories Of Katrina 12 Years Ago, Braces For Harvey

“It’s going to be a tough couple of days for us,” New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said.

Why Are We So Obsessed With The Placenta?

Women keep ingesting their afterbirth, even though the science isn’t there.

ARCore just killed Tango to battle ARKit

Google’s ARCore literally loads to an Android device with the name “Tango Core”. In other words, Tango is dead. Tango Core is available separately, and requires a Tango-compatible device to work. This is only one part of a grand scheme that is Google’s future in augmented reality. Whether Google planned this before Apple’s ARKit was revealed is irrelevant – because … Continue reading

Tinder Gold launches worldwide to reveal who likes you

Tinder has been trying out its Gold subscription service in a handful of countries since June, and now it’s launching the experimental tier worldwide. Pay $5 per month (this price isn’t set in stone) and you can find out who likes you without having…