Project One And Electrification Take Center Stage at Frankfurt for Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz took the Frankfurt Auto Show with both a bang and a whirr as it showcased not just a world-beating Mercedes-AMG Project One ‘hypercar’ – the brand’s first foray into such rarefied air in well over a decade – but also several facets of its electrification strategy, which figures ever more prominently in the plans of all global automakers. Visually, … Continue reading

Ads in Instagram Stories will look more like your own stories

Instagram has been showing ads in its Stories since March of this year, but it’s been pretty obvious they’re ads — they’re often pre-produced clips that were obviously shot and edited with professional equipment. But starting today, however, those a…

Instagram Direct is a new way to share Stories

Though Instagram’s Stories is already more popular than Snapchat, the photo-sharing service won’t stop introducing more ways to share them. In May, it introduced location and hashtag Stories so they popped up more in Explore. Now, Instagram is taking…

Russia used Facebook to organize anti-immigrant rallies

Facebook is in hot water with US lawmakers. The web giant’s reluctance to stamp out Russia’s propaganda farms on its social network did not go down well with Congressional investigators. It finally acted last month, taking down thousands of ads linke…

Reddit has become less toxic after banning hate groups

Reddit got a lot of flack when it banned hate communities like /r/coontown and /r/fatpeoplehate — a lot of people called the move a censorship and criticized the website’s administrators. According to a study by researchers from Georgia Institute of…

'Star Wars: Episode IX' will be directed by J.J. Abrams

It’s only been a week since Colin Trevorrow left (or was forced out of) the director’s seat for Star Wars: Episode IX, but a familiar replacement is already lined up. J.J. Abrams, who you may know from such films as the Star Trek reboot, Super 8 and…

Chris Christie Trashes Steve Bannon For Questioning His Loyalty To Trump

“Now that he’s been fired, no one is really going to care about anything else Steve Bannon has to say.”

Cruz’s Ex-Roommate Shares ‘Misery’ Of Living With Him, After Porn Clip ‘Like’

“Now imagine Ted Cruz is doing this four feet below you in the bottom bunk bed,” said screenwriter Craig Mazin.

Donations Pour In For Hot Dog Vendor After Viral Video Shows Cop Taking His Cash

U.C. Berkeley is investigating the incident, in which an officer tickets the man for operating without a license.

McDonald’s Isn’t Happy About This Accusation About Their Fries

Apparently there’s a whole “pinch the bottom of the carton” trick.