Microsoft drops its lawsuit over gag orders on DoJ searches

It’s been more than a year since Microsoft sued the government (with backing from Amazon, Apple, Google and many others) over the right to tell its customers when the authorities ask it to hand over data, and now the DoJ has responded with a new poli…

The Morning After: Tuesday, October 24th 2017

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

This Tuesday morning, we’re already talking Stranger Things 2 (minus spoilers), Super Mario 64 speed-runs and a love letter to the Instant Pot Ultra.

Trump’s Halloween Hat Has Everyone Making The Same Joke

This might not have been the best idea.

Blake Lively Trolling Husband Ryan Reynolds On His Birthday Is #CoupleGoals

Ah, revenge is sweet.

Trump Is A ‘Dangerous Clown’ On The New Yorker’s New Cover

“He’s already a cartoon villain, infantile and strange.”

U.S. Is Now The Only Country, Besides Syria, Not To Support Paris Agreement

Nicaragua signed on after initially refusing because the targets weren’t ambitious enough.

Colbert Unloads On Bill O’Reilly, The ‘Scrotum Who Wished To Be A Real Boy’

Because a $32 million settlement for sexual harassment is “exactly the sort of thing you do when you’re innocent.”

OnePlus 5T leaks point to an edge to edge screen

OnePlus’ motto is to “Never Settle” and to never compromise user satisfaction, which, truth be told, it hasn’t exactly completely accomplished. What that motto doesn’t say, however, is that OnePlus will not jump on the latest fads, whether users like it or not. While OnePlus has so far refused to go QHD when most flagships have, it apparently has no … Continue reading

Stephen Hawking PhD thesis released for free, crashes website

Stephen Hawking is arguably one of the greatest minds of our time. But like any genius, he didn’t spring forth fully formed like Athena from Zeus’s head. Before Hawking, the scientist, was Hawking, the postgraduate student. And while we can’t travel back through time (yet), we can at least try to get a glimpse of the young man of 24 … Continue reading

Google Lens is rolling out to first-generation Pixel phones

Google is working on some impressive artificial intelligence tricks. And, many of them are finding their way to the public. We can already interact with the company’s digital assistant on our phones and through Google Home. Now, Google Lens is arrivi…