How Decades Of U.S. War In Iraq Shaped — And Scattered — One Family

“I used to be okay,” said Hilda Simonian, who still suffers from paranoia and flashbacks 20 years after leaving Iraq.

Prince Harry And Meghan Markle’s Wedding Cake Will Be Anything But Traditional

The palace said the cake will be decorated with “fresh flowers.”

HTC Desire 12, 12+ boast big displays and dual cameras

Though HTC has sold off a portion of its smartphone business to Google, we can still expect a few phones from the company as we move through 2018. We’ve already heard rumors of the HTC U12+ – supposedly a competitor to the Galaxy S9+, iPhone X, and other flagships – but HTC isn’t only interested in the high end. Say … Continue reading

ESA plans to measure ocean plastic data from space

Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) are working on a technology that would allow them to identify from space just how much plastic there is floating around in oceans. Until now, researchers have used satellite maps to simulate the accumulat…

Telegram loses appeal over encryption keys in Russia

The dispute between Russia and Telegram has become something of a saga, but today Telegram was dealt a blow. The messaging service wanted to prevent the Federal Security Service (FSB, the successor to the KGB) from accessing user data on its platform…

UK wants answers from Zuckerberg regarding Cambridge Analytica

Following reports by The New York Times, The Guardian and The Observer detailing how Cambridge Analytica obtained data on some 50 million Facebook users and used it for targeted social media messaging, the UK Parliament is now looking for some answer…

Nikon goes after video pros with the D850 Filmmaker's Kit

Until recently, Nikon had been wasting an opportunity to make its cameras more appealing to filmmakers. It doesn’t have a pro video camera lineup to cannibalize, unlike Canon and others, so by adding 4K and other video features to DSLRs, it could hav…

FTC is reportedly investigating Facebook's use of personal data

Former officials have been worried that Facebook’s data sharing with Cambridge Analytica may have violated the FTC consent decree, and it looks like existing officials share their concern. Bloomberg sources have claimed that the FTC is probing Faceb…

Lick Your Own Likeness with a Face Licker Lollipop

Want someone to lick your face? Besides your dog, I mean. Well, now you can make your face completely lickable by anyone. I’m talking about a life-size, lickable, lollipop version of your face. This is made possible by Firebox’s new “Face Licker” service.

Want someone else’s face? No problem. It doesn’t have to be your own face. Firebox will make a delicious lollipop version of a friend or a celebrity if you want. Maybe you want Ben Affleck or Gal Gadot. Maybe you want Woody Allen. They don’t care. They will make it and deliver it, ten it’s up to you to either display it forever or get licking on that face. Speaking of Batman and Wonder Woman, I wonder if they would do superheroes.

All you have to do is submit a photo and a short description of the person you want to be immortalized in lollipop form, and then pony up $55. Obviously, there are no returns if you’re disappointed. Also, you don’t get to choose the flavors that go into your custom lollipop. It’s tutti-frutti for every face.

[via Gizmodo]

These Lawmakers Have Come Under Fire For Some Wildly Ignorant Statements

Here’s proof that it’s not just national politicians who say dumb stuff.