Twitter pushes trending news to the top of your feed

As Facebook fights its own fake news problem, Twitter looks like it’s interested in finding more ways to push news content to its microblogging service. According to a report at BuzzFeed, Twitter has confirmed that it is testing new algorithm-curated…

Gun Culture And Wellness Culture Come From The Same Place

People turn to guns for the comforts that others get from oils and energy crystals.

Remy Ma Explains The Importance Of ‘Melanin Magic’ And Helping Other Women

“I would not be anything but a black woman. That’s life to me.”

USDA Kills Rule For Organic Farms That Would Ensure Animals Could Go Outside

The rule would have put in place a variety of new animal welfare standards.

Jury To Weigh If Pulse Shooter’s Widow Is A Monster Or Just Married One

Opening statements in the federal terrorism trial began on Wednesday.

FBI Official Trump Loathes May Be Fired For Disclosing Info That Helped Trump

Andrew McCabe’s pension would be in question if Jeff Sessions fires him before Sunday, his official retirement date.

Twitch Prime free games are coming, and we’re impressed

Twitch users who are also Amazon Prime subscribers already get a number of different perks by linking their two accounts. Since its inception, Twitch Prime has offered a selection of freebies each month, from ad-free viewing and free Twitch channel subscriptions to in-game bonuses and even free games. Twitch is about to expand its free game offerings significantly with a … Continue reading

NASA nicknames New Horizons’ next target Ultima Thule

We’ve known since summer 2015 that NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft would be tasked with a mission to investigate 2014 MU69, a space object located about 1.5 billion kilometers from Pluto, where New Horizons previously completed a flyby. The completion of that mission is now only months away, and ahead of it comes a proper nickname chosen by NASA for the … Continue reading

Skyrim VR is coming to Steam next month

While most Elder Scrolls fans are probably wondering when Bethesda will finally reveal The Elder Scrolls VI, it turns out the company isn’t quite finished with its long line of Skyrim ports. This new port, however, is worth getting excited about, as Bethesda has revealed that it’s bringing Skyrim VR to Steam. The launch happens next month, too, so the … Continue reading

A new test could tell us whether an AI has common sense

Virtual assistants and chatbots don’t have a lot of common sense. It’s because these types of machine learning rely on specific situations they have encountered before, rather than using broader knowledge to answer a question. However, researchers at…