Giuliani Confirms Trump Was Recorded Discussing Paying Off A Former Playmate

Reports say Trump’s former lawyer recorded a conversation with the president about payments to a former Playboy model.

Chrissy Teigen’s Dad Thinks Eva Longoria Is ‘One Of The Most Beautiful Women’

The model and cookbook author had a hilarious reaction to her father’s comment.

James Gunn Will No Longer Direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in the Wake of Appalling Tweets [Updated]

Walt Disney has announced that it has severed ties with James Gunn, removing him from production of the third Guardians of the Galaxy film, in the wake of multiple old tweets from the director joking about rape and pedophilia.

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The Three Things No One Ever Tells You About Teleportation

Even though the routine teleportation of humans and objects from one point in space to another is, at this point, entirely fictional, that doesn’t mean that people aren’t hiding things from you. Because, let’s face it, they are. I know most people are too chickenshit to take on Big Teleport, but I’m not, so get ready…

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Is Venmo's Default Privacy Setting Exposing Users to Harm?

The debate over whether social networks should enable privacy settings by default should have ended long ago. While so-called “opt-out” options may have adverse economic effects on some businesses, the range of potential consequences for users whose online exchanges are made public without their explicit knowledge is…

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Here's How NASA Is Dealing With the Massive Martian Dust Storm

These new views of Mars, taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, show that the entire planet is now engulfed in the dust storm that began in late May. And while orbiters are studying the storm to understand it better, it could spell trouble for the rovers on its surface.

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What Tech at Work Infuriates You Most?

My laptop is hot garbage—akin to the stuff New York is known for when things really go south every sweltering August. I spend much of my time in front this machine, a “space gray’ 2017 MacBook Pro, and while it might sound pretty good to you, I would like you to know that, actually, it reeks!

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Irate Polish Dog Lovers Flame Costco on Facebook for Abandoning Their Beloved Sausage

People who fall in the center of the Venn diagram of warehouse club membership and processed meat fandom are angry about Costco’s recent decision to remove a beloved item from its menu—and are logging on to vent their rage.

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Senate gives up on ZTE sanctions

Though a number of US senators have been seeking to block President Trump’s deal with ZTE that lets the Chinese firm circumvent sanctions put into place by US officials earlier this year, they have now backed off on that effort. In June, the Senate p…

Wearable gauges fitness through stress hormones in your sweat

Cortisol (best known as the stress hormone) is handy for tracking your athletic performance and even spotting signs of disease, since it reflects how well your adrenal or pituitary glands are working. But there’s a problem: measuring that often take…