Telegram Passport authorization tool stores real-world ID docs

Messaging app Telegram has revealed a new feature called Passport that offers to store the user’s real-world identification documents. The idea here is that third-party companies could utilize Telegram Passport as a simplified way to get necessary ID documents from customers or users, though they’d have to support the tool. Critics have raised security concerns about uploading these sensitive documents … Continue reading

ESA NASA solar audio recording: Sun songs

Today we’re having a listen in on Sounds of the Sun – audio recorded by the ESA and NASA and processed for human ears. These sounds originate from data captured by the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). After data was recorded, it was sonified by the Stanford Experimental Physics Lab. Sonified! Let’s talk about … Continue reading

Ed Westwick Won’t Face Rape Charges, LA Prosecutors Say

Three woman shared similar allegations against the British actor.

Indonesian Baby Born With 2 Faces Needs High-Risk Surgery

Little Gilang Andika has one body and one head, but two independently moving faces and two brains.

The Feds Need You to Stop Stepping Out of Moving Cars to Dance to Drake's New Song

We may have reached a new low as a nation this week (didn’t seem possible, I know, but here we are) when the National Transportation Safety Board—an agency whose job it is to determine causes of accidents—felt it had to make a statement telling people to stop hopping out of moving cars to dance to Drake’s new banger…

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Get Yourself a Pair of GREATS For Up to 50% Off

You’ve probably seen an ad for GREATS on Facebook or Instagram, and I’m happy to report that they aren’t a scam. I own a pair of Royales, and they’re my go-to sneaker for when I want to be comfortable but also want to look like I give a shit (which is how I feel most of the time). Right now, they’re having a Summer…

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Russian Scientists Claim to Have Resurrected 40,000-Year-Old Worms Buried in Ice

A team of Russian scientists is lining themselves up to be the opening cast of a John Carpenter film. Earlier this month, in the journal Doklady Biological Sciences, they announced they had apparently discovered ancient nematode worms that were able to resurrect themselves after spending at least 32,000 years buried…

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Jell-O’s New ‘Special Recipe’ Kit Lets You Make Jiggly Blocks That Stack Like Lego

Lego might be the most popular toy on Earth, but it’s about to get some stiff (jiggly?) competition from Kraft-Heinz, which just tweaked the recipe of its Jell-O gelatin mix, making it thicker and sturdier. It’s only available in new Jell-O Play kits that also include plastic molds for making squishy bricks that can…

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LinkedIn adds the voice messaging feature you weren’t missing

Today, LinkedIn announced that it is adding voice messaging to its social network. Considering the constant email requests that LinkedIn is famous for, and the fact that most people hate voicemail, we can categorize this under features absolutely no…

Galaxy Note 9 might be the first place you play ‘Fortnite’ on Android

The world’s biggest game could be exclusive to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9. Both 9to5Google and XDA Developers have independent sources claiming that Fortnite will be a 30-day exclusive to Samsung’s upcoming phablet, with other Android devices getting it…