Amid Flood of Mosque Shooting Videos, YouTube Sees It's Unprepared for a New Kind of Virality 

The growing reality for social networks is that they will perpetually be exploited in new and terrorizing ways and there may not be a sweeping solution for bad actors. The hope is that solutions outpace abusers. This race was on disturbing display over the weekend as a horrific video of a gunman opening fire on…

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The UK is testing its first full-sized autonomous bus

The UK unleashed its first full-sized autonomous bus today — albeit in limited fashion. For now, the single-deck bus will navigate around a Manchester bus depot, where it will park and maneuver itself into a bus wash. But the technology onboard coul…

Fox News Dominates Facebook By Inciting Anger, Study Shows

Facebook’s algorithm overhaul was supposed to make users feel happier, but it doesn’t look like it did.

This Bright 3-Year-Old Boy Was The New Zealand Attacker’s Youngest Victim

Mucad Ibrahim was separated from his family after a white supremacist opened fire at Christchurch’s Al Noor Mosque.

Brazil President’s U.S. Visit Kicks Off With Bannon-Sponsored Paranoia Fest

At the Trump hotel event, anti-globalist advocates pushed for even greater influence over Jair Bolsonaro’s government.

California ‘Super Bloom’ Wildflower Fields Close After Visitors Trample Poppies

Officials reopened Walker Canyon on Monday, saying it was “not feasible” to keep visitors away indefinitely.

Honey Boo Boo’s Mother, Mama June, Arrested On Drug Possession Charges

June Shannon was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

Another Nindies Showcase for Switch is happening this week

Nintendo has already done a fair bit to highlight the indie games heading to Switch this year, but it isn’t quite finished yet. Today, the company announced another Nindies Showcase for the Switch, during which it will spend around 30 minutes talking about indie titles destined for the console in 2019. At 30 minutes long, it sounds like this presentation … Continue reading

Security report: These antivirus scanner apps work in 2019

A study done by independent security software test group AV-Comparatives showed how few mobile malware scanners actually worked. This group was founded around the turn of the millennium as a student project, and continues to this day in its quest to test the testers – judging and grading security applications of all sorts. The good news is that not many … Continue reading

Watch F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton Bring Up the Moon Landing Hoax to Actual Astronauts

Believe it or not, Formula One drivers are real people, too. They have heroes and they can get awkward when faced with those heroes, just like the rest of us. Sometimes, it can be comforting to know you’re not the only person out there who brings up absurd subjects at the wrong time—sort of like Lewis Hamilton asking…

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