Uber To Start Banning Riders With Low Ratings

“Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability,” Uber said.

Netanyahu Hours Away From Deadline For Forming Coalition Government

Israel’s Parliament was poised to vote on dissolving itself and calling a new election if no deal was struck.

Twitter now lets guests join your live video broadcasts

Twitter will start letting broadcasters on its app open up their livestreams to guests, similar to what it brought to Periscope in February. The new feature, which is now rolling out to Twitter’s iOS and Android app, is going to allow up to three peo…

This McDonald’s Is Staffed by Bees

Sweden now has the world’s smallest McDonald’s restaurant. It may be tiny but it is packed with workers called drones, and has room to serve thousands of guests. They don’t make burgers and fries though. They have just one item on the menu: honey. That’s because it is filled with bees.

This fully-functional beehive is designed to look like a McDonald’s. I mean it looks exactly like the fast food restaurant, only in miniature. The McHive has all of the details of the real deal, including the iconic Golden Arches standing on the removable miniature rooftop, glass doors, full pane windows complete with promotional posters, railings, and even a couple of drive-thru windows.

Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz, I’m lovin’ it.

Of course, now there’s going to be a Burger Queen beehive that opens up across the street and the competition is going to be fierce. I’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about it. Then there will be a Wendy’s, and before you know it Sweden is going to be overrun with fast-food beehives. Then the fattened-up bees and their miniature restaurants will take over the world, with no humans left to eat their honey.

[via Mike Shouts]

Qualcomm Snapdragon Smart Viewer RD runs standalone, PC, phone-based AR and VR

There’s a cool headset capable of both AR and VR, and Qualcomm’s at the helm. They’ve created this “Qualcomm Snapdragon Smart Viewer Reference Design” as a sort of guide for other manufacturers to make their own, to sell to you. As such, you probably won’t be using this headset specifically, but the resulting headsets made by brands you’ve heard of … Continue reading

Pokemon Home puts your Pokemon collection in the cloud

The Pokemon Company made a lot of announcements during last night’s press conference in Tokyo, covering everything from new mobile games to accessories and even a new Detective Pikachu game for the Switch. One of the most exciting announcements, however, was that of Pokemon Home, a new app for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. A lot of people were wondering … Continue reading

Tesla Model S refresh tipped to make two huge changes

A heavily updated Tesla Model S could go into production as soon as September, insiders say, as the automaker’s most expensive sedan gets upgrades to better compete with luxury rivals. While not the first EV to bear the Tesla name, the Model S was Elon Musk’s first vehicle for the mass-market, paving the way for the Model X SUV, the … Continue reading

Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding release date, gameplay trailer deluge

Hideo Kojima’s returned to the realm of next-generation gaming – as if he’d ever really left. He’s no longer working with Konami, and will probably make no more Metal Gear Solid. Now he’s fully immersed in the realm of Death Stranding, a game that’s been in development with Kojima Productions (his own production studio) for at least three years. The … Continue reading

Wednesday's Best Deals: Fishing Gold Box, Pokémon Let's Go Bundle, Norwegian Airlines Sale, and More

A fishing gear gold box, a Pokemon: Let’s Go bundle, and a Norwegian Airlines sale lead off Wednesday’s best deals.

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The Handmaid's Tale Sacrifices Some of Its Brutal Reality for Hope in Season 3

There’s a moment in The Handmaid’s Tale’s third season when Aunt Lydia comes up to June and issues a stern warning: “Don’t be clever. There are consequences when you’re clever.” That’s no longer true, at least not as much as it used to be.

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