Film (UK) The 100 best films of the 21st centuryThe Guardian - Peter Bradshaw, Cath Clarke, Andrew Pulver and Catherine ShoardQuentin Tarantino’s latest jaw-dropper bumps Kill Bill: Vol 1 off the list in gloriously irreverent fashion. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star as a fading western star and his mutt-loving stunt double
Firefox Firefox is testing a VPN, and you can try it right nowThe Verge - Jay PetersLast week, Mozilla said its Firefox browser would block third-party trackers for everyone by default and yesterday, Mozilla announced a new product that could give Firefox users even more privacy on the
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Apple Arcade Apple takes on Netflix with a $5-a-month streaming serviceAssociated Press - By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology WriterCUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is finally taking on Netflix with its own streaming television service and, uncharacteristically for the company, offering it at a bargain price — $5 a month beginning on
Google The great break-up of big tech is finally beginningThe Guardian - Matt StollerLast week, state attorneys general, led by Texas and New York, announced investigations into Google and Facebook for possible antitrust violations. This is a big deal. No society has ever centralized of
College & University List of free and amazing online courses from top universitiesboingboing.net - David Pescovitz Open Culture and Class Central compiled a list of thousands of enticing free MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and lectures from top-shelf …
Certification Deal: Train to become a certified cybersecurity superhero for just $33Android AuthorityIt only takes one tiny security oversight to cost a company millions of dollars in damages. That’s why organizations are rushing to recruit as many cybersecurity specialists as possible. You can be the
Kirsten Gillibrand Why Gillibrand crashed and burnedPOLITICO - By ELENA SCHNEIDERA last-minute spending push in Iowa wasn’t enough. Al Franken didn’t help either. On Tuesday night, Kirsten Gillibrand gathered her family and her campaign manager, Jess Fassler, at her home in Troy, for
Messaging Google wants to kill text messages and the networks aren't happyWired UK - Chris Stokel-Walker Google is ramping up its efforts to make the SMS message obsolete. If you live in the UK or France, you may have noticed a prompt in your messaging …
Hugh Grant Hugh Grant demolished PM Boris Johnson in a gloriously savage tweetMashable - Caitlin WelshNot since President Billy Bob Thornton got told off in Love Actually has a world leader received such a devastating public dressing down from Hugh Grant. Thousands of Londoners took to the streets on evening
Microsoft Edge Microsoft Just Persuaded Google To Make Chrome More Like Internet Explorer 10Forbes - Davey WinderMicrosoft has been working to rebuild the Edge web browser using the same open-source Chromium engine that powers Google Chrome for a while now. Most spectators thought that this would lead to Edge becoming
Apple Steve Wozniak says he didn’t mean Apple should be broken up — but it shouldn’t be a castleThe Verge - Sean HollisterApple co-founder Steve Wozniak is wildly outspoken, and he’s never been shy to criticize the company he helped build. This week, he told Bloomberg that Apple should have been split up a long time ago.
LinkedIn Why librarians are up in arms against LinkedInCNBC - Jennifer Elias Lynda.com offers hundreds of online courses in areas like programming, business and design. LinkedIn acquired the company for $1.5 billion in 2015 …
Wisconsin TV host issues tearful apology after saying her black co-anchor looks like a gorillaUSA TODAY - Adrianna RodriguezIn a tearful segment that aired on Oklahoma City’s KOCO-TV, morning anchor Alex Housden apologized to her co-anchor Jason Hackett after comparing him to a gorilla during a broadcast Thursday. The racist
John Travolta John Travolta joked about 'Adele Dazeem' at the VMAs — then gave Taylor Swift's award to Drag Queen Taylor SwiftMashable - Caitlin WelshJohn Travolta has shown he isn't above making fun of himself recently. joining Jimmy Fallon for a "Travolt-off." And when it came time for his presenter spot at the VMAs — which, OK, sure — he made sure
Success The ultimate Linkedin cheat sheetLadders - Michael Quinn In the early 90s, you could apply for a job by visiting companies and filling out an application or providing a resume. Does that happen anymore? No …
Social Media 15 courses to improve your social media knowledge - PR Dailyprdaily.com What are your goals for social media in the coming year? You might want to consider a little extra training to learn the latest trends and tips for …
Area 51 Storming Area 51 started as a joke. But it’s a mystery as to how many will show upLos Angeles Times - David MonteroIt was supposed to be a fun joke. Create an event on Facebook that was so absurd, everyone would have a laugh, share a meme and then move on with their lives. Instead, Matty Roberts got a visit from the
Constellations Best astronomy apps for iOS and AndroidDigital Trends - Jackie Dove People have been staring at the starry night sky ever since the world began, wondering what it all means. While previously, you could only analyze …
Technology Kink in porn site exposes the personal data of over 1M usersTNW - MixAnother day, another data breach. This time, the victim is adult website Luscious, which lets users upload pornographic images and animations behind anonymous usernames. But as it turns out, the promise
TV tonight: meet the real-life Mavericks of the RAF’s flight schoolThe Guardian - Mike Bradley, Graeme Virtue, Ellen E Jones, Hannah Verdier and Paul HowlettIn the first of an exciting three-part documentary, clever camerawork and commentary relayed from in-helmet microphones combine to capture the thrills and drills of the cockpit. Three trainees at Britain’s
Daily Bulletin: Fox News Poll Finds Record Disapproval of the NRAthetrace.org - Jennifer Mascia Good morning, Bulletin readers. The NRA’s image is underwater with voters and slipping with gun owners. But President Trump, the key factor in …
'Dogfishing' Is The Dishonest New Dating Trend No One Can Resistdmarge.com - James Booth Catfishing may be illegal but compared to dogfishing it’s positively cute. Confused? Hear us out. Dogfishing appears innocent and fluffy on the …
Streaming Watch anything you want without signing up for every streaming servicePopular Science - David NieldIf you thought it was already hard to keep up with shows and the different platforms to stream them on, let us tell you that things just got even more complicated. This year, established players like Amazon
The Best Ways to Get Windows 10 for FreeLifehacker - David Murphy Even Zune-clutching Windows loyalists have to admit that Mac owners have it pretty great—at least, they do now. Apple hasn’t charged for macOS, nor …
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GOP Freezes Twitter Spending After McConnell Account LockedFortune - Rebecca Reynolds Yonker, Alan Fram, The Associated Press The Republican Party, the Trump campaign and other GOP organizations said Thursday that they are freezing their spending on Twitter to protest the …
8chan: Philippines-based owner of extremist website lashes out as scrutiny intensifies over link to El Paso mass shootingSouth China Morning Post - The Guardian The owner of the extremist message board 8chan broke his silence in a defensive video statement that attempted to deflect blame for the role the …
Walmart Retaliates Against Worker Who Urged Employee Walkout Over Gun SalesGizmodo - Bryan Menegus Following a pair of deadly mass shootings over the weekend, including one at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, a Walmart e-commerce category specialist, …
