Could the AI Drake and Weeknd song actually win a Grammy?
Sure, the AI song “Heart on My Sleeve” by Ghostwriter probably won’t win a Grammy. But it definitely stirred up more controversy. Mashable
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The angry Australian animal Australians are actually scared of
Australia has a reputation for terrifying, deadly animals, from brown snakes to redback spiders to buff red kangaroos that can disembowel you with their feet. Fortunately, most of these hell creatures will won’t start anything if you just leave them alone. Unfortunately, magpies do not...
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Michaela Coel tries to guess her own lines, forgets the one she actually wrote
It’s hard remembering what you’ve written sometimes. Especially when you’re as prolific as Michaela Coel. The writer and creator of the brilliant, unmissable new BBC drama I May Destroy You joined Nick Grimshaw on BBC Radio 1 for a game of trying to remember her...
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Is it Actually Bad to Have 100 Browser Tabs Open?
KREUS/Shutterstock Through all of human history, a mess of tabs has been a sign of poor productivity. But that 100-tab habit could be the secret to your productivity, so long as you have the right extensions and hardware. The Case for 100 Tabs When it...
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Geek Trivia: Killer Whales Are Not Actually Whales But?
Killer Whales Are Not Actually Whales But? Porpoises Tuna Dolphins Narwhals Think you know the answer? How-To Geek
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Claire Foy actually knows all the lyrics to ‘Rapper’s Delight’
There is a weird rumour that Emmy-winner Claire Foy, of The Crown fame, knows all the words to The Sugarhill Gang’s 1979 classic “Rapper’s Delight.” The fact that Foy is a fan of early rap is fun enough, but Jimmy Fallon couldn’t let the actress...
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Why a $95 million bill to study tech’s effects on kids might actually pass this time
Congress wants to spend $ 95 million to study how gadgets and social media affects children. The proposal for the Children and Media Research Advancement Act, or CAMRA Act, was introduced Thursday in the U.S. Senate. A bipartisan group is behind the bill, so it...
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Trump cancels visit for the few Philadelphia Eagles who actually wanted to visit the White House
President Donald Trump didn’t want to play with the Philadelphia Eagles, anyway. He canceled the White House visit from the Super Bowl champs — after most of the team said they weren’t going to show up. The sudden, perplexing cancellation follows a proposed boycott from...
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Omnidrive’s Online Storage Actually Works
I’ve been talking to Nik Cubrilovic, the founder of Sydney, Australia based Omnidrive, since I posted about the need for a good online storage service in November (see no. 1 in that post). I’ve had the chance to test it over the last few days....
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Tina Sharkey has something to sell you (300 things, actually)
Brandless is an usual company. A direct-to-consumer purveyor of food, beauty, and personal care products, it says that every item it makes is non-genetically modified, kosher, fair-trade, gluten-free, often organic and, in the case of cleaning supplies, EPA “Safer Choice” certified. They are also priced at...
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