Articles by Mashable from June 2014

Purebred dog owners spend thousands each year maintaining the most beautiful pets in the world, in hopes for a moment in the spotlight at the Westminster Dog ShowThe Ugly Dog Contest is kind of like t...

Rosario Dawson is joining the Marvel family.The Sin City actress has just hopped on board Marvel's Daredevil, the 13-episode series coming to Netflix. Dawson will play a character "whose quest to heal...

Star Wars fans — go ahead and have a good feeling about this.Disney and Lucasfilm have lined up up Rian Johnson — who wrote and directed the whip-smart sci-fi adventure Looper and some gre...

A unanimous Supreme Court narrowed the reach of software patents June 19.The Court ruled that simply involving a computer in an idea doesn't mean it's patentable. The justices tossed out sev...

Traveling to France next week? You may want to switch your plans.Two French air traffic controller unions have voted for a six-day strike beginning Tuesday. The two unions, SNCTA and Unsa-ICNA, predic...

A new digital initiative is harnessing the power of the crowd to track invasive species and preserve the delicate ecosystem of Hawaii’s rainforestsThe Nature Conservancy and DigitalGlobe launche...

In what is easily the biggest surprise of the 2014 World Cup so far, the tiny Central American nation of Costa Rica has defeated mighty Italy 1-0, and will advance to the round of 16 for the first tim...

Either people are sticking to their New Year's resolutions, or interest in fitness has found new life through technology. Health and fitness app usage is up 62% in the past six months.According to Flu...

A middle school talent show is probably one of the most nerve-racking experiences in any kid's life, and this is exactly why.Anything can go wrong at any time, and for this intrepid foursome tragedy s...

For millennials, the words "Google Glass" can elicit a wild range of emotions.But if you were to ask a group who has never heard of the technology — a group of, say, "elders" — to try thei...

Starbucks is known as something of an aberration in the service industry, providing benefits like health care and stock options to even its part-time employees.So when a New York Times report that the...

The United Nations’ refugee agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is out with a dismal new report that shows global refugee numbers are their highest level since Wor...

When Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 3 in May, most people were expecting a Surface Mini — a small-screen Windows tablet aimed to go head-to-head with competitors like the iPad mini and Nexus...

Internet, meet the Brad Pitt of alleged felonsJeremy Meeks, 30, was arrested on five weapons charges and one gang charge in Stockton, California, on Tuesday, according to police. The Stockton Police D...

Yo got the Colbert bump last nightStephen Colbert dedicated an entire segment of his show Thursday night to Yo, a new app that received a tremendous amount of press coverage this week after it reporte...

Pope Francis condemned the legalization of recreational drugs on Friday, calling drug use “the most serious and complex problem of our time.”The Pope made the remarks at an International D...

Over the past several months, there has been a lot of hype about an upcoming El Niño event in the tropical Pacific Ocean, which would upend global weather patterns in ways that might squelch the ...

RadioShack's stock has passed a milestone — a bad oneThe company's stock price dipped below $1 on Friday. In late morning trading, the stock was trading at $0.93. RadioShack's market cap is now ...

The road to NSA reform took another unexpected turnIn a surprise vote late Thursday night, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly sided in favor of an amendment that would stop two key NSA s...

The road to NSA reform took another unexpected turnIn a surprise vote late Thursday night, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly sided in favor of an amendment that would stop two key NSA s...

Get your tissues ready for today's dose of "aww."Duffy, a cute Irish Terrier rescue dog has had many problems over the years with his health, including losing his eyesight after suffering from diabete...

Path is taking a run at the most popular consumer space in town: mobile messagingThe social network announced a new messaging app on Friday called Path Talk, which completely removes messaging from th...

Something about Chelsea Handler's deal for a Netflix show doesn't add up.Either she's going to be severely hobbled by the streaming service's technological limitations — it simply can't upload c...

Raj Sidhu had one of the most coveted design jobs in New York City — and then he left it all to play board gamesThe 23-year-old's first project, Code Monkey Island, teaches kids the logic of com...

Pitbull is apparently the official mascot-slash-singer of the World Cup, so he stopped by The Tonight Show on Thursday to prove he could work a soccer ball like the best of themBut it wasn't the World...

Understanding the conflict in Iraq begins with the knowledge that—in a very general sense—the three main population groups are Shiites, Sunni Arabs and Kurds.Although no reliable census ex...

Wikipedia has changed its terms of service in a move that now requires editors to disclose whether or not they are getting paid — a change meant to prevent contributions from non-objective sourc...

Microsoft's latest tablet/laptop hybrid, the Surface Pro 3, today becomes available in the U.S. and CanadaThe Windows 8.1 machine has a 12-inch, 2,160x1,440 pixel touchscreen screen powered by an Inte...

Starting in mid-July, airline passengers will be paying more fees for security at the airport.Following orders from Congress, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is poised to raise the se...

Not all robots are created equalThe past few decades have been quite progressive for the robot world. They've come to life, took our jobs, and may have even tried to kill us. But, luckily for us human...

Not good, Yo.Yo, a messaging app for iPhone and Android that simply lets users send the word "yo," has been hacked just days after it first gained mainstream attentionSee also: An App That Only Lets Y...

Apple is planning to launch a smartwatch in several sizes, according to a new reportThe report from The Wall Street Journal, which cites people familiar with Apple's production plans, doesn’t co...

When was the last time you considered a NPC's feelings in a video game? Have you ever?Whether we're running them over in Grand Theft Auto V or using them as dragon-bait in Skyrim, it's a rare occurren...

As the dust of the World Cup group stages begins to settle, the intensity of the round of 16 begins to loom over Brazil.Group B is all but settled. Australia are heading home, as are the reigning cham...

The Internet is quicksilver — churning out viral sensations, then just as quickly sucking them back into a deep, dark abyssSometimes you just have to pause and take a minute to truly process and...

The man who helped BuzzFeed usher in the era of native advertising on the Internet is ready to awaken the quiet giant of U.S. online media.Jon Steinberg, 37, took the position of CEO at MailOnline ear...

Prepare yourself for seven days of ... well, very little happeningSloth Week is here and Elliott is excited to share his love for all things slothy. Yesterday, Elliott looked at some of the biggest f...

SAO PAULO, Brazil -– Damage totaling over a million U.S. dollars was wrought in the streets of Brazil's biggest city, São Paulo, on Thursday by violent elements of a march led by protesters...

SAO PAULO, Brazil -– Violent protesters wreaked havoc in the streets of Brazil's biggest city, São Paulo, on Thursday with damages totaling more than one million U.S. dollarsSee also: The 2...

SAO PAULO, Brazil -– Violent protesters wreaked havoc in the streets of Brazil's biggest city, São Paulo, on Thursday with damages totaling more than one million U.S. dollars.See also: The ...

For sports fans, World Cup madness means three glorious weeks of nonstop soccer talk. And for haters, it's three weeks that'd be better spent in hibernationWhatever your preferences, rest assured that...

Editor’s Note: Farhad Jaff, 34, works in a government ministry in central Baghdad. He lives with his wife, son and mother near Palestine Street. As radical fighters from an al-Qaeda offshoot kno...

YouTube creators the Fine Bros. aren’t sweating the 66th Primetime Emmys, despite that they're on the nomination ballots, which are due back Friday. Too busy cranking out three videos a week to ...

What happens when you spend literally half your life working on one game? This burden was carried by one developer as he spent 13 years trying to develop "the game he had always wanted to make."Adam B...

If you're having trouble finding that perfect work-life balance, you aren't alone.U.S. employees continue to struggle with the nuances of working as hard as they can, while also ensuring they're takin...

Microsoft's latest tablet/laptop hybrid, the Surface Pro 3, today becomes available in the U.S. and CanadaThe Windows 8.1 machine has a 12-inch, 2,160x1,440 pixel touchscreen screen powered by an Inte...

Creepers gonna creep — and like allllllll of your pics.Instagram is an amazing picture-sharing platform where users can share photos, experiences and ideas with people from around the world. Unf...

Wikipedia has changed its terms of service in a move that now requires editors to disclose whether or not they are getting paid — a change meant to prevent contributions from non-objective sourc...

Image: MashableSometimes flipping the pillow just doesn't cut itWith the summer heat rolling in, you need to find ways to stay cool while you sleep. Sure, you could crank up the air conditioning, but ...

LinkedIn is a great platform for finding capable employees, but that's only the beginning of its value. Chances are, you are probably not using it to its fullest potential in areas like content market...

You did it — you convinced upper management to approve a new hire for your team, you interviewed countless candidates, and you offered the job to the perfect person with that "special sauce." Wh...

There's still a lot we don't know about the Moto 360 smartwatch that was first unveiled in March. We know the watch will be one of the first devices to run Android Wear— Google's special version...

Not all robots are created equalThe past few decades have been quite progressive for the robot world. They've come to life, took our jobs, and may have even tried to kill us. But, luckily for us human...

The man who helped BuzzFeed usher in the era of native advertising on the Internet is ready to awaken the quiet giant of U.S. online media.Jon Steinberg, 37, took the position of CEO at MailOnline ear...

For sports fans, World Cup madness means three glorious weeks of nonstop soccer talk. And for haters, it's three weeks that'd be better spent in hibernationWhatever your preferences, rest assured that...

Editor’s Note: Farhad Jaff, 34, works in a government ministry in central Baghdad. He lives with his wife, son and mother near Palestine Street. As radical fighters from an al-Qaeda offshoot kno...

If you're having trouble finding that perfect work-life balance, you aren't alone.U.S. employees continue to struggle with the nuances of working as hard as they can, while also ensuring they're takin...

Toilet humor never gets old. Or does it?Apparently not in the case of a “banned” ad for Grey Poupon mustard that takes the low road for its laughs. The parody commercial, closing in on 2 m...

This story was updated most recently at 10:40 a.m. ET on June 20.Not good, Yo.Yo, a messaging app for iPhone and Android that simply lets users send the word "yo," has been hacked just days after it f...

Is that big interview stressing you out? A new wearable may be able to tell you how to fix that.Spire is a device that measures your breathing rhythms to deduce stress levels, its website says. It the...

There's no shame in conceding defeat to an opponent with skills that make your jaw drop. And so it was with England vs. Luis Suarez — sorry, I mean England vs. Uruguay — in the Arena Corin...

Welcome to Throwback Tunesday, where Mashable amplifies the echoes of music past. With genre trends and throwbacks, we synthesize music and nostalgia.When Hanson's massively addictive "MMMBop" became ...

Welcome to Throwback Tunesday, where Mashable amplifies the echoes of music past. With genre trends and throwbacks, we synthesize music and nostalgia.When Hanson's massively addictive "MMMBop" became ...

Not all spiders catch their prey by spinning webs; a surprising number of arachnids quite literally fish for their meals, snatching scaly animals sometimes twice their size.In fact, a new scientific r...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Far from the board rooms and voting sessions that have besmirched the reputation of FIFA, world soccer's governing body, in the eyes of many fans lately, a group of men and wome...

Fargo and Orange Is the New Black were the two major winners at Thursday's 4th Annual Critics' Choice AwardsFargo, which closed out its freshman season on Tuesday, walked away with three awards —...

Toilet humor never gets old. Or does it?Apparently not in the case of a “banned” ad for Grey Poupon mustard that takes the low road for its laughs. The parody commercial, closing in on 2 m...

Is that big interview stressing you out? A new wearable may be able to tell you how to fix that.Spire is a device that measures your breathing rhythms to deduce stress levels, its website says. It the...

In smartphones, there are features, and there's flash. The Amazon Fire phone has its share of both: The quasi-3D display is pretty compelling, but the jury is still out on how much of a novelty it is....

An organization that tracks the state of peace around the world says the United States is not one of the world’s 100 most peaceful countries.The U.S. briefly held spot #97 in the annual Global P...

An organization that tracks the state of peace around the world says the United States is not one of the world’s 100 most peaceful countries.The U.S. briefly held spot #97 in the annual Global P...

Welcome to Throwback Tunesday, where Mashable amplifies the echoes of music past. With genre trends and throwbacks, we synthesize music and nostalgia.When Hanson's massively addictive "MMMBop" became ...

It wasn't enough for Conan O'Brien to be a clueless gamer from his own studio. He had to take his act on the road to E3.Conan spent time checking out games on the floor of the annual trade show as par...

Suppose you're a planetary scientist. You operate an unmanned spacecraft, surveying a distant moon in our solar system. Years of funding, engineering work, and long-distance space travel have all come...

AMC is already placing a call for more Saul.The network announced Thursday that it has picked up the Breaking Bad spin-off starring Bob Odenkirk for a second season, even before the show has debuted.S...

Iran has sentenced a group of tech bloggers to a combined 36 years in prison for espionage and working with foreign media.A court sentenced the group, who all worked for the tech gadgets site Narenji,...

American Apparel is one of the oddest amalgams of brand attributes the marketing world has ever seen. One part ethical, one part sleaze, the brand has carved a unique nicheWhen the company's board vot...

Snapchat has discovered a new way to entice brands to its service — customizable photo filtersThe ephemeral messaging app is testing a new feature that allows brands to add their logo to images ...

It won't be a huge amount of consolation to England fans after Thursday's 2-1 defeat by Uruguay, but there is still a chance the team could qualify — and it's actually more likely than you might...

Relive the horror and delight (depending on your team of choice) of the World Cup match between England and Uruguay — in GIFsUruguay topped England 2-1 in an intense 90 minutes that included the...

Coldplay's beautiful "A Sky Full of Stars" song just got the wacky music video treatment.Unlike the levitation-infused music video for Coldplay's previous single, "Magic," this one shows the band spor...

NASA is looking into the possibility of sending a quadcopter to explore Titan, the largest of Mars' moons, according to the space agency.NASA agreed to put $100,000 toward a preliminary study of the a...

Fox's Gotham doesn't even have a premiere date yet, but the show is already drumming up excitement for the introduction of iconic Batman villains like Penguin and Catwoman, along with newcomer Fish Mo...

Suppose you're a planetary scientist. You operate an unmanned spacecraft, surveying a distant moon in our solar system. Years of funding, engineering work, and long-distance space travel have all come...

Were you thinking about saving up for a nice, tropical summer vacation? Too bad. Steam is determined to ruin all your plans by launching its annual summer sale on Thursday.This summer sale lasts 11 da...

Not all spiders catch their prey by spinning webs; a surprising number of arachnids quite literally fish for their meals, snatching scaly animals sometimes twice their size.In fact, a new scientific r...

Lifetime is taking us all back to Bayside High School for a behind-the-scenes look at the TV show that made every girl in America fall in love with Zack MorrisThe Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story ...

Hot dog fans are still waiting for an emoji of their relished food item, and Oscar Mayer wants to do something about it.On Monday, Unicode released a list of over 250 new pictographs destined to be ad...

Twitter finally added support for GIFs on Wednesday.Well, to be more accurate, Twitter supports GIFs that are converted into MP4 filesSee also: How to Post GIFs on TwitterWhatever the case, you can se...

Vine celebrity Jerome Jarre played his beloved Kiss Prank on actor John Stamos on Tuesday. But instead of flailing with shock and confusion, Stamos returned the favor by planting a big smooch on Jarre...

Colombia danced its way to a World Cup win on Thursday against the Ivory CoastAfter Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez scored a beautiful header to put the team up 1-0, the South American squad asse...

Another day, another iWatch rumor. The latest news comes courtesy of Reuters, which reports that Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc. will be mass producing Apple's long-rumored smartwatch this July.Accordin...

These days, when Ken Podziba answers his phone and it's a stranger on the other line, he has a pretty good idea of what they're calling about before they start talking. The owner of an eight-unit apar...

Some museums may soon offer Google Glass-enabled tours: GuidiGO announced it will be partnering with museums around the world to offer virtual tours optimized for Google Glass.The partnership is the r...

Just when you thought cicadas were the only swarm you needed to worry about, a flock of ducks waddles its way into the streets.We're not just talking about a couple of ducks. A video clip released thi...

Just when you thought cicadas were the only swarm you needed to worry about, a flock of ducks waddles its way into the streets.We're not just talking about a couple of ducks. A video clip released thi...

RIO DE JANEIRO — A crowd in São Paulo attacked England fans before the team's World Cup Group D match against Uruguay there this afternoon, according to news reports and photographs from th...

Areas of the lovely Great Barrier Reef are missing.In April, Tropical Cyclone Ita, a Category 5 storm with 105 mile per hour winds, hit northern Queensland in Australia. Just off the coast of Queensla...

Forget everything you know about cute animals on the InternetPhotographer Megan van der Elst, also known as lieveheersbeestje on DeviantArt, takes pictures of her 2-year-old, blonde guinea pig Profess...

Vine celebrity Jerome Jarre played his beloved Kiss Prank on actor John Stamos on Tuesday. But instead of flailing with shock and confusion, Stamos returned the favor by planting a big smooch on Jarre...

Snapchat has discovered a new way to entice brands to its service — customizable photo filtersThe ephemeral messaging app is testing a new feature that allows brands to add their logo to images ...

Upfront Ventures, the first investor in Marker Studios, is taking another stake in a YouTube network startup.The VC firm has led a $10 million round for MiTú, a popular YouTube network focused fo...

It won't be a huge amount of consolation to England fans after Thursday's 2-1 defeat by Uruguay, but there is still a chance the team could qualify — and it's actually more likely than you might...

Facing a crisis in Iraq that is threatening to pull the country apart, President Barack Obama took to the White House briefing room on Thursday to announce his latest decisions:He said he was dispatch...

Soccer isn't just the most popular sport in the world — it's a religion to millions of people.The devout followers who made the pilgrimage to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup came decked in their b...

We can text fart smells to our friends, but there's no cure for cancer? Get your priorities straight, science.In response to the oPhone, a phone that transmits scent, Jimmy Kimmel has shared his idea ...

Apple has already stepped into the health and fitness tracking market with its Health app for iOS. Now, the company could be upping the ante with its upcoming iPhoneNew code spotted by developers who ...

NASA is looking into the possibility of sending a quadcopter to explore Titan, the largest of Mars' moons, according to the space agency.NASA agreed to put $100,000 toward a preliminary study of the a...

Girls is beaming up Zachary Quinto for a guest spot in Season 4.The Star Trek star and American Horror Story alum is set to appear in one episode of the HBO comedy's upcoming new season, Mashable can ...

With the June 20 deadline for Emmy nomination ballots approaching, the pressure is on Television Academy members to pour through hundreds and hundreds of pages of names and pick out the ones who deser...

With the June 20 deadline for Emmy nomination ballots approaching, the pressure is on Television Academy members to pour through hundreds and hundreds of pages of names and pick out the ones who deser...

In times of great adversity, there are memes.Defending World Cup champion Spain left the field, dejected, after losing 2-0 to Chile on Wednesday. The team that was predicted to compete for the tournam...

President Barack Obama told reporters in a White House briefing on Thursday that he is prepared to send up to 300 military advisors to Iraq. The president also said the U.S. is ready to take “ta...

Harrison Ford broke his left leg on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII last week, Mashable has confirmed with Ford's publicist, dispelling earlier reports that the 71-year-old actor broke an ankle in t...

The CIA has a history of getting innovative in attempts to counter enemy propaganda.In 2005, the intelligence agency began working on creating an "evil" Osama bin Laden action figure made from heat-di...

After returning to the lower Colorado River in 2012 after a 22-year absence, the endangered razorback sucker fish is now spawning in Grand Canyon National Park, scientists announced on June 18.Biologi...

Blunderbuss singer-songwriter Jack White just scored his second No. 1 solo album on the Billboard 200 chart with his sophomore effort Lazaretto, but more notably, he also broke the longstanding record...

For the first time, Dubai has outranked Heathrow as the world's busiest airport for international travel.Dubai received 67.3 million international passengers from February 2013 to February 2014, while...

KIEV, Ukraine – NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday that Russian military forces were again amassing at the country’s border with Ukraine in an apparent move to i...

Here are two terms that have probably never shared a sentence before: Comic Sans and cancerThe font your elementary school teachers used to "spice up" curricula — you know, the one everyone love...

Not all spiders catch their prey by spinning webs; a surprising number of arachnids quite literally fish for their meals, snatching scaly animals sometimes twice their size.In fact, a new scientific r...

Computer animation technology has made huge leaps in the last decade. Animators can create characters almost indistinguishable from real humans ..almost. And these achievements are having unexpected c...

Facebook wants you to share good news with your friendsA new feature on the platform congratulates users on relationship or wedding anniversaries, and users can then share that story alongside a colle...

Twitter finally added support for GIFs on Wednesday.Well, to be more accurate, Twitter supports GIFs that are converted into MP4 filesSee also: How to Post GIFs on TwitterWhatever the case, you can se...

Finally, some good news for BlackBerry. The Canadian smartphone maker reported its earnings results for the first-quarter for fiscal year 2015 on Thursday.To the surprise of many analysts, the company...

Colombia danced its way to a World Cup win on Thursday against the Ivory CoastAfter Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez scored a beautiful header to put the team up 1-0, the South American squad asse...

The state of California is in the midst of its third straight year of drought, mired in a water supply rut after a meager wet season during the winter. The entire state is in some stage of drought, wi...

Another day, another iWatch rumor. The latest news comes courtesy of Reuters, which reports that Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc. will be mass producing Apple's long-rumored smartwatch this July.Accordin...

These days, when Ken Podziba answers his phone and it's a stranger on the other line, he has a pretty good idea of what they're calling about before they start talking. The owner of an eight-unit apar...

The decades-long controversy over the Washington Redskins' name has hit a climax. On Wednesday, June 18, the United States Patent and Trademark Office canceled six federal trademark registra...

A man should be remembered for his work, his wit and his ability to make dogs seem human.The great New Yorker cartoonist Charles Barsotti passed away on Monday at his home in Kansas City, Missouri. In...

RIO DE JANEIRO — A crowd in São Paulo attacked England fans before the team's World Cup Group D match against Uruguay there this afternoon, according to news reports and photographs from th...

Accio, Jimmy Fallon!Fallon packed up his Tonight Show bags and headed to Universal Studios in Orlando, visiting Harry Potter World for the week. So naturally, everyone got into the wizarding spirit, i...

Yo Facebook, watch out.The big news in the social messaging space this week was supposed to be Facebook's release of Slingshot, its latest attempt to take on Snapchat. Then something unexpected happen...

Upfront Ventures, the first investor in Marker Studios, is taking another stake in a YouTube network startup.The VC firm has led a $10 million round for MiTú, a popular YouTube network focused fo...

Facing a crisis in Iraq that is threatening to pull the country apart, President Barack Obama took to the White House briefing room on Thursday to announce his latest decisions:He said he was dispatch...

Amazon's unveiling of the much-hyped Fire Phone on Wednesday has drawn a great deal of attention.See also: Amazon Fire Phone vs. iPhone 5S vs. Galaxy S5 vs. HTC One M8If you didn't catch all the detai...

MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson will unveil its first electric motorcycle next week, and President Matt Levatich said he expects the company known for its big touring bikes and iconic brand to becom...

Soccer isn't just the most popular sport in the world — it's a religion to millions of people.The devout followers who made the pilgrimage to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup came decked in their b...

Chelsea Handler has signed a deal with Netflix for a new talk show to begin in early 2016, the on-demand streaming video company's first foray into late-night programming territory.The deal also incl...

We can text fart smells to our friends, but there's no cure for cancer? Get your priorities straight, science.In response to the oPhone, a phone that transmits scent, Jimmy Kimmel has shared his idea ...

BAGHDAD — Sunni militants hung their black banners on watch towers at Iraq's largest oil refinery, a witness said Thursday, suggesting the vital facility had fallen to the insurgents who have se...

T-Mobile CEO John Legere is known for his frank talk about the telecommunications industry and his company's competitors. At the company's event on Wednesday, he took it to new heights.Legere likened ...

Twitter now supports GIFs — better late than never.Users of the social network have long requested the ability to tweet the endlessly looping animations. They got their wish on Wednesday, when T...

To World Cup athletes, referees may just be the guys doling out red cards, but deep down, these bros are the coolest dudes on the pitchCase in point: this guy. Canadian referee Joe Fletcher played off...

Harrison Ford broke his left leg on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII last week, Mashable has confirmed with Ford's publicist, dispelling earlier reports that the 71-year-old actor broke an ankle in t...

Twitter has agreed to acquire SnappyTV, a live video platform, to boost its Twitter Amplify program, the company announced early Thursday. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.SnappyTV, fo...

The Mashable Events Board is a great place to find leading conferences in your industry, whether it's advertising, technology, media or public relations. This week, we're highlighting five events that...

LinkedIn added another new app to its collection on Thursday. The professional network unveiled the LinkedIn Job Search app, its sixth standalone app and the fourth unveiled in the last 18 months. Th...

Anders Hsi thought the alley was perfect. The one-story building next door shadowed the long dusty walls stamped with graffiti. It was just past 6:30 p.m. The Albuquerque sun lowered, expanding the sh...

Summertime means it's time to hit the seaside and France is a beach-lovers paradise. From the northern coasts of Brittany and Normandy to the southern Mediterranean and Corsica, France has endless coa...

On June 13, Netflix's VP of Edge Engineering, Daniel Jacobson, sent the following letter to the service's third-party developers:Netflix API Developers,As Netflix continues to grow internationally, th...

Computer animation technology has made huge leaps in the last decade. Animators can create characters almost indistinguishable from real humans ..almost. And these achievements are having unexpected c...

Cameron, what have you done now?In this exclusive sneak peek from Halt & Catch Fire's new episode on Sunday, airing at 10 p.m. ET on AMC, the young rebellious programmer makes a possibly devastati...

You are what you eat. And in sports like football this is particularly true. Consuming the right or wrong foods and drinks can be the difference between winning and losing a match.It's easy to think t...

Back in April, Ronald McDonald got a new look and got reintroduced in social media.Now, he's hitting the slopes, in Malaysia. This video shows the McDonald's clown mascot helping set up an indoor ski ...

Although glasses have their benefits — like, you know, seeing — they can also put a burden on your daily life.People who wear glasses face annoyances and struggles that people with perfect...

Amazon's new Fire Phone has got 5 cameras and a 3D display, but do we really need those? Elliott Morgan takes a look at some of the biggest fails in tech and tries to figure whether the Fire Phone fal...

Garmin, the brand best known for its in-car mapping systems, is set to make another major inroad into the wearable technology space with the introduction of a new golf analytics deviceThe Approach S6 ...

As all things Halo are creatively consolidated, fans should expect more: better acting, writing and production for the new digital series, more depth and characters in the books — and ...

A NASA spacecraft's historic flyby of Pluto is more than a year away, but researchers are already thinking about where the probe will go next.Scientists will use the space agency's Hubble Space Telesc...

MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson will unveil its first electric motorcycle next week, and President Matt Levatich said he expects the company known for its big touring bikes and iconic brand to becom...

The world is full of mysterious monuments, each brimming with hundreds (maybe even thousands) of years of history. Ancient stone walls, mosaic-tiled floors and ornately painted ceilings adorn some of ...

Summertime TV is here and we have one question: Will you be reaching for your remote, or your laptop?In the summer, audiences consume shows in different ways. The hot few months affect how, when and w...

Facebook is fully operational after a 30-minute outage which affected the social network's web and mobile site as well as connected appsUsers who tried to access the site early Thursday were greeted w...

Among the other dreaded interview classics — like "Tell me about yourself," "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" and "What are some of your weaknesses?" — "What are your greatest stren...

Leave it to Lego to use the word “fusion” correctly. The construction-toy company's new Lego Fusion analog-to-digital game sets are a true blend of real-world Lego building and tablet-app ...

BAGHDAD — Sunni militants hung their black banners on watch towers at Iraq's largest oil refinery, a witness said Thursday, suggesting the vital facility had fallen to the insurgents who have se...

T-Mobile CEO John Legere is known for his frank talk about the telecommunications industry and his company's competitors. At the company's event on Wednesday, he took it to new heights.Legere likened ...

Twitter now supports GIFs — better late than never.Users of the social network have long requested the ability to tweet the endlessly looping animations. They got their wish on Wednesday, when T...

How will the future look back at the summer of 2014? What activities will seem strange? What locations will seem archaic and fascinating?Besides New Jersey, we mean.See also: Nature's Rainbow Proves E...

Los Angeles Dodgers southpaw Clayton Kershaw turned in a doozy on Wednesday night, even as no-hitters go: 15 strikeouts — and one unfortunate error away from perfection — in an 8-0 win aga...

Pen and ink artist Kelsey Montague knows patterns, and she blends them into her work with stunning attention to detail"Most of my work incorporates images within images, giving another layer of meanin...

Here's a fact you may not know: House cats are not actually meant to be served hearty portions of lasagnaA recent episode of The Pete Holmes Show produced a video called "Realistic Garfield" that show...

The world is full of mysterious monuments, each brimming with hundreds (maybe even thousands) of years of history. Ancient stone walls, mosaic-tiled floors and ornately painted ceilings adorn some of ...

The board of American Apparel voted Wednesday to fire its controversial founder and CEO, Dov Charney, because of an "ongoing investigation into alleged misconduct," the company said.Charney, who start...

Among the other dreaded interview classics — like "Tell me about yourself," "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" and "What are some of your weaknesses?" — "What are your greatest stren...

British sports-car manufacturer Aston Martin will soon be keeping race-car drivers cool with solar-powered air-conditioning systems.The company announced a partnership with Hanergy Global Solar Power ...

Leonardo DiCaprio, whose role in 1997’s Titanic rocketed him to stardom, lent some serious star power to an oceans-policy conference at the U.S. State Department this week. He pledged grants of ...

E-cigarette company executives were forced to defend their marketing campaigns from critics, including U.S. senators, at a hearing on Wednesday that discussed the impact of e-cigarette advertising on ...

As you might've heard, we potentially have 250 new emojis to play around withThat's right, emoji fans, 250 more pictographic symbols are headed to the web and all your devices. These new emoji include...

SEATTLE — T-Mobile is bringing its "un-carrier" mantra to Internet radio: The company is teaming up with music company Rhapsody to launch unRadio, an ad-free music-streaming service that lets yo...

And then there were 29Wednesday in Brazil saw all the highs and lows we've come to expect from World Cup football: another three fantastic games; another three high scores that keeps the goal average ...

And then there were 29Wednesday in Brazil saw all the highs and lows we've come to expect from World Cup football: another three fantastic games; another three high scores that keeps the goal average ...

T-Mobile is launching a new program that will allow prospective customers to try out their network, with a new iPhone 5S, for a week — completely free of charge.The program, which the carrier is...

Amazon unveiled its first smartphone on Wednesday at an event in Seattle near its headquarters, four years after the company started working on the project.On the surface — and even under the ho...

Would Shawn White and Shaq be friends? Would Christina Aguilera fight with Disney star Debby Ryan?Nintendo has partnered with celebrities to bring their likenesses into the simulation game Tomodachi L...

Sure, Elon Musk wants to make science fiction reality by building a city on Mars. But when it comes to other sci-fi scenarios — namely, a robot apocalypse — the founder of Tesla and SpaceX...

Netflix's upcoming comedy, Grace and Frankie, has just landed itself a former (TV) POTUS.The West Wing actor Martin Sheen joined Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin's upcoming comedy for Netflix, where he will...

A wolf's howl is something that can send shivers down your back. But a wolf's hiccup? That will just send you into a fit of laughter.This hiccup-afflicted wolf pup, Nikai, is the newest addition to th...

When teams win big and legends are born on the pitch, there's only one thing to do: hug it out.In a World Cup brimming with action, players, coaches and fans have both felt the cruel pangs of defeat a...

Amazon unveiled its highly-anticipated Fire Phone Wednesday.The phone comes equipped with four front-facing 3D cameras that help enable its "dynamic perspective" head-tracking features.See also: Amazo...

A massive crowd of happy Chileans stormed downtown Santiago's streets on Wednesday, after the national team beat Spain in the first round of the World Cup at Maracana Stadium in Rio, sending the defen...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Midway through the second half of Spain and Chile's World Cup Group B match here at the legendary Estádio do Maracanã, the venue's public address man announced an offi...

When they say fake it 'til you make it, they rarely mean your periodIn HelloFlo's new two-minute spot called "First Moon Party," a young girl who is tired of waiting for a visit from Aunty Flo decides...

Iraq is under siege. The radical al-Qaeda offshoot known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) has swiftly captured large swaths of territory in the north and west, taking Iraqi s...

Amazon’s Fire Phone, the smartphone CEO and Founder Jeff Bezos has been working on for four years, is finally out in the open and ready to connect consumers with Amazon’s growing panoply o...

June 18 marks the fictional birthday of billionaire sadist Christian Grey from the novel Fifty Shades of Grey — to celebrate, Universal Pictures and Focus Features smacked us with the first phot...

The board of American Apparel voted Wednesday to fire its controversial founder and CEO, Dov Charney, because of an "ongoing investigation into alleged misconduct," the company said.Charney, who start...

When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced the Amazon phone on Wednesday, now officially known as the Fire Phone, most expectations centered around the long-rumored 3D featureEnding the speculation, Bezos f...

Don't let the pink shift dress fool youBarbie's latest venture is all businessThe doll has dabbled in more than 150 careers, including holding jobs as an astronaut, doctor and even president in 1992, ...

The year was 1829, and times they were a-changing. Andrew Jackson had just succeeded John Quincy Adams as the United States’ seventh president. Technology was a thing: William Burt patented an i...

Seven years after Apple's original iPhone went on sale, Amazon finally dipped its feet into the smartphone marketAmazon unveiled the Fire Phone on Wednesday, a device that is rumored to have been in d...

Amazon's new Fire Phone will let you scan millions of objects instantly — but can you use it with your Fitbit? After taking a closer look at the Fire Phone's official specifications on Wednesday...

Update Wednesday, 6:04pm: Amazon tells us that "Fire has Bluetooth 3.0 for connectivity now and we’ll update to support Bluetooth LE." So that's good news for the future of Fire.Amazon's new Fir...

Univision is kicking off a new deal with Twitter by letting State Farm, McDonald's and Verizon run ads on tweeted videos of World Cup highlights.The 5- to 7-second ads come before game clips aired on ...

KIEV, Ukraine — Pro-Russian separatists said “nyet” to President Petro Poroshenko’s suggestion on Wednesday that they disarm just days before a proposed cease-fire by Ukrainian...

A new robotic security guard certainly looks friendly, but that doesn't make it any less vigilantA team at the UK's University of Birmingham created Bob the security robot to see how a robot would han...

Let's-a go and listen to the love story one boy exudes for gaming superstar Mario.Set to music of One Republic's top 40 hit "Love Runs Out," this "Lives Run Out" parody chronicles the life of a hardco...

At this year's E3, virtual reality wasn't cloistered away into secret meeting rooms. For the first time in the trade show's history, VR hardware and software sat on the show floor, in an area reserved...

The current trend in multiplayer games is to focus on online experiences, but sometimes you just want to crash on the couch with your favorite people for some co-op play. Even though pickings might lo...

Earth's most abundant mineral lies deep in the planet's interior, sealed off from human eyes. Now, scientists for the first time have gotten a glimpse of the material in nature, enclosed inside a 4.5-...

RIO DE JANEIRO — It was a scary moment outside Maracanã Stadium about an hour ahead of the Spain-Chile match on Wednesday after a mob of around 100 fans wearing Chilean soccer jerseys broke...

RIO DE JANEIRO — It was a scary moment outside Maracanã Stadium about an hour ahead of the Spain-Chile match on Wednesday after a mob of around 100 fans wearing Chilean soccer jerseys overr...

Twitter gave its users a GIFt on Wednesday.The company announced that GIFs, the animated images on continuous loop, can now be shared and viewed on Twitter's iPhone, Android and web versionsSee also: ...

Attention horse lovers: A new technique could make it easier to breed the next Secretariat or Flicka.Four new foals have been born from frozen embryos, a tricky task given the structure of horse embry...

HBO's True Blood TV series meets its true death when the seventh and final season wraps up in August, but Sookie Stackhouse and the Bon Temps gang may be revived for a musical.The show's composer Nath...

BlackBerry users will soon have access to a lot more apps.The Waterloo-based company announced Wednesday it would be brining Amazon's Appstore, which includes more than 200,000 Android apps, to its pl...

Amazon made a slew of announcements on Wednesday, including a new smartphone — the Fire Phone — and a new service dubbed Firefly. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said Firefly will make identifying p...

There is an up-and-coming set of technologies that uses the strange properties of atomic particles predicted by the theory of quantum mechanics, which is the physics of the very small stuff. This tech...

And then there were 29Wednesday in Brazil saw all the highs and lows we've come to expect from World Cup football: another three fantastic games; another three high scores that keeps the goal average ...

Stairs are overrated anyways.Hank the Bulldog doesn't like stairs either. A rare heart condition means this old pup has a difficult time getting up and down the stairs, so his owners built him a custo...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled a smartphone based on the company's Kindle Fire line of tablets at an event in Seattle on Wednesday.Called the Fire Phone, the 4.7-inch device boasts a 2.2GHz quad-core ...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled a smartphone, an extension of the company's Kindle Fire line of tablets, at an event in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday.Called the Fire Phone, the smartphone will laun...

This video contains spoilers for Seasons 1-4 of Game of Thrones.Dum, dum, da da dum dum ...The Game of Thrones theme song has made a place for itself in the annals of television history. But the drama...

A new poll released on Monday shows widespread public support for Barack Obama’s controversial carbon emissions reduction regulations proposed on June 2The poll, conducted by Hart Research Assoc...

Rogue Two to Rogue Leader, we've got incoming cardboard.In the latest installment of the Homemade Movies series, YouTube channel CineFix recreates the Battle of Hoth from Star Wars Episode V: The Empi...

The word "duckface" just got a whole new meaning.While snapping a shot of your own face is still wildly popular on social media, people just can't compete with their furry friends when it comes to sel...

Deadmau5 transformed a Ferrari into a Nyan Cat-themed "Purrari" this year, but now after putting it to good use at the Gumball 3000 international motor rally this month, the electronic music producer ...

Traveling by bus is often cheap, but it can be a pain to organize trips across long distances.Wanderu, the booking service that provides travelers with bus and train itineraries across companies, is e...

The year was 1829, and times they were a-changing. Andrew Jackson had just succeeded John Quincy Adams as the United States’ seventh president. Technology was a thing: William Burt patented an i...

Sure, Elon Musk wants to make science fiction reality by building a city on Mars. But when it comes to other sci-fi scenarios — namely, a robot apocalypse — the founder of Tesla and SpaceX...

Moshe Hogeg had a problem: He was tired of sending countless text messages to his assistant, asking her to come into the room. So Hogeg, CEO of the photo and video sharing service Mobli, asked Or Arbe...

When he was still in high school, Jeff Bezos designed his own mini summer camp for fourth through sixth graders. Precociously enough, he called it the DREAM Institute, and charged $600 a pop. Bezos wa...

Though there doesn't appear to be an obvious link between condoms and the World Cup, Durex has found a way in.The condom maker has released a video featuring amateur soccer players melodramatically fa...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Usually, a logo is just a logo. But when it comes to the official emblem of the 2014 World Cup — a global sports mega-event with more political and social baggage attached...

A new robotic security guard certainly looks friendly, but that doesn't make it any less vigilantA team at the UK's University of Birmingham created Bob the security robot to see how a robot would han...

Sorry we're not sorry.In its latest ad, Pantene urges women to stop with all the apologizing. The one-minute spot shows several common occasions of women using the word "sorry," from asking questions ...

The World Cup has broken hearts (and noses) on and off the pitch in the first week of playThis year, there's an extra measure of drama — at the cost of both physical and emotional anguish for fa...

Steve Jobs did not like styluses. When he introduced the iPhone in 2007, he called the finger “the best pointing device in the world.” "Who wants stylus?" the late Apple CEO and founder fa...

It’s been a long wait for fans of The Sims to get a new update to the popular game. Now, they only have a few months left before the fourth installment will unleash its particular brand of inter...

It's a big day for Adobe. The company updated all of its mobile apps on Wednesday and released new versions of most of its Creative Cloud suite of desktop apps, including Photoshop and Illustrator.The...

All by himself? HardlyNearly 15 million views later, Richard Dunn's unapologetic Celine Dion lip-syncing has captured the attention of the worldAnd now — in a weird twist of Internet fate —...

OK Go, the band known for its highly technical and visionary music videos done in one take, released a new single on Tuesday called "Writing's on the Wall."The band's careful choreography is often eve...

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, known as ISIL or ISIS, a radical al-Qaeda-inspired group, is extremely well organized. The group has a sophisticated social media strategy that allows it to b...

Twitter gave its users a GIFt on Wednesday.The company announced that GIFs, the animated images on continuous loop, can now be shared and viewed on Twitter's iPhone, Android and web versionsSee also: ...

This article is part of DBA, a new series on Mashable that features insights from leaders in entrepreneurship, venture capital and management.Two hours into a recent board meeting, I was fried. My eye...

Jimmy Fallon has relocated The Tonight Show to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, this week, which means only one thing: forcing his guests to film segments while riding roller coastersUnfortunate...

The controversy over the Washington Redskins has taken another turn after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office canceled the trademarks for the team's name on Wednesday.Team owner Dan Snyder has come u...

The controversy over the Washington Redskins has taken another turn after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office canceled the trademarks for the team's name on Wednesday.Team owner Dan Snyder has come u...

General Motors CEO Mary Barra will address the House of Representatives' Energy & Commerce Committee on Wednesday over an ignition switch glitch that has been linked to 13 deaths and 5.8 million r...

General Motors CEO Mary Barra will address the House of Representatives' Energy & Commerce Committee on Wednesday over an ignition switch glitch that has been linked to 13 deaths and 5.8 million r...

Internet cat culture is big business these days, with the top tier felines making endorsement deals, booking commercials and even starring in their own movies. It's the gold rush of pet aficionados, ...

Fab's business may be facing tough times, but at least the company will have plenty of furniture to fall back on.The ecommerce startup announced Wednesday morning that it has acquired One Nordic Furni...

Your #NoFilter is no match for this relaxed traveler.Instagram user BathrobeCrusader has been touring Europe since May 23, cloaked in a glorious blue bathrobe.See also: The 10 Types of Instagram Users...

A mission NASA is designing to probe the nature of mysterious dark energy could discover thousands of alien planets as well.NASA's proposed Wide-field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission aims t...

Season 1 of FX's Fargo wrapped up a stellar run Tuesday night and, um, let's just say there was a lot of blood. But what else did you expect?Certainly, there were some characters we thought would end ...

Samsung has launched an upgraded variant of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, in its home market of KoreaThe Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A, has a 5.1-inch screen with a super-crisp QHD (2560x1440 pixe...

SEATTLE — It's been rumored for years that Amazon has been working on a smartphone of its own, but today is the day we'll finally see it rear its head. Its probable 3D, six-camera'd head, that i...

SEATTLE — It's been rumored for years that Amazon has been working on a smartphone of its own, but today is the day we'll finally see it rear its head. Its probable 3D, six-camera'd head, that i...

Ads aren't always annoying fun — they can also be terrifying! Elliott Morgan explores whether the trend of scaring people into buying stuff actually worksAnd yesterday, Elliott was examining Jup...

Apple's online store was offline this morning with a "We'll be back" message posted in its place. It wasn't "broken," Apple had simply pulled the curtain closed so it could push forward a new $1,099 2...

You can barely blink without breaking a sweat, and you can't even imagine wearing pants — the first heat wave of the year has officially arrivedSome beat the heat by blasting the AC, only moving...

Fashion brand Burberry used Twitter's Cards feature to let users subscribe to the brand's calendar, an addition that other brands could potentially use to cultivate an engaged following on the platfor...

"Don't use your phone while it's charging," "don't leave it plugged in overnight" and "always let it die completely" — these are just a few popular myths about smartphone batteries.When it comes...

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's president said Wednesday that government forces will unilaterally cease fire to allow pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country a chance to lay down weapons or...

The Notebook turns 10 this month, which means the story of Allie and Noah has reminded you for a full decade that you'll probably die alone.While Nicholas Sparks' movies can be a little corny and a ta...

Without an emoji keyboard, your Android device isn't completeThe craze for these tiny pictographic icons have changed the way we express ourselves, and have become a must-have feature on our smartphon...

Now, at last, the World Cup can beginWait, didn't the tournament start last Thursday? Yes, but only as of Tuesday has every team in the finals played once (and in the case of Brazil and Mexico, twice)...

Reading Rainbow did it. So did The Magic School Bus. Those multi-colored Teletubbies? They did it, too. And just yesterday, so did The Powerpuff Girls.Yes, every show from your childhood is stagi...

U.S. consumers this fall may start seeing a green bottle of Coca-Cola on their shelves, a mid-calorie cola known as Coca-Cola Life that's the first Coke launch since 2006.Coca-Cola Life, which is base...

When you play the game of fan art, the entire Internet wins.Coinciding with Game of Thrones' pulse-pounding Season 4 finale, the illustrators of Twitter let loose with amazing fan art.See also: 6 Blun...

Season 1 of FX's Fargo wrapped up a stellar run Tuesday night and, um, let's just say there was a lot of blood. But what else did you expect?Certainly, there were some characters we thought would end ...

The history of 3D technology in mobile devices is mercifully short. While 3D imagery has found limited success on larger screens (thank you, Avatar), smartphones and tablet displays have been almost u...

Fashion brand Burberry used Twitter's Cards feature to let users subscribe to the brand's calendar, an addition that other brands could potentially use to cultivate an engaged following on the platfor...

Now, at last, the World Cup can beginWait, didn't the tournament start last Thursday? Yes, but only as of Tuesday has every team in the finals played once (and in the case of Brazil and Mexico, twice)...

Without an emoji keyboard, your Android device isn't completeThe craze for these tiny pictographic icons have changed the way we express ourselves, and have become a must-have feature on our smartphon...

Social media connects millions of people around the world. In 2010, Mashable launched Social Media Day to celebrate this global revolution, and highlight the ways social media and digital innovation h...

If bananas weren't a super food before, these "super bananas" make a case for the fruit's place among the nutritious elite.Bananas genetically engineered to improve the nutrient-deficient lives of mil...

The Debbie Downers in your Facebook News Feed are messing with your mood.A team of social scientists from Cornell University, the University of California, San Francisco and Facebook released a study ...

For foodies desperate to make their food porn as realistic as possible, a new app could finally attach what's missing from all those pictures of gourmet meals: smellHarvard University professor David ...

Photographing wildlife can be a challenging task. Whether you're trying to snap a shot of squirrels in your front yard or a majestic herd of horses on an open field, patience is the virtue you'll need...

Well, this is impressiveFast-forward to the 3:23 mark in this "Give Me Love" duet, featuring Demi Lovato and Ed Sheeran, when the pair launches into the passionate bridge. Lovato takes Sheeran's song ...

TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will return to work in late June after completing a two-month stint in rehab, Mashable confirmed Tuesday."I will be returning to City Hall on Monday, June 30th 2...

A giant squirrel stalking Hillary Clinton on her nationwide book tour finally got his nut.Hillary Clinton approached a giant squirrel — which is really an intern inside a squirrel suit that is s...

The deadly Ebola virus — for which there is no cure or vaccine — has killed more than 250 people in west Africa since March in one of the worst outbreaks in years, with Doctors Without Bor...

What if OJ Simpson's car chase had happened today, instead of 20 years ago?Like any savvy Californian, his driver and buddy Al Cowlings would've used Waze, for starters.SEE ALSO: Waze Now Lets Celebri...

For foodies desperate to make their food porn as realistic as possible, a new app could finally attach what's missing from all those pictures of gourmet meals: smellHarvard University professor David ...

After its accidental rollout and subsequent removal from the App Store last week, Facebook's latest standalone app, Slingshot, has officially launched.The app, the company's latest (and likely last) e...

At this point, it's all but guaranteed that Amazon will be introducing its own smartphone at a big Willy Wonka-esque event on Wednesday. While we're busy ruminating over the specs, the design and the ...

TORONTO — Canada's government on Tuesday approved a controversial oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast that would allow oil to be shipped to Asia, which would be a major step in the country's effor...

A giant squirrel stalking Hillary Clinton on her nationwide book tour finally got his nut.Hillary Clinton approached a giant squirrel — which is really an intern inside a squirrel suit that is s...

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden might be in Latin America for business, but he started the diplomatic tour with a little bit of fun.Biden is scheduled to visit Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Guate...

DAMATURU, Nigeria — A suicide bomber detonated a tricycle taxi packed with explosives at an outdoor World Cup viewing center in a northeast Nigerian city Wednesday night, and witnesses said sev...

A suicide bomber detonated a tricycle taxi packed with explosives at an outdoor World Cup viewing center in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu on Wednesday night, and witnesses said several peopl...

A video taken at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium shows fans climbing a wobbling staircase on their way to the game between Argentina and Bosnia.In the video, a flood of fans climb the staircase, whi...

For the second straight year, Google claimed the top spot on LinkedIn's annual list of most InDemand Employers, a ranking of the companies LinkedIn members "most want to work for."Google edged out las...

A rare stamp from British Guiana is expected to break world records when it is sold as part of an auction of the estate of a multi-millionaire and convicted murderer on Tuesday.The "world's most ...

Just a few weeks after the deadly attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the suspected mastermind of the assault, could be found at a luxury hotel in the Libyan coast town,...

Just a few weeks after the deadly attack on the American consulate in Benghazi in September 2012, its suspected mastermind, Ahmed Abu Khatalla, could be found at a luxury hotel in the Libyan coast tow...

Many gamers have fantasized about seeing the first-person, top-down view shown in many video games in real-life. Now a new autonomous camera drone promises to deliver just thatCreated by a team from F...

For foodies desperate to make their food porn as realistic as possible, a new app could finally attach what's missing from all those pictures of gourmet meals: smellHarvard University professor David ...

Brazil and Mexico met at the Estádio Castelão in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Tuesday for a physical, grueling battle of goalkeeping that ended in a draw.The two teams, which had both won their pre...

Two of the leading centers that track global surface temperatures have reported their data for May, and they both found it to be the warmest such month on record for the planetNASA found that May had ...

Users in Iran can now freely access the Google Play store inside the country after a block was mysteriously lifted on TuesdayIn August 2013, after the United States eased sanctions on computer technol...

At his school's career day, Jonathan Grado's friends were dressed as sports players and lawyers. Jonathan walked into the classroom with headphones around his neck and said, "I'm going to be my dad." ...

NEW YORK — The energy world is not keeping up with Elon Musk, so he's trying to take matters into his own hands.Musk, chairman of the solar installer SolarCity, announced Tuesday that the compan...

All the latest Apple rumors point toward a larger iPhone 6, possibly making its debut this fall, and now there are more photos to back them up.New images of what is purported to be the iPhone 6 croppe...

The prospect of launching a business can be exciting ... and simultaneously frighteningMashable spoke with small business owners in the thick of their first year of operation. From conceptualization t...

The prospect of launching a business can be exciting ... and simultaneously frighteningMashable spoke with small business owners in the thick of their first year of operation. From conceptualization t...

"Roar" singer Katy Perry somehow found time before the North American leg of her Prismatic World Tour kicks off this week to launch a new record label. Perry unveiled Metamorphosis Music, her joint re...

Game of Thrones matriarch Cersei Lannister can teach us all a thing or two. How to seduce your brother? Check. How to be be a protective mother? CheckHow to hurl an insult while chugging back some win...

Apple just simplified its approach to the ongoing litigation around its alleged e-books price fixing. A damages settlement struck Monday with several state attorneys general and a class of plaintiffs ...

On Tuesday night's episode of America's Got Talent, Wanda Sykes, Whoopi Goldberg and Joan Rivers take the stage together — sorta.Contestant Rachel Butera brings the celebrities to life during he...

A giant squirrel stalking Hillary Clinton on her nationwide book tour finally got his nut.Hillary Clinton approached a giant squirrel — which is really an intern inside a squirrel suit that is s...

Alternate headline: powerless bill doomed to fail.Two Democratic members of Congress — Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Rep. Doris Matsui of California — will propose legislation that wil...

General Motors has about 220,000 employees, but one had an outsized influence.Though a report details system-wide dysfunction that led to 5.8 million recalls for an ignition-related glitch linked to 1...

The World Cup has all the drama of a Hollywood blockbuster — heartbreak, drama and gore.And while the world's top soccer (ahem, football) players and coaches can perform dazzling wonders on the ...

After a swift and bloody push, radical fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant are now less than 40 miles from Baghdad, where scared residents have begun stockpiling gasoline, water and...

Snapchat has proved that ephemeral private messages are a hit; now it's hoping that sharing those messages publicly will catch on, tooSnapchat is testing a new group-sharing feature that pulls posts f...

A video taken at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium shows fans climbing a wobbling staircase on their way to the game between Argentina and Bosnia.In the video, a flood of fans climb the staircase, whi...

Rock band OK Go's formula of pairing its songs with imaginative music videos continues with "The Writing's on the Wall" — the lead single from the group's fourth album, Hungry Ghosts.The song's ...

The twin tornadoes that leveled the small town of Pilger, Nebraska on Monday, killing two and injuring nearly two dozen, were a horrifying, relatively rare phenomenon. One of the twisters was rated an...

The twin tornadoes that leveled the small town of Pilger, Nebraska on Monday, killing two and injuring nearly two dozen, were a horrifying, relatively rare phenomenon. One of the twisters was rated an...

For the second straight year, Google claimed the top spot on LinkedIn's annual list of most InDemand Employers, a ranking of the companies LinkedIn members "most want to work for."Google edged out las...

In a good year, California produces more honey than any other state. But the Golden State hasn't seen a good year in almost four years.In that time, a drought has parched natural forage lands—an...

Before everyone had Google Maps in their pocket, Garmin was one of the leaders in GPS devices.Now the company is trying to get back in the game with a new premium GPS app called Viago. But, unlike som...

Despite representing more than half of college graduates, women in the U.S. still earn $0.77 on men's dollar and make up just 17% of corporate board seats. Overcoming the odds, however, a number of bo...

MANAUS, Brazil — If you spend enough time in FIFA's air-conditioned World Cup media center, where bean-bag chairs let you stretch your back and the Wi-Fi is good and plentiful and everyone has a...

Online dating apps like Tinder can be a great way to find a fun, summer fling. Just don't get your hopes up if you're looking for true love.Comedian Paul Gale explores the painful side of hookups in t...

Surveillance systems made out of metal and plastic are so passé. These days, it's all about edible drones.Using a mold, some sweet-toothed geniuses made a working, flying drone made of chocolate....

There's a new rude little pictogram in townOn Monday, Unicode, the standard that regulates text software across all platforms including Android and iOS devices, announced that 250 new emoji will be ad...

Brazil and Mexico met at the Estádio Castelão in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Tuesday for a physical, grueling battle of goalkeeping that ended in a draw.The two teams, which had both won their pre...

Creopop’s unusual photo-polymer 3D drawing pen is many months from commercial release — but in the relatively brief time I spent using the prototypes, I was smittenThe rather large pen wei...

This story was updated most recently at 10:05 p.m. ET on June 17.Two of the leading centers that track global surface temperatures have reported their data for May, and they both found it to be the wa...

Users in Iran can now freely access the Google Play store inside the country after a block was mysteriously lifted on TuesdayIn August 2013, after the United States eased sanctions on computer technol...

Female spiders that live together in colonies may adopt "warrior" or "nanny" roles, similar to how insects can form "soldier" and "worker" castes, scientists say.These new findings shed light on how d...

Facebook is ready to take on Snapchat with a new ephemeral messaging app, for the second time.The social network relaunched Slingshot on Tuesday, an app for sending disappearing photo and video messag...

The numbers are astounding.Just a few weeks ago, the United States was projecting 60,000 unaccompanied minors would attempt to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border by the end of the year. ...

For most Dodgers fans in Los Angeles, this is turning into a vanishing year.With the mid-point of the Major League Baseball season approaching, Time Warner Cable is no closer to convincing DirecTV or...

Billy Idol is aiming to make you feel so good (so good!) with his first full album of new original music since 2005's Devil's Playground.The 58-year-old "Mony Mony" rocker will self-release his eighth...

Prepare to bleed red, white and blueTeam USA made futbol history on Monday when Clint Dempsey scored the first goal of the World Cup game. Then, John Brooks became an American hero when his tie-breaki...

Immediately after FX aired Louie's controversial attempted-rape scene in "Pamela Part 1," viewers and critics alike sounded off online, with many deriding it as "horrible" and a "dark moment." Then, w...

In the midst of city living, it’s easy to forget that beyond the tall buildings, the world can be a wild, wild place. Although the concrete jungle has its own ecosystem of sorts (see: rats, pige...

Please don't stop the music.YouTube's hotly anticipated music streaming service is on its way, and the site is making preparations to penalize record labels that haven't agreed to its terms.See also: ...

On Tuesday night's episode of America's Got Talent, Wanda Sykes, Whoopi Goldberg and Joan Rivers take the stage together — sorta.Contestant Rachel Butera brings the celebrities to life during he...

This post contains spoilers from Sunday's Game of Thrones episode "The Children." Read at your own discretion. Daenerys Targaryen is the mother of dragons, so sooner or later, she has to get her kiddi...

U.S. Special Forces captured a suspected ringleader of the September 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack in a secret raid in Libya over the weekend, The Washington Post reportsAhmed Abu Khattala, the senio...

General Motors has about 220,000 employees, but one had an outsized influence.Though a report details system-wide dysfunction that led to 5.8 million recalls for an ignition-related glitch linked to 1...

The World Cup has all the drama of a Hollywood blockbuster — heartbreak, drama and gore.And while the world's top soccer (ahem, football) players and coaches can perform dazzling wonders on the ...

After a swift and bloody push, radical fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant are now less than 40 miles from Baghdad, where scared residents have begun stockpiling gasoline, water and...

The advance of an army used to be marked by war drums. Now it's marked by volleys of tweets.The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) also called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the ...

With a timeline that dates back to the Civil War and a recipe with roots, quite literally, in pre-colonial South America, Tabasco is often referred to as a “heritage brand” — a label...

Snapchat has proved that ephemeral private messages are a hit; now it's hoping that sharing those messages publicly will catch on, tooSnapchat is testing a new group-sharing feature that pulls posts f...

In a move that capitalizes on Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's largest acquisition, Tumblr native ads will begin to appear across Yahoo properties, the company announced Tuesday.The ads, called "sponsored po...

If anything, peer-to-peer businesses are reaching for the next rung. As Internet usage expands — as it did, acutely, during the past half decade — the ability to connect and, perhaps more ...

Italian coffee company Lavazza, engineering company Argotec and Italian space agency ASI are working together to bring espresso to the International Space Station. The collaborated to build a device c...

The twin tornadoes that leveled the small town of Pilger, Nebraska on Monday, killing two and injuring nearly two dozen, were a horrifying, relatively rare phenomenon. One of the twisters was rated an...

New Yorkers, prepare to hang your heads in shameAs if losing the Stanley Cup to the Los Angeles Kings in double overtime on Friday wasn't enough of a blow to New York Rangers fans, Mayor Bill de Blasi...

The UK government can legally spy on all online communications — including data on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Google — according to Britain’s most senior secur...

Online dating apps like Tinder can be a great way to find a fun, summer fling. Just don't get your hopes up if you're looking for true love.Comedian Paul Gale explores the painful side of hookups in t...

IMDb was one of those online pioneers that made the early Internet approachable. When it was founded in 1990, years before Google or Yahoo or even Bill Gates' "Internet Tidal Wave” memo at Micro...

At least two people are dead, including a 5-year-old child, and 19 critically injured after a terrifying rare pair of intense tornadoes plowed into the small town of Pilger, Nebraska, on Monday aftern...

Rory McIlroy, one of the world's top professional golfers, left the U.S. Open in North Carolina on Sunday and headed to Dublin, Ireland, where he is scheduled to tee off in the Irish Open on Thursday....

MOSCOW — A Russian journalist for a Russian state-owned TV channel died Tuesday in eastern Ukraine after being wounded by mortar fire, the Rossiya 24 network said.Correspondent Igor Kornelyuk, 3...

Nest is putting its smoke and carbon monoxide detectors back on the market at a lower price, just more than two months after sales of the product were halted due to a flaw.Nest announced late Monday t...

Astronomers now have a powerful new tool to sniff out methane on alien planets. The organic molecule, considered one of the building blocks of life, could be key to finding organisms beyond Earth. U...

Justine Sacco, the PR exec who became a Twitter cause célèbre in December when her provocative tweet about Africa made the rounds, is back promoting the relaunch of Hot or Not.Sacco, formerl...

Justine Sacco, the PR exec who became a Twitter cause célèbre in December when her provocative tweet about Africa made the rounds, is back promoting the relaunch of Hot or Not.Sacco, formerl...

Facebook is ready to take on Snapchat with a new ephemeral messaging app, for the second time.The social network relaunched Slingshot on Tuesday, an app for sending disappearing photo and video messag...

Brian Williams likes big butts and he cannot lieWilliams continues his legacy as the most gangsta news anchor in town with a new clip-driven rapping segment for The Tonight Show. This time he takes on...

Amazon doesn't care if you can make a call on its phone.Yes, if the rumors are true, the company has built a phone, which we all expect Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos to unveil on Wednesday. But Am...

The smartphone that Amazon is expected to announce on Wednesday will be available exclusively through AT&T, according to a report.Amazon plans to start shipping the phone by the end of September, ...

When Oyster launched its Netflix-style e-book subscription service last fall, the goal was to change how readers browse, discover and consume books on mobile. But a key piece of the puzzle was missing...

Warning: This story contains graphic images.At least two people are dead, including a 5-year-old child, and at least 19 are injured after twin tornadoes tore through the small town of Pilger, Nebraska...

Emoji are more than just silly little smiley faces. These lovable icons have become a universal language ingrained in our messages, and an integral part of communication.If you spend a lot of time con...

The advance of an army used to be marked by war drums. Now it's marked by volleys of tweets.The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) also called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the ...

It's the last day of the school year. The clock is ticking to the final, painfully slow seconds of last period. You've finished exams, turned in final papers and blocked out friends as they list off ...

Jupiter, the most devious of planets. Actually, we have no scientific data to back that up; other planets could be just as devious as wellStill, in the new episode of Mashable Minute, Elliott tries to...

In a move that capitalizes on Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's largest acquisition, Tumblr native ads will begin to appear across Yahoo properties, the company announced Tuesday.The ads, called "sponsored po...

Italian coffee company Lavazza, engineering company Argotec and Italian space agency ASI are working together to bring espresso to the International Space Station. The collaborated to build a device c...

No Wi-Fi? That's no problem for Google Maps.Using the app's offline option, you can save specific locations on your phone to access even when you don't have an Internet connection. That way, when you'...

No Wi-Fi? That's no problem for Google Maps.Using the app's offline option, you can save specific locations on your phone to access even when you don't have an Internet connection. That way, when you'...

New Yorkers, prepare to hang your heads in shameAs if losing the Stanley Cup to the Los Angeles Kings in double overtime on Friday wasn't enough of a blow to New York Rangers fans, Mayor Bill de Blasi...

The UK government can legally spy on all online communications — including data on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Google — according to Britain’s most senior secur...

When creating your book list for the summer, it's important to think about where you want your beach (or couch) reads to take youDid The Fault in Our Stars leave you with an addiction to tear-jerkers?...

IMDb was one of those online pioneers that made the early Internet approachable. When it was founded in 1990, years before Google or Yahoo or even Bill Gates' "Internet Tidal Wave” memo at Micro...

When people think of "wearable technology" they often envision an entertaining gadget designed to deliver general information (think FitBit or the Samsung Galaxy Gear)But one of the most important fro...

Image: MashableCellphone cases can protect against damage, but they won't necessarily prevent debris from entering your phone.While you can't rescue your phone from every drop, spill or scratch, you c...

Netflix has announced it will start offering all 62 episodes of Breaking Bad as a 4K streaming option this weekIn this particular case, this means a glorious 3840x2160 pixel resolution — if your...

The toy industry loves to emulate the major tech trends captivating the adult world, so it's only natural that there's now a 3D printer in the works for kids.Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Mission Street...

See what happens when you take your eye off Grandma? She auditions for the next Jackass movie.A tough-as-nails octogenarian shows off her best Johnny Knoxville stunts for a new digital ad campaign for...

When creating your book list for the summer, it's important to think about where you want your beach (or couch) reads to take you.Did The Fault in Our Stars leave you with an addiction to tear-jerkers...

When it comes to World Cup devotion, we can't hold a bone to this pup's enthusiasm.Georges is a sports-loving dog who can watch hours and hours of fútbol coverage, blissfully unaware of who's win...

We've reached the stage, in this recap-every-stage-of-the-World-Cup adventure, when I no longer feel the obligation to explain the meaning of each match. I warned yesterday of the so-called bore draws...

TORONTO — Residents of Toronto could be forgiven for thinking their embattled mayor was back in town.Dozens of Rob Ford doppelgängers, with their protruding bellies, red faces and spiky blo...

National parks are popular destinations in the summer, but they usually get attention for the beauty of their landscapes.Now that it's getting hot, however, we're highlighting parks that also have ama...

Parallels has made a name for itself by running apps in unexpected places. Its virtualization software first brought Windows apps to the Mac, then it went a big step further last year with Parallels A...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — A photo snapped of Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter is tied for the title of the most living American presidents pictured in...

We all have a rebellious streak that needs to be unleashed from time to time.While Sunday's Game of Thrones finale showed us what an extreme form of rebellion looks like, for the rest of us, it usuall...

Fans of The Lego Movie have a new way to engage with the flick, and make everything awesome.Skit is partnering with Warner Bros. and adding dozens of characters from The Lego Movie to its animated sto...

Delta Airlines' pro-Team USA tweet celebrating the team's 2-1 World Cup victory over Ghana was a misfire, as some critics accused the brand of insensitivity and even racism.The brand's tweet attempted...

Heroes Reborn has officially cast its first returning face.Mashable can confirm that Jack Coleman — who played enigmatic Company man Noah Bennet, father to Hayden Panettiere's rapidly healing Cl...

Is this the future of advertising?Fiat's latest TV ad, released last week, is composed completely of GIFs from its Tumblr. The CMO Olivier Francois told Creativity Online that he likes the raw look of...

WebMD is known for answering your ailment queries — and sometimes giving you mini-panic attacks during self-diagnosis along the way — but like Apple and so many others, the company wants i...

Move over, Abraham Lincoln and Jennifer Lawrence — Clint Dempsey is America's new hero.Image: MashableThe American midfielder scored the fastest goal in United States' World Cup history and suff...

The government of New Jersey recently declined to allow a virtual school day to count in lieu of a snow day, much to the presumed chagrin of students everywherePascack Valley Regional High School Dist...

It was hot. It was loud. It was...incredibly exciting (if you were rooting for the boys in red)We got a peek into the scene at the Dunas Arena in Natal, Brazil on Monday thanks to Geofeedia — an...

Parallels has made a name for itself by running apps in unexpected places. Its virtualization software first brought Windows apps to the Mac, then it went a big step further last year with Parallels A...

Disney Channel staple Zendaya Coleman has landed a seriously buzzy role.The 17-year-old, best known for her turn in Shake It Up and on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, has been tapped to play late record...

The new binge-watching TV season is winding down and our viewing habits are returning to normal. Or maybe they're not.There are always other shows that we missed. Thanks to Netflix, Amazon Prime and v...

In a twist worthy of A Song of Ice and Fire itself, Game of Thrones' creator George R.R. Martin threw out the first pitch in a minor league baseball game.At a Albuquerque Isotopes game this past weeke...

Iran's foreign minister is in Vienna, Austria, on Monday to oversee talks about his country's nuclear program — but that doesn't mean there's no time for fun! Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad J...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is notifying Congress that about 275 U.S. military personnel could deploy to Iraq.Obama says the forces are going to provide support and security for U.S. per...

WASHINGTON — The United State is deploying up to 275 military troops to Iraq to protect the U.S. Embassy and other American interests and is considering sending a contingent of special forces so...

Most bachelor parties are hazy memories of booze-addled debauchery. But one group of guys stumbled onto something lasting longer than a hangover.The men were hiking through Elephant Butte State Park n...

A severe weather outbreak, including large hail, damaging straight-line winds and multiple strong tornadoes is underway across several states in the Plains and Midwest. Soon after a “Particularl...

WASHINGTON — After years of pressure from gay rights groups, President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basi...

As is customary in historic moments, the team behind the Google Doodles have been busy during the World Cup.Google rang in the tournament with one doodle, but animated images have been popping up on t...

The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate a remark made by an air-traffic controller that diverted a Delta flight, the agency announced Monday.Flight 630 was approaching a runway at Atlanta...

There are plenty of ways to gently disappoint your dad, but tattoos happen to be one of the more permanent options.One young man named Joshua recorded his father's amazing reactions to each of his new...

Welcome to what is likely the most important World Cup game in Team USA history — its opening game in Group G, otherwise known as the Group of Death. With matches against powerhouses Germany and...

Game of Thrones' Season 4 finale has slayed its Season 3 ender in the ratings.Sunday night's season finale was up 32% from last year, garnering 7.1 million viewers in its first airing at 9 p.m. ET and...

World leaders take note: This is how you support your sports teams.German Chancellor Angela Merkel cheered Germany to World Cup victory on Monday, clapping her blazer off during the 4-0 romp over Port...

Level 3 Communications Inc. said Monday that it has agreed to buy TW Telecom in a deal worth about $5.6 billion.The Internet and telecommunications company says the acquisition will increase its local...

Siri, can you say "complicated"?Nuance Communications, a software company that develops speech recognition tools and powers Apple's Siri personal assistant, has talked with multiple companies about a ...

Longtime Castle showrunner Andrew Marlowe is handing over the reinsAfter six seasons of managing the day-to-day duties, series creator Marlowe is turning over responsibilities to executive producer Da...

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Witnesses in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro say police fired live rounds in two separate incidents at Sunday's anti-World Cup protest, held approximately one mile from ...

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Witnesses in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro say police fired live rounds in two separate incidents at Sunday's anti-World Cup protest, held approximately one mile from ...

"I got a bad feeling about this," Han Solo said several times, first in the trash compactor scene in Star Wars. It's a phrase Harrison Ford could reuse right now, as his ankle injury appears to be qui...

Oklahoma has seen a swarm of earthquake activity in recent years, a trend that has been linked to oil and gas drilling operations across the state. On Monday, a 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck during ...

As Iraq's government struggles to contain the al-Qaeda-inspired militants sweeping the north of the country, it is taking the fight to cyberspace.Iraq's Ministry of Communications has ordered the coun...

Avengers 2: Age of Ultron is currently filming at the UEA Campus Norwich in England, and we have the only video from the set. It's a Cinema Blend exclusive. Watch as Joss Whedon films an entire scene ...

Once again, the day will be saved by The Powerpuff Girls.Cartoon Network announced Monday that the beloved plucky trio of superheroes — Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup — will return to the...

Maroon 5's fifth album, V, doesn't arrive until September — but on Monday, the pop rock band gave fans a preview of the album's first single."Maps" is everything you'd expect from a Maroon 5 sin...

Just a few days after Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk announced the company would open up its patents to rivals, Nissan and BMW have expressed interest in collaborating with the automaker, according t...

Cristiano Ronaldo suffered a terrible, no good, very bad day at the World Cup on Monday. (And the humidity hardly helped when it came to keeping his gelled locks in place.)Portugal's most talented (an...

"What is it about my data that suggests I might be a good fit for an anorexia study?" That's the question my friend Jean asked me after she saw this targeted advertisement on her Facebook profile...

Landon Donovan may not be on U.S. National Men's Soccer Team's roster, but at least he's included in the video game world.See also: World Cup Stars: 20 Electrifying Players You Need to KnowThe Los Ang...

The selfie is dead. Long live the dronie.Twitter kicked off the Cannes Lions international advertising festival in southern France on Sunday by using drones to take Vine videos above the heads of Twit...

Jimmy Kimmel continued his tradition of poking fun at celebrities on Sunday with his late-night segment "Mean Tweets." In honor of the NBA Finals, Kimmel asked basketball players like Jeremey Lin and ...

Secretary of State John Kerry signaled on Monday that the U.S. may be willing to work with Iran to stabilize the quickly deteriorating situation in Iraq.Kerry told Yahoo News’ Katie Couric that ...

Longtime Castle showrunner Andrew Marlowe is handing over the reinsAfter six seasons of managing the day-to-day duties, series creator Marlowe is turning over responsibilities to executive producer Da...

Now this is how you commute to workUber, a popular ride-sharing service, announced on Monday that it is rolling out an option for users in select cities to arrange a taxi pickup from "Optimus Prime," ...

This year’s World Cup has become as much of an event in the digital and social spheres as it has on the fieldOf the 32 competing teams, 30 have official Twitter accounts, and at least one player...

Just in time for the first U.SWorld Cup match against Ghana on Monday, Beats by Dre unleashed a new ad featuring a World Cup-themed verse from Jay ZThe "Holy Grail" rapper's lyrics — remixed int...

Game of Thrones' Season 4 finale has slayed its Season 3 ender in the ratings.Sunday night's season finale was up 32% from last year, garnering 7.1 million viewers in its first airing at 9 p.m. ET and...

Google named five developer partners on Monday for Glass apps from the medical, media and sports industries.The partners include APZ Labs, which makes Skylight, a business software app for Glass; AugM...

Robin van Persie: World Cup superhero, Internet superstar.The Dutch striker scored the most impressive goal of the tournament (so far) with a diving header against Spain on June 13. The dazzling noggi...

This question originally appeared on Quora.I am 24 years old and just started learning coding. I want to be a programmer. Am I too late in the game?Answer by Erin Parker, founder of Spitfire Athlete.I...

Twitter's latest app update to Android and iOS is very meta: Mobile users can now embed tweets within tweets.For users that want to reference a previous tweet (whether their own or someone else's twee...

As the old saying goes, sharing is caring. That's why last week, in collaboration with Asus, we asked readers to share photos that represent kindness in everyday life for our Mashable Photo Challenge...

Tony Gwynn, one of Major League Baseball's all-time great hitters, died Monday at age 54 after more than three years struggling with cancer.Gwynn attributed his cancer to a longtime habit of chewing t...

Tony Gwynn, one of Major League Baseball's all-time great hitters, died Monday at age 54 after more than three years struggling with cancer.Gwynn attributed his cancer to a longtime habit of chewing t...

Living fancy like Britney Spears isn't easy. You have to work for it.Gal Volinez committed some serious time and effort to the task. He inserted himself into every scene of Spears' video for "Work Bit...

Heat radiating from the young Earth could help solve the more than 50-year-old mystery of why the far side of the moon, which faces away from Earth, lacks the dark, vast expanses of volcanic rock that...

Monday’s highly anticipated soccer match between the U.S. and Ghana, which is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, will be played in a city reeling from unusually heavy rainfall and floodingThe city...

Take a moment to get up from your desk, if you aren't already standing, and have a look around. If you see rows of desks, you're in an open-plan office. And if you're an introvert — one of those...

"I got a bad feeling about this," Han Solo said several times, first in the trash compactor scene in Star Wars. It's a phrase Harrison Ford could reuse right now, as his ankle injury appears to be qui...

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case centered on threats made through social media, a topic that has major ramifications for free speech and the Internet.The case at hand centers around Anthony...

Getting a promotion is one of the holy grails of modern careers. It’s the post-college report card. It gives employees a goal and reason to work harder. It confers prestige and respect. It comes...

Domino's added a virtual assistant feature that brings Siri-like functionality to its iOS and Android apps Monday.The feature, nicknamed "Dom," allows users to browse the menu and add items to their c...

This drone can handle any terrain: It flies, drive on ground and even glides on waterThe radio-controlled gadget, which weighs less than one pound, was unveiled during the Tokyo Toy Show, which took p...

iHeartRadio, the popular music app for streaming radio stations, was updated on Monday with an improved design and faster music recommendations.The new version of the Clear Channel-owned app is easier...

The selfie is dead. Long live the dronieTwitter kicked off the Cannes Lions international advertising festival in southern France on Sunday by using drones to take Vine videos above the heads of Twitt...

There are 23 million small businesses in America, and 543,000 more are started every month. So if you've got a business idea and you want to stand out from the crowd and succeed, you better have a uni...

Amazon may not have a new smartphone yet, but it already seems to be making a not-so-subtle pitch for developers to build apps for one.The ecommerce giant announced Monday that its Appstore for Androi...

Google named four developer partners on Monday for Glass apps from the medical, media and sports industries.The partners include APZ Labs, which makes Skylight, a business software app for Glass; AugM...

That's a lot of leafy greens.Instacart, the same-day grocery delivery startup, has raised $44 million in a Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Box CEO Aaron Levie and Y Combinator presi...

Heat radiating from the young Earth could help solve the more than 50-year-old mystery of why the far side of the moon, which faces away from Earth, lacks the dark, vast expanses of volcanic rock that...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Dozens of extremists attacked a Kenyan coastal town for hours, killing those who couldn't answer questions about Islam and those who didn't know the Somali language, officials a...

DreamWorks Animation has launched its YouTube arm, DreamWorksTV, with a slew of "vloggers" that you've come to know on the big screen (including Shrek, Puss in Boots and Kung Fu Panda) — and qui...

Spoiler alert: This post contains spoilers for the Season 4 finale. If you haven't seen it, stop reading now. Seriously. You don't want this.Just when we were starting to get used to things, Game of T...

Image: MashableMisplace or break your phone? No cell signal? Have no fear: You can still text away with a computer via Wi-FiTexting from a laptop has its perks — it's free of charge, typing is ...

The schedule:Germany versus Portugal, Salvador, 12 p.m. ETGhana versus USA, Natal, 6 p.m. ETNow it’s Team USA’s turn to take a shot in what’s been a pretty dazzling World Cup so far....

Everyone needs a few more reasons to smile on a day-to-day basis. Especially on a Monday.We found 18 GIFs that are so sweet, so positively lovable that they may just make your week. Use that smiley en...

Season 4 of Game of Thrones is over... so now what?! Elliott Morgan offers some suggestions that will help you cope until the next season.In the last episode, Elliott explored the return of many class...

Season 4 of Game of Thrones is over... so now what?! Elliott Morgan offers some suggestions that will help you cope until the next season.Subscribe to Mashable on YouTube and never miss a minute.BONUS...

Editor's note: Every week Mashable presents "Let’s Talk About," a look back at the biggest WTF stuff from the weekend’s new releases. If you haven’t seen the movie, be warned: This i...

The sun is shining, the water is sparkling and summertime is upon usThat means it's time to shut the windows, burrow into your bed and binge on Netflix Now that your favorite spring shows like Mad Men...

Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher, who has suffered serious brain injuries after a skiing accident in France in Dec. 2013, is no longer in a coma, his manager, Sabine Kehm, has confirmed"Michael has...

You're snapping away photos with your iPhone, and see that it's saving to two separate albums called Camera Roll and My Photo Stream.But sometimes it seems like photos are stored in both, or maybe whe...

Congratulations. You got the job! Now the real challenge begins: hitting the ground running. I once interviewed a C-level leader from the retail industry about the importance of quickly getting the la...

What can make Moema, a seemingly quiet São Paulo neighborhood, erupt with a thousand cheers, vuvuzelas and fireworks? Brazil's national soccer team scoring a goal, of course!Claus Wahlers, a S...

If composing music using your hands is hard, you can now try composing just by waving your handsiRing is a motion controller that users can use hand movements to create effects in musicSee also: 5 App...

Cardiff Electric’s PC venture is well underway in episode 3 of Halt and Catch Fire, but Joe’s ambition seems to be hitting the computer cooling fan — whether it's Cameron stalling wh...

DO NOT READ ON if you have yet to see the finale of Game of Thrones Season 4.The Game of Thrones finale on Father's Day was ominously titled The Children, and sure enough, it was f...

Goal! Goal! Goal! You kids have it so easy. (And by "kids", I mean anyone who's clambering aboard the World Cup bandwagon for the first time in 2014.) You don't know what it used to be like, watching ...

This post contains spoilers from Sunday's Game of Thrones episode "The Children." Read at your own discretion.Game of Thrones Season 4 came to an end on Sunday with a finale that really showed you are...

LeBron James won't nab his three-peat this year. Boo to the hoo.The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night. And so King James will have to settle for sec...

If composing music using your hands is hard, you can now try composing just by waving your handsiRing is a motion controller that users can use hand movements to create effects in musicSee also: 5 App...

KIEV, Ukraine — NATO released new satellite images on Sunday to support claims by the Ukraine and U.S. governments that Russia had allowed tanks to cross the border into the eastern part of this...

People working at Starbucks just got a lot smarter, literally.The coffee chain plans to launch a new program on Monday that will pay for its employees to attend online college classes at Arizona State...

This post contains spoilers for the entire series of Game of Thrones, including the season four finale. Don't read if you aren't caught up. Seriously. We warned you.Now that the fourth season of Game ...

Like obscenity, humor and possibly, obscene humor, great marketing defies easy classification. If you've ever seen an ad, tweet, Facebook post, viral video, Vine video or anything else that changed yo...

DO NOT READ ON if you have yet to see the finale of Game of Thrones Season 4.The Game of Thrones finale on Father's Day was ominously titled The Children, and sure enough, it was f...

It's not a smartwatch, but it's pretty dang close.Glance is a wristband prototype accessory that can effectively turn a regular watch into a smartwatch. Designed by Kiwi Wearables, a startup based out...

Second acts in business can be hard to pull off, especially when you've been as successful as former Microsoft CEO Steve BallmerBut just months after stepping down from his post, Ballmer, serving as t...

It’s hard enough to find a job these days with wavering unemployment rates, 250 resumes per opening and radio silent employers. So what happens when you want to take an even bigger leap and cha...

Like obscenity, humor and possibly, obscene humor, great marketing defies easy classification. If you've ever seen an ad, tweet, Facebook post, viral video, Vine video or anything else that changed yo...

Memorial Day has come and gone, and the official start of summer is just around the corner. With the changing of seasons comes thoughts of time away from school and work — and, for many, vacatio...

With militants knocking on Baghdad's door, the massive U.S. Embassy will temporarily relocate some staff to facilities in Basra and Erbil as well as to Amman in Jordan, the State Department announced ...

It's not a smartwatch, but it's pretty dang close.Glance is a wristband prototype accessory that can effectively turn a regular watch into a smartwatch. Designed by Kiwi Wearables, a startup based out...

In the tiny town of Ashland, Virginia, the most exciting thing to usually happen at Randolph Macon College is the loud train that blows through campus every thirty minutesOn Tuesday night, that all ch...

It's a big week for dudesWith Father's Day upon us, and the men of the World Cup getting everyone's hearts racing, the world of viral videos has been keeping pace with current eventsSee also: Tony Awa...

Giving the commencement address at the University of California at Irvine on Saturday, President Obama openly mocked the climate science and policy positions of many Republican lawmakers, without nami...

It’s hard enough to find a job these days with wavering unemployment rates, 250 resumes per opening and radio silent employers. So what happens when you want to take an even bigger leap and cha...

Looking for a job? The Mashable Job Board is the place to search. With over 3,000 employers, we have a wide variety of top companies seeking talented people to fill job openings in different industrie...

Drake started from the bottom. Now he's all over Etsy.Taylor Swift isn't the only crafter in town who loves to make Drake-inspired gifts. It doesn't take too much searching on Etsy to find some choice...

A new animated short film, released this week to coincide with LGBT Pride Month, weaves an emotional tale of one man's quest to find someone who will accept himIt's part of Allstate's #OutHoldingHands...

Now that it's summer, you may have suddenly looked down to find a shocking sight — your feet.After months of shoving them in snow boots, sweating through rough wool socks and generally surviving...

A warming Arctic could lead to fewer extreme cold fall and winter events in the U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia, according to a study published SundayThis runs contrary to what some scientists have be...

In the tiny town of Ashland, Virginia, the most exciting thing to usually happen at Randolph Macon College is the loud train that blows through campus every thirty minutesOn Tuesday night, that all ch...

Fatherhood is full of snotty noses, whiny voices and smelly diapers — but these dads wouldn't have it any other way.In honor of Father's Day, we asked Whisper to share some of its users cutest c...

BAGHDAD — The Islamic militant group that captured two major cities last week posted graphic photos on Sunday that appeared to show its fighters massacring dozens of captured Iraqi soldiers.The...

It's a big week for dudesWith Father's Day upon us, and the men of the World Cup getting everyone's hearts racing, the world of viral videos has been keeping pace with current eventsSee also: Eli Lieb...

KIEV, Ukraine — NATO released new satellite images on Sunday to support claims by the Ukraine and U.S. governments that Russia had allowed tanks to cross the border into the eastern part of this...

Vinegar isn't just for salad dressings anymore.The kitchen cabinet staple is handy when it comes to meal time, but with a little a href="https://www.mashable.com/category/diy">DIY know-how, this ac...

American Top 40 radio personality Casey Kasem, who had been living with Parkinson's disease and dementia, died Sunday on Father's Day surrounded by relatives and close friends in a California hospital...

Giving the commencement address at the University of California at Irvine on Saturday, President Obama openly mocked the climate science and policy positions of many Republican lawmakers, without nami...

Dads are teachers, providers, (mostly amateur) comedians, leaders and then some — no wonder it's so difficult to shop for themWhether he's your biological father, or the paternal figure in your ...

Dads are teachers, providers, (mostly amateur) comedians, leaders and then some — no wonder it's so difficult to shop for themWhether he's your biological father, or the paternal figure in your ...

Drake started from the bottom. Now he's all over Etsy.Taylor Swift isn't the only crafter in town who loves to make Drake-inspired gifts. It doesn't take too much searching on Etsy to find some choice...

More than a week after Apple's WWDC keynote, I'm still trying to wrap my brain around everything that was announcedI went into San Francisco's Moscone Center West expecting to see the Cupertino compan...

A new animated short film, released this week to coincide with LGBT Pride Month, weaves an emotional tale of one man's quest to find someone who will accept himIt's part of Allstate's #OutHoldingHands...

Pinterest, it's time to fess up. You've been leading us on for far too long.We love browsing pin boards for life hacks, DIY crafts and recipes. But there's nothing more disappointing than trying out a...

Now that it's summer, you may have suddenly looked down to find a shocking sight — your feet.After months of being shoved in snow boots, sweating through rough wool socks and generally surviving...

Fatherhood is full of snotty noses, whiny voices and smelly diapers — but these dads wouldn't have it any other way.In honor of Father's Day, we asked Whisper to share some of its users cutest c...

Giving the commencement address at the University of California at Irvine on Saturday, President Obama openly mocked the climate science and policy positions of many Republican lawmakers, without nami...

Mark Sorrells, Ph.D., has been teaching plant breeding and genetics at Cornell University for the past 36 years. Today, though, he's talking about beer — and he couldn't sound happierThanks to a...

BAGHDAD — The Islamic militant group that captured two major cities last week posted graphic photos on Sunday that appeared to show its fighters massacring dozens of captured Iraqi soldiers.The...

Looking for a job? The Mashable Job Board is the place to search. With over 3,000 employers, we have a wide variety of top companies seeking talented people to fill job openings in different industrie...

Vinegar isn't just for salad dressings anymore.The kitchen cabinet staple is handy when it comes to meal time, but with a little DIY know-how, this acetic acid can work hard in the kitchen and beyond....

American Top 40 radio legend Casey Kasem, who had Parkinson's disease and dementia, died Sunday on Father's Day surrounded by relatives and close friends at 3:23 a.m. PT at St. Anthony's Hospital in G...

Image: Mashable Between smartphones, laptops, tablets and apps, technology influences almost every aspect of our lives. We live in a world where we forget an off switch exists We get anxious when we ...

A new animated short film, released this week to coincide with LGBT Pride Month, weaves an emotional tale of one man's quest to find someone who will accept himIt's part of Allstate's #OutHoldingHands...

Dads are teachers, providers, (mostly amateur) comedians, leaders and then some — no wonder it's so difficult to shop for themWhether he's your biological father, or the paternal figure in your ...

Pinterest, it's time to fess up. You've been leading us on for far too long.We love browsing pin boards for life hacks, DIY crafts and recipes. But there's nothing more disappointing than trying out a...

Vinegar isn't just for salad dressings anymore.The kitchen cabinet staple is handy when it comes to meal time, but with a little DIY know-how, this acetic acid can work hard in the kitchen and beyond....

Everything is a little different down in Brazil. Samba and soccer rule the cultural imagination. Politics are rather more sharply drawn, as is the clash between wealth and poverty. The water rotates i...

Fed up with your job?You're not alone. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1.8 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs this past MarchSee also: 10 Hiring Tips for Your Sma...

MANAUS, Brazil — Back in 2013, before this summer's World Cup groups and match-ups had been set, England manager Roy Hodgson called Manaus "ideally the place to avoid." That triggered a touchy ...

The fifth annual Social Media Day returns on June 30, 2014. Hundreds of events taking place worldwide that day will bring together thousands of people to celebrate the growth of social media and digit...

Between Facebook accidentally unveiling Slingshot, its Snapchat competitor, and Feedly's crippling cyberattacks, you may have overlooked some this week's best new apps.Luckily, Mashable creates a roun...

Everything is a little different down in Brazil. Samba and soccer rule the cultural imagination. Politics are rather more sharply drawn, as is the clash between wealth and poverty. The water rotates i...

Logging in to apps may soon be a whole lot easier and faster in iOS 8.Apple is reportedly adding a new feature to its mobile OS, which will allow apps to access login credentials stored in Safari to a...

TV dads can teach us a lot of important life lessons. Danny Tanner taught us that a clean home is a happy home. Tim Taylor taught us that mistakes happen and that's okay. Ned Stark taught us that if y...

Most of us have become accustomed to the amazing imagery of the world available on Google's Street View, but a new site promises the same kind of virtual tourism from the aerial perspective of drones ...

The fifth annual Social Media Day returns on June 30, 2014. Hundreds of events taking place worldwide that day will bring together thousands of people to celebrate the growth of social media and digit...

Nintendo isn’t done with the Wii U, yet. That’s the message we heard repeated from Shigeru Miyamoto, the company’s senior director and creator of many beloved franchises like Super M...

MANAUS, Brazil — Hours before England and Italy kicked off their crucial Group D showdown, the area surrounding Arena da Amazonia in this city in the heart of the jungle was a cauldron bubbling ...

Fed up with your job?You're not alone. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1.8 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs this past MarchSee also: 10 Hiring Tips for Your Sma...

Leftover raindrops dripped off the tent covering Ed Sheeran as he melodically hypnotized fans Friday night with "All of the Stars" from the romantic drama The Fault In Our StarsThe outdoor show on Ell...

Thousands of bikers took to the streets this weekend to ride their bikes in the buff, as part of the annual World Naked Bike Ride event.The clothing-optional bike rides has taken place in at least 70 ...

We know, you're super sad another season of Game of Thrones is coming to an end. But it's no spoiler that all things must die.In the meantime, take your mind off the bloodbath that was Season 4 with a...

MANAUS, Brazil — Back in 2013, before this summer's World Cup groups and match-ups had been set, England manager Roy Hodgson called Manaus "ideally the place to avoid." That triggered a touchy ...

If you so much as kick a dog or cat in many nations, you would likely have to answer to local authorities. But in Africa, the venerable elephant — long considered one of the most intelligent ani...

Most of us have become accustomed to the amazing imagery of the world available on Google's Street View, but a new site promises the same kind of virtual tourism from the aerial perspective of drones ...

The greatest gift is the gift of laughter.There's nothing more satisfying than sharing a pun on Father's Day. After your kids have given you their hugs and homemade macaroni cards, show them gratitude...

Heads up: Your 140-character observation about tampon commercials could become a short filmAt least this was the case for Twitter celeb Kelly Oxford, whose joke about a tampon commercial is one of thr...

Leftover raindrops dripped off the tent covering Ed Sheeran as he melodically hypnotized fans Friday night with "All of the Stars" from the romantic drama The Fault In Our StarsThe outdoor show on Ell...

Since the beginning of time, or at least when Nintendo 64 was cool, there's never been a greater bonding experience than demolishing your pals in Super Smash Bros.The button-smashing gameplay in SSB w...

MANAUS, Brazil — Hours before England and Italy kicked off their crucial Group D showdown, the area surrounding Arena da Amazonia in this city in the heart of the jungle was a cauldron bubbling ...

Leftover raindrops dripped off the tent covering Ed Sheeran as he melodically hypnotized fans Friday night with "All of the Stars" from the romantic drama The Fault In Our StarsThe outdoor show on Ell...

This ain't your momma's pinboard.Pinterest may seem like a social network dominated by crafty women and mommy bloggers, but in truth, the website has a thriving community of men who've curated boards ...

We know, you're super sad another season of Game of Thrones is coming to an end. But it's no spoiler that all things must die.In the meantime, take your mind off the bloodbath that was Season 4 with a...

TV dads can teach us a lot of important life lessons. Danny Tanner taught us that a clean home is a happy home. Tim Taylor taught us that mistakes happen and that's okay. Ned Stark taught us that if y...

The greatest gift is the gift of laughter.There's nothing more satisfying than sharing a pun on Father's Day. After your kids have given you their hugs and homemade macaroni cards, show them gratitude...

The race for bigger, sharper screens, it seems, is never-ending. Whether the device in question fits in your pocket or hangs on your wall, manufacturers just keep cramming pixels in, even well past th...

The price of an airplane ticket is only the beginning of what it costs to fly in 2014.Baggage, booking and seat-selection fees were some of the most aggravating expenses for global travelers this year...

If you so much as kick a dog or cat in many nations, you would likely have to answer to local authorities. But in Africa, the venerable elephant — long considered one of the most intelligent ani...

Though our intentions are good, no matter how many times we tell ourselves to buy gifts ahead of time, you're somehow still sprinting through the mall an hour before Father's Day lunchDad is notorious...

Since the beginning of time, or at least when Nintendo 64 was cool, there's never been a greater bonding experience than demolishing your pals in Super Smash Bros.The button-smashing gameplay in SSB w...

The aftermath of a party is like a gross beer scavenger hunt. After finding all of the containers your friends left sitting around the night before, you usually pour out all the old, stale beers. But...

The greatest gift is the gift of laughter.There's nothing more satisfying than sharing a pun on Father's Day. After your kids have given you their hugs and homemade macaroni cards, show them gratitude...

The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicked off Thursday in Brazil, and while millions of fans are excited for the world's most-popular sporting event, a cloud of controversy continues to surround the host country...

Dash is working to not only integrate the consumer driver's experience of connected cars with fluid and fun interactions — via app-to-vehicle CPU — but the Manhattan-based startup has...

If you so much as kick a dog or cat in many nations, you would likely have to answer to local authorities. But in Africa, the venerable elephant — long considered one of the most intelligent ani...

KIEV — Using highly sophisticated surface-to-air missiles, Kremlin-backed rebels shot down a Ukrainian Ilyushin-76 military-transport aircraft, as it prepared to land at an airport in the easter...

KIEV — Using highly sophisticated surface-to-air missiles, Kremlin-backed rebels shot down a Ukrainian Ilyushin-76 military-transport aircraft, as it prepared to land at an airport in the easter...

The idea that the American military leaves none of its soldiers behind has been under perhaps more scrutiny than ever since May 31.That's the day Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was exchanged with the Taliban for ...

In 2014, college grads don't need fancy pens or letter openers — especially not the entrepreneurial ones. If you want to give a gift that will make a lasting impression, try thinking outside the...

Image: MashableElectricity and water are archenemiesThat's a problem for summertime, a season best spent by the ocean, pool or any other large body of water. But thanks to all kinds of brilliant tech,...

For most of my time at E3, I roamed the showroom floor. Sometimes, I ducked into a closed-door demo; other times, I tested out indie creations with developers explaining their concepts. The whole expe...

If you so much as kick a dog or cat in many nations, you would likely have to answer to local authorities. But in Africa, the venerable elephant — long considered one of the most intelligent ani...

The aftermath of a party is like a gross beer scavenger hunt. After finding all of the containers your friends left sitting around the night before, you usually pour out all the old, stale beers. But...

TV dads can teach us a lot of important life lessons. Danny Tanner taught us that a clean home is a happy home. Tim Taylor taught us that mistakes happen and that's okay. Ned Stark taught us that if y...

The race for bigger, sharper screens, it seems, is never-ending. Whether the device in question fits in your pocket or hangs on your wall, manufacturers just keep cramming pixels in, even well past th...

The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicked off Thursday in Brazil, and while millions of fans are excited for the world's most-popular sporting event, a cloud of controversy continues to surround the host country...

The price of an airplane ticket is only the beginning of what it costs to fly in 2014.Baggage, booking and seat-selection fees were some of the most aggravating expenses for global travelers this year...

If you're looking to relocate or launch your career, you may want to pack your bags and head over to San Jose, Salt Lake City or Oklahoma City.San Jose, home to companies like Google and eBay, is rank...

In the words of the X Ambassadors, providers of the thumping soundtrack to what is probably the coolest and certainly the longest ad of the World Cup, ain't no God on the streets in the heart of the j...

Though our intentions are good, no matter how many times we tell ourselves to buy gifts ahead of time, you're somehow still sprinting through the mall an hour before Father's Day lunchDad is notorious...

The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicked off Thursday in Brazil, and while millions of fans are excited for the world's most-popular sporting event, a cloud of controversy continues to surround the host country...

KIEV — Using highly sophisticated surface-to-air missiles, Kremlin-backed rebels shot down a Ukrainian Ilyushin-76 military-transport aircraft, as it prepared to land at an airport in the easter...

This ain't your momma's pinboard.Pinterest may seem like a social network dominated by crafty women and mommy bloggers, but in truth, the website has a thriving community of men who've curated boards ...

The idea that the American military leaves none of its soldiers behind has been under perhaps more scrutiny than ever since May 31.That's the day Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was exchanged with the Taliban for ...

The race for bigger, sharper screens, it seems, is never-ending. Whether the device in question fits in your pocket or hangs on your wall, manufacturers just keep cramming pixels in, even well past th...

Image: MashableElectricity and water are archenemiesThat's a problem for summertime, a season best spent by the ocean, pool or any other large body of water. But thanks to all kinds of brilliant tech,...

For most of my time at E3, I roamed the showroom floor. Sometimes, I ducked into a closed-door demo; other times, I tested out indie creations with developers explaining their concepts. The whole expe...

MANAUS, Brazil — After arrival in this remote metropolis surrounded by jungle, you quickly sense only the thinnest of margins separates the real Manaus from the idyllic, festive World Cup bubble...

Though our intentions are good, no matter how many times we tell ourselves to buy gifts ahead of time, you're somehow still sprinting through the mall an hour before Father's Day lunchDad is notorious...

The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicked off Thursday in Brazil, and while millions of fans are excited for the world's most-popular sporting event, a cloud of controversy continues to surround the host country...

Dash is working to not only integrate the consumer driver's experience of connected cars with fluid and fun interactions — via app-to-vehicle CPU — but the Manhattan-based startup has...

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In the words of the X Ambassadors, providers of the thumping soundtrack to what is probably the coolest and certainly the longest ad of the World Cup, ain't no God on the streets in the heart of the j...

If you're a World Cup newcomer, or a skeptical holdout looking for reasons to jump into this tournament the rest of the world seems to be embracing, you're in luck. Friday offered a trio of highly ent...

If you're a World Cup newcomer, or a skeptical holdout looking for reasons to jump into this tournament the rest of the world seems to be embracing, you're in luck. Friday offered a trio of highly ent...

MANAUS, Brazil — After arrival in this remote metropolis surrounded by jungle, you quickly sense only the thinnest of margins separates the real Manaus from the idyllic, festive World Cup bubble...

LinkedIn released employee demographic data for the first time on Thursday, revealing a workforce that is mostly male, and mostly whiteOf LinkedIn's 5400-plus total employees, 61% are male, and CEO Je...

Yo, Aaron Paul, please stop turning on everyone's Xbox consoles.The Breaking Bad star's commercial for Microsoft's Xbox One has apparently been interacting with Xbox One owners in real life.See also: ...

Samantha, the artificially intelligent operating system, wasn't the only impressive tech in Spike Jonze's Her. Joaquin Phoenix's character plays a futuristic video game in the film that is now, in a w...

Paris authorities will not ban "love locks" on bridges, the city's deputy mayor said Thursday.After part of a railing on the Pont des Arts collapsed, Bruno Julliard announced the city was looking for ...

An al-Qaeda-inspired splinter group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), has been marching towards Baghdad, Iraq, capturing two major cities in the north in just a few days. The group's offen...

Yo, Aaron Paul, please stop turning on everyone's Xbox consoles.The Breaking Bad star's commercial for Microsoft's Xbox One has apparently been interacting with Xbox One owners in real life.See also: ...

With World Cup coverage underway, people from all over the world are tweeting about the same topic in many different languages. Twitter wants to make it easier for everyone by bringing mobile translat...

Netflix is starting to roll out its new logo, adding it along with another slight tweak to its desktop interface.See also: 6 Great Alternatives to NetflixThe new logo (left) goes for a more flat, simp...

Cincinnati’s regional airport will become the first in the U.S. to monitor travelers' smartphones and other Wi-Fi equipped gadgets to quickly identify congested areas and display wait times for ...

In our latest Ask a Dev video, iOS architect Ryan Peck answers this week's top question on how Apple's new iOS 8 and Yosemite SDKs improve app performance.See also: What Does Apple's Swift Programming...

If you see a dude in an old-school hockey mask chasing a werewolf (or vice versa) on Friday, here's why: Friday the 13th coincides with a full moon. Hide your kids.That said, only those living in Asia...

Just two weeks after Apple announced its upcoming Health app for iOS 8, Google is reportedly preparing to launch a similar service called Google Fit.The search giant will debut a health platform at it...

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to fulfill a dream you've had for 10 years, only to see that dream exceed your wildest expectations? That's what Chris Ashton, cofounder of Turtle Rock Stu...

Independent games made their mark on E3 this year, from the surprise hits of major press conferences to the titles stealing hearts on the show room floor. It’s impossible to not admire the passi...

Have you had the dragons and the bees talk with your parents yet? If not, you may want to look away.As many of you may have realized, characters in Game of Thrones occasionally have sex. And by occasi...

George R.R. Martin's literature has no business in the children's section of the bookstoreThough the night is dark and full of terrors, that doesn't mean we can't shed a little light to classic kids' ...

Back in 2009, a little more than three years after Twitter launched, the company tried to address the nagging problem of user retention. It introduced a Suggested Users list intended to help new users...

Dinosaurs may not have been cold-blooded like modern reptiles or warm-blooded like mammals and birds — instead, they may have dominated the planet for 135 million years with blood that ran neith...

Netflix's war of words on Internet service providers has scored its first victory.The FCC will begin looking at the network connection agreements between companies like Netflix and Verizon, a move tha...

An al-Qaeda-inspired splinter group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), has been marching towards Baghdad, Iraq, capturing two major cities in the north in just a few days. The group's offen...

For the past five years, Mashable has united the globe for a celebration of Social Media Day, when we celebrate the ways social media has changed and enriched our worldFive years ago, everyone's socia...

Fans of Lauren Oliver's cult YA series Delirium will soon get to see the show that they thought was forever lost in the network pilot graveyard.Hulu today released a trailer for the pilot, starring Em...

An al-Qaeda-inspired group that captured two key cities in Iraq this week vowed this week to march on to Baghdad, raising fears about the government's ability to slow the assault, following the insurg...

WASHINGTON — Air traffic controllers are still working schedules known as "rattlers" that make it likely for them to get little or no sleep before overnight shifts, more than three years after a...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sent his favorite children's book to members of the press slated to attend the company's mysterious product event in Seattle next week, where it's expected to launch a 3D smartph...

President Barack Obama has reopened a battle almost as old as the Internet — the pronunciation of GIF.The White House hosted its first-ever Tumblr Q&A between Obama and Tumblr founder and CE...

Survey says: Hodor.Jimmy Kimmel Live imagined how Game of Thrones character Hodor would fare on the classic game show Family Feud. The simple, lovable bannerman ends up with a pretty predictable scor...

Isai and Mark Scheinberg, the father-son duo that helped pioneer online poker, have decided to fold.In doing so, they may have helped pave the way for a return to the glory days of online poker in the...

Mary Steenburgen is going to serve time on Orange is the New Black Season 3, Mashable confirms.Steenburgen, whose most recent TV gigs included parts on Justified and Wilfred, broke the news on Twitter...

The New Republic does not, as far as I know, publish horoscopes, but I would like to issue a warning to American soccer fans: Beware the 16th, 22nd and 26th of June. Espe...

Glass Explorers, be forewarned: We will not show mercyJon Stewart and Daily Show correspondent Jason Jones relentlessly trolled a group of Google Glass wearers on the show on Thursday, because if you ...

Netflix is starting to roll out its new logo, adding it along with another slight tweak to its desktop interface.See also: 6 Great Alternatives to NetflixThe new logo (left) goes for a more flat, simp...

If you see a dude in an old-school hockey mask chasing a werewolf (or vice versa) on Friday, here's why: Friday the 13th coincides with a full moon. Hide your kids.That said, only those living in Asia...

Just two weeks after Apple announced its upcoming Health app for iOS 8, Google is reportedly preparing to launch a similar service called Google Fit.The search giant will debut a health platform at it...

Apple is recalling power adapters sold in Europe and parts of Asia and Africa after reports surfaced that the devices were overheating and putting users at risk.The company released a statement on Fri...

Apple is recalling power adapters sold in Europe and parts of Asia and Africa after reports surfaced that the devices were overheating and putting users at risk.The company released a statement on Fri...

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to fulfill a dream you've had for 10 years, only to see that dream exceed your wildest expectations? That's what Chris Ashton, cofounder of Turtle Rock Stu...

Independent games made their mark on E3 this year, from the surprise hits of major press conferences to the titles stealing hearts on the show room floor. It’s impossible to not admire the passi...

As al-Qaeda-inspired militants keep advancing toward Baghdad, Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.) criticized President Barack Obama for abandoning Iraq when the United States "had [the conflict] won."McCain b...

KIEV, Ukraine — Government claimed big victories in its fight against pro-Russia separatists in the country’s restive southeast on Friday, saying its forces had retaken a strategic industr...

A $700,000 home is teetering over the edge of Texas' Lake Whitney and officials are about to set it on fire.The home, which has been gradually crumbling into the lake for weeks, is to be set on fire a...

This story was updated at 3:30 p.m. ET...A $700,000 home was teetering over the edge of Texas' Lake Whitney — until officials set it on fire.The home, which had been gradually crumbling into the...

This post contains spoilers from Game of Thrones Seasons 1-4. Read at your own discretion. Game of Thrones Season 4 comes to a close on Sunday, leaving you as cold and lonely as Jon Snow north of the ...

The last thing a diver wants is a close call with a shark and be caught without a GoPro to capture the terrifying moment.Diver Terry Tufferson had a razor-close call with a great white shark after he ...

Big gaming companies Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo premiered some amazing new games and consoles at this week's E3 conference. Gamers fawned over amiibos, Playstation TV, and a completely remastered Ha...

As Iraq faces a growing insurgency in the north that is threatening to pull the country apart, the country's Ministry of Communications has reportedly blocked access to a number of social media sites....

Scientists have discovered vast water reserves near Earth’s mantle, a finding that could reshape our understanding of where Earth’s water came from.According to a new study by a group of U...

George R.R. Martin's literature has no business in the children's section of the bookstoreThough the night is dark and full of terrors, that doesn't mean we can't shed a little light to classic kids' ...

Netflix's war of words on Internet service providers has scored its first victory.The FCC will begin looking at the network connection agreements between companies like Netflix and Verizon, a move tha...

Priceline.com is buying restaurant booking service OpenTable for $2.3 billion, the travel company announced Friday, paving the way for a new line of business for the online bidding firm.The company is...

For the past five years, Mashable has united the globe for a celebration of Social Media Day, when we celebrate the ways social media has changed and enriched our worldFive years ago, everyone's socia...

Bowe Bergdahl is back home in the United States. He landed in San Antonio, Texas, early Friday on a flight from Ramstein Air Base in Germany.Bergdahl was then transported to the San Antonio Military M...

Bowe Bergdahl is back home in the United States. He landed in San Antonio, Texas, early Friday on a flight from Ramstein Air Base in Germany.Bergdahl was then transported to the San Antonio Military M...

Fans of Lauren Oliver's cult YA series Delirium will soon get to see the show that they thought was forever lost in the network pilot graveyard.Hulu today released a trailer for the pilot, starring Em...

WASHINGTON — Air traffic controllers are still working schedules known as "rattlers" that make it likely for them to get little or no sleep before overnight shifts, more than three years after a...

President Barack Obama has reopened a battle almost as old as the Internet — the pronunciation of GIF.The White House hosted its first-ever Tumblr Q&A between Obama and Tumblr founder and CE...

Survey says: Hodor.Jimmy Kimmel Live imagined how Game of Thrones character Hodor would fare on the classic game show Family Feud. The simple, lovable bannerman ends up with a pretty predictable scor...

Restaurant chain P.F. Chang's acknowledged on Friday that customers' credit and debit card data was compromised in a recent hack, and is now reverting to a manual credit card imprinting system in all ...

Mary Steenburgen is going to serve time on Orange is the New Black Season 3, Mashable confirms.Steenburgen, whose most recent TV gigs included parts on Justified and Wilfred, broke the news on Twitter...

Picture this: It's Father's Day. Your dad opens his present, though he already knows what it will be. It is a drill and he picked it out three weeks ago. He smiles and he nods in your direction. Fathe...

Picture this: It's Father's Day. Your dad opens his present, though he already knows what it will be. It is a drill and he picked it out three weeks ago. He smiles and he nods in your direction. Fathe...

The New Republic does not, as far as I know, publish horoscopes, but I would like to issue a warning to American soccer fans: Beware the 16th, 22nd and 26th of June. Espe...

Samsung launched on Thursday perhaps the most direct competitor to the iPad we've seen yet. In fact, the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S comes in a larger and smaller size too, just like its Apple counterpar...

This year, the E3 throws way back with the return of classic video games like Halo, Star Fox, and the Sims. Mashable Minute's Elliott Morgan, the old-school gamer that he is, definitely digs the trend...

The first day of the World Cup was but an appetizer: the opening ceremony and just one match, won relatively easily by overwhelming favorite Brazil after the host country gave up a cringeworthy own go...

In the hours and days after the Boston Marathon bombing, the hive mind of Reddit sprang into action. Redditors studied pictures from the scene, listened to police scanners and pieced together informat...

Sorry, Prince Charming — Snow Grump couldn't give two hairballs that you want to save her."Someday My No Will Come"Image: Eric ProctorIf Disney fairy tales starred Grumpy Cat, you can bet they w...

Apple is recalling power adapters sold in Europe and parts of Asia and Africa after reports surfaced that the devices were overheating and putting users at risk.The company released a statement on Fri...

One of the scariest moments in any man's life is the impending reality that you're going to be a father.A mountain of responsibilities come with parenthood, so it's no wonder that anxious and clueless...

What's worse than a dad dancing? Two dads dancing.Jimmy Fallon and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie prove this point with a short history of typical dad dance floor movesSee also: Jennifer Lopez Challen...

As al-Qaeda-inspired militants keep advancing toward Baghdad, Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.) criticized President Barack Obama for abandoning Iraq when the United States "had [the conflict] won."McCain b...

KIEV, Ukraine — Government claimed big victories in its fight against pro-Russia separatists in the country’s restive southeast on Friday, saying its forces had retaken a strategic industr...

If there's one prevailing complaint about Google Glass, it's that it looks weird on your face. People get freaked out when they're talking to someone who has a noticeable camera attached to their eyew...

This story was updated at 3:30 p.m. ET...A $700,000 home was teetering over the edge of Texas' Lake Whitney — until officials set it on fire.The home, which had been gradually crumbling into the...

LGBT Pride parades are famous the world over for their exuberant yet message-driven theme. Part celebration, part march for equal rights, the parades are often distinguished by lively participants who...

"Everything is different the second time around," sings Regina Spektor during the opening credits of Orange Is the New Black — just like the show's music in Season 2.Her "You’ve Got Time" ...

With the World Cup set to kick off in Brazil, soccer officials in Eritrea are trying to build a national team from scratch. It's a process that takes place almost every year, because players from...

"No one ever said on her death bed, 'I wish I'd spent more time on Facebook,'" says attorney and media correspondent Lisa BloomA more likely scenario: regret that she didn't do more to save her grandc...

Electrifying players and crazy drama are all part of the World Cup — but what really makes this thing go is the fansEn route from San Francisco to Manaus this week, your humble reporter got to s...

The New Republic does not, as far as I know, publish horoscopes, but I would like to issue a warning to American soccer fans: Beware the 16th, 22nd and 26th of June. Espe...

Facebook has updated its Messenger app for iOS and Android devices, giving users the ability to record and send 15-second video messagesVersion 6.0 of the app also adds a feature called "Big Likes" &#...

Chances are, you spend a good chunk of your day reading and sending email. And, chances are, a significant portion of that is done on your phone.But using email apps on your phone is a vastly differen...

"No one ever said on her death bed, 'I wish I'd spent more time on Facebook,'" says attorney and media correspondent Lisa BloomA more likely scenario: regret that she didn't do more to save her grandc...

As the 2014 World Cup kicks off in Brazil, fans are traveling to 12 stadiums over the next month to cheer on their teams. Each stadium is based in a different city, and each has an interesting story b...

As the 2014 World Cup kicks off in Brazil, fans are traveling to 12 stadiums over the next month to cheer on their teams. Each stadium is based in a different city, and each has an interesting story b...

The future has arrived. And that future includes hoverboards.In March, Funny or Die orchestrated a hoverboard hoax, so it may still be too soon to start believing again in the possibility of Marty McF...

United Airlines has announced that it will reward miles based on dollars spent, moving away from the traditional system based of rewarding frequent fliers based on how many miles they fly.The carrier ...

Just in time for Father's Day, the wife of NFL coach Jim Harbaugh, a notorious dad pants wearer, are appealing to your better senses to stop a travesty sweeping the nation: dad pantsYou know those pan...

MANAUS, Brazil — The air horns became overbearing about an hour before kickoff. They bleated from the hands of men zipping across town on scooters. They blared from bus stops where women in shor...

Today, millennials make up 25% of the U.S. population (that’s 77 million people), and their economic spending power is $1.3 trillion dollars, according to PTTOW. In order to sell millennials on ...

Tesla is about to get a head start in China, thanks to Uber.Uber customers in Shanghai will get a 15-minute test drive in one of the luxury electric cars on June 18. Using Uber's app, customers with a...

Microsoft made an Android version of its Outlook Web App (OWA) available to a handful of devices Thursday.The app, which has the same features as the iOS version, is a prerelease and is limited to use...

Samsung launched on Thursday perhaps the most direct competitor to the iPad we've seen yet. In fact, the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S comes in a larger and smaller size too, just like its Apple counterpar...

If you'd just tuned in to the world's most-watched sporting event for the first time Thursday, in time for the opening ceremony and the opening game, hosts Brazil versus plucky underdogs Croatia, you ...

If you'd just tuned in to the world's most-watched sporting event for the first time Thursday, in time for the opening ceremony and the opening game, hosts Brazil versus plucky underdogs Croatia, you ...

If you'd just tuned in to the world's most-watched sporting event for the first time Thursday, in time for the opening ceremony and the opening game, hosts Brazil versus plucky underdogs Croatia, you ...

The many millions of fans of Plants vs. Zombies 2 should be as excited as a zomboss in a neuroscience lab, because the game is getting a new expansion very soon. The latest adventure in time will take...

Samsung may have just delivered the first true challengers to the Apple iPad Air and iPad Mini With Retina Display: The Samsung Galaxy Tab S.The Galaxy Tab S describes two tablets, one 10.5 inches ($4...

Apple's dominance of the tablet market is so overwhelming that most other players in the space tend to "counter-program." Rather than try to match the iPad feature-for-feature or spec-for-spec, they g...

Nintendo’s latest project invites players to dive head first into paintSplatoon, a brand new franchise from the publisher, takes competitive gaming and turns into a brightly colored mess.Nintend...

Smudge is a lucky little bear cub with eyes that you can't help but love.Animals Asia and their "Peace by Piece" campaign saved the cub with peepers that resemble real-life googly eyes. Bears like Smu...

KIEV, Ukraine — Senior Ukraine officials said on Thursday that three tanks and other military vehicles had trundled into the restive eastern region of the country from Russia, igniting a firefig...

Netflix is throwing pies for you this week, just like Crazy Eyes from Orange Is the New Black angrily did for prison newbie Piper Chapman in Season 1.The streaming service opened a food truck in New Y...

Samsung unveiled on Thursday the Galaxy Tab S, what it calls a "premium" tablet, at an event Thursday evening in New York City. It comes in two sizes: 8.4 and 10.5 inches.Samsung is positioning the Ta...

Samsung unveiled on Thursday the Galaxy Tab S, calling it its new flagship tablet, at an event Thursday evening in New York City. It comes in two sizes: 8.4 and 10.5 inches.Samsung is positioning the ...

"Anti-homeless" spikes sighted around London have sparked outrage from ordinary citizens and the city's mayorPanels of one-inch metal spikes were first spotted outside of luxury apartments near London...

Thanks for the nightmares, Sarah PaulsonThe actress on Thursday took to Twitter to reveal her character in the next installment of FX's horror anthology, American Horror Story: Freak Show — and ...

Thanks for the nightmares, Sarah PaulsonThe actress on Thursday took to Twitter to reveal her character in the next installment of FX's horror anthology, American Horror Story: Freak Show — and ...

Lara Croft is raiding even more tombs at this year’s E3. In addition to the next-gen adventure announced, she’ll also return in a top-down adventure game called Lara Croft and the Temple o...

This post contains spoilers from Game of Thrones. Read at your own discretion.Cheer up, Jon Snow. This jazz band has just the thing to turn that frown upside down.The New Orleans-style jazz band Swamp...

Twitter has spent the last six months dealing with a user growth problem, but it appears the company may have a retention problem too, at least when it comes to high level executivesSince the end of J...

During a talk before the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton let it all out - a jab at Russian President Vladimir Putin, her shock at t...

As expected, host country Brazil had the honor of scoring the first goal of the 2014 World Cup. What we didn't expect: it went in the wrong net.Left back defender Marcelo Vieira was the unfortunate ow...

Apple's App Store, iTunes Store and Apple TV services are back up and running, following a brief outage Thursday afternoonThese services experienced a disruption that made the App Store, iTunes Store ...

The World Cup began Thursday with a decidedly odd opening ceremony. Though Brazil spent a fortune trying to merge culture, nature and acrobatics, it did not score a goal (we are allowed at least one f...

Harrison Ford badly injured his ankle while shooting Star Wars: Episode VII, Disney confirmed in a statement Thursday, with reports surfacing that a hydraulic door of the Millennium Falcon may have fa...

The eastern Pacific Ocean is primed for powerful hurricanes this year, as proven during the past two weeks. First, Hurricane Amanda — the first storm of the young season — exploded to high...

The eastern Pacific Ocean is primed for powerful hurricanes this year, as proven during the past two weeks. First, Hurricane Amanda — the first storm of the young season — exploded to high...

Eugene Goostman is a smart-ass teenager, living in Ukraine and currently conducting conversations with inquisitive souls around the world. There's only one problem: Eugene is not a boy, he's a program...

Hey, look guys -– a tricked-out mini-spaceship sailing 23 miles above earth! Also, go wash your greasy faces.Personal care company Kiehl’s has made the connection between outer space and m...

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Anti-World Cup protesters had barely started to gather at São Paulo's Carrão metro station on Thursday when military and riot police began taking action against the...

Like many parents in the wake of a disaster, Steve Walker wanted solutions.In the aftermath of the 2012 school shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the 2013 tornado that struck Moore, Oklahom...

Two letters sent from a Taliban prison by Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to his family and obtained by The Daily Beast show Bergdahl knew a potential firestorm of controversy awaited him if he was ever set freeBe...

Olé, olé, the World Cup has begunBrazil marked the beginning of its futbol festivities on Thursday with a grand opening ceremony that confused most viewers, but did manage to give us a pleth...

Twitter can't reignite growth without cracking a few egg shells, or at least that appears to be the company's approach.Just in the first half of this year, Twitter's head of product, head of engineeri...

True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto has put to bed some rumors you've heard about Season 2: There is no cast in place, only one person has been approached ... and it's not even an actor whose name h...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - State biologists are reminding people not to touch moose calves or try to take them home as pets following a string of incidents involving people handling the animals, including on...

Just in time for Father's Day, the wife of NFL coach Jim Harbaugh, a notorious dad pants wearer, are appealing to your better senses to stop a travesty sweeping the nation: dad pantsYou know those pan...

At an event called the Electronic Entertainment Expo, you’d expect to see lots of screens.True to form, there are computers, smartphones, tablets, and projectors everywhere. But at the IndieCade...

Ruby Dee, the multitalented and highly decorated actress, writer and activist has died at the age of 91.Dee died Wednesday in her home in New Rochelle, New York, of natural causes, her personal repres...

A seemingly harmless Twitter parody account led to a real-life armed house raid, seized property, an arrest, and now a lawsuit.On April 15, seven police officers raided a man's house in Peoria, Illino...

The men who hilariously recreated Kanye West's "Bound 2" music video and spoofed his Vogue cover with Kim Kardashian are now mocking North Korea's Kim Jong-un in the upcoming action-comedy flick The I...

The men who hilariously recreated Kanye West's "Bound 2" music video and spoofed his Vogue cover with Kim Kardashian are now mocking North Korea's Kim Jong-un in the upcoming action-comedy flick The I...

The annual video game franchise Call of Duty is still going, with the newest title, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, hitting this fall. It puts you in a super-soldier's exoskeleton to fight corporate t...

Everyone's a comedian. And you, fathers of the world, are no exceptionBut who are we kidding? You already knew that. Every time you dished out a prompt, "Hi, Hungry! I'm Dad," after we asked you for f...

It's finally here. Four years have passed, and you're all ready to watch the opening match of the most competitive tournament in sports history.But is your Twitter feed ready — perfectly curated...

It's finally here. Four years have passed, and you're all ready to watch the opening match of the most competitive tournament in sports history.But is your Twitter feed ready — perfectly curated...

The World Cup is kicking off during one of the worst droughts on record in Sao Paulo, with the biggest impacts being felt in and around the rapidly growing city of 18 millionOfficials are going to gre...

Prior to beheading enemies and patronizing brothels, the Game of Thrones actors wore shoulder pads and embraced '90s fashion. It's #ThrowbackThursday in Westeros, y'all.See also: 'Game of Thrones' + ...

If all goes according to plan, on June 12 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Sao Paolo, Brazil, with hundreds of millions of people watching, a paralyzed person wearing a robotic suit will...

Hackers have reportedly attacked a series of World Cup-related websites, including government sites and official partners of the upcoming games in Brazil, kicking them offline.According to a Reuters r...

Want to start your own electric car company? You now have the technology to do so.Tesla has made the unorthodox move of pledging not to pursue litigation against any company that uses its technology "...

Sure, throwing down an amazing slam dunk may get you on SportsCenter, but creating a really funny tweet? NBA players are rewarded for that as wellThe league will begin handing out its third annual NBA...

The Quest: It's kind of the perfect summer reality TV show, especially for you Game of Thrones fans looking for a way to get through those otherwise empty "Winter is coming" months.We've seen teases o...

Slip n' slides are a great way to enjoy your summer afternoon — but if you're over age 7, those dinky store bought slides just aren't going to cut it.Using recycled cardboard, pallets and a larg...

On Orange is the New Black, Norma Romano may be Red's mute former sidekick, but offscreen she's far from silent.In the ultimate #TBT discovery, Jim DeRogatis of WBEZ.org unearthed actress Annie Golden...

The only thing Orcs love more than war is low, low prices.As part of a makeup project, artist Rossanne Puck Aafjes styled 7-foot-tall actor Olivier Richters as a fearsome Uruk-hai from Lord of the Rin...

Attendees at E3 were haunted by the specter of famed Nintendo villain King Boo. Luckily, all you need to do to stop him is turn around and look at him.See also: Nintendo Just Unveiled a Slew of New Ga...

Attendees at E3 were haunted by the specter of famed Nintendo villain King Boo. Luckily, all you need to do to stop him is turn around and look at him.See also: Nintendo Just Unveiled a Slew of New Ga...

All men must die, and it's time for a Facebook employee to meet his maker (no, not Mark Zuckerberg).George R.R. Martin announced a charity campaign last week offering to kill two people in his epic se...

Skydiving has become something of a birthday tradition for former U.S. President George H.W. Bush.41 celebrated his 90th birthday by leaping from a plane at a height of about 10,000 feet over Kennebun...

RSS reader Feedly has been hit with a second round of cyberattacks and has pulled its service while it works on a fix, the company confirmed on Thursday.In a blog post on Feedly's website, the company...

Whether it's a software company bootstrapping its way from a San Francisco studio or a shoe shop opening its doors somewhere on Main Street — technically speaking, every new business could be ca...

Health tracking and connected devices came back into the spotlight last week during WWDC when Apple announced its upcoming HomeKit and HealthKit platforms, which tackle health tracking and the Interne...

Every sport has its base of diehard fans, but few events seems to make people go quite as crazy as the World Cup.With people watching around the world, times of matches are bound to prove inconvenient...

Sure, you can bend it like Beckham, but try scoring a goal in zero gravity.Astronauts Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman and Alexander Gerst celebrated the start of the World Cup on Thursday in Brazil by ...

Comedian Louis C.K. and filmmaker Judd Apatow are asking TMZ to remove a video recorded at the scene of Saturday's car crash involving 30 Rock actor Tracy Morgan.A tractor trailer struck a limousine b...

Seven years and $11 billion later, the World Cup is poised to begin in Brazil on Thursday. Schools will close for the day and offices are wrapping up the workday early. Hundreds of millions of TV sets...

Police will have a harder time tracking your past whereabouts thanks to a landmark ruling that extends privacy protections in the digital ageCiting the Fourth Amendment, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of...

Starbucks is planning to add another bit of ambiance to its stores: wireless charging for smartphones.The company has announced it's in the early stages of a national deployment of Powermat chargers &...

Beats on Thursday announced the latest member of its headphone family, Powerbeats 2 Wireless earphones.This announcement comes two weeks after Apple confirmed that it is buying the company for $3 bill...

Nothing says eternal love like Bill MurrayErik Rogers and Ashley Donald were taking their engagement photos in Charleston, South Carolina, when Bill Murray stumbled across the photo shoot. And like an...

Nothing says eternal love like Bill MurrayErik Rogers and Ashley Donald were taking their engagement photos in Charleston, South Carolina, when Bill Murray stumbled across the photo shoot. And like an...

Rest your fingers — they're going to be doing a whole lot of clicking.ClickHole, the viral parody site from The Onion, launched on Thursday. The site skewers digital media in much the same way i...

Welcome to Throwback Tunesday, where Mashable amplifies the echoes of music past. From genre trends to throwbacks, we synthesize music and nostalgia.This week, we checked in with U.K.-based quartet, M...

Apple's App Store, iTunes Store and Apple TV services are back up and running, following a brief outage Thursday afternoonThese services experienced a disruption that made the App Store, iTunes Store ...

Richard Branson may prove to be a key part of Google's satellite plans, according to a new report.Sky News reports that Google is in advanced talks to take a small stake in Branson's space flight comp...

Twitter COO Ali Rowghani has resigned.Rowghani's move comes after Re/code ran a story Wednesday night that speculated that there would be a "shake-up" among Twitter's top execs. In particular, Twitter...

The Mashable Events Board is a great place to find leading conferences in your industry, whether it's advertising, technology, media or public relations. This week, we're highlighting five events that...

BAGHDAD — The al-Qaida-inspired group that led the charge in capturing two key Sunni-dominated cities in Iraq this week vowed on Thursday to march on to Baghdad, raising fears about the Shiite-l...

It's best to keep everyone on your good side — even your enemiesYou never know when you may need a favor, leverage or information from somebody you don't particularly care for, so keeping your f...

The pitch behind Far Cry 4, an open-world first-person shooter due out later this year, is that you can approach any situation however you want. We got some hands-on time with the game at E3 in Los An...

ZTE announced the ZTE Grand S Pro, a smartphone that delivers pretty impressive specs for the affordable price of $99 with a two-year contract.Available on Thursday at U.S. Cellular, the ZTE Grand S P...

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, but in the U.S., where football, baseball and basketball rule, not everyone is convincedIn the new Mashable Minute, Elliott Morgan explains just what it ...

Etsy is a wonderland of handmade and vintage items. You can buy knitted crafts, custom made jewelry, artisanal soap and even human souls.Yes, you read that correctly.Etsy store SoulsRUs is a purveyor ...

KIEV, Ukraine — A total of 270 people have died in Ukraine's embattled eastern regions since the start of the country's anti-terrorist operation nearly two months ago, Ukraine's Health Ministry ...

Perhaps the iconic image of developing-world poverty is a small collection of huts with thatched roofs. Unfortunately for those living in such places, these roofs are terrible. They leak and, whe...

It's hard to chart exactly when sloths began their journey to viral stardom. Many slothistorians point to Kristen Bell's sloth meltdown, others to this video of a sloth crossing the street to "I Belie...

The already crowded streaming music market now has to contend with Amazon.The ecommerce company has introduced a music element to Prime, adding to the video and literary media offerings of the subscri...

People across the nation will celebrate Father's Day on June 15 in the form of cards, gifts and breakfast in bedMoms are pretty badass, but let's not forget about how awesome dads can be.From the hero...

Credit Google with turning the workplace into a gigantic dorm room. After the tech giant opened its Googleplex in 2006, seemingly every startup and creative agency tore down walls and installed a foos...

There comes a point where store bought gifts just don't do justice to how much you love your dad.Your old man has done a lot for you over the years. Besides putting a roof over your head, your father ...

Today, the soccer craze starts — it's the first day of the World Cup, with the opening match being Brazil vs. Croatia at 4 p.m. ETNow, Google marks the occasion with an animated doodle, portrayi...

With the World Cup about to kick off, there are many out there who have no idea about the history of this long-loved sport. If you love football, you’re probably only aware of its history from r...

The teams have arrived. The players are ready. The eyes of the world have turned to Brazil to watch the world's most popular sports tournament. On Thursday, the fans will enter Arena Corinthians in Sa...

Facebook is addressing the ick factor related to targeted advertising with a new feature that lets you discover why the company is showing you the ads you’re seeing. There is also a mechanism to...

The Quest: It's kind of the perfect summer reality TV show, especially for you Game of Thrones fans looking for a way to get through those otherwise empty "Winter is coming" months.We've seen teases o...

Slip n' slides are a great way to enjoy your summer afternoon — but if you're over age 7, those dinky store bought slides just aren't going to cut it.Using recycled cardboard, pallets and a larg...

Watching Game of Thrones every Sunday is an emotionally unstable experience. One minute you hate a character, and the next, you're practically sympathizing with them.You don't have to be well-liked in...

Skydiving has become something of a birthday tradition for former U.S. President George H.W. Bush.41 celebrated his 90th birthday by leaping from a plane at a height of about 10,000 feet over Kennebun...

Rejoice, sports fans, it's finally here! After months of excitement, anticipation and controversy of different stripes, the 2014 World Cup kicks off ThursdayBrazil, the host country of this year's Cup...

Earlier this year, during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, we told you about Mozilla's plans to bring smartphones into even the poorest regions by introducing a $25 dollar deviceNow the organiz...

It's hard to chart exactly when sloths began their journey to viral stardom. Many slothistorians point to Kristen Bell's sloth meltdown, others to this video of a sloth crossing the street to "I Belie...

On Wednesdays, we ... play video games? YouTube channel CineFix is celebrating the 2004 hit movie Mean Girls with a nostalgic 8-bit tribute video, proving high school is really just a game. And now th...

Microsoft is challenging a data request from the U.S. government in an unprecedented case that could have sweeping ramifications for online privacy around the world.In December 2013, the U.S. governme...

E3 is often where we see the year’s biggest trends in gaming take shape. Some of the buzzwords right now are “open world,” “seamless coop” and “next-gen.” One...

Lytro's cameras first entered the spotlight because they enabled users to change the focus of images after they were already shot.But one obstacle holding the light-field platform back — other t...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working on technology that could enable soldiers to climb on flat, vertical surfaces, similar to geckosThe latest development in DARPA's Z-Man program,...

Google is going for the goal in its coverage of this year's FIFA World Cup.Google launched a World Cup website — as a part of its Google Trends section — on Wednesday to make it easier fo...

This reimagining of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" won't have you to revisiting the '90s — instead, it will take you by the hand and sit you down in a haze-filled lounge of the 1920sThink: sultry vo...

Nothing completes the summer like a good book. Whether you're soaking up sun on an exotic beach, or taking a staycation in your hometown, we've assembled the season's most-talked-about titles for you ...

As soccer fans around the globe gear up to take in the World Cup on Thursday, a number of companies are using the event to push their tech-focused efforts into the spotlightBut long before the Twitter...

Google wants to create a better business directory and, this time, they mean business.On Thursday the tech giant launched Google My Business, a one-stop way for merchants to manage their presence on a...

Pretty Little Liars continues to be a big social hitThe show's Season 5 premiere, which aired Tuesday on ABC Family, generated 1.04 million tweets, according to SocialGuide, topping the number of twe...

Pinterest has finally launched a Windows Phone app. But like many Windows Phone apps, there's a catch: It's only a beta versionThis means that while Windows Phone pinners get all the basics of Pintere...

World Cup 1, Super Bowl 0Before the first kickoff, ads related to the World Cup have already been shared more than this year's crop of Super Bowl commercials, according to marketing-technology company...

It's hard to imagine Uzo Aduba as anyone but "Crazy Eyes" in Orange is the New Black, but her talents reach far beyond her signature role.Funny or Die's fake audition reel features Aduba performing he...

Dear taxi driver: Am I talking to you? Yes, I'm talking to youSorry, I bet you get that a lot. But a reference to a 1970s movie seems appropriate because that's where the whole unaugmented cash-based ...

Starting on June 10, the sun emitted a series of powerful solar flares, known as "X-Class" flares, which were observed in brilliant colors by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. The flares erupted from...

Your Facebook News Feed is peppered with the occasional personal milestones from your closest (and long forgotten) friends. Engagements, new jobs, babies on the way — Facebook encourages users t...

LONDON — On the afternoon of Sunday, March 20, 1966, the World Cup trophy was stolen from central London where it was being exhibited. Despite the presence of two round-the-clock police officers...

Nearly seven years before Google agreed to buy his company Skybox for $500 million in cash, Dan Berkenstock had his eyes on a more modest goal: winning a $20 million prize in a Google competition.In l...

The Star Wars machine is up and running, and will extend beyond J.J. Abrams’ planned Star Wars: Episode VII for many years to come. That much is clear, as Walt Disney and LucasFilm have been bus...

The Star Wars machine is up and running, and will extend beyond J.J. Abrams’ planned Star Wars: Episode VII for many years to come. That much is clear, as Walt Disney and LucasFilm have been bus...

When temperatures rise this summer, expect to see more promoted posts on Twitter for iced tea recipes and other ways to beat the heat.The owner of the Weather Channel announced an advertising effort o...

If you're going to Brazil for the World Cup, don’t forget your insect repellent, and maybe one of these. The country has the highest incidence of dengue fever in the world, with 1.4 million case...

Developer Steven Troughton-Smith has found code inside the first beta version of iOS 8 that allows users to run two apps side-by-side on the same screen. AppleInsider first reported on the information...

Starz wants more Power.The cable network announced today the renewal of its freshman drama, Power, which is executive produced by Curtis Jackson (known to most by his rapper name, 50 Cent) and just de...

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) reflected on his shocking primary defeat and announced he was stepping down as House majority leader Wednesday afternoon."While I intend to serve out my term as a member of Co...

If you've been experiencing issues with Twitter direct messages for the past week or so, you're not alone. Users have been tweeting complaints that DMs are mysteriously disappearing or not showing up ...

An Austrian teenager is claiming responsibility for the TweetDeck outage that took the social-media dashboard offline, after he stumbled upon a security vulnerability by "accident."A 19-year-old, who ...

An Austrian teenager says he accidentally exposed a security vulnerability in TweetDeck, which caused the social-media dashboard to temporarily shut down while it worked on a fix A 19-year-old, who go...

In the early '80s, Steve Jobs and Lee Clow formed one of the most enduring client-agency relationships in the advertising world. In a business known for corporate infidelity, Jobs repeatedly tapped Cl...

SwiftKey, the popular Android keyboard app that uses text prediction to enable super-fast typing, is now free to all users.The app, which has been one of the best-selling paid apps in Google Play sinc...

In the run-up to Thursday's opening match of World Cup 2014, host country Brazil, the alleged spiritual home of football, has seemed to be a nation in various kinds of turmoil.The tournament's final w...

If you love hitmen like Mickey Rourke's Marv in Sin City loves them, then this trailer for the sequel to the 2005 graphic novel-esque film will hit you like bullet straight to the heart.The action-pac...

Fire up the highlight reel — Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes deserves a spot.In a stunning display of athleticism, Cespedes threw the ball across the field to out the Anaheim A...

Fire up the highlight reel — Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes deserves a spot.In a stunning display of athleticism, Cespedes threw the ball across the field to out the Anaheim A...

BAGHDAD — Al-Qaida-inspired militants effectively seized control of Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Wednesday, expanding their offensive closer to the Iraqi capital.Iraqi soldiers and sec...

MTV just dropped the trailer for it new family drama, Finding Carter, a show revolves around a girl (Kathryn Prescott) who was abducted as a toddler, raised by her kidnapper, and is returned to her bi...

The frequency of extreme forms of a climate cycle that can cause devastating droughts and flood events from Indonesia to India to Kenya, may triple in the coming decades, according to a new study publ...

There is a human-resources future out there — one in which online resume databases, social media profiles, records of employment, and even scanned business cards and job applications come togeth...

A Twitter account for a community aligned with The Guardian chirpily tweeted on Wednesday that it got a "peek inside the luggage of a relief worker in Afghanistan," including a picture of the goods it...

As family-owned optics shops have learned — often painfully — in recent years, the eyewear industry is becoming an increasingly unfriendly place for mom-and-pop shops.Customers are moving ...

ESPN will give Landon Donovan, thought of by some as the best American-born soccer player ever, his time to shine during the World Cup — just not on the pitch.Donovan will provide commentary as ...

When it comes to reaching your full potential, hard work and perseverance are only a piece of the puzzle. Discipline, adaptability, the ability to maintain a solid work/life balance — and of cou...

United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took some significant heat from members of Congress at Wednesday's House Armed Services Committee hearing, but he dished a good amount right backThe meeting...

TROUTDALE, Ore. — A 15-year-old gunman at an Oregon high school had an assault rifle, handgun and several magazines of ammunition hidden in a guitar case and duffel bag when he rode a school b...

Bees sting together.A man from East London captured a heroic spider web rescue coordinated between two bumblebees outside his window, narrating the entire drama like a nature doc pro. The man filmed t...

Your Facebook News Feed is peppered with the occasional personal milestones from your closest (and long forgotten) friends. Engagements, new jobs, babies on the way — Facebook encourages users t...

It has been a cruel and wonderful spring for New York Rangers fans: An unlikely playoff run, three tough series against top teams and now an 0-3 hole to climb out of if the Rangers hope to beat the LA...

Pinterest's new Guided Search feature, which the company first unveiled on mobile in April, is coming to the web.Pinterest users will soon see a new search bar when they visit Pinterest.com, and just ...

Grumpy Cat would like to wish you a very crappy ChristmasThe Internet's most famous cat will bring her holiday grump to Lifetime this December for the live-action movie Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christ...

Seatbelts, everyone! The Magic School Bus rides againThanks to Netflix's recent acquisition of Scholastic properties, children young and old can enjoy the wacky yet educational field trips that only M...

Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his seat in a shocking GOP primary upset for Virginia's 7th congressional district on Tuesday night, with economics professor Dave Brat beating him by...

Users of Twitter's popular TweetDeck app should log out now. The service is the subject of a XXS security vulnerability that could allow hackers to gain access to your account.TweetDeck confirmed the ...

Users of Twitter's popular TweetDeck web app should log out now. The service is the subject of a XXS security vulnerability ("cross-site scripting") that could allow hackers to gain access to your acc...

UPDATE, June 11, 2 p.m. ET: TweetDeck confirmed that its services are back on for all usersWe've verified our security fix and have turned TweetDeck services back on for all users. Sorry for any incon...

Oisin Hanrahan first had the whiff of an idea that would lead to his big startup while living in Budapest in 2005 and searching for someone trustworthy to clean his home and do minor repairs. Then he ...

Popular note-taking app Evernote and RSS reader Feedly have been hit with major cyberattacks as hackers demand ransom from the latter site to get it back online.Both Evernote and Feedly, two services ...

Linkin Park's artsy music video for "Until It's Gone" is chock full of symbolism relating to how the band feels about the music industry and the current state of rock.The video, which Linkin Park excl...

SwiftKey, the popular Android keyboard app that uses text prediction to enable super-fast typing, is now free to all users.The app, which has been one of the best-selling paid apps in Google Play sinc...

If you love hitmen like Mickey Rourke's Marv in Sin City loves them, then this trailer for the sequel to the 2005 graphic novel-esque film will hit you like bullet straight to the heart.The action-pac...

Thousands of cab drivers are protesting against Uber and other car-sharing services in major European cities on Wednesday.The rallies that spread across Berlin, Paris, Madrid and London caused major t...

BAGHDAD — Al-Qaida-inspired militants effectively seized control of Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Wednesday, expanding their offensive closer to the Iraqi capital.Iraqi soldiers and sec...

As family-owned optics shops have learned — often painfully — in recent years, the eyewear industry is becoming an increasingly unfriendly place for mom-and-pop shops.Customers are moving ...

ESPN will give Landon Donovan, thought of by some as the best American-born soccer player ever, his time to shine during the World Cup — just not on the pitch.Donovan will provide commentary as ...

United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took some significant heat from members of Congress at Wednesday's House Armed Services Committee hearing, but he dished a good amount right backThe meeting...

TROUTDALE, Ore. — A 15-year-old gunman at an Oregon high school had an assault rifle, handgun and several magazines of ammunition hidden in a guitar case and duffel bag when he rode a school b...

Can we get a larger order of WTF with a side of hilarity, please?Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels stopped by The Tonight Show on Tuesday and discussed their upcoming film Dumb and Dumber To. But first, the...

An ad calling on the Washington Redskins to change its team name aired during halftime of the NBA finals game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat on Tuesday night.The Yocha Dehe Wintun Na...

Grumpy Cat would like to wish you a very crappy ChristmasThe Internet's most famous cat will bring her holiday grump to Lifetime this December for the live-action movie Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christ...

There’s another Assassin’s Creed game coming out this fall, and this one is only coming to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platformsSet during the French Revolution, Assassin’s Cr...

This article is part of DBA, a new series on Mashable that features insights from leaders in entrepreneurship, venture capital and management.When you launch a company with a friend — if you're ...

GoPro, the maker of wearable sports cameras, amended the terms of its IPO on Wednesday. The company now is pricing its shares between $21 and $24 and hopes to raise $427.2 million, which would bring i...

Online travel booking site Expedia announced it will accept Bitcoin for hotel reservations beginning Wednesday."Embracing new technologies is at the heart of our company's DNA and we have many passion...

Someday, when the concept of the YouTube celebrity makes sense to us all, documentary footage about the instant phenomenon of Our 2nd Life (O2L) will be shown over and over again. Think of it as A Har...

Audiences at last year’s E3 conference got the first eye-catching glimpse of Tom Clancy’s The Division. It had all the trappings of a solid shooter: a post-apocalyptic setting, mobs of sca...

A solid high five requires skill, patience and supreme hand-eye coordination from both parties involved.The sad fact is that every single day, at least 76%* of high-fivers worldwide are receiving half...

In the early days of memedom, before hardly anyone even knew what YouTube was, a different pop culture legacy was beat to the groundExactly 10 years ago, Napoleon Dynamite released to theaters, bringi...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The flashing lights illuminate the T-Rex skull like a lightning storm. Its curved teeth, tiny stalactites hanging inside the hollowed-out cave of its mouth, cast a menacing sh...

Snaps may disappear after 10 seconds, but some terrible Snapchat tropes live on forever.It's time to pay proper tribute to the friends and randoms who flood our inboxes every day with formulaic Snaps ...

How many bars in Burbank can be the hippest bar in Burbank? Surprise: only one, though the reviews on Yelp might tell you different. This is just one of examples from Elliott Morgan's trip into the da...

LOS ANGELES — Bad news if you're a ghost. Good news for anyone else. Classic game icon Pac-Man is joining Nintendo's fighting game Super Smash Bros. for the upcoming releases on the Wii U and 3D...

The creators of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset are spending E3 showing off games instead of new hardware, as the company looks at producing and publishing games for its platform.The company s...

In the early days of memedom, before hardly anyone even knew what YouTube was, a different pop culture legacy was beat to the groundExactly 10 years ago, Napoleon Dynamite released to theaters, bringi...

Hey World Cup fans, kick back and watch the world's biggest single-sport competition from the comfort of your laptop. Held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first of 64 matches will kick off on June 12Th...

An experiment conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota has shown that rats can experience a feeling like regret, similar to humansAccording to ScienceDaily, researchers developed a task...

Let's face it, Jim Carrey needs a hit.You have to go back to 2003 — that's practically 11 in math years — to find a bona fide Carrey box-office smash with Bruce Almighty, which at $67 mill...

We all have different ways of passing the time at the airportReading SkyMall cover to cover. Sending inane tweets to an airline's official Twitter account. Staring blankly into a bread bowl at Wolfgan...

TV manufacturers constantly compete to have the biggest consumer TV on the market, showing their plus-size wares at CES. But when it comes to custom one-off models, the sky's the limit. Case in point:...

Hey World Cup fans, kick back and watch the world's biggest single-sport competition from the comfort of your laptop. Held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first of 64 matches will kick off on June 12Th...

We all have different ways of passing the time at the airportReading SkyMall cover to cover. Sending inane tweets to an airline's official Twitter account. Staring blankly into a bread bowl at Wolfgan...

The World Cup is finally here. In just a few days, 32 teams will descend on Brazil to battle for the title of greatest soccer country in the world.Unless you've booked your flight and bought your tick...

The hashflag has returned in all its emoji glory.An instant hit during the 2010 World Cup, Twitter announced on Tuesday the return of national hashflags, which will surely add a little national pride ...

Would U.S. President John F. Kennedy have supported #YesAllWomen? Would he be fighting to #BringBackOurGirls?More than 50 years after his untimely death, Kennedy has joined Twitter. And we’ll fi...

Book publisher Hachette has a high-profile companion in its standoff with Amazon.Pre-orders for upcoming Warner Bros. movies, including recent hit The Lego Movie, are unavailable on Amazon. The ecomme...

Eileen Hickey-Hulme, a 67-year-old New York resident, is being sued for subletting her Tribeca apartment on Airbnb.Her landlord, the Robert Moskowitz Children’s Family Trust, alleges that Hickey...

Drone flying may still be controversial (for reasons of privacy and safety) — but the inescapable truth is that it is also a lot of funThere are few things quite like remotely controlling a flyi...

It's been a decade since Dave Chappelle sat on David Letterman's couch, but that streak ends tonight when the comedian appears on Late Night and opens up — kinda — about his abrupt departu...

We all have different ways of passing the time at the airportReading SkyMall cover to cover. Sending inane tweets to an airline's official Twitter account. Staring blankly into a bread bowl at Wolfgan...

It's not exactly The Jetsons, but it's close.Toyota's managing officer Hiroyoshi Yoshiki said at Bloomberg's Next Big Thing conference in Sausalito, California on Tuesday that the company may build a ...

Ah, YouTube subscribers. You've worked so hard to get them, and now you're about to lose them. See also: YouTube to Double Down on Live Streaming With TwitchYouTube announced on its Creator Blog tha...

This just rolled in: Sony and Sega are partnering to develop a Sonic the Hedgehog movie.The feature-length film will be a CG-animated/live-action hybrid, and would pit the irreverent spiny mammal with...

Researchers unmasked a new group of Chinese military hackers that have allegedly been spying and stealing corporate secrets from aerospace, satellite and communications companies based in the U.S. and...

In the midst of Sony's jam-packed E3 2014 keynote, the company announced that it's bringing the PlayStation Vita TV to the U.S. and Europe this fall under the name PlayStation TV.The PlayStation TV is...

President Barack Obama hosted David Karp, CEO and co-founder of Tumblr, and some special Tumblr guests at the White House on Tuesday to chat about issues surrounding college, education and student lo...

A bill that would legalize medical marijuana in New York is gaining traction — but a few key state senators may still attempt to block it.Senate Finance Committee chairman John DeFrancisco (R-Sy...

The hashflag has returned in all its emoji glory.An instant hit during the 2010 World Cup, Twitter announced on Tuesday the return of national hashflags, which will surely add a little national pride ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given oil giant BP permission to fly drones to conduct surveys in Alaska — the first time anyone has been allowed to fly unmanned vehicles over U.S....

The President joined Tumblr CEO David Karp for a live discussion on student loan debt, but the conversation took a somber and emotional turn when Obama was asked about gun violence:"Mr. President, my ...

Book publisher Hachette has a high-profile companion in its standoff with Amazon.Pre-orders for upcoming Warner Bros. movies, including recent hit The Lego Movie, are unavailable on Amazon. The ecomme...

This just rolled in: Sony and Sega are partnering to develop a Sonic the Hedgehog movie.The film will be a CG-animated/live-action hybrid, and would pit the irreverent spiny mammal against franchise b...

This post contains spoilers from Sunday's Game of Thrones episode "The Watchers on the Wall." Read at your own discretion."I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. But I will pose fier...

Facebook abandoned its longtime "Move Fast and Break Things" motto in April, but that doesn't mean the company is completely accident-free.Facebook jumped the gun on a product launch Monday, unveiling...

Facebook abandoned its longtime "Move Fast and Break Things" motto in April, but that doesn't mean the company is completely accident-free.Facebook jumped the gun on a product launch Monday, unveiling...

The Kingpin is coming to Marvel's Daredevil series for Netflix.Law & Order: Criminal Intent alum Vincent D'Onofrio will play the character, a powerful businessman who comes into conflict with blin...

On Tuesday morning, a gunman walked into Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon, and killed one student and injured a teacher. According to police, he then took his own life in a school bathroom wh...

Two alleged Russian hackers have reportedly confessed to remotely hacking users' Apple devices and holding them for ransom.Authorities are holding a 17-year-old and 23-year-old from Moscow on accusati...

Drone flying may still be controversial (for reasons of privacy and safety) — but the inescapable truth is that it is also a lot of funThere are few things quite like remotely controlling a flyi...

Thing you learned on the Internet today: Before Arya Stark was a badass with a needle, she was a badass with a baby bobGame of Thrones actress Maisie Williams, god love her, Instagrammed a throwback p...

Pretty Little Liars just scored itself a pretty big renewal.Ahead of the show's fifth season premiere tonight on ABC Family, the network announced today its teen-centric mystery show will be returning...

3D printing isn't just for inedible plastics anymore.Most filament 3D printers start with rigid plastic or corn-based material like PLA, which is fed into the printer, melted and then pushed through a...

Twitter appears to be experimenting with a new mobile ad feature with two World Cup advertisers, Visa and Adidas.The feature, which Twitter had apparently tested with the film A Million Ways to Die in...

It's not exactly The Jetsons, but it's close.Toyota's managing officer Hiroyoshi Yoshiki said at Bloomberg's Next Big Thing conference in Sausalito, California on Tuesday that the company may build a ...

For those already on Twitter, the service can often feel like the entire world is listening — but with user growth tapering off, that's not quite accurateTo help further push Twitter into the ma...

Ah, YouTube subscribers. You've worked so hard to get them, and now you're about to lose them. YouTube announced on its Creator Blog that it will remove suspended accounts in an effort to give conte...

"Pills N Potions" gives us the softer side of Nicki Minaj's rap repertoire, but the subdued song's music video doesn't hold back, delivering many head-scratching visuals. The trippy video features fe...

Out of the waffle pan, into the fryer.A waitress at a Waffle House in Raleigh, North Carolina, is being forced to return a very generous tip she received from a stranger at the behest of company polic...

Researchers unmasked a new group of Chinese military hackers that have allegedly been spying and stealing corporate secrets from aerospace, satellite and communications companies based in the U.S. and...

Dove is hoping its newest ad will spotlight the unsung heroes of the family — fathersReleased just in time for Father's Day, the one-minute spot features 27 priceless and fleeting moments of fat...

Let's say you're a pole dancer with thighs like tree trunks who also happens to have the gift of musical talent. Your best move? Bring them together into one majestic YouTube video.This thigh-gripping...

Google unveiled more than 5,000 images and 100 online exhibitions chronicling street art from around the world on TuesdayThe Street Art Project online database was created by the Paris-based Google Cu...

The hacker who became famous for revealing President George W. Bush's artistic side by leaking pictures of some of his paintings is going to spend at least four years in a Romanian prison for his expl...

Had a long day? Amazon wants to get you a massageThe ecommerce retailer is preparing to launch a digital marketplace for local services, pushing into turf currently occupied by companies like Yelp. Th...

Miss Universe Thailand is the latest perpetrator of the misguided social media statement that leads to a swift downfall. Weluree "Fai" Ditsayabut announced she was renouncing her title on Monday, afte...

Bungie’s next-generation open-world title Destiny is going to feel very familiar to anyone who has ever played Halo. And that’s a great thing.Bungie and Activision gave press some hands-on...

Pinterest is pinning its vision for the future on a couple of Apple employees with ecommerce backgroundsThe social bookmarking service announced Tuesday that it has hired Bob Baxley, a longtime design...

Antarctica is a land of ice. But dive below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and you'll find fire as well, in the form of subglacial volcanoes.Now, a new study finds that these subglacial volcanoes and o...

Shark Week? That's for chumps. Sloth Week — now that's more like itThe Internet's favorite slow-moving mammals are coming to a computer screen near you, thanks to Animalist and Animal Planet. Fo...

Plans for a Tracy Morgan-led comedy at are on at cable network FXX, which said Tuesday that it will wait for the comedian to recover from severe injuries he sustained in a car crash that killed one pe...

When Erik Finman received $1,000 from his grandmother in 2012, he invested it in bitcoin, the then-obscure form of online currency. A year and a half later, he sold his investment for $100,000 and use...

This just rolled in: Sony and Sega are partnering to develop a Sonic the Hedgehog movie.The feature-length film will be a CG-animated/live-action hybrid, and would pit the irreverent spiny mammal with...

This post contains spoilers from Sunday's Game of Thrones episode "The Watchers on the Wall." Read at your own discretion."I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. But I will pose fier...

Kicking off a nationwide book tour for her memoir, "Hard Choices", in New York City on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton arrived in style.Hundreds of New Yorkers lined the streets leading to the Barnes & N...

It's been a decade since Dave Chappelle sat on David Letterman's couch, but that streak ends tonight when the comedian appears on Late Night and opens up — kinda — about his abrupt departu...

Twitter, Facebook, Dropbox, and nearly everything that Google produces — all blocked in China. But that’s not discouraging some US startups from entering the notorious tricky and divergent...

Walter White isn't just a drug king pin — he's a family man.Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte, who plays Walter "Flynn" White, teamed up with YouTube channel Screen Junkies to wish his TV dad a happy ...

Since fencing on the Pont des Arts in Paris fell under the weight of thousands of padlocks on Sunday, the debate over the practice of tourists adding such "love locks" to romantic bridges is heating u...

Google has agreed to acquire Skybox, a satellite imaging service, for $500 million, the companies announced on Tuesday“Their satellites will help keep our maps accurate with up-to-date imagery,"...

Even if you're not a soccer fan, this beagle's trick shots will have you shouting, "GOOOOOOAL!" Dubbed "Purin the Super Beagle", the cute canine demonstrates his soccer skills in honor of the 2014 Wor...

The story of modern tech innovators typically follows a well-mapped path: A scrappy group of entrepreneurs gathers in a garage, warehouse or loft. They iterate and reiterate. Investors kick in funds. ...

During the Super Bowl, RadioShack ran an ad showing two red-shirted workers. One answers the phone and looks troubled. Then we hear the receiver click. "What?" asks the other. "The '80s called," the e...

Of course you've heard by now — it's all over the Internet: John Oliver on Sunday absolutely eviscerated FIFA, world soccer's governing body, in that special form of dressing-down that only he c...

You might say you're looking for a potential mate that looks like George Clooney or Scarlett Johansson, but chances are you do have a "type" and it looks a lot like your ex.Building on this concept, p...

You might say you're looking for a potential mate that looks like George Clooney or Scarlett Johansson, but chances are you do have a "type" and it looks a lot like your ex.Building on this concept, p...

You might say you're looking for a potential mate that looks like George Clooney or Scarlett Johansson, but chances are you do have a "type" and it looks a lot like your ex.Building on this concept, p...

Pretty Little Liars just scored itself a pretty big renewal.Ahead of the show's fifth season premiere tonight on ABC Family, the network announced today its teen-centric mystery show will be returning...

Nintendo fans: your cries have been answered. After almost a decade of hiatus, Star Fox is coming back with a new title for the Wii U.Nintendo's senior managing director Shigeru Miyamoto revealed the ...

3D printing isn't just for inedible plastics anymore.Most filament 3D printers start with rigid plastic or corn-based material like PLA, which is fed into the printer, melted and then pushed through a...

Nintendo’s next Legend of Zelda game is going to revisit the franchise’s concept of linear storytelling, according to series producer Eiji Aonuma.Aonuma introduced the next highly anticipa...

You can play as anyone you want in the next Super Smash Brothers game. That’s because Nintendo is making Miis, its customizable human avatars, playable characters in the upcoming entry to its fi...

Singer-songwriter Sia once again refused to face the cameras — this time during a performance of "Chandelier" on Late Night With Seth Meyers. Instead, she laid face-down on a bed on Monday as wi...

Twitter appears to be experimenting with a new mobile ad feature with two World Cup advertisers, Visa and Adidas.The feature, which Twitter had apparently tested with the film A Million Ways to Die in...

"Pill N Potions" gives us the softer side of Nicki Minaj's rap repertoire, but the subdued song's music video doesn't hold back, delivering many head-scratching visuals. The trippy video features fel...

Police say there are injuries from a shooting at Reynolds High School outside of Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday, and the shooter is dead.No other deaths were reported.The shooting happened at 8:07 a.m. ...

This story was updated at 1:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 10.Police say one student was shot and killed, and the suspect is dead, following a shooting at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon, about...

This story was updated at 4:25 p.m. ET on June 10.Police say one student was shot and killed, and the suspect is dead, following a shooting at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon, about 20 minut...

Out of the waffle pan, into the fryer.A waitress at a Waffle House in Raleigh, North Carolina, is being forced to return a very generous tip she received from a stranger at the behest of company polic...

Dove is hoping its newest ad will spotlight the unsung heroes of the family — fathersReleased just in time for Father's Day, the one-minute spot features 27 priceless and fleeting moments of fat...

Owners of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC will soon be able to play Grand Theft Auto VRockstar Games revealed Tuesday that the popular open-world game — which in just three days after its ini...

An estimated 150,000 people may have fled Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city with an estimated population of 1.8 million, as Islamist militants seized key government sites there on TuesdaySoldiers with...

Shedding your 9-to-5 job to begin a freelance career can be one of the most liberating and fruitful decisions you make in your career. Freelancers enjoy tremendous flexibility and autonomy, as well as...

The hacker who became famous for revealing President George W. Bush's artistic side by leaking pictures of some of his paintings is going to spend at least four years in a Romanian prison for his expl...

Had a long day? Amazon wants to get you a massageThe ecommerce retailer is preparing to launch a digital marketplace for local services, pushing into turf currently occupied by companies like Yelp. Th...

Nintendo is revealing its new games for the Wii U and 3DS handheld on Tuesday, forgoing the traditional E3 press conference in favor a online-only stream.See also: Stack Your Brain With These 11 'Tetr...

Nintendo revealed its new games for the Wii U and 3DS handheld on Tuesday, forgoing the traditional E3 press conference in favor a online-only stream.See also: Stack Your Brain With These 11 'Tetris' ...

Miss Universe Thailand is the latest perpetrator of the misguided social media statement that leads to a swift downfall. Weluree "Fai" Ditsayabut announced she was renouncing her title on Monday, afte...

To create more flat land for the fast-growing cities in western China, local planners are increasingly turning to the drastic measure of bulldozing mountaintops and filling in valleys with dump trucks...

Sorry, Jimmy, but J. Lo has the tightest pants in townThe pop star stopped by The Tonight Show on Monday and challenged Jimmy Fallon to a tight pants competition. Fallon put up a good fight, wearing a...

Plans for a Tracy Morgan-led comedy at are on at cable network FXX, which said Tuesday that it will wait for the comedian to recover from severe injuries he sustained in a car crash that killed one pe...

When Erik Finman received $1,000 from his grandmother in 2012, he invested it in bitcoin, the then-obscure form of online currency. A year and a half later, he sold his investment for $100,000 and use...

You know texting while driving is bad. You know texting in the movie theater is bad. Volkswagen wants to remind you of bothThe car company ran an interactive PSA called "Eyes on the Road" at a movie t...

John Barry is either a hero or a huckster, a concerned citizen or a radical activist. It depends on who you ask.Barry, as part of a board appointed by the state to study flood protection after Hurrica...

With the World Cup just days away from kicking off, Facebook and Twitter are both taking steps to serve as the platform for conversation and news about the games.Facebook launched a new Trending World...

Twitter, Facebook, Dropbox, and nearly everything that Google produces — all blocked in China. But that’s not discouraging some US startups from entering the notorious tricky and divergent...

This year's E3 has been all about the games. As Mashable spent the first day covering the slew off press conferences, it was easy to see software was this conference's focus.See also: Live Updates Fro...

Netflix will soon stop sending its users messages blaming their broadband providers for poor streaming qualityNetflix announced it would end the "small scale test" on June 16, which started in early M...

You might say you're looking for a potential mate that looks like George Clooney or Scarlett Johansson, but chances are you do have a "type" and it looks a lot like your ex.Building on this concept, p...

The parade has become a popular vehicle for showcasing LGBT pride. An unabashed celebration, the parade is a living, breathing manifestation of the out-and-proud mantra, putting the LGBT community on ...

Welcome to the world of GIFs, Mr. President.President Barack Obama will host a live Q&A on Tumblr called #ObamaIRL on Tuesday to discuss education, college affordability and student debt.See also:...

Singer-songwriter Sia once again refused to face the cameras — this time during a performance of "Chandelier" on Late Night With Seth Meyers. Instead, she laid face-down on a bed on Monday as wi...

GWANGJU, South Korea — Hostile spectators cursing, shouting and weeping behind them, 15 crew members from the sunken South Korean ferry appeared in court Tuesday to enter pleas on charges of neg...

Disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling blocked former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's $2 billion bid to buy the basketball team on Monday. The sale of the team would need Sterling's signat...

While many smart home companies are likely gearing up to work with Apple's newly announced Home platform, others companies like Vivint want to revolutionize the home automation industry all on their o...

Google's Nest thermostat may be the darling of the smart-home revolution, but Honeywell just launched a competitor with promises of being even smarter.Honeywell introduced the Lyric thermostat ($279) ...

Google's Nest thermostat may be the darling of the smart-home revolution, but Honeywell just launched a competitor with promises of being even smarter.Honeywell introduced the Lyric thermostat ($279) ...

"Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time."We've all put ourselves into a compromising situations in order to get the job done, but these type of hazards are why the Occupational Safety and Health...

Have no idea what to give your dad this Father's Day? Why not draw from the wisdom of the crowds? Elliott Morgan turns to Kickstarter to fund his Father's Day ideas this year.Yesterday, Elliott shared...

One of sports world's foremost renaissance men, Steve Nash, plays many roles: Lakers point guard, two-time NBA MVP, renowned good-guy, budding filmmaker and father of three, just to to name a few.But ...

There's nothing more petty than losing friends over video games — but that doesn't mean we haven't all done it.When you're really into gameplay, it's easy to let your emotions take hold of you. ...

Try to find the Notes app on your phoneIf you've spent more than a minute hunting for this across your home screens, you may want to consider organizing your smartphone for easy access.See also: These...

Try to find the Notes app on your phone.If you've spent more than a minute hunting for this across your home screens, you may want to consider organizing your smartphone for easy access.See also: Thes...

Several weeks after dedicating two episodes to the women in his life, Louis C.K. similarly explores his relationships with men in a special 90-minute episode called "In The Woods," just in time for Fa...

This year's E3 has been all about the games. As Mashable spent the first day covering the slew off press conferences, it was easy to see software was this conference's focus.See also: Live Updates Fro...

GWANGJU, South Korea — Hostile spectators cursing, shouting and weeping behind them, 15 crew members from the sunken South Korean ferry appeared in court Tuesday to enter pleas on charges of neg...

If you want to show off your sports knowledge to friends this World Cup, we've got you covered.ESPN commissioned Brazilian artist Cristiano Siqueria to create posters for all 32 teams competing in the...

George R.R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice of Fire, an epic fantasy novel series adapted into HBO's dramatic series Game of Thrones, has joined Twitter on MondayWriting under the handle @GRRMspeaking...

Rik Mayall, the British actor who died heartbreakingly young Monday at the age of 56, wasn't just the consummate comedian of his age. For a certain generation who followed his every appearance on the ...

Quick, avert your eyes, automatonophobes!Even if you don’t suffer from an irrational fear of wax figures, mannequins and ventriloquist dummies, you might get the willies after watching a new com...

You did it, Mom and Dad! You successfully raised your child through the toddler stage. Except now there's a mountain of outgrown, useless crap cluttering up your crayon-infested home.Before you toss y...

Line, the Japanese messaging app with more than 450 million users, has a message for the ad world: We're open for business.The service, which is reportedly considering an IPO, announced a partnership ...

An event as massive as the World Cup deserves the Hollywood blockbuster treatment.Designer Edoardo Santamato from Italian creative agency Invasione Creativa reimagines the contenders for the 2014 Worl...

If you want to show off your sports knowledge to friends this World Cup, we've got you covered.ESPN commissioned Brazilian artist Cristiano Siqueria to create posters for all 32 teams competing in the...

Apple's reveal of iOS 8 at WWDC last week delivered a number of surprises, but users are still discovering more features, including a new credit-card-scanning option in SafariThe feature enables you t...

The U.S. government uses them to bomb alleged terrorists in far-away places. Tech companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook are all toying with the idea of using them, and now they're a photographer'...

Ticketmaster, the world's biggest ticket seller, is giving iPhone users an advantage in buying the best seats.The company’s first iOS redesign in 18 months became available Monday, and eliminate...

UPDATE Monday, June 9, 2:10 p.m. PT: Facebook has removed Slingshot from the App Store. The company told Mashable the app rolled out by mistake. We've updated the body of this post accordingly."Earlie...

Barbara Walters' retirement from The View was barely underway when ABC called her back to sit down with Peter Rodger, the father of Santa Barbara shooting suspect Elliot Rodger, who requested that the...

Rik Mayall, the British actor who died heartbreakingly young Monday at the age of 56, wasn't just the consummate comedian of his age. For a certain generation who followed his every appearance on the ...

You did it, Mom and Dad! You successfully raised your child through the toddler stage. Except now there's a mountain of outgrown, useless crap cluttering up your crayon-infested home.Before you toss y...

Apple's reveal of iOS 8 at WWDC last week delivered a number of surprises, but users are still discovering more features, including a new credit-card-scanning option in SafariThe feature enables you t...

Line, the Japanese messaging app with more than 450 million users, has a message for the ad world: We're open for business.The service, which is reportedly considering an IPO, announced a partnership ...

SAO PAULO — Brazilian police and striking subway workers clashed Monday in a central commuter station, with union officials threatening to maintain the work stoppage through the World Cup openin...

What if you could scan an apple in the grocery store and immediately see what it's made of, how many calories are in it and how sweet it is? One group of scientists is making it possible.SCiO is a poc...

Alternative media outlet Vice could soon be valued at a little more than $2 billion, according to two reports that broke late on MondayTime Warner, which just spun off its print magazine business Time...

Amtrak is planning to create its own high-speed Wi-Fi network for passengers on its Northeast Corridor linesThe network, which would offer a boost in speeds from the current 10 Mbps to a minimum of 25...

How do you build anticipation for a videogame that isn't launching for at least a year, and for which you have less than 10-seconds of in-game footage? With a trailer like this.Unveiled at Electronic ...

It's the end of the line, binge watchers — the finale of Orange is the New Black's second season.But who's going to live to see Season 3? Read on for details and for our OITNB Season 2 awards pr...

Ticketmaster, the world's biggest ticket seller, is giving iPhone users an advantage in buying the best seats.The company’s first iOS redesign in 18 months became available Monday, and eliminate...

GoDaddy filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $100 million in a public offering.The domain registration service previously filed to go public in 2006, but later scrapped...

To the top video-game players on the planet, fates are decided in hundredths of a second. Faster reaction time can mean the difference between finishing a level in record time, or ending up as someone...

It's a game of cat and Deadmau5 at the Gumball 3000 international motor rally, where the electronic music producer is driving through Europe in a half-million dollar "Purrari" — a Nyan Cat-theme...

Facebook has nabbed PayPal's president in the clearest indication yet that the social media company will soon be venturing into online paymentsDavid Marcus will lead Facebook's messaging products, the...

UPDATE Monday, June 9, 2:10 p.m. PT: Facebook has removed Slingshot from the App Store. The company told Mashable the app rolled out by mistake. We've updated the body of this post accordingly."Earlie...

Barbara Walters' retirement from The View was barely underway when ABC called her back to sit down with Peter Rodger, the father of Santa Barbara shooting suspect Elliot Rodger, who requested that the...

Investors woke up to a rare sight on Monday: For the first time in more than seven years, Apple stock was set to trade under $100 a shareThe sharp decline in share price was not the result of some apo...

Players will be able to get their hands on the newly announced Battlefield Hardline on Monday following Electronic Arts' presentation at E3.EA announced the game would be entering closed beta starting...

Microsoft will soon be launching a completely redesigned Skype for iPhone app that is five times faster and more responsive than its existing app, the company announced Monday.Skype 5.0 also includes ...

In his global campaign to simultaneously raise the fortunes of Tesla as well as make the electric vehicles the norm, Elon Musk has now indicated that he may make the usage of his company's patented te...

If Wayne Rooney wasn't a footballer, he'd probably be a fisherman. But the only way he wouldn't be a footballer is if the clones took over.Nike's latest ad, "The Last Game," in support of World Cup fe...

This post contains spoilers from Sunday's Game of Thrones episode "The Watchers on the Wall." Read at your own discretion. Jon Snow and Ygritte's love was livin' on a prayerAnd like all great things o...

He's baaaaaaack.One week after his diatribe on net neutrality went viral, John Oliver lambasted FIFA for its ugly business practices.In particular, the Last Week Tonight host slammed the soccer organi...

It's not just the U.S. that has suffered a damaging onslaught of massive, wind-driven hails lately. On Sunday and Monday, powerful thunderstorms erupted across France and Belgium, dropping baseball to...

Uber and American Express announced a new partnership on Monday that will let card holders earn and use loyalty rewards points for the ride-sharing service.To take advantage of the program, customers ...

A computer has finally passed the Turing Test. You may now commence the global panic.Two years ago, Princeton University's Eugene Goostman, the artificial intelligence computer program that masquerade...

Human resources professionals beware: you may soon have a monster on your hands.Anonymous social media app Secret has announced a new feature to encourage your coworkers to spill their guts.Secret Den...

Entrepreneurs are nothing if not a trailblazing bunch, and they know firsthand that many rules were made to be broken. From hiring to time management, email etiquette to funding, today's business owne...

Live streams have captured some strange scenarios, now including unexpected police surveillance.An armed robber was caught breaking into a Phoenix, Arizona home early Monday morning by a popular gamin...

The biggest event in the world for soccer fans is only days awayAbout 600,000 international travelers will head to the 12 host cities across Brazil for the World Cup from June 12 to July 13, 2014. Tha...

The biggest event in the world for soccer fans is only days awayAbout 600,000 international travelers will head to the 12 host cities across Brazil for the World Cup from June 12 to July 13, 2014. Tha...

Instagram is taking its advertising strategy globalThe photo-sharing service owned by Facebook announced on Tuesday that it will begin showing in-feed ads to international users "in the coming months,...

The complete Halo collection being remastered for the Xbox One, and will be available to fans of the storied sci-fi franchise this holiday season.Microsoft developer 343 Industries announced the Halo:...

Thanks to a new innovation from Domino's it's a great time to be a pizza consumer, but not so great to be a pizza delivererAs this video shows, the fast food chain is applying physics principles to pi...

To the top video-game players on the planet, fates are decided in hundredths of a second. Faster reaction time can mean the difference between finishing a level in record time, or ending up as someone...

You show nothing, Jon SnowFor being a hero of the Night's Watch, the Game of Thrones character spends a lot of time looking dead inside. Of course, that's far from the truth. Between being the bastard...

After months of anticipation, the 2014 World Cup finally kicks off this Thursday when host Brazil takes on Croatia. That will be followed by 63 additional matches, culminating with the World Cup final...

Your Facebook friends list, as Mashable revealed last week, is not as private as it claims to be. Setting your list privacy to "Only Me" doesn't actually mean that nobody can see who you're connected ...

A five-foot piece of railing on the Pont des Arts bridge in Paris collapsed Sunday night under the weight of "love locks," padlocks attached to the bridge by couples as a display of their everlasting ...

Brace yourself, presents are comingA very lucky 1-year-old had the birthday party theme of every nerd's dream. The Game of Thrones-themed event was complete with felt "name day" banner and Stark heads...

Barbara Walters' retirement from The View was barely underway when ABC called her back to sit down with Peter Rodger, the father of Santa Barbara shooting suspect Elliot Rodger, who requested that the...

Starting Monday, investors finally have a way to invest in the future of magazines. The important question: will anyone want to?Time Inc. begins trading on Monday as an independent company, having bee...

Gadgets are not a focal point in Circa founder Matt Galligan's home — but that doesn't make his space any less connected. From Philips Hue programmable colored lights to a network of Sonos speak...

Investors woke up to a rare sight on Monday: For the first time in more than seven years, Apple stock was set to trade under $100 a shareThe sharp decline in share price was not the result of some apo...

Entrepreneurs often embark on the journey of building a business with a grand vision in mind — one in which the company flawlessly grows from convoluted concept to well-oiled machine like a butt...

Patrick Wilson has some slick moves — and this time he didn't even need drum sticks to prove it.The Weezer drummer showed off both his musical prowess and excellent frisbee skills during the ban...

In an interview airing on Monday night, President Obama reveals his frustration with lawmakers who question the very existence of manmade global warming. The interview, conducted for the Showtime docu...

After 22 years, Sir Mix-A-Lot apparently still can't lie about liking big butts"What I want to do is something you really should not do," the MC and producer said in front of a sold-out audience at Se...

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly referred to as E3, kicks off on Monday from the Los Angeles Convention CenterMashable is covering it live on the ground, so follow along with us here...

A new type of malware found on Android devices can take your mobile photos, videos and documents hostage and hold them for ransom.According to Ars Technica, and first discovered by Robert Lipovsky of ...

Human facial structure evolved to tolerate punches to the head, according to new research that suggests our ancestors spent a lot of time fighting.The study, published in the latest issue of the journ...

Steve Coburn, co-owner of the racehorse California Chrome, apologized on Monday for his angry rant after losing the Belmont Stakes.Coburn, a factory worker whose rags-to-riches narrative was a part of...

In our latest Ask A Developer video, iOS Engineer Chris Gibbs discusses how Swift is changing the game for iOS developers. See also: Why Apple Developers Like What They're Seeing at WWDCDon't forget ...

A Michigan teen chose not to spend his weekend hanging out with friends or playing video games — instead, he walked 40 miles with his younger brother strapped to his back.Hunter Gandee carried h...

Stampedes aren't usually described as "adorable," but that's because most stampedes usually don't involve prancing baby goats.Forty-four screaming little goats followed their human friends around the ...

A good deed never goes unnoticed — especially if you capture it on camera.See also: Instagram Adds 10 New Features, So Anyone Can Be a Photo GeekThis week, in collaboration with Asus, we’r...

A computer has finally passed the Turing Test. You may now commence the global panic.Two years ago, Princeton University's Eugene Goostman, the artificial intelligence computer program that masquerade...

First, man walked on the moon. Then, there were tweets from space, YouTube videos from space, selfies from space and Instagrams from space.Now, at long last, we can feast our eyes on a Vine video from...

CAIRO — Egyptian police on Monday arrested seven men for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old student during celebrations marking the inauguration of the country's new president in Cairo's central ...

Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper is a timeless piece of art, but the classic painting is missing a few key elements — like pizza, emoji and music.Self-proclaimed screen addict and GIF artist,...

If hangovers could be visualized, this music video would just about sum things upPsy (the king of WTF) and Snoop Dogg (the king of WTF while stoned) have teamed up for a new song called "Hangover." It...

This post contains spoilers from Sunday's Game of Thrones episode "The Watchers on the Wall." Read at your own discretion. Jon Snow, you know everythingSunday's exhilarating Game of Thrones episode, "...

Thanks to a new innovation from Domino's it's a great time to be a pizza consumer, but not so great to be a pizza delivererAs this video shows, the fast food chain is applying physics principles to pi...

For the first time in more than seven years, Apple's share price is trading in the double digits.Apple's 7-for-1 stock split officially goes into effect Monday, giving each existing shareholder six ad...

Your Facebook friends list, as Mashable revealed last week, is not as private as it claims to be. Setting your list privacy to "Only Me" doesn't actually mean that nobody can see who you're connected ...

Due to the influx of technology and a highly competitive workforce, the nature of the tech job market is fundamentally changing, migrating away from full-time generalists into part-time specialists.Th...

It can be tricky to navigate the boss-employee relationship. Are you friends or is your relationship purely professional? Is it weird to add them on Facebook? What's the proper response when they tell...

A five-foot piece of railing on the Pont des Arts bridge in Paris collapsed Sunday night under the weight of "love locks," padlocks attached to the bridge by couples as a display of their everlasting ...

Once kids enter the picture, the art of planning a summer vacation changes considerably. After all, you're not going to bring your kids to knock back tequila shots in Cabo like you did in college. (Se...

One fifth grader just earned pretty impressive bragging rights: Her artwork has graced Google's homepageOut of more than 100,000 submissions, 11-year old Audrey Zhang won the 7th annual Doodle 4 Googl...

Gadgets are not a focal point in Circa founder Matt Galligan's home — but that doesn't make his space any less connected. From Philips Hue programmable colored lights to a network of Sonos speak...

Patrick Wilson has some slick moves — and this time he didn't even need drum sticks to prove it.The Weezer drummer showed off both his musical prowess and excellent frisbee skills during the ban...

In an interview airing on Monday night, President Obama reveals his frustration with lawmakers who question the very existence of manmade global warming. The interview, conducted for the Showtime docu...

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly referred to as E3, kicks off on Monday from the Los Angeles Convention CenterMashable is covering it live on the ground, so follow along with us here...

As the rapidly changing demographics of the U.S. shape the future economic landscape, policymakers have been occupied with finding ways to encourage and support more minority business ownership. As pa...

In the episodes leading up to the 90-minute (!!) finale of Orange Is the New Black's second season, poop stops coming out of the shower drains.Instead, it hits the fan.SEE ALSO: 'Orange Is the New Bla...

Every week, Mashable presents "Let’s Talk About...", a Monday-morning look back at the biggest WTF moment from the weekend’s most talked-about new movie. If you haven’t seen the film...

Human facial structure evolved to tolerate punches to the head, according to new research that suggests our ancestors spent a lot of time fighting.The study, published in the latest issue of the journ...

For advertisers during the World Cup, hashtags are becoming as valuable as 30-second commercials.With few breaks in action during a soccer match, advertisers are embracing social media as a stand-in f...

What is “FUD”?Many identify the acronym as “fear, uncertainty and doubt.” But in the computer world, FUD also stands for “fully undetectable” and points to a type o...

The biggest event in the world for soccer fans is only days awayAbout 600,000 international travelers will head to the 12 host cities across Brazil for the World Cup from June 12 to July 13, 2014. Tha...

What is it with colleges teaching you all sorts of stuff, but never giving you any life advice? Elliott Morgan shares some important job tips that your college never told you.Last Friday, Elliott shar...

Image: Nina MatthewsSummer internship season is in full swing. Whether it's at a startup or a corporation, all students dive into an internship with similar goals — to acquire skills, spice up t...

Mobile is here to stay, with its own set of rules and constraints. At the same time, it’s a rapidly evolving platform, with new technologies and capabilities being added by the quarter. We ...

Facebook has been evolving and if you ask the average small business owner, not all Facebook change is good change. When a platform's technology is beyond your control, how do you adapt your business ...

First, man walked on the moon. Then, there were tweets from space, YouTube videos from space, selfies from space and Instagrams from space.Now, at long last, we can feast our eyes on a Vine video from...

Not everyone is meant to be a people person. In fact, being social is downright exhausting.While many think being alone and being lonely go hand-in-hand, you know that the sweet feeling of solitude is...

Whoever said you can't have a dream job without dream pay was lying.From hugging cute pandas to plunging down water slides, there are various unique occupations that — without a doubt — pa...

Due to the influx of technology and a highly competitive workforce, the nature of the tech job market is fundamentally changing, migrating away from full-time generalists into part-time specialists.Th...

You've seen it at the club. A desperate friend, begging the bartender for a socket. You've been a support network for it at the office, frantically fishing through your stuff for a compatible charger....

What is “FUD”?Many identify the acronym as “fear, uncertainty and doubt.” But in the computer world, FUD also stands for “fully undetectable” and points to a type o...

If grabbing your phone and actually typing in a text message is too much of a hassle, you might want to consider the latest wearable tech prototype: the Smart Hoodie Armed with a GSM chip and an Ardui...

Every week, Mashable presents "Let’s Talk About...", a Monday-morning look back at the biggest WTF moment from the weekend’s most talked-about new movie. If you haven’t seen the film...

It's a query that can give an ill-prepared job seeker pause: So, do you have any questions for me? Interviewers will judge you by your questions. Almost all employers wrap up job interviews by turning...

This post contains spoilers for the most recent episode of Game of Thrones. Don't read if you aren't caught up. Seriously. We warned you.Love. Exciting and new. Or at least, that’s how it used t...

Orange Is the New Black is among the best at portraying flawed, nuanced characters that viewers just can't pin down as good or evil, and the Netflix comedy continues that tradition in episodes 7 throu...

It's a query that can give an ill-prepared job seeker pause: So, do you have any questions for me? Interviewers will judge you by your questions. Almost all employers wrap up job interviews by turning...

Pakistan's largest airport, Jinnah International in Karachi, was the site of an attack by 10 gunmen on Sunday, an assault that led to the death of 23 people, including the attackersAccording to severa...

When Patrick Dowd traveled to India on a Fulbright scholarship in 2010 to help lead the Jagriti Yatra — a train trip across India that encourages enterprise in small towns — he was inspire...

Charm bracelets aren't just for kids anymoreNEX Band is a customizable wearable device for adults that allows the wearer to add charms or “Mods," each with a unique set of featuresSee also: Wear...

A gorgeous gown can make you feel as beautiful as a rose — especially if it's literally made of rose petals.Business student and fashion illustrator Grace Ciao finds her design inspiration from ...

And the winners of the 68th Tony Awards are ...Join us as we watch and round up a list of Sunday's big winners, starting at 8 p.m. ET. Airing live on CBS, the Tony Awards will deliver doses of the pas...

A teary-eyed Audra McDonald accepted her record-breaking sixth Tony Award — the most of any actor ever — on Sunday night for her role as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & G...

The latest dramatic turn following the Taliban's release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to U.S. authorities last month is the revelation that he is now reportedly refusing to speak with his parents.B...

A new user-generated curation network wants to help you organize the Internet.Milq, which officially launched in April, seeks to sort through the immense quantity of media on the web by harnessing the...

It's Easy Bake Oven — science edition.Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have developed a simple, inexpensive method for creating lenses that would open doors for researcher...

This week's viral video recap has all the makings of an online hit, including talking cats, flying dogs and a 5 -year-old boy dealing with his many loves.Let's begin with Mac, a cougar that has reside...

Charm bracelets aren't just for kids anymoreNEX Band is a customizable wearable device for adults that allows the wearer to add charms or “Mods," each with a unique set of featuresSee also: Wear...

A new user-generated curation network wants to help you organize the Internet.Milq, which officially launched in April, seeks to sort through the immense quantity of media on the web by harnessing the...

Jimmy Iovine has been touting the need for better curation in music streaming for more than a yearIovine noted in February 2013 that Apple, Google and Facebook have plenty of data on their users' musi...

Back in February, my mother and I were at the Sydney Opera House to share a moment seven years in the making. In a tented temporary theater just overlooking Sydney Harbor, we clutched each other’...

Your house could soon be smarter than you.Home automation could extend to any object in your abode with a new, sensor-based device that will detect changes in its environment.See also: 12 Everyday Ite...

This week's viral video recap has all the makings of an online hit, including talking cats, flying dogs and a 5 -year-old boy dealing with his many loves.Let's begin with Mac, a cougar that has reside...

The French Open should just be renamed the Nadal OpenRafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win his ninth French Open title and his fifth consecutive win at the tennis tournament. Nadal lost the first se...

You can wish upon all the stars in the Seven Kingdoms, but don't count on living happily ever after in Westeros.Between the violence and gore, Game of Thrones is not exactly the sort of tale that woul...

Seasonal allergies and colds share some common symptoms, so it may be hard to tell the two apart.Both conditions typically involve sneezing, a runny nose and congestion. There are some differences, th...

Looking for a job? The Mashable Job Board is the place to search. With over 3,000 employers, we have a wide variety of top companies seeking talented people to fill job openings in different industrie...

A truck driver involved in the six-car crash that left one dead and comedian Tracy Morgan in critical condition turned himself in to police, according to multiple reportsKevin Roper, a 35-year-old tru...

Your home is your domain, so you should try and make it as enjoyable as possible.Unfortunately, not all apartments and houses are in tip-top shape, but with a few household items and a little bit of t...

Food produces fond memories, from reliving happy family dinners to simply satisfying a sweet tooth. But a darker side also exists when finding comfort in food.After struggling with her own food challe...

It's a tough time for a camera company to sell anyone a point-and-shoot camera, let alone one for $799Smartphones are stealing away the low end and affordable mirrorless cameras are eating away at the...

The French Open should just be renamed the Nadal OpenRafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win his ninth French Open title and his fifth consecutive win at the tennis tournament. Nadal lost the first se...

You can wish upon all the stars in the Seven Kingdoms, but don't count on living happily ever after in Westeros.Between the violence and gore, Game of Thrones is not exactly the sort of tale that woul...

Seasonal allergies and colds share some common symptoms, so it may be hard to tell the two apart.Both conditions typically involve sneezing, a runny nose and congestion. There are some differences, th...

Looking for a job? The Mashable Job Board is the place to search. With over 3,000 employers, we have a wide variety of top companies seeking talented people to fill job openings in different industrie...

Vacations and gadgets go together like an iPhone on the beachWhile tech has delivered an endless supply of nicknacks, gadgets and doohickeys aimed at making our lives a little bit better, your ancesto...

Gaming is an ever-changing industry, and E3 is always a good place to gauge its biggest trends. The opulent annual show draws the biggest publishers, hardware makers and accessory producers, giving us...

Your home is your domain, so you should try and make it as enjoyable as possible.Unfortunately, not all apartments and houses are in tip-top shape, but with a few household items and a little bit of t...

For the most part, networking is a long game.Sure, something good might come out of your first encounter with someone, but more often than not, networking is about building relationships with people o...

Memorial Day weekend is behind us, which means summer grilling season is just about to arrive.Whether you plan on entertaining guests or just want to cook up delicious weekend meals this summer, you'r...

It’s nice to see Detroit getting busy again.Engineers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have started construction on a simulated city center that will be used to test partially automate...

Gaming is an ever-changing industry, and E3 is always a good place to gauge its biggest trends. The opulent annual show draws the biggest publishers, hardware makers and accessory producers, giving us...

The first three episodes of Orange is the New Black's sophomore season was a tour de force of actress Taylor Schilling's emotional range for Piper Chapman, who in just three hours into the season went...

California Chrome made a valiant run at what would've been the first Triple Crown in 36 years on Saturday, but came up short at the Belmont Stakes after a late charge that ran out of steam.T...

Although Japan is renowned for having some of the best customer service on the planet, for various reasons, including language and cultural hurdles, it isn't known as the most tourist-friendly destina...

After tweeting that she wanted to start a game development summer camp for girls called Girls Make Games, Leila Shabir, the CEO and co-founder of educational games studio LearnDistrict, received an ou...

Family, friends and famous admirers mourned the celebrated American author, poet, and activist Maya Angelou on Saturday during a memorial service at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, where the...

Although Japan is renowned for having some of the best customer service on the planet, for various reasons, including language and cultural hurdles, it isn't known as the most tourist-friendly destina...

Although Japan is renowned for having some of the best customer service on the planet, for various reasons, including language and cultural hurdles, it isn't known as the most tourist-friendly destina...

The trend toward ephemeral messaging is gaining even more steam, after private social network Path announced that its users will get the ability to have their messages disappear after a specific time ...

A few things we can now guarantee about Ant-Man: He's going to get small, he's going to be a con-man who pulls off a heist and he's going to crack wise. A lot.The mad scramble to replace director Edga...

Mark 2014 as a year to remember on your calendar, your Facebook page, your brand new Twitter profile page that you still haven’t quite figured out. Because you won’t remember what made thi...

Prison scrubs are a tough look to pull off.The characters in Orange Is the New Black accessorize with neck tattoos, dreadlocks and meth mouth. But the actresses look much different from their mug shot...

During the week, we consume words in snackable, tweetable bites. But on the weekends, we have the time to take a dive into the murkier, lengthier depths of the Internet and expand our attention spans ...

The Nigerian government targeted four major local newspapers on Friday, confiscating or destroying its copies, and storming one of the paper's offices, according to multiple reports.The military repor...

Amazon recently won a patent for perhaps the most commonly used photography technique around: snapping a picture of an object against a white background. But according to experts, the patent isn't ex...

A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep — in your luxury vacation rental, that is. The only question is where you'll choose to lay your head.Quit wishing you were a part of Di...

The World Cup is finally (almost) here. The tournament will kick off Thursday with a match between Brazil and CroatiaBut with dozens of matches played over four weeks in 12 cities, keeping track of yo...

Though Beyonce, Jay Z and Justin Timberlake may run the pop world, it's the youth that are shaping tomorrow's musical landscape.With this in mind, Spotify announced its inaugural list of the top 25 ar...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was in intensive care Saturday after the limousine bus he was riding in was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on the New Jersey Turnpike,...

A perfect day of fun in the sun is just what you need to shake off the long, cold winter.While you could shell out tons of cash for top of the line beach gear, there's nothing like putting together yo...

A few things we can now guarantee about Ant-Man: He's going to get small, he's going to be a con-man who pulls off a heist and he's going to crack wise. A lot.The mad scramble to replace director Edga...

KIEV, Ukraine – Billionaire candy magnate Petro Poroshenko took the oath in Kiev on Saturday to serve as the fifth president of Ukraine and pledged to bring peace and unity to the conflict-torn ...

Mark 2014 as a year to remember on your calendar, your Facebook page, your brand new Twitter profile page that you still haven’t quite figured out. Because you won’t remember what made thi...

The World Cup is finally (almost) here. The tournament will kick off Thursday with a match between Brazil and CroatiaBut with dozens of matches played over four weeks in 12 cities, keeping track of yo...

Though Beyonce, Jay Z and Justin Timberlake may run the pop world, it's the youth that are shaping tomorrow's musical landscape.With this in mind, Spotify announced its inaugural list of the top 25 ar...

The Great Recession spared no one, but it fell especially hard on millennials. They suffered the highest unemployment rates, which academic evidence shows this will permanently reduce their ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was in intensive care Saturday after the limousine bus he was riding in was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on the New Jersey Turnpike,...

This story was most recently updated on June 8 at 9:15 a.m. ETNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan and two members of his entourage remain in critical condition Sunday after aft...

It's time to kickstart your dad's foray into the crowdfunding worldKickstarter, the popular site that helps people raise money for a variety of creative projects, is actually home to some cool product...

The Great Recession spared no one, but it fell especially hard on millennials. They suffered the highest unemployment rates, which academic evidence shows this will permanently reduce their ...

Time to break out your beam swords — Super Smash Bros. just got a bit more realistic.Whether you're a bonafide expert or just smash Down B for hours on end, you can appreciate this realistic dep...

The Twitter account of Neil Young appears to have been hacked Friday night.Whoever hijacked Young's verified account (@Neilyoung) tweeted various pornographic (NSFW) images, many of them retweets from...

Happy National Doughnut Day, lovers of deep-fried, circular, yeasty goodness.It's tough to beat a fresh doughnut from your favorite shop, but it's surprisingly worthwhile to make your own at homeSee a...

Two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a prototype for robotic limbs that assist workers in building airplanes. They also have the bonus effect of making the wearer ...

The U.S. government uses them to bomb alleged terrorists in far-away places. Tech companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook are all toying with the idea of using them, and now they're a photographer'...

The U.S. government uses them to bomb alleged terrorists in far-away places. Tech companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook are all toying with the idea of using them, and now they're a photographer'...

Finding a job is overrated. What's not overrated? Snapchat. High five, millennialsTo break up the monotony of sending out résumés, recent Harvard graduate Anthony Zonfrelli used every bit of...

If you picked up virtually any newspaper across North America late in the afternoon of June 6, 1944, you would have been greeted with news of the Allied Invasion in France. Though the 72-point headlin...

A large fire has broken out at one of the buildings in Rockefeller Center, one of the busiest tourist locations in New York City. Eyewitnesses began sharing photos of the fire on social media around 9...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on Friday released the first-ever video shot from the perspective of a polar bear on Arctic sea ice. The video, which was recorded using a video collar device, shows ...

The Twitter account of musician Neil Young was hacked Friday night.Whoever hijacked Young's verified account (@Neilyoung) tweeted various pornographic (NSFW) images, many of them retweets from the acc...

Two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a prototype for robotic limbs that assist workers in building airplanes. They also have the bonus effect of making the wearer ...

If you picked up virtually any newspaper across North America late in the afternoon of June 6, 1944, you would have been greeted with news of the Allied Invasion in France. Though the 72-point headlin...

Two videos of Justin Bieber making racist remarks surfaced this week, featuring the pop star from a few years ago saying the N-word repeatedly and mentioning the Ku Klux Klan. While many people were ...

If almost a year without new episodes of Orange is the New Black felt like a form of punishment, you’re in luck — the Netflix dramedy is back with a new 13-episode season.The Season 2 drop...

NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 89,000 autos because of air bag defects and other problems.The automaker said Friday that is recalling 31,520 model year 2012 Buick Verano a...

Apple's long-rumored iWatch will debut in October with a curved OLED touchscreen, according to a new reportCiting industry sources, Japanese newspaper Nikkei report said the smartwatch will hit the ma...

As far as these kittens are concerned, orange is the new cat.The Pet Collective created an adorable re-enactment of Orange is the New Black's Season 1 through the eyes of a new all-feline castSee also...

A large fire broke out Friday night at a building in Rockefeller Center, one of the busiest tourist locations in New York City. Eyewitnesses began sharing photos of the fire on social media around 9 p...

At age eight, Mike King promised his father that he would buy him a '57 Chevrolet Bel-Air. On his dad's 57th birthday, Mike fulfilled that promise in an amazing way.The Bel Air was his father's dream ...

Approximately 70 million troops served as part of the Allied Forces during World War II. The massive deployment included actors, authors, musicians and athletes, who all served their country in a time...

If almost a year without new episodes of Orange is the New Black felt like a form of punishment, you’re in luck — the Netflix dramedy is back with a new 13-episode season.The Season 2 drop...

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?It's a question that's often asked rhetorically, but that changes when you're planning summer vacation abroad. Do you prefer urban giants like...

Exactly 70 years after Allied troops launched one of history's most important battles at the beaches of Normandy, France, thousands returned to the beaches of Normandy and paid tribute together.But it...

Instagramming that unflattering photo of your significant other could wind up costing you.Social media agreements are becoming increasingly common, whether as part of formal prenuptial agreements or m...

Happy National Doughnut Day, lovers of deep-fried, circular, yeasty goodness.It's tough to beat a fresh doughnut from your favorite shop, but it's surprisingly worthwhile to make your own at homeSee a...

The 68th Tony Awards will deliver doses of the past, present and future Sunday, when the Hugh Jackman-hosted shindig shimmies onto your TV screen at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.The cast of Wicked will return for...

If you frequently watch videos posted to Facebook, marketers may soon target you with their video ads, too.Facebook added a new targeting tool Thursday that will surface video ads to users who frequen...

On the heels of Apple's $3 billion purchase of Beats, a report has emerged that Google is looking to make a much more modest acquisition in the same category.The search giant is in talks to buy music ...

Apple has reportedly made another acquisition that could help improve its mapping service.TechCrunch reports that Apple has acquired Spotsetter, a small startup that was founded in 2011 and developed ...

California Chrome is the heavy favorite to win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, which would make him the first Triple Crown winner in 36 years.But you’re gonna want to tune in for this one, becau...

Six seconds is all you need to capture the awkward moment President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of a D-Day memorial luncheon on FridayAnd someone (well, to b...

The Central Intelligence Agency just joined Twitter and Facebook, and, naturally, people reacted in all kinds of ways to the agency's first tweet. We'd make fun of the CIA for being so behind the tim...

Vodafone has released a transparency report that details how 29 governments around the world snoop on its customers' data, with an unprecedented amount of detail over 88-pages and more than 40,000 wor...

The key to a good GoPro video is, well, in D Minor.Sure, you're probably accustomed to seeing the POV camera used for recording extreme sports (black-flipping off a canyon or ski flying in Norway). Bu...

Canon has entered the cloud-based storage arena, albeit a bit late.Previously marketed only in Europe as a beta program under the name Project1709, irista is the photo company's first foray into the s...

Apple's long-rumored iWatch will debut in October with a curved OLED touchscreen, according to a new reportCiting industry sources, Japanese newspaper Nikkei report said the smartwatch will hit the ma...

On the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, the world reflects on the victories and losses of World War II.But not so much, perhaps, on a less well-known player ...

Proclamations that Microsoft’s tablet-laptop hybrid, the Surface Pro 3, does not beat Apple’s popular MacBook Air grow tiresome. Since when is this a zero-sum-game? Are consumers and busin...

At age eight, Mike King promised his father that he would buy him a '57 Chevrolet Bel-Air. On his dad's 57th birthday, Mike fulfilled that promise in an amazing way.The Bel Air was his father's dream ...

The forecast for northwest France on June 6, 1944 stands as history's most important weather forecast. Conditions at Omaha Beach and the other landing zones within about 50 miles of Normandy, France h...

It's out of one deadly duel and into another for Pedro Pascal, who until last Sunday played Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones.Netflix has cast the erstwhile Red Viper in the upcoming Na...

Uber on Friday announced that it had raised $1.2 billion, bringing its valuation to $17 billion."It’s remarkable that it was only four years ago this week Uber started operations in [San Francis...

Three helicopters dropped one million red rose petals over the Statue of Liberty on Friday in New York City in honor of D-Day's 70th anniversary.The nonprofit group The French Will Never Forget spent ...

Two videos of Justin Bieber making racist remarks surfaced this week, featuring the pop star from a few years ago saying the N-word repeatedly and mentioning the Ku Klux Klan. While many people were ...

The 68th Tony Awards will deliver doses of the past, present and future Sunday, when the Hugh Jackman-hosted shindig shimmies onto your TV screen at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.The cast of Wicked will return for...

Two months after the Heartbleed bug affected thousands of popular websites and services you might use every day, a related vulnerability has been discovered after hiding on the web for more than 16 ye...

Tesla may be ready to take a U-turn back to the Garden State as soon as July.Two months after the state halted direct sales of Tesla in the state, the New Jersey State Assembly's Consumer Affairs Comm...

Apple's long-rumored iWatch will debut in October with a curved OLED touchscreen, according to a new reportCiting industry sources, Japanese newspaper Nikkei report said the smartwatch will hit the ma...

Business owners are problem-fixers and void-fillers. When you're starting a new business venture, you must consider a few essentials: What is missing in the marketplace, what will drive consumers to p...

Microsoft's newest ad for the Surface Pro 3 tablet is making a bold statement about the future of laptops: You don't need them.The ad features a young man moving deftly about his day with the aid of h...

In 1988, Henk Rogers traveled from Japan to Las Vegas to find new games for his company, Bullet-Proof Software, to bring to the Japanese market. The Netherlands-born, American-educated game ...

At age eight, Mike King promised his father that he would buy him a '57 Chevrolet Bel-Air. On his dad's 57th birthday, Mike fulfilled that promise in an amazing way.The Bel Air was his father's dream ...

Parents, take this as a warning: Portal guns can be incredibly dangerous, especially in the hands of a 3-year-old.We can assume that DreamWorks animator Daniel Hashimoto had only the best intentions w...

Canon has entered the cloud-based storage arena, albeit a bit late.Previously marketed only in Europe as a beta program under the name Project1709, irista is the photo company's first foray into the s...

The U.S. economy added 217,000 jobs in May, according to a report Friday from the Bureau of Labor. That number on its own might not seem particularly notable as it lined up pretty well with economists...

Run for cover — the sharks are taking a bite out of the Big AppleThe highly anticipated sequel to 2013's swim-away hit Sharknado, aptly titled Sharkando 2: The Second One, has released its first...

When Dyson debuted its newest hand vacuum, the DC59 Animal, in January, the company said it was the most powerful one ever made, comparing its motor speed to that of a race carWell, if the Animal was ...

How much do you know about the ladies of Litchfield? It's time to test your knowledge, cuz bitches gots to learn.Season two of Orange Is The New Black premieres on Netflix on June 6, which means fans ...

Before Allied troops launched one of history's most important battles at the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, they did nearly everything in their power to convince Nazi forces they weren't...

Sir Patrick Stewart, Aaron Paul, Al Roker and some top ad and media execs star in a so-far-uncompleted documentary about Twitter that's intended for ad industry luminaries gathering in Cannes, France,...

Sir Patrick Stewart, Aaron Paul, Al Roker and some top ad and media execs star in a so-far-uncompleted documentary about Twitter that's intended for ad industry luminaries gathering in Cannes, France,...

Remember the old slogan, "There's an app for that"? Well, now there's a kit for that app. In our latest Mobile Minute video, we examine all of the kits that came out of the WWDC keynote presentatio...

OUISTREHAM, France — Ukraine's incoming president spoke briefly with Russian President Vladimir Putin after world leaders gathered for a photo Friday at D-Day commemoration ceremonies.President-...

OUISTREHAM, France — Ukraine's incoming president spoke briefly with Russian President Vladimir Putin after world leaders gathered for a photo Friday at D-Day commemoration ceremonies.President-...

The Ghostbusters suited up for the first time 30 long years ago. If that makes you feel old, don't worry — we created a set of commemorative paper dolls to make you feel like a kid again. Now yo...

The Ghostbusters suited up for the first time 30 long years ago. If that makes you feel old, don't worry — we created a set of commemorative paper dolls to make you feel like a kid again. Now yo...

The Central Intelligence Agency just joined Twitter and Facebook, and, naturally, people reacted in all kinds of ways to the agency's first tweet. We'd make fun of the CIA for being so behind the tim...

Grainy webcam pics in a messy room? Bathroom ab selfies? Grinning with babies or other women? Come on, guys, we can do better.Elliott Morgan breaks down the do's and don'ts of online dating photos in ...

LONDON — Vodafone, one of the world's largest cellphone companies, has revealed the scope of government snooping into phone networks, saying authorities in some countries are able to directly ac...

If you think of all your home's lights, climate controls and automation gadgets as a sort of Russian Nesting Doll, you start to understand Apple HomeKit and its database-driven approach to home automa...

Showrunners on HBO's Game of Thrones carefully follow George R.R. Martin's thrilling series A Song of Ice and Fire — well, for the most part.They seem to have skipped over a few key visual detai...

Tesla may be ready to take a U-turn back to the Garden State as soon as July.Two months after the state halted direct sales of Tesla in the state, the New Jersey State Assembly's Consumer Affairs Comm...

What's in a name? For Apple, a lot of legal trouble.Time and time again, whenever Apple announces the name of a product, some other company comes out of the woodwork and claims that the name is alread...

If you're thinking about a marketing automation provider, it's important to proceed with caution: Typically the contracts will lock you in for a least one year. Having worked with a few different prov...

Recent young adult blockbusters have been a tad depressing, to say the least.If you're still railing against the end of the Divergent trilogy and wiping the mascara from your face after re-reading The...

Uber on Friday announced that it had raised $1.2 billion, bringing its valuation to $17 billion."It’s remarkable that it was only four years ago this week Uber started operations in [San Francis...

Overlord, Bolero, Gold and Sword — these are just a few of the code names used on June 6, 1944, known as D-Day.Seventy years after troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, the nation remembers th...

With the proliferation of tools for both measuring and automating your marketing efforts, startups aren't exactly wanting for real-time marketing data. But while spreadsheets and dashboards are nice, ...

Tesla may be ready to take a U-turn back to the Garden State as soon as July.Two months after the state halted direct sales of Tesla in the state, the New Jersey State Assembly's Consumer Affairs Comm...

LONDON — In the lead up to D-Day, close to 2 million American troops had been stationed in the United Kingdom, and in May of 1944, Hyde Park was often dominated by American soldiers. Some played...

Vodafone, one of the world's largest cellphone companies, published a report on Friday that revealed the scope of government snooping into phone networks around the world. One of the most notable reve...

Showrunners on HBO's Game of Thrones carefully follow George R.R. Martin's thrilling series A Song of Ice and Fire — well, for the most part.They seem to have skipped over a few key visual detai...

What's in a name? For Apple, a lot of legal trouble.Time and time again, whenever Apple announces the name of a product, some other company comes out of the woodwork and claims that the name is alread...

Overlord, Bolero, Gold and Sword — these are just a few of the code names used on June 6, 1944, known as D-Day.Seventy years after troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, the nation remembers th...

The elusive chicken, an urban legend for the imprisoned women at Litchfield in Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, is now the star of a Flappy Bird game clone. Mere hours before Netflix debuts OITNB s...

Dogs love them. City kids in the summer love them. Drivers looking for a place to park hate them.One retired firefighter from New York City has redesigned the fire hydrant — the first major rede...

Pebble rolled out some updates Thursday that added small but significant improvements to its smartwatch — most significantly adding volume controls and the ability to reorganize apps from the wa...

"I thought many times the 'D' in D-Day meant death day," said World War II veteran Arnold Lambert.Lambert was among the 160,000 Allied troops that stormed the heavily German-fortified French coastline...

Finding a good home for animals in need can be difficult. Fortunately, there's Lil John to lend a beat.When foster parents Andrew Kerr and Hayley Markham needed help finding a permanent home for these...

Welcome to Throwback Tunesday, where Mashable amplifies the echoes of music past. From genre trends to throwbacks, we synthesize music and nostalgia.From the balcony view at Soundgarden's concert in N...

How good, how transcendent, how utterly magical is Argentinian soccer superstar Lionel Messi? Even his opponents — well at least one of them — bow down to himSee also: The Definitive World...

Amazon is holding an event in Seattle in a couple of weeks, and everyone's invited. Really — anyone in the world can theoretically sign up, although the company says space is limited.Democratizi...

During the WWDC 2014 keynote, Apple spent a lot of time showing off the next major version of OS X, Yosemite.With Yosemite, the company is taking yet another step toward bridging the desktop with mobi...

Bienvenue, Your Majesties. Queen Elizabeth II, her husband Prince Philip and their son Prince Charles traveled to France for a three-day state visit to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day, where they m...

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is less than a week away, so fans are gearing up for the massive, wold-wide sporting event.Not much of the sport has change in recent years, but fans now have ability to connec...

Google Chrome has edged out Microsoft's Internet Explorer in the ongoing battle of the browsers, according to Adobe Digital Report (ADI) dataThe report shows Chrome making up 31.8% of all browser usag...

A New York jury on Thursday awarded the surviving members of the Beastie Boys $1.7 million in a copyright case against Monster Energy drink.Adam "Ad Rock" Horovitz and Michael "Mike D" Diamond appeare...

Publisher Hachette, which is embroiled in a dispute with Amazon, announced Thursday that it was laying off about 28 staffersSee also: 8 Books to Add to Your Summer Reading ListA Hachette rep offered t...

Meeting just a few days after President Obama announced new regulations to cut global warming emissions from the electric power sector, the Group of Seven (G-7) major industrialized countries committe...

Google just unveiled a $1,000 tablet prototype equipped with 3D-sensors and a motion-tracking cameraThe tablet is the latest venture of Google's Project Tango initiative aimed at bringing 3D motion an...

Just when you thought you'd had more than your fill of World Cup hype, Beats by Dre goes and gets involved.The music company, which Apple confirmed it would buy for $3 billion, just released a length...

Brian Acton still hasn't fully come to terms with the idea of his new life as a a billionaire and Facebook employee.Acton, one of the two cofounders of WhatsApp, opened up about his personal feelings ...

Pinterest is expanding its first major ad offering, Promoted Pins, to all businesses in hopes of capturing ad dollars from small and medium size businessesSan Francisco-based Pinterest announced on Th...

A weird type of 'hybrid' star has been discovered nearly 40 years since it was first theorized — but until now has been curiously difficult to find.In 1975, renowned astrophysicists Kip Thorne, ...

Apple announced this week that it's joining the smart-home revolution by creating a platform, called HomeKit, that will eventually allow people use their iPhone to control their house — everythi...

Aereo's streaming TV service is now available on Chromecast.Aereo's Android app was updated Thursday with Chromecast support. The Chromecast is a $35 dongle that enables users to wirelessly beam conte...

As the world prepares to commemorate D-Day on its 70th anniversary Friday, the story of the largest seaborne invasion in history is unfolding in real time on Twitter.Experiencing the D-Day mission min...

As the world prepares to commemorate D-Day on its 70th anniversary Friday, the story of the largest seaborne invasion in history is unfolding in real time on Twitter.Experiencing the D-Day mission min...

Verizon has sent Netflix a cease-and-desist letter over an error message Netflix displayed to users this week charging that the service could not be accessed because Verizon's network was having conne...

In the words of Pat Sajak, "Uh, no."During Wednesday's Wheel of Fortune, a contestant named Stephen made game show history with one of the most absent-minded guesses of all time.See also: 'Wheel of Fo...

In the words of Pat Sajak, "Uh, no."During Wednesday's Wheel of Fortune, a contestant named Stephen made game show history with one of the most absent-minded guesses of all time.See also: 'Wheel of Fo...

Apple OS X is getting a new coat of paint. When the company unveiled OS X Yosemite at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), it revealed a new Mac interface, re-imagined in the same ethos ...

As automated software solutions have taken off for everything from email marketing to digital advertising to customer relationship management, the business of marketing has shifted from mostly "guessw...

The Landon Donovan-less United States Men's National Team (USMNT) opens its 2014 World Cup on June 16 in a must-win match against Ghana in Natal, Brazil. Soccer's stature is rapidly growing Stateside,...

A huge cluster of thunderstorms, containing winds strong enough to tear the roofs off buildings as well as large hail and nearly continuous flashes of lightning, barreled across several states beginni...

Lego celebrates women who love to learn with a minifigure series of female scientists and their lab tools.The Research Institute series won the Lego Ideas contest for winter 2014, and features an astr...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has told senators it didn't notify Congress about the pending swap of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban officials because the Taliban had threatened ...

Edward Snowden made a call to take back privacy with technology, supporting an anti-surveillance campaign called Reset The Net during a talk on Thursday — the anniversary of the first published ...

Let's face it: You're getting kind of old. Each ticking second adds to your growing age, even though how old you are — in years — is really just a boring numberThankfully, the website You'...

"I've always wanted a chief anything title," actor Josh Peck, best known for his stint on Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh, told Mashable. Well, on Thursday, he accomplished that goal, becoming Chief Cr...

Barnes & Noble finally found a home for its collapsing hardware business: SamsungThe Korean hardware giant will build Nook software into Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 tablets and sell them in Barnes & ...

After weighing the costs and dangers of human spaceflight against concerns such as national security and "the eventual survival of the human species through off-Earth settlement," a congressionally ma...

A gory death at the hands of Game of Thrones mastermind George R.R. Martin can be yours for the one-time price of $20,000. The death will, of course, be of the text-only variety.The honor is reserved ...

The popular dating and hookup app Tinder is reportedly adding a new feature that will make it a lot more like Snapchat.Tinder, which lets you talk to nearby singles, (only if you and the other person ...

Facebook has announced a plan to revamp the look of Timelines on its Pages, moving to a one-column design more similar to the Timelines on individual profiles. (Quick reminder: Pages are generally pub...

Add Jimmy Fallon to the list of people who want to break Tom Cruise's faceThe actor and comedian played a competitive round of "Face Breakers" on The Tonight Show on Wednesday. The rules are simple: T...

Aereo's streaming TV service is now available on Chromecast.Aereo's Android app was updated Thursday with Chromecast support. The Chromecast is a $35 dongle that enables users to wirelessly beam conte...

Sometimes you just want to jam, but there are no drums in sight. That's where kids come in handy.Brad Kuehner from the band Atticus Avenue fit in some drum practice while bonding with his son, Max. As...

Amazon is messing with the wrong guy.A few days after best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell came out against the online retailer for raising prices and delaying shipments of his books because of a disp...

On the heels of its 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Apple has released a new iPhone 5S ad, showcasing various fitness gadgets working in conjunction with the phone. But there was no sign...

One year ago, the Guardian published its first bombshell story based on leaked top-secret documents showing that the National Security Agency was spying on American citizensAt the time, journalist Gle...

This is the story of a wimpy goat that found his voiceHe gave it all he's got. Now, he's an Internet starSee also: Inspiring Goat in a Wheelchair Is All You Need Right NowSee? He's already in a Taylor...

Global conglomerate SoftBank's first foray into robotics is a tripod-based robot that can read human emotions.So perhaps the robot is able to tell that we're a little creeped out by it — as we a...

Marc Andreessen, the famously outspoken Facebook board member and founder of Netscape, called Edward Snowden a "textbook traitor" in a CNBC interview that was posted on Thursday.“Obviously he...

The only thing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles loved more than fighting crime was a hot, fresh pizzaWhenever Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael decided to take a rest it was always for som...

Orange Is the New Black returns to Netflix on Friday, and if the first season and teaser trailers are any indication, the girls in prison jumpsuits will be treating us to another round of crazy.Fans w...

Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) had one of the most unfortunate Twitter and Pinterest hacks in recent memory, where pictures of young women in bikini's (and in some cases lingerie) ...

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — General Motors CEO Mary Barra said 15 employees have been fired and five others have been disciplined over the company's failure to disclose a defect with ignition switches ...

Thanks to Amazon's teaser video, the company's mysterious June 18 product announcement may not be so mysterious after all.On Wednesday, Amazon announced plans to introduce a new product later this mon...

You just got Caged.Imgur user Timbo57 pulled off the Nicolas Cage prank to end all Nicolas Cage pranks when he planted nearly 3,200 pictures of the actor around his brother's home. No family photo, to...

Twitter on Thursday announced it is buying Namo Media, a native ad firm.Namo will be paired with MoPub, a mobile ad firm that Twitter bought last year. Namo claims it has created "an advertising solut...

The UK government wants to come down harder on serious cybercriminals.In the Queen’s Speech, her address to Parliament that lays out government agenda, Queen Elizabeth II outlined the administra...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Google has launched its Street View map service in Greece after winning approval from the privacy authority that blocked the ground-level map application five years ago.In ...

Anyone who grew up on Disney movies (or raised a kid on them) knows the tropes. True love's kiss, saved by a prince, happily ever after — blah, blah, blah.Now you can enjoy a whole new world of ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — President Barack Obama is consulting with two of his most important European allies — Britain and France — as they navigate shifting conditions in the Ukraine crisis ...

The Nigerian militant group that is terrorizing the country’s north just pulled off one of its bloodiest attacks yet.Islamic militants aligned with Boko Haram slaughtered hundreds of civilians i...

Since the beginning of time, musicians have borrowed, paid homage or found inspiration from other compositionsIt seems like each musical period picks up bits and pieces from songs and genres of the pa...

You’ve probably read before about the key phrases that greatest leaders say every day.But great leaders are also wise when it comes to the opposite strategy: Sometimes, the smartest thing to say...

KIEV, Ukraine — Andriy picks me up in a taxi on the corner of Kiev's Maidan square, the site of the protests that overthrew former president Viktor Yanukovych earlier this year. Dressed in a dar...

Donald Sterling has agreed to sell the Los Angeles Clippers, the Associated Press reports, confirming last Friday's reports that he will relinquish the team peacefullyAccording to his attorney, Maxwel...

How much text have you typed into various devices last week? If we're talking thousands of line — and it's likely we are — you could be causing yourself permanent hand injuryNow, Elliott M...

This weekend, Twitter bot @everyword is set to transmit its final tweet — the supposedly last word in the English language. It is an event seven long years in the making.Built by New York Univer...

I was at a friend's house when the phone rang. It was mom. She got a Nintendo. I rushed back to find Super Mario Bros. on the living room TVVideo games had arrived in our home.A few years later, we go...

Ever since there were shops, people have enjoyed window shopping. But a new phenomenon is emerging that takes the habit to the extreme.If you save things to your Amazon wishlist without ever actually ...

From eggs and bacon to pancakes and waffles, none of these morning staples stand up against the all-American champion breakfast food: sweet, crunchy cerealFruity, puffy, crispy, flakey — we'll e...

Image: Flickr exothermic, Balaji.BSchool's out for the summer, and while it's important to savor the well-deserved break and warm weather, it's essential to keep your mind sharp and avoid downshifting...

On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in the coordinated invasion of occupied France known as D-Day.Friday marks the 70th anniversary of the largest seaborne invasio...

After years of setbacks and delays, Samsung finally unveiled the Samsung Z, its long-awaited Tizen smartphoneTizen is a Linux-based operating system that can power smartphones, smartwatches, televisio...

There's just over a week left until the World Cup kicks off in Brazil, so if you're planning on attending and need help finding your way around the event, Google Maps has come up with a solutionStarti...

The Mashable Events Board is a great place to find leading conferences in your industry, whether it's advertising, technology, media or public relations. This week, we're highlighting five events that...

If you're looking for something to leave you satisfied and smiling, or if you're thinking "that's what she said" right now, we have a YouTube treat for youTastefully Offensive rounded up 45 of the ver...

It's late. You're on the last train home from the city. You need something, anything, to keep you awake. How about a sing-along?On one late-night train leaving London, a traveler was not content to qu...

Gun-control activists are lobbying Target to prevent people from openly carrying semi-automatic weapons in its stores, turning the company into the latest battleground of the evolving debate over gun ...

Is there a heterosexual woman alive who can resist a big, muscle-bound man cuddling an adorable, furry creature? Surely not.The goal of an ad campaign called Show Your Soft Side isn’t to hook up...

WestJet gave a hardworking dad the ultimate Father's Day surprise — a reunion with his sick child.The Canadian airline worked with the Ronald McDonald House Charities to bring the Grimard family...

An active volcano 625 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska is under careful watch after erupting — for the third time this century — on May 13.The Pavlof Volcano sent an ash plume 22,000 f...

AMC delivered a one-two punch of watercooler television in the past year with Breaking Bad's final season and The Walking Dead's fourth season consistently dominating the social conversation on social...

Google Glass' negative reputation stems partly from the fact that it doesn't offer enough practical applications, but a new concept video shows how the device could transform the way law-enforcement a...

Pink Floyd can't always get what it wantsThe Rolling Stones got Tel Aviv rocking Wednesday night during the band's scheduled tour stop, ignoring Pink Floyd's request that they cancel the concert amid ...

With a new software update, Google Glass users will now be able to see notifications just by moving their eyes.See also: 5 Free Android Apps for TetheringUsually, when a Glass user receives an alert, ...

At least six politicians have now deleted tweets they sent about Sgt. Bowe BergdahlAll of them sent tweets offering initial praise of Bergdahl's release, only to later backtrack and pull the posts off...

The ads you see on Facebook may soon look a lot like the ads you see on GoogleMarketers are now able to take keywords from your search query on Google (or Yahoo or Bing) and use that information to of...

A rally celebrating the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in his hometown of Hailey, Idaho, has reportedly been canceled due to security concerns amid a flood of angry phone calls and emails.Ber...

At WWDC, developers ruleApple may have previewed iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite to the entire world at its opening keynote, but developers are the only ones who get to check out the beta version of the softw...

Close your eyes and think about summer vacation. A beach comes to mind, right? It's common to dream about sandy beaches, crystal-clear blue water and a complete escape from daily lifeSee also: The Top...

Books provide us with endless amounts of knowledge. Knowledge is power — but power is evil.Just days after LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow successfully funded the resurgence of the hit show, it...

No one likes a trip to the dentist. Now a story about a dental visit — those, everyone can enjoyThis month, the MashableReads book club pick is To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris. I...

Candy Crush addicts, consider this an interventionIf your Candy Crush Saga addiction has led you to some dark places in life (perhaps depleting your bank account for extra lives), you may find that th...

The film adaptation of The Giver will stay true to Lois Lowry's 1993 sci-fi book of the same name, by giving moviegoers black-and-white scenes, after all.When the first trailer arrived in March, fans ...

The Sangeang Api volcano in Indonesia began erupting on May 30, vaulting ash, along with tiny particles known as volcanic sulfur aerosols, as high as 65,000 feet into the stratosphere. Dramatic images...

The Sangeang Api volcano in Indonesia began erupting on May 30, vaulting ash, along with tiny particles known as volcanic sulfur aerosols, as high as 65,000 feet into the stratosphere. Dramatic images...

"Learning how to die is therefore learning how to live," Philip Seymour Hoffman said in 2012.To Hoffman, there was nothing as crucial to happiness as the awareness and acceptance of death. Living in t...

Amazon posted a teaser trailer to YouTube on Wednesday about an upcoming product launch event for what could be its rumored 3D smartphone.Members of the press aren't the only ones invited to the event...

Throughout last year, the Wachowskis were building a solid head of buzz with the production of their latest film, Jupiter Ascending. Right from the initial synopsis, the film's proposed tale of Mila K...

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it will be adding 45 new apps to both its Xbox One and Xbox 360 consolesSome of the major new additions include Vine, Twitter, HBO Go, Showtime Anytime, Comedy Ce...

If you don't think this is greatest Orange Is The New Black mashup ever made, you're sorely mistaken.Netflix plugged its already highly anticipated second season of Orange is the New Black, which debu...

It has been 25 years since the Chinese government deployed 200,000 troops armed with assault rifles and tanks to inflict devastating violence on unarmed civilians trying to block the military's advanc...

Even without dropping any hardware this week, Apple made a ton of news at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiling Mac OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 — along with many accompanying feature...

Game of Thrones fans, here's your happily ever after.A fan of the HBO show decided that Sunday's episode "The Mountain and the Viper" was far too upsetting — like, soul-crushing levels of upsett...

If you're from the future and have come back to find the moment at which 3D printing got weird, you've arrived at the right dayA German artist just 3D-printed a replica of famous painter Vincent van G...

This article is part of DBA, a new series on Mashable that features insights from leaders in entrepreneurship, venture capital and management.Among tech startups today, there's a general belief that t...

Thanks to the appearances of Sam Jones, Ryan Reynolds and Ted Danson in Ted, not to mention the hundreds of celebrity voices who have done guest spots on Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Sho...

Rumors of Fab's demise are greatly exaggerated, at least according to Fab's CEOJason Goldberg, cofounder and CEO of Fab, went on a short Twitter rant Wednesday in response to a report in Valleywag tha...

Hillary Clinton is on the cover of this week's People magazine with a bright smile and one her strongest comments yet that she is indeed preparing to run for president.The focus for many on Wednesday,...

Television watching habits have changed a lot over the last few years. With so many ways to tune in, through mobile devices as well as traditional TV screens, watching TV has become a more social acti...

Thank the Seven Gods for this pictureReddit user cameroncrazy85 did the world a great service by posting an image of Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage circa 1987, sporting a mullet hotter than drag...

Google has plans to make its email more secure, using add-on encryption software that will work like any other extension for Google Chrome.On its security blog Tuesday, Google announced it’s pre...

Intel unveiled a 14-nanometer fan-less Intel Core M processor at the Computex Fair in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, aimed at quiet, thin and energy-efficient laptops and tablets."It's cool, it's quiet, ...

A Russian jet soared within 100 feet of a United States reconnaissance plane in late April, according to U.S. officials, in one of the most dangerous flybys the U.S. military has ever experienced.The ...

I guess we can call it the Bergdahl Effect.The family of a young couple that disappeared in Afghanistan in late 2012 say they’ve received videos from the American woman and her Canadian husband ...

Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 2 welcomed its first passengers on Wednesday, with the arrival of 17 United Airlines flights and about 6,000 passengers. T2, also called the Queen's Terminal, is openin...

The rhetorical cyberwar between China and the United States continuesChinese state media accused on Wednesday Google, Facebook, Apple and other tech giants of being a "threat" to Chinese netizens and ...

A Berlin artist may have escalated the persecution of Google Glass enthusiasts with a program that lets you jam their Wi-Fi receptionThe technology, called Glassholes.sh, detects Glass devices on a Wi...

It’s little wonder that computer experts are warning that computer users could be experiencing “notification fatigue” after the past few weeks.But even if you’re feeling overwh...

The Central African Republic (CAR) has blocked text messaging, ostensibly as part of an attempt to restore security after a year of violence.The government announced the ban on Tuesday, hoping it will...

The Central African Republic (CAR) has blocked text messaging, ostensibly as part of an attempt to restore security after a year of violence.The government announced the ban on Tuesday, hoping it will...

Where do you go if you've been passed over to run one of the biggest tech companies in the world? GoPro, apparently.GoPro announced Wednesday that it has hired Tony Bates to take over as its president...

It's hard to imagine what our lives would be like without Google — that all-knowing, all-powerful search engine that seems to run our lives both on and off the Internet.While Google may know pre...

No one likes a trip to the dentist. Now a story about a dental visit — those, everyone can enjoyThis month, the MashableReads book club pick is To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris. I...

Until 2013, only three people in history had been named as the director of a Star Wars movie: the late, great Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand, and some guy named George LucasNow in the space of a yea...

Finally. Another too-long NBA season now boils down to this, a rematch of last year's NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and San Antonio SpursHeat vs. Spurs Part Deux tips off Thursday night and promis...

Until 2013, only three people in history had been named as director of a Star Wars movie: the late, great Irvin Kershner; Richard Marquand; and oh, some guy named George LucasNow, over the span of one...

May the force be alphabetized.ASTR ARSW, the alphabetization of the every English word in the original Star Wars film, is the work of Tom Murphy VII. He's a man with a Ph.D. in computer science, a lov...

It didn't take long for Apple developers to embrace the company's new programming language, Swift. A Flappy Bird clone game has already been created with it.Apple developer Nate Murray built FlappySwi...

Severe thunderstorms packing baseball-sized hail, damaging winds of up to 100 miles per hour, along with drenching rain and nearly continuous lightning rumbled across the Plains and Midwest on Tuesday...

It has been 25 years since the Chinese government deployed 200,000 troops armed with assault rifles and tanks to inflict devastating violence on unarmed civilians trying to block the military's advanc...

Hey, at least J.J. Abrams has a sense of humor about this.The Star Wars: Episode VII director, who loves to keep a tight lid on his productions is having a terrible time of it on this particular movie...

Jonah Hill is on an apology tour.After TMZ released footage on Tuesday of the actor making a homophobic slur at the paparazzo over the weekend, Hill appeared on The Tonight Show, where he began by imm...

When Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine became employees of Apple Inc. last week, it was the acqui-hire heard 'round the world. Here were two music luminaries who, through Apple's $3 billion purchase of Beats, ...

There's no better father-son bonding experience than watching a train smash a semi-truck full of melons to bits.Austin Broderick, 15, and his dad, Dean Broderick, 46, captured the crash, which occurre...

Motorola is knocking $100 off the price of its Moto X smartphone for just 48 hours.The company announced the deal on Twitter Tuesday night, but it's applicable to only those in the U.S.See also: 5 Fre...

The room full of developers at Apple's big WWDC keynote event in San Francisco this week broke out in applause multiple times as SVP Craig Federighi unveiled HealthKit, a new platform for health and f...

Memes aren't just used to spread laughs on the Internet anymore.Ranging from the silly to just plain weird, memes — the pastime for jokers and Photoshoppers alike to share a giggle — have ...

The New York Times has launched a subscription app featuring the paper's opinion coverage as well as a curated feed of broader commentary.NYT Opinion, available now on iOS only, will cost $6 every fou...

LinkedIn is taking some design inspiration from Facebook and Twitter.The professional network is rolling out a new profile design for its premium members Wednesday, a new look that includes a larger p...

Many ailments, such as irregular heartbeats, can be treated by electrical stimulation within the body. But current technology makes in-body devices, such as pacemakers, very bulky because they need bi...

A new app lets thousands of viewers control how a game is played on the video-game streaming platform Twitch.Developed by Overwolf, a gaming startup that creates PC game apps, Twitch CrowdPlay lets yo...

Netflix has pointed its finger at another Internet service provider that it paid to ensure better streaming quality.Vox media designer Yuri Victor tweeted a picture in which Netflix displayed a warnin...

U.S. President Barack Obama and Ukraine's President-elect Petro Poroshenko met in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday in a further sign of U.S. support of the country's efforts to form a pro-Western governme...

U.S. President Barack Obama and Ukraine's President-elect Petro Poroshenko met in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday in a further sign of U.S. support of the country's efforts to form a pro-Western governme...

The Sony SmartBand is the latest fitness tracker to hit the market, and it has a little more to offer than what you'll find from other competitors these days.The device, which was announced earlier th...

"Learning how to die is therefore learning how to live," Philip Seymour Hoffman said in 2012.To Hoffman, there was nothing as crucial to happiness as the awareness and acceptance of death. Living in t...

Here's proof that GoPro cameras can be used for much more than capturing first-person perspectives of extreme sports.A video uploaded to YouTube on Monday shows alarming footage of an alleged armed ro...

A Berlin artist may have escalated the persecution of Google Glass enthusiasts with a program that lets you jam their Wi-Fi receptionThe technology, called Glassholes.sh, detects Glass devices on a Wi...

It has been 25 years since the Chinese government deployed 200,000 troops armed with assault rifles and tanks to inflict devastating violence on unarmed civilians trying to block the military's advanc...

Germany's attorney general opened an investigation into reports that the U.S. National Security Agency bugged German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone, according to multiple reports released on Wednesd...

The weird and wonderful world of Internet memes may seem random and ephemeral. But one management company is taking this new kind of entertainment and helping its creators turn 15 minutes of web fame ...

It didn't take long for Apple developers to embrace the company's new programming language, Swift. A Flappy Bird clone game has already been created with it.Apple developer Nate Murray built FlappySwi...

We might want to revise that age-old saying about judging books by their covers.The TerribleBookCovers subreddit has a few recommendations for you.See also: 9 Book Suggestions Based On Your Favorite '...

If you're from the future and have come back to find the moment at which 3D printing got weird, you've arrived at the right dayA German artist just 3D-printed a replica of famous painter Vincent van G...

Thanks to the appearances of Sam Jones, Ryan Reynolds and Ted Danson in Ted, not to mention the hundreds of celebrity voices who have done guest spots on Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Sho...

You can still teach an old dad new tricks. How? By getting him one of the year's coolest tech gadgets as a Father's Day giftThe holiday for dads is rapidly approaching, which means it's time to bust o...

You can still teach an old dad new tricks. How? By getting him one of the year's coolest tech gadgets as a Father's Day giftThe holiday for dads is rapidly approaching, which means it's time to bust o...

A YouTube video of a woman's racist outburst was universally condemned on social media WednesdayThe video [NSFW: It contains foul language and racist slurs], titled "Blatant Racism in Cheektowaga, NY"...

Waiters say the darndest things. Well, at least on WhisperNow, Elliott Morgan has some shocking confessions from waiters, and tries to solve why he was never hired as one.And on Wednesday, Elliott was...

Tetris, the simple puzzle game about stacking shapes and clearing lines, is turning the big 3-0 on Friday.It's hard to believe Tetris is old enough to start worrying about mortgages and child care cos...

When Coachella’s organizers decided to have a hologram of late rapper Tupac appear onstage during the 2012 dates of the music festival, they used a high-powered projector to create the uncanny "...

The Taliban have released a video that reportedly shows the handover of U.S. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to the U.S. Special ForcesBergdahl has spent five years in captivity after being captured by Afghan mili...

The Taliban have released a video that reportedly shows the handover of U.S. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to U.S. Special ForcesBergdahl spent five years in captivity after Afghan militants captured him. He was...

A Russian jet soared within 100 feet of a United States reconnaissance plane in late April in one of the most dangerous flybys the U.S. military has seen since the latter part of the Cold War, accordi...

Forget water parks, roller coasters and tourist-trap cities, the number one attraction on Earth is its landscapes.Why travel thousands of miles, spending thousands of dollars and your precious time aw...

Imagine loving chicken nuggets so much that you open an entire restaurant devoted to them. In Manhattan, someone actually did that. Most restaurants in the New York City borough pride themselves on ...

With the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 only about eight months into their life cycles, this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo will undoubtedly focus on software....

Ever wanted to punch the guy working next to you who sounds like he’s basically yelling into his phone when he’s on conference calls? What about the woman who taps her foot incessantly fro...

From Heartbleed to the NSA, there are a lot of headlines these days about privacy — and whether we even have much of it left to protect. What we know for sure is that consumers are giving a...

If you thought the World Cup was only a showcase for the best soccer on Earth, think again. It's also a diverse festival featuring some of the greatest names you'll ever see or hearWith coaches submit...

You never expect the clean, minimal look of Lego bricks and gritty street art to go hand-in-hand. But the modular toy is even more versatile that you think.Photographer Jeff Friesen takes the subversi...

If you thought the World Cup was only a showcase for the best soccer on Earth, think again. It's also a diverse festival featuring some of the greatest names you'll ever see or hearWith coaches submit...

A major airline association is calling on governments and the industry to adopt better measures for dealing with unruly passengers.Crews reported more than 8,000 incidences of bad passenger behavior l...

Whether you're a dog person or a cat person, there's no arguing the therapeutic powers of pets.Science has proved that animals make us happier. Petting a dog increases levels of oxytocin in your plasm...

Twenty-five years ago on Wednesday, the Chinese government, acting under martial law, deployed 200,000 troops into Beijing's Tiananmen Square.For seven weeks, pro-democracy protesters — many of ...

There are as many travel apps out there as there are tourists hitting the beach this summer, but each one provides ideas and recommendations for where to go, what to eat, and what to do in different w...

A major airline association is calling on governments and the industry to adopt better measures for dealing with unruly passengers.Crews reported more than 8,000 incidences of bad passenger behavior l...

A driver for car-service company Uber was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a woman with the intent to sexually assault her, the Los Angeles Police Department said Tuesday.Frederick Dencer, 32, was ar...

British manufacturer Vertu, infamous for creating phones more expensive than your first car, just released its newest model, the Signature Touch.The phone comes with a $11,300 price tag for the basic ...

SAN FRANCISCO - It's a great time to be an Apple developer. That's the consensus from the dozens of iOS and Mac developers I've spoken to at WWDC 2014 in person or online.The headlines of Monday's key...

Ford unveiled a new concept car Tuesday, an ultra lightweight Fusion that is 800 pounds lighter than the Fusion models currently on the market.The concept car, a mid-sized family sedan, shed nearly 25...

John Oliver called for his viewers to rise up against the Federal Communications Commission's proposed net neutrality rules at the end of an epic, 13-minute rant on Sunday — and commenters respo...

Gaze upon the vastness of creation, ye mighty, and despair.The Hubble telescope may be on its last legs — it's expected to cease functioning sometime between 2014 and 2020 — but for now, t...

While Tim Cook's WWDC keynote on Monday failed to deliver any of the hardware some WWDC attendees had hoped for, it packed the event with a wealth of major software announcementsIn fact, CEO Tim Cook ...

Hipsters of the world, take note: Drop-crotch pants were in way before MC Hammer and Justin Bieber wore them.A German archaeological team recently discovered a pair of pants that were between 3,000 an...

Apple’s plan to help apps, third party devices and healthcare services collect, quantify and share your health data is ambitious and, if it works as advertised, could change the way you track an...

There’s no doubt that the modern British crime drama is booming, but we didn’t see this one coming at all: Happy Valley, the grim, six-episode kidnap thriller whose finale was broadcast Tu...

There’s no doubt that the modern British crime drama is booming, but we didn’t see this one coming at all: Happy Valley, the grim, six-episode kidnap thriller whose finale was broadcast Tu...

A 12-year-old girl was stabbed 19 times by two of her friends this weekend who say they were inspired by a mythical Internet creature known as Slender ManWhat follows is Mashable's explanation of this...

At least three prominent Republicans appeared to offer praise on Twitter for the rescue of American POW Bowe Bergdahl — only to later backtrack, scrubbing their tweets or websites of any mention...

Your Lego minifigures have a slick new rideLego shrunk the Mini Cooper Mk VII into an even tinier model that's fit for a whole minifigure family. The brick version of the auto industry's cutest little...

If you need proof that love exists, then grab a tissue and watch Justin Timberlake's "Not a Bad Thing" fan video, which is a visual feast of Instagram photos and videos. The video is the result of Ti...

A dangerous weather situation is developing in the High Plains on Thursday, as severe thunderstorms capable of producing widespread damaging winds and a few strong tornadoes erupt across the regionThe...

If you're looking for a new photo app to use the next time you go on vacation, you may want to choose Google+.That's right, we said Google+.See also: 10 Free iPhone Apps You'll Use Every DayGoogle upd...

Rapper 50 Cent had a somewhat embarrassing moment last week on the pitcher's mound when he threw what's being called one of the worst opening pitches in baseball history.He addressed the haters on Tue...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was at a meeting in Warsaw, Poland when cameras caught the tired traveler taking a power nap on Tuesday.Kerry was attending a press conference headed up by President...

This post contains spoilers from Sunday's Game of Thrones episode "The Mountain and the Viper." Read at your own discretion. How are you holding up? It's been two days since Game of Thrones threw us a...

A 12-year-old girl was stabbed 19 times by two of her friends this weekend who say they were inspired by a mythical Internet creature known as Slender ManWhat follows is Mashable's explanation of this...

John Oliver called for his viewers to rise up against the Federal Communications Commission's proposed net neutrality rules at the end of an epic, 13-minute rant on Sunday — and commenters respo...

Apple walked audiences through Mac's newest operating system OS X Yosemite on Monday at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, and not surprisingly, users will be treated to a bevy of n...

Tuesday marks the Season 2 premiere of Next Time on Lonny, the reality TV parody series that’s executive produced by Ben Stiller … or, is it really?This promotional clip may have you wonde...

When superheroes aren't saving the world from crime and devastation, they're jamming on stage and partying in the tour bus.At least that's how it would be if graphic artist Andrés Moncayo had any...

Norwegian Cruise Line is just fine with third place.In the cruise industry, big can be downright awful financially, says Kevin Sheehan, president and chief executive of Norwegian. The third-largest cr...

The British Broadcasting Company will slash 500 jobs from its news department as well as dozens from its radio division, according to a reportThe cuts would represent around 6% of the entire news forc...

Google's latest easter egg is a subtle nod to Game of Thrones enthusiastsWhen travelers use Google Maps to search for directions from Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, to Brecon Beacons in South...

If you blinked during Apple's big WWDC keynote event on Monday, you might have missed the part that hinted at the company's mobile payments strategy.A little more than 90 minutes into the two-hour pre...

On April 7, 1986, NASA scientist Bob Farquhar sent final instructions to the International Comet Explorer (ICE), a half-ton probe that had made its way 54 million miles from Earth. It had passed throu...

In Mario Kart, there is no room for friends — there are only enemies.Luigi is apparently taking the recent release of Mario Kart 8 pretty seriously. Typically a light-hearted goofball in a green...

On Monday, Apple fanboys gathered around their laptops (Macs, of course) to fervently watch another live stream of Apple's WWDC keynoteThey gasped, they chuckled at Microsoft jokes, they clutched thei...

The rise of the sharing economy has brought us services we never thought possible before. As populations around the world are thinking about ownership in new ways, services like Uber, Airbnb and your ...

If you need proof that love exists, then grab a tissue and watch Justin Timberlake's "Not a Bad Thing" fan video, which is a visual feast of Instagram photos and videos. The video is the result of Ti...

Thousands of Syrians went to the polls on Tuesday in the country's first presidential elections with more than one candidate. Despite the apparent show of democracy, and two nominal opponents, Syria's...

A dangerous weather situation is developing in the High Plains on Thursday, as severe thunderstorms capable of producing widespread damaging winds and a few strong tornadoes erupt across the regionThe...

A subway operator in New York City heard a pop as smoke began to pour into a 7 line train near Grand Central Terminal at around 11:00 p.m. ET on Monday.People began coughing and covering their eyes as...

On Monday, the Obama administration announced the biggest step the U.S. has ever taken to curb emissions of greenhouse gases that cause global warming. The proposed rules, which would go into effect i...

All hell breaks loose in the second corpse-filled trailer for Hercules, as the gods unleash the monsters from the underworld into mythical GreeceTo the rescue comes the title character, played by Dway...

Oh, Florida.A brawl erupted outside a courtroom in Brevard County, Florida, on Monday when Judge John Murphy allegedly attacked public defender Andrew WeinstockSee also: 9 Famous College Dropouts Who ...

Oh, Florida.A brawl erupted outside a courtroom in Brevard County, Florida, on Monday when Judge John Murphy allegedly attacked public defender Andrew WeinstockSee also: 9 Famous College Dropouts Who ...

The great outdoors, from the comfort of your couch.Each year, hundreds of brown bears trek a mile-long stretch of the Brooks River in the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska searching for orga...

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story stated that the bear cam was a live stream. We have since updated the story to note that the stream is prerecorded video from last season.The great outd...

This post contains spoilers from Sunday's Game of Thrones episode "The Mountain and the Viper." Read at your own discretion. How are you holding up? It's been two days since Game of Thrones threw us a...

The Chinese government cut off access to Google search, Gmail, Google Calendar and more of the company's services ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests.Google has been largely...

Instagram rolled out major updates to its iOS and Android apps Tuesday, bringing several new editing tools.Until now, the photo-sharing app has relied primarily on its preloaded filters to let users t...

Photo filters are now just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to editing images on Instagram.The photo-sharing service announced 10 new editing tools on Tuesday for both iOS and Android. In addition...

You will be hard-pressed to find a child without access to a tablet, or a parent who doesn't have a smartphone in their pocket.Raising a family can be a challenge, but who says you can't have a little...

A lot of changes are coming to Apple products this year. Monday's keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference showed the future of the iPhone, iPad and Macs — and here are the top highlights ...

SAN FRANCISCO — I know, it’s hard to sit through a two-hour Apple event and walk away without a single piece of new hardware. No new categories, no life-changing gadgets. But if you think ...

Bangkok is the number one global tourist destination of 2013. The tourism industry accounted for 16.7% of the country’s GDP in 2012. Since the military coup that overthrew the Prime Minister on ...

On April 7, 1986, NASA scientist Bob Farquhar sent final instructions to the International Comet Explorer (ICE), a half-ton probe that had made its way 54 million miles from Earth. It had passed throu...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was at a meeting in Warsaw, Poland when cameras caught the tired traveler taking a power nap on Tuesday.Kerry was attending a press conference headed up by President...

Even the deadliest of weapons can come in the tiniest of packages.Seven-year-old Mahiro practices the intricate art of Kanku Dai, an advanced, open hand form of Shotokan karate. Karate students spend ...

Tuesday marks the Season 2 premiere of Next Time on Lonny, the reality TV parody series that’s executive produced by Ben Stiller … or, is it really?This promotional clip may have you wonde...

SAN FRANCISCO — They stood on stage beaming like parents, many holding hefty metallic squares with glowing Apple logos. They were the developers of the 12 apps that had just won coveted Apple De...

Approximately 57.7 million American adults experience diagnosable mental health disorders each year, but widespread stigma prevents many of them from seeking adequate help.The City of Philadelphia ...

The British Broadcasting Company will slash 500 jobs from its news department as well as dozens from its radio division, according to a reportThe cuts would represent around 6% of the entire news forc...

Imagine a world where your dog could play fetch by himself. It's not the future; it's this lucky dog's reality.Instead of playing the usual game of fetch (when you get tired after 10 minutes), someone...

What's that sound? Oh, you mean my dial-up modem connecting to the World Wide Web?At one point in our lives, most adults have enjoyed the sweet gratification from hearing the words "You've got mail!" ...

It seems the Dark Knight needs a little more time to get ready to defend GothamBatman: Arkham Knight has been delayed until 2015.The next-generation Batman game — the third in Rocksteady's trilo...

You're a very busy person: Meetings, manicure appointments and walking your dog take up a lot of your schedule. When you can barely sneak a few extra minutes of shuteye, how can you possibly find the ...

Raise your hand if you have ever used a Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculator.The mathematic and scientific tool is easily the most popular name in modern calculators. If you scan the list of Ama...

Facebook has agreed to acquire Pryte, a mobile data plan firm based in Finland, to help with its Internet.org effort. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.Pryte was founded in 2013 with th...

Katie Couric's career has spanned some of the most hallowed institutions of television journalism: Dateline NBC, 20/20, CBS Evening News, 60 MinutesAs Yahoo's global news anchor, she now shifts into t...

Turkey has finally restored access to YouTube, 67 days after the government blocked the video-sharing website.The Turkey's telecommunications authority (TIB) lifted the ban on Tuesday, removing YouTub...

On Monday, the Obama administration announced the biggest step the U.S. has ever taken to curb emissions of greenhouse gases that cause global warming. The proposed rules, which would go into effect i...

On Monday, Apple fanboys gathered around their laptops (Macs, of course) to fervently watch another live stream of Apple's WWDC keynote.They gasped, they chuckled at Microsoft jokes, they clutched the...

Out in the West Midlands Safari Park in Worcestshire, England, one of the parks' residents took the very first "elfie" — you know, an elephant selfie.Latabe the elephant snatched up a dropped ce...

Norwegian Cruise Line is just fine with third place.In the cruise industry, big can be downright awful financially, says Kevin Sheehan, president and chief executive of Norwegian. The third-largest cr...

Ryan Lewis — that's Macklemore's accountant, right? The duo has had a successful year in music (like winning four Grammys), but while Macklemore is synonymous with hip hop and thrift shops, side...

A subway operator in New York City heard a pop as smoke began to pour into a 7 line train near Grand Central Terminal at around 11:00 p.m. ET on Monday.People began coughing and covering their eyes as...

Approximately 57.7 million American adults experience diagnosable mental health disorders each year, but widespread stigma prevents many of them from seeking adequate help.The City of Philadelphia ...

Astronomers have discovered a new class of planet, an object with a hard surface similar to the surface of Earth but much biggerThe Kepler-10c, as this planet is called, is about 560 light-years from ...

SAN FRANCISCO — They stood on stage beaming like parents, many holding hefty metallic squares with glowing Apple logos. They were the developers of the 12 apps that had just won coveted Apple De...

If you're going to be a computer hacker, separatist-occupied eastern Ukraine is not a bad place to hide your serversThe U.S. Department of Justice charged Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, 30, with consp...

We're less than a week away from this year's E3 convention in Los Angeles, and publishers will be talking about a slew of games available over the next two years.This annual conference gets our nerd j...

Imagine a world where your dog could play fetch by himself. It's not the future; it's this lucky dog's reality.Instead of playing the usual game of fetch (when you get tired after 10 minutes), someone...

I live in Portland, Oregon. We’re one of those towns filled with transplants because everyone wants to live in Portland (or so it seems).I did, in the worst way.I’m a Detroit girl by herit...

SAN FRANCISCO — I know, it’s hard to sit through a two-hour Apple event and walk away without a single piece of new hardware. No new categories, no life-changing gadgets. But if you think ...

"Staphylococci," "esquamulose" and "feuilleton" are perfectly acceptable words to misspell on the first (or fifth) tryBut when it comes down to everyday writing, the most commonly misspelled words are...

When it comes to obtaining financing to start a new business, minorities are facing an uphill battle, new research shows.Minorities seeking small business loans are treated differently than their whit...

It’s the morning of your big interview and you’re a nervous wreck. Your palms are sweating, you can’t find your resume and you've become convinced you’re going to bomb your big...

SAN FRANCISCO — They stood on stage beaming like parents, many holding hefty metallic squares with glowing Apple logos. They were the developers of the 12 apps that had just won coveted Apple De...

MySpace. Once upon a time, all the cool kids — heck, all the kids — were there. Oh, how swiftly things change on the internet! Right now, MySpace a wasteland, but it still loves us, and wa...

Many animals camouflage themselves to avoid being eaten by predators, but few are as strange as a spider that disguises itself as bird poop.The orb-web spider's silver body and the white, silken, disc...

What do Jesus Christ, Paul Giamatti and Burlington Coat Factory have in common?Unless you tweet a lot, chances are you never thought about it.See also: The 21 Weirdest Twitter AccountsParody accounts ...

Do you like the features and the form factor of the HTC One M8, but you're not really feeling the metallic case? If so, HTC's new smartphone, the HTC One E8, might be a good fit for youJust like the M...

Image: MashableSoaking up the sun is fun, but dealing with lobster-red sunburns isn'tBefore you break out the swimwear and hit the beach this summer, you may find yourself with sunburn- and sunscreen-...

Image: MashableSoaking up the sun is fun, but dealing with lobster-red sunburns isn'tBefore you break out the swimwear and hit the beach this summer, you may find yourself with sunburn- and sunscreen-...

Let's face it: the tech world has been spoiling for a good, clean fight for yearsCompetition energizes us; it squeezes out our best performances, leads us to innovation we never thought possible in is...

Sony has announced the Xperia T3, a 5.3-inch smartphone which the company claims to be the world's slimmest in its categoryMeasuring 150.7 x 77 x 7 mm and weighing 148 grams, the Xperia T3 is indeed q...

Louie ends one relationship in Monday's conclusion to "Elevator," the show's six-episode story arc, and embarks on another at the beginning of a second multi-episode plot called "Pamela," named after ...

Google has announced a new collection of frames and shades for Google Glass. Called the DVF | Made for Glass collection, they were created in a collaboration with American fashion designer Diane von F...

Movie lovers will get a chance to experience a cult classic firsthand in London this summer. A local theater and events company will create an immersive movie screening of Back to the Future in July a...

Nigerian police have banned protests calling on the government to “bring back our girls.”The protests, which began in Abuja in late April and spread into a global movement by May 1, have "...

Is there a market for a B2B version of Instagram?Apparently, there isFoKo, a 1-year-old photo-sharing app for businesses has snagged Whole Foods as a client. The supermarket chain began using FoKo ear...

Apple unveiled on Monday a new technology that will help mobile games run more smoothly on the company's phones and tablets by lowering the graphical processing power they requireThe Metal API allows ...

Behold Zarathustra, his purr-fect catness, lounging his way into history's greatest masterpieces.The tubby tabby is house pet and muse to Russian artist Svetlana Petrova, creator of Fat Cat Art. Accor...

Police in Egypt want to build a computer system that helps them track what the country's citizens are discussing on social media.To do this, police are considering proposals from seven unnamed interna...

Apple showed off some developer-centric features in iOS 8, and a notable one among them was Extensibility, which lets apps share some aspects of their abilities with other apps.While the iPhone alread...

Apple gave developers a much-anticipated first look at iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 during Monday's keynote presentation at the company's annual World Wide Developers Conference.The company unveiled an array ...

The word "seamless" gets thrown around a lot in technology demos. But I don't think I've ever seen a better example of the concept than in Monday's keynote at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, ...

Along with updates to its Mac OS X and iOS operating systems, Apple unveiled a new file-storage system called iCloud Drive, as well as new prices to make its cloud solution even more competitiveBut fi...

"Superman:" that's the word Apple CEO Tim Cook used to welcome his senior VP Craig Federighi back to the stage for the fourth time during what was ostensibly Cook's WWDC keynote.Mashable has crunched ...

"Superman:" that's the word Apple CEO Tim Cook used to welcome his senior VP Craig Federighi back to the stage for an incredible fourth time during what was ostensibly Cook's WWDC keynote.Mashable has...

"Superman:" that's the word Apple CEO Tim Cook used to welcome his senior VP Craig Federighi back to the stage for an incredible fourth time during what was ostensibly Cook's WWDC keynote.Mashable has...

Good night, you princess of Jeopardy, you queen of TV-trivia shows: The second-longest run in Jeopardy! history came to an end Monday when Julia Collins got the final question wrong — about...

Here's one piece of evidence that soccer's popularity is on the rise in the United States: Last September, Sports Illustrated, America's most iconic sports publication launched a blog called Planet F&...

Meet Apple employee No. Nine Inch Nails: Trent ReznorThe NIN frontman and Beats Music's chief creative officer will remain in that c-level role after Apple closes its $3 billion acquisition of the str...

Those awaiting the return of the Microsoft Windows Start Menu will have to wait a bit longer than they thought.Microsoft revealed it was planning to bring back the Start Menu at its Build developer co...

A batch of potentially fixed international matches before the 2010 World Cup. Fresh allegations Qatari officials used bribes to land the 2022 tournament. A Nigerian agent claiming he has the power to ...

There appear to be some things on Facebook you just can't hide.The social network allows you to set the visibility of your friends list, so if you want to keep that list private, you can do so by sett...

Apple kicked off its 25th annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday with a video that serves as a kind of love letter to developers.In the nearly five-minute video, called "Apps We Can't Live W...

Apple marked its first steps into the health and fitness-tracking market on Monday with the introduction of its new Health app for iOS, which will debut to iPhone owners this fallAlthough Apple mentio...

In an attempt to determine a final winner from last week's Scripps National Spelling Bee, Mashable challenged co-champions Sriram Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe to spell words that really matter: selections ...

Apple rarely introduces new hardware at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, but it certainly provides plenty of software updates to talk about. The company showed off new operating systems for...

Nigerian police have banned protests calling on the government to “bring back our girls.”The protests, which began in Abuja in late April and spread into a global movement by May 1, have "...

Plus-size swimwear company Swimsuits For All is proving sexiness comes in all sizes with a re-enactment of the Sports Illustrated 2014 Swimsuit Edition coverThe original cover, featuring supermodels C...

Egypt's most potent satirist is off the air.Bassem Youssef has canceled his television program, "Al Bernameg." The anchor said he had been spurred by "harassment" and pressure, the source of which he ...

Mark your calendars for June 29, 2014.To celebrate the fifth annual Social Media Day, Mashable is hosting a party at one of the hottest new venues in Brooklyn, New YorkThe Royal Palms Shuffleboard Clu...

Brands showcased a lot of heartfelt Mother's Day campaigns for May, but only two videos — from Cardstore and Procter & Gamble — landed spots on the list of the month's most-shared adsT...

Apple has posted the keynote video from the 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. You can watch it here.See also: The 11 Worst Things About iOS 7Mashable's coverage includes al...

Apple refreshed its popular App Store at WWDC on Monday.The newly updated store will offer improved search functionality, as well as app bundles, app previews and a new developer-friendly feature call...

At least one tech founder wasn't all that impressed by what he heard during Apple's annual developers conference on Monday.Jan Koum, the cofounder and CEO of WhatsApp, took a jab at Apple for unveilin...

'Sup, bros? Apple debuted a new operating system at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday.Before revealing the real name of the new OS X (Yosemite — boooo-ring), Apple exec Craig Federig...

Apple debuted a new iOS 8 feature at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday that will enable families to share iTunes purchases and make it easier for parents to regulate their children's trans...

Imagine going to the Tony Awards and asking A Raisin in the Sun's Denzel Washington to, well, actually eat a raisin in the sun, requesting All the Way's Bryan Cranston to tackle some presidential...

Imagine going to the Tony Awards and asking A Raisin in the Sun's Denzel Washington to, well, actually eat a raisin in the sun, requesting All the Way's Bryan Cranston to tackle some presidential...

Even the National Rifle Association has a problem with people walking into restaurants carrying machine guns.The gun-rights advocacy organization, infamous in some circles and celebrated in others, te...

Is Joseph scarier than Josephine? Deeply ingrained gender stereotypes make intense hurricanes with female names deadlier than their male counterparts, possibly because they are perceived to be less vi...

Apple showed off some developer-centric features in iOS 8 at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), and a notable one among them was Extensibility, which lets apps share some aspects of th...

This post contains spoilers from Sunday's Game of Thrones episode "The Mountain and the Viper." Read at your own discretion. Oberyn Martell met an eye-popping fate on Sunday's Game of Thrones at the H...

Apple unveiled a revamped Photos app for iOS 8 at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday that includes new smart editing tools that will sync edits across iOS devices.The revamped Photos app wi...

We're in the golden age of TV anti-heroes — we're not even sure whether Walter White is dead — and FX is making sure the romantic comedy is well-represented among the crooks, the cads...

Apple announced on Monday a new initiative called HomeKit with promises to revolutionize the home and make it significantly smarter.The platform was introduced during a keynote presentation at the com...

Apple announced on Monday a new initiative called HomeKit with promises to revolutionize the home and make it significantly smarter.The platform was introduced during a keynote presentation at the com...