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• Is Microsoft teasing a Netflix tie-in? Stranger Things have happened

  Microsoft yesterday took to Twitter and Instagram to tease social media denizens with a cryptic Windows 1.0 video. After you check your calendar to make sure it's still 2019, check out the posts below: https://twitter.com/Windows/status/1145731141695168512 As you can see, the ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Review: Penn & Teller's VR experience is hilarious, magical, and decidedly cruel

  Gearbox today launched Penn & Teller VR: Frankly Unfair, Unkind, Unnecessary, & Underhanded. Anyone who remembers the old boxed magician's tool-kits from yesteryear (amaze and astound your friends!) will feel right at home with this hilariously cruel VR experience. P&T: ...

  • Tristan Greene

• We ranked Google's new search icons by how evil they look

  Google recently unveiled new icons for its search function, so we did what the public demanded: ranked them by how evil they ...

  • Callum Booth

• Hilarious robot revenge video parodies Boston Dynamics

  Boston Dynamics creates some of the most incredible robots on the planet. From the company's back-flipping biped to the four-legged ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Wikipedia titles you can sing to the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' theme song, tweeted

  We all know the theme to 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' is the world's greatest song. Somehow, it's been made even better. ...

  • Callum Booth

• Why scientists believe Godzilla's fictional growth is cause for real concern

  A pair of scientists from prestigious Dartmouth University recently published research postulating why Godzilla has more than doubled in size since 1954. If you guessed a gym membership and a high-protein diet: you're wrong. The King of the Monsters' incredible evolution in fiction ...

  • Tristan Greene

• PANIC: You have until May 28 to download The Sims 4 for FREE

  In a parallel universe, 12-year-old me is crying. Why am I crying, you ask? Because The Sims 4 is free. Yes, that’s ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• You can build your own Lightsaber and Droid at Disney's new Star Wars attractions

  Disney's finally lifting the veil on its Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction set to debut at Disneyland on May 31. And while we were all expecting a glut of rides and properly attired characters roaming about, its the souvenirs that have us most excited. Who goes to Disneyland ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Tumblr’s Head of Culture and Fashion shares the platform's most curious subcultures

  Valentine Uhovski started his career as an editor and journalist, and has written for the likes of The Wall Street Journal ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• 'You Can't Take My Door' is both country music and AI's greatest achievement

  We know there's no justice in the world because the Country Music Awards, held earlier this month, didn't issue the evening's ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Listen to this AI spit out brutal death metal non-stop

  CJ Carr and Zack Zukowski turn to AI and neural network models for music creation, and have launched a YouTube channel that ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• A Q&A with Roland CEO Jun-ichi Miki on innovation, Waku Waku, and 'sleeping musicians'

  The Roland Corporation is a global powerhouse in the field of music technology. We interviewed Mr. Jun-ichi Miki, Roland ...

  • Tristan Greene