Vin Diesel Fires Off Really Weird Plea To 'My Little Brother' Dwayne Johnson
www.huffpost.com Dominic Toretto is reaching out to Agent Hobbs.… Read More
Nicaragua votes in elections panned as ‘parody’ by international observers
www.cnn.com They’ve been called “a parody,” “a sham,” and “the worst possible conditions” for a vote, but Nicaragua’s general elections are going ahead on Sunday anyway.… Read More
Edtech startup BrightChamps, valued at nearly $500 million, comes out of stealth mode
www.techcrunch.com BrightChamps, an Indian edtech startup that is attempting to bridge the learning gap left by K12 schools, said on Monday it has raised $51 million in a new financing round and $63 million since launching a year ago as the Goa-headquartered firm looks to expand its footprints in over 10 nations. … Read More
Viral TikTok hand gesture signaling domestic violence leads to rescue of missing teen
www.mashable.com Did a popular TikTok trend just potentially save a teen girl’s life? A missing 16-year-old from North Carolina was found in Kentucky on Thursday and the adult man she was with has been arrested and charged with unlawful imprisonment. The teen was found thanks to a 911 caller who was familiar with a hand…
Facebook’s ‘meta-existential’ pivot for survival
www.techcrunch.com Facebook is in the fight for its life, but it won’t be the regulatory pressure that will kill it. Zuckerberg is leaning heavily on “metaverse” as a lifeboat to save a declining user base. He has long known that the future of Facebook is rooted in owning a major hardware platform. … Read More
Iraqi Prime Minister survives exploding drone assassination attempt
www.cnn.com Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday after an explosive-laden drone targeted his residence, the country’s military said.… Read More
BANNED COMMERCIAL Corsair Vengeance 2000 with Dolby Headphone Tech Quickie
www.techquickie.youtube.com Edit: Apparently I output this at the wrong framerate. Here is the 24FPS version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEx_cvtUnbo Okay so it’s not exactly a …… Read More
Kylie Jenner Says Travis Scott Wasn't 'Aware Of Any Fatalities' Until After Astroworld Concert
www.huffpost.com Jenner defended her boyfriend for continuing to perform amid the deadly chaos at his festival on Friday.… Read More
Big Bird got vaxxed and people are thrilled, confused, and of course, outraged
www.mashable.com Your favorite friendly oversized avian just got the jab, and literally everyone has thoughts on the matter. Tweet may have been deleted While most responses have been positive, right wing politicians like Ted Cruz have propelled the Big Bird tweet to center stage, calling the vax status the latest form of “government propaganda.” To…
Cecily Strong powerfully defends abortion rights in perfect 'SNL' Weekend Update appearance as a clown
www.mashable.com If you’re gonna talk about abortion, you gotta make it “palatable”. Enter: Goober the Clown. Cecily Strong staunchly defended abortion rights on the SNL Weekend Update desk as Goober the Clown, who got an abortion at age 23. While poorly twisting balloon animals and squirting water from a flower, Strong poignantly hits on both…