Heavy rains, nearing 2 feet in some places, swamped the Houston, Texas metro area, causing significant flooding and forcing evacuations. SEE ALSO: Houston reporter saves driver from submerged car during flood By 10:30 a.m. local time on Monday morning, the … Read More
WeChat launched version 1.0 of its hotly-anticipated office chat app, WeChat Enterprise, on Monday. WeSlack (not its real name, but it does have a nice ring to it) is free and only available in Chinese via apps for iOS, Android, … Read More
Rescuers and aid from all over the world are flooding into Ecuador as survivors start a second day in towns flattened by the quake, and the search for people trapped beneath the rubble continues. SEE ALSO: How you can help … Read More
Is there anything sexier than a stripper in full FBI regalia, wearing a bulletproof vest, carrying a fake assault rifle? Technically, yes — there are many things — but that didn’t stop an FBI-themed stripper from showing up in Frankfurt, … Read More
If you were hoping Facebook would use last week’s F8 conference to release its AI assistant M to the mainstream, you’re going to have to wait a lot longer. In an interview with The Verge, Facebook’s Messenger chief David Marcus … Read More
It’ll be months before Hamilton sweeps the Tony Awards, but the 10-dollar founding father just secured another accolade: the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. SEE ALSO: Bernie Sanders and his wife went on a date to see ‘Hamilton’ Hamilton is the … Read More
Video games are constructed in robust simulated worlds, with layers of code dependent on each other to create a realistic experience. When it all works together, games can feel more realistic than ever. But when it breaks down, it’s hard … Read More
Apparently, if you want to make popular music sexier, you just add more saxophone. Corey Staggers, a young saxophonist, covers today’s top R&B stylings on the saxophone. Whether it’s Frank Ocean’s “Thinkin Bout You” or RiRi‘s “Work.” SEE ALSO: Rihanna … Read More
Auroras are a rare sight on Earth, but now, thanks to a new ultra-high definition video from NASA, people can see what it’s like to be an astronaut witnessing the cosmic light show from the International Space Station. From Earth, … Read More
1942 Image: Movie Poster Image Art/Getty Images Though hemp was grown as a fiber by the earliest American colonists, and cannabis was used as an ingredient in medicines throughout the 19th century, recreational cannabis smoking first took on a negative … Read More