You and 99,999,999 Other People are Amazon Prime Subscribers
More than 100 million people around the world are subscribers to Amazon Prime.
Lake District Opts Out of Currency Union
Has its own local pounds now, for local people to gladly accept from tourists.
How to Set Up All the Tech in Your Home So Family and Guests Don't Hate You
I mean, providing you do want your guests to like you. Otherwise, carry on.
Reddit Is Helping Some People Deal With Their Mental Health Struggles
Research suggests that at least some subreddits are helping people dealing with depression and other mental health issues.
The Government is Considering Banning Plastic Straws and Cotton Buds
A consultation will happen later this year.
Google Boots Fake Ad Blockers From Chrome Web Store
AdGuard’s Andrey Meshkov reports that the fake extensions he discovered had more than 20 million users.
Facebook Is Trying to Exclude 1.5 Billion Users From Stricter Privacy Regulations
If the company succeeds in dodging the GDPR outside the EU, users will be subject to lax US privacy standards.
Chrome Finally Mutes Autoplay Videos by Default—Here’s How to Make Sure It Works
Follow these steps and your average autoplay video will be as quiet as the grave.
Here's a Crash Course in Westworld Before the Season Two Premiere
To fully appreciate season two, it’d be best to watch season one first but if time is an issue (or if you just need a season one refresher), here’s a crash course.
Super Gonorrhoea Is Spreading, With Two New Cases Found in Australia
Once treatable through penicillin alone, gonorrhoea eventually became resistant to nearly every class of antibiotics available against it.
A Pipe Cleaner Bending Lego Robot Is Equal Parts Pointless and Brilliant
An exercise in pushing Lego to its functional limits.
Brilliant Baboons Escape From US Biolab Using Their Captors' Own Barrels
One baboon learned to put a barrel upright and use it to get to the top of the wall. Then three other baboons monkey-saw and monkey-did.
Created With Artificial Intelligence, This 'New' Grimm's Fairy Tale Is Strange but Magical
It’s the story of a lonely princess, a talking fox, and probably some Transformers or something.
It Looks Like Apple May Be Making a Bunch of Cheap New iPhones
As first reported by the French website Consomac, Apple has registered 11 new iPhones that will run iOS 11.
Medieval Italian Man Replaced His Amputated Hand With a Knife
What’s more, dental analysis shows he tied it on with his teeth.
Do You Want to Eat This New Caffeine-Catalysed Gel as Much as I Do?
Mmm, tastes like innovation.
