Facebook is quietly testing a new feature that lets users tag friends with a word and phrase that describes their personality or interests. The feature, first spotted by The Verge, is not unlike LinkedIn's capabilities to tag users on the site with job-related terms. … [Read more...]
Fire Still Plagues the West
Just in time for peak tourist season, Montana’s Glacier National Park is on fire. As of Tuesday, some 3,200 acres of the park were engulfed by wildfire, which began a week ago and caused park officials to shut down three separate campsites throughout the park as well as close off the St. Mary Visitor Center. … [Read more...]
Mobile vs. Desktop Searches: The Rise of a New and Impactful Trend
For the last year or so, it has been suggested by Google that mobile searches would comfortably overtake the desktop alternative by the end of 2015. … [Read more...]
Move Over Bacon, Pig Fat Is Now a Laser
Researchers have made pig-skin lasers. Yes, pig laser beams. The technology, outlined in a paper published July 27 in Nature Photonics, showed that pumping light into fat cells could turn them into tiny, self-contained lasers. … [Read more...]
18-foot Python Captured in Florida – Hide your Pets and Small Children!
Residents and tourists beware the new inhabitant in town. An 18-foot, python was just captured by officials. This is the second largest python in Florida's history. The Burmese python, an invasive species in Florida, was captured by a permitted python researcher on July 9. … [Read more...]
Yahoo’s Livetext (SnapChat-esque) Available Thursday
Following a flurry of rumors circulating the web over the past few weeks, Yahoo unveiled its new messaging product on Wednesday called Livetext. The update unharnesses the company from its ancient Yahoo Messenger product and gives it a more robust tool to compete with the likes of everything from Snapchat to Microsoft's Skype (sort of). … [Read more...]
Robert De Niro Pranked ‘Paper Towns’ Star Nat Wolff
Could it be that Nat Wolff was destined for stardom? He’s written hit songs, check. He’s formed a successful band, check. He’s starred in a hit TV Series, check. He’s amassed a huge social media following. And now he’s making blockbuster movies, check. And check. … [Read more...]
Small Businesses Go Solar Easier
In the past, small and medium-sized businesses that wanted to install solar panels were, for the most part, forced to buy them — meaning that companies that didn’t have enough money upfront to pay for the panels weren’t able to go solar. Now, that’s changing. … [Read more...]