Here’s Your First Blurry Look At The PS4

We didn’t get to see the PS4 at Sony’s big reveal event a few months ago, but with the NextBox announcement right around the corner, Sony’s showing off a sneak peek to get us all riled. It’s hard to make out much of anything other than the vague shape of the thing, but it’s better than nothing.


It’s Official: Yahoo Is Buying Tumblr, Promises ‘Not To Mess It Up’

After rumours spread during the weekend, it’s now official: Yahoo is buying Tumblr. Yahoo has announced the takeover, aptly enough, on Tumblr, explaining that it “promises not to screw it up”.


Hacked Brainwave Headset Lets You Control Architecture By Thinking

In the age of ubiquitous computing, we’ve grown fairly used to infrastructure, objects and even furniture that adapt to the presence of humans. But what if you could control the behaviour of a wall or room simply by thinking harder?


Why Brushing Your Teeth Makes Orange Juice Taste Like Death

If you’re going to have a glass of orange juice and brush your teeth (a good idea), there’s only one order in which to do them. It makes sense that your minty toothpaste-mouth would make OJ taste weird, but why so down-right heinous?


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The First Jolla Smartphone: Quirky And Android-Friendly

When a band of engineers fled Nokia in 2012 to develop a MeeGo-derived OS called Sailfish, they needed a vehicle to carry the software. And this is it: the first Jolla phone, which is as quirky as the OS it runs.


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Maths Jokes, Explained

If you have to explain a joke, that usually means it’s not a very good joke. But, if you’re telling a maths joke, maybe it just means your audience never enjoyed algebra as much as you did. Either way, these videos help explain to the less able mathematicians out there why they’re funny.


China Is Hacking The US Again

Just three months after hacks by China’s People’s Liberation Army came to an abrupt halt, the country is once again attacking US targets, according to the New York Times. Hacks on organisations like the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times ceased three months back when it came to light that the perpetrators had stolen data from American companies and government agencies.


Bacteria Never Looked So Beautiful

Think of bacteria, and you probably think of illness, infection,and other unpleasantries. But this picture shows that they have a beautiful side after all.


An Unsettling Reminder To Water Your Plants

Keeping flowers or plants in your house is supposed to make things more beautiful, not chaotic. But this vase is only balanced when the flowers have water. If too much liquid evaporates, the counter-weight pulls one side of the vase down.


A Mum Tried To Sell Her Three-Year-Old Son On Craigslist

A bicycle. An old jailbroken iPhone. Maybe used furniture. Some free dirt. Those are the type of things you expect to buy off Craigslist. You definitely don’t expect a mum to offer up her three-year-old son on the seedy but useful classifieds website. But that’s just what Stephanie Redus did. She used Craiglist to get her son adopted by a new family.


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