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Hovering DeLorean spotted near Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco’s present-day citizens got a recent visit from the “future” — a DeLorean hovercraft wowed onlookers by spinning out near the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday. The craft is the creation of...

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Disputed first clip from Ashton Kutcher’s Steve Jobs biopic, ‘jOBS’

The first clip showing Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in the movie “jOBS” has been released, and it’s already wading into the fact-fiction morass. After the blog Gizmodo posted the clip, Apple co-founder...

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Porn rampant on video app, but Twitter fights back

Twitter's video-sharing app Vine, which has been plagued with porn since it launched recently, is now blocking many searches for pornographic terms, reports The Verve.

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Are you a geek in love? Do these for your darling.

When in comes to technological savvy, most relationships are lopsided. Usually, half of a couple is more adept with all things digital. Sure, there are plenty of dual-geek pairs, but my instincts and...

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Was MTV hacked?

Hacking Twitter accounts seems to be the “in” thing to do for tech hackers. MTV’s official page was the latest to fail victim to hackings Tuesday just one day after Burger King. Or was it? The name of...

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Content pirates, beware: ‘Six strikes’ plan launching

Five major Internet service providers, striking a deal with the music and movie industries, today will launch a  program in which they’ll first warn, and then penalize, suspected copyright infringers....

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Got app-crazy kids? Apple settlement may get you $5 or more

In-app purchases – the ability to pay for additional features or virtual goods within a program – are convenient for users and lucrative for developers. But until Apple made a change to the way in-app...

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How do you unplug?

Today is the National Day of Unplugging, according to a group that calls itself the Sabbath Manifesto, which has a website for getting the word out about getting away from technology for a day....

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Why NASA chief said prayer is the way to go with an asteroid

About a month after a meteor hit the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, a U.S. House panel led by Texas' Rep. Lamar Smith, put scientists on the hot seat, asking if the United States is prepared for such an...

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Separated twins? Reunited via YouTube, they raise funds to meet

In 2013, if you think you’ve got a long-lost twin, there’s one way to find out: Connect on Facebook, Skype each other, and raise money on Kickstarter to meet up and get a DNA test. According to their...

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Comedian’s hilarious prank: Texting parents about ’2 grams for $40′

Canadian funny guy Nathan Fielder, host of the Comedy Central show ”Nathan for You,” took to Twitter on Wednesday to ask his followers to do his bidding: “Experiment: text your parents ‘got 2 grams for...

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78,000 volunteer for Mars: Can we send Linsday Lohan?

Looking for a one-way ticket off the planet? So are at least 78,000 other souls. That’s how many people applied over the past two weeks to become part of Earth’s first cattle-call attempt to colonize...

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Geotagging shows where the haters are

The eastern half of the U.S. must be sippin’ on haterade. A group of academics, adorably and somewhat mysteriously dubbed Floating Sheep, came out with a study called “Geography of Hate,” a color-coded...

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Is it possible to protect your privacy?

Though an open secret for years, the realization finally sunk in thanks to some high-profile news reports this week that, yup, Americans are being watched on a massive scale. As the Guardian informed...

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Sean Parker spat on, beset with haters for over-the-top wedding

Handsome billionaire crybaby Sean Parker says his life is a nightmare after a media flap about his $4.5 million wedding turning into an ecological disaster. Instead of galavanting in a tropical...

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Facebook billionaire’s foundation seeks unpaid interns

In Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean In,” she urges women to step up in the workplace, take on leadership roles and demand higher pay. So it seemed a little out of character for the author’s...

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Powdered beer mix … yes, that’s a thing now

Pat’s Backcountry Beverages is launching a line of powdered beer mix because everyone remembers that one scene in “Shawshank Redemption” when Tim Robbins and company are violently shaking plastic...

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‘Back to the Future’ hoverboard is not even a cool hoax

Hoverboards are cool. A viral video showcasing a fictional company with fictional hoverboards alongside celebrities you have probably forgotten about is not. HUVr, a tech company no one has heard...

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Researchers develop ‘death test,’ ability to predict time of death

A new report from Finnish and Estonian researchers shows there are chemicals in your blood that could indicate when your impending death will be. The study was released in the PLOS Medicine journal and...

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Man whose home was used in orgy party says Airbnb is harrassing him

Comedian Ari Teman’s less-than-stellar interaction with Airbnb has reignited into another feud, Gothamist reports. In mid-March, Teman rented out his New York apartment to an Airbnb user named “David”...

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