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Taking the polar plunge: These crazy entrepreneurs pitch ideas while submerged in Finland’s icy waters

How far would you go to fund your startup? If you’re in Scandinavia, you might be taking a polar bear… Read More

NBC makes social app to help soccer fans find other soccer fans

If you’re a soccer fan in the U.S., it might be hard to find other soccer fans — outside World… Read More

Exploding Kittens card game exploding on Kickstarter

After posting about what might become the greatest card game since Cards Against Humanity, Exploding Kittens, and watching their funding… Read More

Meet the startup filing an IPO to fund its hunt for Bigfoot

Have any cash lying around that you’re just chomping at the reins to get rid of? Perhaps you’d be interested in… Read More

TAG Heuer to challenge ‘no sex appeal’ Apple Watch

The wearable tech wars are heating up, and this match-off is one we can’t wait to see. Swiss luxury watchmaker TAG… Read More

Finally, that limited-edition, gold BlackBerry is here to put some bling in your ring

Say you love your BlackBerry, but the same-old isn’t cutting it for you anymore? Then you need to see this limited-edition,… Read More

NASA takes largest picture ever and it will blow your mind

In case you missed this, NASA released the largest picture it has ever taken — 1.5 billion pixels that takes… Read More

Demand for Harry Potter engagement ring shuts down Etsy store

Holy Hogwarts, one Etsy shop selling Harry Potter-themed engagement rings, inspired by the Golden Snitch, has had to temporarily shut… Read More

The worst passwords of 2014 are just as stupid as you think they are

SplashData released its annual list of the worst passwords, and you guessed it, they are just as bad as they… Read More

Lyft ditching its trademark fuzzy mustache for ‘glowstache’

Soon that pink fuzzy mustache won’t signal a Lyft ride. The company has announced plans to retire that whimsical icon… Read More

Xbox designers join forces with the Oatmeal to bring you Exploding Kittens card game

Here it is, that absurd card game you never knew you wanted — Exploding Kittens. The brainchild of former Xbox… Read More

These real Tinder conversations re-created on YouTube will make you shudder with horror

As we’re in the official vamping-up stages to Valentine’s Day, it’s quite fitting that Good People Media have taken real-life… Read More

Single? Don’t worry ‘Invisible Boyfriend’ app will convince everyone you’re taken

“Finally. A boyfriend your friends can believe in.” It’s happened. A new beta program promises to keep you digitally connected… Read More

Not everyone is jazzed about Woody Allen’s deal with Amazon

Amazon surprised and stunned Hollywood and audiences this month with its win for Best Comedic Television Series at the Golden… Read More

Nintendo to end Club Nintendo rewards program to make way for new one

Redmond-based Nintendo is ending Club Nintendo, a rewards program that gives members downloadable games and Nintendo gear in exchange for… Read More

Facebook knows best: New computer model judges your personality better than people do

Researchers have confirmed it: They’ve developed an algorithm that is better able to predict a person’s personality traits than humans… Read More

Every kid (and parent) will want this incredible Batman stroller

On Super-Fan Builds, the challenge was thrown down to create something Batman-themed for a father and son to enjoy. Hollywood… Read More

Watch this boy get a new 3D-printed prosthetic ‘trooper’ arm from local Stormtroopers

Today in warm and fuzzy, a 7-year-old Augusta, Ga., boy was surprised by a local group of Stormtroopers when they… Read More

Who got screwed by the Seahawks’ win: Early bailers, Vegas bettors and Green Bay

Cheeseheads aren’t the only ones who got shut down and left out in the cold Sunday afternoon by the Seahawks’… Read More

Go Seahawks! Alaska Airlines wants to help you celebrate the Super Bowl

In light of yesterday’s epic comeback and victory, the Seahawks once again find themselves headed to the Super Bowl. And… Read More

Create your own ‘Adventure Time’ game with this new app

Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time is one of those fun, clever animated series that everyone can enjoy. Now, you get to… Read More

Watch this ‘six and three-quarters’ old kid ask Neil deGrasse Tyson ‘What’s the meaning of life?’

At an event at Wilbur Theatre in Boston this week, a “six and three-quarters” old kid named Jackson asked Neil… Read More

New York Times, Washington Post, NBC also get to test news-gathering drones

We reported earlier this week that the FAA cleared the way for CNN to continue testing drones for news-gathering purposes.… Read More

Watch these people give their passwords on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Never underestimate how stupid your fellow Americans are. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” hit Hollywood Boulevard to see how many people would… Read More

‘Game of Thrones’ coming to Pacific Science Center’s IMAX theater

In case you want to relive all the blood and gore of the last two episodes of Game of Thrones‘… Read More

Watch this insane SpaceX rocket crash on Vine

SpaceX keeps on making headlines this week. Today it released footage of a Falcon 9 rocket crash-landing into a barge, which they… Read More

Twitter campaign wants reporters to quit asking women stupid sexist questions on the red carpet

It’s awards season and with it comes the never-ending quest for reporters on the red carpet to harass everyone with… Read More

This app might be the only birth control you’ll ever need

Wow, how is this for technology? New app Natural Cycles contends that it’s just as effective as traditional birth control, with… Read More

FlowPlay raises $26K for Girlstart STEM summer camp in Bellevue

Encouraging girls to study math and science is becoming more important these days. That’s why Girlstart, a nonprofit that offers… Read More

Remember that Glitter Your Enemies website? Not so much fun for its creator

Earlier this week, the Internets blew up with the site ShipYourEnemiesGlitter.com. Only a day later, the 22-year-old mastermind behind it, Mathew… Read More