Trump's brilliant cybersecurity solution is to send things by courier

President-elect Donald Trump has a brilliant solution to our country's cybersecurity problems.  No, it's not to condemn Russia for hacking the Democratic National Committee. It's turning back the clock to a simpler time, before these newfangled computers messed everything up.  SEE ALSO: An A-list celeb has finally offered to perform at Trump’s inauguration Speaking to reporters on Saturday while in Florida to celebrate New Year's Eve,...

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The heartbreaking story behind Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's gift to his dad

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson won us over this year by dancing in a Pikachu costume and just generally being awesome.  This Christmas, he outdid himself by buying a car for his dad, Canadian wrestler Rocky Johnson. But it's not the generosity alone that had people all choked up. It's the story Dwayne shared about his father.  SEE ALSO: Behold, all your favorite viral trends in one viral video Bought my dad a Christmas gift and surprised...

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Watch the ball drop in Times Square with this New Year's Eve livestream

It doesn't matter if you're stuck at work, at home sick, or simply don't have the means to join the global party, there's no reason for you to miss the New Year's Eve celebration in New York's Time Square.  SEE ALSO: Here's how to spend NYE if you want to ring in 2017 twice Yes, there will be a few New Year's Eve shows broadcasting the festivities from New York City, but if you want the official livestream delivering real-time action, the...

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5 VR safety tips to stop you from destroying your home

The new year may be upon us, but many of you are probably still playing with your holiday gifts, one of the most popular of which appears to be VR headsets.  But if you take a look around social media, you'll notice a surprisingly common story popping up: People are getting so into virtual reality, they're destroying their real-world homes.  SEE ALSO: Why wireless headsets for Oculus and Vive could be a step backward for VR Whether...

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No, the power grid in Vermont was not infiltrated by Russian hackers

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Rare nationwide cold snap to ring in the New Year across U.S.

January 2017 will start off unusually cold across the entire lower 48 states, in an unusually expansive and intense cold snap. The frigid weather, with possibly as many as 15 states seeing below-zero Fahrenheit temperatures at times, will start in the Pacific Northwest, northern Plains and Upper Midwest, and then creep eastward like a slow motion weather train wreck. Temperatures will be 10 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit below average for this time of...

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Call ‘The Avengers’ in this arcade-style, animated retelling

If they have an army, but you have a Hulk, can you save the world from Loki? Find out in this 8-bit (and 16-bit) reimagining of Joss Whedon's The Avengers as an old video game, inspired by classic action games like Megaman.  Our CineFix series, 8-bit Cinema, "gamifies" your favorite Hollywood blockbusters into '80s arcade- and NES-inspired animations.  Subscribe to CineFix for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cinefix Read more... More...

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From Bowie to Solange: Here are the top 10 albums of 2016

If you released an album this year and thought you could slide by without bringing your A-Game, well, as Chance the Rapper would put it, "Uhahua!" 2016 was stacked with great music. Many of the world's biggest artist's put out the best work of their careers, legends blessing us with swan-songs that make saying goodbye even rougher and fresh acts achieving household name status in record speed.  Here are 10 albums that got us through the rough...

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'Halloweentown' actors pay tribute to the great Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds, who died Dec. 28 at the age of 84, will forever be remembered for her role in the 1952 classic film, "Singing in the Rain." But for younger viewers today, she is known as Aggie Cromwell, the wise and magic-loving grandmother in the Disney Halloweentown films.  The first of this series premiered on television 1998, with the fourth in 2006.  Reynolds' Halloweentown costars responded to her death on social media and in media...

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16 incredible quotes from 16 incredible books that got us through 2016

If there is one thing to celebrate from 2016, a year that has been very objectively and very scientifically determined to be a large, blazing garbage fire, it's all of the great books that have been published. With moving fiction, experimental short stories, heartfelt poetry collections and insightful memoirs, 2016 introduced us all to a bevy of great authors and literature. SEE ALSO: MashReads Podcast: Here are our favorite books of 2016 It's...

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Snapchat's 10 most popular lenses of 2016

Snapchat is insanely powerful. Not only has it changed Facebook (for better or worse), it has popularized the term "vomiting rainbow" and transformed selfies.  Just over a year ago, Snapchat introduced lenses, a feature that recognizes objects such as faces and overlays them with animated filters. It's one of the app's most addictive features in part because the options change daily.  SEE ALSO: Snapchat pushing for more AR with latest...

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This VR device promises to make both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive wireless

The virtual reality smorgasbord set to hit CES is just a few days away, but standout companies are already popping up, including one with a unique HMD solution. Atlanta-based KwikVR is promising a wireless VR headset device that works perfectly with both the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift.  Weighing less than one pound, the device can be attached to your belt and features two USB ports and an HDMI port. The company claims that the device...

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Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds to be buried together

Carrie Fisher, the world famous actress best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise, will be buried together with her mother, the iconic actress Debbie Reynolds, according to Reynold's son Todd Fisher.  The two renowned actresses died one day apart, on Dec. 27 and 28.  A date for the funeral has not been set, but the joint funeral will be private, according to Reynolds' son. The two actresses will be interred at...

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Ronda Rousey lost her first fight in more than a year in just 48 seconds

After more than a year of anticipation, the fate of the most famous UFC fighter to date, Ronda Rousey, was decided in just 48 seconds on Friday.  Brazilian fighter Amanda Nunes defended her women's bantamweight champion title by dispatching Rousey with a vicious flurry of strikes in the first round, leaving no doubt about the end of Rousey's long reign as the UFC's top female fighter.   SEE ALSO: Dana White Explains the UFC's Social...

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China announces a 'game-changing' step for elephant conservation

China, the world's largest market for ivory, announced this week that it will shut down its trade in such goods by the end of 2017. This will close down the world's largest commercial ivory market, and could help elephant populations stabilize and recover in Africa. The decision to close down its domestic commercial elephant ivory trade is being hailed as a potentially transformative step toward protecting Africa's elephants, which are being slaughtered...

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From Kimye vs. Taylor to Kimye vs. Bette Midler: The best celebrity feuds of 2016

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How to never touch anyone ever again

Physical contact? On one hand, it's a vital form of human communication. On the other, it's terrible. Touching other people is one of humankind's greatest fallacies. We all know touching people exposes us to germs, maybe diseases and definitely weird sweat, but we do it anyway. This is f*cking ridiculous. SEE ALSO: 10 very dangerous activities you should avoid at all costs Well, it's time to slip on your latex gloves and take a stand. Your gross...

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Trump says Happy New Year in the most Trump way

President-elect Donald Trump tweeted his New Year's wishes on Saturday morning, and they do not disappoint. Choosing to steer clear of a neutral, hopeful message for the future, Trump instead sent a tauntingly boastful signal to his enemies. Presumably the tweet was also directed at his vanquished rival for the presidency, Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote by nearly 3 million but lost in the Electoral College. SEE ALSO: What we do and...

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7 tech resolutions you should make in 2017, and how to keep them

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Can an app change human behavior? This behavioral economics professor is banking on it

Whether personal or professional, change is hard. And the cumulative data is not on our side.  Take something obviously detrimental, like smoking. A mere 4% to 7% of people successfully quit without the aid of medication or outside help. Even experiencing a traumatic event — like the death of a loved one or being diagnosed with cancer — only leads to a 20% success rate.  Not to be a killjoy, but as the Washington Post found, roughly 25%...

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