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The Mob Is Secretly Dumping Nuclear Waste Across Italy and Africa
Jan 31, 7:00PM
Organized crime is famously good at exploiting time-sensitive industries like construction, fishing, and—of course—garbage removal. But revelations about millions of tons of toxic waste buried haphazardly and illegally by the mob are causing an uproar in southern Italy, where cancer rates are nearly 50 percent higher than the average in certain areas.
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Roku 3 for $70, Surface Pro, iMacs and MacBooks Galore [Deals]
Jan 31, 6:45PM
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If you don't mind buying refurbished, you can get a Roku 3 today from Newegg for less than the price of a Roku 2, complete with a motion sensing remote, USB and ethernet ports, and the fastest processor in the Roku line.
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Can Portland Fix a Building That Pretty Much Everyone Despises?
Jan 31, 6:40PM
It's basically a Portlandia sketch: What if a city held a rally to save a building in trouble and no one came? As part of our series Preservation Battle, we look at significant structures at a crossroads, and today we're examining Portland, Oregon's very-endangered—yet almost-universally-hated—Portland Building.
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This GPS Lightning Adapter Makes Cheap iPads Location-Aware
Jan 31, 6:20PM
If you decided to save a few bucks and opt for an iPad without cellular hardware, it also means you bought yourself a tablet without GPS. Wi-Fi hotspot locations help it guesstimate your locations, but if you want better results, you'll have to spring $130 for Bad Elf's tiny GPS module.
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The Most Popular Tech Words in Porn Titles
Jan 31, 6:00PM
Where there's new technology, there's porn. Always. Always. But which consumer electronics are truly dominating the erotic arts? When the researchers at Sexualitics unveiled Porngram, an interactive graph of the most popular terms in porn titles, we decided to drill down.
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What It's Like To Drive Infiniti's Crazy Drive-By-Wire Steering Tech
Jan 31, 5:40PM
Living in New York City, I don't drive very much these days. I still like a hot car and I love driving, especially on the vast and sometimes 80 mph speed limit Texas highways I grew up on. Is it fast? I'm in. Does it look cool? Done. Does it make me look even cooler? Even better. But the reason the 2014 Infiniti Q50s floored me had nothing to do with my normal criteria.
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Real Madrid's new stadium looks like an alien mothership
Jan 31, 5:39PM
There are very few stadiums in the world that leave you truly speechless when you walk in. Maracanã is one of them. The other one is Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu, the best club of the 20th century. The famous coliseum is getting a major remake. It looks like a spaceship about to start abducting people.
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An Interactive Map of What America's Spies Are Worried About
Jan 31, 5:20PM
With eight months of freaking out over the fact that that the NSA is spying on everyone all the time, you can't help but wonder: Why exactly are we spying again? What are we really worried about?
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This Is A $450K Lamborghini Dangling Over An NYC Rooftop
Jan 31, 5:00PM
Lamborghini is known for going all out when it comes to parties. One timethere was talk of flying a yacht into a lake. That's how they roll. And for the Super Bowl, they're putting cars on an NYC rooftop for a charity event.
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Website Buys Customers New Computers To Avoid Dealing With IE7
Jan 31, 5:00PM
Have you been mocking Grandma for holding fast to a clunky, barely functional copy of Internet Explorer 7? Get ready to eat your words. A nurse and patient-pairing website has decided that, rather than put up with customers trying to run IE 7, it's just going to buy them a whole new computer, goddammit—fancy new browser included.
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This "Canoe Car" Wants to Revolutionize Your Urban Commute
Jan 31, 4:41PM
Fewer commuters are getting to work by car these days, especially in densely populated cities like San Francisco. But riding the bus or a bike isn't for everybody, and for those commuters that want the conveniences of a car without the hefty fuel fees, there's the canoe-inspired hybrid electric tricycle.
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Doctors Ease Peanut Allergies in Tiny Test You Shouldn't Try at Home
Jan 31, 4:20PM
To a nut-allergic person, a peanut is a little grenade of discomfort and danger. So a small study published this week, showing that kids with severe peanut allergies can increase their tolerance through gradual exposure, is great news for allergic children and their caretakers. Just please, don't try this technique at home.
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Would You Pay More For Amazon Prime?
Jan 31, 4:02PM
Yesterday, in its earnings call, Amazon said it was considering raising the price of a $79/year Prime subscription by $20 or $40. Are you willing to pay more? How much more?
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How the Super Bowl Turned the NYC Macy's Building Into a Massive Screen
Jan 31, 3:40PM
There's endless Super Bowl hoopla happening in New York right now, what with the big game just days away. But you might miss one of the coolest if you don't look up: The projection-mapping specialists Moment Factory have turned the grand Herald Square facade of Macy's into an orgy of light. It's incredible. Here's how they did it.
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Can't Choose Between Biking or Roller Blading? Now You Don't Have To
Jan 31, 3:20PM
The Segway opened the floodgates for countless personal mobility devices, with designs that range from conservative to downright crazy. And the Aeyo—a cross between a scooter, a bicycle, and a pair of inline skates—falls somewhere in the middle of that scale.
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These Geographically Accurate Subway Maps Reveal Where Trains Really Go
Jan 31, 3:00PM
It's no secret that subway maps are mere approximations of geography. Designed for maximum readability, they map the subway system onto stylized curves and evenly spaced stops. Still, the images of these familiar maps distorted by geographic accuracy are more striking than I even imagined.
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The Low-Oil Frying Machine Fits Even Better on Your Counter Now
Jan 31, 2:46PM
Realizing that not everyone needs an appliance capable of frying up a family-sized portion of wings or french fries, Tefal has scaled back the capacity and size of its Actifry with a new Mini version that's roughly 21 percent smaller. Like its larger predecessors the Mini still needs just a spoonful oil to work its magic, but is designed to serve up smaller portions while being slightly more portable.
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Despite the trash and half-finished buildings, some parts of Sochi's Olympic park are coming togethe
Jan 31, 2:30PM
Despite the trash and half-finished buildings, some parts of Sochi's Olympic park are coming together: The main Olympic venue, Fisht Stadium—designed by the US-based sports venue specialists Populous—is opening its doors just days before it will host the Opening Ceremonies. [Olympic.Org]
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Incredible new first-person view of Felix Baumgartner's space jump
Jan 31, 2:19PM
You've seen Felix Baumgartner's harrowing jump from 128,1000 feet above Earth's surface, but you haven't seen it like this. This new exhilarating video shows you what it was like from Felix's point of view with perfect clarity.
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Gawker Your Kids Are Going to Be Hateful Xenophobes, So Just Give Up Already | Jalopnik Here's Video
Jan 31, 2:09PM
Gawker Your Kids Are Going to Be Hateful Xenophobes, So Just Give Up Already | Jalopnik Here's Video Of The Burning Georgia BMW M3 Exploding | Jezebel 'Tinderella' Is The Perfect Fairy Tale For Our Time | Kotaku Super Bowl Player Spent All Week Playing Pokémon | Regressing Facebook Data Show Just How Much Football Games Depress You
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Yes, There's Going to Be a Back to the Future Musical
Jan 31, 2:06PM
If you adore everything about Back to the Future except the lack of subordinate harmonies, today is a good day. The movie you love will officially be a musical you endure as of 2015.
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7 of the World's Weirdest Water Towers
Jan 31, 2:00PM
Middle America's decorative water towers—not those nasty things in New York—hold a special place in the annals of Americana history. They serve as both a public utility and as a community's spiritual centerpiece—like a Midwestern totem pole, highlighting and reflecting the local cultural identity.
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Watch the Guardian Destroy the Computers Containing Snowden's Leaks
Jan 31, 1:26PM
On July 20th, 2013, two technicians from the UK's intelligence agency GCHQ looked on as Guardian editors destroyed the computers which contained the encrypted files leaked by Edward Snowden. Now, you can watch them do it.
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Report: Windows 8.1 Update May Scrap Tile Interface By Default
Jan 31, 12:29PM
Windows 8 is an OS struggling to capture the imagination of the masses, and now rumors suggest that Microsoft may alter the way its Start Screen works in Windows 8.1 Update 1.
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Were Footballs Ever Really Made of Pigskin?
Jan 31, 11:45AM
These days, footballs are typically made from cowhide or vulcanized rubber, making their nickname "pigskins" somewhat ironic. Football fans often perpetuate the idea that footballs used to be made of pigskin, which is how they got their nickname, but it turns out this isn't the case.
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