Новости за 21.12.2017

Snap Inc. had a lot to prove in 2017.

Following months of speculation, the company finally went public, as onlookers wondered whether this would be the year the company finally moved out from under Facebook's shadow. That, and so much more, didn't quite go as planned.

SEE ALSO: Why smartphone cameras were the most important tech of 2017

At the close of 2016, I wrote that Evan Spiegel managed to prove not only that his company was worth taking seriously, but that it had the makings of a worthy Facebook competitor. Читать дальше...

Lucky, the iPhone mimicking cockatiel, is a savage. 

YouTuber and Vimeo user, Ben Plumier, posted a video of the internet famous bird being completely done with the sound of his own singing voice imitating the iPhone default ringtone. 

He's so annoyed that he struts over to Plumier's laptop, listens intently, and finally rips out the computer's "escape" button in an effort to end the video. 

This is the equivalent of your family playing an embarrassing video of you singing as a youngster. Читать дальше...

Facebook is throwing away "disputed flags," one of its several attempts to curb the spread of fake news across the social network. 

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Donald Trump is obsessed with size and saying "Merry Christmas," so it's only fitting he'd combine his two loves to send out a stupidly large Christmas card.

Are you ready to take the thrill of cryptocurrencies to the next level?

I can get down with some terrible Christmas movies. 

I've willingly watched Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez have no chemistry in Holiday in Handcuffs. I was raised on Earnest Saves Christmas. And I'll watch Love Actually any day of the week.

So you know you can believe me when I say Netflix's new El Camino Christmas, starring Tim Allen, Dax Shepherd, and Jessica Alba, is basically unwatchable. 

SEE ALSO: Netflix is turning up the cheese-factor with these holiday originals

It's one of those "wrong place... Читать дальше...

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No screaming Kevin McCallister here...

Youtuber and music producer Mike Tompkins performed the Home Alone theme song with over 50 versions of himself in a new video released Wednesday. He showed off his instrumental skills and singing talent with only his voice as the tool. Pitch Perfect who?

Sometimes you just have to depend on yourself to bring in the holiday cheer. Read more...

How best do you start 2018? What will be the first show or movie you watch? Surely, the first streaming act of the year sets the tone for the 12 months to follow, so we must be careful. 

Need something to temporarily distract you from oh, I don't know, everything?

Your sister's friend's duckface selfie might not compare to the Mona Lisa on first glance (or at all), but a new experiential museum is challenging that notion.

The world may be a terrible place full of awful, yawning misery, but the good news is it's not all bad all the time.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle just released their official engagement photos and they look every inch the Hollywood couple.

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A Twitter user living with bipolar disorder has pointed out a major problem with stock imagery depicting the condition. 

Christmas trees come in all different shapes and sizes.

SEE ALSO: RIP: The country's most tragic Christmas tree has died

There are tall, bushy ones. Miniature ones that sit on your table top. Fake ones. Real ones.

Then there's this 65ft one in Rome's Piazza Venezia, which cost a solid €48,000 ($57,000) in transport fees and pretty much has more baubles than pine needles:

rest in peace😢💔 #Spelacchio pic.twitter.com/fPmktHp94J

— Leonardo◇Aslan. (@aslan_leonardo) December 20, 2017

Oh dear. Читать дальше...

This little girl's plight is one shared by nigh-on everyone with a sibling. Because, let's be real, brothers and sisters, while kind, loving and good fun at best, can also be mightily annoying. 

If you're feeling conflicted about the portrayal of Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi, you're not alone.

Popular cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta got hacked in spectacular fashion Wednesday, with many users unknowingly sending their tokens to the hacker instead of the exchange.

One of World War I's biggest mysteries has finally been solved after a 103-year search.

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Welp, the Republicans passed their tax plan through Congress on Wednesday, which includes huge tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. The middle class? In a decade, they'll actually see higher taxes. 

Sesame Street just won a hefty award to bring educational programming and a humanitarian response to children displaced by war and conflict in the Middle East.

Tesla's giant battery is already proving its worth, bailing out a coal power station nearly 620 miles (1,000 kilometres) away.