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This post is part of Mashable's Masturbation Week. May is National Masturbation Month, so we're celebrating by exploring the many facets of self-love.

Bitcoin bashing has been a popular sport among the very rich for quite a while, but this week the usual suspects have considerably upped their game. 

Donald Glover is definitely having a Moment™. 

Fresh off of his successful hosting of Saturday Night Live, he released a groundbreaking music video for his new song "This is America." This, during the second season of his FX show Atlanta, which he created and stars in. All before he plays Lando Calrissian in the newest Star Wars movie, coming out May 25. 

SEE ALSO: Donald Glover gave us the perfect '80s music video during 'Saturday Night Live'

Over the past 10 years, Glover has become a cultural force. Читать дальше...

Festival season is finally upon us. You bought your tickets, reserved a hotel, prepped your outfits, and finalized your game plan. The only thing left to do is pack your stuff and brace yourself for days of jamming out. 

Just days before Christmas in 2016, the North Pole was 50 degrees above its usual winter temperature. The top of the world was just above freezing. 

Google wants to broaden your horizons — and maybe put some "fake news" to rest — with its updated News app.

Can an operating system care about you?

Android P just might. Google gave the world a load of details about the next version of its mobile operating system, due to launch in the fall. And more than ever, this is an Android update with a set of values attached. 

SEE ALSO: Gmail will soon be writing entire emails for you

While Google has a bunch of useful updates designed to get users to the information they want and actions they want to take faster, the real meat of this update... Читать дальше...

There's a new Google Maps in town, and it may know you better than you know yourself. 

We all want to play as Zelda in a Legend of Zelda game but Nintendo has yet to make that happen. So a group of modders took matters into their own hands and made Zelda the star of Breath of the Wild.

Julian Baumgartner from Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration restores paintings to their glorious state. Watch how mesmerizing and satisfying it is to see him bring old, ripped, faded, and cracked paintings back to life.  Read more...

Summer is almost here, which means a relaxing vacation is probably in your future.

A new relationship meme recently made the rounds on Twitter, and — like "build the perfect man" before it — it got really weird, really fast.

Google just killed the phone call. Well, at least a certain type. 

At its annual developer conference, Google I/O, Google CEO Sundar Pichai wowed those in attendance with a demonstration of Google Duplex, a chatty AI voice assistant that is able to make phone calls — and have full conversations — on your behalf.

SEE ALSO: What to expect at Google I/O: Android P, Google Assistant, and lots of AI

Pichai announced the new feature Tuesday to a crowd of approximately 7,000 people at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View... Читать дальше...

One day our sun will die. 

About 10 billion years from now, our nearest star will run out of its stellar fuel, effectively marking the end of its life in space. 

Ok, but then what happens? 

SEE ALSO: Astronomers are out looking for the sun's long-lost siblings

According to a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy, researchers may have a new understanding of exactly what will become of the sun after it reaches the end of its life.

Effectively... Читать дальше...

In case you haven't heard, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and electronica musician Grimes are now dating. 

Sorry, Siri. Back off, Alexa. Cortana, just... don't even.

John freaking Legend — the honey-voiced man who is basically the dictionary definition of "dulcet tones" — will be one of several new voice options on Google Assistant, the company announced Tuesday.

SEE ALSO: Digital assistants just took a big step toward real 'human' conversation

Legend spent some time in the Google studio recording his voice, so he can be part of your home life. Honestly, it's just so generous of Chrissy Teigen to share. Читать дальше...

Gmail users have had Smart Reply for over a year, but the mail service is getting even smarter. 

Apparently, life goes on even after you pass history class and win the battle of the bands. But it's not always nearly as bodacious as you might think.

From meme-worthy trains to regal looks, Rihanna annually kills it at the Met Gala. This year, however, she outdid herself — donning a look that left the internet bowing down to her.  Read more...

Every day I wake up and ask myself what this world did to be worthy of Tom Holland.

Two years ago at its Build developer conference, Microsoft unveiled HoloLens, a futuristic holographic headset it said would usher in future of computing: A "mixed reality" where the virtual blurs into the real world.

Nintendo announced details around its upcoming Nintendo Switch Online service Monday night and  soon after confirmed that there is no plan for the Virtual Console to come to the Switch.

Uber is still dealing with the fallout from a deadly accident involving one of its autonomous cars, but that's not stopping the company from moving on to the next transportation innovation.

Comic book favorite Adam Warlock will not be swooping in to save our heroes in Avengers 4. Many fans suspected the character would appear due to his importance in The Infinity Gauntlet, which inspired much of Infinity War.

Well, this is an unexpected use for a speaker.

The Slow Mo Guys revisited one of their favorite videos with brand new, super slow motion cameras. They covered a speaker with paint, then blasted and filmed the colors explode into the air. It's oddly satisfying to watch the paint burst and mix at a leisurely pace.

The guys broke apart the top of the speaker to place a variety colors in the cone. They used one camera, which can produce about 12,000 frames per second, and another camera... Читать дальше...