Publishedduration6 hours agoThe first live episode of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing got under way with a tribute to frontline NHS staff.Hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly thanked the workers, who were sat in the audience, before the celebrities took to the dance floor.Reality TV star Jamie Laing was the first to dance live, performing…
Image: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona By Tim Marcin2020-10-24 20:06:48 UTC In case you missed the news, NASA pulled off a pretty complicated maneuver: It collected dust from the asteroid Bennu, a rock speeding through space some 200 million miles from Earth. In fact, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft did the job so well that an issue has cropped…
A far-right protester sprays a counter protester with a fire extinguisher during a rally on September 7, 2020 in Salem, Oregon. Image: NATHAN HOWARD / GETTY IMAGES By Siobhan Neela-Stock2020-10-24 19:41:46 UTC The numbers are in. White supremacists are responsible for the majority of terrorist plots and attacks that occurred during the first eight months…
Image: MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock By Adam Rosenberg2020-10-24 19:35:49 UTC Facebook isn't happy with New York University. It's because of NYU Ad Observatory, a newly launched research project from the university's engineering school that aims to show how different election campaigns are spending their ad money on the site, and what kinds of voters they're targeting. The…
Image: Paul Weaver/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images By Tim Marcin2020-10-24 17:48:06 UTC Patreon has banned QAnon creators from its services, following the lead of several other major platforms. Patreon — a platform that allows creators to get paid directly by supporters — announced on Thursday that it would no longer allow the conspiracy theorists, saying…
Honeybees are the real victims of Asian giant hornets — not people. Image: KAREN DUCEY / Getty Images By Siobhan Neela-Stock2020-10-24 08:31:19 -0700 Remember "murder hornets"? You know, the two-inch long wasps that stoked unreasonable fear in people all around the United States. Well, scientists in the U.S. have located the first nest of…
Nothing wrong with being sure. Image: bob al-greene / mashable By Jack Morse2020-10-24 14:00:00 UTC If your mail-in ballot is cast, but no one is around to count it, did it make a sound? The U.S. presidential election is fast approaching, and people keep telling you this is the most important election in a generation.…
In Tales of the Early Internet, Mashable explores online life through 2007 — back before social media and the smartphone changed everything. Charlie Schmidt is lucky, and he knows it. What else could explain it? Millions of people have cats. Millions more have cameras. And yet in one remarkable, silly, charming, captivating moment those two…
The future of the gig economy is on the ballot this November. But there are only two choices: one that changes how ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft operate and another that cedes control to the app makers over the drivers and workers. That's why Uber and other gig-based apps have raised $200 million to…
Winter is coming. And this year, your mental health may take a greater hit than normal given the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 is already contributing to skyrocketing stress levels. More than three quarters of respondents to an annual survey from the American Psychological Association said the pandemic was a major source of stress. Importantly, it's unclear…
By Tim Marcin2020-10-24 11:00:00 UTC It's a weird time. The coronavirus pandemic rages on and it could care less about our favorite holidays. So, yeah, Halloween will be a bit more complicated this year. We've already outlined ways you can attempt to celebrate Halloween safely, but what about trick-or-treating? Traditional, door-to-door trick-or-treating is probably a…
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All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. A three-year subscription to CyberGhost VPN is on sale. Image: pexels By Joseph GreenMashable Shopping2020-10-24 04:30:00 UTC SAVE 82%: A three-year subscription to CyberGhost VPN is on sale for…
Publishedduration11 hours agoimage copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionShakespeare's Globe said its £2.98m would allow it to "plan more confidently for our future"Shakespeare's Globe, the Sage Gateshead and the company behind the Lady Boys of Bangkok are among the latest recipients of emergency government arts funding.The replica Elizabethan theatre in London will receive almost £3m from the £1.57bn…
By Sasha Lekach2020-10-23 17:41:14 UTC On Friday, we finally got a glimpse at a long-awaited feature that Elon Musk rolled out this week for a select group of Tesla owners: Full Self-Driving mode. Only a small group of Tesla-chosen drivers with safe driving records were given the software update to test the new autonomous feature,…
They’re awake! Image: Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images By Rachel Kraus2020-10-22 23:14:16 UTC When it comes to QAnon conspiracy theorists, Facebook is wagging a finger with one hand, and slipping some enablers cash with the other. According to ProPublica’s database of congressional contributions, in September, Facebook donated money to 45 members of Congress…
By Rebecca Sohn2020-10-22 20:26:06 UTC On Thursday, the inaugural Luminar Bug Photography Awards announced its winners. The winning images, which render insects in exquisite detail, bring a whole new meaning to the term “close-up.” Mofeed Abu Shalwa, a professional photographer from Saudi Arabia, won the grand prize, earning the title of “Luminar Bug Photographer of…
By Rachel Kraus2020-10-22 20:22:29 UTC If you have a hard time keeping track of how internet platforms are dealing with misinformation, we don’t blame you. It seems like every week Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube is rolling out new or “clarifying” policies. That’s ultimately a good thing: From coronavirus to the election, preventing misinformation from spreading…
By Sasha Lekach2020-10-22 19:28:46 UTC Finally, the end is near: The last U.S. presidential debate will be held Thursday night. This time the candidates’ microphones will be muted at certain times, so it should be a quieter, less chaotic 90-minutes compared to the first debate last month. Unlike last week’s dueling town hall events, the…
By Corey Beasley2020-10-22 18:10:31 UTC Hey, internet — Corey from Mashable here. Recently, I was looking for some good analog fun to pass the time, and I discovered Hunt a Killer, a murder mystery game. Right up my alley! But then I discovered that they were releasing something new: They’ve teamed up with Lionsgate and…
By Rebecca Ruiz2020-10-22 17:28:31 UTC For years, young voters have been shamed because, historically, fewer than half of them who are eligible to vote show up at the polls on Election Day. The stereotypes write themselves. Young people between the ages of 18 and 29, who currently belong to the Millennial and Gen Z generations,…
By Nicole Gallucci2020-10-22 17:23:40 UTC Donald Trump is trying so hard to control his 60 Minutes narrative that he actually released clips from his interview with reporter Lesley Stahl early. Trump’s 60 Minutes episode is set to air on CBS Sunday night, but on Thursday morning Trump tweeted that he would be giving “a first…
By Tim Marcin2020-10-22 16:50:11 UTC There is almost no medium on the face of the earth as powerful as President Donald Trump’s Twitter account. It’s where he attacks his many perceived enemies, announces foreign policy decisions, hell, it’s even where he fires people. It’s believable the president would do anything from his Twitter account. If…
Tesla is charging more for new autonomous features. Image: Shutterstock / Flystock By Sasha Lekach2020-10-22 16:39:34 UTC Tesla’s autonomous driving package, known as Full Self Driving or FSD, is about to get pricier. Early Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the price for the next-level Autopilot system is going up by $2,000. It’s currently…
All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. By Jae ThomasMashable Shopping2020-10-22 16:28:47 UTC Best Buy is having an early Black Friday sale on coffee makers as of Oct. 22: OUR TOP PICK: Nespresso DeLonghi VertuoPlus Deluxe…
By Matt Binder2020-10-22 15:48:02 UTC Next Wednesday, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will testify before the Senate Commerce Committee about their policies on misinformation, moderation, and bias in tech. When that hearing is over, however, it won’t be too long before Zuckerberg and Dorsey find themselves back in the…
Located in front of the National Museum of the American Indian, the sculpture reminds us of the true burden of freedom The National Native American Veterans Memorial, designed by Cheyenne and Arapaho artist Harvey Pratt, features a steel circle balanced on a carved drum. (Alan Karchmer / National Museum of the American Indian) Smithsonian Magazine…
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