Azealia Banks posted more screenshots. Let’s unpack this mess.

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Welcome to another chapter in the bizarre saga of Azealia Banks/Grimes/Elon Musk!

Azealia Banks — who claims she was abandoned by Grimes and trapped in Elon Musk’s mansion while he tripped acid — has been dropping juicy screenshots hinting at the unfolding drama in her Instagram stories. 

SEE ALSO: Simulation report: Elon Musk unfollowed Grimes on Twitter

On Tuesday, Banks posted a screenshot of a conversation between her and an unnamed source. She circled a text that said, “I made you look really good today. The attorneys like you and said you’re smart.” 

The texts also discuss “damages that Claire caused” — Claire is Grimes’ birth name.  Read more…

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Don’t believe the naysayers: Self-driving cars are already here in many ways

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Yes, it’s true: The promise of self-driving cars zooming around while their human operators doze off, read, or watch movies is not quite here yet. 

But who said that had to happen right now or we’ve missed our chance at driverless vehicles forever? On Monday, The Outline published an article titled “The self-driving car that will never arrive,” calling self-driving cars “delusional” and part of “our grossest capitalistic dreams.” It’s just the latest from those who believe driverless cars and other artificial intelligence innovations are an unrealistic pipe dream.

But innovation happens incrementally, step by step. Just because it’s not instantaneous doesn’t mean it will never happen.  Read more…

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Trump fixer Michael Cohen pleads guilty and promptly gets roasted for his crimes

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Remember back in 2015 when Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen joked about sending Hillary Clinton to prison?

It’s funny how things change. It now appears that Cohen, not Clinton, will be the one headed to prison. On Tuesday, Cohen reached a plea deal in the Southern District of New York, pleading guilty on charges that include campaign finance violations from his time working on the campaign of President Donald Trump.

SEE ALSO: Paul Manafort found guilty on 8 counts and the internet can’t stop smirking

According to the Associated Press, Cohen could spend between four and five years in jail.

Between news that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was found guilty of tax fraud and Cohen’s plea, news fiends’ attention was divided on Tuesday. Still, the internet found time to craft some five-star memes, GIFS, and tweets about Trump’s right-hand man.  Read more…

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Tinder launches Tinder U for the college kids

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There’s a new Tinder in town. It’s a feature called Tinder U, made specifically for users of the dating app who are in college. And the company is rolling it out just in time for the start of the new school year.

To set up Tinder U on an account, users must have an active .edu email address and be geolocated on their college campus. At launch, Tinder U will be available to iOS users who attend a four-year, accredited, not-for-profit school.

SEE ALSO: The accidental Super Like: Tinder’s most awkward phenomenon

Tinder U functions just like regular old Tinder, with swiping and all. You can even toggle back and forth between the Tinder U feature and the original. When toggled on, users will see their school logo depicted as a badge on their profile image. Using this feature brings up college students in the same area, including students on Tinder who attend nearby universities.  Read more…

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The wildest VMA outfits on the pink carpet

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Latex and mesh and denim, oh my! Welcome to MTV’s Video Music Awards — an event that’s both a celebration of pop culture and a competition for who can pull off the most outrageous outfits. 

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Save your evening gowns for the Grammys — this year’s VMA stars strutted down the pink carpet in vintage throwbacks and in Amber Rose’s case, latex lingerie complete with a mask and whip. 

Here are 2018’s wildest VMA looks. 

Grace VanderWaal 

Grace VanderWaal looks all kinds of vintage.

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Bethany Meyers and Nico Tortorella 

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‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ has a little secret in the credits

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Spoilers ahead for To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Like, in-the-credits-level spoilers.

Thought Lara Jean’s love story in Netflix’s delightful rom-com To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before was done and dusted? 

There’s a little easter egg in the credits that’ll convince all of you hopeless romantics that her boy dramas are nowhere near over.

SEE ALSO: 24 times ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ was too cute to handle

The film, based on Jenny Han’s YA romance novel, follows the antics of Lara Jean Song Covey (Lana Condor) who writes letters to all her crushes, never intending to sending them. But, yeah, they get sent. Read more…

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Venezuela just ‘linked’ the newly created sovereign bolivar to its terrible cryptocurrency

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You know you’re in trouble when your only hope for stability is something as notoriously unstable as cryptocurrency. And yes, Venezuela appears to be very much in trouble.  

According to Bloomberg, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Friday that he intended to link a new national currency, the sovereign bolivar, to a cryptocurrency of his own government’s making — the Petro. This is the first case of a government tying its economic fortunes so closely to that of any digital currency, and suggests a possible exit path for a country ravaged by hyperinflation. 

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Nicki Minaj blamed a baby for her album sales, and Twitter thinks it’s hilarious

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Nicki Minaj blamed a 6-month-old baby for lackluster album sales, and Twitter has been rolling out some golden memes about the whole situation.

Despite landing the No. 2 spot on the Billboard 200 with “The Queen,” Nicki was peeved that Travis Scott’s “Astroworld” topped charts for the second week in a row. During a Twitter meltdown on Sunday, Nicki blamed Spotify, Travis’ merch loophole, Kylie Jenner’s promotion tactics, and even the couple’s infant daughter, Stormi Webster, for keeping her from the coveted No. 1 spot. 

SEE ALSO: ‘I’m sorry, Nicki’: Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj are BFFs again Read more…

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The first long-distance car ride took place 130 years ago. Here’s the story.

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Google sued over tracking locations even when ‘Location History’ is off

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Last week, a bombshell AP investigation found that Google was still tracking iPhone and Android device users, even if they turned off the “Location History” setting. Now, the first lawsuit has been filed against the search engine giant over this issue, according to documents posted by Ars Technica. 

SEE ALSO: Google tracks you even if you turn off ‘location history’: report

On Friday, attorneys representing the plaintiff, Napoleon Patacsil from San Diego, filed the lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco. The lawsuit is looking to establish an “iPhone class” and an “Android class” in its desire to obtain class action status. This could potentially affect millions of users — anyone who uses either an iPhone or Android device and had turned off Location History yet were still tracked by Google.  Read more…

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