Time seems to work differently when you spend your days online. The memes, moments, and scandals that feel like ages ago are often really only months, weeks, or even days in the past — and what was once unthinkable quickly transforms into how it’s always been. 

The General Data Protection Regulation, known as GDPR, only went into effect on May 25 of 2018, but by now the regulation has reached so far into the everyday life of the internet that it’s becoming harder to imagine a time before. Things online are changing as a result of GDPR, even if you have to  to remind yourself of that fact, and as we move toward closing out 2018 it’s important to take a moment to explore just what those changes are — and the battle that’s still to come.  Read more…

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We stan a meme that calls for standards. 

Last week, Twitter user Kat Hasty posted a picture of a depressing living room, bare except for a single reclining armchair and a TV. There’s no art on the walls, no surfaces other than the kitchen counter, and no lamps other than a harsh overhead light. It’s … sad. 

“Guys really live in apartments like this and don’t see any issue,” she said. 

In response, some people felt personally attacked and defended their minimalist decor. Amid all the digital hand waving, though, Hasty’s tweet sparked a meme calling out the men who have absolutely no standards for their living spaces.  Read more…

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Ribeiro made a name for himself with his moves, which were then apparently copied by a video game. Now, the actor is suing.  Read more…

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A name that came up often during the Uber v. Waymo trade secrets trial is back in the headlines: Anthony Levandowski.

The former Google-engineer-turned-autonomous-truck-startup-founder-turned-Uber-self-driving-executive announced his latest startup, Pronto. Its “intelligent driving” system for commercial trucks, Copilot, was released Tuesday. It’s similar to Tesla’s Autopilot, featuring Level 2 autonomous features that require a fully attentive and alert driver, but it’s for truckers.

Levandowski worked for Google’s Waymo before he left to start his self-driving truck company, Otto, which was almost immediately purchased by Uber. He was then fired from Uber after Waymo said he stole proprietary information about self-driving tech like LiDAR, which uses light and lasers to help vehicles “see.” Levandowski refused to cooperate with the investigation leading up to the trial, and Uber ended its driverless truck testing this summer. Read more…

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A fictionalized docudrama about the creation of Snapchat was crowned the most-liked script to make the rounds in Hollywood this year, as it earned the top spot on the Black List. Read more…

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Think about the world 10 years ago. Smartphones were just adding GPS location services. SLR cameras were just getting video capabilities. The first app store came on the scene. Doesn’t it seem like these inventions have already been around forever? Can you imagine the world without them?

The future catches up with you — and today’s digital future is already taking shape around us. Today’s vanguard tech will be tomorrow’s everyday, must-have conveniences. Are you already living in that future, or are you taking it a day at a time?

Read on to discover how far into the future you’re already living. Read more…

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Having a smart home is cool, but it’s a trickier proposition for renters. Unless you’ve got the best landlord ever, if you don’t own your place you may not have the flexibility to mess with ceiling lights or power outlets, or even hang frames on the wall.

Fortunately, there are a host of smart home devices that don’t require any major in-home changes but still add some extra functionality to anyone’s humble abode. Here are some of our picks. Buy them for your friend who rents — or yourself. 

1Google Home Hub

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An Ode to..is a weekly column where we share the stuff we’re really into in hopes that you’ll be really into it, too.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and, if you’re like me, a time to bathe in the cascade of Christmas songs, Grinches and Scrooges be damned. 

For a solid month between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, it is wall-to-wall Christmas music, flooding out of every speaker, radio, and PA system you come across. This may sound like hell to some people but, reader, those people are wrong. 

Making things even more fun, streaming platforms have revolutionized the way we can consume Christmas music: no ads, access to just about every possible version of every possible Christmas song, and, most importantly, the curated playlist.  Read more…

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Got a friend who seems to love nature and animals more than they like people? Yep, we all have one — and even if they’re constantly forgetting to text back because they never have service, we love them anyway. Fuel their anti-civilization passion even more and check out these gifts for the outdoor enthusiast. 

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Bubble baths are everything, and this drag queen gets it.

Connie, the chaotic Hormone Monstress from Big Mouth who loves a good, hot bubble bath, is the mentor we all wish we had during puberty. Drag queen Miss Toto brought the animated walking disaster to life in an incredible performance in Miami. 

In the viral video posted to Twitter, Miss Toto opens her number with Connie’s iconic “bubble bath” dialogue before vogueing in the massive fur costume. 

Voiced by Maya Rudolph, the way Connie says “bubble bath” is so infectious, people have created supercuts of it.  Read more…

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