If you’re not sure about which dating site you should sign up for (AKA spend money on) or which app to download, testing them out for free first is a great idea. But for some dating apps and sites, the free version may actually be all you need.

Online dating is hard, y’all — but so is dating in person. Basically, dating is just the worst. Until you find someone you truly vibe with, that is. Then dating is *the best.*

At some point you’ve probably considered registering for a dating site — that is, until you see the subscription prices and decide that maybe it’s cheaper to just sip a beer at a bar. Sorry, eharmony, but some of us don’t have the funds to spend $40 per month on finding a significant other. We got bills, yo. Read more…

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Fresh off saving a soccer team visiting Thailand with a tiny submarine, Elon Musk is embarking on another heroic mission: bringing clean water to Flint, Michigan. 

On Wednesday, Musk was gently needled on Twitter by someone seeking help for the people of Flint, where there’s been a water crisis since 2014. 

Musk replied he was up to the task, pledging water filters for anyone in Flint who needed one. 

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Late last December, nearly 24 million comments poured into the FCC after the agency revealed its plans, spearheaded by its chairman Ajit Pai, to roll back net neutrality. 

The FCC’s rules, as they stand, require all comments from the public to be forwarded to the commissioners, and for the commissioners to take these comments into consideration when casting a vote on a new measure.

Well, it seems like the current FCC doesn’t want to bother having to read through all your comments anymore. At least, not without getting paid for it.

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After almost four years of hype and billions of dollars in funding, Magic Leap finally has a ship date for the first version of its augmented reality headset. 

The Magic Leap One will begin shipping to developers later this summer, the company announced Wednesday. 

Following news of a fresh round of funding and an exclusive deal with AT&T,  the headset’s creators hosted a live stream to announce that the long awaited ship date would be coming soon. And while there’s still no word on an exact time frame, knowing it’s coming this summer is better than nothing — especially since the company had previously promised an “early 2018” release. Read more…

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It is not, unfortunately, coming home.

England lost its World Cup semi-final match to Croatia on Wednesday, thanks to a goal from Mario Mandzukic in the second half of extra time. Now, England will play Belgium in the third-place match, and Croatia will face France in the final on Sunday.

But before all that happens, England must take some time to mourn. Please join them.

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Happy World Cup, everyone!

Team Croatia was (understandably) hyped while celebrating a much-needed goal against England in the semi-finals on Wednesday. In the midst of their victory charge, the team accidentally trampled a few unsuspecting photographers who were just trying to do their jobs. 

The photographers kept on snapping though. Read more…

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Sarah Palin thought she was going to be in a “legit Showtime historical documentary.” Turns out, it was just a prank by trickster Sacha Baron Cohen.

For his anticipated new seven-episode series Who Is America? Cohen has apparently been filming interviews with U.S. politicians for a year — but often in disguise or undercover.

And that includes Palin, who says she was “duped” into travelling across the country with her daughter for an interview with Cohen, who “had heavily disguised himself as a disabled US Veteran, fake wheelchair and all.” The interview was apparently requested through a “speakers bureau.” Read more…

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Sometimes you go so deep in the void that is current events that you find joy in a country jingle themed government PSA. 

The National Weather Service released a public service announcement advising drivers facing flooded roads to “turn around, don’t drown.” Accompanied by a jaunty country tune, singer Matt Hawk croons about the dangers of driving through floods. 

“Don’t risk your life, don’t do it,” Hawk warns, while B-roll of a white pickup truck in various phases of disaster. “You might not make it through it, turn around.”

Yes, most banjo plucking makes most of us want to crawl out of our skin and flee for the sweet, sweet protection of literally any other music genre. But with much regret, we must admit that the NWS created an absolute bop with this one.  Read more…

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Nothing quite captures the excitement of bitcoin like a proposed exchange-traded fund.

I mean, just say it out loudBitcoin ETF. It’s sexy, right? And if public comments submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission in favor of the latest would-be fund are any indication, it’s also goddamn lit. 

But before this party pops off, some background: As Coindesk reported in late June, the SEC is considering allowing the creation of a bitcoin ETF. The fund, the brainchild of investment firm VanEck and blockchain startup SolidX, would allow futures exchange Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. to list and trade SolidX Bitcoin Shares.  Read more…

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WhatsApp wants to fight the spread of fake news — and that means a meaningful change is coming to its app.

On Tuesday, the company announced it’s adding labels to forwarded messages so users can better identify rumors, fake news, and other false information that often spreads via the messaging app.

With the update, forwarded messages will have a small “forwarded” label, similar to forwarded email messages, indicating the note was originally written by someone other than the sender.

It may seem like a minor update, but it’s one the company says could help people identify fake news and other types of misinformation. “WhatsApp cares deeply about your safety. We encourage you to think before sharing messages that were forwarded,” the company wrote in a blog post. Read more…

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