From the ground, lava pouring from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano can look terrifying. 

Over the past few weeks, newly cracked fissures in the ground have allowed fountains and pools of molten rocket to well up to the surface, destroying homes and other structures in the area surrounding the active volcano. 

But from space, those fissures and lava flows take on a new look. 

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Amazon is releasing its Echo Dot Kids Edition at a precarious time. Read more…

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In a just world, Season 8 of Game of Thrones would be airing right now, but because large scale television productions “take time to create” especially when the expectations are “earth-shatteringly high,” it’s not. Boo. 

However, just because Season 8 isn’t coming out this year doesn’t mean that fans aren’t hungry for sweet, sweet speculation when it comes to the hit show’s anticipated ending. To serve that need, here’s how some of Game of Thrones‘s minor characters might impact the final season.

1. Kinvara 

Anyone would be forgiven for forgetting poor Kinvara, the High Priestess of R’hllor who had one scene with Tyrion and Varys in Season 6, but Melisandre’s banishment may bring this fiery lady back with a vengeance. She was introduced as a High Priestess of the Red Temple of Volantis, and her brief conversation with Tyrion showed that the priests of her temple are huge fans of Daenerys. She believes that Daenerys and her dragons were “sent to lead the people against the darkness in this war and in the great war still to come,” which happens to be the war Daenerys is fighting right now. Read more…

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Mashable’s readers (and writers) are known for being OBSESSIVE about the things we love, like comic books and movies, gadgets and tech, or the latest Space X launch. You may say we kind of geek out about things. Okay, fine, we *are* geeks. And geeks are awesome.

But sometimes, awesome can use a bit of assistance in the dating department. Not because there’s no one out there (nerds are totally in these days), but because who wants to settle? You want to find that someone special you can chat with for hours on end about the glory of those Ewoks movies in the 1980s, someone who will want to create the perfect couples cosplay, and a cutie who you can bond with over your mutual hatred for Thanos.  Read more…

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Major spoilers ahead for Solo. Don’t read on if you haven’t seen it.  

Here’s the thing about early screenings of Solo: A Star Wars Story: the crowds spent a lot of time cheering.

And for good reason: it’s a film that practically demands your cheers. There are references, callbacks, and explanations galore. Every familiar character gets a dramatic entrance; every “first” gets a beat, whether it’s the first time Han sees the Millennium Falcon or the first (and last) time he is given a last name.

And then, of course, there’s the new stuff: all the new characters to love, all the new locations to explore.  Read more…

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Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple Inc. $539 million in damages, following a seven-year clash over patents which ended in a retrial.

As reported by Bloomberg, Apple sought $1 billion in the retrial, an amount it was awarded back in 2012 over several patent infringements relating to the iPhone. 

That amount has whittled down as the years have gone by, and Samsung argued that it should only pay $28 million this time around. 

The damages were decided by jurors at a federal court in San Jose, California on Thursday, who were figuring out if Samsung should pay damages based on its smartphone sales, or just components that infringed on Apple’s patents. Read more…

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Go big or go extravagant.

That’s the philosophy behind the Harley-Davidson jewel-encrusted motorcycle from Swiss watch maker and jeweler Bucherer. The custom-built Blue Edition bike took 2,500 hours to put together. It’s basically an extreme version of the company’s Blue Edition watch series.

It’s truly almost too much to take in. It has 360 diamonds throughout. It features a diamond ring — a diamond band encircling a 5.40-carat diamond — and watch on display under glass domes. And every screw is plated with rose gold. The cowhide saddle is handmade. On top of all that, the engine compartment lights up in blue. The frame, rims, and gearbox match with an iridescent blue coat of paint. Read more…

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Seth Rogen is the public transit hero we need.

CNN published an exposé of Morgan Freeman’s alleged sexual misconduct and harassment on Thursday, detailing his inappropriate behavior with eight women. Freeman was signed on to be the voice of Vancouver’s TransLink system as part of an ad campaign for Visa this summer. But after CNN’s story broke, TransLink put a pause on Freeman’s voice announcements, according to the Vancouver Sun.

But who could announce stops and remind passengers of transit etiquette if not the voice of God? Vancouver Sun reporter Stephanie Ip suggested a well known Vancouver native: Seth Rogen.  Read more…

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Remember that one weirdly specific joke from Rick and Morty where Rick plots a money-making scheme of buying limited edition Nintendo 3DS consoles in order to flip them for a profit?

Well, that joke is based on Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland’s real life and he’s starting to sell off his stock, starting with one that contains his signature and a drawing of the show’s titular characters. It’s all yours if you’re willing to drop $1,000 for it on the website Witschy.

In case you don’t remember the joke from the show, here it is: Read more…

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Barbie’s toy cars were pretty cool for kids, but the mini cars aren’t that much fun. After all, they can only go a whopping 2.5 miles per hour, according to their product specs.

But one group of car enthusiasts took the toy cars to a whole new level.

Grind Hard Plumbing Co, a YouTube channel for building “crazy contraptions and cars” customized a bright pink Barbie Ford Mustang with a 240cc engine from a dirt bike.

The result: an incredibly fast, very dangerous toy. In the video — which includes some gorgeous shots of a lake at sunset — one of the car’s creators, Ethan, nearly spin off the side of a cliff.  Read more…

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