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Guy Ritchie is no one-trick-pony director, but he brings a uniquely identifiable vibe to every movie he makes. Quick cuts, artful fast/slow-motion, pop-heavy soundtracks — these are just some of the markers of a Ritchie movie. The auteur filmmaker's sense of style is on full display in the latest and final trailer for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. The movie — which charts the titular king of legend's ascent to the throne — seems to mix the swords and sorcery

Image: Vicky Leta/MashableBy Damon Beres2017-04-02 05:26:43 UTC Facebook's new "Stories" update is here, and it ruins the best part about the entire social network: Mindlessly plumbing your friends' lives without fear of getting caught. When you watch a friend's Story — which exists for 24 hours and is comprised of one or more photos or short videos — that friend will know you're creeping. This is how Stories work on basically every platform that supports them (Snapchat, Instagram), but in the

April Fools' Day: the best day of the year. Everyone is pranking one another, having a good time, laughing, and nobody is ever annoyed or angry in the slightest.  It's the perfect day!  I love pranks and I am always down for a good one. But sometimes the pranks, unfortunately, do not go as planned. Here are four April Fools' Day pranks I pulled that went very wrong and I am very sorry for them. 1. The Old “Immovable Quarter” Prank.   April 1,

April Fools' Day is the only "fake news" day that's almost welcome. Almost. And one of the longstanding masters of the tech prank, Google, is at it again with a fresh batch of trickery.  This year, the jokes are more obviously fake this time around in what appears to be an effort to avoid anyone actually thinking these products actually exist.   Nevertheless, some of these products would be kind of cool, despite how wildly impractical they are.  Here's the running list of

I remember the halcyon days when April Fools' Day was a bit of harmless fun. We'd read fake stories from the newspaper over our cornflakes and have a good chuckle. Fake news was just something that happened once a year. But, those days are gone. We are now living in the age of fake news; where mistruths are presented as truths, and believed at face value. Fake news is no longer a once-yearly event, it's a 365-day-a-year news cycle. And,

With Adam Rawnsley   Looking for a deal. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has offered to be interviewed by the FBI and House and Senate investigators examining the Trump campaign’s potential ties to Russia, in exchange for immunity from prosecution, “but has so far found no takers,” according to the Wall Street Journal. In a statement on Thursday evening, Flynn’s lawyer Robert Kelner, said his client was willing to speak, and “General Flynn certainly has a story to tell,

Same.Image: POOL/EPA/REX/ShutterstockBy Keith Wagstaff2017-03-31 03:38:55 UTC No Donald. Just, no.  The president tweeted out a video Thursday about how "only by enlisting the full potential of women in our society will we truly be able to (you have not heard this expression before) make America great again." Hmm, I wonder what people on the internet will think of this message. It's not like Trump was caught on tape saying

Palmer Luckey is out at Facebook. The Oculus co-founder, who helped kick start the recent VR with a prototype headset built in his parents garage, has left its parent company. Oculus has confirmed the report, first spotted by UploadVR, with TechCrunch in a fairly cookie cutter statement. “Palmer will be dearly missed,” it reads. “Palmer’s legacy extends far beyond Oculus. His inventive spirit helped kickstart the modern VR revolution and build an industry. We’re thankful for everything he did for Oculus and VR, and we

Planning that lunch meeting just got a bit easier on your iPad if you're a die-hard Google user. Yes, you can finally say goodbye to Apple's calendar and download Google Calendar optimized for the iPad.  It features everything available on the desktop and smartphone versions of the app. And it can bring up your Google Calendar listings from your iPad home screen. It also supports Split View.  The online reaction was pure productive delight. Google Calendar finally optimized for iPad!!! Oh happy day!Yes, I

Skippy phone home.Image: Bradley Kanaris/Getty ImagesBy Johnny Lieu2017-03-29 04:34:18 UTC Kangaroos are typically found roaming Australia, where their biggest problems are the occasional boxing match, cars and angry farmers. No wonder then that people were stunned to see the unusual marsupial on a leash, running a man down the street in the suburbs of Detroit. Footage of the bizarre sight was shared on Twitter Tuesday. Authorities don't seem so impressed by the idea of a kangaroo hopping down an American street. "It is not

For as long as man has looked up at the heavens, he’s pondered one question: Are we alone in the universe? While the answer remains unclear, there’s a tonne of research being conducted to determine just what life-sustaining planets beyond Earth might exist — and what they might look like. There’s no shortage of imaginative renderings and fiction about what such worlds may entail, as well. Countless movies and works of literature envision fantastical worlds full of complex life forms and spacecraft

For Truecaller, an app that offers real-time caller ID and spam protection, the past two years have been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride.  On one hand, the eight-year-old service continues to grow strongly in developing markets, and has also chalked out plans to attract people globally. On the other hand, several features that made Truecaller so popular are now shipping out of the box with iPhone and Android smartphones.  So what does the Swedish company doing to survive in the market? Partnerships,

Lyft is looking at one of its biggest potential opportunities to make up some ground on its rival Uber, given the latter company’s ongoing and worsening PR crisis. So it makes sense that Lyft would go even further in the opposite direction, with a new program that lets riders top off their fare to the nearest dollar, and donate the difference to one of a group of selected charities. The new feature is reminiscent of another recent ‘light side ridesharing alternative’

This is a rebellion, isn't it? You need to be in shape to rebel.  As Rogue One's action hero Jyn Erso, Felicity Jones — an actress formerly known for cerebral dramas like The Theory of Everything — had to up her exercise game.  "This has been the most physical exercise I've done in my entire life," Jones said in an extra feature in the Rogue One Digital HD package, released Friday.  Director Gareth Edwards shot the Star Wars film documentary style, looking for

Alteryx, the data analytics company, went public on the New York Stock Exchange today, marking the third IPO of the year. The company priced its IPO yesterday at $14 per share, and closed Friday at $15.50, or 10.7% higher. Alteryx works with clients like Amazon, Ford and Coca-Cola to help them better assess what products are selling and where there are market inefficiencies. CEO Dean Stoecker touted a high customer retention rate, which makes it easier to predict revenue. Stoeckher tells us that Alteryx prides

Done betting, Alibaba is getting down to work in Southeast Asia as it bids to lead the region’s promising e-commerce space and maximize its early mover advantage over Amazon. Alibaba became the first major international player to enter Southeast Asia, a region with more than 600 million cumulative consumers, when it bought a majority stake in Lazada, the Rocket Internet-backed venture, nearly one year ago. Amazon, Alibaba’s key foe in India, is still to make its move, having pushed a planned Q1 2017 entry back to later

The wheels on America’s tech IPO train continue to turn. Enterprise data analytics firm Alteryx, the next tech firm in line to go public, has priced its shares at $14 ahead of its listing on the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow (Friday). That pricing — which comes in at the top of the firm’s range — will see Alteryx, which is listing under AYX symbol, raise $126 million from the nine million new shares it is issuing. On top of that, it could bring in

MOSCOW — It’s 2017, and the new Cold War is in full swing. The West is winning, for now. U.S. sanctions have impoverished Russia. But the two sides are poised at a critical juncture. The Russians have come up with new technology to drill for gas that could send their economy skyrocketing again, putting the West on the back foot. And so, the CIA sends President Donald Trump a letter detailing a cunning plan. A spy — one of their

Instagram is already doing a lot to spot and censor posts that violate its community guidelines, like outright porn, but now it’s also taking steps to block out potentially sensitive material that might not technically run afoul of its rules. The social network is adding a blurred screen with a “Sensitive Content” warning on top of posts that fit this description, which basically means posts that have been reported as offensive by users, but that don’t merit takedowns per the

It's a scary thing, to hear something that’s been lurking over you for decades get a name. My therapist used words like "depression" and "anxiety." Maybe some people take comfort in it. I didn't. I met those labels face-to-face, for the first time, and no weight lifted from my shoulders. But it was a start. It's also evidence of a pre-existing condition. And if Obamacare's repealed, it's possible that people could be denied coverage for something like what I'm doing right now:

New revelations reported Wednesday further intensify the spotlight on Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chair and a longtime friend, who allegedly worked for years to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine and elsewhere. An Associated Press report says Manafort forged closer ties to the Kremlin and the formerly pro-Russian government in Ukraine than he had previously disclosed, casting another cloud over the White House just two days after the FBI confirmed it is investigating the campaign

Ruben Harris is a professional cellist and a recovering investment banker who now leads partnerships in San Francisco for Honor, a healthcare startup focused on seniors. He is also a founder of the Breaking Into Startups podcast. More posts by this contributor: Companies are increasingly investing in workforce development to retrain their employees, but if you’re in your 50’s, it can be intimidating to learn how to code with a bunch of 20-year-olds. While most tech coverage is focused on the jobs that

Google CEO Sundar Pichai  at the 2015 Google I/O conference in San FranciscoImage: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesBy Patrick Kulp2017-03-21 23:28:38 UTC Google has apologized repeatedly to outraged British brands and government groups that found their ads surfacing on hateful YouTube videos. Now it's finally delivering on its promise to do better. The company announced a host of changes to its advertising systems on Tuesday meant to give brands more control over where their ads appear. The move comes after the Times of London set

Image: Cultura/REX/ShutterstockBy Yvette Tan2017-03-21 07:53:00 UTC What's the first thing you do upon waking up? If your answer's brushing your teeth or taking a shower, chances are you're already using a product developed by Givaudan. The Swiss firm is the world's largest player in the flavour and fragrance industries. It develops scents and flavours across food products as well as household items. That means it's probably in the body wash you use, or in that can of soda you're drinking. The company estimates that

It has been clear for months that Mosul will be liberated. And sure enough, Iraqi forces backed by U.S. assistance and firepower are now moving to clear the remaining western neighborhoods of Iraq’s second-biggest city. Islamic State leaders have reportedly fled the city and military operations will soon be complete. Success in Mosul is a testament to the determination of the Iraqi forces that have lead this intense urban campaign. But the fall of Mosul will also validate a careful

After three seasons of speedy villains, The Flash will hit the brakes in Season 4. "Next season we're not going to have a speedster [as the main villain]," showrunner Andrew Kreisberg revealed during a panel at Los Angeles' PaleyFest on Saturday, where the stars and producers of The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow were gathered to celebrate the four CW shows. But before Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) can slow things down, he needs to defeat this season's Big Bad. That

If you like your crime shows bleak, British and full of David Tennant snapping grumpily at people, then you need to start watching Broadchurch. The ITV drama — which was insanely popular in Britain when the first season was broadcast back in 2013 — has just gotten stuck into its third season. At the time of writing, we're three episodes in. Every time a new season of Broadchurch starts, I become achingly obsessed with it. The characters are great, the acting is

Apple investing $500 Million into R&D Centers in China, Walmart acquires Modcloth, and John Mannes reports to us about his trip at South by Southwest. All this on Crunch Report. Read More Via ASDA Alltop

Humans, especially Americans, are kind of slobs. We mess up the Earth by throwing out about 4.5 pounds of garbage per person on average every day. Two-thirds of that waste could be composted, but isn’t. And half of the rest of it could be recycled, according to research from the Duke Nicholas School of the Environment, corroborated by studies from the Global Footprint Network and others. Now, the city of Santa Fe wants to do something about it. Santa Fe has enlisted

Trump, presumably toasting his "great Irish friends".Image: OLIVIER DOULIERY/POOL/EPA/REX/ShutterstockBy Sam Haysom2017-03-17 13:15:42 UTC Despite their best efforts, Republicans' attempts to embrace St. Patrick's Day haven't exactly gone down a storm. First there was Donald Trump's green MAGA baseball cap, then there was his failed attempt to share an Irish proverb, and Thursday there was the not-exactly-positive response to Paul Ryan's pint of Guinness. As expected, Trump kicked off his Friday with a tweet celebrating St Patrick's Day. Happy Lá Fheile Phadraig to all

Netflix announced today that it would ditch its standard five-star rating scheme in favor of a much more simple thumbs up or down option. The streaming service said it had been testing thumbs up and down ratings “with hundreds of thousands of members” in 2016 – and it led to 200% more ratings being given. This makes sense – giving a five-star rating takes some thought, especially for something like a movie or TV show. A binary “yes or no” option is much

Image: Amit Mehra PhotographyBy Manish Singh2017-03-14 04:19:59 UTC The festival of Holi, also known as the festival of colors, heralds the beginning of spring. It also signifies the victory of good over evil.  One of the biggest Hindu festivals, Holi is also often linked with the eternal love of Lord Krishna and his consort Radha. It's also the time of the year when everyone — well, almost — put behind their differences and conflicts and put colors on each other's faces.Here are

In preparation for Disrupt New York in May I’m going to hold a few pitching workshops in New York for you all. We’ll listen to and critique 8 pitches on March 13th at 7pm at the Knotel space at 22 West 38th Street, 4th Floor. This is an informal pitch-off, but the two best teams will get two tickets to Disrupt New York and the undying admiration of millions of people (actually more like 80 people, because the room isn’t

All shows must die. We just wish Game of Thrones could hang on a little longer. On Sunday, showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss made the announcement at South by Southwest: the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones will contain only six episodes.  That will come after Season 7 (premiering July 16), which will be only seven episodes, down from the usual 10.  Yes, we're devastated, too. That means you only have 13 total episodes left with your favorite characters, unless