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Robotics' Biggest Researchers Say There Should be a Ban on Autonomous AI Weapons

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 29, 2015 02:51 PM EDT

Tesla's Elon Musk, Apple's Steve Wozniak and physicist Stephen Hawking are among 1,000 robot experts who signed an open letter urging world leaders to not make "autonomous weapons." They fear that having, essentially, deadly robots will be a great loss for humanity and presented the letter at the International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence in Buenos Aires. Read More »

Donald Trump's Lawyer Threatens Reporters Over "Rape" Questions

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 29, 2015 12:45 PM EDT

The special counsel for presidential candidate Donald Trump had some heated words for a Daily Beast reporter who was asking questions about an old remark from Trump's ex-wife Ivana Trump. Michael Cohen gave an expletive-laden rant to the Daily Beast reporters about Ivana Trump's remarks from twenty years ago that suggested Donald had sexually assaulted her while they were married. Read More »

Kate Winslet Reenacts Her Famous Scene from 'Titanic' While Climbing a Mountain

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 28, 2015 11:14 PM EDT

Divergent actress Kate Winslet hilariously reprised her star-making role from Titanic on this week's episode of Running Wild With Bear Grylls. Winslet and the adventurer climbed up a cliff in north Wales and Winslet leaned out, just like Rose. Read More »

Azealia Banks Twitter Rant: Australians Are "Terrible Crowds To Play For"

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 28, 2015 10:42 PM EDT

Azealia Banks does not like performing in Australia, which she made very clear in a series of tweets on Monday. She was in the country performing at the Splendour in the Grass festival, and although her show got rave reviews, her Twitter shows it wasn't all cheery. Read More »

Jen Welter Is Hired by Arizona Cardinals, First-Ever NFL Female Coach

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 28, 2015 08:07 PM EDT

The NFL has hired their first-ever female coach. Jen Welter will be a training camp and pre-season assistant coaching intern, working with inside linebackers, for the Arizona Cardinals. Read More »

Lil B Tweets Inappropriate Transphobic Joke, Immediately Apologizes

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 28, 2015 05:03 PM EDT

Rapper Lil B posted an inappropriate joke on Twitter this Monday night but, within minutes, apologized for it. In a series of tweets, Lil B called himself "transphobic" and said he's still growing up and learning. Read More »

President Obama Secretly Had Coffee With Jon Stewart At The White House

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 28, 2015 03:30 PM EDT

The Daily Show host Jon Stewart had two secret meetings with President Barack Obama at the White House over the last five years, according to Politico. The president summoned Stewart in the midst of two major political battles, though it's unclear exactly what they discussed over coffee. Read More »

Kate Hudson and Son Fend Off Airport Boredom by Dancing to "Trap Queen"

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 27, 2015 07:40 PM EDT

"Bride Wars" star Kate Hudson got back to her "Almost Famous" music roots...sort of. A new video she posted on Instagram shows her and her 11-year-old son Ryder dancing to Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" to fend off boredom while stuck at the airport. Read More »

No Word On Tom Brady, But NFL Announced New Rules To Avoid Another 'Deflategate'

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 27, 2015 05:10 PM EDT

The NFL has announced new procedures for checking the inflation of footballs, following this past year's Deflategate scandal. The new rules specifically indicate where the balls are to be held and create random pressure testing. It's unclear how these new rules may affect quarterback Tom Brady as he waits for word on his appeal over punishment for his involvement in Deflategate. Read More »

Candidate Lindsey Graham Destroys Old Cell Phone, Gets iPhone Thanks To Donald Trump

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 27, 2015 03:30 PM EDT

Republican Presidential candidate Senator Lindsey Graham has had to upgrade to an iPhone, all thanks to his Republican Presidential candidate opponent, Donald Trump. During a speech last week, Trump told everyone Graham's cell phone number in retaliation for Graham calling Trump a "jackass." Graham had called Trump a "jackass" because Trump had said that Senator John McCain should not be considered a war hero because he had been captured during the Vietnam War. Read More »

Chief Keef's Hologram Performance at Craze Fest Shut Down by Police

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 27, 2015 03:15 PM EDT

"I Don't Like" rapper Chief Keef had the power pulled on his surprise holographic performance at Craze Fest in Hammond, Indiana on Saturday. Police shut down the performance and said that his appearance, holographic or otherwise, was not approved and Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr. worried Keef would promote gangs and violence. Read More »

Rick Perry Says Gun-Free Zones are a "Bad Idea" After Lafayette 'Trainwreck' Shooting

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 27, 2015 01:13 PM EDT

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry believes that gun-free zones are a "bad idea" and that the shooting in a Lafayette, Louisiana movie theater last week would have been stopped earlier with better-trained citizens. He said that gun control laws should not be stricter but, instead, better enforced. Read More »

Kim Kardashian's Tweet Edit Wish is Jack Dorsey's Command

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 26, 2015 02:30 PM EDT

Kim Kardashian, tech icon, may yet again enact change on our society. She tweeted on Friday that she had emailed Twitter asking to add a tweet editing feature. Soon after, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey replied that it's a "great idea." Read More »

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