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After a long and arduous battle with several photographs of high-profile human beings, a pic of an egg has been deemed the most liked photo on the self-esteem-dismantling social media platform known as Instagram. Of course, by “long and arduous battle” I mean that the egg in question somehow bagged this feat in a matter of […]
Following the news of his divorce, we’re now learning more about Jeff Bezos and his personal life than we ever have or ever wanted to. Mere hours after announcing his split from MacKenzie Bezos, damning reports about an alleged affair with Lauren Sanchez began hitting the tabloids. The National Enquirer, probably one of the top five least-trusted […]
YouTubers have been caught up in some very stupid things in 2018, but most of these incidents didn’t end in death. Pakistan Today reports that Pakistani YouTuber Rana Zuhair, part of the Lahori Vines YouTube channel, was shot and killed while filming a prank video in which he pretended to be a ghost in an attempt to […]
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a scam alert that concerns Netflix users. According to a FTC blog post Wednesday, authorities have identified a phishing email that requests customers’ updated payment details. The bogus email features the Netflix logo and states the company is “having some trouble with your current billing information”. It then invites users […]
We didn’t need hackers to access Facebook users’ private messages—the company reportedly willingly gave it away fo’ free to companies like Spotify and Netflix. This is one of the several troubling tidbits unearthed by a long New York Times piece published on Tuesday about Facebook’s many data-sharing agreements with other tech companies. Internal documents from […]
It’s less than a week until Christmas, folks! That means it’s time to bask in your favorite holiday films. Elf. The Grinch. And of course, Home Alone. For a new ad, Macaulay Culkin returns to reenact the classic film with the help of internet-enabled devices that make us all feel old. The 38-year-old carries out some […]
It’s no secret that the pursuit of social media fame can sometimes result in shady practices. Case in point? The group of rising influencers who post fake ads to increase their perceived worth. As pointed out by The Atlantic, sponsored content wasn’t always beneficial to an internet star, as it would often raise questions of credibility; […]
Recently Complex News’ Natasha Martinez stopped by Allbird’s New York City event in the Lower East Side to check out their unique experience, combining food, fashion and sustainability. While there, she spent time with Street artist WRDSMTH, Dead Prez’s stic.man and his wife and nutritionist Afya, and celebrity stylist and social activist Ugo Mozie as they […]
Colin Kroll, the co-founder of the novelty social media video site Vine and popular gaming app HQ Trivia, died from an apparent overdose on Sunday (Dec. 16). According to TMZ, the tech entrepreneur’s girlfriend asked the New York City Police to perform a wellness check at Kroll’s Manhattan apartment after she was unable to establish contact. Upon entry, […]
In a blog post published Wednesday, the ACLU issued a warning about recent developments regarding a patent application filed by Amazon, which would use facial recognition, like Rekognition, in conjunction with the doorbell camera company Ring. The patent says the tech would be a “powerful deterrent against would-be burglars,” however, the ACLU is warning that it would create a “massive […]
