Spoiler alert: Some fans thought the actor who played Daenerys’ evil brother returned as her similarly coiffed other brother, Rhaegar. Talk about blonde ambition.
Source: CNET
Warning: Dragon-powered spoilers ahead. And won’t someone flex their little fingers and make a countdown clock until season 8 begins?
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SpaceX held its second Hyperloop Pod design competition for student feeds at the test track built near its test track today. The mile long track saw three finalist teams battle it out for speed supremacy, including WARR Hyperloop from Germany, Switzerland’s Swissloop and Paradigm, a North American team with members from Northeastern and Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada. The… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
China’s crackdown on Internet freedom is getting even more intense. Last Friday, the country’s top Internet censor announced a new set of regulations (link via Google Translate) meant to eliminate posts by anonymous users on Internet forums and other platforms. The Cyberspace Administration of China will start enforcing those rules on Oct. 1. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
“The Dragon and the Wolf” packed a lot of fire—and ice—into its nearly 80 minutes, and we’ve got some questions.
Source: Wired
Despite a request from the U.S. Coast Guard to call their Houston Command Center for rescue instead of posting on social media, many local residents stranded by Hurricane Harvey are still tweeting pleas for help. Some say they keep getting busy signals when calling the Coast Guard. Other Twitter users have also set up accounts specifically for directing rescuers to stranded people. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Dara Khosrowshahi will be the ride-hailing startup’s next CEO, according to The New York Times
Source: CNET
During the Hong Kong eSports Festival 2017 competition, Capcom revealed the upcoming addition to the Street Fighter V roster with a trailer featuring Menat, “The Eyes of the Future.”
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Source: Digital trends
An Uber spokesperson tells us its board has reached a decision for the company CEO. “The Board has voted and will announce the decision to employees first.” Both Meg Whitman and Jeff Immelt had been considered for the top job, but both have publicly tweeted that they don’t want it. Some reports on Sunday suggested that Whitman was still in the running anyway. There has… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
There are few things worse than being accosted by a website that automatically plays videos with sound. Luckily, Chrome appears to agree, and is now giving users the option to permanently mute sites by domain using the page info bubble.
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Source: Digital trends