Uber Is Adding A Panic Button To Its App

Today I Discovered Humans Have 40 Senses, Not Five

PSA: Always Ask For Fresh French Fries At McDonald's

Briefly: World Chess Championship, Taskbar Doom, Dune Returns

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers, including: The World Chess Championship gets interesting, Frank Herbert's Dune makes a comeback, the ten countries with the highest average wealth.

  • Legendary Entertainment, the team behind The Dark Knight, Godzilla, Interstellar and Pacific Rim, just picked up the rights to Frank Herbert's equally legendary sci-fi novel, Dune. Gizmodo has the story.
  • Lightning has struck at the World Chess Championship with Magnus Carlsen losing Game 8. Business Insider has the story.
  • Whenever a console FPS player shows off their skills online, there's invariably a chorus of "let's see how good you are on a PC!" Well, Overwatch player DSPStanky did just that. QWNED, as the kids used to say.
  • Here are the 10 countries with the highest average wealth. (Australia is a lot higher than you might think.)

Comments

Be the first to comment on this story!

Log In
Sign Up
Guest Access

Trending Stories Right Now

au doctor-who sci-fi stan streaming tv-shows

The Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Of All Time

If you haven't been watching Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams on Aussie streaming service Stan, you're missing out. For those who missed the memo, this sci-fi anthology show is based on ten short stories by visionary author Philip K. Dick, the man whose words inspired the cinematic brilliance of Blade Runner, Total Recall, A Scanner Darkly and Minority Report. Of course, even if you're already on board the Dick train, you can never have too much science fiction! Here are ten of the finest Sci-fi television shows you should be watching right now.
cables feature lightning thunderbolt-3 usb usb-c

The Best USB Alternatives You Can Buy Right Now

We hate to break it to you, but the traditional USB ports you've been using to connect your cameras, controllers and other gizmos for the past 20 years aren't long for this world. The whole squad's getting replaced by a few great alternatives, though they each come with their own pros and cons. If you're thinking of upgrading your devices this year, here are the ports you'll need to get familiar with to keep up with today's tech.

Latest Deals

Trending Articles