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Google’s search engine is an always-expanding, extremely useful tool that’s packed with tons of different tools. Over on Zapier, they outline tons of different advanced tricks for searching Google as quickly as possible.

Glass can explode, and seeing it happen in slow motion is damn incredible. The Slow Mo Guys pointed the Phantom V2511 high-speed camera at a Pyrex glass measuring cup that was heated with a torch and then doused in cold water to capture the exploding glass (something about the sudden temperature change isn’t good with tempered glass) and you can see just how fast it blows up.

If you’re in the market for a Chromebook (and why shouldn’t you be?) the sheer number of models and types can be a little daunting. The folks at Starry Hope have put together a tool that’ll help you quickly compare and get details on the specs that matter to you.

Damn. That’s a good statue. This 158-foot-tall bronze figure depicts Guan Yu, an ancient Chinese general, and majestically towers over Jingzhou, China. Shanghaiist says that over 4,000 strips of bronze have been stuck onto the body of Guan Yu and he stands atop the 86,000 square foot Guan Yu museum. All that is great but damn, I just can’t get over how fantastic the statue looks.

Chromebooks started as just a portal to web apps, but more powerful extensions eventually made them a little more robust. Now, the Play Store is rolling ou… by Ryan Whitwam in Google, News

The latest Kantar Worldpanel data shows considerable year-over-year gains for Android in several key markets around the world. iOS share dipped slightly, but Windows phone sales fell further.

Seriously, it’s a big one.

Android will soon be able to attach video messages on Hangouts.

We had to do it! Star Trek Beyond is out next week, so it’s the perfect time to drop some things on

“We have a responsibility to awe.” – Rebecca Elson Join Jason Silva as he freestyles complex systems

We’re just a few weeks away from the premiere of the crown jewel of the 50th anniversary of Star Trek: the release of Star Trek Beyond. To celebrate both events, an online art collective called the Poster Posse did a ton of very cool Trek art, and we decided to pick out just a few of our favorites for your viewing pleasure.

Parents, you can stop fretting about your child’s disgusting habits. An analysis of more than 1,000 kids between the ages of 5 and 11 reveals that nail-biters and thumb-suckers are less likely to develop allergic sensitivities later on in life.

While the rest of the world engages in hostile warfare over disputed territory, Canada and Greenland are using a rather more polite method of asserting their claims over a Hans Island, an island between Canada and Greenland (a Danish territory) that both want to claim.

Think streaming music, and the first name that springs to mind is probably Spotify—but there are some great alternatives out there. Both Apple and Google have music services for streaming, downloads, and playing local files across phones, tablets, and desktop. There are lots of different ways to compare the two services, but we’re going to try and simplify it by starting with all the similarities. Here’s how Apple Music compares to Google Play Mu…

Fan film took seven years to create, with over half a year spent in filming alone.

Two-factor authentication can protect your account, and a USB Security Key makes for a great backup if you lose your phone. It’s cheap peace of mind and beats the heck out of calling Google.

Worried about misplacing your phone or (worse yet) having it stolen? Ease your fears and set up a tracking system before your worst case scenario strikes.

I’m a trusting person. Maybe it’s my age — having grown up as part of a generation that was still allowed to play outside unsupervised. Or maybe it’s a Southern thing. But Google? Google probably knows more about me than anyone.

Music makes room for our pain. Join Jason Silva as he freestyles complex systems of society, technol