Hitting the Books: How Dave Chappelle and curious cats made Roomba a household name

Autonomous vacuum maker iRobot is a lot like Tesla, not necessarily by reinventing an existing concept — vacuums, robots and electric cars all existed before these two companies came on the scene — but by imbuing their products with that intangible quirk that makes people sit up and take notice. Just as Tesla ignited the…

Looks like Team Ninja is rebooting Ninja Garden and Dead or Alive

Team Ninja is reportedly rebooting both its Ninja Garden and Dead or Alive franchises. Korean website Ruliweb reports that Fumihiko Yasuda confirmed plans to resurrect the two dormant franchises at a panel at the G-Star Conference earlier this week (thanks, VGC). Whilst Yasuda stopped short of giving any concrete details, he reportedly said that whilst…

Starbucks is urged to keep its bathrooms open to everyone, not just paying customers

Starbucks brought in an open-bathroom policy in 2018. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The American Restroom Association has called on Starbucks to keep its restrooms open to all. In June, CEO Howard Schultz threatened to close its bathrooms to non-paying customers. The chain brought in an open-door policy in 2018 after two Black men were arrested in…

Trump’s White House blocked government websites aimed at helping Americans vote, fighting human trafficking, easing homelessness, and stopping fraud, federal records show

President Donald Trump gestures to supporters after speaking during a campaign rally at MotorSports Management Company, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in West Salem, Wisconsin. Evan Vucci/AP Federal agencies asked the Trump White House to approve dozens of new “.gov” websites. But Trump officials rejected many of them, according to records obtained through a Freedom of…

Russian soldiers are surrendering to Ukrainian drones, Ukraine says

A still from aerial footage shared by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense showing the apparent surrender, marked up by Insider. Ukrainian Ministry of Defense/Twitter/Insider Footage shared by Ukraine’s MOD appears to show a Russian soldier surrendering to a drone.  Both Ukrainian and Russian forces have claimed to have used drones to advise combatants to surrender….