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“I can’t fucking stand people who don’t know the difference between a ‘reason’ and an ‘excuse,’” says redditor raspberrykoolaid, talking about those repugnant people who can’t sympathize with any problem they haven’t faced themselves, and think that everyone …

It’s not bad to spend some of your work time slacking off or recharging. But sometimes you need to buckle down and spend a couple of hours working without distractions. Here’s Lifehacker’s guide to holding your own study hall. Read more...

You drive differently for Sunday errands than when you're late to pick up the kids. Researchers are teaching robots how to grapple with that.

The Salesforce founder has donated a fortune to right capitalism's wrongs, and he thinks his fellow billionaires should too. Why can't we just be grateful?

If you aren’t up on whatever the latest and greatest video games are it can feel tricky to find the right gift for the video game players in your life. We’ve compiled a list to help you make an informed decision, so it doesn’t look like you picked up somethin…

The law helps companies like Facebook remove hate speech — so why does Cohen want it to go away?

A recent study showed that the boards of 60 percent of the most heavily funded venture-backed startups don’t include a single woman.

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our counterparts in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job.

A UK man’s innocent decision to change his bedding caused him to develop a strange, rare condition that left him gasping for air, his doctors say. In a new case study out Monday, they detail how the man came down with a rare form of allergy to the bird feathe…

The video game streaming revolution is coming, and Google Stadia is helping to lead the charge—but do you have enough bandwidth to play along when it launches on Tuesday? Here are the minimum requirements for running Stadia, and how you can get your internet …

A Switch Pro controller, dog and cat treat Gold Box, and a 128GB MicroSD card lead off Wednesday’s best deals from around the web. Read more...

M.L.B. says its proposal to sever parent-club ties with 42 teams in its minor league system is necessary to improve conditions over all, but targeted clubs are worried about survival.

A rescue operation was underway to save the animals in the Black Sea.

We have experienced a self-care revolution in the last couple years. People are taking more time for themselves and focusing on their mental and physical well-being, and that's a good thing. We probably all have at least one friend or family member who's real…

TL;DR: During Mattress Firm’s Cyber Monday sale, get a Serta Perfect Sleeper Charlotte Plush Euro Top Mattress for only $299 — that’s up to 50% off. To sweeten the deal, you can save an additional 10% sitewide using the code EXTRA10. With so much going on dur…

Elon Musk apologized to the jury before reading some of his tweets aloud while testifying in court Wednesday. "I was calling myself Treelon at that time," he said, explaining an unusual Twitter avatar and name displayed on the screen. The room tittered, but t…

Have you been feeling SAD? Seasonal Affective Disorder, that is. It's not as uncommon as you may think. The leaves fall, the sun sets at 5 pm, and the seasonal depression begins. While there's nothing you can do to change daylight saving time, you can make yo…

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better. For years, I didn't like cooking, and I wasn't any good at it. I've always loved the Food Network and I'm naturally creative, but I found my kitchen radically unin…

J’Nai Bridges chose music over a career in basketball, but she still relaxes by shooting hoops — and runs while she sings.

The Indian girl was enrolled in school after a photo of her peeking into a classroom sparked outcry.