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In the epilogue to his book on data, privacy, copyright and what the changing tides of these big ideas mean for writers and other creative types, prolific sci-fi behemoth and tech blogger Cory Doctorow tries to guess what the future will hold. He begins with a disclaimer: “Science-fiction writers are terrible at predicting the future. But that’s okay. Everyone is terrible at predicting the future. Every significant fact about the […]

A Chinese man has built a miniature model of his hometown entirely out of coins. He Peixi, 32, spent a month building the miniature city of Chingqing in China with more than 50,000 ancient and modern units of currency. He said he spent about two hours every day during the month stacking up coins one by one to construct landmark buildings and bridges. He also used red and green agates […]

Everyone knows that workouts are much easier if you've got a training buddy to help motivate you. And we reckon this German man has found the perfect exercise partner - his adorable puppy. The health-conscious pooch, named Teeny, has become a viral sensation after a video of him doing press ups alongside his owner has been seen by more than 21 million Facebook viewers. In the cute clip, the dog […]

Frank Underwood just got outsmarted by a 5-year-old. Macey Hensley, an adorable preschooler with an encyclopedic knowledge of presidential history, crushed House of Cards star Kevin Spacey, 55, in a game of White House trivia on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday. The little genius stunned Spacey – who plays the commander-in-chief in season 3 of the hit Netflix show – and the audience by correctly answering obscure questions like "Who […]