PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is claiming victory after Dodge digitally removed the chimpanzee (but not its clothes) from its new "Tent Event" commercial. "And just like that, Dodge joins Travelers Insurance, AT&T, and Europcar, companies that have pulled or altered ads with great apes in just the ... [Read More]

Doctors from around China gathered at Jinan Chest Hospital to treat 53-year-old Guo Qingpo, who was suffering from a severe case of gynecomastia, more commonly known as man boobs, or moobs. "I had never seen anything like it in 40 years. There has never been such a case in China, or anywhere in the world," asserts ... [Read More]

Judah Guber & Steven Wolf are betting on, and in some cases against, your future. Recent grads themselves, Gruber & Wolf created the website Ultrinsic.com, which allows college students to gamble on grades. The website uses an algorithm that analyzes the student's transcript, course difficulty, and the wager amount ... [Read More]

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has nominated Al Jazeera English News Hour for its coverage from both sides of the Gaza War. They may have been physically located on both sides of the conflict but Al Jazeera wasn't presenting both sides. Its coverage of Gaza ... [Read More]

After the Federal Trade Commission declared annualcreditreport.com is the only truly free credit report website, Experian decided to rebrand their service from freecreditREPORT.com to freecreditSCORE.com. Today Experian officially announced the new website will have a new spokesband: Victorious Secrets, whose commercials ... [Read More]

Last year, Hinako tried to get otakus into shape with her animated workout video: Isshoni Training: Training with Hinako. This time Hinako is making sure they actually participate with an Android app that synchronizes her movements to those of the exerciser via the phone's touch and accelerometer sensors (demo ... [Read More]

The F.C.C. is supposed to ensure that all internet traffic is treated equally, net neutrality, but ever since a court decision in April put its power to do so in doubt, companies have been moving full speed ahead with bandwidth throttling. Google and Verizon are in private talks to redefine what net neutrality means. Google ... [Read More]