| The Story Behind the Gay Kiss That Quieted Campus Preacher | | It started with a simple question. "Anthony, want to make out?" But this wasn't a simple proposition between two friends. It was meant to prove a point. And the resulting scene, caught on video by a random bystander, has been gaining traction online. The clip features two college students, Kyle Murray and Anthony Lopez, successfully silencing an anti-gay preacher at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
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| Toy Critic Pug Has No Time for Your Silly Rubik's Cube | | Friday, June 07, 2013 11:42 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Squished faces, curly tails, a discerning taste in toys — pugs have it all. Meet Toy Critic Pug, a plump pooch with an opinion on bouncy balls, puppets, Rubik's Cubes and anything else you'd find in the playroom. SEE ALSO: Ermahgerd! The 12 Best Memes of 2012 This elite gizmo reviewer's real name is Queenie and while she knows the ins and outs of toy boxes, she has a serious fear of llamas.
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| 3 Rules for Creating a Beautiful Online Portfolio | | Friday, June 07, 2013 11:06 PM | The Daily Muse |
| If you're a creative professional — e.g. a designer, photographer, writer or advertising exec — you'll likely need to show an online portfolio as part of the application process for any job. But no matter what field you're in, having a permanent link where people can access your work has other benefits, too. It's standard practice these days for recruiters to Google candidates' names to see what they can dig up.
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| This Amazing Bear Performs Better Tricks Than Your Dog | | Friday, June 07, 2013 10:30 PM | Brie Hiramine |
| When you see Fido catching a Frisbee or playing dead, it might seem like an impressive trick — but you haven't seen this bear. A YouTube video has been circulating online that features a Russian grizzly bear performing a series of tricks with his trainer that go beyond any simple fetch or obstacle course.
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| SolePower Shoe Insole Charges Your Phone While You Walk | | Friday, June 07, 2013 9:51 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| It's funny how our mobile devices are anything but mobile when they run low on battery. Instead, we're stuck plugging gadgets into a wall outlet and waiting for them to juice up. But now a Pittsburgh, Pa. startup has designed a creative solution for this #FirstWorldProblem that can even help the developing world.
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| Heat-Sensitive Telescope Could Find Aliens | | Friday, June 07, 2013 9:13 PM | Space.com |
| We might be able find aliens using the heat their civilizations give off, astronomers say, but it will take a megatelescope to do the job. The development of such a telescope is in the works. The telescope — called Colossus — would be a massive 250-foot (77-meter) telescope, which is more than double the aperture of any telescope yet constructed.
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| Krispy Kreme Doughnut Sloppy Joe Arrives at San Diego Fair | | Friday, June 07, 2013 8:40 PM | Quenton Narcisse |
| Just when we thought the doughnut couldn't outdo itself, it ups the ante (and the calories) a few hundred notches. Friday was National Doughnut Day, so Krispy Kreme and its competitor, Dunkin Donuts, gave out free doughnuts to customers in the U.S. and Canada.
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| Obama Ordered Overseas Target List for Cyberattacks | | Friday, June 07, 2013 7:40 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| President Barack Obama has asked for a list of potential overseas targets that the U.S. could hit with cyberattacks, according to a top-secret directive that reveals how the government intends to step up its offensive cyber capabilities. The top-secret document was obtained by The Guardian and published on Friday.
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| LED Tunnel Lights Up in Reaction to Tweets | | Friday, June 07, 2013 7:11 PM | PSFK |
| In conjunction with Benevolent Society, Designworks created an interactive light installation that launched at Vivid Sydney 2013. The unique sensory experience "Hundreds and Thousands" is comprised of thousands of LED lights that can be controlled individually, and that respond when visitors interact with them. Designed as a tunnel for people to walk through, the LED lights represent the thousands of hopes Australians have.
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| Robots Help Firefighters Rescue Victims | | Friday, June 07, 2013 6:35 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| Recent headlines about autonomous robots have suggested that smart machines have a license to kill. But a new project from engineers at the University of California, San Diego suggests a different reality. The UC engineers have built a pack of tiny autonomous robots that could help save the lives of both fire victims and firefighters.
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| Zuckerberg Personally Denies Facebook Involved in PRISM Snooping | | Friday, June 07, 2013 6:09 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is personally denying Facebook's reported involvement in the National Security Agency's secret PRISM Internet surveillance program. From Zuckerberg's Facebook page: I want to respond personally to the outrageous press reports about PRISM: Facebook is not and has never been part of any program to give the US or any other government direct access to our servers.
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| PRISM Internet Surveillance Thwarted NYC Attack: Report | | Friday, June 07, 2013 5:51 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Information obtained under the National Security Agency's recently revealed PRISM Internet surveillance program foiled a planned terrorist attack on New York City's subway system, according to a report. The information helped prevent an "Islamist militant plot" against the public transit network, according to Reuters, which cited U.S. government sources.
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| Can Science Cure the NBA's Flopping Epidemic? | | Friday, June 07, 2013 5:32 PM | Sam Laird |
| There is a scourge in professional basketball, one that threatens the very sanctity of the game itself. Mark Cuban thinks science is the answer to flopping
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| Larry Page: Google Has Nothing to Do With PRISM | | Friday, June 07, 2013 5:03 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Did tech giants like Google, Facebook or Apple really give the NSA unfettered access to their user's data? On Thursday, almost all of them denied that. On Friday, Google's CEO Larry Page came forward to clarify and reiterate that Google has nothing to do with the newly revealed secret surveillance program PRISM.
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| Are You Surprised by the NSA, PRISM News? | | Friday, June 07, 2013 4:57 PM | Ryan Lytle |
| The public has been in an uproar after reports revealed that Verizon has been providing telephone records of millions of its subscribers with the National Security Agency (NSA). Another report acknowledged that major Internet companies, such as Facebook and Google, are also allowing the NSA to access user data through a program called PRISM.
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| NSA Surveillance News: Everything You Need to Know | | Friday, June 07, 2013 4:16 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Confused about this week's deluge of news about the NSA's secret surveillance programs? Start here. It began on Wednesday, with the revelation that Verizon had received a secret court order requesting it to give the National Security Agency access to the metadata of all Americans' phone calls. In a few hours, reports confirmed it was a standard, routine, ongoing, and recurring practice, one which is reauthorized every three months.
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| Doughnut Porn: Sink Your Teeth Into These Sweet Holes | | Friday, June 07, 2013 4:11 PM | Christine Erickson |
| Doughnuts get a lot of flak in the pastry department. Most would not associate the spherical treat with more sophisticated desserts, like tiramisu or chocolate soufflé. Which is why we're taking #foodporn to a whole new, SFW level. In honor of National Doughnut Day, we've added sex appeal to the doughnut industry.
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| UrbanWonderer Turns Your Smartphone Into a Tour Guide | | Friday, June 07, 2013 4:00 PM | Luisa Rollenhagen |
| History buffs and urban explorers alike can get a sense of New York and its best sights, without having to read an entire guidebook. UrbanWonderer, the free iPhone and Android app created and narrated by licensed NYC tour guide Steven Craig Sickles lets you select from a variety of self-guided audio tours through the city.
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| LED Ballroom Dresses Dazzle the Stage | | Friday, June 07, 2013 3:43 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| When ballroom dancers from Brigham Young University (BYU) took the stage at a recent international competition, it wasn't just their moves that generated buzz. BYU student engineers designed custom dresses with LED lights for the dancers, which incorporate some smart technology that syncs with the music.
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| These 20 Vine Videos Helped Set a World Record | | Friday, June 07, 2013 3:26 PM | Jeremy Cabalona |
| Mashable and (RED) challenged you to set the RecordSetter world record for the most Vine videos sent for a social cause on Wednesday. The results are in; we did it! We set this record to raise awareness for the fight against AIDS, and we were so excited to see such a wide array of creative entries from all over the world — from Kenya, Thailand, the UK and beyond.
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| 50+ Events in San Diego, London and More | | Friday, June 07, 2013 3:16 PM | Sarah Ang |
| They say great minds think alike. That’s why Mashable's Events Board is here to help you make valuable connections — when you attend your industry’s leading conferences, that is. Whether you work in advertising, technology or media, we can help you find the perfect conference. This week we’ve gathered up five events, held in cities like San Diego, London and New York, to help propel you in the right direction.
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| Design Guru Slams NSA's PowerPoint Skills | | Friday, June 07, 2013 2:52 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Say what you like about the NSA's Internet-monitoring PRISM program. One thing is clear from the leaked slides that revealed it to the world: The top intelligence agency in the U.S. has some pretty awful PowerPoint skills. No one knows that better than Edward Tufte, an author, Yale profesor and expert on presenting visual information.
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| This Contact Lens Computer Is Like Google Glass, Without the Glasses | | Friday, June 07, 2013 2:26 PM | MIT Technology Review |
| For those who find Google Glass indiscreet, electronic contact lenses that outfit the user's cornea with a display may one day provide an alternative. Researchers at several institutions, including two research arms of Samsung, have already built contacts of this kind, which use new nanomaterials to solve some of the problems that have made contact lens displays less than practical.
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| 'Song for Pic' Adds Music to Instagram Photos | | Friday, June 07, 2013 2:19 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| Ready to add a little music to Instagram photos? A new platform called Song for Pic randomly matches songs to your pictures and lets you and your friends vote on which works best. The free service, which syncs with your existing Instagram account, can be played and shared with friends, letting everyone vote on a soundtrack for certain pictures.
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