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Bill Gates isn't a fan of tech's popular buzzwords: cryptocurrency and hyperloop. The Microsoft co-founder hosted his sixth Reddit AMA on Tuesday, and didn't hold back on his answers.  Gates doesn't like what most people find appealing about cryptocurrencies: anonymity. "The Governments ability to find money laundering and tax evasion and terrorist funding is a good thing," he wrote, "I think the speculative wave around ICOs and crypto currencies is super risky for those who go long."  Comment from discussion thisisbillgates's comment from discussion "I’m Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ask Me Anything." . Read more... More about Bill Gates , Ama , Hyperloop , Cryptocurrency , and Tech from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/bill-gates-reddit-ama-hyperloop-cryptocurrency/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial via IFTTT

Evan Rachel Wood is the latest Hollywood actress to use her fame and platform to stand up for survivors of sexual abuse and demand change for everyone. At a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Feb 27, she was one of three women to testify about the experience of sexual assault to urge Congress to implement the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights Act in all fifty states, rather than just on a federal level. "I'm here today to use my position as an artist, survivor, mother, and advocate to bring a human voice to the population of 25 million survivors in the U.S. who are currently experiencing inequality under the law and who desperately need basic civil rights," she began. Read more... More about Entertainment , Congress , Social Good , Sexual Abuse , and Westworld from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/evan-rachel-wood-westworld-sexual-abuse-congress/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial vi

Mobile World Congress , the year's largest mobile show, played out a little differently compared to previous ones. Samsung returned in full force to announce its Galaxy S9 and S9+ , and every other phone maker mostly stepped out of its way LG , HTC , Motorola , and Huawei all had a presence at MWC, but none of them launched any competitive flagship phones. SEE ALSO: Samsung finally nails all the details with the Galaxy S9 and S9+ The ones that did rise up into the light were from Nokia and Sony , and the most innovative phones seemed to come from even lesser known brands like Vivo and Energizer. But despite a more quiet show, there were still a bunch of mobile gems that stood out from the crowd. In no specific order, here are the best mobile gadgets we saw at MWC 2018. Read more... More about Samsung , Sony , Nokia , Mobile World Congress , and Mwc from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/best-tech-of-mwc-18/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&

After three years in effect, the European ruling with a name that sounds like it's straight out of a science-fiction book is revealing the things people most want to hide about themselves online. Google published a new transparency report on Monday entitled "Three years of the Right to be Forgotten." The 17-page document analyzes requests European citizens have made to delist URLs under the " Right to be Forgotten " online privacy statute.  Google's transparency report found that from 2014-2017, Europeans requested that Google delist 2.4 million URLs from search, primarily regarding individuals' personal information, or legal history.  Read more... More about Google , Right To Be Forgotten , Online Privacy , Tech , and Cybersecurity from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/right-to-be-forgotten-google-transparency-report/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial via IFTTT

Emotional support animals are becoming common sights on airplanes. We've seen pigs fly, and miniature horses as doctor-sanctioned animal companions. Then peacocks get the shaft when it comes to comforting passengers on board. And an emotional support hamster was tragically flushed away when it was refused entry on a flight earlier this year.  That harrowing tale of a companion animal gone very, very wrong highlights the confusion and complications of flying with animals for medical reasons. Before you tote your furry friend to the airport, make sure to brush up on which animals airlines allow on planes.  Read more... More about Animals , Airlines , Air Travel , Emotional Support Animal , and Culture from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/emotional-support-animal-traveling-airplane-policy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial via IFTTT

Climate change is chilling Europe — from Rome to London — with a winter storm that will be long and cold, lasting possibly into the spring, and reaching record-breaking lows.  For more information read this story. Read more... More about Uk , Climate , London , Mashable Video , and Weather from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/beast-from-the-east-europe-storm/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial via IFTTT

FootGolf is a hybrid sport that combines golf with soccer football. Read more... More about Sports , Soccer , Mashable Video , Putting , and Sport from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/new-sport-footgolf/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial via IFTTT

These crawling robots were designed by Ahmad Rafsanjani and his team of researchers at Harvard University. The inspiration behind the robot's design comes from 'Kirigami,' the Japanese art of paper cutting. Read more... More about Robots , Mashable Video , Robot , Research , and Snake from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/snake-robot-kirigami/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial via IFTTT

Funny Or Die has released a #MeToo-inspired PSA, that's intensely uncomfortable. Starring Westworld 's Evan Rachel Wood, Star Wars: The Last Jedi 's Kelly Marie Tran, Tony nominee Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and a voice-over from Orphan Black 's Tatiana Maslany, the video attempts to engage with the #MeToo campaign against systemic sexual abuse in Hollywood. Using a Guess Who game. Yeah. Featuring game "characters" Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Terry Richardson, Kevin Spacey, Louis CK, and numerous other men who have been accused of sexual assault, harassment, and misconduct. It seems flippant but it's a genuine PSA, directed by an all-female crew and calling for people to join Rise, a national civil rights nonprofit working to implement a Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights. Wood testifies with Rise on behalf of sexual assault survivors in Capitol Hill on Feb. 27 — hence the timing of the skit. Read more... More about Sexual Harassment ,

Amazon wants to own your smart home — the part closest to the front door, anyway.  The retail giant has acquired smart doorbell maker Ring , in a deal that's reportedly valued at more than $1 billion.  SEE ALSO: There's finally a board game powered by Amazon Alexa "We’ll be able to achieve even more by partnering with an inventive, customer-centric company like Amazon. We look forward to being a part of the Amazon team as we work toward our vision for safer neighborhoods," a Ring spokesperson said in a statement. Terms of the acquisition, which was first reported by Geek Wire, weren't immediately clear, but Reuters reports the deal is worth more than a billion dollars. The move represents a major step forward in Amazon's smart home ambitions.  Read more... More about Tech , Gadgets , Amazon , Smart Home , and Entertainment from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/amazon-acquires-ring-doorbell/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Part

Tired of being single? Michael James Schneider ( @BLCKSMTHdesign ) has a solution. SEE ALSO: 'Tinted' helps the beauty industry's underrepresented find community Taking matters into his own hands, he made his own boyfriend out of boxes of wine. i do not have a boyfriend so i made one out of boxes of wine pic.twitter.com/1r6QKtUbvz — BLCKSMTH (@BLCKSMTHdesign) February 26, 2018 Michael told Mashable that his inspiration was, "A couple years ago I had a rough breakup and self-medicated through wine. Though I'm over the breakup (and the copious consumption!) now I always thought it would be sad, funny, and a little sweet to make a companion from the empty cartons left over." Read more... More about Watercooler , Boyfriend , Wine Box , Michael James Schneider , and Blcksmthdesign from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/wine-box-boyfriend/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial vi

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. The light on your smartphone might be bright enough to find a lost contact lens, but what if you need to light up an entire driveway? Or shatter some glass? Or light up a driveway while shattering glass (not as rare a situation as you might think).  In that case, your best bet might be this Army Gear Tactical Flashlight — a military grade device that’s waterproof, made of ultra-lightweight titanium alloy, and can supposedly put out 800 lumens of light. Read more... More about Flashlight , Mashable Shopping , Shopping Stackcommerce , Shopping Solo , and Emergency Prep from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/emergency-prep-army-gear-tactical-flashlight-sale/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial via IFTTT