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Here's the best thing to order at Costco's wildly popular food court

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  • The meals at Costco's food court has a cult following among the chain's shoppers. 
  • The BBQ beef brisket sandwich is the best item on the entire menu.
  • The portions are huge, the meat is rich and tender, and the quality is much higher than one expects. 

Costco's food court has some diehard fans — mention the chain's hot dog in front of the right people, and prepare to be bowled over with ceaseless praise of the $1.50 frankfurter. 

But of all the strangely delicious food at Costco's restaurant — hot dogs, pizza, that un-classifiable "chicken bake"— there is one that completely eclipses the rest. I can say with little to no doubt that the BBQ beef brisket sandwich is one of the best sandwiches I've ever had. 

Is this mere frenzied hyperbole? The ravings of a madman who claims to have found a superb brisket sandwich at, of all places, Costco? I assure you, it isn't so. 

Here's why the beef brisket sandwich is, by far, the best thing at Costco, period. 

 

SEE ALSO: We compared Costco's legendary hot dog with Sam's Club's — and the winner is undeniable

Costco's food court is a land of cheap plenty — ice cream, hot dogs, pizza, hot sandwiches, and cold soda abound.

Their hot dogs are legendary, and the pizza may be the best bargain on the menu.



But of all the food here, we're zeroing in on the unassuming sandwich on the upper right.

Note the size compared to other items. What could be hiding under that big, fluffy looking bun poking up from a white cardboard ring?



That humble, cardboard-wrapped treat is the barbecue beef brisket sandwich. At $4.99, it's the most expensive item on the menu.

Technically, the 18" whole pizza is the most expensive thing on the menu, but we're talking individual serving options. Although, I guess you could eat an entire 18" pizza in one sitting if you really tried.



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A food-poisoning expert reveals 5 things he never orders at restaurants — and it's not what you'd expect

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  • After more than two decades as a foodborne-illness attorney, there are some items that food poisoning expert Bill Marler will never order from the menu. 
  • The foods Marler says are most dangerous aren't always what you'd expect.
  • The food poisoning expert eats raw fish at sushi restaurants — but says there is a reason why you should consider skipping salad when going out to eat.


A deep knowledge of thousands of food poisoning cases across the US means that there are some things that Bill Marler just won't order when he goes out to eat. 

With more than two decades working as a food poisoning advocate and attorney, there are simply some things that Marler has cut out of his diet. Marler has won more than $600 million for clients in foodborne-illness cases — and seen how restaurants are being forced to change to prevent more sicknesses. 

"Chain restaurants, post-Jack-in-the-Box, they went through a sort of rethinking about how they do stuff," Marler said. 

Today, many of the biggest risk for food poisoning at chain restaurants come from an individual worker who "picked his nose then made your burrito," Marler said. The action of a rogue restaurant worker can make a handful of people sick — but usually won't spark a huge outbreak. 

However, there are some foods that Marler avoids when he goes out to eat. 

Here are the foods that Marler said scare him the most on the menu: 

SEE ALSO: America is being bombarded by food poisoning scares — here are 8 foods an expert says he refuses to eat

Salads

Your healthy choice is actually one of the riskier options on the menu at chain restaurants. 

"I'd eat sushi before I ate a salad," Marler said. "I wouldn't eat it at a 7-11, but I've eaten sushi at a good sushi restaurant." 

While cooking veggies and meat can kill germs, salads bring together a lot of raw foods that have had countless opportunities for contamination. Restaurants that buy pre-chopped lettuce from suppliers put themselves at even greater risk.

"Not every lettuce leaf in the field is contaminated E. coli, but some of them are," Marler said of the risks of pre-washed, bagged lettuce. "And when you mix and match it at a processing facility and chop it up, you get what you get." 



Soft-serve ice cream

Cleanliness of ice and ice cream machines can cause huge problems when workers aren't following safety guidelines. There's a grossness factor of finding mold in soft-serve ice cream machines — but there are also real risks. 

"There have been a number of cases linked to listeria, where listeria will get into the inner workings of these ice cream machines and kill people," Marler said. 



Rare meat

Marler agrees with known-germaphobe President Trump on at least one thing: well-cooked meat is the way to go.

"Skip the medium hamburger and get it well done, and just add a little ketchup like the president," he said. 

According to the expert, meat needs to be cooked to 160 degrees throughout to kill bacteria that could cause E. coli or salmonella.



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Facebook's biggest product event of the year kicks off Tuesday — here's everything we're expecting to see (FB)

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Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg waves as he arrives on stage during the annual Facebook F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

Get ready for feedfull of updates and announcements from Facebook.

The social network' annual developers' conference, F8, kicks off on Tuesday in San Jose, Calif. There's likely to be lots of talk about VR, AR, video games, and of course, data security--an issue that Facebook is still tangled up in after trying to regain users' trust in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Here's what to expect at this year's big event:

SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg revealed one of his 'great regrets' — and the timing doesn't seem like an accident

The conference is largely geared toward software developers, many whose work relies on data collected by Facebook, so the real elephant in the room will be inevitably be how the company plans to move forward in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

It's only been a few weeks since Mark Zuckerberg spent two days answering questions about data security on Capitol Hill, and the social network still has a lot to answer for. 

Zuckerberg's keynote will be closely watched, though he may repeat many of the talking points we've already heard.

Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos will be giving a presentation titled "Security at Facebook Scale," on the first day of the conference.

 

 



Facebook is likely to release the Oculus Go, a standalone VR headset.

The headset will retail for around $200 — a steep drop from Facebook's existing $400 Oculus Rift. But it will be designed for stationary or seated use, unlike the Rift, which supports room-scale location tracking.

The Oculus Go headset is expected to be similar to the Gear VR by Samsung, according to Variety. The device was first announced for "early 2018" back in October.

 



But there may be a lot of other big VR and AR tech announcements as well.

There are at least nine VR or AR-related events scheduled to take place over the two-day event, including "Lessons from the Frontier of Social VR," and "Creating Flagship AR Experiences."

Back in February,  Facebook’s VP of AR/VR, Andrew “Boz” Bosworth even suggested on Twitter that this could be Facebook's biggest year for VR yet:

We can also expect a full update and roadmap from the team behind Facebook Spaces, the company's first official VR app, which was announced at last year's F8, and is expected to be supported by the Oculus Go.

 

 

 

 



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You can get a great 4K and HDR TV for incredibly cheap these days – but there are 10 hidden costs you haven't thought of when you go to 4K

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These new 4K TVs sure do look tempting, especially the new 6-series TVs from TCL that cost $650 for a 55-inch set.

That's a seriously budget-conscious price tag for a large TV that comes with 4K resolution and supports HDR – a feature that gives movies and TV shows a boost in color and contrast quality (at least for content that supports HDR). 

I've tried TCL's earlier 5-series 4K HDR TVs, and they are absolutely fantastic. They also run on the same operating system as Roku's media streamers, which is great. It's like having a Roku media streamer built into the TV.

But upgrading to 4K from a standard 1080p resolution TV – which I'll call "HD" from now on – comes with a few extra costs that aren't immediately obvious when you're handing over your credit card information to pay for a new 4K TV. If you want to make the most of a new 4K TV, you'll need to upgrade a few things. 

I've listed below 10 things that you'll likely need to upgrade to make the most of a new 4K TV.  To be clear, you don't need to upgrade anything I've listed. However, you may be left wondering why you bought a 4K TV if you don't.

Check out what you'll need to upgrade if you buy a new 4K TV:

SEE ALSO: This $650 TV should cost more than it does – and I'd recommend it to absolutely everyone

1. You'll need to upgrade Netflix if you have it.

For $11 per month, you get the HD resolution Netflix plan. But if you want to stream your TV shows and movies from Netflix in 4K, you'll have to upgrade to the $14 per month plan.

It's not a massive jump, but it does mean an extra $36 per year for 4K Netflix streaming.

Other streaming services like Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and YouTube have 4K streaming built-in already. 



2. You may need to upgrade your internet speeds.

Streaming video in 4K needs much faster internet speeds than streaming in HD resolution. Netflix, for example, recommends you have 25 megabits-per-second (Mbps) internet download speeds. For 4K streaming in Amazon Prime Video, Amazon recommends you have at least 15 Mbps download speeds. 

To compare, HD streaming on Netflix uses only 5 Mbps. 

The average internet download speed in the US in 2017 was 64.17 Mbps, according to the internet speed testing site, speedtest.net. That's more than enough for 4K streaming. 

However, you should also consider buffering your internet speeds (pun not intended) in your internet plan. Two 4K Netflix streams could use up to 50 Mbps, for example. So if you think multiple people at home will be streaming 4K video, either from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, or even YouTube, you should think about getting an internet speed plan that can handle heavy internet usage. 



3. You may need to upgrade your video games console.

If you bought an original Xbox One of PlayStation 4 around the time they were released and you're thinking about getting a 4K TV, you may want to sell your console or give it away and replace it with a newer Xbox One S, Xbox One X, or PlayStation 4 Pro. 

That's because Microsoft's and Sony's latest console models support 4K gaming and video streaming, and they'll help make the most of a new 4K TV. 

A quick note about the Xbox One S specifically: This particular console only plays video at true 4K resolution. It does not play games at true 4K resolution. However, it does "upscale" HD games to 4K resolution, and it does a good job of it. So, if you don't feel like paying $500 for the Xbox One X, you'll be fine with the Xbox One S, which you can buy for under $250.

 



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27 useful Amazon Prime benefits to know that go beyond free 2-day shipping

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prime videoAsk anyone around you and they'll most likely say they have an Amazon Prime membership. At less than $10 a month, it offers many convenient benefits, making it a great investment for its price. 

A regular Prime membership is $99 a year. Students not only get 50% off Prime memberships ($6.49/month), but also enjoy exclusive discounts. They can get a free six-month Prime trial here. Meanwhile, Prime is also discounted ($5.99/month) for qualifying customers with an EBT or Medicaid card

100 million subscribers worldwide evidently think it's worth it, but if you're still on the fence about buying a membership, we've rounded up its many benefits below.

You might even already have Prime but aren't using it to its full advantage, in which case this list will be a nice refresher for all the benefits you should know about. 

You can experience all the benefits with a free 30-day trial of Prime to see if it's worth it for you. 

Here are the 27 Amazon Prime benefits you should know about.

Free two-day shipping on over 100 million items

The best-known perk, Amazon Prime's fast delivery service is convenient and applies to just about anything you'll need from the site. Just look for the Prime logo as you shop. 



Free same-day and one-day shipping on over a million items in over 8,000 cities

Check your zip code here to see if same-day and one-day options are available near you

Same-day shipping: Order over $35 of eligible items before noon and get them by 9 p.m. same day. Orders placed in the afternoon arrive the next day. 

One-day shipping: Order over $35 of eligible items by the afternoon and get your items by 9 p.m. the next day. 

 



Free two-hour delivery on household essentials with Prime Now

Check your zip code here to see if Prime Now is available near you 

Tens of thousands of everyday household items, grocery essentials, and Amazon products can be delivered to you in two hours or less, in select US cities. Delivery windows generally span from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., though some extend to midnight depending on the city. 



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I took portraits of combat-tested soldiers at Fort Bliss — and they told me their incredible stories

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FORT BLISS, Texas — I wanted to ask the soldiers about their stories.

I wanted to ask them why they joined the service, if and where they had been deployed, what their experiences were like overseas, what it was like coming home, and more. 

But it was difficult.

I only had a few chances to speak to individual soldiers in-depth as I toured a number of different weapons systems during my trip to Fort Bliss.

The conversations were sometimes difficult. "I feel like a d--k for asking those questions," I told one of the public affairs officers after interviewing an officer who became emotional while describing an incident in Afghanistan. "But I think it's important for people to know these things."

"Yes, it is," the PAO said.

SEE ALSO: Soldiers don't believe this rare antelope-like animal is roaming around a Texas army base — but we saw one up-close

The first chance I got to speak to soldiers in-depth was when I met a couple of Abrams tank crews.



Name and rank: Sergeant T. Wilder.

Wilder, 27, of Athens, Tennessee, is an Abrams tank commander who said he's been in the service for eight years. 

"I joined right out of high school, like any typical high school kid does to get out of their hometown, pay for college, make something of themselves," Wilder told me. "I got about 12 more years, and I can retire."

Wilder said he deployed to Iraq in 2011 and 2012. 

"I was part of the initial drawdown," he said. "I was everywhere from Kalsu all the way down to Echo and K-Crossing."

"It was fun," he said. "I deployed in an infantry platoon so I was out doing route clearance patrols, patrols, convoy overwatch, and stuff like that."

Wilder said clearing IEDs was "slow, long, about 16 hours at about 20 mph," and that he saw all different kinds. "We saw several that were made out off 155 rounds, 105 rounds, saw one out of a propane tank, bunch of stuff stuck in water bottles and coke cans and stuff."

He said he took "a little bit [of contact], but nothing major."

When I asked him if he'd share any particular stories, he understandably shook his head no.



Name and rank: Specialist Christian Pena.

Pena, 22, told me he has been in the Army for two years.

"I'm originally from Mexico, but I moved to Arizona when I was 10," he said.

"I joined the Army 'cause this country has given me so many opportunities that I'm so grateful for — and it's my way of repaying it," he said.

He said he hasn't deployed yet, but that "it's definitely something I look forward to."

"Man of few words," the PAO said jokingly.



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The US government clearly defines the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West — here's where your state falls

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  • The United States is home to many different regions and subregions, and there's plenty of debate over which region certain states fall in.
  • The US Census Bureau has used the same regional definitions since 1950.
  • The bureau divides the US into four regions — Northeast, Midwest, South, and West — and nine subregions.


The United States is home to several different regions and subregions, each with its own unique history and culture.

But it's not always clear where one region ends and another begins. There's no consensus on whether the Dakotas are part of the Midwest, for example, or if Arkansas belongs to the South.

Luckily, we have the US Census Bureau, which has classified American regional divisions for more than 100 years. Since the 1950 Census, the bureau has used the same arrangement of four main regions and nine subregions. The only changes happened in 1960, when the newly-admitted Alaska and Hawaii joined the Pacific region, and in 1984, when the North Central region was renamed the Midwest.

Take a look at how the Census groups the 50 states — and decide whether you agree with where your state ended up.

SEE ALSO: This map shows the US really has 11 separate 'nations' with entirely different cultures

DON'T MISS: 27 fascinating maps that show how Americans speak English differently across the US

THE NORTHEAST

The Northeast includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.



New England is the northernmost part of the Northeast ...

New England consists of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.



and the southern states in the region are considered Middle Atlantic.

The Middle Atlantic division consists of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.



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The 5 most anticipated TV shows returning in May

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kimmy schmidtThe spring TV season is well underway, and some fan-favorite shows are returning with new seasons next month.

To find out which returning shows audiences are anticipating the most, the TV tracking app TV Time analyzed data from its 2.1 million global users to see which upcoming TV shows viewers had followed the most frequently on its platform.

The list includes the upcoming seasons of Netflix's sitcom "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and the USA Network's science-fiction drama, "Colony."

Here are the 5 returning TV shows that viewers are anticipating the most in May, according to TV Time:

SEE ALSO: The 5 most anticipated new TV shows premiering in May

5. "SIX" (Season 2) — Premieres May 28 on The History Channel

Summary:"The ten-episode second season of 'SIX' follows Navy SEAL Team Six in a mission to destroy the terrorist network responsible for the shooting of their former team leader Richard “Rip” Taggart (Walton Goggins)." 



4. "Animal Kingdom" (Season 3) — Premieres May 29 on TNT

Summary:"The series following a Southern California crime family stars Ellen Barkin as the matriarch of the Cody clan, Scott Speedman as her second in command and Shawn Hatosy as her volatile, mentally unstable eldest son."



3. "Colony" (Season 3) — Premieres May 3

Summary:"Set in the near future, 'Colony' centers on a family who must make difficult decisions as they balance staying together with trying to survive."



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Engineers from Apple and Google are loving this viral Twitter challenge about describing their job in 5 words

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There's nothing a programmer likes more than a problem to solve.

Perhaps that's why when Abstractions, a Pittsburgh-based conference about software development, issued a challenge on Twitter to find the best solution to a simple problem, it went viral. 

The challenge: Describe programming in five words. 

Programmers couldn't help themselves. They had to take a crack. 

It's a challenge because programming is a craft that people spend their entire lives honing. But summarizing it in only a few words is exactly the kind of problem that engineers love to tackle.

The answers were wide-ranging, hilarious, and revealing — and even engineers from Apple, Google and other big tech companies shared them and tried to write their own. 

Check out some of the best below: 

Many of the best responses addressed the inherent absurdity of computers:

 



 



 



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Submarine drones are exploring shipwrecks thousands of feet below the Gulf of Mexico — and what they've found is astonishing

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Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are conducting an expedition to explore shipwrecks in the uncharted waters of the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico, and they're returning to the surface with some stunning footage. 

As part of the mission, the researchers are using remote-operated submersibles to investigate a number of shipwrecks — some of them previously unidentified — that are resting thousands of feet underwater in the deepest, least-explored parts of the Gulf of Mexico. 

From a tugboat that was the subject of a daring rescue mission during a tropical storm in the 1960s to German U-boats and pirate ships from the 19th century, the scientists and archaeologists are seeking to learn all they can about the histories of these ships, as the ocean slowly reclaims them.

Let's start the journey to the depths of the sea: 

SEE ALSO: Scientists spent a month exploring the Gulf of Mexico's deep sea habitats — and the images they brought back are astonishing

On a previous expedition to the Gulf of Mexico, the scientists found multiple unidentified shipwrecks thousands of feet below the surface, like the one pictured below. The team decided to make identifying and investigating these wrecks a key part of their mission on a return expedition this year.



On the first dive, the ROV came across this tugboat, named New Hope. The tug went down during a severe tropical storm in 1965, and though the ship was lost, the Coast Guard managed to save everyone on board.

The boat was found at a depth of around 800 meters, or 2,640 feet. Here's how the daring rescue went down, according to NOAA:

"On September 29, 1965, New Hope encountered the strong winds and high seas of Tropical Storm Debbie off the Louisiana coast. With the crew having trouble pumping water out of the hull, the U.S. Coast Guard received a distress call around 1 AM and dispatched an aircraft to deploy a backup pump. Also on board the aircraft was the latest in Search and Rescue technology: a floating radio beacon for use with a radio direction finder. In use, the beacon is dropped close to the distressed vessel to mark its position and to act as a drifting reference.

The seven-member crew boarded a life raft and abandoned the foundering New Hope at 3 AM, just as the aircraft arrived to mark its position with the beacon. Staying on scene until daylight, the aircraft vectored a Coast Guard helicopter to the raft to conduct a safe rescue of the entire crew."



Shipwrecks can often be a cornucopia of marine life. Here, a deepwater red crab sits on the tug. These crabs are a commercially harvested species.



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The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, who started Theranos when she was 19 and became the world's youngest female billionaire before it all came crashing down

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These days, blood-testing startup Theranos is on its last legs. 

But in 2014, the billion-dollar company and its CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, were on top of the world. Back then, Theranos was a revolutionary idea thought up by a woman hailed as a genius who styled herself as a female Steve Jobs. Holmes was the world's youngest female self-made billionaire, and Theranos was one Silicon Valley's unicorn startups. 

Then it all came crashing down.

The shortcomings and inaccuracies of Theranos's technology were exposed, along with the role Holmes played in covering it all up. Theranos and Holmes were charged with massive fraud, and the company was forced to close its labs and testing centers. 

This is how Holmes went from precocious child to ambitious Stanford dropout to embattled startup CEO. 

SEE ALSO: Leaked video shows Theranos employees playing the video game they created where you shoot at the reporter who exposed the startup's problems

Elizabeth Holmes was born on February 3, 1984 in Washington, D.C. Her mom, Noel, was a Congressional committee staffer, and her dad, Christian Holmes, worked for Enron before moving to government agencies like USAID.

Source: Elizabeth Holmes/TwitterCNN, Vanity Fair



Holmes' family moved when she was young, from Washington, D.C. to Houston.

Source: Fortune



At the age of 9, Holmes wrote a letter to her father: "What I really want out of life is to discover something new, something that mankind didn't know was possible to do."

Source: CBS News



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MORGAN STANLEY: Here are the 10 tech companies most likely to get acquired in the next 12 months

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Corporate mergers and acquisitions in the US are rebounding this year. 

Thanks to tax cuts, companies have access to more cash they can spend on deals.  According to Morgan Stanley, M&A offer intensity, the number of offers relative to the number of stocks, increased to 3.2% in the first quarter from 2.5% in the fourth.

Among S&P 500 sectors, tech saw the second-largest increase.

Morgan Stanley identified 10 tech companies that are the most likely to receive tender offers over the next year. On average, 7% of all the companies published in prior lists received offers in the following 12 months. 

"Our model, ALERT (Acquisition Likelihood Estimate Ranking Tool), combines stock characteristics, cohort membership, and data regarding offers to forecast probabilities that stocks receive tender offers in the coming 12 months," said Brian Hayes, the global head of quantitative research, in a note on Tuesday.

"On the one hand, stock-specific information, such as yield, leverage and valuation, impacts stocks' offer likelihoods; on the other hand, recent activity levels in the cohorts to which a stock belongs (e.g., sector and size) tend to continue for some time, and this affects subsequent offer intensities for remaining stocks in those cohorts."

Betting on possible takeover targets has been a successful strategy for investors this year. A Goldman Sachs-curated index of stocks with at least a 15% chance of being acquired in the next 12 months has beaten the benchmark S&P 500 by 4 percentage points since the start of the year.

Here's Morgan Stanley's list of the top takeover targets in tech:

SEE ALSO: Morgan Stanley identified 12 trades to protect you from a stock market meltdown

Arris International

Ticker: ARRS

Year-to-date Trading: $9.21 billion

US Market Cap: $4.9 billion

Closing price as of 4/20: $27.54



Nuance Communications

Ticker: NUAN

Year-to-date Trading: $11.61 billion

US Market Cap: $4.62 billion

Closing price as of 4/20: $15.01



Hubspot

Ticker: HUBS

Year-to-date Trading: $9.63 billion

US Market Cap: $4.06 billion

Closing price as of 4/20: $113.6



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The 400-horsepower Audi TT RS is the most polarizing sports coupe on the market — and that's what makes it great

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The Audi TT is probably the most polarizing sports coupe on the market.

It's the compact, two-door, four-seater hatchback of the Audi lineup, and it's among the smallest cars the luxury automaker produces.

In its base form, the TT's 220-horsepower, four-cylinder engine doesn't necessarily inspire thoughts of track days and breakneck zero-to-60 times. It is a design-focused car. On the outside, you get tastefully sculpted fenders, shapely haunches, a stern front fascia with a piercing LED headlight array.

The 2018 TT maintains the rounded wedge aesthetic that made the tiny coupe famous when it first hit the streets in 1998.

I first drove the current generation TT back in 2016 and loved it. I was a little bit head-over-heels with it, actually. I even called it a "mini-R8," and got my inbox flooded with fan mail from people who disagreed. (Some of them made good points, to be fair).

Since then, I have driven quite a few cars — from the actualR8, in V10 Plus guise, to the Tesla Model S P100D, the Cadillac CTS-V, Lexus GS F, and many others that are far more unhinged than a base TT.

But then there's the Audi TT RS. It's still a TT, yes, but that's in name only. Everything else about it is on an entirely different stratum. It's a 400-horsepower, all-wheel-drive misfit that grunts and snarls to life when you hit the start button and barks and growls at everything on the road.

But you want to know the quickest way to become jaded about fast cars? Drive a lot of fast cars.

When Audi let me borrow a TT RS for a few days this month, I obliged, but I wasn't expecting to be impressed. It took only a few drives to change my mind.

Keep reading to find out why ...

SEE ALSO: Tesla's largest US Supercharger station has a plush, private customer lounge in the middle of a folksy California town — take a look inside

Here's how the Audi TT RS looked when it first arrived at BI's LA office.



The TT RS is a product of Audi Sport, the automaker's high-performance division.

Audi Sport pumps a select few models with extra everything, transforming them into muscular land rockets.



It's powered by a 400-horsepower, 2.5-liter, 5-cylinder, turbocharged engine.



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Computers in North Korea run on look-alike Mac software called 'Red Star 3.0' — see what it looks like to log in and use it

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When former Google employee Will Scott had the chance to visit the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, he also purchased a copy of North Korea's "Red Star 3" operating system before returning to America.

Little was publicly known about Red Star 3 at the time.

North Korea used to use Windows, but it has since created Red Star 3, which is designed to look a lot like Apple's macOS operating system. Red Star 4 is reportedly in the works, but for now, most people in North Korea are still on the third version.

From stunning and picturesque wallpapers to removing South Korea from the available time zones, here's what it's like to use a computer in North Korea:

This is the startup screen when you first boot up Red Star 3.



When installing Red Star 3, you're prompted to select a city for your time zone. Interestingly enough, Seoul, South Korea, isn't an option.



This is the log-in screen.



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19 details you may have missed in 'Avengers: Infinity War'

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Warning: There are massive spoilers ahead for "Avengers: Infinity War."

"Avengers: Infinity War" is out in theaters. While you probably have a lot of questions about the movie and it's climactic ending, the sequel also contains many references to the comics and 18 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies which came before it.

INSIDER rounded up a collection of the best Easter eggs, callbacks, and nods we noticed while watching the movie and from around the web.

At the start of the film, we're introduced to Thanos' four sidekicks.

You may have missed some of their names the first time around, but Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Cull Obsidian, and Ebony Maw are introduced as the Children of Thanos in "Infinity War." 

Ebony Maw tells Thor and Loki to smile, because in death they have become "Children of Thanos." 



They're in the comics as well, but the movie made a few changes to the group.

The Black Dwarf's name was changed to Cull Obsidian in "Infinity War," another name for the group of characters. 

Fans may be a bit bummed another female named Supergiant is absent from the movie. 

You can read more on the Children of Thanos here.



Loki tells Thanos and his group they don't have the Tesseract, they have a Hulk.

It's a nice little callback to the first "Avengers" movie.



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22 times celebrities got brutally honest about sex

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  • Some celebrities have been quite open about their sex lives.
  • Couples like Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde have all been open about their sex lives in interviews.
  • Other celebs like Miley Cyrus, Scarlett Johansson, and Joe Jonas have been honest about their preferences when it comes to sex.
  • We put together a list of 22 times celebrities talked about the good, the bad, and the awkward sexual experiences they've had.


Plenty of celebrities have gotten real about the amazing, bad, or 
downright awkward sexual experiences they've had.

Talking about sex can help us gain perspective on what isn't normal or what you may be doing wrong, which can lead to a happier and more healthy sex life.

Keep scrolling for 22 times celebs got honest about what sex is really like for them.

Julianne Hough said she can't do phone sex.

In a 2016 interview with Cosmopolitan, Julianne Hough confessed phone sex isn't a skill she has.

"I'm really bad at it … I'll get halfway through and start laughing," she said. "It's an art. I applaud people who are good at it. They need to come and help me keep a straight face!"



Rihanna said she isn't a fan of casual sex.

In her 2015 Vanity Fair cover story, Rihanna explained why she doesn't have casual hook-ups.

"I mean I get horny, I'm human, I'm a woman, I want to have sex," she said. "But what am I going to do — just find the first random cute dude that I think is going to be a great ride for the night and then tomorrow I wake up feeling empty and hollow?"



Eva Longoria said, for her, self-love is the key to good sex.

Eva Longoria told Shape back in 2005 everything changed once she started masturbating.

"I didn't begin enjoying sex until I started masturbating," Longoria said. "Before that, I really wasn't sexual. I bought my first vibrator three years ago. It's a shame I didn't discover it sooner."



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Here's every pick from the first round of the 2018 NFL draft, and how they compared to expert predictions

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With the first pick of this year's NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns selected Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield.

The Browns were tight-lipped before the draft, but there were whispers on the eve of the draft that they would take Mayfield. Still, eight of the 11 NFL draft experts we surveyed before the draft were projecting USC quarterback Sam Darnold to go first overall.

Below, we tracked each pick of the 2018 NFL draft and compared those selections to what some of the top draft experts predicted would happen.

No. 1 — Baker Mayfield (QB, Oklahoma), Cleveland Browns

Where the experts projected this player to be drafted ...

Mel Kiper Jr. (ESPN): No. 1 Cleveland Browns

Todd McShay (ESPN): No. 3 New York Jets

Mike Mayock (NFL Network): No. 3 New York Jets

Daniel Jeremiah (NFL Network): No. 1 Cleveland Browns

The player experts most often projected to be picked in this spot ...

8 of 11 experts had Sam Darnold here.



No. 2 — Saquon Barkley (RB, Penn State), New York Giants

Where the experts projected this player to be drafted ...

Mel Kiper Jr. (ESPN): No. 2 New York Giants

Todd McShay (ESPN): No. 2 New York Giants

Mike Mayock (NFL Network): No. 2 New York Giants

Daniel Jeremiah (NFL Network): No. 2 New York Giants

The player experts most often projected to be picked in this spot ...

9 of the 11 experts had Saquon Barkley here



No. 3 — Sam Darnold (QB, USC), New York Jets (from Indianapolis Colts)

Where the experts projected this player to be drafted ...

Mel Kiper Jr. (ESPN): No. 3 New York Jets

Todd McShay (ESPN): No. 1 Cleveland Browns

Mike Mayock (NFL Network): No. 1 Cleveland Browns

Daniel Jeremiah (NFL Network): No. 3 New York Jets

The player experts most often projected to be picked in this spot ...

6 of the 11 experts had Baker Mayfield here.



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The biggest NFL Draft busts of the last 15 years

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For every Peyton Manning or Von Miller in the NFL Draft, there is another former top prospect who didn't pan out.

Whether they failed because of injuries, substance abuse, or just poor play, all of these players provide fascinating case studies of the NFL's demanding environment and the fleeting nature of athletic success.

Below, read all about the 26 most notorious draft busts from recent NFL history. The group includes seven quarterbacks, 11 players taken among the first five picks, and 24 players who never made a Pro Bowl.

Sam Belden contributed to this post.

26. Maurice Clarett, RB

School: Ohio State

Selected: 101st overall, 2005 draft, Denver Broncos

Played for: N/A

Pro Bowls: 0

Seasons as primary starter: 0

One thing to know: This Ohio native was never the most coveted prospect out there, but his bizarre story makes him a noteworthy disappointment. After a futile attempt to enter the 2004 draft as a sophomore and the loss his NCAA eligibility for that fall, Clarett should have arrived at the 2005 combine with a chip on his shoulder. Instead, he posted lackluster times of 4.72 and 4.82 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Undeterred, the Broncos still made a ridiculous reach to get him in the third round, but they got their just desserts when he washed out of training camp and never appeared in an NFL game.



25. Phillip Dorsett, WR

School: Miami

Selected: 29th overall, 2015 draft, Indianapolis Colts

Played for: Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots

Pro Bowls: 0

Seasons as primary starter: 0

One thing to know: This Fort Lauderdale native still has time to turn things around, but at 25 years old, his leash is starting to tighten. He caught just 12 passes in 2017 after being traded to the Patriots. Bill Belichick has resurrected careers before, but in this case, he hasn't been able to work his magic.



24. Johnny Manziel, QB

School: Texas A&M

Selected: 22nd overall, 2014 draft, Cleveland Browns

Played for: Cleveland Browns

Pro Bowls: 0

Seasons as primary starter: 0

One thing to know: Cleveland took Manziel after the 2012 Heisman winner sent a text instructing Browns quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains to "hurry up and draft me because I want to be there." Alas, the Texan had a rocky tenure in the Buckeye State. In less than two years, he had checked himself into rehab, was accused of assaulting his girlfriend, and was ultimately released after throwing just 258 passes as a professional. He is now working on a comeback but will likely have to show he has grown up in the CFL.



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China is building a vast civilian surveillance network — here are 10 ways it could be feeding its creepy 'social credit system'

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China is setting up a vast surveillance system that tracks every single one of its 1.4 billion citizens — from using facial recognition to name and shame jaywalkers, to forcing people to download apps that can access all the photos on their smartphones.

The growth of China's surveillance technology comes as the state rolls out an enormous "social credit system" that ranks citizens based on their behaviour, and doles out rewards and punishments depending on their scores.

Not much is known so far about how China will monitor its citizens for the social credit system, but some of the technology currently available in China could well be used in the system. Tech companies in China are required to share data with the government upon request.

Scroll down to see all the ways China is already monitoring its citizens.

SEE ALSO: China has started ranking citizens with a creepy 'social credit' system — here's what you can do wrong, and the embarrassing, demeaning ways they can punish you

SEE ALSO: These are the things that can get you punished under China's creepy 'social credit' system — from fake news to jaywalking

1. Using facial recognition technology that can pick people out of massive crowds.

At least 16 cities, municipalities, and provinces across China have already started using a facial recognition system that can scan the country's entire 1.4 billion-strong population — with 99.8% accuracy, Chinese state media reported.

China's facial recognition surveillance has already proven to be eerily effective: Police in Nanchang, southeastern China, managed to locate and arrest a wanted suspect out of a 60,000-person pop concert earlier this month, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.



A BBC reporter who tested a facial recognition system in Guiyang, southwest China, found that it only took seven minutes for authorities to catch him. Watch how:

 

Read more: One Chinese city is using facial-recognition that can help police detect and arrest criminals in as little as 2 minutes



2. Getting group chat admins to spy on people.

China holds people criminally liable for content posted in any group chat they initiate on messaging apps. The regulation applies even to private and encrypted apps, such as WhatsApp.

The government also requires tech companies to monitor and keep records of conversations for six months, and report any illegal activity to authorities.



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This is everything tennis icon Roger Federer eats and drinks for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

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Roger Federer is skipping the clay season so he can be as fit and fresh as possible for the 2018 Wimbledon Championships.

Even at 36, Federer continues to marvel on the courts and triumphed at the first major of the year — the Australian Open.

But to maintain his sporting dominance, Federer has to eat right. So what sort of food does a 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion eat?

Here's everything Federer likes to have for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

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This is 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, who is widely considered as the best male tennis player of all time.



To start his day, Federer prefers to go sweet rather than savoury and reportedly enjoys homemade waffles with a fresh fruit compote on the morning of a match.

Source: The Guardian.



To wash the waffles down, Federer has fresh juice, coffee, and a vinegar shot.

Source: The Guardian.



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