6 brilliant Siri tricks you didn’t know existed

When Apple first introduced Siri back in 2011, it was an interesting concept plagued by limited functionality. But in typical fashion, Apple over the years has quietly bestowed upon Siri all sorts of cool, unique, and interesting talents. Equally as important, Siri’s overall speed and ability to parse language has increased dramatically in just the last two years alone.

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Here are the favorite illegal drugs used by history’s greatest geniuses

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If you grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, you were always told repeatedly that “winners don’t use drugs.” Except, of course, some of history’s most brilliant people actually did use drugs quite copiously and it hasn’t affected how we view them as geniuses, as this article over at Distractify reminds us. Below we’ll take a look at the smartest people that Distractify lists as well as add in several choices of our own who didn’t make the original list.

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Watch: Scary video shows surfer fighting off a terrifying shark during live competition

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Sharks are amazing, scary beasts capable of furiously ripping through flesh and humans caught in the water with them are usually easy victims. Based on the image above showing a shark fin appearing ominously behind a surfer, you might think that the surfer is about to become a quick meal. However, if you watch the entire video that the image is taken from, you’ll find yourself happily mistaken.

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An astoundingly immersive car chase just turned me around on Sony’s Project Morpheus

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Every time I get my eyes on the latest VR project, it further strengthens my resolve that virtual reality is more than another fad. When the Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus launch next year, the landscape of gaming is going to begin to change, and it’s concepts like The London Heist that are going to lead the way.

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Galaxy Note 5: Stunning concept video shows us the most detailed 3D renders yet

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We’re less than a month away from Samsung’s next Unpacked event, assuming the company will indeed launch the Galaxy Note 5 in mid-August. Thus, it’s not surprising to see more unofficial 3D renders and supposedly leaked pictures emerge. In fact, a designer has released an incredible video that shows what the Galaxy Note 5 would look like based on all the information that has leaked so far.

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’Suicide Squad’ pictures: How the cast looks compared to the comic book villains

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Comic book fans are anxiously waiting for the Suicide Squad movie to hit cinemas next year, as it will be the first DC movie to feature a team of super villains as its main characters. After the first teaser images and trailer were published online, a series of images now shows us how the Suicide Squad cast looks compared to their comic book counterparts.

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The biggest indication that Apple Watch is a dud so far

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The Apple Watch is easily the best-selling smartwatch ever… but that’s not saying a lot. The question that Apple and all smartwatch manufacturers have had to answer when trying to push their devices to people is, “Is this thing actually useful?” From the start, many observers have said that the Apple Watch would sink or swim based on the quality of third-party apps it had at its disposal and so far the device has fallen very short in this regard.

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