Spectacular meteor explosion lights up the night sky in a perfect alien blue

Dash cam footage of meteors aren’t particularly special anymore because the Internet has pretty much ruined everything. But this one that was taken in Bangkok the other day is pretty spectacular. The night sky gets completely lit up in that perfect hue of blue that we associate with aliens and then fades away as the fireball burns out like nothing ever happened.

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LeBron James Becomes the Youngest Player in NBA History to Score 25,000 Points

Early in the fourth quarter of tonight’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, LeBron James caught a lob pass from Matthew Dellavedova and put it through the hoop. It was something LeBron has done time and time again. But this one was different because it helped land him in the record books as the 20th player in NBA history to score 25,000 points.

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Microsoft Admits Windows 10 Automatic Spying Cannot Be Stopped

Last week changes to the Windows 10 upgrade path mean it is going to become increasingly difficult for any non-techy users to avoid being pushed to Microsoft MSFT +1.89%’s new operating system. But given Windows 10 is better than Windows 7 and Windows 8, why would that be a problem? Because of policies like this…

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Anonymous Begins Revealing Information About Alleged Ku Klux Klan Members

Last week, a group identifying itself as the online hacktivist collective “Anonymous” vowed to release contact information identifying 1,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan, timed a year after the group first began targeting the KKK in the wake of the Ferguson, Missouri, protests.

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