Taco Bell fans are apparently so addicted to the brand of the Mexican fast food chain, that not only do they patronize its locations on the regular for artery-clogging tacos and nachos. The company also felt that the brand has enough of a following that it decided to open a Taco Bell Hotel this August in Palm Spring, Calif. It will be a very real hotel and resort that’s infused with the brand via everything from a gift shop that sells Taco Bell-themed clothes to Taco Bell-inspired rooms and even a salon that offers Taco Bell-inspired art.

Most improbable of all, reservations for the new hotel opened today. And sold out in just two minutes.

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It took two minutes for Taco Bell to sell out its new hotel, because people are weird originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 22:05:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Modern crocodiles have a reputation as ravenous beasts that crave flesh. While it’s certainly true that crocodiles today are more than happy to feast on fresh meat, it seems that some ancient crocs not only enjoyed leafy greens on a regular basis, but may have actually preferred a vegetarian diet.

The research, which was published in Current Biology, is based on fossils that survived long after many of the ancient crocodile species became extinct. The study reveals that forks in the crocodile family tree resulted in species that favored plants at least three times in history.

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Some ancient crocodiles preferred salad over steak originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 21:03:10 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In something of a wild story, a dashcam on a Model 3 captured an accident involving a reckless driver who later tried to lie to the police about the details surrounding the crash in question. The twist, though, is that the police were only able to deduce that the driver was lying because it was directly at odds with the video captured by Model 3 that happened to be directly behind the crash.

The video itself was originally posted to the Tesla subreddit earlier this week. As evidenced below, a car zooms by a Model 3 and subsequently tries to squeeze in between two cars. The driver can’t quite fit and ultimately sends the car to his right careening off the road.

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Tesla dashcam video helps prove that a reckless driver lied about causing an accident originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 20:08:09 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What’s the first thing you can think of when you hear that Facebook is considering allowing WhatsApp users to share their status updates to Facebook, Instagram, and other apps? If you said “Cool,” that’s understandable — it could be a cool feature! If you think it’s creepy, you’re also right, because this sort of functionality across the various services belonging to any tech company, especially one that collects that much data, can indeed be creepy.

What we’re saying is that Facebook may use this little trick to connect various accounts which could give it even more insight into who you are, for ad sales purposes and more.

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Facebook wants to let you share your WhatsApp status to Facebook and Instagram originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 19:37:41 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Everyone’s had a moment or two in their lives where they pull off an incredible feat but can’t explain how they did it. Perhaps it was a near-superhuman catch in a softball game or acing a test without studying. In any case, it’s happened to all of us, and now a group of astrophysicists is having to deal with their own unexplained good fortune in a very public way.

The international team of scientists built a three-dimensional simulation of the universe that is both incredibly fast and remarkably accurate. The only problem? They have no idea why it works as well as it does.

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Scientists built a fast, accurate, AI-powered universe simulation, but they don’t know how originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 19:06:12 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to a new research report from Cowen, Apple recently told its manufacturing partners to moderately increase iPhone production on account of the recent Huawei ban ushered in by the Trump administration. The report, which was obtained by AppleInsider, relays that iPhone production for the quarter will likely see a slight bump from 39 million to 40 million units.

Admittedly, this appears to be something of a negligible increase, but given how closely analysts still look to iPhone sales as an indication of the vibrancy of Apple’s business, every little bit helps. What’s more, it’s certainly an improvement from the December quarter when word surfaced that Apple had asked supply partners to trip production amid lower than anticipated demand.

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Huawei ban prompts Apple to slightly increase iPhone production originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 18:35:50 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NASA has plenty of projects on its slate at the moment, but that has never stopped the U.S. space agency from looking to the future. Our Sun, which is already a major area of study with missions like the Parker Solar Probe, is about to get even more attention thanks to the approval of two new missions to study various aspects of our star and its relationship with out solar system.

The first mission, called the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere — or just PUNCH for short — will see four pint-sized satellites shot into orbit to study the solar wind. The solar wind, which is the stream of charged particles flowing out from the Sun, can have a dramatic impact on spacecraft and satellites.

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NASA just approved two new missions to study the Sun originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 18:04:48 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s difficult to state that anything is “perfect,” but we have yet to come across any product that comes closer to perfection than the Vansky Motion Activated Under-Bed LED Night Light. It’s an LED light strip and a motion sensor that quickly and easily installs under your bed. Anytime it’s dark and it senses motion — like at night when you get out of bed to go to the bathroom — it illuminates. It gives off more than enough light so you can see as you walk around, but it casts the light outward from underneath the bed so it doesn’t disturb your partner. Then once motion has stopped for a while, it automatically shuts off again!

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• Smart Nightlight — Warm soft glow of bed light will turn on to guide you safely across the room in the dark, no disturbing glare to wake others. Power Saving; Only light up when it picks up your movement, auto shut-off after leaving, further improve power efficiency and save energy.
• Motion Activated — Built-in human body passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor light with automatic shut-off timer. Automatic Turn on and Shut off by human induction in the dark environment. Inductive range: 3.6m (11.8feet), 100°.
• Adjustable Time — Motion sensor Auto shut-off timer can be set from 30 seconds to 10 minutes. Continue Triggerand System to keep the light on and automatic turn off within 30 secs- 10min after leaving.
• Multi Purpose — Safely guide you through the dark. Can be installed in anywhere you need extra light. Not only act as under bed lamp, but also covers a wide range of home applications like stairway, cabinet, cupboard, sofa, furniture etc.
• Quality Assurance — Highlighting-brightness 45 LEDs Last Up to 100,000 LED Lighting Hours. What you get; Vansky Motion Sensor Light, Activated sensor, Power adapter, Extension cable ,User manual, Together with 45 Days Money Back, One Year Guarantee and Friendly, Easy-to-reach Support.

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Brilliant $18 night light glows from under your bed anytime you get up at night originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 17:28:11 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In something of a bombshell revelation, Apple today disclosed via a press release that legendary designer Jony Ive is planning to leave the company later on in the year. Following that, Ive will open an independent design studio that will have Apple as one of its clients.

“While he pursues personal projects,” the press release reads in part. “Ive in his new company will continue to work closely and on a range of projects with Apple.”

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Jony Ive to leave Apple and form his own design company originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 17:05:53 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A report a few days ago revealed that hackers linked with China’s government were stealing data from more than a dozen global telecom companies for years.

Cybersecurity company Cyberreason said at the time that a hacking group labeled APT10, associated with the Chinese government, is likely to blame. It turns out the same spying arm has been behind a similarly massive hack, this time targeting cloud services providers in search for doors to their customers. This hack, which may have gone unnoticed for years, had a different purpose: To steal sensitive trade secrets that could help China’s economy.

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Reuters: Chinese hackers used the cloud to steal trade secrets from enterprise customers originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 16:53:46 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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