When the British government's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) asked people on the Internet to name their state-of-the-art polar research vessel in March, their answer was loud and clear: Boaty Mcboatface. Yet all the hubbub may have been for nothing, as UK Science Minister is apparently unimpressed by the people's choice.

When the Justice Department announced its surprising breakthrough in cracking the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone (with the assistance of third-party hackers) last month, it almost seemed as though the battle between the U.S. government and the mobile tech giant was coming to a draw. Well, some would argue that it has only just begun.

Newly released documents have revealed that UC Davis spent thousands of dollars trying to scrub the internet of references to the controversial pepper spray incident that occurred on campus in November 2011.

Popular YouTuber Toby Turner, better known by his online handle Tobuscus, has been accused of sexual assault by ex-girlfriend AprilEfff, who says he emotionally and sexually abused her while the two were dating several years prior.

Thanks to the viral "Sad Affleck" video, Simon & Garfunkle's 1964 soft rock song "The Sound of Silence" reached the No. 6 position on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart and the No.2 position on Billboard's Rock Streaming Songs chart this month.