A pod of beluga whales adopted a lost narwhal, and it’s too wholesome

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A narwhal has been adopted by a pod of beluga whales in the St. Lawrence River, according to CBC, and please be warned, the wholesomeness of this story may be completely overwhelming.

The narwhal has been spotted in the same area for the past three years, according to Whales Online, over 1,000 kilometers south from its typical range — narwhals are typically found in the arctic, near countries like Canada and Russia. 

But now, it appears that the lone narwhal has become a full fledged member of a beluga posse (or pod if you want to be scientific). Read more…

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Bitcoin developer finds bug in competing coin, does the right thing

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Proponents of Bitcoin and its competing cryptocurrency Bitcoin Cash, which was created as a “fork” of Bitcoin’s code and history, aren’t exactly in love with each other. Social media channels are full of squabbles over which coin is better and which one is more deserving of the “Bitcoin” name. 

But one Bitcoin Core developer — meaning, a person who develops code for Bitcoin — rose above the petty quarrels and did a big favor for Bitcoin Cash. 

In April, Cory Fields discovered what he describes as a “critical vulnerability” in Bitcoin Cash, and alerted Bitcoin Cash developers which implemented a fix before a malicious actor could exploit it.  Read more…

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We’ll never trust our ‘friends’ ever again after they sold out our Facebook data

The deed is done. You’ve accessed the Facebook tool and discovered that your data was harvested by Cambridge Analytica. And, it’s all thanks to “a friend of yours.” 
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Animals chat with their besties, just like us

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Animals are always looking for new best friends or celebrating with old pals, and they think you could be a new buddy! It’s our new series ‘Talk Like The Animals’!  Ever wonder what it’d sound like if animals could talk? We were so curious we made it happen with sarcastic, silly, and even sassy personalities.

Subscribe to Mashable Watercooler on YouTube for upcoming episodes of Talk Like The Animals and more. Read more…

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