Autonomous Camera Drone

COS comes to America, soccer mania at Dazed, a Plutonian moon's underground ocean and more in our weekly look at the web

After asking for $50,000 on Kickstarter to fund their project, Hexo+ is getting close to the $1 million mark with their idea for an autonomous drone. Designed for action sports enthusiasts, the drone promises to identify and track you through all your wave-catching, kickflipping endeavors. While the technology is exciting and innovative when applied to sports, it does send a slight shiver down the spine …

Fever Pitch

COS comes to America, soccer mania at Dazed, a Plutonian moon's underground ocean and more in our weekly look at the web

London-based magazine Dazed & Confused has dispatched a handful of photojournalists to five cities around the world to capture the passion that the World Cup brings. Publishing images daily from Rome, London, Rio, São Paulo and Paris, the publication offers an emotional, inspiring and flat-out entertaining look at the monumental event and its worldwide impact.

Feminist Phone Intervention

COS comes to America, soccer mania at Dazed, a Plutonian moon's underground ocean and more in our weekly look at the web

An anonymous New Yorker has created a service for women in sketchy pick-up situations. The service—dubbed Feminist Phone Intervention—is a fake phone number to give out if feeling threatened, pressured or uncomfortable when asked for your digits. Give the number and when your pursuer calls or messages, they will receive a text with an automatically-generated quotation from feminist writer and social activist, bell hooks. It’s …