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Mr. T: What it was like to be Muhammad Ali's bodyguard
Sports Illustrated - 11 Jun 2015 21:27
On SI Now, actor Mr. T talks about how he reveres and credits former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali for helping him create his brash image.
Cristiano Ronaldo: An Adopted Son Florentino Perez Never Wanted at Real Madrid
Bleacher Report - 11 Jun 2015 08:00
Florentino Perez, the president of Real Madrid, has a net worth of $1.8 billion, according to Forbes. He is one of Spain's most powerful people, on the same footing as the chairman of Santander bank and the prime ministe...
5 Years Later, Did Nebraska Make Right Choice Leaving Big 12 for Big Ten?
Bleacher Report - 11 Jun 2015 17:47
Five years ago today, Nebraska left the Big 12 for its new home in the Big Ten and set off a massive chain reaction of conference realignment that has just recently settled. The Huskers' high-profile decision to switch c...
Party Hard: a retro, stealth game about stabbing your neighbors
Cult of Mac - 11 Jun 2015 19:48
We’ve all had terrible neighbors who throw loud parties that last all night, even on Mondays. Party Hard, an upcoming game for iOS, is about bringing those annoying gatherings to a halt. With a knife. Developer Pinokl ...
Legendary British actor Christopher Lee dies at 93
The Verge - 11 Jun 2015 14:16
Christopher Lee, the British actor known for his many film roles including Count Dracula in numerous movies and Saruman the White in The Lord of the Rings, has died at the age of 93 reports The Telegraph. Lee reportedly ...
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook Reacts To Employees "Criminal Treatment" Claims With Three Words
Bidness etc. - 11 Jun 2015 18:22
A 2013 Class action lawsuit is making rounds after the initial court filing was made public yesterday, highlighting the fact that at least two Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Store employees directly complained to Chief Executi...
Truck Full of Sharks Crashes on Florida Highway
Time - 11 Jun 2015 17:19
Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the road
Apple's new spaceship campus hits another wall, as main contractors leave the project
Digital Trends - 11 Jun 2015 16:38
Apple has fired two primary contractors for its new "Spaceship" campus in Cupertino, California. The shakeup in construction crews comes after a number of delays and ballooning costs. The post Apple’s new spaceship cam...
The Wall Street Journal: China's Guotai Junan Securities plans $4.8 billion IPO
Market Watch - 11 Jun 2015 06:05
Guotai Junan Securities receives regulatory approval to raise as much as $4.8 billion in an initial public offering in Shanghai, paving the way for what could be China's largest IPO in five years.
EBay and PayPal Revise Their User Agreements, and Hit a Nerve
The New York Times - 11 Jun 2015 03:01
New York law enforcement officials wrote the companies' general counsels this week that the new policy, allowing phone calls for polls or marketing, "raises issues" under consumer protection laws.
Nobel Prize-winning professor Tim Hunt resigns after sexist remarks about 'girls' in lab
The Verge - 11 Jun 2015 17:09
Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Tim Hunt, who suggested that scientists should have gender-segregated labs to stop men falling in love with "girls," has stepped down from his position at the University College London (UCL...
Pistons acquire Ilyasova, send Butler to Bucks
ESPN - 11 Jun 2015 23:17
Pistons acquire Ilyasova, send Butler to Bucks
Hacking by police 'inevitable' thanks to use of encryption
ZDNet - 11 Jun 2015 17:09
Police and intelligence agencies will turn to hacking in a bid to get round the use of strong encryption.
3D Print Your Favorite Ford Vehicle -- With New Ford 3D Store
Forbes - 11 Jun 2015 22:09
Ford announced that it is the first automaker to open a one-stop 3D digital shop – the Ford 3D Store. With the help of Turbosquid, Ford fans can use 3D printing technology to make their own models of Ford vehicles or ...
Google Inc Leads $42 Million Funding Round For Duolingo
Bidness etc. - 11 Jun 2015 18:14
Language- learning start-up Duolingo announced on Wednesday that it had raised $45 million in funding led by Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Capital, the search giants' growth phase investment branch. The figure more than doub...
Next-gen BMW 7 Series is stuffed full of James Bond tech
Pocket-lint - 11 Jun 2015 18:02
BMW hasn't been shy of showing off some of its techy treats recently. We've reported on fancy keyfobs, remote parking and plenty more over the past 12 months. Well, they've all found a home IRL in the new BMW 7 Series. B...
Scouting Reports for Riley Curry and the All-NBA Kid Team
Bleacher Report - 11 Jun 2015 17:24
If you've watched any number of postgame pressers this season, you'll know we are currently living in the golden age of NBA kids. If the '90s were the high-water mark of league competition, the '10s (teens?) are a simila...
NASA finds glass on Mars, which could help the hunt for alien life
Mashable - 11 Jun 2015 06:22
For the first time, a spacecraft orbiting Mars has detected glass deposits inside craters on the red planet — a possible boon in the hunt for signs of past Martian life. Researchers think that the glass was created whe...
FBI raided two Chicago homes in iCloud celebrity nude hack investigation
Digital Trends - 11 Jun 2015 05:04
Recently disclosed federal documents have revealed two Chicago residences were raided by the FBI following last year's controversial nude celebrity iCloud hacks. The case is ongoing and no criminal charges have been file...
Cleanup costs for Santa Barbara oil spill hit $62 million
The Week - 11 Jun 2015 03:42
The work isn't done yet, but Plains All American Pipeline has already spent $62 million on efforts to clean the oil spill that marred the coast of Santa Barbara, California, May 19. Patrick Hodgins, the company's on-scen...
Microsoft kills off Skype for Windows touch app in favor of desktop version
The Verge - 11 Jun 2015 16:27
Microsoft is simplifying Skype for Windows into a single application. While the software giant has offered a touch-friendly Skype app for Windows 8 and a separate desktop app for Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs, Microsoft is...
Baby koala won't let go of mom during surgery
CNN - 11 Jun 2015 05:58
It's no surprise a baby wouldn't want to let go of his mama while she underwent emergency surgery.