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Pauly D Dumps Aubrey O'Day--While She's In The Big Brother House!
Popdust - 2 Aug 2016 17:07
Of all the ways to be dumped it's gotta be the worst! TMZ are reporting that Jersey Shore 's DJ Pauly D has ended his relationship with girlfriend of nine months, double platinum (as she always reminds us) singer Aubrey ...
Twitter revamps Moments for the Olympics, with weeks-long tracking of sports and events
TechCrunch - 2 Aug 2016 15:01
Twitter this morning announced a change to how its Moments feature will work for those who want to follow the Rio 2016 Olympic Games via its platform. Previously, followable Moments were limited-time collections that w...
Cybercrime infrastructure being ramped up in Brazil ahead of Olympics
PC World - 2 Aug 2016 02:52
Over the past few months, cybercriminals have set up thousands of malicious domains and servers in Brazil in anticipation of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Threat data collected by Fortinet from over 2 million sensors worldwi...
PS Vita Jailbreak Lets You Run Emulators And Homebrew Software At Last: Available Now
Tech Times - 2 Aug 2016 13:53
Thanks to Team Molecule, PS Vita users will be able to make use of a jailbreak dubbed HENkaku, which lets one run homebrew software and emulators on the console. The exploit is browser-based and free of cost.
Buffett to Trump: Show me your taxes and I'll show you mine
CBSNews - 2 Aug 2016 04:56
The billionaire investor said at a campaign rally in Omaha Monday that Trump is "afraid" of voters finding out what's in his tax returns
Twitter's communications head quits after just six months
New York Post - 2 Aug 2016 15:49
Twitter's head of communications is flying the coop after less than six months on the job. Natalie Kerris, a veteran Apple executive, was tasked with helping the struggling social network get its message back on track wh...
Bodies of 120 refugees found on Libya shores in 10 days
Al Jazeera English - 2 Aug 2016 13:47
Latest figures are from shipwrecks that were not previously known, IOM says, amid rising concern over refugee deaths.
Japan's stimulus plan: Much smaller than it looks
CNN - 2 Aug 2016 12:47
Analysts say only a minority of the $276 billion package announced by the Japanese government is new spending that will actually stimulate growth.
Alibaba is looking to make its e-commerce platform global
Business Insider - 2 Aug 2016 04:30
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba wants to start negotiations with one or two countries following the G20 summit in September about its plan to create a global e-commerce platform, which company founder and chief Jack Ma ...
Teen Shooter Read the AR-15 Manual Right Before Killing 3: Court Documents
Time - 2 Aug 2016 02:11
He only bought the gun a week earlier
Use Your Toaster to Cook Sweet Potatoes Faster
Life Hacker - 2 Aug 2016 15:30
I absolutely love sweet potatoes (and yams) but I'm not a huge fan of waiting the hour or so it takes to cook them in the (very hot) oven. To cut down on this interminable wait, slice them and pop 'em in your toaster.
Niantic explains why they blocked third-party Pokemon Go apps
Android Authority - 2 Aug 2016 13:49
In a Facebook post, Niantic explains why apps like Pokevision and others have been blocked.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is the world's top-selling smartphone so far in 2016
Android Authority - 2 Aug 2016 13:36
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge was the world's top-selling Android smartphone model in the first half of 2016.
When Pills Dissolve it's Surprisingly Beautiful
Nerdist - 2 Aug 2016 07:00
It’s often not enough to know what ailment a certain pill will treat; you need to know how long it will take to dissolve in your system. Is it fast acting? Long? Will you get relief for a few hours or all day? But it t...
South Korea Fines, Halts Sales of VW Cars for Forged Tests
ABC News - 2 Aug 2016 06:33
South Korea has fined Volkswagen 17.8 billion won ($16 million) and suspended sales of 80 VW models, alleging the German carmaker fabricated documents on emissions or noise level tests
Ex-Venezuelan narcotics officials face drug-trafficking charges
New York Post - 2 Aug 2016 05:30
Two former top Venezuelan anti-narcotics officials have been charged by federal authorities in Brooklyn for their alleged roles in an international drug-trafficking scheme, according to an indictment unsealed Monday. Né...
Shannen Doherty Reveals Her Breast Cancer Has Spread
Variety - 2 Aug 2016 03:58
A little more than a year after being diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2015, Shannen Doherty revealed her cancer has spread during an interview with Entertainment Tonight. “I had breast cancer that spread to th...
Nigerian mastermind of $60 million worldwide email scam arrested by Interpol
Miami Herald - 2 Aug 2016 01:03
Anyone with an email address has gotten a message from a "dear friend" in a far-off land asking them to help them transfer huge amounts of money out of that …
US Stocks Start Lower as Consumer Companies Slide
ABC News - 2 Aug 2016 16:28
US stocks are sliding as weak auto sales and earnings for Royal Caribbean hurt consumer companies
The Hillary Clinton billionaires club
CNN - 2 Aug 2016 16:19
Warren Buffett is the most well-known (and wealthiest) billionaire to endorse Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. But other super-rich men and women are with Hillary too -- even though Trump himself is a billionaire ... a...
U.S. consumer spending exits second quarter with strong momentum
Reuters - 2 Aug 2016 15:31
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Apple Replacing Hand Gun Emoji With a Water Pistol
Time - 2 Aug 2016 14:42
The move is one of a number of emoji updates due this fall