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Leonard Cohen, at 82 years young, announces new album You Want It Darker
Consequence of Sound - 12 Aug 2016 16:15
Nine-track LP is being called "a masterpiece" and "classic Cohen."
Using gravity to split bowling balls on an axe is so damn impressive
BGR - 12 Aug 2016 02:00
Splitting a bowling ball with an axe sounds like the kind of futile activity you should not try at home, mainly because it's not likely you'd succeed. But there is one way this trick could work, and the following video p...
Charity Auction To Honor MARK GRUENWALD
Newsarama - 12 Aug 2016 16:14
Artwork is being auctioned to benefit a scholarship in the iconic writer/artist/editor's name.
Pakistan cybercrime law scares by its vagueness
PC World - 12 Aug 2016 13:42
Pakistan's National Assembly has passed a cybercrime bill that provides for censorship of the internet and could also be misused by the vagueness of some of its provisions. Section 34 of the new Prevention of Electronic ...
Donald Trump Laments Sliding Polls While Maintaining His Provocative Approach
The New York Times - 12 Aug 2016 02:50
The Republican nominee said that he intended to stick with his unorthodox campaign style, even if it meant taking "a very, very nice long vacation" after Nov. 8.
Facebook ads begone: Adblock Plus reblocks ads on the social network
Digital Trends - 12 Aug 2016 04:36
Facebook and Adblock Plus are at war over the social network's HTML ads. The ad-blocking tool has now unveiled a filter it says can reblock Facebook ads. Adblock Plus may have won the battle, but the ad war is far from o...
Google has a new plan to bring gigabit internet to your home, and it doesn't involve wires
BGR - 12 Aug 2016 03:00
Google Fiber is the ISP that everyone wants -- absurdly fast, unlimited internet for a reasonable price. It could legitimately be called the anti-Comcast, and that name now works in more ways than one. A new FCC filing r...
U.S. Airline Rally May Resume After Summer
Barron's - 12 Aug 2016 16:53
If the broader market remains strong and yield-stabilization continues, airlines may rise in September and October.
Thailand Bombings: Here's What You Need to Know
Time - 12 Aug 2016 05:45
Nobody has claimed responsibility for the blasts
The Persistence of Chlorine Gas Attacks in Syria
The New York Times - 12 Aug 2016 03:27
The use of chlorine gas against civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo should be investigated as a "war crime," a United Nations diplomat said Thursday.
U.S. Air Force's plan to improve radio communications? Plasma bomb the atmosphere
Digital Trends - 12 Aug 2016 12:58
Radio communication is a weak point for most military operations -- it is never long enough or strong enough. The Air Force's solution to improve their long-distance calls? Supercharge the atmosphere by detonating plasma...
Creepy phone charger looks like it will strangle you in the night - CNET
CNET - 12 Aug 2016 06:09
We can assure you we'll never buy this $6,000 phone charger, which resembles an umbilical cord and pulsates while plugged in.
Magnitude-7.2 earthquake hits Pacific but no tsunami threat
Miami Herald - 12 Aug 2016 05:31
A strong magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck Friday in the Pacific Ocean near the island nations of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, but authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami. …
Clothes that heal themselves through the power of squid teeth - CNET
CNET - 12 Aug 2016 04:02
Researchers have invented a self-repairing mechanism for clothing using the proteins found in squid chompers.
Twitter vs Free Speech: Did Ex-CEO Dick Costolo Filter Hateful Tweets Against President Obama?
Tech Times - 12 Aug 2016 02:27
A BuzzFeed report has surfaced alleging former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo ordered employees to filter abusive and hateful tweets against President Barack Obama during a Q&A session. Costolo called the allegations 'total no...
The number of American babies born addicted to opioids has tripled in 15 years
Business Insider - 12 Aug 2016 19:11
Reuters/Jonathan Ernst The number of babies being born in the United States addicted to opioids has tripled in a 15-year stretch, according to a government report published Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and P...
Fact-Checking Hillary Clinton's Economic Speech
The New York Times - 12 Aug 2016 03:30
What Mrs. Clinton got right, and wrong, in her promotion of her economic agenda and attacks on that of her rival, Donald J. Trump.
How to set up multilingual typing in iOS 10
Cult of Mac - 12 Aug 2016 19:00
Apple has made a bunch of improvements to its QuickType keyboard for iOS 10, and one of those is support for multilingual typing. This lets you type in multiple languages simultaneously, and it’s super simple to set up...
Trump Says Americans Could Be Tried, Held in Guantanamo
ABC News - 12 Aug 2016 16:50
This would be a major overhaul of existing policy.
Olympics plagued by bulging 'Moose Knuckles'
New York Post - 12 Aug 2016 16:15
Ladies and gentlemen, there's a pressing issue we need to tackle. And it involves the Olympic outfits for the Australian male rowers. After bemoaning the inequality in the men's and women's beach volleyball uniforms just...
London Schoolgirl Who Left To Join ISIS Killed In Syria, Lawyer Says
The Huffington Post - 12 Aug 2016 14:09
One of three schoolgirls who left London in February 2015 to join the Islamic State militant group has died, her family lawyer told Reuters on Thursday. Attorney Tasnime Akunjee said the family of Kadiza Sultana learned ...
U.S. swimmer Simone Manuel wins historic gold in Rio Olympics
The Week - 12 Aug 2016 05:34
American Simone Manuel shared the Olympic gold medal in the women's 100m freestyle with Canada's Penny Oleksiak on Thursday night in Rio, upsetting world record-holder Cate Campbell of Australia. With a time of 52.70 sec...