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Sue Grafton Net Worth: Mystery Author Dies At 77
IBTimes - 29 Dec 2017 21:30
Mystery author Sue Grafton died Thursday at the age of 77. The Louisville, Kentucky native had been battling cancer and passed away in Santa Barbara, California, her family announced.
How to score the best deal on a brand-new car before the new year arrives
ABC News - 29 Dec 2017 01:47
If you're in the market for a new car, experts say now may be the best time to score a deal on some new wheels.
'Avengers: Infinity War', 'Black Panther', 'Jurassic World 2' Most Anticipated 2018 Films - Fandango Survey
Deadline - 29 Dec 2017 19:16
Fandango has released its annual moviegoer survey of the most anticipated 2018 films and Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther & Jurassic World 2 lead the way. Most anticipated horror thrillers are the untitled Cloverfie...
Ed Sheeran and Katy Perry delivered the crappiest songs of 2017
New York Post - 29 Dec 2017 03:33
It was the year that Taylor Swift killed Taylor Swift, Jay-Z apologized to Beyoncé, and Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee had much of the country asking what "Despacito" means (it means "slowly"). But the biggest music releas...
Trump criticizes Post Office, Amazon over shipping rates
USA Today - 29 Dec 2017 16:56
President Trump is criticizing the U.S. Postal Service, saying the agency is "losing many billions of dollars a year" and asking why it is "charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages."
Oil Is The New Nasdaq For 2018
Forbes - 29 Dec 2017 16:05
As oil breaks through $60/bbl oil stocks are poised for a Nasdaq-like run.
Apple apologises for slowing iPhones, offers sale on battery replacements
Pocket-lint - 29 Dec 2017 05:08
Apple wants you to know its sorry.The company just published a letter to apologise for a "misunderstanding", or rather, for the fact that it slows older iPhones. Apple recently admitted it pushes out an update that throt...
Want to Get Away To a Top Travel Spot In 2018 Without Spending a Fortune? Here's Where to Go
inc - 29 Dec 2017 04:00
Looking for the next hot spot for your company retreat, meeting or off site. Check out these top 13 places for 2018.
Goldman to take one-time $5 billion hit to profit from new tax law
Reuters - 29 Dec 2017 17:02
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Friday it expects fourth-quarter earnings to decrease by about $5 billion, as the bank looks to take advantage of a new tax law that makes it cheaper for U.S. companies to repa...
After chilly forecast, Trump tweets U.S. 'could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming'
Chicago Tribune - 29 Dec 2017 05:22Trump: Russia investigation makes the U.S. look 'very bad'
The Week - 29 Dec 2017 05:01
President Trump's interview Thursday with The New York Times only lasted 30 minutes, but it was enough time for Trump to declare he knows more about "the big bills" than "any president that's ever been in office," share ...
Trump's website is coded with a broken server error message that blames Obama
TechCrunch - 29 Dec 2017 00:22
If you’re a fan of easter eggs hidden in source code, this is a pretty good one. Apparently, as Washington Post data reporter Christopher Ingraham observed on Twitter, some Trump administration and GOP websites have a ...
UFC 219: 10 Things You Should Know About Saturday's Card
Forbes - 29 Dec 2017 22:42
The pertinent information for the UFC's final pay-per-view of 2017.
Th U.S. needs to create civic social networks
TechCrunch - 29 Dec 2017 16:30
I have no doubt that the same great minds who are actively driving new platforms for commerce and engagement can formulate a new product (or adapt an existing one) that allows elected officials to engage the American peo...
Ripple overtakes Ethereum as the second largest cryptocurrency
Mashable - 29 Dec 2017 16:08Trump targets Amazon in call for postal service to hike prices
Reuters - 29 Dec 2017 16:02
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Physics Found Gravitational Waves. Now Come the Existential Questions
Wired - 29 Dec 2017 16:00
"What if there's nothing? Then we learned, there is nothing."
How to Prepare a Spacecraft to Fly Through the Sun's Atmosphere
Motherboard - 29 Dec 2017 16:00
The Parker Solar Probe will fly closer to the sun than any spacecraft in history, so it better be able to handle the heat.
Will multi-actuators save the disk drive?
ZDNet - 29 Dec 2017 15:45
Disk drives win against SSDs on $/bit, but lose on I/Os per second (IOPS). Seagate is now floating the idea of multiple actuators in a single disk drive. Will that save disk drives from oblivion?
New York plans to safeguard net neutrality by withholding state contracts from violators
9 to 5 Mac - 29 Dec 2017 15:44
The repeal of net neutrality rules may allow Internet service providers and mobile carriers to block or throttle services at will, reserving the fastest bandwidth for companies who pay the toll, but the law may not be th...
Number of electric vehicle charging points to rise significantly in 2018
USA Today - 29 Dec 2017 15:03
Gas stations won’t be forced to shut down anytime soon over competition from global EV sales and its charging infrastructure. But the competition is there.
In 2017, the FCC made life easier for your internet provider - CNET
CNET - 29 Dec 2017 15:00
It's a little less clear whether you and other consumers really benefited.