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'Pretty Little Liars' Alum Shay Mitchell Drops APA for UTA (Exclusive)
The Wrap - 7 Jan 2018 22:50
“Pretty Little Liars” alumni Shay Mitchell has departed Agency for the Performing Arts and signed with United Talent Agency in all areas. Mitchell was with APA for five years and exited at the top of 2018, multiple i...
Malaysia OKs new search by private company for missing plane
ABC News - 7 Jan 2018 05:20
Malaysia's government has approved a new attempt by a private company.
Scientists say implant may be the key to beating addiction
NBC News - 7 Jan 2018 05:55
The findings offer promise for those who suffer from life-threatening addiction and other destructive disorders.
How to Watch the Golden Globes Online
Variety - 7 Jan 2018 22:36
The 75th annual Golden Globes are taking place in Los Angeles on Sunday, with the biggest stars from film and television converging at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The show will air live on NBC starting at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ...
Buying a rental property is cheaper in the winter -- here are the 26 best places to make money as a landlord right now
Business Insider - 7 Jan 2018 16:13
AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File Home prices in the US are lowest during the winter months each year. Real estate investors pay 6.6% less per square foot for the same rental property during the winter as they do during the ...
Luxury brands are cleaning up their image -- and it could be bad news for TJ Maxx
Business Insider - 7 Jan 2018 15:45
Business Insider/Mary Hanbury TJ Maxx has reported 21 consecutive years of growth and is considered a bright spot in the retail industry. Some high-end brands are sending less inventory to off-price stores in an effort t...
Cybersecurity startups raked in $7.6 billion in VC money in 2017 -- twice as much as the year before
Business Insider - 7 Jan 2018 15:30
Press:Here TV Venture capitalist firms invested twice as much money in cybersecurity startups in 2017 as they did in 2016. Venture firms invested $7.6 billion into such companies last year via 548 deals. Investors are fo...
RightEye EyeQ uses eye tracking to test for vision problems, brain injuries
Digital Trends - 7 Jan 2018 07:16
By using a portable computer with custom eye-tracking hardware and software, RightEye EyeQ automates the vision testing procedure, leading to faster analysis and diagnosis of vision problems, brain injuries, and more. Th...
Internet falls for joke that Trump watches 'Gorilla Channel'
New York Post - 7 Jan 2018 05:08
Critics of President Trump fell for a joke that he spends 17 hours a day watching the "Gorilla Channel." The account @PixelatedBoat tweeted out a satirical excerpt, claiming to be from Michael Wolff's book of White House...
CES 2018: What TVs, laptops, wearables and gadgets to expect
Pocket-lint - 7 Jan 2018 00:00
Consumer electronics show CES is one of the biggest tech events of the year and we expect CES 2018 to showcase a truck load of new gadgets, TVs and initiatives that'll take your breath away.The one thing that defines CES...
The cryptocurrency bubble is strangling innovation
TechCrunch - 7 Jan 2018 16:00
Sure, fine, maybe it’s a bubble. OK it’s definitely a bubble, but that’s a good thing, a bubble brings attention and investment in infrastructure, which breeds real innovation. Right? Look at the dot-com boom. A lo...
Apple is about to have a great year -- here's what to expect it to launch in 2018 (AAPL)
Business Insider - 7 Jan 2018 16:00
REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Apple launched a lot of new phones and computers in 2017, propelling the company to its biggest year — selling 322 million individual gadgets, according to one estimate. But that was last year....
Trump's Nuclear Button Tweet Tops This Week's Internet News
Wired - 7 Jan 2018 16:00
Picking up where 2017 left off, 2018 began with a lot of chatter about President Trump's tweets.
Speed riding blends skiing with paragliding and is the next great extreme sport
Digital Trends - 7 Jan 2018 15:20
Red Bull recently published a video of Valentin Delluc speed riding and flying across the Bossons Glacier above Chamonix, France at night. The run is illuminated by the full moon and 20 meters of LED lights attached to h...
Full transcript: Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo on Recode Decode
Re/code - 7 Jan 2018 15:00
What's so funny about Silicon Valley? On this episode of Recode Decode, Dick Costolo joins host Kara Swisher for a wide-ranging discussion of comedy. After tracing his path from Second City to Silicon Valley -- where he ...
Mathematicians Second-Guess Centuries-Old Fluid Equations
Wired - 7 Jan 2018 15:00
Two mathematicians prove that under certain extreme conditions, the Navier-Stokes equations output nonsense.
Starbucks Just Announced It's Going To Charge For Cups
inc - 7 Jan 2018 13:52
Now this will make customers think. Or will it?
Google Invests In China With Entrance Into eSports Streaming
Tech Times - 7 Jan 2018 12:18
Google's new plan regarding China has nothing to do with the search engine. It will be investing in the Chinese eSports streaming platform, Chushou.
Johnny Galecki Says 'The Big Bang Theory' Will End in 2019
ScreenCrush - 7 Jan 2018 05:29
Not even CBS can keep The Big Bang Theory afloat forever. Star Johnny Galecki now says that CBS’ highest-rated comedy will likely call it quits after twelve seasons, sending off Leonard, Sheldon, Raj, Penny, Howard, Be...
Disgraced ex-superintendent still remains on DOE payroll
New York Post - 7 Jan 2018 05:16
An ex-Bronx school superintendent once accused of corruption remains on the city Department of Education payroll as a "part-time consultant," The Post has learned. Pedro "Pete" Crespo collects about $700 for two days a w...
DevOps accelerates, requiring new leadership styles
ZDNet - 7 Jan 2018 04:13
A majority of organizations are employing DevOps to some degree, and dramatic reductions in development-to-production lead times are expected.
Google is also running customer surveys inside Android Messages -- and not just on Pixels
Android Central - 7 Jan 2018 03:31
User feedback or user annoyance? A few days ago we pointed out that Google is running customer surveys in the Pixel 2 XL's settings page, which turned out to be a pretty polarizing subject. Though it doesn't seem like ma...