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Google, Samsung pushing more frequent Android security updates
In a move to address mounting concerns about security on Android, Google and Samsung are now issuing more frequent updates to devices they make Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, Nexus 9 and Nexus 10 phones and tablets … Continue reading
Hiroshima pays tribute to bombing victims with hundreds of colorful lanterns
On Thursday evening, hundreds of Hiroshima residents and visitors gathered to honor the 70th anniversary of the city’s bombing by U.S. forces during World War II. The Peace Message Lantern Floating Ceremony kicked off at dusk, According to BBC, as … Continue reading
Jeb Bush fumbles his way toward first GOP debate
It’s been a rough road to the first Republican primary debate for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush This week alone, he fumbled a question about his father at a C-SPAN forum in New Hampshire and was assailed by Democrats for … Continue reading
If ‘Time’ is going to ruin VR, let’s at least have some fun with it
Don’t let the encouraging words about virtual reality’s future on the latest cover of Time fool you; the magazine hates VR. I mean, clearly, right? Just look at this absurd photo of Oculus Rift creator Palmer Lucky doing… something? Flying maybe? … Continue reading
The world’s largest animal sacrifice declares end to mass killing
Some 500,000 animals in India and Nepal just had their death sentence commuted. Leaders of the Gadhimai Temple in Nepal have announced they will not permit the slaughter of any animals at the Gadhimai festival, the world’s bloodiest animal-sacrifice event, … Continue reading
Keurig stock plummets 30%. Are coffee pods over?
Keurig’s home brew coffee is getting cold fast. Keurig’s stock sank to its lowest level in years on Thursday after the company delivered a disastrous earnings report the day before that pointed to dismal sales and impending layoffs. The company’s … Continue reading
‘Sarcastic Rover’ Twitter account brings Mars down to Earth
NASA’s one-ton Curiosity rover landed on Mars three years ago this week. As the car-sized rover touched down on the Martian surface, it ushered in a new era of planetary exploration on Mars, but it was also the start of … Continue reading
New video may shed light on unsolved $500 million art heist
Two and a half decades after thieves pulled off one of the greatest unsolved art heists in modern history, the case has taken a new turn On Thursday, investigators showed previously unreleased security footage taken at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner … Continue reading
U.S. Coast Guard seized $181 million worth of cocaine in ultimate drug bust
The U.S. Coast Guard in Northern California seized $181 million worth of cocaine in the largest drug bust of its kind, according to a statement released by the organization Wednesday. The team raided a semi-submersible vessel carrying 16,000 pounds of … Continue reading
You can get a free taco every time Trump says ‘Mexico’ tonight
We are all well-aware of Donald Trump’s, um, feelings about Mexico and immigration. And odds are that he will continue to make his feelings known at the first 2016 Republican presidential debate Thursday evening. So Eat24 has launched the perfect … Continue reading
