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LONDON — Physicist Stephen Hawking says he would consider ending his life if he felt he had nothing more to contribute or had become a burden to those around him. See also: Stephen Hawking sings beautiful cover of Monty Python’s … Continue reading →

June 3, 1965 Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot for the Gemini-Titan 4 space flight, floats in space during America’s first spacewalk. The extravehicular activity (EVA) was performed during the Gemini 4 mission on June 3, 1965. White spent 23 … Continue reading →

The world’s soon-to-be largest optical telescope is coming together. The Giant Magellan Telescope — a tool designed to peer into the atmospheres of alien planets and see the first galaxies that formed in the early universe — will start being … Continue reading →

The heroes of Skylands are getting some sweet new ridesSkylanders SuperChargers, the next installment in Activision’s multi-billion dollar video game/action figure franchise will introduce land, air and sea-based vehicles when it launches on Sept. 20 in North America. SuperChargers is … Continue reading →

Texas executed Lester Bower Jr. Wednesday for a quadruple murder he maintained he didn’t commit, making him the oldest prisoner executed in the most active death penalty state since the punishment was reinstated in 1982. The execution of the 67-year-old … Continue reading →

LONDON — Many thought it would never happen, but the self-confessed mountain goat that keeps on going and going and going eventually stopped and quit. See also: Finally: Sepp Blatter quits as FIFA president Sepp Blatter resigned as president of … Continue reading →

SAN FRANCISCO — We still have a few days to wait before Apple’s World Wide Developer kicks off but the company is already hard at work preparing the city’s Moscone Center for the event. Workers suspended on scaffolding outside of … Continue reading →

It looks like Microsoft is doubling down on a strategy to get Windows 10 running on a billion devices. Like it did with Windows 8, the software giant will introduce a low-cost version of Windows 10, at least according to … Continue reading →

Chris Sacca, one of Twitter’s earliest investors, argued Wednesday that Google should buy Twitter. “It’s an instant fit,” Sacca said during a CNBC on-air appearance, calling a Twitter acquisition a “fantastic use” of Google’s cash. See also: Early Twitter investor … Continue reading →

The world has rejoiced and danced on his figurative grave, but just how dead is Sepp Blatter as an influencer within FIFA? We still have to see what plays out over the next several months, but the future of the … Continue reading →