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London’s new wax statue of Taylor Swift is the stuff of nightmares
LONDON — Taylor Swift already has at least one wax statue devoted to her in the Madame Tussauds here, but a new one was unveiled Tuesday — and it just might freak you out. The figure isn’t viewable to the … Continue reading
Right and Left Shark are back to work in new ESPN commercial
Just a week after the Katy Perry’s sharks made their Super Bowl halftime show debut, they’re cashing in their fame for some of that sweet, sweet ad money In ESPN’s newest spot, SportsCenter anchors Bram Weinstein and John Anderson reveal … Continue reading
Yelp buys online food ordering service Eat24 for $134 million
Yelp is doubling down on offering food deliveries with its latest acquisition. The business review service announced Tuesday that it has acquired Eat24, an online food delivery app and website similar to GrubHub, for about $134 million in cash and … Continue reading
Watch an implosion reduce this Las Vegas hotel to rubble … almost
The Clarion casino-hotel was imploded early Tuesday in Las Vegas, reduced to rubble to make way for a new hotel tower. But the 12-story, 200-room structure, which opened in 1970 as the Royal Inn, didn’t go down cleanly. The implosion … Continue reading
Scrabble goes off the table with its first ever high-tech version
Scrabble is going off the table for the first time ever Hasbro is putting a high-tech spin on the iconic board game with Scrabble Twist, a handheld game that can be played by up to eight people. See also: 13 … Continue reading
Scrabble goes off the table with its first handheld gadget
Scrabble is going off the table again with a handheld variation of the board game designed for group play. Hasbro is putting a high-tech gadget spin on the iconic board game with Scrabble Twist, a physical handheld game that can … Continue reading
Google search results will tell you when to be worried about that cough
Google will now highlight health-related information for related search queries, the company announced Tuesday The data, which is part of Google’s Knowledge Graph, will include symptoms and treatments for various medical conditions. Users will also be able to learn how … Continue reading
Robot vacuum cleaner attack in South Korea puts humans on notice
Although some believe the first human casualties of the oft-imagined robot apocalypse will be factory workers, it turns out that the machine revolt may begin in the home, that is, if accidents count Paramedics were reportedly called to save a … Continue reading
American ISIS hostage Kayla Jean Mueller is dead
Kayla Jean Mueller, a 26-year-old American aid worker kidnapped by ISIS in 2013, is dead, the White House and her family confirmed on Tuesday. See also: Who is Kayla Mueller, the last American hostage held by ISIS? Rumors of Mueller’s … Continue reading
Facebook brings its free mobile Internet service to India
Facebook‘s Internet.org project is taking on its biggest market yet Internet.org, an effort to provide free mobile Internet to developing markets, launched in India this week, Facebook announced late Monday See also: Zuckerberg to investors: If you only care about … Continue reading
