Source: Engadget | ZTE faces revived US export ban over false statements
Boston Marathon results 2018: USA's Desiree Linden, Japan's Yuki Kawauchi win
April 16, 2018Source: Google News | Boston Marathon results 2018: USA's Desiree Linden, Japan's Yuki Kawauchi win
Though Savannah and Brandon Boerjan are doing fine after their brush with a tornado, a video shared shared thousands of times on Facebook shows the harrowing moments before their car and adjoining camper were run off the road.
In the now-viral clip shared Friday, Savannah – of Arkansas, per THV 11 – struggles to remain calm as the tornado spins closer to their moving vehicle. In the video’s terrifying final moments, the car appears to spin out of control, landing in nearby grass.
Soon after the accident, Savannah Boerjan shared the footage and photos of the wreckage. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Watch harrowing footage from a couple's dangerous brush with a tornado
Not all of your devices were built smart, but these smart plugs by HausBell can change that.
Set on/off schedules for any of your appliances so that when they’re plugged in, they can turn on when you want them to. Quit unplugging all the time and just turn off the plugs themselves so they don’t take up power. You can even sync it up to the companion app to control devices with your smartphone, or pair it with Alexa.
A pack of two is normally listed at $30, but you can get them now for only $22.49 — a 25% savings. This lightning deal won’t last forever, so get them while they’re hot. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Get a 2-pack of smart plugs on sale for 25% off
Oona Tempest is one of an incredibly small minority of female sushi chefs in the world. She is the head chef at Sushi By Bae, a 90-minute omakase where she serves Edomae-style sushi. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | The most sexist reasons for why you never see female sushi chefs
SpaceX launches the alien planet-hunting TESS telescope today. Watch it live.
April 16, 2018On Monday, SpaceX is scheduled to launch NASA’s alien planet-hunting telescope TESS to orbit.
TESS — short for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite — will search the sky to examine thousands of stars, sending vital information back to scientists on Earth to help them find planets that may be like our own. Such planets would be candidates for harboring life.
The NASA mission is expected to launch to orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 6:32 p.m. ET. You can watch the launch live in the window below.
About 10 minutes after launch, SpaceX is expected to land the first stage of the rocket back on Earth on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. (You can watch that cool bit of high-flying rocket action in the window below as well.) Read more…
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Source: Mashable | SpaceX launches the alien planet-hunting TESS telescope today. Watch it live.
The morning commute in New York City is never really easy, but with this morning’s rain storm, the inconvenient trek turned into a flooded nightmare.
A huge storm made its way into the city right around rush hour, and a flash flood warning was issued. That’s not going to stop New Yorkers from getting where they need to be.
In case you thought ducking into a subway station would provide some relief from the rain, we regret to inform you that is not always the case. In fact, sometimes the rain is just as bad underground, if not worse, since you’re basically trapped underground and soaking wet. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | You won't believe what NYC's commute looked like on this rainy morning
Ride-hailing service Lyft has always offered passengers the option to tip their drivers and all those tips have added up — to half a billion dollars.
The San Francisco company announced Monday its riders had tipped $500 million. More than half of those extra earnings came in 2017. It took tipping a while to catch on — the first $100 million came in over a four-year period. Then last year $260 million was tipped in one year, with $100 million coming in in the past four months.
SEE ALSO: Uber finally, finally adds tipping
After new tipping options came online last year the average tip amount increased almost 10 percent. Lyft doesn’t give out average tip amount. Lyft says higher tips come in on Friday and Saturday nights, during weekend brunch hours, and afternoon work day commutes. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Lyft reaches 0 million in driver tips
Panasonic SC-GA10 review: A smart speaker that fails to stand out
April 16, 2018
Source: Engadget | Panasonic SC-GA10 review: A smart speaker that fails to stand out
Welcome to our 2018 summer movie preview. With so many films coming over the next few months, no one’s got time to catch ’em all – so we’re here to tell you about the ones you need to know. Today, a rundown of this season’s biggest and baddest action adventures.
After a long, cold winter, warmer temperatures are finally here.
Which, naturally, means we’re running off to seek refuge in our air-conditioned local cinema at the earliest opportunity.
There’ll be no shortage of stuff to watch over the next few months. Whether you love laughing, swooning, crying, or screaming, Hollywood’s gonna have you covered. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Summer movie preview: What to watch if you’re ready for some action