• Google Maps for Android no longer books Uber rides

    Google added the ability to book Uber trips directly through Maps at the start of 2017, but it appears that this convenience was short-lived. The search firm has quietly pulled direct Uber booking from Google Maps for Android after yanking it from t… Source: Engadget | Google Maps for Android no longer books Uber rides

    June 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • World Health Organization adds gaming disorder to disease classifications

    World Health Organization adds gaming disorder to disease classifications  NBCNews.com Compulsive video-game playing could be mental health problem  Los Angeles Times Full coverage Source: Google News | World Health Organization adds gaming disorder to disease classifications

    June 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • New 'LA Times' Owner Wants To Compete With 'New York Times' And 'Washington Post'

    New ‘LA Times’ Owner Wants To Compete With ‘New York Times’ And ‘Washington Post’  NPR California Today: The LA Times’s New Owner Takes the Helm  New York Times New LA Times Owner Tells Readers: ‘Fake News Is the Cancer of Our Times’  Fortune New San Diego Union-Tribune owner, same principles  The San Diego Union-Tribune Full coverage Source: Google News …

    June 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • They're calling it the Kite War. How a simple plaything became a potent weapon in the Gaza Strip

    They’re calling it the Kite War. How a simple plaything became a potent weapon in the Gaza Strip  Los Angeles Times Palestinian killed in Gaza border fence blast – Israeli army  Reuters Amid Smoldering E-Waste in the West Bank, Activists Fight for Reform  Undark Magazine A path forward for Team Trump on Israel and Gaza: Follow Nickolay Mladenov’s …

    June 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Transform the humble PDF into a productivity solution with this app that's on sale

    PDFs are about as commonplace as printer paper in the modern office, a utilitarian solution for document sharing, and that’s about it, right? It’s all fun and games until someone sends you one to fill out, and you’re out of luck. But with the right software, you can get a lot more out of them. …

    June 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Millions of US homes at risk of chronic flooding this century, new study says

    Millions of US homes at risk of chronic flooding this century, new study says  CNN Over 300000 Coastal US Homes Could Flood Every Two Weeks Just 30 Years from Now, Report Says  The Weather Channel Zillow Data Used To Project Impact Of Sea Level Rise On Real Estate  NPR US property crisis looms as sea level rises, experts …

    June 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Google adds more handy tools to its data-monitoring app

    Google launched its data-tracking app Datally for Android last year, giving users more insight into how and where they're using their phone plan data as well as more control over that usage. Now, Google has released a handful of new features for the… Source: Engadget | Google adds more handy tools to its data-monitoring app

    June 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Amazon Prime is filled with Alex Jones conspiracy theory videos it calls 'documentaries'

    Amazon Prime’s documentary genre features many Academy Award-winning feats of investigative journalism. But it has a problem: Amazon categorizes legitimate documentaries from HBO and PBS in the same way that it does conspiracy theory films from the likes of Alex Jones. The Telegraph first reported the troubling appearance of conspiracy theory “documentaries” on the streaming …

    June 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • It could feel close to 100 degrees in parts of New England on Monday

    It could feel close to 100 degrees in parts of New England on Monday  The Boston Globe MEMA WEATHER ADVISORY: High heat indices and potential for severe thunderstorms today  Wicked Local Heat advisory extends into Monday for metro Detroit  Detroit Free Press Full coverage Source: Google News | It could feel close to 100 degrees in parts of …

    June 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Russia may have upgraded nuclear bunker in Kaliningrad, report says

    Russia may have upgraded nuclear bunker in Kaliningrad, report says  CNN Is Russia Upgrading Its Nuclear Facilities? Satellite Images Show ‘Dramatic’ Renovations  Newsweek Russia may have upgraded nuclear weapons storage bunker in Kaliningrad, says report  Financial Express Full coverage Source: Google News | Russia may have upgraded nuclear bunker in Kaliningrad, report says

    June 18, 2018 | by Raheel