• Tiger spotted in NYC turns out to be a large raccoon

    There’s not much wildlife in New York City — pigeons, subway rats, Williamsburg hipsters.  So when a push notification from the Citizen App informed New Yorkers that a tiger was roaming the street, people were naturally startled and confused.  SEE ALSO: We’re calling ‘fake news’ on the report that ‘Black Panther’ caused a surge in …

    April 12, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Uber expands privacy settlement with FTC

    Uber is expanding the proposed settlement it made with the Federal Trade Commission last August pertaining to data mishandling, privacy and security complaints that date back to 2014 and 2015. In August, Uber agreed to 20 years of privacy audits. That proposed settlement happened prior to Uber’s disclosure of the massive 2016 data breach that …

    April 12, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Trump Asks Advisers to Study Rejoining Pacific Trade Pact Talks

    Trump Asks Advisers to Study Rejoining Pacific Trade Pact Talks  Wall Street Journal Lawmakers Say Trump Exploring Rejoining Pacific Trade Talks  U.S. News & World Report Trump told his advisors to look at re-entering massive Pacific trade deal, senators say  CNBC Full coverage Source: Google News | Trump Asks Advisers to Study Rejoining Pacific Trade Pact Talks

    April 12, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Longtime 'Donkey Kong' record holder gets high scores stripped away

    After years of enjoying his reign at the top of the Donkey Kong leaderboard, legendary arcade gamer Billy Mitchell has officially fallen from grace. Twin Galaxies, the preeminent source (and adjudicator) for video game records worldwide, has made a decision to strip Mitchell of his infamous Donkey Kong records after months of investigation revealed he …

    April 12, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Researchers say some Android phone makers hide missed updates

    A number of Android phones have a tendency to skip the occasional security patch while making it appear that the device is fully up to date, Wired reports. Researchers with Security Research Labs (SRL) looked into 1,200 phones from manufacturers like… Source: Engadget | Researchers say some Android phone makers hide missed updates

    April 12, 2018 | by Raheel
  • These 5 helpful robots want to be your new best friend

    Qoobo is a therapeutic toy that is basically a pillow with a wagging tailSomnox is the bean-shaped sleep robot that makes getting your nights rest much easierAeolus Robot is a robotic maid that can vacuum and hand you your favorite drinkLoomo is a real-life droid that doubles as your Instagram boyfriend and mini transporterAibo is …

    April 12, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 'Hearthstone’s first big expansion of 2018, ‘Witchwood,’ is live

    With the release of the Witchwood expansion just now, Blizzard's card game Hearthstone has officially ticked over into a new year. That means all of the cards from 2016 have rotated out of the competitive Standard mode — good riddance, Yogg Saron an… Source: Engadget | 'Hearthstone’s first big expansion of 2018, ‘Witchwood,’ is live

    April 12, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Dutch uni spinout gets $1.2M for its zero ink printing tech

    Tocano, a spinout from Delft Technology University in the Netherlands which is working on an inkless printing technology, has closed a €1 million angel round to fund the next stage of its tech development and move a step closer to building its first commercial product. The startup began as the graduate student project of co-founder Venkatesh Chandrasekar …

    April 12, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Tesla ends formal agreement to cooperate with NTSB on Model X crash

    Tesla has been in an uncomfortable spotlight recently following the fatal crash of a Model X on March 23rd. Tesla's Autopilot system was on in the car, and it steered the vehicle straight into a highway barrier, killing the driver. Now, according to… Source: Engadget | Tesla ends formal agreement to cooperate with NTSB on …

    April 12, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Owls born outside of office window won't stop staring at workers inside

    It’s always nice to see animals in nature, just maybe not when they’re staring at you throughout your work day. According to Michael Lens‘ a bunch of owls were born outside of their coworker’s windowsill recently, and now they’re all grown up. SEE ALSO: Behold the comedy of errors that happens when you make an …

    April 12, 2018 | by Raheel