Browsing Category: Tech News

  • Chick-fil-A steps in to feed the stranded at Atlanta airport… on a Sunday

    Chick-fil-A, famed for never opening on Sundays and will likely never be, has made an exception. The fast food chain is stepping in to feed passengers left affected by the Atlanta airport blackout, according to the City of Atlanta.  SEE ALSO: Travellers share grim stories of being stuck on planes during Atlanta airport blackout They’ll …

    December 18, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Diddy wants to buy the Panthers and sign Colin Kaepernick

    Here’s hoping this isn’t another Twitter prank. Sean “Diddy” Combs is keen to buy the Carolina Panthers, and he’s already got a show of support from NBA star Steph Curry. First order of business, however? Sign Colin Kaepernick. SEE ALSO: American football won’t last much longer, because it’s killing itself The hip hop mogul tweeted …

    December 18, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Travellers share grim stories of being stuck on planes during Atlanta airport blackout

    Travel delays are never fun, but spare a thought for those travelling through Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport. The airport experienced an extended power outage which lasted from early afternoon through to the night, forcing a ground stop on flights headed to Atlanta, with planes mid-flight diverted to alternative airports. SEE ALSO: Flights are being diverted mid-air …

    December 18, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Flights are being diverted mid-air thanks to the Atlanta airport blackout

    Passengers are enduring delays in blacked-out terminals or have had their flights diverted mid-air, after a huge power cut hit Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson international airport on Sunday. The world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson said it had experienced power outages after 1 p.m. on Sunday, according to a statement. SEE ALSO: Some jerk just diverted a flight by …

    December 18, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Soccer star criticised for posting blackface photo of himself

    Another day, another case of blackface. French soccer star Antoine Griezmann has been criticised for posting a photo of himself in full blackface online for an “’80s party” online on Sunday. SEE ALSO: This was the year we turned on social media Dressed as what appears to be a Harlem Globetrotters basketball player, complete with …

    December 18, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Finally, we can party: Australia's first same-sex marriages just happened

    Although marriage equality is now legal in Australia, most LGBTQ couples need to wait until Jan. 9 before they can do so. Amy Laker and Lauren Price jumped the gun by being one of the first same sex couples to be married in the country, with the pair getting hitched in Sydney on Saturday. SEE …

    December 18, 2017 | by Raheel
  • People are timing songs perfectly for New Year's Eve midnight on Twitter

    Perfectly timing your New Year’s Eve midnight song is an art that requires intense track analysis (if you’re that obsessive over it). Luckily, Twitter’s doing it for you.   SEE ALSO: Here’s the most frivolous things people would die on a hill for Folks are tweeting the perfect time to play a song in order …

    December 18, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Rose McGowan slams women planning to protest Golden Globes by wearing all black

    Rose McGowan is not interested in your symbolic protests, Hollywood. On Saturday, McGowan turned her attention to Meryl Streep and others who reportedly support a rising push for female actors to attend the upcoming Golden Globes awards show clad in all black. The gesture is intended as a protest of the sexual misconduct that’s run …

    December 17, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Microsoft surprises a thoughtful 9-year-old who gave up his Xbox to help the homeless

    In early December, 9-year-old Mikah Frye decided that instead of getting an Xbox One for Christmas, he’d rather use that $300 to donate blankets to the homeless. Microsoft caught wind of Frye’s generosity, Fox 8 reported Saturday, and decided to set up a surprise for him: a limited edition Minecraft-themed Xbox One X from none …

    December 17, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Google's taking another big step to stop the spread of fake news

    The internet is filled with too many fake news websites — not the ones Donald Trump keeps falsely accusing, but real sources of provably false information — and Google’s taking another step to stop this garbage from misleading people. The tech giant is now blocking websites from showing up in search results on Google News …

    December 17, 2017 | by Raheel