(video link) If there’s one person outside of government who has stood against Facebook’s crashing wave, it’s Ashkan Soltani. Late last year, the independent privacy researcher was suddenly called to speak before the UK Parliament about Facebook’s privacy practices, simply because he happened to be in London and, in his own words, “was just a […]
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POV podcast: Cindy Klassen on changing the face of speed skating
Her first love was hockey. Cindy Klassen is known as one of the fastest and most decorated female speed skaters, but she started her athletic career with the goal of making Canada's first women's Olympic hockey team in 1998. Which goes to show — even for the greatest athletes, things don't always go as planned. How fast […]
Asian Ride-Sharing Apps Speed Up to Cut Men Out of Equation
New Delhi–based Shailja Mittal had hired a cab driver to take her 11-year-old daughter to school. But one day, when he didn’t show up and sent another man instead, the mother in her decided to take charge. The city routinely ranks in polls as among the most unsafe in the world for women, and a […]
Hertz is using biometrics to speed up car rentals
The next time you rent a car, you might need to show your face instead of your ID. Hertz announced today that it is teaming with security startup Clear to introduce Fast Lane, a biometric check for car rentals. The system — which is the first of its kind for car rentals, according to the […]
French Alps: Up to speed on the virgin snow
YOU ARE the kamikaze,” our ski instructor Fred proclaimed with a wry smile, “you like the speed!” He was right, we had only arrived in the snowy French village of Plan-Peisey three days before, but something in me had already clicked. Streaming down my first intermediate blue run, I could hear the crunch of the […]
Canadian men claim World Cup speed skating bronze in Japan
Canada's men's team sprint squad captured the country's first medal at the season-opening speed skating World Cup event on Sunday in Obihiro, Japan. The team of Laurent Dubreuil, Christopher Fiola, Antoine Gelinas-Beaulieu and David La Rue finished the event third in one minute, 20.98 seconds. The Dutch took gold in 1:19.780 while Norway won silver in 1:20.790. […]
Watch World Cup speed skating from Japan
Click on the video player above to watch live action from the World Cup speed skating event in Obihiro, Japan. Live coverage continues on Saturday at 1:30 a.m. ET and Sunday at 12:30 a.m. ET. Canadian stars will be in action, including Ted-Jan Bloemen and Ivanie Blondin. Let’s block ads! (Why?)
High speed tantrum: 11yo boy leads police on car chase over losing PlayStation (VIDEO)
An 11-year-old tearaway led Cleveland police on a hair-raising chase after his mom took his PlayStation away. It was the boy’s second high-speed car chase in 13 months. After his mother took away his beloved gadget on Sunday night, the boy swiped her keys and stole her 2013 Dodge Durango. The mother was unaware that […]
The speed boat that transforms into a submarine
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Videos,Autoblog Minute,Original Video This Hyper-Sub will make you feel like a super villain. Continue reading The speed boat that transforms into a submarine The speed boat that transforms into a submarine originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use […]
Guilt-tripping Radar Speed Signs Could Soon Read Your Plate
Modern society seems to be divided into two camps — those who say, “If you aren’t doing anything wrong, why would you have a problem with [expanded government power A]?” and those who drop their copy of Reason in horror as each new measure designed to make society “safer” erodes their perceived freedom just a […]