McGregor settles out of court with security guard who wanted $95K after being ‘hit by drinks cans’

MMA star Conor McGregor has agreed an out-of-court settlement after a Las Vegas security guard filed a $ 95,000 lawsuit against him for allegedly being hit by energy drinks cans at a UFC press conference in August 2016. MGM Grand security guard William Pegg filed the lawsuit after being caught in the melee at the […]

Facebook drops solar-powered Internet drone business, cans Aquila

A Facebook rendering of the Aquila solar-powered drone. (credit: Facebook) It was supposed to be the future of digital communications, helping to connect the “next five billion people” to the Internet. But Facebook has now shut down its internal effort to build high-altitude solar-powered drones to provide a backbone for Internet connectivity in areas lacking […]

Trump reportedly drinks 12 cans of Diet Coke and watches up to 8 hours of TV per day

Instagram/Donald Trump President Donald Trump drinks 12 cans of Diet Coke and watches as much as eight hours of TV per day, according to a new report in The New York Times. While he embraces his fast-food habit, Trump frequently disputes the claim that he is an avid consumer of cable news. President Donald Trump […]

Pittsburgh is buying $1,200 trash cans

davidwilson1949/Flickr Pittsburgh is installing expensive sensors in street-side trash cans to transmit information to workers. Workers will be able to tell when the cans are full to reduce time spent checking empty cans. It’s estimated that the time saved will result in 25 employees being dedicated to other tasks.   It’s a Monday morning and […]

Tiffany is selling impractical ‘everyday objects’ like coffee cans and balls of yarn for thousands of dollars

Tiffany & Co. Tiffany & Co. sells expensive “Everyday Objects” on its website. The items include silver and gold versions of ice cream scoopers and protractors. Some of them cost upwards of $ 10,000.   The average Tiffany customer can afford to pay a premium for luxury. Perhaps this is why the company now has […]

Beats Studio 3 Wireless review – Ultimate cans for iPhone fans are superb but not flawless

EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS Beats Studio 3 WIreless review PROS – Comfortable to wear • Foldable design • Easy connection to Apple devices CONS – Plastic appearance • Confusing controls • Micro USB charging makes no sense With Apple continuing its campaign to kill the headphone port, more consumers are switching to wireless headphones. Beats are no […]

Microsoft cans Outlook.com Premium as it rolls its features into Office 365

Enlarge (credit: Alexander Savin) Microsoft is shaking up its consumer-oriented e-mail offerings, further improving the value of its Office 365 subscriptions as it continues to push customers away from perpetual licenses. Features formerly part of the Outlook.com Premium scheme, an annual subscription to Microsoft’s consumer e-mail and calendaring service, are now rolled into the Office […]