Chevrolet is releasing a new smartphone app, titled Call Me Out, to help remind motorists to keep their eyes on the road and put their phones in their pockets while driving. Of course, individuals will still have to check their phones to receive the messages, which seems a little counterintuitive. While the automaker appears to […]
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Netflix snaps up musical series originally intended for Fox
Netflix is no stranger to rescuing movies on the brink of oblivion, but now it’s getting more comfortable with the idea of giving TV pilots a second chance. The company has ordered 10 episodes of Mixtape, a romantic musical series whose pilot didn’t make the cut at Fox. Creator Joshua Safran (of Gossip Girl and […]
Russia Didn’t Abuse Facebook — It Simply Used It As Intended
Opinion: When ISIS uses Twitter to recruit or a landlord uses Airbnb to discriminate, that’s not exploiting the platforms’ glitches—that’s using their features. https://media.wired.com/photos/5aa08823dc9df6500b907476/master/pass/Op-Ed_Jade-Marucut-web.jpg
A National Park Service employee requested $32,000 in upgrades to a government-owned townhouse they reportedly intended to rent out as if it was theirs
Drew Angerer/Getty Images An internal report revealed that a senior official with US National Park Service made a department-funded request to renovate a government-owned townhouse he intended to live in and rent out. The request reportedly amounted to $ 32,000. A report from the Interior Department’s inspector general’s office revealed that a senior official with […]
No new Russia sanctions yet, law working as intended – State Department
The threat of sanctions is putting enough pressure on Russia for now, but new penalties may hit Moscow’s arms trade partners abroad, the Trump administration says, adding there are more details in a classified report to Congress. Monday was the date set for the administration to impose sanctions under the Countering American Adversaries Through Sanctions Act […]
Green Christmas? Elderly couple nabbed driving with 60 lbs of weed intended as 'presents'
If some relatives in the Northeast were dreaming of a high Christmas, we’ve got bad news. Santa and Mrs. Claus, or rather elderly couple Patrick and Barbara Jiron, were stopped by sheriff’s deputies in Nebraska, as York News-Times reports. Heading to Boston and Vermont from Northern California in their Toyota Tacoma pickup truck, the elderly […]
Uber board member resigns after making a sexist comment at a meeting intended to address sexism at the company
Uber board member David Bonderman resigned from the company’s board on Tuesday after making a sexist comment during a company meeting earlier in the day. Bonderman’s attempt at a joke, which played on a stereotype that women talk too much, came amid a discussion about the steps the ride-hailing company plans to take to address complaints about […]
Holly Willoughby flashes more than intended due to racy This Morning wardrobe malfunction
The 36-year-old appeared oblivious as she hosted the ITV breakfast show and ended up revealing her underwear to viewers tuning in at home. Former model Holly had worn a pale pink top paired with a similar-coloured pencil skirt, however under the bright studio lights her bloused ended up going sheer and her outfit ended up […]
10,000+ arsenal of weapons intended for terrorists seized by Europol (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Published time: 14 Mar, 2017 21:22 More than 10,000 assault rifles, 400 howitzers, shells, grenades, and anti-aerial machine guns — likely intended for sale to terrorists and criminals — have been seized in a joint raid by Spanish police and Europol. Video footage released by Europol on Tuesday shows the massive cache of weapons, which […]
Trump could roll back a rule intended to protect your retirement savings — here’s how to make sure your financial adviser is working in your best interest
Associated Press/Alex Brandon Last year, the US Department of Labor announced a new fiduciary rule, which would require investment advisers to put client interests above their own when it comes to overseeing retirement accounts. But that decree may never see the light of day. President Donald Trump signed an executive order February 3 giving the new White […]