Google, Facebook, and others didn’t join a “Red Alert” day earlier this month, but they are backing a lawsuit to restore net neutrality rules. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b08603585c1aa540e7266f9/master/pass/Net-Neutrality-Browsers-FINAL.jpg
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Amazon Studios moves ahead with film on inventor of the high five
Amazon Studios has lined up some potentially heart-wrenching dramas, but nothing may be as compelling as the creation of the high five. The media company has ordered a script rewrite for a film about Glenn Burke, a Major League Baseball player who’s credited with the first-recorded instance of the iconic gesture when he congratulated a […]
Wearables Company Whoop Moves to a $30 Monthly Subscription Model
Curious consumers can now get one of Whoop’s sports-tracking wearables, beloved by elite athletes, for a $ 30 monthly fee. https://media.wired.com/photos/5af9e3d261a771153edd20a5/master/pass/170920-whoop-twist.183-(1).jpg
Israel military drops leaflets, fires tear gas as Hamas prepares massive protests while US embassy moves to Jerusalem
REUTERS/Mohammed Salem Palestinian protests are expected to escalate on Monday, the 70th anniversary of the foundation of Israel and the day the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be officially opened. Hamas, the militant Islamist group that controls Gaza, has promised larger crowds in Gaza and elsewhere over the next two days. Israeli troops have killed […]
Subaru moves to trademark the name … Evoltis
Subaru’s advancing to the electrified frontier, and it’s reportedly picking a name for its plug-in hybrid. That name is said to be “Evoltis.” While Evoltis sounds about as engaging as “Avensis” (Toyota) or “Magentis” (Kia), at least it’s not as clunky as “Levorg” (an Aussie Subaru nameplate). Then again, when naming a child you should […]
Riot Games moves to establish League of Legends as a lasting esport
The owners of League of Legends professional esports teams met in Miami recently, where they contemplated the future of esports based on Riot Games’ popular League of Legends franchises. Each team invested a reported $ 10 million to get a franchise slot in the North American League Championship Series. In return, they get better alignment […]
Electronic Arts expands exec team as it moves beyond Battlefront II debacle
The leadership in charge of Electronic Arts is getting a bit of a remix. No one is leaving one of those top positions, but chief executive officer Andrew Wilson is putting people into new roles and bringing on at least one new face. “I’m a big believer in having the courage to change, especially in […]
Gym fitness: Moves for over 60 – UK's oldest personal trainer sets up OAP Bootcamp
Getting to the gym and building a level of fitness can seem more difficult in your 60s and above, but Britain’s oldest personal trainer is encouraging people of all ages to get back in the gym. Eddy Diget, 73, who is Britain’s oldest personal trainer and trains at DW Fitness First, believes that you should […]
Belgium Moves Away From 19th-Century Style Partisanship
Veteran Belgian politician Mieke Vogels of the Groen! party is a child of the rebellious 1960s. But as Flemish minister of health and well-being between 1999 and 2003, her plans for reforms, she argues, were resisted by entrenched social pillars that have for over a century split Belgian life along political affiliations. Now, 15 years […]
Paul Manafort moves to suppress potentially explosive evidence against him in the Russia investigation
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort filed a motion Friday to suppress key evidence the special counsel Robert Mueller obtained against him last May. Manafort’s lawyers argue that the evidence was obtained unlawfully and its seizure violated Manafort’s constitutional rights. One legal expert said it is highly unlikely Manafort’s motion will succeed, […]
