Enlarge / Cal Fire firefighters monitor a back fire while battling the Medocino Complex fire on August 7, 2018 near Lodoga, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Verizon officials were contrite and apologetic during a California State Assembly committee hearing that was convened Friday to examine mobile Internet throttling experienced by firefighters during recent blazes. “We […]
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Concerned crow tries to shut down vicious cat fight (VIDEO)
As two cats engaged in a vicious brawl in Belarus recently, a humble crow became an unlikely hero by stepping forward to try and defuse the ferocious fight. The bizarre incident reportedly took place in the city of Salihorsk in May. Video footage from the scene shows the crow lingering on the sidelines as the […]
When a Bull Elephant Tries to Kill You
In 2011, I left my job as CEO of a media development company to race across Africa on a bicycle. Sixty-three of us lined up at the foot of the pyramids in Cairo at dawn on Jan. 6 for the 8,000-mile ride to Cape Town in the world’s longest bike race, the Tour d’Afrique. As […]
Sony tries to upload movie trailer to YouTube, posts entire movie instead
Enlarge / Khali the Killer from Sony Pictures Entertainment. (credit: Sony Pictures Entertainment) Sony Pictures Entertainment endeavored to post a trailer for its limited-release film Khali the Killer on YouTube to encourage viewers to watch the movie on Blu-ray, on streaming platforms, and in select theaters. Instead, the company uploaded the film in its entirety—apparently by […]
Russian man tries to craft a tire from 600 rolls of electrical tape
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Google Tries New Rules to Curtail Harassment of Employees
The rules encourage “productive conversations” and prohibit disclosing personal information about a Google employee to subject them to harassment. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b32c6249bc3f356f4058b47/master/pass/GoogleEmployees-Biz-956103938.jpg
Apple News Tries to Avoid Facebook’s Mistakes With Midterm Elections Section
From now until November, every Apple News user in the US will see a curated section of stories about the midterm elections. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b31698a4cf42749fa547ea9/master/pass/elections-138711474.jpg
‘Hello mate!’ Russian fan tries to kiss Australian reporter in Kazan (VIDEO)
Football fever has gripped Russia ahead of the World Cup and it seems one fan in Kazan was overcome by the mood as he attempted to plant a kiss on an Australian Fox Sports presenter live on TV. In the video, the multi-tasking passerby can be seen in shades and holding a phone to his […]
Planting spies, paying people to post on social media, and pretending the news doesn’t exist: This is how China tries to distract people from human rights abuses
Kevin Frayer/Getty The Chinese Communist Party is keen to portray itself as a peaceful and scandal-free power. It refuses to acknowledge its human rights abuses, and discrimination against LGBT community and feminists. It’s not easy to do in the digital age, where nearly half of China’s citizens use the internet. These are four of the […]
‘Ocean’s 8’ Tries Its Best, But Still Cons Its Audience
I started thinking about American Pie Presents: Band Camp when the framed George Clooney photo appeared in Ocean’s 8, and I couldn’t stop. For those lucky enough not to know, American Pie Presents: Band Camp was a 2005 “spin-off” of the original American Pie trilogy (which had concluded with American Wedding two years earlier). But this one bypassed a […]