Sci-tech
Sea Slug? Disco Ball? Beautiful Deep-Sea Purple Blob Puzzles Scientists
Research missions are directed by Robert Ballard, the Woods Hole oceanographer who discovered the Titanic wreckage in 1985. A mysterious purple orb spotted on the sea bed during a live-streamed ocean exploration temporarily stumped scientists.
Facebook Internet drone Aquila completes first test flight
Facebook has been conducting test flights of a smaller drone in its testing arena for the past few months. "In our next tests, we will fly Aquila faster, higher and longer, eventually taking it above 60,000 feet", the company said. Aquila will utilize laser and millimeter wave systems for the task, and is expected to be up in the air for as long as three months before needing to land.
Corrine Brown and her chief of staff indicted
Brown used her position to solicit funds for the "One Door for Education - Amy Anderson Scholarship Fund", telling donors the funds would go to scholarships, school equipment, etc. House of Representatives and made available to the general public. U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown , D-Fla., is scheduled to appear in court in Jacksonville, Fla ., Friday afternoon.
Tesla owner says his car also crashed in autopilot
Tesla says this is the first fatal accident in more than 130 million miles of Autopilot testing - well above the US average of 1 death per 90 million miles and the worldwide average of one death per 60 million miles. The driver and a passenger were injured, according to the police report . The automaker added that it has been unable to contact Scaglione. TechnoBuffalo reported that Autopilot 2.0 is confirmed as "coming soon", while Electrek's Fred Lambert discussed the feature in an ...
Google Adds Firepower to its Education Arsenal
Google is opening its educational VR Expeditions Pioneer Program to the public. The new system for getting Expeditions up and running has reportedly been streamlined considerably. As such, Google for Education's partnership with TES will essentially enable Google to insert its services into a more accessible vein of online education portals.
Galaxy Note 7 rumored price will melt your heart in severe agony
As the launch approaches, we'll sure hear and see a lot more of the Note 7 from different sources, so keep your eyes open for that. The online leaked new information providing details on the Galaxy Note 7 display , size and battery capacity.
Google Reportedly Working on Own-Branded Phone Set for Release This Year
In an attempt to compete with Apple, Google may be prepping to unveil a new smartphone by the end of this year. My favorite Android phones to date have all been Nexus handsets, so I'm certainly excited to see what an even more Google-influenced phone would be like.
Rockies request release waivers on Jose Reyes
Reyes will report to Class A Brooklyn and is expected to play third base Sunday, the Mets announced . He was placed on waivers Thursday with the Rockies responsible for paying off the majority of the remaining $39 million on his deal. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said he believes Reyes deserves a second chance. "We are convinced that Jose has accepted responsibility for his actions and their consequences and have confirmed he is taking steps beyond those prescribed by Major League ...
'Unfair and false attack'- Jaitley on Swamy's tirade against Eco Affairs Secretary
Unlike in Rajan's case where both Modi and his finance minister Arun Jaitley had chosen not to comment directly, on Wednesday, Jaitley said that the government had complete faith in Subramanian. Swamy tweeted that it is Arvind Subramanian who encouraged Congress to become rigid on GST (Goods and Services Tax) clauses, apparently referring to CEA panel recommendations on GST.
Rooney and Hodgson want a ruthless England to face Iceland
I don't think you'll see that again. "We have five or six match-winners in our team and I can not say we have always had that". Despite boasting a plethora of fine attacking options, England have struggled in front of goal as a 0-0 draw with Slovakia saw them finish second to Wales in Group B and plunged them into the supposedly trickier half of the draw.
Twitter Expands Video Play Length To 140 Seconds From 30 Seconds
It's also likely to help users make money from such videos. Twitter today also dropped some news about Vine (which is owned by Twitter ). "It is a good effort and sits within their overarching video strategy in empowering content creators", said James Cakmak, an analyst at Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co Inc.
Jo Cox husband statement
Police have not commented on a motive for the attack. Before joining Parliament, Cox enjoyed a long career with global development charities including Oxfam, experience which she used to "quickly earn a reputation as a first-class Labour MP after making a string of principled interventions on major issues such as Syria, violence in the Middle East and worldwide development", according to a statement on the Labour Party affiliated Labour List website .
Breshad Perriman's rough year continues with torn ACL
As the Ravens were preparing for a bolstered wide receiving corps with Smith Sr., Mike Wallace and Perriman, now they could be forced to fill a gaping void in their roster. Perriman was one of 20 players put on season-ending injured reserve a year ago due to his PCL injury - and one of 39 placed on that list during the past two seasons.
Police probe ISIS ties to Orlando massacre
Law enforcement authorities said Mateen made a 911 call from the club in which he professed allegiance to the Islamic State. " Funds raised on this page will be going directly to the victims and families affected by the shooting at Orlando's Pulse Nightclub ", a statement on the page reads.
Passwords for 32 million Twitter accounts leaked online, most common password '123456'
Each record contains an email address, a username, a second email, and sometimes a visible password. The same user also shared valid hacked credentials for VK.com last week. The number is larger than the 310 million monthly active users on Twitter , but the database likely includes cumulative accounts such as those that are already inactive.
Water inside moon mostly from asteroids, study suggests
When these were chemically analysed and compared the results showed that four-fifths of the moon's water was delivered by the asteroids. The global team of researchers involved with the study analyzed the lunar samples that had been brought back by NASA's Apollo missions from the moon , as well as some meteorites, and looked "at the ratio of hydrogen to deuterium (a heavier isotope of hydrogen)" in them.
Microsoft and Facebook's investment under the sea
The 4,100 mile (6,600 km) cable, the first to connect the United States with southern Europe, will be operated and managed by Telefonica SA's telecoms infrastructure unit Telxius. and Bilbao, Spain. "Out of approximately 230 subsea cables across the globe, very few are now equipped to fully support coherent technology with 100 Gbps capabilities", he said.
South Korea's Mando in talks to supply parts for Tesla's Model 3
Mando won out over major global competitors such as Bosch, Continental, and TRW. It has gone on a hiring spree recently, recruiting a total of 90 top ranked engineers from the United States and Germany. Which comes first is an interesting question - Europe is a huge market for Tesla, but conversely, China represents a huge opportunity for sales growth.
Gwynn Family Files Lawsuit Against Tobacco Industry
The suit says he started using dip and got addicted while a college athlete at San Diego State in 1977, before the product carried warning labels but years after the producers allegedly knew it was carcinogenic. With that in mind, it seems like a victory for the Gwynn family would set a unsafe precedent for lawsuits against tobacco companies where scientific evidence isn't necessarily clear.
A New "The Bachelorette" Cycle Begins
Maybe she would have been a great Bachelorette , but to me, the way Bachelor Nation, our fans, responded to JoJo last season, it really was just a no-brainer. " The Bachelorette " begins its 12th cycle at 9:01 p.m. Monday on ABC, with a 26-year-old Oceanside resident who recently completed his Marine Corps service among the 26 bachelors vying for JoJo Fletcher's affection.
US Allies Launch Attack on ISIS 'Capital' of Raqqa, Syria
US-led coalition warplanes will support the offensive. "The campaign is aimed at repelling terrorist attacks on Shaddadi, Tal Abyad and Kobane, ensuring the security of our people", she added. An umbrella group of fighters, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces , announced the military operation via its official Twitter account. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a visit to Uzebekistan, said Moscow is ready to coordinate efforts with the Kurds and the U.S.-led coalition to ...