Up to 5000 naked protesters are set to welcome President Barrack Obama when he visits Kenya this week. The protesters will be protesting against plans by the U.S. President to talk on gay rights in […]
Month: July 2015
Thousands Of Chrysler Vehicles Are Now Vulnerable To Hack Attack
Is your car cyber secure? If it uses the standard Uconnect system, used by thousands of Chrysler vehicles, it’s not. Two hackers have developed a method to hack into a car’s system and take absolute […]
Controversial Prize Winning Video Game Sees Users Try To Kill Poachers
A group of teen students from Nepal, called Team Octavian, have created a somewhat controversial video-game depicting the killing of poachers. While some people strongly feel that the act of poaching is heinous and that […]
SpaceX Delays Heavy Rocket Until 2016 In Wake Of Launch Failure
Elon Musk, SpaceX chief, announced that the company will delay the launch of their new rocket that is supposed to be the most powerful in the world. The news came during a briefing given by […]
Ashley Madison Offers Free Profile Deletion As Hackers Continue Releasing User Info Of Adulterers
Extramarital fling seeking members of the dating site Ashley Madison who were hoping their adulterous ways would be kept secret are very nervous after the website was recently hacked. Although the owners of the U.S […]
Millennial Renters Still Feeling Effects Of Financial Crisis Eight Years Later
Renters, especially Millennials, will continue to shoulder the brunt of the aftershocks from the worst economic slowdown in the United States since the Great Depression according to economists. They predict rents will continue to rise […]
U.S. Navy Submarine Successfully Launches and Recovers First Underwater Drone
In a first for the United States Navy, a member of its submarine fleet has successfully launched and recovered an underwater drone during an underwater mission in the Mediterranean. The USS North Dakota, an attack […]
War Hero Comments Lead GOP To Push For Trump Disqualification
Donald Trump has once again placed himself in the middle of a raging publicity storm, this time by making incredibly controversial statements regarding the war hero status of Arizona Senator John McCain. In his latest […]
New Study Confirms Men Who Harass Women Online Are, Literally, Losers
A recent study proves that men who harass women online are in fact losers. The journal PLOS published the study led by researchers Jeffrey Kuznekoff of Miami University and Michael Kasumovic of University of New […]
Israel Launches Major U.S. Lobbying Effort To Thwart Iran Nuclear Deal
Israeli officials are running a major lobbying effort to put an end to the nuclear deal that the Obama administration has struck with Iran. Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders fear for the future […]
Israel Offered Massive New Arms Deal For Iran Nuclear OK
The United States is expected to give Israel “an unprecedented package” in exchange for its agreement to last week’s Iran nuclear deal, according to U.S and Israeli officials. Sources said the package under consideration had […]
NASA Tries Crowdfunding To Save Neil Armstrong’s Space Suit
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has launched a campaign to raise funds in order to conserve and restore the spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong on the first-ever moonwalk in 1969. The campaign is […]
Curious UK Driverless Car Law Still Requires A Non-Driving Driver
The United Kingdom took steps Monday to join in the global adoption of driverless vehicles, enacted legislation that makes driverless cars street legal though curiously not so driverless. If the new laws are in place […]
After 50 Years United States And Cuba Reopen Embassies
At 12:01 a.m. this morning, the United States and Cuba reestablished diplomatic relations when they reopened embassies in each other’s countries. This historic move took more than two years to coordinate and is greater than […]
Chinese Government Caught Censoring Nearly 5 Per Cent Of All Social Media Posts
In China’s growing online community, comments on corrupt administration officials, ‘unwarranted’ mention of Chinese politics and even anti administration rumors are strictly prohibited. So much do the Chinese rulers wish to suppress such information that […]
North Korea Reports 99.97 Per Cent Turnout For Local ‘Elections’
North Korean officials, not exactly known for their love of democracy, reported a stunning 99.97 percent voter turnout for the recently held State controlled local elections, which are held to “elect” representatives nominated by the […]
Falling Ruble Leads To Spike In Counterfeit U.S. Dollars Inside Russia
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of counterfeit foreign bank notes floating around Russia following the devaluation of the ruble which raised the value of the US dollar and the Euro according […]
Relationship Cheaters On Edge World Wide As Affairs Site Ashley Madison Hacked
Tens of thousands of relationship cheaters are especially nervous this morning as Ashley Madison, the eHarmony for adulterers, was revealed to have been hacked by a group that is now threatening to release users’ personal […]
Renowned Physicist Stephen Hawking Backs $100 Million Search For Alien Life
The search for extraterrestrial life stepped up a notch today with the announcement from renowned Professor Stephen Hawking that he is backing a new initiative which will use sound in an attempt to answer the […]
Deadly New African Bird Flu Has Health Officials On High Alert
Health and medical organizations throughout West Africa are on high alert following reports that a highly contagious strain of avian flu is quickly spreading through the region. The reports say the flu is wiping out […]
Defense Giant Lockheed Acquires Helicopter Maker Sikorsky In $9 Billion Deal
In a big move for Lockheed Martin, the largest U.S. weapons maker will acquire Sikorsky Aircraft, a division of United Technologies. The sale price: $9 billion. The deal is expected to close later this year […]
New York’s JFK Airport To Open New Terminal Exclusively For Animals
A new luxury terminal for at JFK airport will open in 2016. Yet the 178,000 square foot facility won’t be for humans but rather it will be used exclusively by animal passengers. The new facility […]
Air Filled Tires Could Soon Become Thing Of The Past
The days of the “I got a puncture on the way to work” late excuse may be coming to an end with news that air filled (pneumatic) tires may soon be a thing of the […]
Drone Operators In Search Of Epic Photos Again Disrupt California Firefighting Planes
As the California drought drags on, firefighters face a new enemy in their battle with wildfires: civilian drones. Outside of LA on Friday, airborne firefighters were again prevented from making water drops on a wildfire […]
ISIS Has Now Established A Terror Camp In Bosnia To Launch Attacks In Europe
In the secluded woodlands of Bosnia, ISIS has developed a stronghold in the town of Osve, which came to light during a raid on a neighboring village by the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA), […]
After 22 Year Drought U.S. Claims Victory At International Math Olympiad
In Chang Mai, Thailand, Team USA eked out a narrow yet important victory in the International Mathematical Olympiad where the team of top-ranked students from around the country battled teams from over 100 other countries […]
Med School Grads Ditching Residency For Lucrative Digital Health Startups
Recent medical student graduates in the San Francisco Bay Area graduates are foregoing the residency route and instead pursuing entrepreneurship opportunities in the field of digital health. So called “digital health” is defined as the […]
Google Expanding Into Local Services Business With HomeJoy Acquisition
Google is getting into the local services game after it announced it will be releasing technology to match local professionals to customers for services in all aspects of home maintenance. Customers will have access to […]
Saudi Arabia Arrests Over 400 As Bloody ISIS Attacks Continue
Attacks by Islamic State (IS) militants have continued through the Ramadan holiday as arrests of 431 suspected IS militants have been reported by Saudi Arabia. The announcement was made following an IS attack near the […]
Google Posts Largest One Day Gain In U.S. Stock Market History
Following the release of its quarterly earnings report on Friday, Google posted a 16% jump in its stock, which translates to $65.1 billion for the company. This barely beat the previous record of $65 billion […]