Monthly Archives: March 2017
High-stakes Senate hearing on Trump's Supreme Court nominee begins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the ideological balance of the Supreme Court at stake, a U.S. Senate committee began its high-stakes confirmation hearing on Monday for conservative appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for a lifetime job as a justice.
Chilean president says Trump concerned about Venezuelan crisis
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump expressed concern about the political and humanitarian situation in Venezuela in a call on Sunday with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, the Chilean president told reporters on Monday.
London startup Nested raises a wee bit of money to buy your home and skim from the sale
Just ask anyone, anywhere, ever, and they’ll tell you: Buying and selling homes is a risky business. But help’s supposedly on the way, in the form of yet another attempt at disrupting a business ostensibly in desperate need of a paradigm shift. At least, if you ask the people behind the startup. That’s what the […]
'Mass Effect: Andromeda' reviews are in: Bad game is bad
No one wanted a bad Mass Effect game, but the universe had other plans. Mass Effect: Andromeda is here, and BioWare’s five-years-later return to the gleaming sci-fi RPG series is… a little disappointing. I sure didn’t like it. SEE ALSO: Everyone’s mocking the animations in the new ‘Mass Effect’ Let me set the stage: Mass […]
You now have some extra time to buy AppleCare+ for your iPhone, you klutz
Good news for all you clumsy Apple lovers out there: You now have a little bit longer to take the plunge to insure your shiny new iPhone. Apple just extended the window for iPhone owners to opt-in to AppleCare+ coverage from 60 days after buying their phone to a full year after purchase. The insurance […]
Here's the one place where Google Glass is actually thriving
Google Glass died in 2015. And while there have been numerous rumblings about a second-generation version, it has yet to materialize in any official capacity. But, as it turns out, Glass isn’t completely dead. Sure, for you, me, and all the cool Spectacles-wearing teens, Glass will never be cool (it still looks as dorky today […]
Neil deGrasse Tyson helped create a cosmically punny NYT crossword puzzle
The New York Times’ crossword puzzle has been challenging minds for 75 years now, and our favorite astrophysicist is pretty psyched about it. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the crossword — which began on Feb. 15, 1942 — the Times has kicked off a series of puzzles co-constructed by famous fans of the activity. […]
Boxing: Golovkin edges Jacobs by decision to defend titles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, the most fearsome knockout artist of this era, was pushed to the limit by Daniel Jacobs before retaining his world middleweight titles by decision at Madison Square Garden on Friday.
Meals on Wheels America sees surge in donations after U.S. budget
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Meals on Wheels America, the umbrella organization for 5,000 providers of home-delivered meals for seniors, said on Saturday that online donations have surged since the White House released a proposed budget that could lead to a big drop in its funding.
Tillerson ends China trip with warm words from President Xi
BEIJING (Reuters) – With warm words from Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended his first trip to Asia since taking office with an agreement to work together with China on North Korea and putting aside trickier issues.