Monthly Archives: August 2017
Fox News stopped broadcasting in the UK and frankly nobody will miss it anyway
Fox News is no more — at least in the UK. And it doesn’t look like there are many people who will miss it. SEE ALSO: No Fox News, Houston is nothing like ‘Sharknado’ The Rupert Murdoch-owned TV channel has been turned off across the pond because its viewership was low. Like, astonishingly low. U.S. […]
Jon and Dany have been beaten in our final 'Game of Thrones' power rankings
The Game of Thrones power rankings determines which character is currently most likely to sit on the Iron Throne at the end of the entire series: not the power behind it, but actually ruling as King or Queen of Westeros. We’re making these predictions based on what the showrunners are likely to think the best […]
How Brand New’s new album subverted the music industry in plain view—and won
I was sitting at my work desk just like any other day, when I opened up Instagram and saw something that blew my mind: My favorite band, Brand New, unexpectedly announced an album release after eight long years of rumors and build up. But this announcement wasn’t like other surprise albums by superstars like Beyoncé […]
Acer Predator Orion 9000 is a gaming behemoth with 18 cores and 4 graphics cards
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Miss UK says she handed back her crown because she was told to lose weight
Miss United Kingdom has handed back her crown and withdrawn from an international beauty pageant after being told to lose weight by competition organisers, she says. SEE ALSO: Miss Iceland drops mic after being told she’s ‘too fat’ for beauty pageant Zoiey Smale from Nottinghamshire was due to compete in the Miss United Continents pageant, […]
Marathon big three Bekele, Kipchoge and Kipsang to meet in Berlin
(Reuters) – Three of the world’s top marathon runners will compete against each other for the first time when Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele takes on Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge and Wilson Kipsang at the 2017 Berlin marathon on September 24.
U.S. appeals court questions scope of Trump travel ban
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Monday sharply questioned a lawyer defending President Donald Trump’s effort to broadly enforce a temporary refugee ban that the Republican president said was necessary for national security.
Tough choice for Trump if Congress refuses border wall financing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is unlikely to win congressional support for funds he wants for a proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall before an Oct. 1 deadline, meaning he may have to choose between backing down on a key campaign promise or shutting down the government.
Apple stock has performed so well that CEO Tim Cook got an $89 million bonus
A job well done deserves a reward. And a job well done at the world’s most profitable company deserves, well, a reward worth more money than most of us can even fathom. Apple CEO Tim Cook has received $89.2 million in stock for the strong performance of the company’s stock. SEE ALSO: Damn, Apple’s earnings […]
On Skynet's 20th birthday, it's time to admit AI isn't a real threat
At 2:14 a.m. Eastern time on August 29th 1997, Skynet became self-aware. The Cyberdine Systems program, which NORAD hoped would remove human error from its nuclear weapons system, had been learning about its human makers at an exponential rate. When military officials panicked and tried to turn it off, Skynet fought back by launching ICBMs […]