Monthly Archives: May 2018
Hardcore Lyft riders can sign up to pay less than $7 a ride — but is it worth it?
The subscription fervor that’s grown from Netflix to MoviePass is making its way to the road. Invites through the Lyft app started going out this week to high-frequency “insiders” who want a chance to sign up for a $200 per month plan. (Note: That will set riders back more each month than Amazon Prime’s new […]
Researchers just proved why it's so scary that digital assistants are always listening
As if we needed more reasons to be freaked out by increasingly powerful digital assistants, there’s a new nightmare scenario: The music you listen to or conversations you hear on TV could hijack your digital assistant with commands undetectable to human ears. This is known as a “Dolphin Attack” (because dolphins can hear what humans […]
Wozniacki, Muguruza knocked out in Madrid, Halep strolls into quarters
MADRID (Reuters) – World number two Caroline Wozniacki was sent packing from the third round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday while third-ranked Garbine Muguruza followed her swiftly out the exit door.
Companies detail payments to Trump lawyer; Daniels' attorney says there's more
WASHINGTON/ZURICH (Reuters) – An attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels said he has additional evidence linking a Russian businessman and payment to U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, as international and U.S. companies on Wednesday acknowledged large payments to Cohen’s consulting firm.
Americans freed by North Korea before Trump-Kim summit head home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea released three American prisoners and handed them over to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday, clearing a major obstacle to an unprecedented summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
'Outlander' has been renewed for two more seasons and we'd like to time travel to watch them now, please
For those who have been with Outlander’s Claire and Jamie since the first season aired in 2014, it’s hard to even imagine an end to their epic time-hopping journey. Luckily, we won’t have to imagine it for quite some time. Starz and Sony Pictures Television have announced the wildly popular show’s renewal for at least […]
Analyst fires back after Elon Musk shut him down in Tesla earnings call
The drama is heating up after Tesla CEO Elon Musk called a bunch of analysts’ questions boring. Well, this certainly isn’t boring: One of the analysts who asked about the electric car maker’s Model 3 reservations at last week’s unhinged earnings call wrote an open letter to Musk defending his “boneheaded” question. Musk had refused […]
Burger King stunt could spell the beginning of the end for Instagram Stories
There are two plausible reactions to a new Instagram campaign from Burger King. The first: Dope, burgers! The second: Dang, brands are about to clog up my Stories feed. SEE ALSO: Don’t forget: Instagram is creepy, too Spanish Burger King used Instagram Stories’ polling feature to allow customers to build their own Whoppers — and then […]
Svitolina ousted by Suarez Navarro, Halep through in Madrid
MADRID (Reuters) – Elina Svitolina suffered a shock 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4 defeat by emotional local favorite Carla Suarez Navarro, while world number one Simona Halep beat Elise Mertens in the Madrid Open second round on Tuesday.
Pompeo heads back to North Korea; Trump cites hope for detainees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on his way to North Korea on Tuesday to prepare for an unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as President Donald Trump signaled the possibility that three Americans detained there could soon be released.