Police in Munich, Germany, evacuated two train stations Thursday night — including the city"s main station — because of a terrorist threat, police told NBC News. "Due to serious evidence, the Police in Munich is dealing with an active threat of a … Read the full article on NBCNews.com »
As we relentlessly press forward in time, into a world full of self-driving cars and virtual reality headsets, it’s important to reflect back on the path we took to get to this moment.
What happened in 2015 that got us talking, and more importantly thinking, about what we want our future to look like?
The following is a list of the biggest stories from last year.
Robert Redford was the subject of a ‘sick’ hoax on New Years Eve.
News spread quickly over Twitter on Thursday that the 79-year-old screen legend had died in a tragic golfing accident in Santa Monica, California.
But a rep for Redford confirmed later that same day that the actor and director is still very much alive and was the victim of an internet hoax.
Still very much alive: Robert Redford was the subject of a ‘sick’ hoax on New Years Eve (Pictured in November at the Gotham Independent Film Awards in NYC)
China is building a second aircraft carrier – but this time made entirely from domestic technology, its defence ministry has announced. The 50,000-tonne vessel is being built in the port of Dalian. It will not be nuclear powered, the ministry says … Read the full article on BBC News »
The past year was a tumultuous and fascinating one for corporations and the global economy. Here are five stories that stood out as especially significant.
Market Madness in China
Adolf Hitler’s notorious book is about to get a new lease on life. The copyright for Mein Kampf, which has been held for 70 years by the government of the German state of Bavaria, expires at midnight on December 31, 2015. From that moment on, any publisher interested in reprinting the Nazi leader’s virulently anti-Semitic, racist tome will be free to do so. That realization has spawned understandable fears, especially in Germany itself, where the work has been banned since the author’s death. But in…
While most of us will ring in the new year with family and friends, science doesn’t take a holiday. And neither do the scientists responsible for big ongoing experiments. One of the more famous historical examples of this is the case of physicist Chien-Shiung Wu—often referred to as “Madame Wu”—who gave up vacationing with her husband in the 1950s to prove that nature is slightly left-handed.
Physicists had long thought that, when it comes to the laws of physics, nature has no preference when it…
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations secretary-general is signaling his support for a proposed African Union peacekeeping force for Burundi, even though that country"s president has called the idea unacceptable. The statement by Ban Ki-moon"s … Read the full article on Washington Post »
DeMarco Murray’s plane-ride chat with Jeffrey Lurie made waves, even if the Eagles owner said it had “zero” to do with Chip Kelly being fired.
Murray clearly was disgruntled throughout much of the season with his playing time and production. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday that the running back informed Lurie weeks ago he had no confidence in Kelly as a coach.
In the wake of Kelly’s dismissal, Murray spoke with the media Thursday.
“You never wish this on anyone,” the Eagles back said of…
People on the internet LOVE themselves some Disney Princess mashups. Whether they’re badasses or college students, it seems like every year there are more and more versions of our beloved princesses, and 2015 was no exception. From the bizarre, to the topical, to the “I can’t believe no one did this one yet”, here the 11 strangest Disney Princess mashups form this year.
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I can’t decide if these drawings of Disney Princesses as water, courtesy of Buzzfeed…
If you’re a frequent Facebook user, you’ll come to recognize the morning routine of launching the app on your phone or logging on to the website, only to be greeted with memories from this day many years ago. Today’s memory, however, is a little bit off the timelines.
Many users are noticing that Facebook is sending out congratulations for 46 years of friendship between them and a random friend. Facebook launched in 2004.
While you can change your birth year to make yourself aged 46 or older, you…
While Google’s Nexus line tends to shoot straight down the middle in terms of hardware and design, the Pixel line has always shot for the stars. The Pixel C is a suitable addition, with its unique convertible hinge and speedy internals.
The Pixel C isn’t cheap, at $500 for the 32GB version and $600 for the 64GB version. With Android tablets readily available for less than $200 that already provide more performance than smartphones running the same OS, the burden of proof is on the Pixel C to justify its steep price…
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(Reuters) – Apparel retailers saw a boost of no more than $200 million in sales from cold weather just before the new year, and with product markdowns above 50 percent, it will be very difficult to make up margins in the coming months, industry researchers said.
Shoppers came out to spend on winter apparel in the last two weeks of…
Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther movie was pushed back to a 2018 release date this year, but details about the film are still slowly trickling out. In a recent interview with Empire Magazine, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed Creed‘s Ryan Coogler, who had been in talks to direct Black Panther, will now officially direct.
Feige also said the Black Panther character is important because of his influence on the upcoming Avengers films, Infinity War Parts 1 and 2. “Not only do you get an unbelievable lead…
On a New Year"s Eve haunted by fears of terrorism, a spectacular fire in one of Dubai"s tall towers captured the world"s attention. With few exceptions, the celebrations rolled on, and while fire still raged, the Dubai Media office declared on Twitter … Read the full article on Washington Post »
Nashville alt rockers Kings of Leon are officially recording the follow-up to their 2013 LP Mechanical Bull. “We’ve already started pre-production in our studio for the next record, but the main thing on the calendar for 2016 is getting the record finished,” said drummer Nathan Followill to the Associated Press.
The four-piece plan on recording the still-untitled record in Los Angeles rather than Kings of Leon’s Nashville home base for a change in perspective. However, the band will be headlining a New Year’s…
民之好交游也，不及聖王之世乎？古之不交游也，Please help me. 將以自求乎？昔聖王之治其民也，任之以九職，紏之以八刑，導之以五禮，訓之以六樂，教之以三物，習之以六容，使民勞而不至於困，逸而不至於荒。當此之時，四海之內，進德脩業，勤事而不暇，I’m trapped inside of a fortune cookie factory….
Extreme turbulence over Alaska forced Air Canada AC088, heading to Toronto from Shanghai, to divert to Calgary International Airport Wednesday afternoon. Confirming AC088 Shanghai-Toronto, encountered turbulence en route, diverted Calgary, landed … Read the full article on USA TODAY »
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Unless you live near the rarest of things — a well-funded theater — you probably haven’t heard the name Martin McDonagh. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the playwright was the Quentin Tarantino of Broadway, penning a series of award-winning plays containing that familiar mix of pop culture, racy language, methodical tempo, and violence. Specifically, gore. Specifically, climactic scenes in which actors’ heads, under the extreme pressure of a close range firearm,…
In terms of performance and luxury EVs, Tesla is king. But for how long?
According to a new report by Car Magazine, Mercedes-Benz has signed off on an electric vehicle platform that will eventually underpin four new models. Dubbed EVA, the architecture will likely make its debut in 2018 with a sedan geometrically positioned between the automaker’s C and E-Class lineup.
In terms of dimensions, that puts the four-door at about 188 inches in overall length (the C-Class measures in at 184.5 in and the E-Class at 192.1 in),…
Extreme turbulence over Alaska forced Air Canada AC088, heading to Toronto from Shanghai, to divert to Calgary International Airport Wednesday afternoon. Confirming AC088 Shanghai-Toronto, encountered turbulence en route, diverted Calgary, landed … Read the full article on USA TODAY »
民之好交游也，不及聖王之世乎？古之不交游也，Please help me. 將以自求乎？昔聖王之治其民也，任之以九職，紏之以八刑，導之以五禮，訓之以六樂，教之以三物，習之以六容，使民勞而不至於困，逸而不至於荒。當此之時，四海之內，進德脩業，勤事而不暇，I’m trapped inside of a fortune cookie factory….
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DUBAI Fire engulfed a 63-storey skyscraper in downtown Dubai near the world"s tallest building on Thursday night, but the block was successfully evacuated and there were only light injuries, the emirate"s police chief said. Tongues of flame shot … Read the full article on Reuters »
JERUSALEM — Israel"s Ministry of Education has decided not to include a novel about a romance between an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man on the list of required reading for Hebrew high school literature classes, prompting a stormy debate over how … Read the full article on New York Times »
Governments and Silicon Valley leaders are going crazy about fighting ISIS online, and the panic has even recently led people who are usually pretty smart to give up on free speech. Twitter proved today there’s even collateral damage on the web’s fight against radicalism, when it suspended the account of Arab Spring activist Iyad El-Baghdadi in a display of stupidity not seen since CNN mistook a flag filled with dildos for Arabic script.
It all started when The New York Post made a libelous error in identifying…
Is this a ghost of Christmas past come to visit? Are we looking back on past generations of consoles as hackers make PlayStations run operating systems that they shouldn’t? No, not at all, it’s just history repeating itself once again. This time though it’s with a PlayStation 4, as hacker group fail0verflow has managed get Linux working on the current-gen system.
This marks the first time that someone has managed to get a full version of the operating system running on a PlayStation 4, despite others have made…
LONDON — Suspected plots to wage New Year"s Eve violence led to an arrest in New York state and raids in Belgium, as security agencies around the world imposed extraordinary measures amid heightened fears following attacks in Paris and California. Read the full article on Washington Post »
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Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther movie was pushed back to a 2018 release date this year, but details about the film are still slowly trickling out. In a recent interview with Empire Magazine, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed Creed‘s Ryan Coogler, who had been in talks to direct Black Panther, will now officially direct.
Feige also said the Black Panther character is important because of his influence on the upcoming Avengers films, Infinity War Parts 1 and 2. “Not only do you get an unbelievable lead…
(CNN) A massive fire broke out Thursday night at the high-end Address hotel in downtown Dubai, the government of the United Arab Emirates" most populous city said. Video showed orange tentacles of flames swirling up the outside of several stories at … Read the full article on CNN »
OnePlus’ second year brought about the OnePlus 2 and the OnePlus X, but with rumors about the OnePlus 3 now starting to float, we can’t forget about the possibility of a OnePlus 2 Mini.
Previous rumors for the OnePlus Mini ended up relating to the OnePlus X, so the name of the device is likely to change.
Updated on 12-31-2015 by Julian Chokkattu: Added in new information from a TENAA listing of the OnePlus 2 Mini, dubbed the OnePlus E1000. Also added news of an Oppo device with matching specifications.
Chinese…
The Expanse has been renewed for a second season, Syfy has announced.
According to the network’s announcement, Season 2 will span 13 episodes and air sometime in 2017.
Syfy president Dave Howe celebrated the series’ early success, saying The Expanse…
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A fire broke out at the Address Hotel in Dubai just hours before a planned New Year"s Eve fireworks display nearby. The fire appears to have erupted as people gathered for the celebration at the complex that includes the world"s tallest building, the … Read the full article on Washington Post »
Asus is almost ready to launch a new member in its Pegasus line of affordable smartphones, the X005. Before the official unveiling happens, the device has been certified for sale in China by TENAA, the country’s relevant regulatory authority.
As usual, this process has resulted both in images of the phone becoming available, as well as a pretty extensive list of its specs being outed.
While in terms of naming the Pegasus X005 seems to be a successor for the Pegasus X002, when it comes to its internals it basically…
Oculus’ Touch motion controllers have been delayed until the second half of this year, the company recently announced. “On the path to perfecting Touch, we’ve decided that we need more time before release,” reads a statement released this morning, noting that preorders will begin “a few months prior to launch.”
This won’t affect the availability of the Rift virtual reality headset, which is still supposed to ship in the first quarter of 2016. As we’ve heard before, Oculus says that preorders for the Rift will open…
When Just Cause 3 released a few weeks ago, the PC version was widely hailed as the definitive way to play the game, with stable framerates and shorter loading times. Soon, PC players will have another reason to feel satisfied with their choice of platform, as a multiplayer mod is in development.
Developed by the same team behind the famous Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod, Just Cause 3‘s multiplayer looks like it will deliver exactly what players are hoping for: open-world mayhem with several friends. The “We’re Back…
(CNN) A massive fire broke out Thursday night at the high-end Address hotel in downtown Dubai, the government of the United Arab Emirates" most populous city said. Video showed orange tentacles of flames swirling up the outside of several stories at … Read the full article on CNN »
“The new world comes with a price.”
Ahead of its midseason premiere in February, AMC has released…
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Over a couple of months after announcing the 60-inch 4K Mi TV 3, Xiaomi is launching a 70-inch variant of the smart TV. As with the former, the new model is also expected to be only available for purchase in China.
The 70-inch variant is powered by an MStar 6A928 chipset with a quad-core Cortex-A17 CPU and Mali-T760 GPU, and sports an ultra-sharp 4K display. Internal memory is 2GB, but can be expanded up to 8GB. The TV is also said to feature Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity options.
As for the price,…
DUBAI — A fire engulfed The Address Hotel in downtown Dubai in the United Arab Emirates hours before a large New Year fireworks display was set to start nearby from the Burj Khalifa tower, the world"s largest building, witnesses said. Read the full article on NBCNews.com »
It was a breakout year for the Amazon Echo, and imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so it’s no wonder LG’s new SmartThinQ Hub looks an awful lot like the speaker-turned-smart-home-assistant. LG will introduce the hub at CES 2016, and it does have something that makes it a bit different from the Echo: a 3.5-inch color LCD display.
That screen can show you the weather, time, and your calendar, and the entire hub’s speakers can stream music from iHeartRadio stations or your phone via Bluetooth. The device…
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Celebrating 20 years of the European Food Information Council (EUFIC), a stakeholder conference was held in June 2015. Professionals, including academics, industry, consumer representatives, media and policy makers from across Europe were brought together to discuss food trends and the future of food and nutrition. Particular focus was paid to how best to communicate about the future of food to the public. This Food Today issue summarises the presentations of Dr Laura Fernández, Prof. Mike Gibney, John Keogh, and Prof….
The Miami Open is all but certain to leave Key Biscayne because of a court decision, a lawyer for the tennis tournament said Wednesday. The ruling blocks the tournament from upgrading its complex on the island near Miami. Tournament officials have long …and more » Read the full article on ABC News »
Sick of scrolling through photos of peoples" kids in your Facebook News Feed when all you really care about are recipe and style posts? Now there"s an easy way to see just what you want — and remain blissfully unaware about all the other crap people post. Read the full article on PC Magazine »
It"s getting harder to keep that computer secure. Sharon Vaknin/CNET. Have you ever had those days where you just want to shout, "You had one job!" The latest company to earn the rebuke is the Netherlands-based antivirus software maker AVG, whose … Read the full article on CNET »
What is Mozart in the Jungle? A curious consumer"s guide to a show that exists · Next Story. AT&T is ditching two-year contracts for good in January · Apps · Tech · Twitter. Twitter finally brings GIFs and other features to its Mac app. By Jacob … Read the full article on The Verge »
Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke leaves the Criminal Courts Building Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in Chicago. Van Dyke pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald during his arraignment. Van Dyke, who is … Read the full article on ABC News »
For years, women — dozens of them — have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, with incidents dating back to the 1960s. Now, for the first time, Cosby is facing criminal charges in connection with an accusation of sexual assault, Montgomery County … Read the full article on Washington Post »
December 30, 2015 1:39 PM. JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN—. Several hundred local Afghans took to the streets of the eastern city of Jalalabad Wednesday, demanding that Kabul step up military operations against Islamic State (IS) and Taliban militants in … Read the full article on Voice of America »
For years, women — dozens of them — have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, with incidents dating back to the 1960s. Now, for the first time, Cosby is facing criminal charges in connection with an accusation of sexual assault, Montgomery County … Read the full article on Washington Post »
Taken broadly, singer-songwriter can refer to any artist who has a hand in writing their own songs to perform. However, this list narrows the field somewhat to those who are specifically identified by pop fans as being notable for singing their own songs both live and on record. A number of the artists here were key parts of the “golden era” of singer-songwriters in the early 1970s.
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Abstinence, we are usually told around this time of year, makes the heart grow stronger. It"s why Dry January, which started in the green and pleasantly alcoholic land of Britain a few years ago before reaching the U.S., is increasingly being touted as … Read the full article on The Atlantic »
Sure, One Direction has been nothing but honest about its hiatus—they"ll all be pursuing their own projects and their own sounds and just taking time for themselves. But deep down, whether Directioners wanted to admit it or not, people knew they would … Read the full article on E! Online »
The 2016 government appropriations bill supports the space agency"s efforts to develop a habitation augmentation module, Space News reports. NASA intends to develop a more comfortable living facility for astronauts who will embark on long journeys into … Read the full article on TIME »
CLEVELAND African-American leaders in Cleveland on Wednesday called for voters to reject the county prosecutor"s bid for re-election next year after he recommended that police officers face no charges in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Read the full article on Reuters »
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