Most of the frozen precipitation that hit the Chicago area today has now turned to liquid as area temperatures continue to climb. The area is now digging out from one of the biggest sleet events in years. … [Read more...]
Asian Shares Make Modest Gains, Capped by Weak Oil Prices
Shares in Europe made modest gains Tuesday as Asia recovered from an overnight drop in oil prices and a sell-off in Shanghai. … [Read more...]
Ban on Knock-off Hoverboards by Amazon Has Huge Effect
Amazon's crackdown on the sale of cheap, knock-off hoverboards from suspicious sellers has had a big effect on the market for the devices, Quartz reports. … [Read more...]
JJ Watt Sacks Twitter Troll with A+ Burn
NFL superstar JJ Watt simply will not quit with his unrelenting assault upon the vapid Internet culture that permeates the post-modern hellscape in which we all now reside. Having already mocked Internet slang and selfies, Watt more recently trained his gaze upon a new target: A collective attitude that pooh-poohs effort and earnestness in favor of snark and irony. … [Read more...]
Online Payments in the U.S. Launch for Samsung Pay
Samsung Pay plans a major expansion in the United States next year. Users will be able to make purchases on websites with Samsung Pay, which puts it into more direct competition with services like Paypal, Reuters reports. The mobile wallet platform will be also available on lower-end Samsung smartphones, not just flagship models like the Galaxy S6 Edge. … [Read more...]
Environmental Disaster Reigning Terror in Southern California
An enormous gas leak in Southern California has led to the evacuation of thousands of residents with hundreds more having to be relocated. Residents living in nearby areas have complained of headaches, nosebleeds and trouble breathing. An estimated 70,000 pounds of gas is being released into the atmosphere every hour. … [Read more...]
New VP of Diversity and Inclusion From Apple Hired by Twitter
Twitter has hired Jeffrey Siminoff to replace Janet Van Huysse as the company’s new vice president of diversity and inclusion. The news was announced on, yep, Twitter, by its head of human resources, Brian Schipper. … [Read more...]
Tennessee Titans need big changes to jolt them out of hypnosis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans talk so comfortably about having the right people and enough talent to compete, you’d think a hypnotist had recently worked the locker room. … [Read more...]
Kim Kardashian and Nicki Minaj behind surge in behind surgery
It doesn’t take a genius to know that Kim Kardashian West, Nicki Minaj and Jennifer Lopez have changed America’s body aesthetics. … [Read more...]
Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S7 may launch in two screen sizes this February
Samsung's next flagship Android smartphone — tentatively referred to as the Galaxy S7 — will reportedly arrive in a few months. … [Read more...]