Geek Trivia: In 1922, Phone Lines In The U.S. Were Silenced To Observe What?
In 1922, Phone Lines In The U.S. Were Silenced To Observe What? Succession of Pope Benedict XV Alexander Graham Bell’s Funeral Dedication of the Lincoln Memorial...
How Slovakians Beat the Oligarchs
Instead of joining Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic in sliding toward authoritarianism, hundreds of thousands of Slovaks have rallied around their fragile democracy. Protesters in...
Amazon’s Echo Auto is finally here
Alexa is ready to ride. Back in September, Amazon went a bit overboard with Alexa-powered devices like a microwave and wall clock. One of the many...
Jimmy Kimmel thinks Trump’s presidential address could’ve been scarier
Donald Trump’s first presidential address from the Oval Office was more of the same rhetoric about building the wall, which is the focal point of the...
Head of Russian Orthodox Church Warns Big Data Will Usher in the Antichrist and, Well, Hmm
The devil is in the downloads, says Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church. In a recent interview with the state-run Russia-1...
Moose casually wanders into hospital on a snack run
Don’t say ‘moose on the loose.’ Don’t say ‘moose on the loose.’ Don’t say ‘moose on the loose.’ Staffers found a moose on the loose (argh,...
News helicopter catches out people playing ‘Mario Kart’ on stadium’s big screen
It must be neat having access to a huge stadium screen. Like these people, handing out red shells while playing what appears to be Mario Kart...
Baidu announces Apollo Enterprise, its new platform for mass-produced autonomous vehicles
Baidu made several big announcements about Apollo, its open-source autonomous vehicle technology platform, today at CES. The first is the launch of Apollo Enterprise for vehicles...
Go-Jek’s Southeast Asia expansion runs into a roadblock in the Philippines
Southeast Asian ride-hailing challenger Go-Jek has expanded into three new markets as it bids to expand beyond its native Indonesia, but it is having major issues...
Report: Documents Show Extensive Huawei Ties to Suspected Fronts in Iran and Syria
Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei and the daughter of its founder Ren Zhengfei, was detained in Canada late last year...
