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9 years ago+36 36 0 x 1Microsoft Cortana is already available on Xbox one, if you know the right tricks
It was reported by one of the users over Reddit that Cortana ( voice assistant ) as a hidden feature is already available
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9 years ago+57 57 0 x 2Why Some of the World’s Most Famous Chefs Don’t Want a Michelin Star
In 2003, the renowned, 52-year-old French chef Bernard Loiseau, then one of the most famous chefs in France and an inspiration for the chef Auguste Gusteau in the Pixar film Ratatouille, shot himself in the mouth with a hunting rifle amid speculation ...
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9 years ago+26 26 0Snapchat will let users pay to replay Snaps
Those disappearing Snaps on red-hot messaging app Snapchat won't vanish as quickly because of a new paid feature rolled out Tuesday. Snapchat announced it will allow users to purchase Replays of any Snap they receive. For $1, users will be able ...
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9 years ago+20 20 0Pedestrian Question - Is Barack Obama a Muslim?
According to a new poll, a majority of Republicans still believe that President Obama is a Muslim. Jimmy was shocked by this and thought it might be a good subject for our audience guessing game #PedestrianQuestion. So we went out on the street and a ...
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9 years ago+20 20 0Wells Fargo Contractors Allegedly Stole Family Heirlooms Rescued From Nazis
The few remaining defenders of the Obama administration’s failure to prosecute the executives who helped cause the 2008 financial crisis argue that the bankers’ actions were unethical but not criminal. President Obama himself has made this claim: “So ...
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9 years ago+43 43 0 x 1Confirmed: Long-Lost Nazi Loot Train Found In Poland
Last week, a pair of anonymous treasure hunters approached officials in Walbrzych, Poland via their lawyer to claim they had found an old Nazi loot train. Now officials have confirmed that the pair certainly found a train. Whether it's full of ...
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9 years ago+29 29 0Hollywood Finally Gets Hacking Right with Mr. Robot
A few weeks ago I started hearing about a new show on the USA network, Mr. Robot. The synopsis for the show was “Mr. Robot is a psychological thriller that follows a young programmer who works as a cyber-security engineer by day and a vigilante hacke ...
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9 years ago+78 78 0 x 1What's Wrong With a Little Free Library?
Three years ago, The Los Angeles Times published a feel-good story on the Little Free Library movement. The idea is simple: A book lover puts a box or shelf or crate of books in their front yard. Neighbors browse, take one, and return later with a re ...
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9 years ago+19 19 0The UK is testing out roads that charge electric cars as they go
A trial in England is hoping to significantly boost the range of electric cars by introducing roads that can charge the vehicles as they drive along them. Unless you happen to own a Tesla and live near a supercharging station, the current battery lif ...
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9 years ago+40 40 0 x 1Instagram Food Porn Violates Copyright Law Says German Court
In this food porn-loving day and age — there are now TV shows and dinners built around the concept — Instagramming a meal is pretty much an expected step when dining out: Sit down at restaurant, order food, Instagram said food, pay check, leave. Unfo ...
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9 years ago+15 15 0Rep. Todd Courser, Michigan lawmaker, won't resign after fabricating male prostitute story
A Michigan lawmaker said he won't resign after sending an email to Republican supporters falsely claiming he was caught having sex with a male prostitute and said in a statement released Monday he was the target of a blackmail attempt. The Detro ...
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9 years ago+20 20 0New study shows Spain’s “Google tax” has been a disaster for publishers
A study commissioned by Spanish publishers has found that a new intellectual property law passed in Spain last year, which charges news aggregators like Google for showing snippets and linking to news stories, has done substantial damage to the Spani ...
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9 years ago+20 20 0What if all cars were electric?
A century ago, Switzerland decided to electrify its railways. Out went coal, coal pollution and energy dependency. Today, what about switching all our cars over to electricity? The air would be cleaner, but what would be the impact on electricity dem ...
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9 years ago+63 63 0 x 1Inside the Shadowy Business of Prison Phone Calls
Joanne Jones, an occupational therapist from Warwick, Rhode Island, has made an unlikely foe in the past year: Securus Technologies, a billion-dollar prison technology company based in Dallas. Sitting at her kitchen table one recent afternoon in fron ...
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9 years ago+16 16 0Watch Battle Bots - Fights Only (2015)
Overview of Battle Bots, showing only the fights.
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9 years ago+13 13 0DMX sentenced to 6 months in jail for unpaid child support
DMX has been sentenced to six months in an upstate jail for failing to pay child support.
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9 years ago+20 21 1Why Does God Have So Many Billboards?
Everyone needs to advertise. Even God, apparently.
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9 years ago+18 18 0Australian dragon reverses its sex as temperatures rise, study reveals
The sex of young lizards emerging from the nest can be influenced by the surrounding temperature as well as their genetic make-up, Australian researchers have found - a phenomenon that has never before been seen in the wild. A team from the Institute ...
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9 years ago+17 17 0In France, most people cheat on their spouse — but no one really cares
Infidelity is common in France, but no one in the country seems to mind. In Aziz Ansari's new book on romance in the digital age, "Modern Love," the comedian/actor points to a 2014 study by the French Institute of Public Opinion, which ...
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9 years ago+5 6 1Hillary Clinton Blames Charleston Shooting on Free Speech
I suppose none of us should be surprised that the presidential candidate who wants a constitutional amendment to censor criticism of her and other politicians wants to blame the racist shootings in Charleston, South Carolina, on things her adversarie ...