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9 years ago+2 2 0Grand Theft Auto Online – Heists Trailer
GTA Online Heists are coming early in 2015 - check out the new trailer for the four-player co-op mode for Grand Theft Auto Online that allows players to plan, prepare and execute multi-tiered Heists across Los Santos and Blaine County. These will req ...
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9 years ago+9 9 0Why you can't get 4K Netflix and Amazon on a PC or Mac (even though they're capable)
If you dropped your Diet Coke on your lap and ran to the nearest 4K PC or 5K iMac when you heard Amazon is delivering Ultra HD Instant Video to its Prime subscribers at no additional charge, only to be greeted by mere high-definition video, you weren ...
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9 years ago+13 13 0An app to report police brutality?
Reporting police brutality could just be a swipe away. That's the motivation behind SWAT, a new app designed by college students Joe Gruenbaum and Brandon Anderson to counter excessive uses of force by police officers. The app, which its creator ...
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9 years ago+19 19 0Anger in France over city's plan for 'Nazi style' badges for the homeless
The southern French city of Marseille has been forced to scrap a system of yellow triangles intended to help spot homeless people after it was accused of employing Nazi-style tactics. The cards, which were given to homeless people, detail their healt ...
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9 years ago+20 20 0Audi says an EV sedan with Tesla-like range is coming in 2017
An all-electric car is in the works at Audi that will rival Tesla's Model S. The car will borrow technology from Audi's made-to-order R8 e-tron, and Audi says it's shooting for a range of 450 kilometers (280 miles), or, roughly in line ...
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9 years ago+8 9 1Why Americans Call Turkey 'Turkey'
Within the turkey lies the tangled history of the world. OK, not quite. But not far off, either. "Turkey" the bird is native to North America. But "turkey" the word is a geographic mess—a tribute to the vagaries of colonial trade ...
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9 years ago+19 19 0US Navy Game-Changer: Seawater Turned in Fuel
The technique would significantly shorten the supply chain, a weak link that makes any force easier to attack.
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9 years ago+13 14 1How Genetically Engineered Gardens Could Replace Airport Security Checkpoints
The excruciating irritation of going through airport security could one day be as pleasant as walking through a garden. A genetically engineered garden, perhaps, but a garden nonetheless.
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9 years ago+5 5 0This record-breaking Doom 2 speedrun will melt your eyes
It's a new record for the classic shooter.
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9 years ago+14 14 0Prosecutors drop key evidence at trial to avoid explaining “stingray” use
In a Baltimore trial courtroom on Monday, a local judge threatened to hold a police detective in contempt of court for refusing to disclose how police located a 16-year-old robbery suspect’s phone. Once the Baltimore Police were able to locate Shemar ...
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9 years ago+8 8 0Skype Will Now Work Straight From Your Browser Without Any Software
Skype's wonderfully easy to use provided you've already got it on the device you're using. Skype for Web makes it easier to get your chat on when Skype isn't already installed. All you've got to do is go to Skype.com and logi ...
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9 years ago+7 7 0Walmart workers plan Black Friday protests over wages
A group of Walmart employees pushing for higher wages said on Friday they were planning protests at 1,600 Walmart stores nationwide on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the United
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9 years ago+13 13 0'Killer robots' need to be strictly monitored, nations warn at UN meeting
“Killer robots” – autonomous weapons systems that can identify and destroy targets in the absence of human control – should be strictly monitored to prevent violations of international or humanitarian law, nations from around the world demanded on Th ...
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9 years ago+19 19 0QUT leading the charge for panel-powered car
A car powered by its own body panels could soon be driving on our roads after a breakthrough in nanotechnology research by a QUT team. Researchers have developed lightweight "supercapacitors" that can be combined with regular batteries to d ...
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9 years ago+18 18 0The Sugarhill Gang's Big Bank Hank Has Died
Hank Jackson, aka The Sugarhill Gang's Big Bank Hank, has died, as TMZ reports. He was 57 years old. The cause is believed to be cancer. The other two founding members of the Sugarhill Gang, Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright and Guy "M ...
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9 years ago+18 18 0Cigarettes containing human poo flood UK market
Cigarettes containing human poo and rat droppings are flooding the UK market. People have reportedly bought the fake fags in pubs, a betting shop, cab offices and car washes.
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9 years ago+10 10 0Uber CEO admits he tried to undermine Lyft's fundraising efforts
Travis Kalanick is really not an enemy you want to have. In a new profile of the Uber CEO published in Vanity Fair, Kalanick openly admits that he tried to undermine the ability of Lyft, the startup's chief rival in the car-hailing space, to rai ...
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9 years ago+15 15 0Google CEO Larry Page just put Sundar Pichai in charge of almost everything
Google's Sundar Pichai, who's already responsible for overseeing Android and Chrome, is about to have even more on his plate. According to Recode, CEO Larry Page has sent a memo to employees revealing that Pichai will now lead nearly every ...
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9 years ago+18 18 0 x 1Silicon Valley startup unveils Internet-connected smart guns for cops
A Silicon Valley startup said Friday that police agencies were field testing its new product: a wireless sensor that transforms officers' weapons into smart guns with real-time telemetry.
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9 years ago+8 9 1How to Earn the Right to Buy Ferrari's Most Exclusive Hypercar
One does not simply walk into Maranello and buy the LaFerrari supercar. The right to spend a million dollars is a reward for the brand's most loyal customers.