USOC, USA Gymnastics, MSU begin responding to Congress over Larry Nassar case The first responses from the Congressional inquiries into convicted team physician Larry Nassar began to trickle into Capitol Hill this week as Michigan State, USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee have begun communications with the Senate Commerce […]
Revamped Cavs stay hot with win over Thunder LeBron James and his new teammates are playing like old buddies. James scored 37 points, and the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers got a much different result this time against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 120-112 victory on Tuesday night. Cleveland claimed its […]
Love at first whistle: Married NBA referees balance love and basketball Newlyweds Lauren Holtkamp and Jonathan Sterling wanted to do what many couples do on their day off. Run errands, take their dog to the park, watch episodes of House Hunters on HGTV and Black Mirror on Netflix. But Holtkamp […]
Shaun White is America’s most clutch performer in Winter Games history The final trick safely landed, the gold medal almost assuredly around his neck, Shaun White came off the halfpipe at Phoenix Snow Park and raised his arms, screaming with the kind of emotion you’ve rarely seen during his lifetime […]
AMP for email is a terrible idea Google just announced a plan to “modernize” email with its Accelerated Mobile Pages platform, allowing “engaging, interactive, and actionable email experiences.” Does that sound like a terrible idea to anyone else? It sure sounds like a terrible idea to me, and not only […]
Google is good at building phones but terrible at selling them After shipping just 3.9 million units in 2017, Google has a lot of retail work to do. With the recent acquisition of one of HTC’s smartphone teams, Google appears more committed than ever to being a smartphone hardware maker. […]
U.S. senators concerned about Chinese access to intellectual property China is trying to gain access to sensitive U.S. technologies and intellectual properties through telecommunications companies, academia and joint business ventures, U.S. senators and spy chiefs warned on Tuesday at a Senate hearing. Republican Senator Richard Burr, chairman of the Senate […]
Baidu earnings beat forecasts, eyes U.S. listing for video unit iQiyi Chinese internet search firm Baidu Inc posted a forecast-beating quarterly revenue increase and unveiled a U.S. listing plan for its Netflix-like video platform iQiyi as it looks to rev up new drivers for growth. Baidu posted on Tuesday fourth […]
NY top court says ‘private’ Facebook photos can be disclosed New York state’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that Facebook users may be required to turn over photos and other information that are relevant to litigation, even if they are shielded by “privacy” settings. By a 7-0 vote, the Court […]
UK border and immigration system unprepared for Brexit: report Government delays, uncertainty and under-resourcing have left the British borders and immigration system unprepared for Brexit, according to a parliamentary report on Wednesday. Lack of clarity over immigration intentions is creating anxiety for EU citizens in the UK and putting already […]
