Adam Rippon wanted a ‘Xanax and a quick drink’ to calm nerves Adam Rippon is not holding back. The 28-year-old figure skater made headlines before he arrived in Pyeongchang. Now, Rippon’s got everyone’s attention for what he’s doing on the ice. Rippon put on a beautiful, artistic and athletic performance […]
Adam Rippon, Mirai Nagasu lead USA to team figure skating medal at 2018 Winter Olympics Adam Rippon and Mirai Nagasu, 20-something veterans who have already lived a lifetime or two in figure skating, turned in the performances of their lives Monday morning to lead the United States to the bronze […]
Jamie Anderson wins her second Olympic gold in women’s snowboard slopestyle Jamie Anderson is golden again. Four years after she won gold in snowboard slopestyle’s debut in the Games, Anderson claimed another here in Pyeongchang. Long the queen of slopestyle with 14 overall X Games medals, including five gold in […]
What to expect from Samsung’s next Galaxy flagships It’s that time of year again. Samsung is getting ready to unpack some shiny new high end smartphones at the world’s biggest mobile confab. And Android fans are getting ready to cheer. The TechCrunch team will be on the ground at MWC […]
Nvidia says it is working hard to increase GPU supply, remains focused on gamers The graphics card shortage caused by demand from cryptominers is showing no signs of abating, but Nvidia says it is doing “everything we can” to increase supply. CEO Jensen Huang reiterated that it is retailers who […]
Facebook Losing Friends to Snapchat in the U.K. Facebook Inc. is losing its swagger with young users, who are increasingly migrating to rival platforms including Snap Inc.’s Snapchat, according to a new study. Seventy-one percent of U.K. social network users between 12 years and 17 years old will be using […]
Foxconn to use proceeds from unit’s Shanghai IPO to fund $4 billion projects Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, said it plans to use proceeds from a Shanghai listing of one if its subsidiaries to fund eight projects totaling 27.3 billion yuan ($4 billion). In January, Foxconn, formally […]
Microsoft Wants To Put An End To Passwords Once And For All Microsoft plans to make passwords obsolete starting off with the Windows 10 S, the next beta release version of which will not require the aging security tool anymore. When the Windows 10 S becomes official, there will be […]
Friend or foe? Assad quietly aids Syrian Kurds against Turkey Syria’s U.S.-backed Kurds are getting indirect help from an unlikely source in their war against Turkey in the northwestern region of Afrin: President Bashar al-Assad. Pro-government forces and Kurdish-led forces have fought each other elsewhere in Syria and Damascus opposes […]
Philippines says more than 2,200 citizens in Kuwait want to go home More than 2,200 Filipinos are ready to take up President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer to repatriate workers from Kuwait due to reports of abuse, the Philippine labor minister said on Sunday. Duterte asked Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific on […]
