Texas governor draws criticism for joke about shooting journalists Texas Governor Greg Abbott joked about shooting journalists while visiting a gun range on Friday to sign a bill lowering the cost of a handgun license, drawing criticism from gun-safety and free-press advocates who called his remarks "dangerous." Abbott signed the […]
John Glenn's body rekindles military mortuary scandal A scandal involving the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, the main point of entry for U.S. troops killed overseas, has rekindled with controversy over the care of astronaut John Glenn’s body. On Monday, the Air Force reassigned the mortuary branch chief at […]
Texas nurse indicted in second child's death The crime Texas prosecutors proved three decades ago was horrifying: A nurse entrusted with caring for young children killed a 15-month-old girl by injecting her with powerful drugs, they said. Genene Jones was sentenced to 99 years in prison. Then authorities discovered she […]
You'll Never Look at Beauty and the Beast the Same After Seeing Dan Stevens Before CGI How on earth did Emma Watson keep a straight face? The Internet has pretty much exploded after behind-the-scenes footage of Watson and Dan Stevens' scenes from their blockbuster hit, Beauty and the Beast, got […]
Newly discovered vulnerability raises fears of another WannaCry A newly found flaw in widely used networking software leaves tens of thousands of computers potentially vulnerable to an attack similar to that caused by WannaCry, which infected more than 300,000 computers worldwide, cybersecurity researchers said on Thursday. The U.S. Department of […]
Brazilian ride-hailing app 99 raises $100 million from SoftBank Japan's SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) agreed to invest $100 million in Brazilian ride-hailing app 99, the startup said on Wednesday, capping off a fund-raising round totaling more than $200 million. Press representatives for 99 declined to specify how big a stake […]
Microsoft to buy cyber security firm Hexadite for $100 million Microsoft has agreed to acquire cyber security firm Hexadite for $100 million, Israeli financial news website Calcalist reported on Wednesday. Hexadite, headquartered in Boston with its research and development center in Israel, provides technology to automate responses to cyber attacks […]
Google's Alpha Go beats Chinese master again to clinch series win Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, beat Chinese Go master Ke Jie for a second time on Thursday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in a best of three series meant to test the limits of computers in taking on humans […]
Most Japan firms favor cautious approach to any Toshiba delisting Most Japanese firms believe the Tokyo bourse should be cautious in its approach to any delisting of embattled Toshiba Corp (6502.T), concerned about the potential impact on its clients, subcontractors and financial markets, a Reuters poll showed. The conglomerate, whose […]
Software update can fix Fiat Chrysler's U.S. diesel issue Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCHA.MI) believes a software update can address U.S. regulators' contention that its diesel vehicles are producing excess emissions, a lawyer for the company said at a court hearing on Wednesday. The lawyer admitted no wrongdoing by the […]
