Your front-facing camera will soon authenticate payments as being tested out in a pilot program with First Tech Federal Credit Union. The financial services company MasterCard is experimenting on the use of facial recognition technology to authorize payments. … [Read more...]
It’s Easier to Make Your TV Smarter with Google’s Chromecast
Sometimes, the best products are the ones that are the simplest. Google's Chromecast, an HDMI dongle that lets you "cast" videos, music and apps to a TV or computer display using a phone, tablet or computer, is one of those products. … [Read more...]
Nevermind Bicycle Lanes, Duck Lanes Are All the Rage in Britain
Finally, humans and ducks can walk side-by-side along UK canal towpaths without getting under each other's feet. As part of their #ShareTheSpace campaign, Britain's Canal & River Trust have introduced "duck lanes" that run alongside the water's edge, marking out a clear waddling space for everyone's favourite feathered friends. … [Read more...]
Group of High School Football Players Chose to Pay It Forward
After a Michigan football team had their meals paid for at a Michigan restaurant, they decided to "pay it forward." It all started on Tuesday when a group of six Lake Orion High School football players were dining at Iris Café in Orion Township. … [Read more...]
Deadly Airstrike Leaves 24 Doctors Without Borders Staffers Missing
There are still 24 staffers from Doctors Without Borders missing after the airstrike that hit the charity's hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 22 people died in the Saturday morning strike, including 12 staffers, the charity's international president said Wednesday. … [Read more...]
Chilean Dictator Pinochet Ordered Assassination of Diplomat
Newly declassified U.S. intelligence documents revealed Thursday that Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet personally ordered the 1976 assassination of one of his country's diplomats in Washington. … [Read more...]
Former Hurricane Oho Headed for Alaska
While the lower 48 has enjoyed a mostly inactive Atlantic basin hurricane season, it’s perhaps the last place in America that one would expect a former hurricane to make landfall. Alaska? Yes, that Alaska, could be directly impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Oho, which as of Thursday afternoon has been downgraded to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of … [Read more...]
$15,000 Raised to Help Injured Bear Get New Home
More than $15,000 has been raised by a campaign to get Pedals, an injured bear who roams a New Jersey town walking upright like a human due to his injuries, a home at a wildlife sanctuary in New York. … [Read more...]