For the last three years, Sarah Purpura has been a Robin Hood of sorts, taking food from the wealthy and giving it to the impoverished. But she isn’t stealing these items. Instead, she and her colleagues have successfully convinced industry titans and private educational institutions in Massachusetts to donate their excess food to the homeless. … [Read more...]
Location-Independent Companies Can Wield Tool Suite to Reach Employees
A startup called Teleport is making tools for companies (and startup employees) that track timezones, optimize travel and advices on living costs. Teleport is a startup from Skype veterans that want global companies to function better no matter where they are located. … [Read more...]
Bad weather: ‘No one will be unaffected’
Cold, wet, windy weather will hit all parts of the country this weekend, in what a meteorologist is calling "a very significant weather day for New Zealand". Families heading home from trips away for the school holidays are being urged to watch forecasts carefully to avoid travelling on roads during the weather bomb. … [Read more...]
Forget Fitness, Misfit Flash Link Could Be a Smart Home Essential
Misfit hasn't only made one of the cheapest fitness wearables around, the Misfit Flash Link could well end up a must-have for the smart home. The $19.99 health tracker announced today is designed to clip to a wristband, belt, or other item of clothing, and funnel movement stats into your phone. … [Read more...]
Reddit CEO’s Ask Me Anything Session Doesn’t Quite Live up to Its Billing
Steve Huffman, Reddit's returning CEO, has said the site was never intended to be a "bastion of free speech." Reddit may be best known for its Ask Me Anything forums, where celebrities allow themselves to be grilled by users on just about any topic. … [Read more...]
Darth Vader Marches in on Funeral for Woman Who Loved Halloween
Darth Vader is not usually a welcome guest in the fictional world of "Star Wars," but when he marched into a funeral service in Luton, England, on Wednesday, he brought joy and levity to a somber occasion. … [Read more...]
‘Putin’s Tiger’ Devours a Bear
A big cat known popularly here as “Putin’s tiger” has killed and eaten a bear in Russia’s far east, according to state news agency Interfax. The tiger, called Boris, was released into the wild personally by Vladimir Putin in May last year, during another of the famously animal-loving president’s televised stunts. … [Read more...]
George H. W. Bush Hospitalized After Fall
George H. W. Bush was hospitalized after a fall at home in Maine on Wednesday, spokesman Jim McGrath confirmed to ABC News. Bush broke a bone in his neck at his summer home in Kennebunkport and is in stable condition at a hospital in Portland, according to McGrath. … [Read more...]