Ever since witnessing the unveiling of three new MakerBot 5th Generation machines at CES back in January of 2014, the tech community has been wondering what will come next. Although the obvious time for the company to announce a new version of their Replicator would have been at this year’s CES in January, the show has come and gone. … [Read more...]
Venezuela Seeks to Deport 800 Colombians in Border Row
Venezuelan security forces have rounded up hundreds of Colombians for deportation as part of a security offensive along the countries' shared border. Gov. Jose Gregorio Vielma Mora of Tachira state said Sunday that 791 Colombians living in Venezuela illegally had been handed over to Colombia's consulate general as a result of the four-day crackdown against smugglers and … [Read more...]
Japan’s PM Will Not Attend Military Parade in China
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not attend a military parade in China next week to commemorate the end of World War II, the government's top spokesman said Monday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters the decision was made because of Abe's parliamentary schedule. … [Read more...]
Americans and Briton Who Thwarted Train Attack Receive Top French Honor
President François Hollande of France on Monday awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award, to three Americans and a Briton for their role in stopping a gunman on a high-speed train traveling to Paris from Amsterdam on Friday. … [Read more...]
Australia’s Robotronica Spectacular: Drones, Humanoids and Agbots
On Sunday, big and small robots took over the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia for Robotronica, in a celebration of futurism and technology. The event featured everything from a robot playing Connect Four against kids determined to thrash it, to speakers like Ian Bernstein, the founder of high-tech toy company Sphero, who designed a new droid for the … [Read more...]
Sorry Jamaal, Peterson Says He’s the Real LeBron James of the NFL
Earlier this month, Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles likened himself to one of the biggest stars in pro sports by referring to himself as the "LeBron [James] of football," per Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star. … [Read more...]
Android Pay coming to US on August 26?
It's hard to get super excited about mobile payments, but Android Pay will give a large number of folks a new way to pay for things. A new document from McDonald's unearthed by Android Police shows that the restaurant chain is preparing its employees to accept Android Pay starting on August 26. … [Read more...]
Weakening Tropical Depression Danny Crosses into Caribbean
Tropical Storm Danny brought rain and strong winds Monday to the islands of the eastern edge of the Caribbean and then quickly dissipated as it headed west. The system weakened into a tropical depression and then degenerated to a trough of low pressure, with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph (45 kph) as it passed through the Leeward Islands and crossed into the Caribbean Sea. … [Read more...]
Living Longer After 50, Quantity vs. Quality
A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association by the University of Washington’s Dr. Charles Murray confirmed that we’re living longer; life expectancy increased from 75.2 to 78.2 years between 1990 to 2010. … [Read more...]
Woman’s Body Discovered on Massachusetts Beach
This undated photo shows the beach at Plum Island, Mass., near where a woman's body was discovered Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. An autopsy was set for Monday to determine the cause of death for a woman whose body was found on a Massachusetts beach Sunday morning. … [Read more...]