The Raptors have signed undrafted Ohio State guard Shannon Scott to a partially-guaranteed deal, according to a report from Shams Charania of RealGM. … [Read more...]
Wendys Co (WEN) Issues FY15 Earnings Guidance
Wendys Co (NYSE:WEN) updated its FY15 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.31-0.33 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.32, Analyst Ratings Net reports. … [Read more...]
Hold on to Your Wind Turbines, Iowa Kids Will Be Taught Real Climate Science
The state that will host the first-in-the-nation caucuses and a Republican presidential debate in January of next year will be teaching its kids mainstream climate science in school. … [Read more...]
ELEVATE: Greener, Leaner Houses and Businesses on a Stick
We have a lot of problems to solve in this world. The Toothman Foundation in Hawaii lists some of them as insufficient water availability, poor air and water quality, and high energy consumption that are exacerbated by the increasing population density and demands of urban environments. … [Read more...]
Hackers Take Control of a Tesla? No!
Tesla arguably makes the most technologically advanced car on earth — it runs on electricity, is permanently connected to the Internet and can upgrade how it accelerates through a software download. … [Read more...]
17 Killed When Afgan Military Helicopter Crashes
An Afghan military helicopter crashed in a remote region of the southern Zabul province on Thursday, killing 17 people on board — 12 soldiers and five crew members, officials said. President Ashraf Ghani offered his condolences to the families of those killed, while the Taliban claimed they had shot down the aircraft. … [Read more...]
Apple Does Not Want to Be a Mobile Service Provider
Apple, the world’s most profitable mobile phone maker, has denied working on a plan to market communications services directly to consumers and bypass the telecom companies on which it has long relied to sell its products. … [Read more...]
Should Consumers Worry About Windows 10 “Vague” Privacy Policy?
Microsoft is betting on Windows 10 to even out the playing field that Google and Apple are currently dominating. Microsoft has ensured that the latest (and rumored to be last) operating system it will ever come out with is as far removed from Windows 8 as possible. … [Read more...]
Gary Hunt Makes a Big Splash and Dives From 9 Stories Up
Eighty-eight feet is a long way down and, yet, some extreme divers take the plunge. Gary Hunt, 31, of Great Britain, took the top title at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, diving off the equivalent height of a nine-story building into the Kazanka River below. … [Read more...]
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Predicts Flood-linked Vote Tampering
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi expressed concern Thursday that massive flooding in much of the country might be used as a pretext to undermine November's general election. … [Read more...]