Microsoft is using Black Hat as a springboard to unveil a new, revised approach to bug bounties. With the launch of Microsoft's latest operating system, the race is on to discover overlooked bugs and security flaws which could place users at risk. … [Read more...]
Asus ZenFone Max Is Big on Battery
When listing a phone's specifications, we don't usually start with the battery, but we'll make an exception in the case of Asus's new ZenFone Max. The 5.5-inch smartphone has an enormous 5,000 milliamp-hour (mAh) battery — a huge capacity compared with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S6, which comes with a 2,550 mAh battery, or the iPhone 6 Plus, which has a 2,915 mAh battery. … [Read more...]
Theater Attack Suspect Was Mentally Ill
A man with a history of mental health issues was killed by police officers after he attacked patrons inside a movie theater in Tennessee with a hatchet and pepper spray. Vincente Montano was killed by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department's SWAT team Wednesday afternoon outside the Carmike Hickory 8 Theater in Antioch, a community southeast of Nashville. … [Read more...]
Ferguson Sees Change a Year Later, but Doesn’t Know if It’s Real
Brianna West stepped before the judge as her daughter Morgan, 3, fidgeted beside her. Ms. West had waited weeks to get this case behind her, facing citations that included failure to comply with a police officer. She worried about steep fines, even jail time, on charges she felt were baseless. But the hearing brought relief. … [Read more...]
L.A. to Transfer Airport Ownership Back to Ontario
After years of litigation and contentious negotiations, Los Angeles has agreed to transfer ownership of struggling LA/Ontario International Airport back to the city of Ontario, The Times learned Wednesday. … [Read more...]
Washington Wizards Embrace Small Ball Now that Kevin Seraphin Is Gone
The Washington Wizards deployed an antiquated playing style last season. They were slow, big and didn't shoot many threes. Then the postseason started and head coach Randy Wittman plugged Paul Pierce in at power forward. … [Read more...]
Steven Tyler Texts Lenny Kravitz About His Unmentionables
As the whole Internet has heard, Lenny Kravitz split his pants at a performance in Stockholm, Sweden on Monday, accidentally flashing the crowd. Everyone's reactions were as you would expect: shock, anger, delight, amusement, joy, sadness. … [Read more...]
China Killing the World’s Forests for Fancy Chairs
While China clamps down on logging within its borders, illegal Chinese loggers are felling the world’s forests with abandon for the sake of teak floors and fancy chairs. In late July, 153 Chinese nationals were sentenced to life in prison for illegal logging in Myanmar’s northernmost Kachin state, a region rife with coveted teak, padauk, beechwood, ebony and rosewood species. … [Read more...]
Get Digital Sneak Peek of Your Snail Mail from Post Office
A Post Office near you may be giving you a little digital insight as to what will be coming soon to your snail mailbox. The U.S. Postal Service is trying to bridge the gap between physical mail and email. The struggling federal agency is testing out "Real Mail Notification," a program that offers customers a daily email about what will be in their snail mail before the mail … [Read more...]
Sphero SPRK Robot Ball Great Educational Tool for Forward-thinking Teachers
When Disney gets involved in robots -- even tangentially -- you know there's big market potential. Sphero, a manufacturer of connected toys that got its start in Disney's Techstars accelerator program, rolled out a new edition of its signature robotic ball yesterday. … [Read more...]