Lyft could get a $1 billion investment from Google’s parent, Alphabet. Lyft Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is apparently embracing the old adage, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” The tech giant is considering a $1 billion investment in Lyft, the ride-hailing startup and main competitor to Uber, according […]
Daily Archives: September 15, 2017
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View photos Matthew Rockloff, left, and Nancy Greer give their acceptance speech after winning the Ig Nobel Economics Prize during ceremonies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. The pair won for their experiments to see how contact with a live crocodile affects a person’s willingness to […]
Louisiana State University suspended all Greek activities indefinitely on Thursday, saying police were investigating the death of an 18-year-old freshman as a “potential hazing incident” involving a fraternity. The student, Maxwell Raymond Gruver, was taken to a hospital for a “medical emergency” and was later pronounced dead, said Ernie Ballard, […]
Smoke gets everywhereBuenaventuramariano/Getty By Aylin Woodward Exposure to “third-hand smoke” – residue left behind on carpets, clothing and furniture – appears to increase the risk of liver damage and diabetes in mice. Residues of cigarette smoke cause a cocktail of toxins to accumulate on surfaces and clothes. Such toxins are […]
WASHINGTON — North Korea on Friday fired a ballistic missile Friday morning that flew over Japanese airspace before crashing into the Pacific Ocean, South Korean and U.S. military officials said. The ballistic missile was launched at 6:57 a.m. Friday Seoul time (5:57 p.m. Thursday ET) from the Sunan area of […]
Former CIA Acting Director Michael Morell announced his resignation Thursday as a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government over its hiring of Chelsea Manning as a visiting fellow. “Unfortunately, I cannot be part of an organization — the Kennedy School — that honors a convicted felon and […]
WASHINGTON — North Korea on Friday fired a ballistic missile Friday morning that flew over Japanese airspace before crashing into the Pacific Ocean, South Korean and Japanese officials said. The ballistic missile was launched at 6:57 a.m. Friday Seoul time (5:57 p.m. Thursday ET) from the Sunan area of Pyongyang […]
The lauded girlband, who previously won with ‘Move’ in 2014 and ‘Black Magic’ in 2015, took their third victory at the annual bash tonight – with their Top 5 anthem ‘Touch’. The track came out on top of a list of twelve nominees to bag the honour – which was […]