As the year comes to a close, 2017 will be remembered as the time when Silicon Valley was forced to engage in some major self-reflection. Facebook, Google, and Twitter found themselves at the center of a storm over election meddling – and the black cloud hasn’t gone away just yet. […]
Daily Archives: December 27, 2017
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BROOMFIELD, Colo. — As commercial suborbital vehicles capable of carrying both payloads and people prepare to enter service, NASA officials say they’re willing to consider allowing agency-funded researchers to fly on those vehicles. In an interview after a speech at the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference here Dec. 19, Steve Jurczyk, […]
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is readying its response to a May Inspector General report that found “potential systemic” issues in the way the agency deals with sexual harassment complaints, including 19 “substantiated” allegations made between fiscal years 2012 and 2016, a spokesman told NBC News on Wednesday. The department’s […]
RCMoment offers the Wltoys A959 4WD Off-Road Remote Control Buggy in Red or Blue for $48.99. (Choose “United States Warehouse” on the product page to see this price.) Coupon code “DEAL1121” drops the price to $36.99. With free shipping, that’s $5 under our mention from last January and the lowest […]
North Korea continues to spark fears of World War 3 as Kim Jong-un’s nuclear programme improves every day. Former US Ambassador to Russia Thomas Pickering said: “North Korea is a particularly difficult problem.” Appearing in an interview with CNN International, Mr Pickering added: “There are sort of three possible outcomes […]
Lady Amelia Windsor is the daughter of the Duke of Kent, who is a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. The stunning 22-year-old attended the Queen’s Christmas lunch with Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Prince William on December 20. Lady Amelia Windsor was seen driving to the event with […]
SEOUL — Japan said on Wednesday any attempt by South Korea to revise a 2015 deal meant to have resolved a row over “comfort women” forced to work in Japan’s wartime brothels would make relations “unmanageable” after Seoul said the agreement had failed. The two U.S. allies, which share a […]
It’s not just some of teh fans who are unhappy with The Last Jedi. Hamill has been making commenst for the last 12 months about his misgivings over the movie’s plot and its treatment of Luke Skywalker. The star told a Spanish magazine: “I almost had to think of Luke […]