Monday, January 30, 2017

Catch Up on the Explosive $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Facebook Before Zuck Takes the Stand and other top stories.

  • Catch Up on the Explosive $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Facebook Before Zuck Takes the Stand

    Palmer Luckey (AP), Mark Zuckerberg (Getty), Brendan Iribe (AP) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said he wants escape the Silicon Valley bubble and travel to different parts of America as part of his 2017 New Year’s resolution. It looks like the first stop on his journey will be a Northern District of Texas Federal courtroom. Zuckerberg, Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey, and former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe will testify this week in a $2 billion dollar lawsuit brought by ZeniMax Media, the o..
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  • Massive strolling alligator enthralls tourists at Fla. nature reserve — and on video

    Massive strolling alligator enthralls tourists at Fla. nature reserve — and on video
    The Lakeland Police Department says this giant alligator was spotted on Jan. 15 at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Florida. (Kim Joiner) The Florida alligator refused to wow the small crowd, if it noticed them, with a burst of speed as it crossed the grassy path. Its size was enough. Each slow step was like the twist of a queen’s wave, as though such things as urgency were below the product of a long reptilian heritage. The American alligator line, after all, is ancient: The bones of alligat..
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  • Nintendo Switch: One last roll of the dice

    Nintendo Switch: One last roll of the dice
    Mark Walton reader comments 23 In 2016, just 10 Wii U games were released at retail. Of those, two were Lego games, one was Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and the other was downright terrible (not to mention cross platform). Of the three Nintendo-made games released, only Twilight Princess HD—a slick port of 10-year-old game—impressed. That left just Atlus' crossover RPG Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE to pick up the slack. And while it's an excellent game, it's also only of niche..
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  • Microsoft shows off its new Xbox One dashboard

    Microsoft shows off its new Xbox One dashboard
    Microsoft revealed last week that it's planning to rebuild the Xbox One dashboard with a focus on speed. While the software giant revealed common tasks will be faster, Mike Ybarra, head of platform engineering for Xbox, has now teased exactly what the ...
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  • Apollo Astronaut Eugene Cernan, Last Man to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 82

    Apollo Astronaut Eugene Cernan, Last Man to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 82
    U.S. astronaut Gene Cernan, who as the commander of the final Apollo lunar landing mission in 1972 became known as the "last man on the moon," died on Monday (Jan. 16). He was 82. NASA confirmed Cernan's death on its website and social media channels, noting he was surrounded by his family at the time he died. The cause of death was not stated, but he was known to have been ill in recent months. "We are saddened by the loss of retired NASA astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk ..
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  • Zebra shark surprises scientists by giving birth without male

    Zebra shark surprises scientists by giving birth without male
    While scientists have previously observed "virgin births" in vertebrates such as sharks, rays and reptiles -- a reproductive strategy thought to aid survival during periods of isolation -- this is the first time a female shark has ever been observed reproducing asexually after previously mating with a male. It is only the third documented case of a vertebrate of any species switching its reproductive strategy from sexual to asexual.The zebra shark, named Leonie, lived with a male partner at the ..
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  • Apple's UK App Store prices will rise 25 percent following Brexit currency fluctuations

    Apple's UK App Store prices will rise 25 percent following Brexit currency fluctuations
    Prices in the UK's App Store are set to rise 25 percent as the pound continues to lose value after Brexit. According to a letter sent to Apple developers reported by 9to5Mac and confirmed by The Verge, the cost of the former cheapest apps will rise ...
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  • This is why the LG G6 won't explode like the Galaxy Note 7

    This is why the LG G6 won't explode like the Galaxy Note 7
    It’s not surprising to see smartphone makers and smartphone users worry about potential battery issues, considering what happened to the Galaxy Note 7. Samsung will soon tell us why the phone exploded, and announce new measures to protect the user’s safety. But Samsung isn’t the only company looking to protect its customers when it comes to smartphone batteries. LG has devised special measures to prevent battery overheating and explosions in its upcoming flagship, the LG G6. Talking to The Ko..
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