In an apparent effort to set the stage for transition talks, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday that Moscow does not consider it a matter of principle that Syrian President Bashar Assad should stay in power. … [Read more...]
Microsoft Limits OneDrive Storage Starting in Early 2016
Remember when Microsoft started offering unlimited OneDrive storage for Office 365 users? Well, that offer is no more. On Monday, Microsoft announced it will stop offering unlimited storage for Office 365 Home, Personal, or University subscribers, giving those users 1TB of OneDrive storage instead. … [Read more...]
Mark Ruffalo Will Eat All Your Candy
Uh-oh. Mark Ruffalo is in a heap of trouble. The Foxcatcher star ganged up on his kids on Halloween in honor of Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s annual "I Ate Your Candy" special. Needless to say, they didn't take it well. Ruffalo appeared on Jimmy Kimmel's talk show Monday night and shared the footage from his prank, and suffice it to say he's lucky to be alive. … [Read more...]
Lt. Col. Jason Amerine Cleared of Wrongdoing, Awarded Medal
Embattled Green Beret soldier Lt. Col. Jason Amerine retired and reclaimed his honor on Friday after the Army's criminal probe into his actions related to efforts to save Americans held captive overseas abruptly collapsed, thus ending one of the oddest chapters in what critics call an ongoing disaster of U.S. hostage recovery. … [Read more...]
The Palace Wowed By 3 Startups
Even for experienced pitchers, Pitch@Palace is tough. Entrepreneurs pitch in front of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, at the very imposing St. James's Palace and anyone who strays even a word over the three-minute limit is interrupted by two trumpet-playing members of the Queen's Guard (wearing their trademark bearskin hats). It's not for the faint-hearted. … [Read more...]
Justin Bieber Not Afraid to Get His Hands Dirty
What do you mean, Justin Bieber has put his bad-boy ways behind him? It sure seems that way: When Bieber submitted himself to a Comedy Central roast earlier this year, his apology — for anything and everything, really — seemed pretty sincere. … [Read more...]
Volvo Working on Kangaroo Detection
Different countries have problems with different animals on the roads. In the U.S. it's mostly deer, Canada has a moose hazard (though some areas are sasquatch-heavy as well), the U.K. has cat-detector vans and drivers in Australia mostly have to watch out for kangaroos. That's why trucks from Australia often have an entire jungle gym attached to their front bumpers -- they … [Read more...]
Bank of America Selling $87B Money-Market Fund Business to BlackRock
Bank of America, the No. 2 U.S. bank, has agreed to sell responsibility for about $87 billion in money-market funds and other products it manages to BlackRock in one of the money market industry's largest deals ever. … [Read more...]
Calm Gunman Strolls Down the Street, Kills 3
An armed man who killed three people in the streets of Colorado Springs on Saturday appeared to be moving "calmly", "like he was walking his dog," according to a witness. The gunman, who hasn't been identified, was killed in a shootout with police. He appeared to "not [be] in any rush," said Matt Abshire. … [Read more...]
Nexus 6P Doesn’t Bend So Easily
A few days ago, a stress test video of the Nexus 6P made the rounds of the Internet, as it claimed the new Nexus phablet is even easier to bend than the iPhone 6 Plus. While that test seemed to be genuine, the general online consensus appears to be that existing structural damage was responsible for the unlikely outcome. … [Read more...]