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(Reuters) - Two Air France flights that took off from the United States on Tuesday were later diverted after bomb threats, U.S. and Canadian media said. One...
View ArticleThe future of Facebook’s ‘Safety Check’ is a complicated ethical dilemma
Last year, Facebook introduced a tool called “Safety Check,” which gave people a simple and easy way to check on their loved ones during a crisis or disaster. Facebook built the first version of this...
View ArticleAdvertising drives Facebook revenue jump
Facebook has reported an 11 per cent increase in third-quarter earnings as advertisers directed more of their spending to the social network. Revenue rose a more-than-expected 41 per cent to $US4.5...
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Neistat in his "Make it Count" video, which has over 15 million views on YouTube. You may have seen the recent video that showed a man dressed as Aladdin riding a "magic carpet" around New York City....
View ArticleA popular app that promised to show you who viewed your Instagram account may...
The app InstaAgent claimed to offer an appealing use case: the ability to see who views your Instagram profile. It was also harvesting the passwords of thousands of Instagram users and posting photos...
View Article4 things you should consider before getting your MBA
When it comes to pricing an MBA program, tuition is only part of the equation. “A yearly tuition rate of $40,000 can easily be augmented with $20,000 in additional boarding and book expenses, depending...
View ArticleHow to measure your personal inflation rate
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View ArticleParis attacks: Global economic cost of terrorism highest since September 11,...
In the wake of Friday's massacre in Paris, a new report says the world is paying the highest price for terrorism since the 2001 attack on New York's Twin Towers. In 2014, acts of terror cost the world...
View ArticleFrance can't put enough boots on the ground by itself to beat ISIS
What if the very large bulk of the French response will be in the intelligence arena? If France can nab some big bad guys or disrupt some very public plots, then it will...
View ArticleThe Global Economic Cost of Terrorism Is Now at Its Highest Since 9/11
In the wake of Friday's massacre in Paris, a new report says the world is paying the highest price for terrorism since the 2001 attack on New York's Twin Towers. In 2014, acts of terror cost the world...
View ArticleAn American citizen has died in custody in Yemen — and no one knows what...
A Saudi-led coalition has targeted the Houthis and their allies loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh since late March. While the US does not consider...
View Article'The Walking Dead' Makes Another Life-Or-Death Decision
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View ArticleThe new 'Star Wars' game has an Easter Egg only the most serious 'Star Wars'...
As if "Star Wars Battlefront" wasn't already a game made for the most serious of "Star Wars" fans, there's a nod to one of the most iconic slip-ups in...
View ArticleTerrorism Deaths Quadruple Under Obama
The worldwide number of annual terrorist deaths has more than quadrupled since President Barack Obama was inaugurated in January 2009. Deaths from terrorism increased 80 percent last year to...
View ArticleCops are freaking out about a new type of marijuana — users say it just gets...
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View ArticleApple may be working on a Venmo killer
Apple is working on a service that will allow its customers to send money directly to each other similar to PayPal's Venmo app, according to The Wall Street Journal. The "mobile person-to-person...
View ArticleBlack Friday isn't the biggest shopping day of the year — here's the data to...
Black Friday is largely considered to be the biggest shopping day of the year in the US, but the location discovery app Foursquare has discovered that another day accounted for the most foot traffic to...
View ArticleCaleb Logan Bratayley’s Cause of Death Revealed by Family
Caleb Logan Bratayley, the YouTube star who died at age 13 last month, died of a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, his family said on Facebook on Tuesday. According to the Mayo...
View ArticleA software pirate has been ordered to make a viral video to avoid paying a...
The software pirate known as Jakub F. A serial software pirate has been forced to make a YouTube video explaining his actions in order to avoid paying out a huge sum to companies that are claiming...
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