Barbra Streisand Took Another Look And Shaded Lady Gaga’s ‘A Star Is Born’
www.huffpost.com The music legend, who starred in the ’70s remake of the film, said she thought the latest version was the “wrong idea.” … Read More
Snag Echo devices, Fire tablets, and more on sale at Amazon
www.mashable.com Nearly every Alexa-enabled device is on sale at Amazon as of Aug. 16. Our favorites: OUR TOP PICK: Echo Show 5 (2nd Gen) — Save $30 BEST FOR YOUNGER KIDS: Fire 7 Kids Pro tablet — Save $40 BEST FOR THE DORM: Echo Dot (4th Gen) — Save $15 Whether you’re heading back to…
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin goes toe to toe with NASA in federal court over award to SpaceX
www.techcrunch.com Blue Origin, the space company helmed by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is taking NASA to court. The company filed a complaint with a federal claims court on Monday over the agency’s decision to award a lunar lander contract solely to rival company SpaceX. … Read More
Save 25% on Amazon's Halo Band fitness tracker
www.mashable.com Save $25: As of Aug. 16, Amazon’s Halo Band fitness tracker is on sale for $74.99, a 25% discount on its original price of $99.99. When you get a fitness tracker, you expect the basics: heart rate monitoring, step tracking, sleep tracking. But Amazon’s Halo takes it a step further — it can measure…
U.S. safety regulator opens investigation into Tesla Autopilot following crashes with parked emergency vehicles
www.techcrunch.com U.S. auto regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot advanced driver assistance system, citing 11 incidents in which vehicles crashed into parked first responder vehicles while the system was engaged. … Read More
People are clinging to US planes taking off from Kabul airport
www.cnn.com People are clinging to US planes taking off from Kabul airport… Read More
BrainQ raises $40M to transform stroke patient rehabilitation with its home therapy device
www.techcrunch.com If you injure your elbow, surgery can help. If you lose a leg, prostheses are available. But problems within the brain are more difficult to treat, and for stroke victims rehabilitation is largely left to the body’s own repair mechanisms. BrainQ aims to change that with a device that stimulates the damaged part of…
John Oliver examines the rise of ransomware and what we can do about it
www.mashable.com Despite being around for decades, ransomware attacks — whether targeting health systems, schools, or pipelines — are on the rise and so are the ransoms. John Oliver took one of his famous deep dives into the topic on Last Week Tonight to unpack this criminal technique used by hackers involving encrypting a victim’s device…
All commercial flights out of Kabul's main airport have been canceled
www.cnn.com All commercial flights out of Kabul's main airport have been canceled… Read More
John Oliver Shows How Hackers Could Literally Seize Control Of Your Ass
www.huffpost.com The “Last Week Tonight” host reveals some of the ways ordinary people can be vulnerable to ransomware. … Read More