An Android bug could put as many as 900 million phones at risk
By James Walker, Digital Journal From Business Insider The bug has been named “Quadrooter” by the team of Checkpoint Security researchers who discovered it. The vulnerabilities were detailed at the DEF CON hackers conference in Las Vegas last week. Quadrooter…
Jamaican man denies fleecing British tourist of £10,000
From Jamaican Star A Jamaican hotel worker who was the subject of a scathing article in the UK Mirror yesterday feels his job is now on the line and that his reputation has been ruined. Caffrey Brown, entertainment coordinator at…
Chevron wins big in $9.5 billion oil pollution case. But it’s not over yet
By Paul Barrett From Bloomberg The lawyer for Ecuadorian victims fails to sway a U.S. court that he didn’t act illegally. Now, more appeals in the 23-year-old case Chevron couldn’t have won a more emphatic victory in its long-running Ecuadorian pollution…
Gusto for gold mines
By Alice Gomstyn From The Financialist It’s been a good year for gold. Gold spot prices hit $1,360 per ounce in early August, up 28% percent since the beginning of the year, buoyed by low interest rates and more recently,…
Business groups See ‘Home Run’ with Trump’s lower corporate tax
From Newsmax Small-business and manufacturers’ groups praised a proposal by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to take the U.S. federal corporate tax from the highest to one of the lowest among developed nations. Trump included a call for a…
Mars Rover decides rocks to shoot
Curiosity rover can shoot lasers at any rock it wants By Sean Buckley From engadget NASA gives its Mars rover the ability to choose what rocks to analyze. Is there anything cooler than sending a robot to Mars to shoot…
Education iBusiness iCommunity iEntertainment iLocal News iScience ISports iTech iWorld News Manager's Choice News
The Washington Post is handing its Olympic coverage to a robot reporter
By Luke Dormehl, Digital Trends From Business Insider The Olympics is all about humankind’s ability to triumph over its naturally-imposed limitations and the world around it. So why, then, has the highly-respected Washington Post announced that it is handing much of…
Gadget of the week
By Brittany Vincent From engadget This intelligent tape measure may be the world’s smartest The Bagel tape measure project is currently up and seeking funding via Kickstarter. Regular tape measures are so last year. Forward-thinking creators (and anyone who needs…
Trinidad imam rejects ISIS recruitment allegations
From Caribbean News Now PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Imam Nazim Mohammed has denied suggestions that he recruited Trinidad and Tobago national Shane Crawford to fight for extremist militant group ISIS. In fact, Mohammed said he does not know, nor…
Xfaire’s plan for internet TV has almost everything
By Richard Lawler From engadget Even though Aereo didn’t make it, we’ve seen more movement towards internet TV that replaces traditional cable or antenna in the last year than ever before. This year at CES, I spoke to a startup that…
