Facebook is shedding massive traffic – and it’s apparently flocking to YouTube
By Andy Meek From BGR Four billion. That, according to a new study shared with CNBC by market research firm SimilarWeb, is how many monthly page visits Facebook has shed in a slow-drip but nevertheless huge decline over the last two…
Kabul suicide bomber kills 48 in tuition centre attack
From BBC Forty-eight people have been killed and 67 injured in a bomb explosion at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, the country’s health ministry says. Police say a suicide bomber walked into the centre while teaching was under…
Apple calmly tells US Congress iPhones aren’t spying on users
BY RACHEL KRAUS From Mashable There’s more evidence debunking the conspiracy theory that your iPhone is secretly listening to you. On Tuesday, Apple responded to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s requests for information on the data Apple products collect…
A clever mechanism inside this Japanese mechanical pencil keeps the leads sharp
BY RAIN NOE From Cre77 Here’s another Japanese design that skirts the line between “Good gosh that’s clever” and “Do we really need this?” By utilizing thin, perfectly-cylindrical leads, mechanical pencils obviate the need for sharpening. But if you were…
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Antigua Daily Observer goes out of print
By Antigua Newsroom From St Lucia News Online (ANTIGUA NEWSROOM) – The Daily Observer Newspaper will print its final copy tomorrow, the company has announced. It comes less than two months after it cut the publication days from six to…
Disney will launch its streaming service without its biggest brands fully on board
By Andy Meek From BGR Disney is serious about establishing itself in the streaming video space. Unfortunately, the long-anticipated streaming service it launches next year is going to have a bit of a slow start, given that many titles from…
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Taylor Swift named in plane crash investigation as pilot ‘wrote her letters’ and listed her as next of kin
By Zaina Alibhai From metro.co .uk A private pilot who died after crashing his plane in Nashville had written letters to Taylor Swift after developing an infatuation with the star. Canadian Michael Callon had attempted to land his small aircraft…
St Kitts recruits senior officers from Jamaica to enhance police force
From Jamaica Observer BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — In its bid to further strengthen the capacity and capabilities of the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF), the Ministry of National Security has recruited two senior level officers from…
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Cayman Islands: Man arrested for DUI following single vehicle MVA, 15 August
From RCIPS At about 1:20AM today 15 August, officers responded to a single vehicle collision on the Esterley Tibbets Highway, north of Yacht Drive. Upon arrival, officers observed a red Ford Explorer in the southbound lanes which had sustained significant…
