April, 2018

• 20 April

  How did Volvo get its reputation for safety?

  

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• 20 April

  Westworld stars talk tech

  

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• 20 April

  Shashi Tharoor's New Word 'Roorback' Is Causing A 'Tharoorback' Storm On Twitter

  

  There are plenty of snollygosters on social media, but Tharoor isn’t one of them. This Congress MP is a man of words and has single-handedly taken the responsibility for teaching English to Twitterati.  After knowing that his oratory skills have wooed the world totally, Tharoor took it upon himself to share one good word with all of us, in a …

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• 20 April

  In 200 Years, Holy Cow Will Be The Largest Living Mammal Left On Earth

  

  The domestic cow may be the largest land mammal on Earth in 200 years, if the loss of large-bodied and currently threatened animals continues in the future, according to a study.Researchers led by The University of New Mexico in the US demonstrated that mammal biodiversity loss, a major conservation concern today, is part of a long-term trend lasting at least …

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• 20 April

  Tamil Nadu Textbook Advises Students To Not Wear 'Provocative Clothes' To Avoid Sexual Abuse

  

  “When you are going to school by auto, bus or by train keep a safe distance from the other sex.” “Take care of the way you sit.” “Don’t wear provocative dresses.” These are not warnings from a khap panchayat but lessons from a Class VIII science textbook on ways to prevent child sexual abuse that the Tamil Nadu government publishes …

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• 19 April

  Bose headphone deal: SoundTrue Ultra for $60 at Best Buy

  

  Wired headphones are a bit passe at this point, but I thought it worth pointing out that Best Buy has Bose’s SoundTrue Ultra (iOS version) in-ear headphones on sale for $60. That’s $70 off their $130 list price. The Android version is listed as no longer available. See the Bose SoundTrue Ultra (iOS version) at Best Buy The Ultra is …

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• 19 April

  Have Apple’s iPhone X and iPad hit a wall?

  

  One of Apple’s key suppliers is calling for a rough next few months.  TSMC, the Taiwanese semiconductor giant responsible for building the chips that go into Apple’s iPhones and iPads, warned that its upcoming second quarter would be worse than expected due to “continued weak demand from our mobile sector.” That’s in spite of the fact that there’s an uptick …

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• 19 April

  China’s internet is reaching new levels of crackdown

  

  China’s internet has always been censored by its government, but there now looks to be a new digital era in the country: One where internet giants simply censor themselves. Last Friday, China’s Weibo began a three-month purge on anime, games and short videos depicting “pornography, gore, violence and homosexuality” from its Twitter-like platform. It was that last category, homosexuality, that …

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• 19 April

  A Prime number for Amazon: 100 million plus (The 3:59, Ep. 389)

  

  On this podcast, we talk about: Amazon’s CEO for the first time reveals that his company has over 100 million Prime members. Qualcomm’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of NXP continues to face challenges amid US-China trade issues. Amazon unveils a new way to make your own custom Alexa skills. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the …

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• 19 April

  AT&T chief reveals plans for new streaming service – in court

  

  AT&T on Thursday revealed plans to launch a new streaming service to compete with industry veterans Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu, but the unveiling was definitely off script. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson brought up the new offering, called AT&T Watch, during testimony in an antitrust trial, according to CNN. Stephenson was on the witness stand to defend AT&T’s proposed …

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