There was quite a bit of confusion surrounding Google’s recent acquisition of smart thermostat company Nest. As usual, privacy concerns about Google “spying” on people in their own homes were brought up, but an even larger question was what exactly an internet advertising company wants with a thermostat startup.
When joining the SCPA, either as an employee or volunteer, you’re generally expected to prevent the abuse of animals. For one New Brunswick resident, he used his status as a volunteer to get close to the animals without raising suspicion.
China: Earthquake damage in Xinjiang today is limited to some homes, officials say, and there have been no casualties reported. However, the quake measured a strong 6.9 magnitude according to the U.S. Geological Survey and several strong aftershocks continued for at least two hours afterward.
Last week, the EU announced that Google had offered what it considered “an improved commitments proposal” to end a three-year antitrust probe without the company having to pay a fine.
While the EU did say it would inform complainants of the reasons it believes the offer is sound, and give them a chance to make their views known, Google competitor coalition FairSearch has spoken out calling the proposal “worse than doing nothing.”
When it comes to a celebrity’s clothes or hairstyle, there are tons of people around the world that either pay close attention or decide to mimic whatever style that person is using. I mean, remember the whole Jennifer Aniston haircut thing in the 90′s? It seemed that women form coast-to-coast wanted that particular hairstyle called the “Rachel.”
Bethenny Frankel is following in Kelly Ripa’s steps!
Even though Ripa, who co-hosted Live! With Kelly and Michael wearing no make-up last Thursday, explained that her bare look was due to losing a Super Bowl bet, she may have actually started a new trend.
Farrah Abraham may have said recently that the release of her “sex tape” ruined her life, but that didn’t keep her from filming another one and signing off on a line of sex toys that bear her name.
Sean Lee, the Dallas Cowboys linebacker, suffered from a torn ligament in his neck, two months ago, that has kept him out of the game.
These days, it seems that everybody has tattoos, which has definitely taken away some of the cool factor associated with them, because years ago, a tattoo or a whole tattoo sleeve symbolized toughness, or documented some sort of important life experience.
But these days tattoos are nothing more than a fashion accessory, kind of like a hat or a bracelet, and because so many people have them, they represent the same amount of edge as these things.
For early adopters, new consoles are always an investment in the future. You expect a flood of new games to hit the console in the years following its release, but the first year will always be a little dry. Sony doesn’t want that to happen with the PS4.
