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Monday, 30 June 2014
GM announces compensation fund for recall victims
US car giant General Motors has said it will not limit the amount of money it will pay to those injured as a result of faulty ignition switches in GM cars. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1nWWhfk
Legoland park for Japan to be built by 2017
The 32bn-yen (£185m) project will be the company's eighth park worldwide. Merlin, the operator of headline UK tourist attractions including Madame Tussauds and Alton Towers, will invest £53m in the project. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1qrdW5b
Iraq crisis: Fighting in Tikrit after 'caliphate' declared
There are reported to have been fresh clashes between jihadist-led Sunni rebels and government forces around the Iraqi city of Tikrit. Witnesses said there had been a wave of air strikes and that former President Saddam Hussein's palace had been hit. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1mNcDe3
World Cup: Toffee insult for South Korea team
South Korea's World Cup team have been pelted with toffees after arriving home empty-handed from the World Cup. The squad failed to win any of its three games in Brazil, and was knocked out in the group stages. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1qK4NSV
Google's New Smart TV Boxes Will Come With A Video Game Controller (GOOG)
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British Airways Has A New Way Of Tracking Customers' Emotions During Flights
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Hobby Lobby case: Court rejects contraception mandate
The US Supreme Court has ruled a Christian-owned company can claim a religious exemption to a legal requirement that employers pay for their workers' contraception. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1nWLOR3
Scottish Scout dies during Italian adventure holiday
The incident happened at the Lillaz Falls, about 1,800m above sea level, in the Gran Paradiso National Park on Sunday. Eastwood District Scouts has confirmed that the boy was from its group. via Pocket http://ift.tt/V1rAyT
Cuckoos' shameless egg-laying tactics revealed
Great spotted cuckoos lay their eggs while magpie mothers are still sitting on their nests, a study has shown. Cuckoos are known for deceiving other birds into raising their young by depositing their eggs into host nests. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1q8UuIO
How to Show/Hide All Hidden Startup Applications in Ubuntu 14.10
We’ve recently showed you how to manage startup applications in Ubuntu 14.04, just like you can in Windows. However, when you access the Startup Applications Preferences tool not all startup applications are listed. Some are hidden. We’ll show you how to show these hidden applications. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1q9SK1M
Colombian rebels attack Arauca oil camp
Thirteen oil workers and their relatives have been injured in a rebel attack on a camp in the north-eastern Colombian state of Arauca. Two home-made explosive devices were thrown into the camp operated by Occidental Petroleum in Cano Limon. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1x4U0Wf
Harris guilty of indecent assaults
Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris has been found guilty of 12 charges of indecent assault against four girls. More to follow. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1ls3ZfS
RANKED: New York City Subway Lines With The Best Cell Phone Service, From Best To Worst
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New Orleans police hunt gunmen in Bourbon Street shooting
Authorities are searching for two suspects in a shooting on a famed New Orleans street which injured nine people, among them tourists. The shooting occurred early on Sunday morning on Bourbon Street, known for its bars, clubs, restaurants and rowdy party culture. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1mMWB3X
Google Ventures Found The Secret To Productive Meetings In A First Grade Classroom
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France v Nigeria
France coach Didier Deschamps welcomes back midfielder Yohan Cabaye from suspension. Mathieu Valbuena could also return to the starting line-up but defender Mamadou Sakho is doubtful due to a thigh injury. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1k3LwXj
US aviation authority clarifies model aircraft laws
Hobbyists are concerned new US Federal Aviation Administration guidance classifying first-person-view model aircraft as drones will ground toy planes unless they have a permit. The FAA hopes its list of "dos and don'ts" will make model aircraft safer. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1jCsXcY
Obama to name Bob McDonald as new VA chief
President Barack Obama is to nominate the former head of consumer products giant Procter and Gamble to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Bob McDonald, an Army veteran, would replace Eric Shinseki, who resigned. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1rPm5xK
Luis Suarez bite ban: Uruguay President Jose Mujica insults Fifa
Uruguay's President Jose Mujica has called football's world governing body Fifa "a bunch of old sons of bitches" over Luis Suarez's four-month ban. The 79-year-old described the punishment, which also included a suspension for nine international matches, as a "fascist ban". via Pocket http://ift.tt/1lIUWfn
REPORT: Those iPhone 6 Leaks You've Seen Are Getting A Major Detail About The Phone Wrong (AAPL)
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The Week Ahead: Trying To Make Sense Of Google's Android Ambitions (GOOG)
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Russian sailors get French warship training
The sailors will spend the summer in Saint-Nazaire learning to operate the Mistral-class amphibious assault ships. President Francois Hollande insists the sanctions imposed on Russia following its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine do not cover military hardware. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1q9j7VD
What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
Modern technology is overflowing with operating systems. Android, iOS, and Blackberry are all examples of mobile operating systems while Chrome OS, Apple OS X and, of course, Windows are classified as desktop operating systems. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1r5eAW3
Older sperm donors 'just as good'
Women should not worry about using sperm from older donors as the success rate is the same as using a younger man's sperm, researchers say. The average age of donors has risen in the UK since the right to anonymity was removed in 2005. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1nVqFHd
Organ transplants: 'Supercooling' keeps organs fresh
Tests on animals, reported in the journal Nature Medicine, showed supercooled livers remained viable for three days, compared with less than 24 hours using current technology. If it works on human organs, it has the potential to transform organ donation. via Pocket http://ift.tt/Vy9aWW
Cairo bomb blasts kill two Egyptian policemen
Two bombs have exploded near a presidential palace in Egypt's capital, Cairo, killing two police officers. The first blast killed one officer and injured three others. The second device blew up as security forces tried to defuse it, killing the other officer. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1mzgoiA
Sorry, But It's Time To Remind You About The Possibility Of A Stock Market Crash
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Yik Yak, A 7-Month-Old School Gossip App That's Spreading Like Crazy, Has Raised $10 Million
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Eurozone inflation remains at 0.5%
The rate of inflation in the eurozone remained at 0.5% in June, marking the ninth consecutive month of below-target growth in the 18 member states. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1x4imzt
Four charged over Kunming mass knife attack
China has charged four people with murder and terrorism for a mass knife attack at Kunming railway station in which 29 people were killed. Attackers armed with knives stabbed and slashed at people in the 1 March attack, injuring 140 others. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1nWlaI8
5 Cooling Solutions to Prevent Your PC From Overheating
Computers need cooling to remove the heat their components generate during use. If you’re building your own PC — especially if you’re overclocking it — you’ll need to think about how you’ll cool it. via Pocket http://ift.tt/V1xAYg
Top China military official Gen Xu Caihou accused
One of China's most senior military officials has been accused of accepting bribes and expelled from the Communist Party, state media report. Gen Xu Caihou, the former vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission and former member of the Politburo, will undergo a court martial, Xinhua says. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1x4c6HT
Sky cars to be built in Tel Aviv
An elevated network of sky cars is to be built in Tel Aviv. Two-person vehicles will be suspended from elevated magnetic tracks, as an alternative transport method to congested roads, the firm promised. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1iuaGDz
Seized Silk Road bitcoin hoard sold in US
The auction of 29,000 bitcoins seized during a raid on the Silk Road internet marketplace has been completed. The sale of the coins, worth about $18.7m (£11m), was carried out by the US Marshals Service on 27 June. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1iMifpt
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