Major international airlines rushed on Tuesday to rejig or cancel flights to the United States on the eve of a 5G wireless rollout that triggered safety concerns, despite two wireless carriers saying they will delay parts of the deployment. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned that potential 5G interference could affect height readings […]
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Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it would buy “Call of Duty” videogame maker Activision Blizzard for US$68.7 billion in cash, the largest deal in the sector making the Xbox maker the third-largest gaming company by revenue. Microsoft’s offer of $95 per share is at a premium of 45 per cent to Activision’s Friday close. […]
The chief executives of major U.S. passenger and cargo airlines have warned of a “catastrophic” aviation crisis this week as AT&T and Verizon deploy new 5G services. They said the new C-band 5G service set to begin on Wednesday could render a significant number of aircraft unusable, causing chaos for U.S. flights and potentially stranding tens of thousands of […]
Liz Rozman’s struggle with body image started when she was around 12. During high school she suffered through an undiagnosed and untreated eating disorder that later transformed into an unhealthy obsession with fitness, over-exercising and dieting. “I fell into many years, over a decade, of that false sense of wellness for myself, where I would […]
It’s been described as a “drug,” an “obsession” and a “love story.” Wordle, an online vocabulary game, is taking the internet by storm and has millions of people hooked. What is it? Wordle is deceptively simple to play, but harder to solve than it looks. The once-per-day deduction game asks players to figure out a five-letter […]
When Jason Nickerson’s daughter became old enough for social media, he did something radical: he bought a landline. That way, when his 12-year-old daughter wanted to make plans with friends, she could pick up the phone and call — instead of messaging them through a social media profile, where she’d be exposed to all the […]
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 11, 2022 12:36 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Nike Inc. has launched a lawsuit against Lululemon Athletica Inc. accusing the athletic apparel maker of patent infringement with its […]
Two Los Angeles Police Department officers who were more intent on catching Pokémon than bad guys have failed in their bid to get their jobs back. LAPD officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell ignored a 2017 dispatch to respond to a local robbery, instead choosing to hunt a Snorlax on Pokémon Go, a GPS-based, […]
We all know this little bit of proverbial wisdom: Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. But what happens when you teach a goldfish to drive? Scientists at Ben-Gurion University in Israel are finding out. Read more: Remember that mysterious moon cube? Scientists now know what it is In […]
Former President Donald Trump‘s new media venture plans to launch its social media app Truth Social on Feb. 21, according to an Apple Inc App Store listing. TRUTH Social, the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) alternative to Twitter, is available for pre-order before going live on the U.S. Presidents’ Day holiday. Similar to […]