Science & Technology

Science & Technology

Apple Hires Designer Marc Newson

Apple has hired acclaimed industrial designer Marc Newson to work under chief designer Jony Ive. As anyone who has followed Apple since its resurrection in the mid-1990s knows, design is as key to Apple products as its technology is. It will be interesting to see what direction design takes with Jony Ive and Marc Newson […]

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Seized Islamic State Laptop Shows ISIS Plans to Weaponize the Bubonic Plague

To further their medieval fantasy larping that is bringing terror down upon the people of northern Iraq and eastern Syria, a recently seized ISIS laptop shows that the radical group wants to bring back the black death in a biological weapon attack.  A laptop seized from Tunisian-born Islamic State fighter Muhammed S. Abu Ali show detailed […]

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What Will Eventually Happen to the Sun?

Eternal though it may seem, our local star, Sol, is not immortal. Indeed, approximately 500 years from now, our sun will become a red giant star, engulfing all of the inner planets except for Mars. Then it will gradually shrink to nothing but a mere shadow of its former self and our solar system will […]

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Amazon Bans Company After It Attempts to Sue Reviewer

Tech company MediaBridge is learning the hard way that the customer truly is always right at Amazon.com after being banned as a vendor from the online sales giant following MediaBridge’s attempt to sue an Amazon.com reviewer who posted a negative product review to the website. The review, harsh and critical of the product and customer […]

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Cars

The Stunningly Beautiful, All-New 2015 Mercedes Benz C-Class

Mercedes Benz has debuted the look for the new 2015 C-Class and WOW isn’t this an improvement in every way. From beautiful, lux interior to and athletic and chiseled exterior, the new Mercedes C-Class will more than offer a challenge to the perennial segment leader, the newly christened BMW 4-series. [Mercedes-Benz]

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Is Microsoft Starting to Adopt Google’s Strategies?

Wired‘s Ryan Tate makes a compelling argument that the former software empire may be adopting strategies first crafted by its rival Google in offering free cloud services and a free Windows Azure OS to compete with Chrome OS and act as a conduit for users to Microsoft’s varied cloud services. New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella […]

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Cars

Audi A6 vs. BMW 5 Series

Two of our favorites cars from Germany, the Audi A6 and the BMW 5 Series, are both designed to appeal to a similar kind of driver – the one who desires refinement, speed, engineering superiority, craftsmanship, and, of course, opulence and luxury. The BMW 5 Series has long been the segment leader but the latest […]

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