Malaysia says naked tourists are responsible for earthquake, bars them from leaving
You’d better think twice about taking naked photos and videos of yourself on a mountain in a foreign country, because you might end up being detained for starting a natural disaster by “disrespecting” it in such a manner, depending on what locals believe. This isn’t a joke either, as new from Malaysia reveals that several tourists are being barred from leaving the country, after making the “mountain spirits mad” and causing an earthquake.
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First Look at the 2015 Shelby Baja 700 Raptor: 700HP Off-Road Beast
A look at the 700HP Shelby Baja 700 Raptor, the ultimate street legal go-fast off-road rig that you can buy.
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Mustangs of the 2015 Hot Rod Power Tour: Day 2, Sunday June 7 – Madison, WI to Champaign, IL
Roughly halfway into the day, the Tour made an Official Hospitality Stop at Heidts Hot Rod & Muscle Car Parts for a shop tour and then free grub for Tour participants.
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Googler says we’ll all be human-robot hybrids by 2030
Google’s Ray Kurzweil, who’s so anxious to see technology permit humans to live forever that he’s taking as many as 150 pills per day to make sure his body will be able to survive until that happens, made a bold prediction during a recent speech. According to him, we’ll be living with our brains in the cloud by 2030.
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Major medicine discovery changes everything we thought we knew about the brain
Anatomy and other medicine books will have to be rewritten in order to take into account a major new discovery that could significantly influence therapies for various neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s, autism, multiple sclerosis, and others.
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Before the iPhone: What selfies in the 1800s looked like
The concept of the “selfie” has seemingly taken on a life of its own in recent months. Today, the word is actually an official entry in both the Merriam-Webster and Oxford dictionaries. What’s more, there’s even a selfie emoji in the works that may land on your iPhone sooner rather than later. Given the ubiquity of smartphones, not to mention the cultural phenomenon that is the selfie, it’s been estimated that there will be 1 trillion photos taken in 2015.
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Apple rumored to be working on cool new iOS app for Nikon cameras
Photography has long been one of the key selling points of the iPhone. As a result, Apple each and every year does something to up the ante. Whether it’s the option to capture 1080p HD at 60 fps or even tweaks to the iPhone’s camera software, Apple always has some interesting photography-related announcements in the pipeline.
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Google admits it’s completely botched its relations with EU regulators
Google has quite a battle on its hands with the European Union. The company’s Search and Android businesses, its privacy policy and tax practices are all under some sort of investigation. The company’s local chief admitted in an interview that Google may have been wrong about how it’s handled its situation in Europe, but it still dismissed the main accusations coming from the EU, which say Google’s abused its dominant position when it comes to search and smartphones.
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Steven Spielberg and the Coen bros. are teaming up on a movie – watch the first trailer here
Steven Spielberg has a new movie in the works and it just got an exciting new trailer. Called Bridge of Spies and based on a real story from the Cold War era, the new thriller stars Tom Hanks. But what’s really interesting about it is that Spielberg collaborated with Joel and Ethan Coen, who rewrote Matt Charman’s original script for Spielberg. The Coen brothers are famous for several movies they’ve written and directed, including Fargo or No Country For Old Men.
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Record labels are still trying to squeeze more money from Apple before Apple Music launches
In a few days, Apple will introduce a new music product that’s supposed to take on rivals from Spotify, Google and others. However, it looks like Apple and record labels are still not done with negotiations, although both sides desperately want this Apple Music partnership.
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