Kanye West tweeted last weekend that he is $53 million in debt and asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to invest $1 billion to develop his personal ideas. He requested the world in a Twitter post to use Facebook, Instagram, and other social networks to persuade Zuckerberg to support him
A hack attack has been launched on a Los Angeles hospital causing the medical center's computers to be down for over a week. The outage caused by ransomware installed on the Hollywood hospital's network has resulted in patients being transferred to other facilities. Hackers have made a 9,000 Bitcoin ($3.6 million) demand for money to decrypt the computer system and the hospital's files.
A GoPro action camera mounted to a selfie stick was designed by an animal trainer to allow a sea lion to take underwater photos. The employee at the Aquarium of the Pacific in California made the water-proof device for Milo the sea lion to take self-portraits..
Nissan's new self-parking office chairs automatically slide up to desks with a single clap of hands. It makes moving the smart furniture to tidy up offices, conference rooms, and classrooms much easier. The Japanese automaker has posted a video showing how four motion cameras attached to walls use WiFi wireless connectivity to control the Okamura chairs.
Vincent Van Gogh's famous French bedroom has been recreated in real life by the Art Institute of Chicago, and can now be rented on Airbnb's website for a rock-bottom price of $10. The institute modeled the sleeping space after the famous 19th-century Dutch artist's famous "Bedroom in Arles" paintings to give it the same style and structure. In fact, the works of art even include the original angle of the Post-Impressionist artist's masterpieces.
Artificial turf containing crumb rubber pellets, and used on sports fields and school playgrounds throughout the United States will be investigated by three federal agencies. On February 12, Friday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPC) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced an action plan to study the health risks of synthetic turf produced from recycled tires.
A new study shows computer code written by women gets better ratings than men but only if the gender of the coder is a secret. The research included various issues including the programming language used and the length of the coding, but they could not find a link between such factors and their findings. in addition, the acceptance rate was much lower when the coder's profile clearly showed the programmer's sex was female, which seems to show gender bias in the
Actor James Woods has received the green light from a Los Angeles judge to proceed with his $10 million lawsuit against a Twitter user who called him a cocaine addict. The Utah-born actor has himself become well-known for his conservative politics and right-wing tweets. As a result of the judge's ruling it is possible that the identity of the anonymous Twitter user could become revealed as the court case moves forward.
A Fitbit fitness tracker that was "broken" was actually showing a high heart rate due to a man's wife being pregnant. The New York man thought the wearable device's sensor was malfunctioning, but learned from responses to his Reddit post that the quicker heartbeats could be a sign of pregnancy instead of stress or bad heart health.
A United States Congressman started smoking an e-cigarette during the middle of a debate about an anti-vaping law. Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA) took a puff on a vaping device during a discussion about legislation to ban vaping on airplanes. The bill was passed but the California Republican argued that vaping represents the future and that prohibiting e-cigs on airlines would be a vote against freedom.
