Day: June 28, 2019

Murder suspect identified by DNA database has now been convicted – CNET

The trial tested the strength of a new crime-solving technique. …read more Source:: CNet


Disney’s rumored Little Mermaid live-action remake could see Melissa McCarthy as Ursula – CNET

Reports say McCarthy is in talks to play King Triton’s nemesis, the singing sea witch Ursula. …read more Source:: CNet


Sears, Kmart outage disrupts payments, deliveries, report says – CNET

The three-day outage impacted the stores’ websites, according to Business Insider. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple Moves Mac Pro Production To China

Apple is manufacturing its new Mac Pro computer in China (Warning: source paywalled; alternative source), shifting abroad production of what had been its only major device assembled in the U.S. The Wall Street Journal reports: The tech giant has tapped Taiwanese contractor Quanta Computer Inc. to manufacture the $6,000 desktop computer and is ramping up…


Honda’s 1.6-million vehicle recall is its last in the Takata airbag inflator imbroglio – Roadshow

In total, almost 13 million Honda and Acura vehicles have been involved in this hot mess. …read more Source:: CNet


Cookies in space? Hilton is sending dough and an oven to ISS – CNET

The prototype space-friendly oven is part of a microgravity cooking experiment. …read more Source:: CNet


Slack is down due to ‘connectivity issues’ – CNET

Looks like Slack is having a lot of glitches. …read more Source:: CNet


Meal-Delivery Company GrubHub is Buying Thousands of Restaurant Web Addresses, Preventing Mom and Pop From Owning Their Slice of Internet

H. Claire Brown, reporting for The New Food Economy: GrubHub’s commission fees had been inching upward over the years she’d [anecdote in the story] been working with the platform. There was the flat transaction fee, which hovered around 3 or 4 percent. Then there were marketing fees and costs for additional promotions. Shivane says she…


AT&T will give $500,000 to Locast TV app operator – CNET

Locast, which streams local broadcaster TV for free, is now available in 13 cities. …read more Source:: CNet


FBI Urges Universities To Monitor Some Chinese Students And Scholars In the US

U.S. intelligence agencies are encouraging American research universities to develop protocols for monitoring students and visiting scholars from Chinese state-affiliated research institutions, as U.S. suspicion toward China spreads to academia. From a report: Since last year, FBI officials have visited at least 10 members of the Association of American Universities, a group of 62 research…