Andrew Theodorakis/New York Daily News Despite his woeful quarterback rating, being benched on Sunday and having not thrown a touchdown pass since Oct. 20, the Jets are sticking with Geno Smith as their starting quarterback. Geno Smith is the league leader in interceptions, hasn’t thrown a touchdown pass in 21 quarters and is on a three-game losing streak. He is ...
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Amazon unveils 30-minute Prime Air quadcopter delivery service, but it’s completely impractical
Amazon, the company that already automates many of its warehouses and fulfillment centers with robot workers, has unveiled Amazon Prime Air — a new delivery method that will see autonomous quadcopters deliver your order within 30 minutes. A couple of years from now, perhaps on Cyber Monday in 2015, you might be able to order a PS4 game or the ...
Read More »Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA pays tribute to Paul Walker with song
Matt Kent/Redferns via Getty Images RZA met Paul Walker on the set of ‘Brick Mansion’ and they became friends who shared stories about their art and fatherhood. He wrote ‘Destiny Bends’ in dedication to Walker’s life and tragic passing. The outpouring of grief over Paul Walker’s death is a true testament to how many lives the 40-year-old actor touched. Wu-Tang ...
Read More »Energy drinks can change the way your heart beats: study
hero30 /shutterstock.com Energy drinks appear to cause more forceful heart contractions, and those with irregular heartbeat may want to avoid them altogether, caution researchers behind a small German study that examined heart imaging of 17 people after they consumed one of the drinks. If you rely on energy drinks to give you a buzz, researchers are warning that all that ...
Read More »Paul Walker dead at 40: Video captures ‘Fast & Furious’ star’s fatal car crash
Splash News/Splash News Paul Walker, 40, poses with the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT minutes before he and Roger Rodas, 37, took off on their final ride in the sportscar. A newly released surveillance video shows the moment Paul Walker’s sports car smashed into a tree, sending a plume of smoke up into the sky as the cherry red 2005 Porsche ...
Read More »Energy drinks can change the way your heart beats: study
hero30 /shutterstock.com Energy drinks appear to cause more forceful heart contractions, and those with irregular heartbeat may want to avoid them altogether, caution researchers behind a small German study that examined heart imaging of 17 people after they consumed one of the drinks. If you rely on energy drinks to give you a buzz, researchers are warning that all that ...
Read More »Icelandic police kill someone for first time ever
HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP/Getty Images It was the first-ever armed police operation, officials said. With a population of only 322,000 and one of the lowest crime rates in the world, police rarely draw their weapons in the island nation. LONDON — Police in Iceland said Monday they shot dead a gunman — the first time armed police have killed someone in the ...
Read More »Cashman: Baseball not immune to Incognito-type ‘bullying’ situations
Andrew Theodorakis/Andrew Theodorakis New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says he thinks that there are some Richie Incognito-type situations in baseball as well. STAMFORD, Conn. – Could Major League Baseball have its own Richie Incognito? Yankees’ general manager Brian Cashman says his sport is not immune to the kind of alleged bullying scandal that has engulfed the NFL’s Miami ...
Read More »Naked DNA gene therapy used to non-invasively cure heart disease
It would be hard to think of a more arresting experience than waking up in the middle of your own open heart surgery. While many patients make an excellent recovery, the body does not readily forget the trauma of this now familiar procedure. A softer, more creative approach to treating damaged hearts has recently been developed by Amit Patel at ...
Read More »Xbox One’s 1080p upscaling makes games look worse
The Xbox One has had a number of major issues in its short life, and it seems like the problems just keep rolling in. Forum denizens over at NeoGAF recently pointed out that the post-processing being performed on some Xbox One titles, to upscale 720p to 1080p, is causing some serious visual artifacting. While this certainly sounds bad, there is ...
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