Why virtual reality is a key city tech investment now
By: Lynn Laris and Frank Baumgaertner for EarthTechling (CNN) — If the Wall Street dream factory known as General Motors were to begin to produce a virtual world today and sell it for $2.5…
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The Waldorf-Astoria Bellhop, one of NYC’s most recognizable fixtures, dies at 74
WALDORF BELLOWNY, N.Y. — Jimmy Elidrissi, the Bronx-born restauranteur known for creating the Waldorf-Astoria Bellhop, died Sunday after being stricken with a heart attack at his Long Island home. He was 74. Known affectionately…
Chiefs have placed 3 starters on IR, signing two rookies from practice squad
The Chiefs have decimated their roster ahead of their game against the Broncos Sunday night. Offensive linemen Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Dorian O’Daniel were placed on injured reserve on Saturday, the team announced, while running…
Jury wrestles with definitions of pornography, nudity at trial of Steven Lewis
Simone Bianchi, 24, accused the 43-year-old Maxwell of breaking into her apartment. Maxwell denied the accusations, saying Bianchi would have tried to assault her if she had actually attacked her. She also said Bianchi…
Google invests $1 billion in digital economy across Africa
Google has announced a major investment in the rapidly expanding digital economy across Africa. On Thursday, the company revealed plans to put $1 billion into a slew of projects in the continent, doubling down…
The name that’s No. 1 in Italian isn’t a word at all
Written by Daniel Denvir, CNN A mysterious word in Italy has cropped up in new words every year since 2014. A cooperative among 30 geographic names and their related characteristics, the New Covid variant…
Janet Yellen won’t let Trump just use the ‘transitory’ excuse when it comes to rising inflation
Janet Yellen, the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, is not taking kindly to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s new term of “transitory” inflation. At a panel discussion about U.S. monetary policy at the…
Here’s why kids in Maple Ridge, B.C., and Ont. don’t head out to the mountains anymore
OTTAWA — Ben Burwood is an 18-year-old who likes to snowboard, but the Maple Ridge, B.C., teenager and the rest of his classmates are not heading to the slopes right away. “This is my…
Can anyone watch more than five hours of television a day?
Watching has become a pastime, a hobby, the habit of today’s youngest citizens – but is watching taking it too far? Nine-year-old Noah Batallion watched animated children’s TV programmes last weekend, his “vomit face”…
Why Toronto needs to get back to work in January
On Monday, the City of Toronto said it would delay the return of city workers to work until Jan. 2, 2019, citing the increasing threat of a flu-like infection known as COVID-19. The city…