Pokemon Go has raked in a whopping $200 million during its debut month. Thus this game has beaten Candy Crush by a wide margin. The revenue comes from in-app purchases Pokemon Go players make. You can buy Poke Balls, which are tossed at Pokemon to catch them. Players can also pay for things like Lures and Incense, to attract Pokemon. …
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Skydivers killed after parachute deploys after impact
Two skydivers were killed during a jump in Northern California Saturday morning, according to authorities. Their bodies were found in a Lodi-area vineyard after someone reported that the skydivers hit the ground without an open parachute, San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Deputy Les Garcia said. It appeared the parachute did not deploy until after impact, he said. Authorities were working to …
Read More »Shark spotted in Maritime waters (Photo)
A series of shark sightings in Maritime waters has some locals speculating the population is growing in the area, but a scientist says he has not seen any unusual activity. The latest sighting occurred near Cross Island off Nova Scotia’s South Shore on Saturday. The two-metre-long predator was believed to be either a mako or great white. Tour operator Bill …
Read More »2017 Nissan Pathfinder debuts with new look, more power (Video)
Americans just can’t get enough SUVs, with 2016 sales through the roof in just about every segment. Nissan’s Pathfinder, however, hasn’t been following the trend — sales are down this year as the aging 2016 model isn’t proving popular with buyers. Nissan hopes to change that slide with the revised 2017 model, which will arrive in showrooms in September. More …
Read More »Kindness is sexually attractive, says new research
New study from the University of Guelph and Nipissing University shows that people who help others are more desirable to the opposite sex, have more sexual partners and more frequent sex. “This research is the first to show that altruism may translate into real mating success in Western populations, that altruists have more mates than non-altruists,” said Pat Barclay, a …
Read More »Kim Kardashian West: ‘I’m not a feminist or a free-the-nipple type of girl’
In spite of everything she’s done for women with her empowering nude selfies, Kim Kardashian West does not consider herself a feminist. At least that’s what she told the audience assembled for her keynote speech at the BlogHer 16 conference in Los Angeles on Friday. “Everyone always says, are you a feminist? And I don’t think that I am,” she …
Read More »West Vancouver councillor Michael Lewis dies of lung cancer
District of West Vancouver councillor Michael Lewis has died of lung cancer. He was diagnosed in June. District Mayor Michael Smith says he was the voice of reason and common sense. “He was a very quiet and charming guy,” Smith says.
Read More »Whale “Granny” as old as the Titanic spotted in the Pacific
A killer whale nicknamed “Granny” that was born a year before the Titanic sank and is thought to be the oldest in the world has been spotted off the coast of Washington state in the Pacific Ocean. Heather MacIntyre of the Orca Network photographed Granny and other orcas last week near False Bay in the San Juan Islands of Washington. …
Read More »Stockton Mayor Arrested, Accused of Providing Alcohol to Minors: Report
Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva, a Republican, was arrested on August 4 at his Silver Lake Stockton youth camp in Amador County on charges involving contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Silva, who held anti-gay prayer rallies at megachurches and once gave God a key to the city was arrested after recording underage male teens playing strip poker in his …
Read More »Scientists teaching drones to paint murals (Video)
You may have heard of plans to use drones for delivering packages, monitoring wildlife, or tracking storms. But painting murals? That’s the idea behind a project in Paul Kry’s laboratory at McGill University’s School of Computer Science. Prof. Kry and a few of his students have teamed up to program tiny drones to create dot drawings – an artistic technique …
Read More »Cyber security expert Bruce Schneier warns of impending IoT disaster
Smart cities are dangerous for everyone, security expert says. Security technologist and author Bruce Schneier has expressed his concern about smart cities and the IoT, saying allowing technology to rule our lives could end in catastrophe. Furthermore, if secret services really are trying to influence elections by hacking the systems of political parties and releasing embarrassing emails, they will almost …
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