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Google is expected to unleash a standalone Android VR headset at the Google I/O 2016 event that will be held next week. Recently, a reference to Android VR was found mentioned in the release notes of recent edition of Unreal Engine 4.12, a suite of tools designed for developing games. A former technology journalist, Peter Rojas, has managed to get …

A new study suggests a possible link between high levels of folic acid in pregnant women and an increased risk of their children developing an autism spectrum disorder. Co-researcher Daniele Fallin, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, said the new research aimed to understand the optimal dose as some folate is a good …

The opening date for the National Music Centre in the East Village has been revealed. Studio Bell will open its doors to the public on Canada Day, July 1, with free admission for the day. A striking gold-clad development that stretches across two blocks in Calgary’s East Village will be the new home of the National Music Centre, as well …

Donald Sutherland made light of his birth country’s national identity obsessions Wednesday, at the start of the Cannes Film Festival, where he will help determine the 2016 Palme d’Or prize winner. In doing so, he immediately established himself as the irascible wit on the nine-member Palme jury led by Mad Max director George Miller, winning huge laughs from the assembled …

The Queen has been overheard on video describing Chinese officials as “very rude to the ambassador” in a conversation with a senior police officer at a Buckingham Palace event. At a garden party celebrating her 90th birthday, the queen was introduced to Metropolitan Police commander Lucy D’Orsi, who headed up security for the Chinese visit. “Oh, bad luck,” the queen …

Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it is ending support of Sunrise, shifting its engineering team to work on the mobile calendar within the iOS and Android versions of Outlook. We knew this day was coming, but it’s still hard news to swallow. Sunrise has remained one of the strongest calendar apps in mobile, providing users with a clean UI and great …

Nine Nepalese guides have summited Mount Everest, becoming the first climbers in three years to reach the top after two successive natural disasters. Nepal Mountaineering Department official Gyanendra Shrestha, who is at the base camp, said the group reached the 8850-metre peak on Wednesday. Nepal Mountaineering Association President Ang Tshering Sherpa told the BBC that the Sherpas encountered many challenges …

The manhunt continues in southern Illinois for a man suspected of shooting Mahomet police officer, authorities are searching the Shawnee National Forrest where they suspect 35-year-old Dracy “Clint” Pendleton is hiding. An arrest warrant was issued for Pendleton by the Champaign County State’s Attorney, for the charge of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. Pendleton was originally charged with Attempted Murder …

Michael Slager, the former South Carolina police officer who shot and killed Walter Scott in April 2015, has been indicted on three federal charges, according to court records unsealed on Wednesday. Michael Slager was charged with deprivation of rights under the color of the law, use of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and obstruction of justice. …

A recent analysis of burger products found a few offensive extras like rat DNA and human DNA. A report from the California-based food analytics company Clear Labs sampled 258 hamburger products, including ground beef, frozen patties, fast-food and veggie burgers. Three of the samples had traces of rat DNA, and one was positive for traces of human DNA. The most …

Urine is more accurate than blood in testing for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, a finding that may allow patients with the disease to be more easily diagnosed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. CDC has updated its interim diagnostic testing guidance for Zika virus to recommend real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) testing of urine specimens collected …