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Ray Tomlinson: “Inventor of modern email” and use of ‘at’ symbol dies at 74

Ray Tomlinson: Inventor of modern email and use of 'at' symbol dies at 74

Ray Tomlinson, the American programmer credited with sending the first email across a network and initiating the use of the “@”symbol, has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 74. In 1971, while working as an engineer at Massachusetts research and development company Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Tomlinson sent a message between two computers on the ARPANET …

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Surprise! Metal Gear Solid Fan Remake Shadow Moses Canceled

Surprise! Metal Gear Solid Fan Remake Shadow Moses Canceled

The creators of the Metal Gear Solid Unreal Engine 4 remake titled Shadow Moses announce that their project has been cancelled for ‘reasons beyond our control’. The game had been in development in Unreal Engine 4 for some time, and looked like this back in January. The development had been teasing a “huge announcement” for March 14, but this weekend, …

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Brazilian man hidden in SUV’s gas tank in smuggling attempt (Photo)

Brazilian man hidden in SUV's gas tank in smuggling attempt (Photo)

A Brazilian man was found hiding inside the gas tank of an SUV at the Calexico east port of entry. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested the 40-year-old U.S. citizen and detained the 38-year-old Brazilian man early Tuesday morning at the Calexico, California, East port of entry, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

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Seattle: Michele Anderson guilty of 6 counts of murder in Carnation killings

Michele Anderson Seattle murder trial

SEATTLE — Michele Anderson convicted of first degree murder in deaths of 6 family members. Michele Anderson was found guilty of six counts of first-degree aggravated murder following a five-week trial in King County Superior Court. She faces life in prison without the possibility of parole for gunning down three generations of her family in Carnation, about 30 miles east …

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Samsung, Six Flags team up for VR roller coaster (Video)

Samsung, Six Flags team up for VR roller coaster (Video)

Samsung and Six Flags announced that they have teamed up to bring VR to real coasters. In partnership with Samsung, Six Flags is taking its signature brand of thrills to the next level and beyond in fully immersive, virtual riding experiences using Samsung Gear VR. Some of Six Flags’ most popular coasters will be equipped to allow riders wearing Samsung …

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Wheaton College hijab-wearing ‘college professor’ takes university of virginia job

Wheaton College hijab-wearing college professor takes university of virginia job

A former Wheaton College professor who created controversy for wearing a hijab is joining the staff at the University of Virginia. The university’s Institute of Advanced Studies in Culture said Thursday in a statement Dr. Larycia Hawkins accepted a position as the Abd el-Kader Visiting Faculty Fellow. The institute says she will research relationships between religions and races.

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Coffee Could Lower Risk for MS; New Study Says

Coffee Could Lower Risk for MS, New Study Says

Drinking a lot of coffee every day could potentially cut the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), new study says. Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and the University of California, Berkeley, looked at two studies. In the Swedish study, participants were asked how many cups they drank per day across different ages, from …

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Review : How the Toyota Prius took over the world

Review: How the Toyota Prius took over the world

Usher in a bold new era of advanced motoring with the all-new, 2016 Toyota Prius – the fourth-generation of the world’s most popular and proven hybrid automobile. New hybrid and engine technologies that deliver on efficiency As in the third-generation Prius, Hybrid Synergy Drive combines the output of a 1.8-litre 4-cylinder gasoline engine and two motor/generators through an electronically-controlled planetary-type …

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