Sex work is legal in Canada, but military police are so upset that Christina Lea Gilchrist offered a discount to soldiers that they threatened to charge her with "unlawful use… Read the rest of the article: Canadian military police threaten sex worker who offers discount to soldiers
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Rob Beschizza Chris Christie, the former Republican New Jersey governor who supported Trump, turned against him, then ran against him in the 2024 GOP primaries, is ending his campaign for President. Struggling… Read the rest of the article: Chris Christie quits Republican presidential race
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Rob Beschizza Swarovski Optik announced "AI-supported" AX Visio binoculars at CES in Las Vegas today: this amounts to it also being a camera that identifies the species of the bird or other… Read the rest of the article: Swarovski Optik's AI binoculars tell you what you're looking at
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Rob Beschizza Who needs a Wacom Intuos or Cintiq when you can have Midjourney crank it out? Well, you can use them to edit out the AI's hallucinations, mistakes and do compositing… Read the rest of the article: Artists upset after Wacom uses AI art to market artist gear
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Rob Beschizza CNN reports that Boeing CEO David Calhoun acknowledged the company made a manufacturing "mistake" at an all-hands crisis meeting yesterday, addressing the window blow-out at 16,000 feet which forced an… Read the rest of the article: Boeing CEO admits "mistake" after latest 737 MAX incident
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Rob Beschizza UPDATE: Jayson Boebert was arrested three days after the restaurant altercation, reportedly for a different one, and ultimately charged over both incidents. More information emerged Wednesday about the "altercation" reported… Read the rest of the article: Lauren Boebert's ex Jayson accused her of domestic violence during restaurant row. He was arrested.
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Rob Beschizza NASA's Artemis III mission, which will be its first to send humans to the moon in half a century, is delayed to 2026 at the earliest. NASA will now target… Read the rest of the article: NASA won't be sending humans to moon again until at least 2026
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Rob Beschizza Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, lately in the news for switching districts, fondling groins, etc., is under investigation in Colorado after apparently getting into an altercation with her ex-husband in a… Read the rest of the article: Boebert insists "I didn't punch Jayson" after police investigate altercation with ex-husband
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Rob Beschizza Tracy Kasper is resigning as the National Association of Realtors' president after someone tried to blackmail her, she says. Kasper described this as "a threat to disclose a past personal,… Read the rest of the article: National Association of Realtors president resigns, saying she's received a blackmail threat
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Rob Beschizza An iPhone lost to the void when a window blew out at 16,000 feet on an Alaska Air flight was found in working condition by a passer-by in Oregon. The… Read the rest of the article: iPhone found intact after being sucked into the void at 16000 ft
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Rob Beschizza A Florida nurse who allegedly poisoned two cats and a pregnant dog faces three counts of felony animal cruelty and one of depositing poison in a public area. Polk County… Read the rest of the article: Florida nurse accused after cats and dog poisoned
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Rob Beschizza A missing 16-year-old girl was found thanks to World of Warcraft: her account came online at an IP address in Florida, far from her home, and authorities swooped in to… Read the rest of the article: Florida man arrested after missing 16-year-old girl's World of Warcraft account comes online at his house
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Rob Beschizza LG showed off its transparent OLED TV in Vegas over the weekend in anticipation of this week's Consumer Electronics Show there. Below, CNET's David Katzmaier plays around with it. Prototypes… Read the rest of the article: LG shows off transparent television
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Rob Beschizza Clicks is a physical keyboard case for iPhone. It's not the first, but it's nicely-designed and something about is, well, clicking. Clicks is the first creator keyboard for iPhone. Free… Read the rest of the article: Clicks, a keyboard case for iPhone
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Rob Beschizza Britain's deranged Post Office scandal, wherein hundreds of postal workers were falsely accused of stealing money because of a faulty computer accounting system and in many cases imprisoned, is finally… Read the rest of the article: UK courts falsely convicted hundreds of postal workers of crimes because of an accounting bug. Why are they not being exonerated?
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Rob Beschizza WordPad, the free word processor included with Windows, is to be discontinued presently. In a blog post about the next preview build of the Windows 11 operating system, the company… Read the rest of the article: Microsoft to take workhorse app WordPad out back after 28 years
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Rob Beschizza DIY Book Scanner couldn't be more aptly-named: it's a website about making a device; the device done yourself will scan books. Join us! Get involved by trying a simple scanner,… Read the rest of the article: How to make a DIY book scanner
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Rob Beschizza Microsoft used to make keyboards, mice and other desktop computer accessories, but called it quits last year. Incase, well-known for backpacks, computer bags and cases, is reviving the line. "The… Read the rest of the article: Incase picks up Microsoft's discontinued range of keyboards, mice and other desktop gadgets
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Rob Beschizza Trump lawyer Alina Habba has already told the U.S. Supreme Court justices he nominated as president—Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Barrett—that they are expected to "step up" and rule in his favor… Read the rest of the article: Trump warns Supreme Court the country will be in "big trouble" if they don't rule in his favor
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Rob Beschizza Alaska Airlines grounded their 737 Max 9s after a window blew out at 16,000 feet, and the FAA ordered other carriers to follow suit Saturday. The emergency airworthiness directive will… Read the rest of the article: Boeing 737 MAX fleet grounded after mid-air blowout