World's best whisky is being sent to age in space

A Japanese distillery is sending some of its world-renowned whisky into outer space. Tokyo-based Suntory, a brewing and distillery company, announced today that it will send six samples of its whiskies and other alcohols to the International Space Station (ISS) next month, in order to observe the effects of zero-gravity on the aging process.
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The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki Coming to Blu-Ray

Due out exclusively from Amazon on November 17th, The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki contains each of the maestro’s eleven feature films: Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo, and The Wind Rises.
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Kentucky man shoots down drone spying on 16-year-old daughter

Drone pilots take notice: The world is not your playground.
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This is what 164 skydivers breaking a world record looks like

How's your Friday going? In a Chicago suburb, 164 people just set a new world record for the largest ever vertical skydiving formation (the previous mark was set in 2012 and featured 138 skydivers). It took the team of skydivers 13 tries to all link up properly, but once they did, the result was "awesome, man," organizer Rock Nelson said. Check it out for yourself...
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Like paper, graphene twists, folds into nanoscale machines

The art of kirigami involves cutting paper into intricate designs, like snowflakes. Cornell physicists are kirigami artists, too, but their paper is only an atom thick, and could become some of the smallest machines the world has ever known.
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Alan Cheuse, Novelist And Longtime NPR Contributor, Dies At 75

The author and critic died Friday of injuries sustained in a car accident. For years, he was the voice of NPR's literature commentary — and, for many, the "guide to a very exciting world."
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Quarterback Russell Wilson agrees to extension with Seattle Seahawks

Quarterback Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $87.6 million, sources confirmed to ESPN.
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​U.S. District Judge rules mobile-phone tracking does require a warrant

It's a tug of war for cell-phone privacy as U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh rules mobile-phone tracking does requires a warrant.
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This Windows 10 Feature Is Creating a Lot Of Controversy

Windows 10 creates controversy by quietly changing your default browser.
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What China Has Been Building in the South China Sea

China has been feverishly piling sand onto reefs in the South China Sea for the past year, creating seven new islets in the region. It is straining geopolitical tensions that were already taut.
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Kali Linux 2.0 Release Day Scheduled: Kali Sana Coming, Powerful Than Ever

Team working on Kali Linux 2.0 says that the new platform is full of the most powerful features for digital forensics.
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Google says non to French demand to expand right to be forgotten worldwide

Search firm rejects regulator’s demand to remove links from google.com as well as its European subsidiaries. By Alex Hern.
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Revised AP history standards will push 'American exceptionalism'

Culture conservatives win battle in ‘anti-American’ history debate as board approves plan to include section in advanced placement courses
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Palestinian baby burned to death in settler attack

Two houses burned in Duma village in occupied West Bank, with graffiti left on the walls reading
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Kings to hire Nancy Lieberman as second female NBA assistant coach

The Sacramento Kings have agreed to hire Nancy Lieberman as an assistant coach, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been announced.
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Mike Pence's Investigation Into Planned Parenthood Finds Zero Violations

The false and debunked claims that Planned Parenthood is selling aborted fetus body parts just got even more debunked.
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Litvinenko Killed 'After Second Poisoning'

Scotland Yard detectives believe Alexander Litvinenko had been poisoned twice, the counsel for the Metropolitan Police has told the inquiry into the former spy's death. Richard Horwell QC said there was a failed attempt to kill him on 16 October 2006, followed a fortnight later by a successful attempt when polonium-210 was dropped into his tea at the Millennium hotel in London's Mayfair.
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Shut up about Cecil the Lion, please

The outrage over Cecil's death is absurd when you think of the other, bigger problems which people are happy to ignore
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US photographer's quest to solve vintage photo mystery

A US photographer launches an internet hunt to find two women pictured on an old roll of film she discovered in a second-hand store.
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Man freed after being wrongly imprisoned for 17 years is fatally shot in Chicago

On the day he was finally released from prison after murder charges were dropped, Alprentiss Nash vowed he would use his freedom studying to become a chef, learning about antique cars and traveling. And in the nearly three years since, he kept true to his word, visiting New Orleans, Miami and Atlanta and learning to ski at a resort in Wisconsin. He also bought a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a 1960 Buick Electra 225 and completed a culinary program.
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College Board Caves To Conservative Pressure, Changes AP U.S. History Curriculum

After complaints from conservatives about a lack of founding fathers, the AP American History standards will change.
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WikiLeaks says U.S. spied on Japanese government officials

The WikiLeaks website published documents Friday that it says shows the U.S. government spied on Japanese officials and companies, revealing internal Japanese discussions on international trade and climate change policy.
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Winter Olympics 2022 decision: Beijing beats Almaty to host Games – as it happened

Rolling report: Beijing narrowly beat Almaty 44-40 in the IOC vote to win the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Lausanne was also confirmed as the home of the 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games.
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What paying fast food workers a living wage would do to the price of a Big Mac

Would you pay 17 extra cents for a Big Mac if it meant the person who prepared it could earn a living wage? What about an extra 30 cents each time you ate out at any fast food restaurant? These are the small prices we would have to pay on average to ensure that fast food workers around the country earned an hourly-wage of $15, according to a new study by researchers at Purdue University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
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Boston Comic Con from the celebs’ point of view

Boston Comic Con rolls into the Seaport World Trade Center July 31 through Aug. 2 with its usual sideshow of celebrities plucked from pop culture’s firmament.
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Ex-NBA star Vin Baker conquers demons and shoots for success in Starbucks management

The world’s tallest, and perhaps most famous, barista is stationed behind a busy coffee counter. His smile and easy-going style welcome customers looking for their Starbucks fix as they fastbreak to work or South County’s beaches. “I love North Kingstown. It reminds me of my hometown, so it’s comfortable,” says the man, who stretches to 6-feet-11. “I like this community. Starbucks draws a lot of repeat customers and so many know me now.”
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Canada Just Bought Israel's Iron Dome Radar Technology

Canada's Armed Forces has purchased radar technology that is part of Israel's famous Iron Dome, the missile system tasked with shooting down Hamas and Hezbollah rockets — and it plans to deploy it within Canada. The system will be produced in Canada by Rheinmetall Canada, a domestic arms company and subsidiary of the German military and car technology enterprise, in conjunction with the Israeli firm that first developed the technology.
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Google Glass is back!...and now aimed at corporations -_-

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After publishing secret spy docs, German news site investigated for treason

Markus Beckedahl of Netzpolitik.org: "We don’t know if we should cry or not."
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'Death Ray' skyscraper is wreaking havoc on London for a few totally insane reasons

A giant in London is melting cars, frying bike seats, and scorching sidewalks. But it's not Godzilla. It's a "Walkie Talkie" — the nickname for the 38-story skyscraper on Fenchurch Street in central London. The glare reflected from the glass-fronted building was so strong that people changed its name to "death ray" skyscraper.
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Edge of Tomorrow 2 Teased by Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise recently said he has pitched Edge of Tomorrow 2 to Christopher McQuarrie and Doug Liman, and the story would involve Emily Blunt's character.
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Japanese Bullet Train to Cosplay as Neon Genesis Evangelion Unit-01

Once a day, the train will make the return journey between Osaka and Fukuoka (the two largest cities in western Japan), with operations scheduled to start in autumn 2015 and continue until March 2017.
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Official claims debris find won't narrow search for MH370

The discovery of debris has raised hopes the mystery of missing Flight MH370 may be solved but authorities warn this is unlikely and the search goes on.
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Windows 10 passes 14 million installs its first 24 hours

Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi is checking in with a Windows 10 status update, revealing that the OS is already on some 14 million devices. He notes that not everyone who reserved an upgrade has gotten it yet, but that the rollout will continue in phases over the next few weeks.
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California Says Water Use Fell by 27 Percent in June

Water use in California fell by 27 percent in June, passing the conservation target set by Gov. Jerry Brown during the drought, regulators said Thursday. Data released by the State Water Resources Control Board shows 265 out of 411 local agencies hit or nearly reached savings targets. ...
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The Video Game Dream: A Pakistani Teen Gets Rich Quick In E-Sports

Sumail Hassan made $200,000 after one month as a professional gamer in the U.S. His team, Evil Geniuses, will compete next week for more than $6 million.
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Mozilla blasts Microsoft for making it harder to switch to Firefox in Windows 10

Microsoft has altered Windows 10 so that users have to explicitly set a default app for applications like mail, calendar, or web browsers. The change means the setup installers for Chrome and Firefox can no longer set themselves as the default browser during the install process.
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Microsoft wants $1.49 a month to remove the ads it shows inside Solitaire on Windows 10

Windows 10 comes bundled with the Microsoft Solitaire Collection, combining various versions of the classic card game. But included within the game are ads...
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Boy, 15, charged with kidnap, rape and murder of eight-year-girl in California

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with kidnapping, raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl whose body was found in a bin in California. Adrian Jerry Gonzalez is accused of luring Madyson Middleton into his family’s apartment from a courtyard where she had been riding her scooter at the weekend.
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'Fallout 4' won't support user mods this fall

You'll have a bit longer to dream up that 'Fallout 4' mod of your dreams.
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NASCAR will Proceed with High-Drag Package at Michigan

Drivers raised doubts about the package after Indianapolis, but NASCAR will push forward with it at Michigan.
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The Life and Untimely Death of Technology's Weirdest Logo

In 1988 Timothy Wilkinson, a British designer at frog design in Silicon Valley, was tasked with creating a logo for the biggest peripheral maker in the world: Logitech. The company kept Wilkinson’s logo around for almost 30 years. And while it long seemed weird to me, it’s also completely brilliant.
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Native American Woman Dies in Jail, Begging for Help. Officers Told Her to “Quit Faking”

Earlier this month, a Lakota woman, was jailed on an alleged bond violation over a driving infraction. Her pleas for help allegedly fell on deaf ears and she died in jail.
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Final Fantasy Explorers is heading west on 3DS in January 2016

Square Enix has announced that its Monster Hunter-like action-RPG Final Fantasy Explorers will be heading west in January 2016 on 3DS. More precisely, it'll be out on January 26th in North America.
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Jerusalem Gay Pride: Six stabbed 'by ultra-Orthodox Jew'

Six people are stabbed at a Gay Pride march in Jerusalem and police arrest an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man they say attacked marchers in 2005.
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Researchers demonstrate the world's first white lasers

More luminous and energy efficient than LEDs, white lasers look to be the future in lighting and light-based wireless communication.
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A Terrorism Case in Britain Ends in Acquittal, but No One Can Say Why

Ian Cobain, a reporter with The Guardian, is one of very few people who know why a student arrested by armed British police officers in 2013 was finally acquitted this year of terrorism charges. Problem is, he cannot report what he knows. He was allowed to observe much of the trial, but only under strict conditions intended to keep classified material secret. His notebooks are being held by Britain’s domestic intelligence agency.
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Suitcase found as experts race to verify whether wreckage found on Reunion Island is MH370

While aviation experts scramble to confirm if they have finally found evidence of MH370, authorities have stated the aircraft wing part that washed up on the coast of Reunion Island could be from other known crashes in the area.
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China sets up first unmanned factory; all processes are operated by robots

A Chinese firm specialising in precision technology has set up the first unmanned factory at Dongguan city where all the processes are operated by robots, regarded as futuristic solution to tide over China's looming demographic crisis and dependence on manual workers. In the plant, all the processes are operated by computer- controlled robots, computer numerical control machining equipment, unmanned transport trucks and automated warehouse equipment.
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Badger Recovering After Being Found Dead Drunk

Party animal discovered surrounded by seven empty beer bottles, along with two more hidden in bushes, believed to have been stolen from beachgoers. Could it be referred to rehab after time in detox?
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