A Man Switched A Helicopter Engine Off Mid-Flight To Prove A Point

If a plane’s engine fails, you’d think (or like to think) its aerodynamic properties could glide you down to safety. Helicopters, on the other hand, are pretty clunky-looking things. So if you turned off the engine mid-flight, you’d probably expect the results to be pretty messy.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/kxh/a-man-switched-a-helicopter-engine-off-mid-flight-to-prove-a-point

Universal Basic Income Is Inevitable, Unavoidable, and Incoming

The last time I saw universal basic income discussed on television, it was laughed away by a Conservative MP as an absurd idea. The government giving away wads of cash responsibility-free to the entire population sounds entirely fantastical in this austerity-bound age, where “we just don’t have the money” is repeated endlessly as a mantra. Money, they say, does not grow on trees. (Only as figures on the screen of a computer).
Read more: http://snapzu.com/darvinhg/universal-basic-income-is-inevitable-unavoidable-and-incoming

Tim Peake drives remote robot on Earth from orbit

UK astronaut Tim Peake controls a robot vehicle on Earth from the space station, simulating how humans could one day remotely command vehicles on other worlds.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/tim-peake-drives-remote-robot-on-earth-from-orbit

US foreign intelligence court did not deny any surveillance requests last year

Justice Department document shows Fisa court continued trend by rejecting none of 1,457 requests made on behalf of NSA and FBI
Read more: http://snapzu.com/kxh/us-foreign-intelligence-court-did-not-deny-any-surveillance-requests-last-year

There will be pandemonium: The end of the old oil order has already begun

Sunday, April 17th was the designated moment. The world’s leading oil producers were expected to bring fresh discipline to the chaotic petroleum market and spark a return to high prices. Meeting in Doha, the glittering capital of petroleum-rich Qatar, the oil ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), along with such key non-OPEC producers as Russia and Mexico, were scheduled to ratify a draft agreement obliging them to freeze their oil...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/aj0690/there-will-be-pandemonium-the-end-of-the-old-oil-order-has-already-begun

World’s largest aircraft “weeks” away from first UK test flight

Airlander 10, the world's largest and longest aircraft, is preparing to gently glide out of its gargantuan shed—which is incidentally the largest hangar in the UK—at Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire. Earlier this month, Airlander 10, which is being built by Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), was officially named Martha Gwyn by the duke of Kent. HAV is now in the "final stages of testing" before it can exit the hangar, which will be a "matter of weeks" rather than months.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Chubros/worlds-largest-aircraft-weeks-away-from-first-uk-test-flight

'Marvel's The Punisher' spin-off ordered by Netflix, Jon Bernthal to star

It’s official: The Punisher is getting his own TV series. EW has learned that Marvel has ordered a spin-off starring vigilante character introduced in Daredevil season 2. Jon Bernthal will reprise his role as vengeful military veteran Frank Castle, who brings his own lethal form of justice to Hell’s Kitchen. Writer and executive producer Steve Lightfoot (Hanniba, Casualty) will serve as showrunner.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/TNY/marvels-the-punisher-spin-off-ordered-by-netflix-jon-bernthal-to-star

U.S. Labels Switzerland an Internet Piracy Haven

Every year the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) publishes its Special 301 Report highlighting countries that aren’t doing enough to protect U.S. intellectual property rights. In 2016 the report sticks to a tried and tested format, with countries such as China, Russia, India and Ukraine all making the Priority List once again. However, just as the USTR wasn’t afraid to place Canada on the Watch List several years ago, this year it has added another ally.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/hxxp/us-labels-switzerland-an-internet-piracy-haven

The Cable Industry Threatens To Sue If FCC Tries To Bring Competition To Cable Set Top Boxes

Back in February the FCC voted on a new plan to open up the traditional cable box to competition. According to a fact sheet being circulated by the agency (pdf), under the FCC's plan you'd still pay your cable company for the exact same content, cable operators would simply have to design systems -- using standards and copy protection of their choice -- that delivered this content to third-party hardware. The FCC's goal is cheaper, better hardware and a shift away...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/TNY/the-cable-industry-threatens-to-sue-if-fcc-tries-to-bring-competition-to-cable-set-top-boxes

Daytime cooking ban in India as heatwave claims 300 lives

Authorities try to prevent accidental fires amid scorching temperatures that have destroyed crops and killed livestock
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rti9/daytime-cooking-ban-in-india-as-heatwave-claims-300-lives

93% of leukaemia patients in remission after an experimental T cell therapy

Doctors are reporting "extraordinary" results after the first clinical trial of an experimental type of immunotherapy against advanced leukaemia. The new approach was tested on 29 late-stage leukaemia patients who'd exhausted all other options. After the therapy, 27 of them went into remission - that's an incredible 93 percent success rate. One patient who wasn't successful the first time around went into remission after a second, higher dose.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/yuriburi/93-of-leukaemia-patients-in-remission-after-an-experimental-t-cell-therapy

Brain damage in Zika babies is far worse than expected

Ana Gabriela do Prado Paschoal sat at a desk in a small medical exam room and began a familiar, heartbreaking ritual. Your baby’s head is smaller than normal, Dr. Paschoal told the anxious mother, who had contracted the Zika virus while pregnant.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rexall/brain-damage-in-zika-babies-is-far-worse-than-expected

People with albinism in Malawi face 'total extinction'

Malawi's estimated 10,000 albinos face "extinction" if they continue to be murdered for their body parts for use in witchcraft, a UN expert has warned. Ikponwosa Ero said that the situation "constitutes an emergency, a crisis disturbing in its proportions". Her call came after two men received a 17-year jail term for murdering a 21-year-old woman with albinism. Ms Ero said Malawi police have recorded 65 attacks, abductions and murders of albinos since the end of 2014.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rawlings/people-with-albinism-in-malawi-face-total-extinction

Large Hadron Collider: Weasel causes shutdown - BBC News

The Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator in Switzerland is offline after suffering a short circuit - caused by a weasel.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/kxh/large-hadron-collider-weasel-causes-shutdown-bbc-news

Original 'Ghostbusters' Heads Back to Theaters

Read more: http://snapzu.com/mtnrg/original-ghostbusters-heads-back-to-theaters

Devuan, a fork of Debian without systemd, has released its first beta

Devuan GNU+Linux is a fork of Debian without systemd. Its Beta release marks an important milestone towards the sustainability and the continuation of Devuan as a universal base distribution. Devuan Jessie provides continuity as a safe upgrade path from Wheezy and a flawless switch from Jessie that ensures the right to Init Freedom and avoids entanglement. Since the Exodus declaration in 2014, infrastructure has been put in place to support Devuan’s mission to offer users control o
Read more: http://snapzu.com/microfracture/devuan-a-fork-of-debian-without-systemd-has-released-its-first-beta

Comcast's NBCUniversal buys DreamWorks Animation in $3.8-billion deal

NBCUniversal on Thursday said it has reached an agreement to acquire DreamWorks Animation in a deal valued at $3.8 billion. Under terms of the agreement, NBCUniversal's parent company, Comcast Corp., pledged to pay DreamWorks Animation shareholders $41 in cash for each share of their DreamWorks stock. The transaction is expected to close later this year, subject to an antitrust review by government regulators.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rexall/comcasts-nbcuniversal-buys-dreamworks-animation-in-38-billion-deal

'Marvel's The Punisher' spin-off ordered by Netflix, Jon Bernthal to star

It’s official: The Punisher is getting his own TV series. EW has learned that Marvel has ordered a spin-off starring vigilante character introduced...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/mtnrg/marvels-the-punisher-spin-off-ordered-by-netflix-jon-bernthal-to-star

Mark Zuckerberg Gets to Control Facebook a While Longer

Yesterday Facebook announced earnings, which were good. They were so good, in fact, that Facebook also announced a little present for Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and chief executive officer who got it to this happy place. Facebook said that it will create a new class of common stock, Facebook's third, to ensure that Zuckerberg can control Facebook as long as he wants to. Right now, Facebook has Class A stock, the normal publicly traded stock, with one vote...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/wildcard/mark-zuckerberg-gets-to-control-facebook-a-while-longer

Cloud Unit Pushes Amazon to Record Profit

Amazon swung to a better-than-expected first-quarter profit—its largest ever for a quarter—as the company benefited from surging growth in its Web services division.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/TentativePrince/cloud-unit-pushes-amazon-to-record-profit

U.S. Steel Says China is Using Cyber Stealth to Steal its Secrets

The steelmaker is asking a U.S. agency to investigate its claims that the Chinese government not only dumps steel at unfair prices, but also uses computer hackers to steal intellectual property.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rti9/us-steel-says-china-is-using-cyber-stealth-to-steal-its-secrets

Colombia legalizes same-sex marriage

Colombia's high court legalized same-sex marriage, giving couples the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts. The ruling by the Colombian Constitutional Court on Thursday makes Colombia the fourth country in Latin America to extend rights to same-sex couples, joining Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Same-sex couples in Colombia were already allowed to form civil partnerships, but were required to prove they were in a long-term relationship to obtain legal benefits.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/geoleo/colombia-legalizes-same-sex-marriage

Load Your Steam Wallet Using Bitcoin

Today we're announcing a new payment integration with software and gaming giant Valve which will bring bitcoin payments to Steam gamers worldwide. Founded in 1996, Valve's Steam platform is used by more than 89 million gamers. Steam reaches 237 countries, and its more than 9,000 different games include popular titles like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Civilization V, XCOM 2, and Fallout 4. Many of the award-winning titles were produced...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Apolatia/load-your-steam-wallet-using-bitcoin

Avalanche fears over unauthorised Everest helicopter flights

Helicopter firms are carrying out unauthorised sightseeing flights over the upper reaches of Mount Everest, Nepalese officials say. Sherpas have expressed concerns that vibrations caused by the helicopters could trigger avalanches. Tourist flights are not allowed to places above Base Camp which is at an altitude of 5,364 metres (17,600ft). But helicopter companies say they only overfly sights like the Khumbu Icefall and their flights are allowed.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/8mm/avalanche-fears-over-unauthorised-everest-helicopter-flights

We've literally found the real Bastard Operator From Hell

Ingenious IT staff banish hapless callers to on-hold Hades with Extension 666
Read more: http://snapzu.com/sjvn/weve-literally-found-the-real-bastard-operator-from-hell

Camouflaged Anti-Nazi Pamphlets found inside a Dusty Box at the Library

The label attached to the box said "Do not open until war is over". It was the early 1980s and John Rathe, the librarian in the NYPL's Rare Book room, had no idea what he was about to uncover when he opened the dusty box he had found in a remote corner of the library.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/CatLady/camouflaged-anti-nazi-pamphlets-found-inside-a-dusty-box-at-the-library

Here's why pharma giant AbbVie coughed up $10 billion to buy a startup you've never heard of

AbbVie, a major biopharmaceutical company, just picked up biotech startup Stemcentrx in a deal that’s worth up to $10.2 billion.That would make it the second-largest venture capital-backed acquisition in history. The startup, which had previously been valued at $5 billion, is developing drugs that target cancer stem cells, a specific type of cancer cell that some research suggests could play a key role in defeating the disease.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/drunkenninja/heres-why-pharma-giant-abbvie-coughed-up-10-billion-to-buy-a-startup-youve-never-heard-of

Video shows Syrian boy weeping over body of brother killed in bombing

“I wish it was me, not you” a young boy cried as he wept over his brother’s body after a wave of air strikes in Aleppo. Dozens of civilians have been killed in bombing raids on rebel-held areas of the city, including one that killed more than 50 people at a hospital.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Mai/video-shows-syrian-boy-weeping-over-body-of-brother-killed-in-bombing

More than half a tonne of ancient Roman coins found in Spain

Construction workers in southern Spain unearth 600 kilograms of Roman coins stored inside clay jars. Six hundred kilograms of bronze coins were discovered inside 19 amphoras, some of them recovered broken.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/funhonestdude/more-than-half-a-tonne-of-ancient-roman-coins-found-in-spain

VW and Shell try to block EU push for electric cars

VW and Shell have united to try to block Europe’s push for electric cars and more efficient cars, saying biofuels should be at heart of efforts to green the industry instead. The EU is planning two new fuel efficiency targets for 2025 and 2030 to help meet promises made at the Paris climate summit last December. But executives from the two industrial giants launched a study on Wednesday night proposing greater use of biofuels...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/funhonestdude/vw-and-shell-try-to-block-eu-push-for-electric-cars

Wisconsin City to Fine Parents If Child Is a Bully

Police in one small Wisconsin city are going to new lengths to prevent bullying: fining parents if their child is caught picking on others. The new ordinance in Shawano means parents of children acting as “bullies” could be fined hundreds of dollars if they don’t intervene, according to NBC affiliate NBC26 in Green Bay.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/cone/wisconsin-city-to-fine-parents-if-child-is-a-bully

Powerful winds stream from unusual binary systems

Scientists edge closer to understanding mysterious ultra-luminous X-ray sources.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/powerful-winds-stream-from-unusual-binary-systems

Top 3 Reasons Americans are Flocking to Raise Backyard Chickens

In the largest study of its type into backyard chicken ownership in America, The University of California research has obtained insights into backyard chicken owners perceived flock health and welfare issues, the most favoured breed of chicken to keep in backyard flocks, backyard chicken husbandry practices, why people raise backyard chickens, what resources are necessary to help improve backyard chicken flock care and management, as well as demographic information about backyard chicken owners
Read more: http://snapzu.com/south33/top-3-reasons-americans-are-flocking-to-raise-backyard-chickens

Secret Service Plans to Raise White House Fence by 5 Feet

The U.S. Secret Service plans to raise the height of the White House security fence by 5 feet and add a new concrete foundation to reduce the risk of fence-jumpers.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Appaloosa/secret-service-plans-to-raise-white-house-fence-by-5-feet

Controversial tiger temple in Thailand gets zoo license

Activists say that they are “shocked and disgusted” by this latest development.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/controversial-tiger-temple-in-thailand-gets-zoo-license

EU rejects Greek request for emergency summit

The head of the European Union has rejected Greece's request for an emergency meeting aimed at ending an impasse over the country's bailout. EU Council President Donald Tusk said the group's finance ministers needed to resume talks themselves within days. Greece agreed to a third rescue package worth €86bn (£60bn; $94bn) last year and faces a looming debt payment. However, it has been unable to unlock the next loan instalment after clashing with its creditors over more reforms.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/ubthejudge/eu-rejects-greek-request-for-emergency-summit

Carbon nanotube 'wires' self-assemble in electric field

Introducing Teslaphoresis to remotely make nanotube circuits.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/carbon-nanotube-wires-self-assemble-in-electric-field

Fantastic Fakes: Busting a $70 Million Counterfeiting Ring

When banks and businesses around the nation’s capital find counterfeit currency, they send it to the Washington field office of the U.S. Secret Service. One morning in May 2012, agent Adam Gaab entered its inventory room, a space filled with money counters, microscopes, ultraviolet lights, and other tools, and saw that a fresh batch of bills had just arrived. With jet-black hair and a baby face, Gaab, at 28, was one of the younger agents in the Secret Service.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/messi/fantastic-fakes-busting-a-70-million-counterfeiting-ring

German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, operator says

A nuclear power plant in Germany has been found to be infected with computer viruses, but they appear not to have posed a threat to the facility's operations because it is isolated from the Internet, the station's operator said on Tuesday. The Gundremmingen plant, located about 120 km (75 miles) northwest of Munich, is run by the German utility RWE. The viruses, which include "W32.Ramnit" and "Conficker", were discovered at Gundremmingen's...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/messi/german-nuclear-plant-infected-with-computer-viruses-operator-says

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn sells entire stake in Apple

Icahn has sold his shares in the company over concerns at China’s influence on its stock price
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rti9/billionaire-investor-carl-icahn-sells-entire-stake-in-apple

North Carolina lawmaker: 'we must fight to keep our state straight'

A Republican candidate running to become North Carolina's attorney general faced criticism on Tuesday after saying "we must fight to keep our state straight" while discussing a law that restricts transgender bathroom access and gay rights. The measure has positioned the state at the center of a debate over equality, privacy and religious freedom as states propose legislation seen as discriminatory against gay and transgender...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/baron778/north-carolina-lawmaker-we-must-fight-to-keep-our-state-straight

‘Teen’ basketball player says he didn’t know he was 29

A 29-year-old South Sudanese man told officials he wasn’t lying when he allegedly posed as a teenager to attend high school in Canada — he just didn’t know his real age. Wearing a loose orange jumpsuit, Jonathan Elia Nicola, who has been held by immigration since April 15, attended a brief detention hearing in Windsor on Tuesday and was ordered to remain in custody because he was considered a flight risk.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/zritic/teen-basketball-player-says-he-didnt-know-he-was-29

North Korea Test-Fires Two Intermediate-Range Missiles, Both Fail: South Korea

North Korea test-fired what appeared to be two intermediate range ballistic missiles on Thursday but both failed, a South Korean official said, in a setback for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the run-up to next week's ruling party congress.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/jcscher/north-korea-test-fires-two-intermediate-range-missiles-both-fail-south-korea

Airstrike on MSF-backed Aleppo hospital kills patients and doctors

One of last paediatricians in rebel-held area of Syrian city among the dead, as UN envoy says ceasefire is now ‘barely alive’
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rti9/airstrike-on-msf-backed-aleppo-hospital-kills-patients-and-doctors

New York Man Punched in the Face on Subway Because He 'Looks Exactly Like Shia LaBeouf'

A New York man is tending to a black eye after he was allegedly punched on the subway because he looks like Shia LaBeouf, PEOPLE confirms. Mario Licato, 26, tells PEOPLE he was walking down the subway stairs at the corner of Essex and Delancey streets on Saturday while going to a friend's show when a man suddenly punched him. "I just saw a fist coming at my face," Licato says. "And the next thing I know I was, like...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/jedlicka/new-york-man-punched-in-the-face-on-subway-because-he-looks-exactly-like-shia-labeouf

Suspect who won’t decrypt hard drives jailed indefinitely

He’s got the keys to his own prison, the court says.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/sjvn/suspect-who-wont-decrypt-hard-drives-jailed-indefinitely

Authorities: 120 Arrested In Bronx Gang Takedown; Believed To Be Largest In NYC History

More than a hundred suspects have been charged in the Bronx in what is believed to be the largest gang takedown in New York City history, authorities said Wednesday. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and other law enforcement officials announced the charges against 120 alleged members and associates of two rival gangs.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/cone/authorities-120-arrested-in-bronx-gang-takedown-believed-to-be-largest-in-nyc-history

Rio 2016 Olympics: 100 days to go

If Olympic opening ceremonies should capture the atmosphere in a host nation, then Rio 2016's curtain-raiser should be interesting. With 100 days until the Games begin, Brazil is unraveling fast -- largely overshadowing the impending arrival of sport's greatest showpiece. Who needs the staple pre-Olympic media diet of venue delays and security fears when you have a leader facing impeachment, a gigantic corruption scandal and a global public health emergency?
Read more: http://snapzu.com/ppp/rio-2016-olympics-100-days-to-go

Intel declares focus shift from PC company to cloud-based computing devices.

Brian Krzanich: Our Strategy and The Future of Intel. Last week I shared how Intel is making broad changes to accelerate our transformation by aligning every segment of our business – our people, our places and our projects – to our strategy. Our strategy itself is about transforming Intel from a PC company to a company that powers the cloud and
Read more: http://snapzu.com/microfracture/intel-declares-focus-shift-from-pc-company-to-cloud-based-computing-devices

A Year After the Baltimore Uprising, the Real Work Is Just Beginning

As Baltimore goes to the polls, the city's activist community expects little from electoral politics.
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