Tuesday 22 September 2015

Chris Brown sued again for alleged assault, new victim shares pic of her injuries

A woman who was removed from Chris Brown’s tour bus on Thursday for refusing to give up her cell phone is now suing him. She claims Chris Brown and his entourage forcibly threw her from his tour bus and says she has proof she was manhandled and has significant bruising.

The emoticon was invented 33 years ago today — here's the professor who created it


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Thirty-three years ago today, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University invented the emoticon.

5 things that Facebook's security guru says every user should do to be safe online


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Facebook has over 1.49 billion monthly active users, with people in the US spending a staggering 27 hours on the social networking site every month.

Monday 21 September 2015

Every model of Apple's iPhone 6S is already sold out

iPhone6SPlusbAckIf you haven't ordered your new iPhone yet, be prepared to wait a few weeks.

QUIZ: Do you know more about the state of the world than Bill Gates?

War, poverty, and despair will always dominate the headlines, but if you look at the statistics, the world is getting better for the vast majority of people.

How rich Warren Buffett was at your age


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Billionaire Warren Buffett is known as one of the richest investors in the world, with a net worth that seems to grow by the day.

Donald Trump says he would refuse a presidential salary if he wins

Republican front-runner Donald Trump said Monday that he would forego a presidential salary if elected next year.

This man bought Stonehenge for a million dollars 100 years ago today

stonehenge hippieThe autumnal equinox is Wednesday.

Throngs of pagans, druids, and tourists will assemble at Stonehenge, the British monument that nature worshippers built around 4,500 years ago.

10 facts reveal the absurdity of Pablo Escobar’s wealth

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The "King of Cocaine" was the son of a poor Colombian farmer. But by the time he was 35, he was one of the world's wealthiest men.

Volkswagen is seriously trapped

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Let's be blunt: Volkswagen's business in the US was already terrible before we learned that it had installed emission-test-defeating software in almost 500,000 cars.

Wednesday 2 September 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo liked his wax statue so much he paid the artist $31,000 to make one the footballer could keep


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In 2013, Madrid's Museum of Wax unveiled a wax statue of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo who was so impressed he had an exact duplicate made that he can keep at home.

The pricing information for Apple's iPhone 6S has leaked ahead of its launch


zWe're going to know exactly what's in store for Apple's next iPhone on September 9, but a new leak gives us an idea of how much it will probably cost.

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The new iPhone, expected to be called the iPhone 6S, is going to be priced the same way the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were priced, according to the usually accurate Mark Gurman from 9to5Mac.

Here are all the winners from the MTV Video Music Awards


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Taylor Swift beat out Beyoncé, Kanye gave the world's longest acceptance speech, and more.
Check out Sunday's winners at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards (via The Wrap):

Meet the 30 most popular Vine stars in the world

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Forget 15 minutes of fame. Ever since its launch almost two years ago, Vine's stars have used its six-second videos to make a name for themselves.

24 high-paying jobs for people who don't like stress


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Flickr/Cristian BortesYou can bring home a fat paycheck without having to be stressed all the time.
Think there's no such thing as a high-paying, low-stress job?
Think again.

Tuesday 1 September 2015

5 ways to say 'I'm sorry' when you make a mistake at work.

sorry apologyNo matter where you work or what you do, you're eventually going to have to apologize to someone for something.
Flickr/Andrew YeeIn order for an apology to be effective, it needs to be done right.