Before her younger sister took to the stage to perform “Make Me (Cry)” at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards, Miley shared just how pumped she was for the act, Joinfo.com reports with reference to E!Online. “I am really excited. This ...
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In Istanbul, fat cats are a good thing
Sprawling on doorsteps, on café benches, inside hamams: stray cats and dogs are everywhere in Istanbul. Some 130,000 dogs roam the city, while at least 125,000 wild cats prowl its streets. The prevalence of strays across the city is nothing ...
Read More »George Michael died of natural causes
The pop star was suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver, according to Darren Salter, senior coroner for OxfordshireJoinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC. The singer died aged 53 on Christmas Day at his home in Goring-on-Thames, ...
Read More »WikiLeaks Just Dumped a Ton of Alleged CIA Hacking Documents
The information therein, WikiLeaks claims, reveals covert CIA hacking tools that can take over iPhones, Android phones, TVs, and pretty much any type of computer, according to Gizmodo. The Tuesday morning release, codenamed Vault 7, is apparently part of a ...
Read More »Scientists Are Building Humanoid Robots Using Skin Grafts
Scientists will eventually be creating part-human, part-robot test subjects. That’s what a pair of biomedical researchers at the University of Oxford are hoping to do, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Futurism. In a report published in Science Robotics, Pierre-Alexis Mouthuy and Andrew Carr ...
Read More »Google’s artificial intelligence can diagnose cancer faster than human doctors
Making the decision on whether or not a patient has cancer usually involves trained professionals meticulously scanning tissue samples over weeks and months. But an artificial intelligence (AI) program owned by Alphabet, Google’s parent company, may be able to do ...
Read More »Volkswagen says this self-driving van concept is fully autonomous
VW claims that Sedric is the first vehicle to be designed for fully autonomous driving “from scratch”, Joinfo.com reports with reference to The Verge. Of course, it’s important to note that Sedric is just a concept for now. Volkswagen Group ...
Read More »No fatalities after avalanche hits popular French resort of Tignes
French authorities have said there were no fatalities after an avalanche hit a ski slope in the popular French resort of Tignes, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Independent. Local emergency services initially said several skiers had been buried in the ...
Read More »US House Republicans reveal bill to repeal and replace Obama’s healthcare law
After weeks of promises, Republicans unveiled a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with a plan that shrinks the government’s role in healthcare, and could leave more Americans without health insurance, Joinfo.com reports with reference to The Guardian. ...
Read More »Robot uses social feedback to fetch objects intelligently
If someone asks you to hand them a wrench from a table full of different sized wrenches, you’d probably pause and ask, “which one?” Robotics researchers from Brown University have now developed an algorithm that lets robots ask for clarification ...
Read More »Queen Elizabeth heads out on her pony near Windsor Castle
The Queen may be just one month away from celebrating her 91st birthday, but the Queen has proved that age is no obstacle to her enjoying her favourite hobby, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Telegraph. Pictured heading out on her ...
Read More »Ryan Gosling joins Eva Mendes as she celebrates birthday with family in Los Angeles
So no wonder Ryan Gosling looked so excited to be celebrating partner Eva Mendes birthday in Los Angeles on Monday, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Mail Online. The couple were joined by family members as they prepared to enjoy an ...
Read More »‘The Americans’ aren’t thrilled about Russia making headlines
For many viewers, Cold War-style subterfuge seemed a historical relic when the story of Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell), married spies embedded in suburban 1980s Washington, premiered in early 2013. Now, as the penultimate season opens, it’s ...
Read More »North Korea bars Malaysians from leaving as murder row boils
Malaysia was outraged by the murder of the North Korean leader’s estranged half brother at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb. 13 by assassins using VX nerve agent, a chemical listed by the United Nations as a weapon of mass ...
Read More »Ford Mustang found in Mexican junkyard is from Steve McQueen’s movie ‘Bullitt,’ expert confirms
“I’m 100 percent sure it’s authentic,” classic Ford expert Kevin Marti told Fox News after travelling across the border to Mexicali to inspect the car last week. The car was discovered last year in Baja California Sur by a man ...
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