The Northern Ireland resident sought explicit images from thousands of girls he had groomed and blackmailed, leading to the death of a 12-year-old girl in the United States. Source link

Ask any VC if we’re still in a venture capital bear market and that investor will almost certainly tell you no, that funding is still flowing for good companies. That might sound like spin, because anecdotes abound about how rough it still is for those raising now. And for good …

LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball and the Players Association just worked through the last remaining big-ticket item for the A’s move to Sacramento, a playing surface to combat the heat: MLB is going with grass, not turf as it originally planned. Now the two parties can go through a …

For many, including myself, Amazon Echo smart speakers and smart displays have become essential parts of our homes and lives. From answering any and all questions to setting timers and controlling additional smart devices, Alexa can help with it all. But if you aren’t a tech aficionado, the idea of …

As the Roxy Music frontman readies a boxed set of his solo work, he reflects on the cultural inspirations that keep him fueled with glamour and drama. Source link

Question: “I’m 67 years old living – or trying to – live on $2,200 Social Security a month. I don’t trust my financial guy. I rolled over a roughly $500,000 IRA to him without really digesting how much his 2% AUM fee would add up to. He invested in about …

The rise of Kamala Harris, the tenacious child of high-achieving immigrants, is atypical. But her story is also distinctly American. Source link

Laptops are everything, but they’re terrible for ergonomics … unless you own a laptop stand. Whether you’re working from home, pulling an all-nighter on a big project, or binge-watching Love Is Blind, you’re unfortunately setting yourself up for back, neck, and wrist strain. For optimal comfort, the top of your …

Incredible, isn’t it? Every summer, Europe’s top five leagues input their clubs’ names into a machine so mythical you’re left with the impression it’s carried around in a locked suitcase by a boffin who has been handcuffed to it. The fixture computer, in reality a dull laptop, uses an algorithm …

The only thing worse than getting punched in the face is getting hit twice. That’s almost precisely what happened to the dinosaurs, Scientists now say — just on a much, much larger scale. The asteroid that hit Chicxulub, Mexico, is still credited with killing the dinosaurs, but a second asteroid hit …