Are Robots The Next Big App Platform?

Are Robots The Next Big App Platform?


Are Robots The Next Big App Platform?

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 10:52 PM PDT

One of the biggest drivers of success in the smartphone realm has been opening up the various mobile operating systems to developers via software development kits (SDKs). Thanks to these kits - as well as software that takes those kits and makes it still easier to program apps - the market for smartphone apps have exploded.

Blast near parliament in Kabul

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 10:44 PM PDT

Explosion in Afghanistan's capital as NATO prepares to hand over security to national forces.

Libya to try Gaddafi son in August

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 10:28 PM PDT

Saif al-Islam to be tried with other Gaddafi-era officials despite ICC saying he is unlikely to get fair trial.

Fukushima 2.25 -- The Humanitarian Crisis

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 09:55 PM PDT

Twenty-seven months after the reactors withstood one of the largest earthquakes in history, only to fall to the largest tsunami in history, over 50,000 people are still being held captive by fear, and their lives are slowly being destroyed by the bogeyman of radiation.

Explosion in Kabul near Afghan national parliament: police

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 10:05 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion on Tuesday morning rocked an area in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, close to the country's national parliament, police said.

Why Getting The Band Back Together Is So Hard: How Iggy Pop Got It Right And The Pixies Got It Wrong

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 09:39 PM PDT

"The only thing that I really have left to say," said Iggy Pop, reclining on a couch wearing a black leather jacket over his bare torso, "is that the Stooges are a real group."

'The Last Of Us' Isn't A Game About Choices

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 09:20 PM PDT

The Last of Us isn't a video game about player agency or compelling choices---it's about emotional involvement.

VIDEO: Greek court orders TV back on air

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 06:58 PM PDT

A Greek court has ordered that state broadcaster ERT, which was shut down by the government last week, can resume transmissions soon.

Uncertainty over US stimulus drags shares lower

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:16 PM PDT

A worker stretches on a chair during a morning trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Monday, June 17, 2013. Asian stocks edged up Monday amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will put off plans to wind down its stimulus program. Tokyo's Nikkei 225, the regional heavyweight, jumped 2.2 percent to 12,960.81, extending Friday's 2.4 percent gain. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)TOKYO (AP) — Jitters over a possible change in U.S. stimulus efforts by the Federal Reserve helped pull share prices mostly lower in early Asian trading Tuesday.


VIDEO: Self-obsessed Millennials having fun

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 04:09 PM PDT

Digital artists Adam Gray and Sam Fuchs spend hours searching the internet for iconic images, which they then use to create huge collages of the online world.

Toxic Workplace Friends

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:48 PM PDT

Coping In A Toxic Work Environment

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:48 PM PDT

Recently, I had the occasion to observe a group of employees who were working in a toxic work environment.  I witnessed the decline of self-esteem in each one of them as they endured month after month of poor leadership and dysfunction in their workplace.   I was truly amazed at the change to the countenance of each of these employees as their situation continually grew worse.   If one could have taken a before photo of these employees prior to their being in a toxic environment and then an after photo when they were months into it, the physical manifestations of the negativity they endured would be staggering.  Slowly, I observed each of these employees reach their breaking point and one by one resign from the company.  Each of them had good paying jobs with fabulous benefits, but the toxicity they dealt with each day was so unbearable that no amount of money would have made it worth the cost to their own self-worth.   They left their jobs without having new jobs lined up because they recognized that the toll the toxic environment was taking had become far too great to stay another day.

Nigeria rout Tahiti in Confederations Cup

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 02:26 PM PDT

African champions dominate with 6-1 win but minnows Tahiti claim moral victory with debut goal in a major tournament.

U.S. right to arm Syrian rebels, says Israeli president

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:10 PM PDT

Israel's President Shimon Peres speaks during an interview with Reuters at his residence in JerusalemBy Crispian Balmer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Shimon Peres has thrown his weight behind U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels, shrugging off fears the weapons could be turned on Israel and exacerbate the conflict. In a wide-ranging interview with Reuters before his 90th birthday, Peres dismissed the idea that Israel could launch a unilateral military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities and urged Palestinians and Israelis to forge immediate peace. ...


Obama sees Iran's election of moderate as hopeful sign

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:05 PM PDT

Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani gestures to the media during a news conference in TehranBy Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that Iran's election of a moderate as its next president is a sign that Iranians want to move in a different direction, but he was uncertain whether it would lead to a breakthrough over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. In an interview with public television anchor Charlie Rose, Obama said the United States and its allies would be willing to hold talks with Iran over its nuclear program, as long as Tehran recognized that international sanctions would not be lifted unless Iran proved it is not building a nuclear weapon. ...


Obama: Iranian people want a 'different direction'

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday that Iran's election of a relative moderate shows that the country's people want to change course. But he stressed that Tehran still needs to show the international community that it's not pursuing a nuclear weapon.

Adobe's Subscription-Only CC Release Carries Obvious Upside But Big Risk

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:08 PM PDT

Adobe Systems Inc. has just released the latest versions of its Creative Cloud (CC) applications. This is a good time to step back and take a look at what's been an eventful six weeks for the software maker.

U.S. right to arm Syrian rebels, says Israeli president

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:10 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Shimon Peres has thrown his weight behind U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels, shrugging off fears the weapons could be turned on Israel and exacerbate the conflict.

Obama sees Iran's election of moderate as hopeful sign

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that Iran's election of a moderate as its next president is a sign that Iranians want to move in a different direction, but he was uncertain whether it would lead to a breakthrough over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

Airborne laser reveals city under Cambodian earth

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:11 PM PDT

In this photo taken on June 28, 2012, Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex stands in Siem Reap province, some 230 kilometers (143 miles) northwest Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's Angkor Wat temples complex. The discovery was announced late Monday, June 17, 2013, in a peer-reviewed paper released early by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)SYDNEY (AP) — Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex.


Australia out of Champions Trophy

Australia out of Champions Trophy


Australia out of Champions Trophy

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 12:39 PM PDT

Australia fail to qualify for the Champions Trophy semi-finals as Group A rivals Sri Lanka progress with victory at the Oval.

VIDEO: Well-wishers sing at Mandela's hospital

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 12:32 PM PDT

BBC's James Copnall has been outside the hospital where the former president is staying and well-wishers have gathered to sing songs of support.

Erdogan tested by further unrest

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 07:57 AM PDT

Could Prime Minister Erdogan's strength become his weakness?

Greek court suspends media closure

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 12:36 PM PDT

A Greek court suspends a government order to close state broadcaster ERT - a move that triggered mass protests - meaning transmission can resume.

Airbus wins orders battle at air show

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 07:50 AM PDT

Airbus secures almost £12bn of new orders on day one of the Paris air show, more than three times those of rival Boeing.

Murray Walker diagnosed with cancer

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 12:14 PM PDT

Legendary Formula 1 commentator Murray Walker is diagnosed with lymphatic system cancer.

Czech Governing Party Moves to Form New Government

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:52 AM PDT

The jockeying began after Prime Minister Petr Necas resigned over a scandal involving a close aide.
    


Undaunted by 2012 Elections, Republicans Embrace Anti-Abortion Agenda

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:06 AM PDT

Instead of focusing on the economy, as an internal party document suggested, House Republicans are pushing for new restrictions on abortion.
    


Army chief: Embrace women or 'get out'

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 05:27 AM PDT

Faced with a sex scandal in his ranks, the chief of Australia's army delivered a blunt message to his troops: Treat your female comrades properly or "get out."

Bosnian Serb president rejects urgent border deal with Croatia

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:59 AM PDT

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The Serbian part of Bosnia's presidency - which is shared between three ethnic groups - has rejected border regulations that are due to come into force when neighboring Croatia joins the EU next month.

Nigeria says 11 killed in Islamist sect school attack

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:53 AM PDT

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Seven students, two teachers and two insurgents were killed when suspected members of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram attacked a school in the northeastern town of Damaturu, the military said.

Turkish government could use armed forces against protesters, senior official warns

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:18 AM PDT

ISTANBUL – Turkey's leaders are prepared to use the armed forces against protesters if they consider it necessary, the deputy prime minister said Monday, raising the threat of military intervention for the first time during the current unrest, in a country that has only recently moved away from its long history of army coups.

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Chinese Activist at Center of Conflicting Accounts

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:33 AM PDT

Chen Guangcheng is at the center of a struggle between conflicting interests, people close to him said after the blind dissident linked his departure from New York University to pressure from Chinese authorities on the school.

Photos of the Day: June 17

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 10:20 AM PDT

In today's pictures, a boy jumps into a public swimming pool in Germany, workers climb down scaffolding in China, a little boy wears a banner at a protest in Yemen calling for the release of Guantanamo detainees, and more.

Montreal's interim mayor arrested on fraud charges

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:58 AM PDT

Montreal's interim mayor, Michael Applebaum, was arrested and charged early Monday with 14 criminal counts including fraud, breach of trust and conspiracy.

On TV and the Lecture Circuit, Bill Nye Aims to Change the World

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 09:25 AM PDT

William Sanford Nye, better known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, has gone from TV host to fierce defender of scientific issues that have been polemicized for religious, political and even economic reasons.
    

G8: Enniskillen protest march begins

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Protesters have gathered in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, where the G8 summit is currently taking place.

French Attack Sparks Tension With China

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:12 AM PDT

An attack on a group of Chinese students in Bordeaux has sparked a diplomatic outcry amid trade tensions that have threatened the budding wine commerce between the two countries.

Czechs begin horse-trading over choice for new PM

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:20 AM PDT

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas formally handed in his resignation on Monday after a bribery and spying scandal that centred on an aide, but it will take at least a week of horse-trading before a replacement is put forward.

Insecurity in Congo copper province a "serious concern": U.N

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:10 AM PDT

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Security in Congo's copper-mining heartland of Katanga is a "very serious concern" that must be tackled politically and militarily, the outgoing head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission said on Monday.