Like it or not, driverless cars are just around the corner. And once our vehicles don’t need our constant attention, they can be redesigned in radical ways.
Case in point: Ford’s latest patent, which calls for putting a projector-based home theater setup inside a car.
The idea works like this, per Gizmodo: With a car in autonomous driving mode, passengers could activate a screen that rolls down in front of the windshield. Then, a projector between the front headrests beams video footage onto that display.
Ford’s idea makes some sense. After all, if you no longer need to keep your eyes on the road, they’re free to binge-watch the new season of House of Cards while you’re on the way to work. Still, as with all patents, there’s no guarantee this one will ever see the light of day.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Partner Wants DA to Tell Public She Wasn’t Murdered
(ATLANTA)— Lawyers for Bobbi Kristina Brown’s partner on Tuesday called on a prosecutor to tell the public she wasn’t murdered.
Joe Habachy and Jose Baez, attorneys for Nick Gordon, released a statement calling on Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard to acknowledge there was no evidence of wrongdoing in Brown’s death.
“Frankly, the right thing for the District Attorney’s office to do right now is to tell the public the truth … that this was an accident … or even a suicide, but not a murder,” the statement says. “And the right thing for everyone to do is let Nick live his life now and let Bobbi Kristina rest in peace.”
Howard spokeswoman Claire LaBriola said in an email that the district attorney had no comment. Howard said last week his office’s investigation into Brown’s death would continue.
Brown, daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her suburban Atlanta townhome Jan. 31, 2015. She died in hospice care July 26.
Howard had asked a judge to seal the report from Bobbi Kristina’s autopsy while his office investigates. The judge did so in September, but last week ordered it unsealed after two television stations challenged it.
How Amazon Uses Surveillance Footage to Scare Would-Be Thieves
In an effort to crack down on theft at its warehouses, Amazon is using footage of workers caught in the act to scare others straight, Bloomberg reports.
At some of its warehouses, the online retailer shows clips of workers stealing various objects on giant TV screens, then flashes “terminated” or “arrested” on the screen to show each worker’s fate. The thieves are shown in silhouette to keep them anonymous.
The video clips also display the value of what the workers stole and how they were caught. The types of stolen items can vary widely, ranging from iPads to microwaves to Pop Rocks.
James McCracken, a former Amazon warehouse worker in San Bernardino, Calif. called the use of the clips offensive. “That’s a weird way to go about scaring people,” he told Bloomberg. Amazon did not immediately respond to TIME’s request for comment.
Amazon has long had a contentious relationship with some if its warehouse workers. A group of workers filed a class-action lawsuit contending that they should be paid for the time spent waiting in security lines to be screened for stolen items after work. They lost the case in the Supreme Court.
At some of its warehouses, the online retailer shows clips of workers stealing various objects on giant TV screens, then flashes “terminated” or “arrested” on the screen to show each worker’s fate. The thieves are shown in silhouette to keep them anonymous.
The video clips also display the value of what the workers stole and how they were caught. The types of stolen items can vary widely, ranging from iPads to microwaves to Pop Rocks.
James McCracken, a former Amazon warehouse worker in San Bernardino, Calif. called the use of the clips offensive. “That’s a weird way to go about scaring people,” he told Bloomberg. Amazon did not immediately respond to TIME’s request for comment.
Amazon has long had a contentious relationship with some if its warehouse workers. A group of workers filed a class-action lawsuit contending that they should be paid for the time spent waiting in security lines to be screened for stolen items after work. They lost the case in the Supreme Court.
New Hope After First US Womb Transplant
The first US woman to receive a uterus transplant has thanked her donor for the chance to have her own child.
Lindsey, who did not give her last name, said she was 16 when doctors told her that she would never be able to get pregnant.
A decade later, she has become the first of 10 patients set to have trial uterus transplants at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
The 26-year-old, who has three adopted sons, will have regular medical check-ups for a year before trying to conceive through in-vitro fertilisation.
Lindsey will need to take anti-rejection drugs to suppress her immune system throughout her pregnancy and, after one or two pregnancies, doctors will take the uterus out so she can stop taking the drugs.
She told a news conference that, from the moment she was told she could not have children naturally, she had "prayed that God would allow me the opportunity to experience pregnancy and here we are today at the beginning of that journey".
Dr Tomasso Falcone, chair of the clinic's Women's Health Institute, described the feeling in the hospital room after the transplant was complete. "This is something we've wanted to do for a long time. The experience was euphoric for us."
Lindsey's transplant, which was done less the two weeks ago, is the first in the US but doctors in Sweden have performed nine transplants, resulting in five successful births so far.
Sweden uses uteruses from living donors, while those used by Cleveland Clinic's trial are from deceased donors.
Critics question whether the transplant is necessary, making the point that - while a liver transplant, for example, saves a life - a uterus transplant does not. There are also options such as adoption and surrogacy.
Cleveland Clinic surgeon Dr Rebecca Flyckt says: "We must remember a uterine transplant is not just about a surgery and about moving a uterus from here to there. It's about having a healthy baby.
"Women crave the experience of carrying their own pregnancies of feeling baby grow, kick and we know those women will get that experience through uterus transplantation."
Trump and Clinton continue to dominate US primaries
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Donald Trump has swept to victory in the Mississippi and Michigan presidential primaries, expanding his lead in the contest for the Republican nomination.
Democrat Hillary Clinton easily carried Mississippi but lost to rival Bernie Sanders in a close race in Michigan.
Trump built his victories in the industrial Midwest and the Deep South with broad appeal across many demographics, winning evangelical Christians, Republicans, independents, those who wanted an outsider and those who said they were angry about how the federal government is working, exit polls showed.
At a news conference afterwards, Trump said he was drawing new voters to the Republican Party and the establishment figures that are resisting his campaign should save their money and focus on beating the Democrats in November.
"I hope Republicans will embrace it," Trump said of his campaign. "We have something going that is so good, we should grab each other and unify the party."
In winning Mississippi, Clinton was helped by a strong showing with African-American voters, who make up more than half of the Democratic electorate. Exit polls showed Clinton winning nine of every 10 black voters.
Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett, reporting from Washington, said Democrats in Michigan were more divided.
"There's a large percentage of African-American voters there who typically are favouring Mrs Clinton but at the same time, [Sanders'] message of income inequality, of being left behind in a 'rigged economy' resonate with those voters who have felt the impact of globalisation and seen the auto-manufacturing industry really crumble," she said.
Having entered Tuesday's contests facing a barrage of criticism from rival candidates and outside groups, Trump reveled in overcoming the attacks.
"Every single person who has attacked me has gone down," Trump said at one of his Florida resorts.
Trump's Michigan victory sets him up for a potentially decisive day of voting next Tuesday. On March 15, Ohio, Florida, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina - like Michigan, states rich in the delegates who will select their party's nominee at July's Republican National Convention - cast ballots.
The Republican contests in Florida and Ohio award all the state's delegates to the winner. If Trump, 69, could sweep those two states and pile up delegates elsewhere next week, it could knock home-state favourites Marco Rubio and John Kasich out of the race and make it tough for Ted Cruz to catch him.
Kim Kardashian Wants You to Know She’s Making Bank on Her iPhone Game
In a tweet posted Mar. 8, Kim Kardashian claimed that she recently cashed an $80 million check related to her mobile game, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. The message came in response to controversy over racy selfies she posted to the service.l
In a tweet posted Mar. 8, Kim Kardashian claimed that she recently cashed an $80 million check related to her mobile game, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. The message came in response to controversy over racy selfies she posted to the service.
“Our ability to exceed revenue and EBITDA expectations in Q4 was driven by the ongoing traction of our catalog titles, including the continued solid performance of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, Cooking Dash 2016, Racing Rivals and Deer Hunter 2016,” said Glu CEO Niccolo de Masi in a Feb. 3 statement on the company’s yearly results.
Kardashian’s success in reaping big money from mobile gaming contrasts with the ongoing financial struggles of many big-name mobile gaming studios, like King and Zynga.
Man Charged With Stealing $196,000 In Quarters
A man has been charged with stealing $196,000 (£137,800) in coins from the security company where he worked.
Stephen Lancaster Dennis, 49, of Harpersville, Alabama, is accused of taking the 25c coins while working as a money processing manager at Brink's Company armoured transport service.
According to the Department of Justice, Dennis has agreed to plead guilty and repay Brink's - which has already reimbursed the coins' owner, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
In a statement, the department said that Dennis had stolen the 784,000 quarters between January 1, 2014, and his final day of employment at Brink's - 20 February that year.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger Stanton said: "What Mr Dennis may have thought was a nickel and dime theft was, in the end, the equivalent of a major bank heist.
"Now, he will be a convicted felon who must repay all the stolen money."
Stephen Lancaster Dennis, 49, of Harpersville, Alabama, is accused of taking the 25c coins while working as a money processing manager at Brink's Company armoured transport service.
According to the Department of Justice, Dennis has agreed to plead guilty and repay Brink's - which has already reimbursed the coins' owner, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
In a statement, the department said that Dennis had stolen the 784,000 quarters between January 1, 2014, and his final day of employment at Brink's - 20 February that year.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger Stanton said: "What Mr Dennis may have thought was a nickel and dime theft was, in the end, the equivalent of a major bank heist.
"Now, he will be a convicted felon who must repay all the stolen money."
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