You might not want a Samsung Gear VR – not yet, anyway. The first Samsung Gear VR you’re going to see on the market – as early as this afternoon – is the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition. This may look like a consumer release, but it’s not. AT&T may be suggesting that it is, and Samsung may be suggesting … Continue reading
I can’t have enough of videos that show things cut in half working. This one shows a fully automatic shotgun in action. It’s sad to see how humans spend so much time and intelligence developing perfect death machines like these—but the engineering work is fascinating nonetheless.
Brittle, anemic Helvetica is simply not a good choice as a default display font Apple’s operating system. That’s why I’m pretty excited about this little trick to replace Helvetica Neue (the standard font that comes with Yosemite) with San Francisco, Apple’s new typeface designed in-house for the Apple Watch.
Some MIT eggheads invented a very impressive and very inexpensive sensor that stands to protect you against anything from a bomb to a bad pack of beef. And it’s so simple. The new sensor is just a modified near field communication (NFC) chip that can detect the presence of specific gases with the help of carbon nanotubes.
It takes some work to get to Ecuador’s Quilotoa Lake. Visiting the collapsed volcano requires hiring a bus or truck to navigate the steep roads, and a hardy constitution to endure its 12,000-foot altitude. Now a simple yet elegant platform allows a moment of meditative respite on the precipitous edge of the electric blue caldera high in the Andes.
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TechCrunch Radio is coming at you tomorrow and there is quite a bit to talk about. Uber’s been a mess for the past month, while somehow managing to secure $1.2 billion in funding, rocketing the startup to a $40 billion valuation. Plus, the holidays are coming up and there are plenty of gift ideas to discuss. And, as usual, we’ll be holding our ever-enticing startup pitch-off with… Read More
As much as we might like to squeeze a workout into each day, demanding schedules often get the best of us — even when we plan to wake up before the crack of dawn or reserve energy for a fitness class after work. That’s why MaidPro CEO Mark Kushinsky brought the gym to his office, encouraging employees to take an hour in the middle of the day to blow off steam — all while on the clock. He joined HuffPost Live host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani today to discuss how this decision has impacted MaidPro’s culture.
“It gets loud and they play music and we’ve got personal trainers who come in every day and we’ve got group fitness and yoga — it’s great,” said Kushinsky, who joins in boxing practice and classes alongside his staff members. “When you’re running and jumping and everyone’s sweating, you’re sort of not thinking about who’s the boss and who does what. “
While many companies question the impact of such programs on the bottom line, Kushinsky is far less focused on the profitability than he is on the noticeable change in the well-being of his employees.
“It helps with recruiting, it helps with retention, and clearly people are happier that use it,” he said. “I think the hour they put in in the gym makes their other seven much more productive… I think it’s important to do it, not even worrying about profits. It just feels good.”
To hear more about MaidPro’s at-work exercise program and why it’s successful, watch the full HuffPost Live clip in the video above.
WASHINGTON — The White House confirmed Monday that a summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program would be released Tuesday, despite reports that some in the Obama administration had pressured the panel to delay the document’s controversial release.
“We have heard from the committee that they do intend to release the report tomorrow,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said in a briefing. “The timing of the release is something that has always been up to the committee. This is a decision that they have made.”
Earnest said the administration has been preparing for the report’s release for months, noting that there are “some indications” that its unveiling will put U.S. facilities around the world at greater risk for some kind of attack. Many have raised concerns about blowback, especially in locations overseas where the CIA used enhanced interrogation tactics against foreign nationals.
But, Earnest added, the administration has taken steps to ensure that proper security precautions are in place at those facilities.
Tuesday’s release will mark the end, for now, of the bitterly fought battle over the document waged between the White House, its chief intelligence agency and the Senate panel. Even though the committee voted in April to declassify the report’s summary, the public revelation was held up by protracted disputes over information that the White House and CIA wanted to keep secret, but that the Senate committee wanted to publicize. After months of tense negotiations, the two sides came to an agreement last week.
Monday’s announcement sparked a flurry of preparations in Washington, and led several government agencies to issue warnings to overseas personnel. The Pentagon issued a warning for overseas posts to stay alert, and the CIA offered security reviews to agency personnel implicated in the report.
The State Department has also voiced concerns about overseas diplomatic posts. Reports surfaced Friday afternoon that Secretary of State John Kerry had called Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chair of the intelligence panel, and pressed her to delay the document’s release.
The White House acknowledged that President Barack Obama was aware that Kerry was making the call Friday, but neither the White House nor the State Department would say whether Kerry made the call on his own or was following orders from the president.
“I will allow Secretary Kerry to explain exactly why he made the phone call,” Earnest said, when asked about the call during his briefing.
“He was simply raising the fact that these are issues that are ongoing,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday. “The secretary called his former colleague to discuss the implications of the timing.”
The spokeswoman also said her department had issued warnings to its personnel overseas, and that security precautions were being taken.
“Every embassy is reviewing their own security postures and needs, we’re in close touch with them,” Psaki said. “It’s our job and our role to be as prepared as possible.”
Akbar Ahmed contributed reporting.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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