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It doesn’t seem that long ago that startups such as Uber looked to have it all figured out. Following a successful beta launch back in May of 2010, Uber officially launched its app and service in San Francisco in 2011, followed by the launch of UberX in July 2012, allowing people to drive for the […]
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Starbucks Working With Microsoft for Blockchain-Based Coffee Tracking Platform United States-based coffee chain Starbucks will implement tech giant Microsoft’s Azure Blockchain Service to track coffee production, tech news site GeekWire reports on May 6. Starbucks […]
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The trend of taking death-defying ‘killfies’ is taking its toll in a Darwinian sense… on India!
The rise of and social media has paved the way for selfies to become a popular pastime for young people around the world, , sometimes people hunting for the perfect self-portrait get carried away though and put themselves and sometimes others in harm’s way. Tragic as it is, have found that taking selfies in dangerous situations cost at least 127 lives since March 2014.
The researchers scoured the web for news articles reporting selfie-related deaths in an effort to raise awareness and help prevent further injuries or deaths as a consequence of reckless selfie-taking. Ridiculous as it may sound, there are many ways to harm yourself while taking a selfie. The cases found by the researchers include several people falling from great heights, drowning or accidently shooting themselves while taking a selfie with a gun.
Photographers appear to be particularly careless in India where the researchers found the most reports of selfie-related accidents by far.
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Op-Ed: Crypto-Doomsday or Self-Preservation? Takeaways From BIS Central Bank Report Advertisement The “Central Bank of Central Banks” recently released a 24-page report taking a hard stance against the cryptocurrency movement and the mainstream application of […]