Live professional hockey games are coming to Yahoo.
The tech giant today announced a deal with the National Hockey League to live stream four...
Yahoo inks deal with NHL to live stream four free games per week
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First look at Amazon’s Treasure Truck: Getting a deal from Jeff Bezos’ ‘four-wheeled joy machine’
My Saturday morning routine was interrupted with an alert from Amazon’s notoriously shy Treasure Truck, announcing their very first deal, a GoPro HERO4 Black for $ 179. That is a screamingly good price...
Microsoft, GoPro enter patent licensing deal related to ‘wearable technologies’
Microsoft is licensing a set of patents based on “file storage and other system technologies” to GoPro, the Redmond-based software giant announced today. “This agreement with GoPro shows the incredible breadth of technology sharing enabled through patent transactions,” president of of Microsoft licensing arm Nick...
Guilty: Corrupt ex-city official who pushed red-light camera deal convicted
A Redflex camera as seen in Modesto, California. (credit: Cyrus Farivar)
On Tuesday, a federal jury in Chicago found a former city transportation official guilty on all 20 counts of mail and wire fraud, bribery, extortion, conspiracy, and tax evasion charges.
John Bills, who was the managing deputy commissioner at the Department of Transportation, helped steer a...
Corbis + Getty: Bill Gates’ sale of Corbis Images to Chinese firm sets up distribution deal with rival
Two of the world’s leading photographic libraries, longtime rivals in the industry, are joining forces as a result of a pair of deals announced today. Seattle-based Corbis, owned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, this morning announced the sale of Corbis Images to an affiliate of...
Uber gets exclusive deal to pick up and drop off passengers at Super Bowl 50
There’s good news for Super Bowl ticket holders that were planning on using Uber for their transportation needs to and from Levi’s Stadium. For the first time ever, a ride-hailing company will be able to pick up and drop off riders at a Super Bowl stadium after Uber inked an...
MLB inks deal with Chinese tech giant Letv to stream games in China
LAS VEGAS — Major League Baseball is serious about bringing its sport to China. At the big Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the league...
Ars Science Q&A: How to deal with science denialists
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In my blog post on my 10th anniversary at Ars, I promised to answer readers' questions. This is one of my attempts to do so.
Someone asked how to deal with a denialist/skeptic on scientific topics. I think the process can be best explained using...
Comcast and Seattle reach revised franchise agreement after city complains that Philly got a sweeter deal
It didn’t take Comcast much time to revise its new 10-year franchise agreement with the City of Seattle after city officials demanded more benefits for low-income residents. The city announced today that it reached a new tentative deal with the cable giant that includes additional benefits for low-income seniors and an extra $ 450,000 in digital equity grant money....
Spaceflight offers a Cyber Monday deal: Satellite launches for $200,000 – that’s 33 percent off!
Here’s a Cyber Monday deal from Seattle-based Spaceflight for the space geek on your list: Purchase a satellite launch for one-third off, at the low, low price of $ 200,000. The only catch is that you’ll have to wait until 2018 for the satellite to be delivered. But that’s the way it is with...
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