Новости за 16.08.2016

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Liz Cambage cried. Penny Taylor, whose long career is over when the WNBA season ends, stood with her hands on her head staring into space in stunned disbelief.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Liz Cambage cried. Penny Taylor, whose long career is over when the WNBA season ends, stood with her hands on her head staring into space in stunned disbelief.

When funding issues meant Nigeria’s men’s football team was stranded in Atlanta on the eve of the Olympics, even making it to its opening match appeared a tall order. The idea that the team could actually prosper in the event looked to have already been extinguish by the sort of administration woes that have hobbled the country’s progress on the football field for far too long. Yet, improbably, the Super Eagles now stand a win over Germany in Wednesday’s semifinals away from being guaranteed at least a silver medal.

Intel

Intel, the company best known for making computer chips, is now exploring virtual reality.

The company announced on Tuesday a concept device called Project Alloy, a wireless VR headset that unlike the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, doesn't need to be tethered to a computer to operate.

Alloy is just a prototype now, and it's unlikely Intel will launch a standalone product. Instead, Intel is making Alloy an open hardware platform anyone can use to build VR headsets. It'll also work with Windows Holographic... Читать дальше...

In her new book, “The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo,” actress and comedian Amy Schumer opens up about dark moments in her life including an abusive relationship she was in and her mother leaving her father for another man.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hillary Clinton vowed Tuesday to conduct a national security and foreign policy that Americans could be proud of, saying rival Donald Trump "just absolutely bewilders" her when he talks about his policies around the globe.

Ford's approach to the autonomous car breaks from many other companies, like Mercedes-Benz and Tesla Motors, which plan to gradually add self-driving capability to traditional cars. [...] making personal cars more autonomous is dangerous, he said, because Ford hasn't figured out how to make sure drivers stay engaged and ready to take back the wheel when the car encounters an obstacle. Ford and Chinese search engine company Baidu will each invest $75 million in Velodyne, a company that makes laser sensors that help guide self-driving cars. Читать дальше...

Ford's approach to the autonomous car breaks from many other companies, like Mercedes-Benz and Tesla Motors, which plan to gradually add self-driving capability to traditional cars. [...] making personal cars more autonomous is dangerous, he said, because Ford hasn't figured out how to make sure drivers stay engaged and ready to take back the wheel when the car encounters an obstacle. Ford and Chinese search engine company Baidu will each invest $75 million in Velodyne, a company that makes laser sensors that help guide self-driving cars. Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hillary Clinton vowed Tuesday to conduct a national security and foreign policy that Americans could be proud of, saying rival Donald Trump "just absolutely bewilders" her when he talks about his policies around the globe. Clinton embraced the U.S. Olympic team's success at a voter registration rally in Philadelphia, pointing to Team USA's gold as an example of an optimistic nation that runs counter to what she considers Trump's pessimism and negativity. Trump on Monday said... Читать дальше...

Amazon gave Netflix customers a taste of what they're missing, putting the pilots of its original series on YouTube.

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending August 12:

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending August 12:

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending August 12:

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending August 12:

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending August 12:

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on a federal audit criticizing New York state's oversight of $22 million in tourism promotions funding (all times eastern):

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on a federal audit criticizing New York state's oversight of $22 million in tourism promotions funding (all times eastern):

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's suspended President Dima Rousseff is proposing to let Brazilians decide if they want to hold new, early presidential elections if lawmakers restore her to power.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's suspended President Dima Rousseff is proposing to let Brazilians decide if they want to hold new, early presidential elections if lawmakers restore her to power.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's suspended President Dima Rousseff is proposing to let Brazilians decide if they want to hold new, early presidential elections if lawmakers restore her to power.

A Metro Police officer accused of possessing and distributing child pornography told a detective he was having a “personal struggle” with an interest in child porn, according to an arrest report. While searching ...

(AP) — A 19-year-old Florida State University student with no criminal record fatally stabbed a couple at random outside their house, wounded their neighbor and was biting the dead man's face when deputies finally subdued him, authorities said Tuesday. Martin County Sheriff William Snyder told reporters that Austin Harrouff, a former high school football defensive lineman and wrestler, may have been on hallucinogenic drugs when he attacked Michelle Mishcon, 53, and John Stevens, 59, at their Tequesta home late Monday. Читать дальше...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Developers of a $3.8 billion, four-state oil pipeline halted construction Tuesday while law enforcement and tribal leaders in North Dakota met to discuss a resolution to an ongoing protest.

A jury convicts Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane of perjury stemming from allegations that she leaked grand jury information after a politically charged trial. Ashraf Fahim reports.