CEO Zooms through the bad news on Q2 earnings call

Alienating FOSS community and some employees? Web-based collaboration biz delights shareholders

In between upsetting some in the open source community and its own workforce, Zoom managed to crank out a set of financials that show it might be more than just a web conferencing flash in the pan.…

Ms. Lauryn Hill Announces The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour

With special guest the Fugees.

Ms. Lauryn Hill Announces The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour
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How Madonna Kept A Three-Way Kiss a Secret and Made VMA History 

Former MTV execs look back at the infamous performance, which turns 20 this year, and share how it all went down

Here’s our first look at the new Philips Hue security cameras

We’ll likely get a proper look at the cameras soon if Philips officially unveils them at IFA. | Image: Philips / FCC

The first images of what are believed to be Philips Hue’s new home security cameras have emerged online, just a few weeks after rumors first emerged that the company was entering the smart home security market. First spotted by the German-language tech site Hueblog, at least two of the four speculated camera models have now been granted regulatory approval by the FCC.

The registration documents contain some technical details alongside a breakdown of the cylindrical camera unit. The images show the black variant (though a white model will also supposedly be available) both with and without a battery unit. The battery adds some considerable length to the camera if you’re not looking to buy the wired version.

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16 Heat-Related Hospitalizations Reported After Snoop Dogg’s Houston Show

On Saturday, when the concert was held, temperatures reached 104 degrees

‘Riverdale’: 20 Wildest Storylines Ranked, From Superpowers to Cult Sacrifice

On Aug. 23, The CW will air the series finale to Riverdale. In honor of the show, we ranked its twenty wildest storylines in order of nuttiness

After a Decade Of Being a Doctor, I Treated Myself With The Focal Utopia 2022.

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Going to sleep with headphones on.

It's a terrible practice, but my wife and I don't have the same sleep habits, and I like to listen to either music, a podcast or an audiobook to lull me to sleep. The problem is that sleeping on my back guarantees that I will snore loudly, and sleeping on my side hurts when the headphone is pressed into my ear. One headphone throws me off. Anyone know of a good nighttime set of earphones that wont hurt or increase my tinnitus?

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Lingua Ignota Announces Saved!, Debut Album as Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter

She’s also shared the song “All of My Friends Are Going to Hell” alongside a video culminating in a river baptism

Not news: Wichita man bakes cornbread. News: Outside [Weird]

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New Jersey community loses electricity after bird drops fish on to power lines

Fish fell from osprey’s grip and landed on transponder in Sayreville, New Jersey, causing about 2,000 to lose power

An unusual suspect is being sought by police for a power outage in New Jersey: an osprey that dropped a fish on to power lines, causing a nearby community to temporarily lose their electricity.

A fish that fell from the grip of the bird in question landed on a transponder in Sayreville, New Jersey, on 12 August, causing the coils within it to become misaligned, according to Jersey Central Power & Light, a utility company.

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Watchdog gives George Eustice strict rules for new consultancy firm

Former environment secretary must gain permission for each new client to avoid giving ‘unfair advantage’

The former environment secretary George Eustice has been told to ask permission from the post-government jobs watchdog every time his new consultancy firm takes on a client to avoid giving them unfair access to his former department.

The senior Conservative MP, who is standing down at the next election, was given permission by the advisory committee on business appointments (Acoba) to set up a company to advise businesses on farming technology and the water sector.

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