The first American Horror Story: Freak Show trailer is 20 seconds of terror. But you should have expected that.
From the moment we learned that the new season of Ryan Murphy's scare-fest would delve into the dying world of freak shows circa 1950, we knew to expect some, well, freaky stuff. But between Sarah Paulson's tweet about her two-headed character and this new sneak peek, we're gearing up for what could be the scariest season yet.
In the first look, a "fallen angel" is seen on stage, with ethereal music playing in the background. Then, a clown-jester of sorts â€" straight out of your worst nightmare ever â€" pops up behind her, and it is revealed that he's controlling the blond beauty. It's bloody; you'll see.
On the fourth season, set to debut in fall, Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Frances Conroy, Angela Bassett, and several other returning faces are set to appear, as well as new cast member Michael Chiklis. Much of the cast is expected to appear at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, taking place later this month, where more details on the new season are expected to be revealed.
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The full moon rises above the castle of Somoskoujfalu, northeast of Budapest, Hungary.
Image: Peter Kamka/Associated Press
The first of three supermoons expected to light up the sky this summer provided a breathtaking show to people around the world on Saturday night.
A supermoon, also known as a "perigee moon," occurs when a full moon comes closer to Earth on its elliptical orbit, making it brighter and bigger than a typical full moon, according to NASA.
"Generally speaking, full moons occur near perigee every 13 months and 18 days, so it's not all that unusual," said Geoff Chester of the U.S. Naval Observatory. "In fact, just last year, there were three perigee moons in a row, but only one was widely reported."
While it's sometimes difficult to see a supermoon due to poor weather conditions, Saturday night's appearance produced a stunning collection of photos.
From shining onto fans during a Dodgers baseball game to lighting up the Gaza Strip, we've rounded up breathtaking photos of the supermoon in our gallery, above.
Two more supermoons will take place this summer on August 10 and September 9.
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Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may have a reputation for bringing "his circus" wherever he goes, but in case you forgot just how ridiculous the city's top official is, there's a tool to help remind Google Chrome users.
A new browser extension for Chrome will play clown music when you read an article or news story about Ford.
The extension, called "Entrance of the RoFo," will provide appropriate "musical accompaniment for reading articles about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford," according to the extension's creator.
Specifically, it plays "Entry of the Gladiators." While the song's name may not sound familiar, listen to the following audio clip, and you'll likely recognize it as "the clown song."
Czech composer Julius FuÄÃk wrote "Entry of the Gladiators," and an accelerated version was eventually adopted by many circus bands.
Given the increasing drama surrounding Ford, clown music seems appropriate.
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Five months into his new role as CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella is ready to shake things up.
In a 3,300 word memo sent to employees and the press Thursday, Nadella laid out the most clear vision yet for how he sees the future of Microsoft. There's a lot to unpack in the memo, but dissecting it and reading through the lines, a few central themes come into shape.
First, Nadella is very clearly differentiating his vision for Microsoft from the vision put forth by former CEO Steve Ballmer. That starts with a new mission statement.
A new mission: productivity
Nadella writes that it is no longer appropriate to call Microsoft a products and services company, instead laying out a new mission statement for the company:
At our core, Microsoft is the productivity and platform company for the mobile-first and cloud-first world. We will reinvent productivity to empower every person and every organization on the planet to do more and achieve more.
Nadella has used the phrase "mobile-first and cloud-first" in the past to describe Microsoft, but in his latest memo, he adds an new word to his oeuvre, "productivity." In fact, "productivity" is used 20 times in the memo. Mashable Tech Editor Pete Pachal summed it up best, remarking that Nadella's Microsoft is "unapologetically productive."
Using a word like "productivity" intimates that Microsoft sees its strengths as resonating more with the enterprise or the business customer rather than the pure consumer. In an interview with The Verge, after the release of the memo, Nadella clarifies his approach a bit. He said:
You're defining the market as 'It's already done, Apple and Google have won, because they won the consumer side.' And I'm going to question that. I'm going to say 'No, any thinking consumer should consider Microsoft because guess what, you're not just a consumer. You're also going to go to work, you're also going to be productive and we can do a better job for you in there.' And that's what I want to appeal to.
In other words, Microsoft knows it can't win if it tries to compete against Apple or Google as a purely consumer-focused company. Where its real strengths are is as a company that can support both the consumer world and the business world.
The best example of that strategy is actually the Surface Pro 3. The Surface Pro 3 represented a fundamental shift in strategy for Microsoft. By deciding to compete with the MacBook Air â€" rather than the iPad Air â€" Microsoft was able to release a truly great device that is differentiated in the market.
The same is true for the platform and traditional services side of Microsoft's business. Bringing Office to the iPad â€" and to Android â€" increases the value of Office 365. Historically, Microsoft excelled as a company because its products were ubiquitous and available on multiple platforms. It wasn't until Microsoft started losing ground on mobile â€" and desktop sales started to sag â€" that the company became more territorial about where its services could be accessed.
Returning to a more device-agnostic approach â€" that is, truly hyping the underlying platform rather than the specific operating system or device type â€" is a smart move. At Build, Microsoft's developer conference, the company even highlighted Vesper, an iPhone app from John Gruber, Dave Wiskus and Brent Simmons. Vesper is an app that will probably never come to Windows or Windows Phone, but its new sync structure was built on Azure, Microsoft's cloud platform.
The old Microsoft would have tried to convince the Vesper developers to build an app for Windows Phone. The new Microsoft, under Nadella, wants to highlight that everyone can use their platforms to build apps â€" whether they run on Windows or not.
Reaffirming a commitment to Xbox
Nadella also makes a point to call out the Xbox and reaffirm Microsoft's commitment, going forward, to its gaming console.
He writes:
Xbox is one of the most-revered consumer brands, with a growing online community and service, and a raving fan base. We also benefit from many technologies flowing from our gaming efforts into our productivity efforts â€" core graphics and NUI in Windows, speech recognition in Skype, camera technology in Kinect for Windows, Azure cloud enhancements for GPU simulation and many more. Bottom line, we will continue to innovate and grow our fan base with Xbox while also creating additive business value for Microsoft.
It's a curious message inside a memo that seems to be focused on productivity, but it also makes sense.
Microsoft botched the launch of the Xbox One. The Xbox 360 was a phenomenally successful console and won the hearts of gamers and non-gamers alike. And then Microsoft managed to make every flub known to man when introducing its successor.
In a few years, we might look back at the future living room Microsoft was trying to create with Xbox One and feel sad about what could have been â€" everything from cloud-based game libraries to deep-personalization with Xbox Kinect. But the vocal reaction from the early adopters spoke and Microsoft has slowly but surely backtracked on almost all of its most innovative ideas surrounding the Xbox One.
I saw Microsoft's E3 2014 presentation as the company's attempt at a "do-over." In contrast to last year, where the focus was on cool (but also creepy) features and home entertainment, this year was all about games and franchises that gamers already know and love. Plus, the company dropped the console's price by $100 and got rid of the Kinect requirement.
The additional statement from Nadella, affirming his support for Xbox, shows me that at the very top, they recognize just how vital Xbox is to the future of the company. Xbox might not be one of the core pillars â€" like cloud, Office and Windows â€" but make no mistake, it's one of Microsoft's best assets.
Even after a problematic launch, Xbox is still one of the best-known brands in the living room. It is arguably the company's only successful consumer brand. If the company were to play its cards correctly, Xbox could be the halo product that allows Microsoft to capture the next generation of users. Much as Apple was able to attract non-Apple customers by way of the iPod, Microsoft could do something similar with the Xbox.
The key to actually making that transition, however, comes down to culture.
Changing the culture
To that end, Nadella is quite explicit that the culture within Microsoft has to change. He writes:
Nothing is off the table in how we think about shifting our culture to deliver on this core strategy. Organizations will change. Mergers and acquisitions will occur. Job responsibilities will evolve. New partnerships will be formed. Tired traditions will be questioned. Our priorities will be adjusted. New skills will be built. New ideas will be heard. New hires will be made. Processes will be simplified. And if you want to thrive at Microsoft and make a world impact, you and your team must add numerous more changes to this list that you will be enthusiastic about driving.
I am committed to making Microsoft the best place for smart, curious, ambitious people to do their best work.
Culture is an interesting and difficult challenge for a company such as Microsoft. The company has over 100,000 employees and countless divisions. Managing the culture across that many people can be a challenge for any company, but it gets even more challenging when you look at the changes Microsoft as a company has made over the last two years.
The leadership regime has totally changed â€" from the top down. Beyond that, the hierarchy and corporate structure has gone through multiple changes, too.
As an example, think about the Xbox division. That group has always run relatively autonomously within Microsoft. On the one hand, you might argue that this is why Xbox has remained successful â€" it hasn't had interference from the suits. On the other hand, that separation means that when products do try to integrate across devices or platforms, the results aren't always as good as they should be.
If Microsoft is going to really embrace and recommit itself to Xbox, maybe that means that the company as a whole should take on more elements of the Xbox team's culture â€" rather than trying to simply tack Xbox-features onto other products.
Culture will likely be Nadella's biggest challenge. It's difficult to reset the bar and make a company that has always operated in multiple divisions and silos into something more organic. Ultimately, however, for Microsoft to truly transform as a company, its culture must transform first.
Nadella says as much himself. He ends his memo, writing:
With the courage to transform individually, we will collectively transform this company and seize the great opportunity ahead.
This memo is likely just the first public-facing step into what will likely be a long process of evolution. Nadella has a clearly formulated vision for where he wants to see Microsoft in the future. Now the question becomes: Does he have to leadership skills to make that transition happen?
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Customers look at iPads near an advertisement for the iPhone 5C at Apple's retail outlet in Beijing Monday, Dec. 23, 2013.
Image: Ng Han Guan/Associated Press
No, Apple isn't using your iPhone to track your location in China.
That's Apple's response to a recent report from China's state-run television station alleging the iPhone could potentially threaten the country's national security.
Apple published the lengthy statement on its China website Saturday, one day after Chinese state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported the iPhone posed a threat to the country's national security.
Specifically, the report called into question Apple's "frequent locations" feature. The feature, which is built in to iOS 7, keeps tabs on places iPhone owners visit as well as how often they go there "in order to learn places that are significant to you."
The report quoted researchers who claimed "those with access to that data could gain knowledge of China's economic situation or 'even state secrets,' " according to a Wall Street Journal report.
In a statement, the Cupertino-based company refuted this idea and explained that Frequent Locations is used solely to provide information relevant to individual users, such as traffic conditions for their daily commute, and is not shared with Apple or other third parties.
Frequent Locations are only stored on a customer’s iOS device, they are not backed up on iTunes or iCloud, and are encrypted. Apple does not obtain or know a user’s Frequent Locations and this feature can always be turned “Off" via our privacy settings.
Apple does not have access to Frequent Locations or the location cache on any user’s iPhone at any time. We encrypt the cache by the user’s passcode and it is protected from access by any app.
Apple went on to emphasize that it feels "strongly" about protecting its customers privacy and would never allow a government organization or agency to access user data.
Apple has never worked with any government agency from any country to create a backdoor in any of our products or services. We have also never allowed access to our servers. And we never will. It’s something we feel very strongly about.
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Customers look at iPads near an advertisement for the iPhone 5C at Apple's retail outlet in Beijing Monday, Dec. 23, 2013.
Image: Ng Han Guan/Associated Press
No, Apple isn't using your iPhone to track your location in China.
That's Apple's response to a recent report from China's state-run television station alleging the iPhone could potentially threaten the country's national security.
Apple published the lengthy statement on its China website Saturday, one day after Chinese state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported the iPhone posed a threat to the country's national security.
Specifically, the report called into question Apple's "frequent locations" feature. The feature, which is built in to iOS 7, keeps tabs on places iPhone owners visit as well as how often they go there "in order to learn places that are significant to you."
The report quoted researchers who claimed "those with access to that data could gain knowledge of China's economic situation or 'even state secrets,' " according to a Wall Street Journal report.
In a statement, the Cupertino-based company refuted this idea and explained that Frequent Locations is used solely to provide information relevant to individual users, such as traffic conditions for their daily commute, and is not shared with Apple or other third parties.
Frequent Locations are only stored on a customer’s iOS device, they are not backed up on iTunes or iCloud, and are encrypted. Apple does not obtain or know a user’s Frequent Locations and this feature can always be turned “Off" via our privacy settings.
Apple does not have access to Frequent Locations or the location cache on any user’s iPhone at any time. We encrypt the cache by the user’s passcode and it is protected from access by any app.
Apple went on to emphasize that it feels "strongly" about protecting its customers privacy and would never allow a government organization or agency to access user data.
Apple has never worked with any government agency from any country to create a backdoor in any of our products or services. We have also never allowed access to our servers. And we never will. It’s something we feel very strongly about.
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Netherlands' Arjen Robben fights for the ball with Brazil's Paulinho, right, and Brazil's David Luiz during the World Cup third-place soccer match between Brazil and the Netherlands at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, July 12, 2014.
Image: Themba Hadebe/Associated Press
Brazil entered the consolation match of the World Cup against the Netherlands looking to salvage some respect after its disastrous loss to Germany.
With not much at stake, the match seemed to provide little opportunity for Brazil and a healthy dose of danger. Lose again and the massive defeat from Germany that dashed the country's hopes of celebrating a World Cup victory on its own soil would only be magnified.
While it was not the 7-1 thrashing that will be talked about for decades, the 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands had the feel of a game that only reopened the wounds of Brazilians that had just begun to heal.
Like the game against Germany, the pain started early. A controversial penalty to the Netherlands in the second minute gave Robin Van Persie the opportunity to bury his fourth goal of the tournament. Not long after, an errant David Luiz header found Daley Blind who made it 2-0 to the Netherlands in only the 16th minute.
The score held for the remainder of the half, as boos and tears chased the Brazilian team into the locker room.
Brazil threatened in the beginning of the second half, taking much of the possession. A shocking decision in the 68th minute, in which Oscar appeared to be fouled inside the box, resulted in the referee giving a yellow card to the Brazilian for diving.
The refereeing decisions were widely criticized, although few seemed to think Brazil deserved a better scoreline.
With the 2-0 score holding past the 85th minute, boos and whistles from the crowd increased.
A 90th minute goal from Geroginio Wijnaldum sealed Brazil's humiliation and its tournament. The home team played out the final five minutes of extra time to jeers from the crowd. Brazil and its fans will now hold out hope that their brutal World Cup finish will not be exacerbated by a win from their rivals from Argentina over Germany.
One piece of trivia popped up late in the game after a goalie substitution:
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Once upon a time, dating meant finding the right person to share a lifetime of romantic meals and intimate conversation.
Today, dating means finding someone to sit next to while you play Candy Crush on your iPad.
In these comics, artist Maria Scrivan shares the difference between dating before and after the technological boom .
Comics by Maria Scrivan. See her daily panel Half Full at Go Comics.
BONUS: 12 Cliched Online Dating Photos Every Guy Should Dump
1. Abs.
Why even bother filling out the part of the profile that describes your interests? At this point, you are a talking slab of meat that has somehow acquired a webcam and computer. Unless you are physically restricted to communicating exclusively through your belly button, you have no excuse for using this photo.
Nothing is more promising than a man who loves his car more than he could ever love you.
3. A casual laptop pic in your messy room.
First appearances are as important in dating as they are in a job interview. So when you upload a fuzzy photo of yourself in your dirty room, where I can see an old sock hanging on the bookshelf, you are basically saying, “I have no desire to take care of myself or anything else!â€
4. A headshot taken by a paid professional.
Sure, it’s at least a clear photo of you. But, let’s be real -- people pay someone to take their Glamour Shots for a reason. No one actually looks like they do in a black-and-white photograph that’s Photoshopped all of your flaws away.
5. You with an attractive woman at your side.
It could be your “platonic†best friend, sister or even your mom, but the truth is that most women see a photo of you looking happy next to another lady and immediately start to move on to the next one because you seem preoccupied. Kind of gross unless you’re a Lannister, isn’t it?
6. A photo you don’t actually remember because you were too drunk.
Meeting at a bar is one of the most common first dates known to man, so avoid the blurry photos from your best friend’s bachelor party. You can still come off as carefree without being surrounded by dozens of empty glasses. A guy who likes beer is sexy -- a guy who lacks self-control is not.
7. You in a group shot.
We get it, you want to assure potential mates that you actually know people IRL. But how am I supposed to know which one is you in a photo with 25 of your closest bar-crawling friends?
Image: Mashable Composite
8. An outdated photo of you.
When you’re in your 30s, don’t post a photo of you at 22. Online dating isn’t for your #TBT. If you want to relive your college days, go to a football game. Accept that your hairline isn’t what it used to be, and move on. If you’re not confident enough to like how you look now, how can you expect anyone else to?
9. An exaggerated photo of your "extreme" lifestyle.
Did you go whitewater rafting one time, like three years ago? Cool. Tell me all about it over drinks. But don’t use this photo because you feel obligated to show you like outdoors every now and then.
10. You holding your neighbor’s baby.
You know how politicians are sort of obligated to be seen kissing babies because then maybe people will find them likable? Yeah …
11. Multiple selfies of you in the same position, making the same face.
What are you trying to tell us? You’re reliable? Consistent? Committed? What does it mean?
12. A photo of anything but you.
It seems unnecessary to even have to say this, really. Just accept the face you have and get it over and done with already. You’re going to have to come clean sooner or later, and it will only make things more awkward than whatever weird mole or bad haircut you’re trying to hide.
Image: Mashable Composite/Associated Press
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Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe revealed in an interview that he is gay, confirming years of speculation about his sexuality.
Thorpe sat down for an interview with British broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson, which will air Sunday night in Australia on Channel Ten, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Thorpe reportedly discussed a wide range of issues, including his battle with depression. Channel Ten released a 30-second preview of the interview, above, last week. In it, Parkinson asks Thorpe, "You've always said that you're not gay. Is all of that true?"
Nicknamed the "Thorpedo" for his speed in the water, Thorpe won a total of five gold medals in Olympic competition, becoming one of Australia's most visible athletes.
He retired twice, in 2006 and again in 2012, but has had a rocky time recently. Thorpe's autobiography, This is Me, was published in August 2013, and detailed his struggles with alcohol and depression. In the book, Thrope denied he was gay.
"I am not gay and all my sexual experiences have been straight," he wrote, according to The Independent. "The thing that I find hurtful about it is that people are questioning my integrity and what I say. That's the only part I find hurtful, that this is something I would be embarrassed about and that I would hide ... I try to explain it but I don't know either, but I think it's because I don't fit into the typical stereotype of what a straight athlete would be in the past."
Thrope was admitted to rehab in February for his depression, according to CNN.
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For Garmin, GPS has always been the key to setting its fitness devices apart from much of the competition. And with a starting price of $170, the Forerunner 15 watch delivers that functionality at a relatively low price point.
The device, which is expected to ship sometime this quarter, also brings with it more trackable details than its predecessor. You can track running distance, calories, personal records, even sleep patterns â€" and, with the right hardware add-on, heart rate. All of this is complimented by the company’s tracking and networking app, Connect.
But first thing’s first when we’re talking about a wearable: how does the thing actually look?
On the face
Image: Mashable, Brian Heater
Before receiving my unit, I was warned by my ever-vigilant Mashable editor that the watch was purple. Even still, I was caught unprepared by the full extent of the Forerunner 15's purplenesss. It’s not that I’m not secure enough in my masculinity to rock a purple watch, of course, but even still, for most, the more extreme the color scheme, the less likely they'll wear the watch at all times â€" it’s not going to match a business suit.
If you’re looking for something less conspicuous, the black versions are decidedly more subtle, but still don’t exactly scream “work watch.†It's also available in red and teal. The Fitbits of the world are far more versatile as far as fashion is concerned. So is, for that matter, the the Basis. The Forerunner 15, on the other hand, is a fitness watch that looks like, well, a fitness watch, which is a bit of a bummer for a device that’s intended to track your activities all day long.
Thankfully, along with the aesthetic comes many of the other traits one looks for in a fitness wearable: it’s water resistant up to 50 meters (for sweat, rain and a swim, if you’re so inclined), rugged and lightweight at 1.3 or 1.5 ounces, depending on the size. It's worth a quick mention here that the watch comes in small and large sizes â€" a fact I learned after squeezing a small version of the aforementioned purple version around my wrist.
It’s no Fitbit, but the Forerunner’s relatively small footprint comes in handy particularly when it’s time to catch some shuteye. (After all, the watch has built-in sleep tracking.)
Around the back, there are four metal dots. You’ll be lining those up on the included plastic cradle when it’s time to charge the battery.
According to Garmin’s numbers, you can get a full five weeks on a charge if you’re just using it as a plain old watch. Using it for its intended exercise functionality, on the other hand, knocks that time down to eight hours. For almost everyone, it’ll get through the day just fine.
The dock also serves as your connection for syncing all of the info you’ve collected to your computer via USB. Unfortunately, there’s no Bluetooth or other wireless on-board, so you have to wait until you’re in front of a PC before seeding all of that information into the cloud.
There are four buttons around the watch’s face â€" all quite large for easy access mid-exercise. The top left turns the light on and off, while the bottom left scrolls through your stats for the day, including mileage, calories burned, steps taken and your daily step goal.
The bottom right button scrolls through settings, options and your workout history. It’s great having all of that information at your finger, but given the limited screen real estate, actually finding something takes a lot of scrolling â€" you’re really better off pulling out the old smartphone to access your stats.
Image: Mashable, Brian Heater
The top right button with the little image of a running man on it is the time. That’s the button you’ll want to hit when it’s time to get started.
Going for a run
Unfortunately, unlike some of the competition, the Forerunner itself won’t monitor your heart rate. You’ll need the special heart rate monitor, a device that straps around your chest while you run. That’ll set you back an addition $30 if you get it bundled with the watch, or $60 as a standalone.
To get started, you’ll need to pair the watch with the monitor via ANT+ by holding them next to each other until the watch beeps. Next up, you tap the run button and then it’s a matter of going outside and waiting until the watch locates the appropriate satellite for GPS tracking â€" the device’s real bread and butter. Locating can take as long as a couple of minutes, but it usually takes less.
Once you’re done, you'll need to tap the running man again to turn off the timer. The watch gathers a lot of info while the timer’s on, including time spent running distance, pace, calories burned, heart beats per minute and your general heart rate zone.
The GPS functionality, meanwhile, tracks your path. You can also run without GPS tracking on â€" if you’re a treadmill user or you just need a little extra privacy for whatever reason, but let’s be honest, satellite tracking is a huge part of the reason for going with Garmin in the first place. Oh, and there’s also an optional pedometer, if you really want to go the treadmill route (that’ll set you back another $70).
Oh, and should that bright purple paint job not be enough to get you outside and running, the watch flashes the word “Move,†after long periods of inactivity, a not-so-subtle reminder of why you shelled out the $170 for the wearable in the first place.
Who watches the fitness watch?
As nice as it is having all of that information on your wrist, there’s only so much info you can get in less than an inch squared. As such, you’re going to want to download all of the requisite software to your devices, namely Garmin Express for syncing and Connect for viewing that data.
After downloading Express, I was prompted to download a patch for the Forerunner 15 â€" an issue the company will hopefully address for retail units. Once installed, syncing is a simple matter of plugging the phone into your PC and letting the software take care of the rest.
As for Connect, that’s all a bit more complicated â€" in a good way, mostly. Connect is the software Garmin uses across these fitness watches, and as such, the company has had plenty of opportunity to bake in features. All of the information can be a little overwhelming the first time you sign in.
Garmin’s done a good job unifying the experience across devices and OSes, so for the sake of simplicity, I’ll focus on the web version here, accessible via browser. After all, I was already in front of my computer to sync the thing in the first place.
When signing in, Garmin will ask you some personal details, both to help improve your experience and to create a profile, should you want to use Connect to actually, you know, connect with others. That’s a big part of the experience here â€" in fact, Connect is something of a social network, where you can compete with other users, see friends’ progress and brag about your own. What's the point of doing all of that working out if you're not going to brag about it?
Even if you chose to go it alone, there’s a lot you can do with Connect. For each run, the software displays distance, time, pace, calories, elevation and tracks your movements on a Garmin map. You can name the runs to help you keep track and attach notes about specific run details.
There’s a calendar module for a quick view of how often you’ve been running and graph showing how far you’ve run on each day of a given week. You can choose training plans, plot courses, create workouts and check out your own personal records. There are also a series of “badges†to unlock for completing different fitness activities like walking a certain number of steps in a given day.
The sleep tracking is probably the weakest link here at the moment (though the company has promised more functionality on that end down the road). The sort of in-depth REM details you get with other devices is absent. Instead, it focuses solely on how much you tossed and turned while in bed, mapping that activity on a graph. If you’re looking for some real insight into your nocturnal activities, you’re going to have to find it elsewhere.
One watch to rule them all?
At $170 as a standalone, the Forerunner 15’s pricing falls in between the Fitbit Force and Basis Carbon Steel Edition. For the money, it’s a pretty capable little thing. For those who run far, the GPS functionality is a great feature, and there’s plenty of additional information for you to pore through via Garmin Connect.
Image: Mashable, Brian Heater
The device also comfortably straddles the line between fitness band and sports watch, offering a face for all of those workout details on the go. Still, you’ll want to pull out the old smartphone occasionally, lest you find yourself scrolling forever. But you’ll have wait until you’re in front of your computer to upload the latest info â€" an odd throwback.
If you’re looking for a device that can track your heart rate, that’ll cost you a bit extra â€" and you’ll have to wear yet another device. Ditto the pedometer for more accurate step accounting. Sleep tracking still leaves a bit to be desired at the moment.
If those things are less important to you than GPS functionality, however, the Forerunner 15 offers solid bang for the buck.
Garmin Forerunner 15
The Good
GPS functionality • Lightweight and rugged • Good info via Garmin Connect
The Bad
No Bluetooth functionality • Heart-rate monitor requires an add-on • Aesthetic
The Bottom Line
At $169, the Forerunner is on the low-end of the GPS-enabled fitness tracker spectrum, but that price comes with a few sacrifices.
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It's not a good sign when passengers compare their airline experience to the TV show Lost, especially when smoke may be involved.
While traveling to Guam over the Pacific Ocean, a United Airlines flight was diverted to a small island after reports of electrical problems and a burning smell.
Originating in Honolulu, the Boeing 777 plane was delayed for three hours due to a burning smell, but was eventually cleared, according to ABC News. Problems began five hours into the flight when the smell returned, and pilots reported electrical issues, including a loss of the plane's radar. No passengers were harmed.
After landing on Midway Island in the North Pacific Ocean, passengers waited for six hours in a gymnasium. Island residents brought food and drinks to the stranded travelers, one of whom compared the situation to ABC's hit TV show Lost, in which survivors of a plane crash are marooned on a tropical island. The passengers eventually made it to Honolulu on a replacement plane, although their luggage remained in Midway at the time.
United said the original plane was still on Midway. The company has not revealed what caused the smell, attributing the problem to a mechanical issue.
Midway Island is extremely remote, located 1,486 miles from Honolulu, 2,627 miles from Japan and more than 3,300 miles from the west coast of the continental United States.
Midway is home to a wildlife sanctuary and an abandoned U.S. military base. It played an important role in World War II as a strategic base, and was the impetus for a major battle that turned out to be a turning point between the U.S. and Japan. Chicago's Midway International Airport is named after the battle.
United Airlines did not immediately respond to Mashable's request for comment.
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What a long, strange, intense â€" and amazing â€" month of World Cup soccer it's been.
Two matches remain, and before we determine a winner â€" the best soccer nation in the world â€" we have to find out who comes in third. So while you wait for the redemptive rematch between Germany and Argentina, here's what to expect in the World Cup third place match.
Before we get to the actual meat and bones of the matchup, the very nature of the third place match requires a moment of consideration. What is the purpose of the third place match?
Some say it's a nice break from the soul-crushing intensity of the rest of the tournament. Both sides play with a lot less to lose, since truthfully the only placing that matters at the World Cup is first. Still, countries such as Sweden, which hasn't been to a World Cup since 2006, still look back on their third place in 1994 with fond memories.
But those proud, accomplished feelings of a third-place finish in the World Cup come from countries who were living out Cinderella stories that year. For top-tier teams heavily favored to win the entire tournament, the third place match feels more like a snub than it would have felt to a dark horse team like Costa Rica this year.
What's more, you have all the semifinal drama from both the Netherlands and Brazil, a factor in both team's motivation to win.
For the Netherlands, playing for third means almost nothing â€" so little, in fact, that head coach Louis van Gaal went out and said that FIFA shouldn't hold the third place match.
Maybe this is bitterness stemming from the fact that the Netherlands were so close to their third World Cup final, and had a shot at winning the country's first title in history. When it comes down to a penalty shootout like it did for the Dutch on Wednesday, that makes for a heartbreaking loss.
It's a loss made worse when it's at the hands of Argentinian goalkeeper Sergio Romero â€" the player van Gaal reportedly taught how to block penalties at AZ Alkmaarâ€" who became a national hero blocking two Dutch penalty kicks.
Or maybe van Gaal has a point. With a day less to rest, the Netherlands could likely lose twice in a row â€" adding salt to a fresh wound. Whatever the case, van Gaal's players will still put those bright orange jerseys on and play for the last time in Brazil.
Brazil also finds themselves caught between two overwhelming feelings. To take the pitch after the embarrassing, disastrous, record-breaking 7-1 loss to the Germans might be the hardest thing the Brazilians will ever have to face.
Days after the Mineirazo, it's possible many players are still feeling humiliated by the greatest loss on Brazilian soil since 1950 and the dreaded Maracanazo.
Luiz Felipe Scolari noted moments after their semifinal defeat that the team still had to play on Saturday, with the chance at placing third. Scolari's statement probably did very little in remedying the pain players and fans were feeling.
In retrospect, with days to grieve and mourn, there's more hope in Scolari's words compared to van Gaal's â€" a much more admirable spirit about taking the pitch. Maybe it's because Brazil's soccer federation â€" the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol(CBF) â€" will reportedly receive $22 million if the Selecao takes third; more likely it has to do with the squad's need to redeem itself.
But can Brazil actually take third?
If you look at overall performances this World Cup, you'd have to give it to the Netherlands. Brazil ultimately made it to the semifinals, but their group stage performance and their knockout round run was lacking. It became clear how much Brazil relied on two of their star players, Neymar and Thiago Silva.
Brazil's one glimmer of hope on Saturday will be that Silva will return to the pitch after his one-game suspension, so it's possible we won't see the complete breakdown of the Brazilian defense that we saw against Germany.
As the return of Silva means a much stronger defense for Brazil, it also spells out problems for the Netherlands.
A strong Argentinian defense proved to be the bane of the Dutch attack, led by Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben. Though the two â€" along with Wesley Sneijder, Dirk Kuyt and Klaas Jan Hunterlaar â€" were able to find some shots on goal, the attempts that weren't thwarted by Argentina's Javier Mascherano's stalwart defense were lacking in finish.
Ultimately, this third place match is a strange one to judge. Brazil and the Netherlands don't necessarily want to win as much as they just don't want to lose again.
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Rejoice, Japanese Frozen fans: A PlayStation 4 embossed with your favorite characters is coming soon.
The black console features a laser stencil of Elsa and Anna from Disney flick on the top, along with the Frozen logo and several snowflakes. The special edition is being released July 16 and will be priced at 42,980 yen (about $424). The traditional version of the PS4 sells for $390 in Japan.
Unfortunately for international devotees of the Scandinavian-themed movie, the custom device is only on the market in Japan. Intentions to expand the product base to other countries have not been disclosed.
While Sony has not publicly explained its reasoning for limiting the console's availability, GameSpot notes that Frozen has been number one at the box office in Japan for 16 weeks in a row. In comparison, the film stayed in the top 10 in the U.S. for 16 weeks but did not hold the top spot for that long.
This is not the first time Sony has released limited editions of consoles: Versions of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable were sold with Final Fantasy designs, among others. However, a Disney theme differs widely from those of the past, which have been centered primarily on gaming.
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Palestinians look the damage of a destroyed house where five members of the Ghannam family were killed in an Israeli missile strike early morning in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip on Friday, July 11, 2014.
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By Brian Ries & Louise Roug
This week Israel launched a massive bombing campaign of Gaza. The military wing of Hamas, which is headquartered in Gaza, responded with a barrage of rockets aimed at Israel. The dramatic escalation of violence follows weeks of tension after the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers and the revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager, reportedly carried out by a gang of Jewish right-wing extremists.
As many as 100 Palestinians have been killed by the shelling, including at least 21 children, according to reports. So far, no Israelis have died in the conflict. But one man was seriously injured when a rocket hit a gas station in Ashdod, south of Tel Aviv.
The images on television are dramatic. As The New York Times reported, Shlomo Brom, a retired Israeli general at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, compared the situation to a “Greek tragedy in which both Israel and Hamas are running toward something that neither wants.â€
But what's it like being there?
To tell that story, we gathered photos and videos uploaded in a 24-hour period from Gaza and Israel, using a number of tools to check their authenticity. Some of the pictures below were geotagged to their locations. Others were corroborated by the social media news agency Storyful.
This is what 24 hours on the ground in Israel and Gaza looked like to the people who live there.
24 Hours in Gaza
Israeli bombings have destroyed apartment buildings and sparked fear among residents. Many have captured the airstrikes as they hit â€" and the carnage that followed â€" in photos and videos posted to Facebook and Instagram.
In one Facebook post, shared July 10 from the Gaza strip, a warning shot is fired approximately 30 seconds before an airstrike destroys a house. Witnesses yell Yallah! â€" let's go.
In another, taken July 10 in Deir Al Balah, Gaza, a home is obliterated by an Israeli airstrike on an otherwise calm day.
In Rafah â€" airstrikes hit both day and night.
This video, posted to Facebook, reportedly shows the scene just after one of the airstrikes in Rafah.
Neighbors descended on the scene of the airstrike to search for any signs of survivors in the rubble. These photos capture those efforts.
Photographers across the Gaza Strip are often first on the scene to document the destruction from Israel's airstrikes. Ahmed Salama shared this photo on Facebook of a child looking at the Ghanm family's house in Raffah, reportedly destroyed early Friday morning.
Many Instagram images show people standing among the piles of rubble.
Airstrikes, flames and plumes of smoke have become a regular sight.
24 Hours in Israel
The aerial defense system, Iron Dome, has so far protected Israelis from the incoming rockets, though the near-constant sound of sirens and explosions in the skies still spark fear among residents. Videos shared on Instagram and Facebook convey the terror that sets in when the sirens start blaring.
Video footage shows the rockets flying overhead in Ashdod.
Occasionally, some of the rockets break through the Iron Dome. One of them fell in Ashdod on July 10, hitting a gas station and critically injuring at least one person. Israeli police released this CCTV footage of the rocket when it hit the gas station.
Images from the aftermath show the station in flames, a column of smoke rising over the city.
Israelis have shared photos of themselves, ducking for cover as the sirens begin.
Occasionally pieces of rockets can be found on the ground.
The following Mashable video explains the background of the ongoing bombing campaigns:
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In this July 9, 2014 file photo, an Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket from the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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David Talbot for MIT Technology Review
Even though Israel’s U.S.-funded “Iron Dome†rocket-defense interceptors appear to be hitting Hamas rockets in recent days, they are almost certainly failing in the crucial job of detonating those rockets’ shrapnel-packed explosive warheads, expert analysts say.
As a result, rockets fired from Gaza are probably plunging to the ground with intact explosives. The fact that they aren’t causing injuries or deaths in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other cities is mainly a matter of luck, the analysts add.
On July 10, the Israel Defense Forces said missiles from the system had intercepted 56 rockets fired out of Gaza, preventing strikes in several cities. Yet Richard Lloyd, a weapons expert and consultant who is a past Engineering Fellow at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, says that because these interceptions had almost certainly not detonated the rockets’ warheads, “it’s pretty much a total failure.â€
The Iron Dome system â€" meant to hit rockets traveling tens of miles from launch to landing â€" is a smaller cousin to the Patriot system, which attempts to hit much longer-range, faster incoming missiles. Iron Dome fires interceptors six inches wide and 10 feet long and uses sensors and real-time guidance systems to try to zero in on the rockets.
When an Iron Dome interceptor gets close to an incoming rocket, a proximity fuse triggers the interceptor to detonate, spraying out metal rods that are intended to strike and detonate the warheads on the incoming rockets, neutralizing their ability to maim people and destroy things on the ground.
Ted Postol, the MIT physicist and missile-defense expert who aided Lloyd’s analysis and who in 1991 debunked claims by the U.S. Army that its Patriot missiles were successfully shooting down Iraqi Scud missiles during the first Gulf War (see “Postol vs. the Pentagon†and “Preventing Fratricideâ€), agrees that they were failing in this crucial warhead-detonation job.
Postol had been an admirer of Iron Dome after initial reports of its performance during previous rocket assaults in 2012 (see “Why Israel’s Iron Dome Missile Defense System Actually Worksâ€). But later analyses of interceptor contrails showed that its guidance system was behaving erratically. Instead of smoothly rising to meet their targets, the interceptors were making sharp turns and engaging from the side or behind, he says.
Those problems appear to be continuing, he says. “We expected that after more than a year and a half of time, whatever problems there were in the system related to guidance and control would be mitigated, or somewhat mitigated,†he says. “As it turns out, this is not the case. As far as we can tell, it is behaving in the same erratic way as it did in November 2012.â€
The Iron Dome interceptors need to hit an incoming rocket head-on to have much hope of detonating a warhead, Lloyd says. And initial visual analysis of the engagements in recent days shows that the interceptions that are occurring are from the side or behind, which provide “essentially a zero chance of destroying the warhead,†based on the basic physics of such engagements, he added.
Hamas rockets in late 2012 were going as far as 75 kilometers (47 miles), but some are now able to go twice as far.
This article originally published at MIT Technology Review here
Tim Howard during the Round of 16 match between Belgium and the USA.
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The 2014 World Cup has had its share of bad refereeing calls â€" but none so outrageous for U.S. fans as FIFA's decision Friday to not make goalkeeper Tim Howard a finalist for its "Golden Glove" award, given to the greatest keeper at the tournament.
Howard made 15 saves during the USA v Belgium match, a new World Cup record. In case you've forgotten, let us jog your memory with all those saves in a single GIF:
Or if you prefer, below is a video of Howard's saves one by one. Even to a neutral observer, it seems pretty clear that the 2-1 scoreline could easily have ended up more like Germany's 7-1 drubbing of Brazil without Howard in control of the penalty area â€" not just making those saves, but masterfully commanding his back four:
Also snubbed by the FIFA award was Guillermo Ochoa, the heroic Mexican keeper who almost singlehandedly held Brazil to a 0-0 draw (and that was back when Brazil was good).
So who made it to the finals of the Golden Glove contest? Costa Rica’s Keylor Navas, Germany’s Manuel Neuer and Argentina’s Sergio Romero. Navas and Neuer are undoubtedly two of the best keepers in the tournament, although Neuer has hardly needed to flex a muscle in the tournament so far, thanks to 10 stellar German teammates.
But you'll get pretty universal agreement among non-Argentine soccer fans that Romero is no great shakes as a keeper â€" not bad, but certainly not in the top 3 at this World Cup.
All three of those keepers' teams made it to the Quarter Finals, so you might suspect there's some rule about only selecting keepers from the final 8 teams. But FIFA also stated Friday there's no strict criteria for judging the Golden Glove.
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LOS ANGELES â€" One day after HBO executives hinted at major True Detective Season 2 casting news coming down the pike, two actors are said to be circling roles on the upcoming installment of the anthology series.
First up, Colin Farrell is in serious talks with the network to star in Season 2, which will be set in California, as Deadline first reported. Though, no deal has been made official yet, Mashable confirmed. Meanwhile, The Wrap reports that Friday Night Lights alum Taylor Kitsch is also circling a role.
If the casting rumors are true, the duo would fill two of four major roles in the upcoming season.
On Thursday, during a Q&A at the Television Critics Association press tour, HBO president of programing Michael Lombardo said they were looking at a number of well-known names for the new season, which does not yet have a premiere date.
True Detective's first season walked away with 12 nominations for the 2014 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and two for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for stars Woody Harrelson, Matthew McConaughey.
If the deal goes through, it would be Farrell's first television gig since his guest appearance on Scrubs in 2005.
Kitsch most recently paired up with HBO for Ryan Murphy's adaptation of The Normal Heart, which walked away with 16 Emmy nominations.
If you didn’t tune into this year’s Google I/O keynote, you may not realize that Android Wear just made smartwatches more valuable than ever.
In our latest Mobile Minute video, we take a look at the three new watch models Google introduced, that are all at different price points for different lifestyles.
Android Wear smartwatches let you perform voice commands, set reminders, check texts, get directions, and access third party apps, all without ever taking your phone out of your pocket. How does glancing at your watch and ordering your favorite takeout sound?
The sturdy LG G takes up the most wrist space, with a steel and Gorilla Glass watch face and voice commands. The sleek Samsung Gear Live includes a heart rate monitor, which should pair well with Google Fit as it develops. And the traditional circular-faced Moto 360 has rumored specs that include an OLED screen and wireless charging.
Check out the video above for more on Android’s new smartwatches, then visit our Ask a Dev YouTube Channel for more on today's emerging technology.
Smallpox. Swine Flu. H1N1. SARS. Nothing brings on a chill or a case of the willies like an infectious disease, whether it's in your country, on the news or in a Hollywood blockbuster (see also: Outbreak, Contagion, 12 Monkey, World War Z).
The world is fascinated with viruses likely for several reasons: A) it's difficult to avoid (and survive) an aggressive virus that's airborne or spread by mere contact, B) they manifest periodically with little warning and C) they often wipe out significant portions of the population. While the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution improved sanitation and living conditions, largely slowing the spread of contagious diseases, history has shown that humans still are not immune to sporadic outbreaks. Just last month, the West African Ebola outbreak became the worst in history; only time will tell how bad it might get.
But Ebola isn't the only disease the human race has had to worry about, nor is it the most widespread or fatal. Toggle through the infographic below to learn about some of the world's worst viral outbreaks. From cholera to the Black Death, explore the pathology and symptoms of the viruses that have harassed mankind since the 14th century.
Stephanie Walden and Lindsay Rothfeld contributed to infographic research.
Miami Heat forward LeBron James smiles as he responds to a question during a media availability for the NBA basketball finals on Saturday, June 14, 2014, in San Antonio.
Image: Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press
The epic, excruciating, ridiculous and wholly entertaining wait is finally over.
LeBron James has made up his free-agent mind and will return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, whose hearts he broke the last time he was a free agent in 2010.
James revealed his decision in a Sports Illustrated exclusive.
After James decided to opt out of the final year of his contract with the Miami Heat in June, the basketball world couldn't contain its LeBron obsession. Where would he go? When would he decide?
The speculation reached farcical proportions as the most innocuous moves and rumors were wrung dry for any shreds of insight into the mindset of the best basketball player on Earth, two-time NBA champion, four-time NBA MVP and 10-time NBA All-Star who has yet to hit his 30th birthday. At one point on Thursday afternoon, James' official website crashed as fans obsessively refreshed it in hopes of a rumored announcement.
Now, finally, we have an answer. Congrats, Cleveland â€" you are now the center of the basketball universe.
DONETSK, Ukraine â€" Pro-Russia rebels killed 19 and injured 93 of Ukraine's soldiers and border guards in a rocket attack near the country’s eastern border early on Friday, prompting the president to summon security advisers in Kiev for an emergency meeting, according to officials.
Ukrainian military officials said the rebels bombarded government forces stationed in the village of Zelenopillya, Luhansk region at 5 a.m. local time with rockets from a Russian-designed Grad system. Militants fired from a distance of more than 15 kilometers, and an air strike was carried out in response, according to the Defense Ministry.
The officials noted that casualties could be higher. Zoryan Shkyryak, an interior ministry adviser, told reporters in Kiev the exact death toll was difficult to discern, “because these bloodthirsty scum despicably shot from Grad systems and there is destruction,†Reuters reported.
The attack marks the biggest loss of life in a month. In June, rebels used man-powered air-defense systems, or MANPADS, to shoot down a military transport plane at Luhansk airport, killing all 40 servicemen and nine crew on board.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko convened a meeting with military and law-enforcement officials to discuss the rebels’ use of multiple rocket launchers against the country’s servicemen, the president's press service reported.
The government has blamed Moscow for arming the rebels and allowing for militants and weapons to cross the border into Ukraine, allegations the Kremlin has fervently denied, despite photo and video evidence from NATO.
“For every taken life of our servicemen, they will pay with tens and hundreds of theirs," President Poroshenko said. "Not a single terrorist will escape responsibility, everyone will get what they deserve."
On July 1, Ukraine restarted its “anti-terrorist operation†to pry the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk from the grips of pro-Russian separatists, who first seized control of them in April.
The resumption of the military operation came after peace talks between representatives from Ukraine, Russia, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and separatists failed to curb the violence and a 10-day ceasefire during which the rebels killed 27 Ukrainian troops in attacks.
Since the restart of the operation, government forces have reclaimed the northern parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, including the former rebel stronghold of Sloviansk last Saturday.
Forced to flee after enduring weeks of heavy shelling by Ukrainian forces, most of the estimated 15,000 rebels have consolidated in central Donetsk and are prepping for what is shaping up to be a bloody last stand.
In an attempt to block the advancement of Ukraine's armed forces, they have blown up four bridges, blocking access to their stronghold. The video below purportedly shows rebels on Friday blowing up a bridge between the cities of Dzerzhinsk and Horlivka, in the Donetsk region.
On Wednesday, one of their leaders vowed to fight to the end.
“We will have victory or death,†self-proclaimed governor of the Donetsk People’s Republic Pavel Gubarev told reporters.
Ukraine has moved into the regions about 30,000 troops, hundreds of armored vehicles, and heavy artillery, encircling the rebels ahead of what it promises to be a “nasty†offensive.
Also in Luhansk region on Friday, four servicemen were killed when their armored personnel carrier detonated a mine, Reuters reported Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko as saying. Another military spokesman said a government troop was also killed in the town of Karlivka, some 24 miles west of Donetsk.
Separately, at least five miners died and another five were injured when rebels opened fire on their bus, Lysenko said.
The shooting forced the miners’ employer, energy and coal company DTEK, owned by the country’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov, to halt operations at four mines in Luhansk, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency quoted the company’s general director as saying.
Meanwhile, reports came in Friday evening that an explosion had ripped through a central Donetsk shopping mall, injuring one person, according to local news site Ostrov.
Details of the event remained unclear hours after the incident. But the explosion is said to have occurred on the second floor of the building.
“We know so far about one victim,†a spokesperson for the Donetsk city council told Ostrov. Firefighters and emergency workers were on the scene, and all employees and visitors had been evacuated, the news site reported.
