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Amazon Echo is seen at its product launch for Britain and Germany

Here are 3 times Amazon Alexa gave its human masters the heebie-jeebies

Amazon Alexa is smart, funny and obedient, but the digital AI assistant can go rogue sometimes as these instances are proof of it. Read on to find out more about Alexa's scary incidents.

Jun 27, 2018

Historic Route 66 on the endangered list for second time in six years

While it still remains fully paved along certain stretches, the 4000 km-long trail exists only in fragments in other forgotten parts.

Jun 27, 2018

Members of K-pop boy band BTS or Bangtan Sonyeondan

BTS boys take Ice Bucket Challenge, say 'happy to join in on a great cause' [Photo]

Sean tagged BTS in an Instagram video to take up the challenge within 24 hours. The boy band accepted the challenge and later on Twitter posted a certificate of donation they made for the charity.

Jun 27, 2018

World Cup 2018: Did The Simpsons predict Mexico vs Portugal final match?

The fifth episode of season nine of The Simpsons shows the family and residents of Springfield attending a football match between Mexico and Portugal to decide which team is the best in the world.

Jun 27, 2018

US asks India to stop importing oil from Iran or face sanctions

Iran is one of the major oil suppliers of India, only behind Iraq and Saudi Arabia. During April 2017 and January 2018, it supplied 18.4 million tonnes of crude oil.

Jun 27, 2018

Blood Moon 2018 prophecy: Doomsday sayers believe celestial event will bring end of the world

End-of-the-world believers who have been predicting the apocalypses time and again are of the opinion that Blood Moon on July 27 will mark the end of the world.

Jun 27, 2018

Rapper XXXTentacion's Sad! breaks record previously held by Notorious B.I.G.

A week after XXXTentacion's death, his song Sad! has topped the charts and achieved the No. 1 spot on Billboard 's Hot 100. He became the 12th solo rapper to have nine songs on the Hot 100 at the same time.

Jun 27, 2018

Your brain constantly shuffles between 'ignorance is bliss' and 'thirst for knowledge' states

The pursuit of knowledge is a basic feature of human nature, but in issues ranging from health to finance, people sometimes choose to remain ignorant.

Jun 27, 2018

Alien shockproof: Astronomer spots strange UFO heading towards Mars

An amateur astronomer has spotted a bizarre bright object flying towards Mars, and conspiracy theorists have now started claiming that aliens dwell in the red planet

Jun 27, 2018

Coldest place on Earth has reached lowest possible temperature on the planet

In July 1983, Russia's Vostok Station recorded 89 degrees Celsius and this remains the lowest recorded temperature in a weather station.

Jun 27, 2018

iOS 12's public beta version from Apple is now available for download

If you are an iPhone X owner, you will now get to create a personalised animated emoji with iOS 12, which is being called the Memoji

Jun 27, 2018

As distracted driving turns fatal for teenagers, Google, Samsung release new safety Apps

About 660,000 people behind the wheel easily get distracted by their electronic devices while on the road on broad daylight

Jun 27, 2018

Hijack scare at JFK airport: JetBlue plane loses communication with air traffic control, triggers panic

The LA bound flight 1623 was scheduled to take off at around 7.30 pm ET but there was no communication with the air traffic control before departure. The pilot tried to punch in the code to alert that radio was not working, but mistakenly hit keys that gave signals of a hijack.

Jun 27, 2018

Facebook reverses ban on cryptocurrency ads

The company will continue to block any ads that promote binary options and initial coin offerings.

Jun 27, 2018

Westworld season 3 to showcase a new world sans amusement park

While the third season is likely to set in a new world, it looks like season 3 will concentrate more on the conflict between Bernard and Dolores.

Jun 27, 2018

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Here are 3 times Amazon Alexa gave its human masters the heebie-jeebies

Historic Route 66 on the endangered list for second time in six years

BTS boys take Ice Bucket Challenge, say 'happy to join in on a great cause' [Photo]

World Cup 2018: Did The Simpsons predict Mexico vs Portugal final match?

US asks India to stop importing oil from Iran or face sanctions

Blood Moon 2018 prophecy: Doomsday sayers believe celestial event will bring end of the world

Rapper XXXTentacion's Sad! breaks record previously held by Notorious B.I.G.

Your brain constantly shuffles between 'ignorance is bliss' and 'thirst for knowledge' states

Alien shockproof: Astronomer spots strange UFO heading towards Mars

Coldest place on Earth has reached lowest possible temperature on the planet

iOS 12's public beta version from Apple is now available for download

As distracted driving turns fatal for teenagers, Google, Samsung release new safety Apps

Hijack scare at JFK airport: JetBlue plane loses communication with air traffic control, triggers panic

Facebook reverses ban on cryptocurrency ads

Westworld season 3 to showcase a new world sans amusement park

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