Posts by Liam Redmond
Illegal migrants busted on California beach by officer after jet skis drop them off
This is the wild moment suspected people smugglers drop a group of migrants off on a California beach using jet skis. Footage shows two vessels speeding towards the coastline at Imperial Beach in San Diego County with two passengers in tow on Saturday morning. They then dump off the pair who struggle to wade past…
Read MoreJonathan McKinsey: Trans NYT Games Executive Angered His In-Laws by Letting Son Wear Girls’ Dresses Before They Shot Him Dead
The transgender New York Times games executive, who was allegedly killed by his elderly in-laws, had previously angered them by allowing his son to wear dresses typically associated with girls, court documents reveal. Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was shot and killed on Saturday in the parking lot of a store at Dublin Sports Grounds in Dublin,…
Read MoreDelta Passengers Given Oxygen After Smoke Fills Barcelona-Boston Flight Midair
A Delta Air Lines flight flying from Barcelona to Boston had to carry out an emergency landing in Portugal since smoke was discovered in the cabin, with a number of people allegedly receiving oxygen while the flight was in progress. On Sunday, Sept. 27, flight DL251 diverted to Porto after the Airbus A330 had what…
Read MoreCalifornia’s famous giant artichoke restaurant closing after 25-year run, as it lists for $1.8M
California’s giant artichoke is leafing the state. Iconic Castroville restaurant The Giant Artichoke will officially close its doors this week after 25 years under its current owners. In a Monday Facebook post, the restaurant confirmed that Wednesday, September 30 will be their last day of operation. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The…
Read MoreBrain-Computer Interface Funding Crosses $250M Mark
Precision Neuroscience closed an oversubscribed $250 million Series D for its brain-computer interface work, a raise big enough to push its valuation past $1 billion. Pershing Square Inc. and the Ackman Oxman Institute anchored the round alongside a dedicated life sciences fund, and the new capital is earmarked for advancing the company’s Layer 7 implant…
Read More‘American Idol’ alum Caleb Flynn ‘made a choice’ to kill wife, prosecutors argue in close of murder trial
“American Idol” alum and ex-church pastor Caleb Flynn “made a choice” to murder his wife so he could start a new life with his mistress, prosecutors said in closing arguments Tuesday. “He made a choice. Ashley lost her life,” Ohio Prosecutor Paul Watkins told jurors, according to the Dayton Daily News. Watkins urged jurors to…
Read MoreDigital Avatar Trend Tests Founders’ Personal Brand Strategy
TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis spent a couple of days in Synthesia’s studio and walked out with an interactive digital avatar of herself that can answer questions out loud, in her own voice. It was the first time the UK video-generation startup had built an interactive avatar for a journalist, and the experiment doubles as a…
Read MoreLindsay Clancy Update: Hearing Concludes Without New Trial Date After Killer Mom’s Lawyer Calls for Case to be Thrown Out
Lindsay Clancy’s hearing concluded Tuesday, but the court has not yet set a new trial date. It was Clancy’s first court hearing since her murder trial ended in a hung jury earlier this month. She is now expected to return to court on Nov. 2, when the judge said both sides should be ready to…
Read MoreKim Kardashian signs fan’s $45K Birkin bag: ‘This feels illegal’
Kim Kardashian was asked to sign an Hermès Birkin while at a Skims event in Shanghai on Monday. jasonwolfwolf/Red Note Kim Kardashian’s most expensive autograph now lives on a Birkin bag. At a Skims event in Shanghai Monday night, Kardashian was handed a metallic gold pen and asked to sign her name “in the middle”…
Read MoreConstruction Robotics Gets a Boost From Nexterity’s Pipefitting Bot
Lindsey Elliott spent years in ExxonMobil’s engineering and planning ranks before deciding the most overlooked opportunity in industrial tech was not another piece of software. It was a robot that tightens pipe bolts. Her startup, Nexterity, builds a remote-controlled device that clamps around a pipe and loosens or tightens four bolts at once as it…
Read MoreIs Spotify Down? Users in US, UK and India Report Search and Playback Problems
Spotify users reported widespread problems Tuesday, Sept. 29, as complaints surged across the U.S., UK and India. Downdetector recorded more than 17,000 U.S. reports and over 3,600 in the UK during the spike. “We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!” Spotify Status posted. The company posted on its status account:…
Read MoreSpurs star has surprising Knicks fan take after Finals
Stephon Castle apparently wasn’t feeling the heat in Madison Square Garden. Castle, who shot 37.7 percent from the field in the Knicks’ five-game NBA Finals series win, said he was unfazed by the Knicks in Games 3 and 4. “It was underwhelming in that first game,” Castle said of the MSG crowd. “They made it…
Read More