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EA will send emails to those who preregistered on May 25. Then you can select a day for your ticket or register for a hands-on gameplay session. |
Lastly, and most importantly, you will receive a confirmation email and QR code. You must show that email or a printed version of it to enter EA Play. |
For more information on registration, check out the EA blog. |
So far, the headline game that will be playable at EA Play is the next Battlefield game. Although EA hasn’t officially confirmed it, solid reports suggest it’s called Battlefield V, which will take the series back to World War II. New EA Sports titles, most likely Madden, FIFA, and NHL, will also be playable at the eve... |
We expect a concrete list of all of the games playable at E3 to be made public by the time preregistration starts. Per EA’s wording, you can only register for one play session. That doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t have a chance to try out more than one game, though. Those who register for a hands-on session get firs... |
EA also promised an experience fit for the whole family this year. There will be a family entrance for those attending with children under the age of 12, as well as a specific zone with family-friendly games to play. |
In addition to gameplay sessions, EA will give its annual press briefing at EA Play, where we expect to learn more information about Anthem. It’s also a distinct possibility that we will get the first official details about the next Dragon Age title from BioWare, which was confirmed to be in development earlier this ye... |
If you’re not in the Los Angeles area or don’t plan on attending E3, a good portion of EA Play will be streamed so you can watch at home. |
MIAMI (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N), Walmart Inc (WMT.N) and delivery service Postmates Inc will collaborate to design a service for delivering groceries and other goods to Walmart customers that could someday use autonomous vehicles, the companies said on Wednesday. |
The project is the latest to grow out of Ford’s broader effort to develop businesses that could use automated delivery vehicles. Ford was working with San Francisco-based Postmates already to develop delivery services that could employ automated vehicles. |
The Walmart pilot, which will take place in the Miami area, initially will use human-driven vehicles operated to simulate how a self-driving vehicle would behave, Ford said. Ford has said it expects to launch commercial production of automated vehicles by 2021. |
Ford and its partners are using Miami as a testing ground for automated delivery service ideas and automated vehicle technology. |
The new pilot project will offer customers delivery by Postmates of goods ordered at Walmart stores. Brian Wolf, an executive of Ford’s autonomous vehicle unit, wrote in a blog post that the companies will work over the next “couple of months” to figure out what goods can be delivered successfully, especially perishabl... |
“Before self-driving cars can go mainstream, we must get a better sense of how people want to interact with them,” Tom Ward, Walmart senior vice president for digital operations, said in a statement on Thursday. |
That could require new designs or equipment for vehicles, Wolf wrote. Among the challenges Ford has said it is working on is designing on-board storage systems that are easy for customers to open to retrieve a pizza or a package. |
Postmates, according to its website, operates in 385 U.S. cities, as well as Mexico. It offers delivery from brick-and-mortar restaurants and stores. |
Walmart is competing with online retailer Amazon.com (AMZN.O) and other rivals to cut the cost of delivering goods over what industry executives call “the last mile” to customers who order online. |
Replacing human delivery van drivers with robotic systems could reduce last-mile delivery costs. But the technology is still expensive, and the industry is still waiting for regulations that could help protect automated vehicle owners or manufacturers from liability claims. |
Ford has emphasized commercial uses of autonomous vehicle technology, such as goods delivery, in contrast to rival General Motors Co (GM.N), which is working to build a robot taxi service at its GM Cruise unit. |
Ford is in discussions with German automaker Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) about a possible investment in its self-driving vehicle unit, people familiar with the situation said. No deal has been announced. |
In July, Ford said it would create a new business unit, Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, to house its self-driving vehicle operations. The automaker said it would invest a total of $4 billion in the unit through 2023. |
With today's wireless speakers offering fewer compromises than ever, there's never been a better time to buy one—especially when it's summer. |
Just about any of Ultimate Ears' wireless speakers are a good bet if you're looking for great sound and a well-designed product, but the Roll 2 is a standout if portability and durability are a top concerns. It's rugged, waterproof, small, and lightweight without sacrificing sound or battery life (a promised nine hours... |
At $300 (or more with the optional charging cradle), Bose's SoundLink Revolve+ certainly isn't one of the more budget-minded Bluetooth speakers around, but it won't disappoint if you're looking to get the best sound you can in a portable package. While a bit bigger and heavier than some other options, you'll get an amp... |
It wasn't long ago that cheap Bluetooth speakers meant a big trade-off in sound quality, but you can now get surprisingly good audio from some of the more affordable options available. The DOSS Touch is a consistently well-reviewed speaker among Amazon customers and also a top budget pick of The Wirecutter, which prais... |
If you're looking for high-end sound from a speaker even more portable than something like Bose's SoundLInk Revolve+, the Beoplay A1 from Bang & Olufsen may be just what you're after. While it's a mono speaker (you can pair two of them for stereo sound), PCMag found that it delivered "probably the most accurate, powerf... |
JBL's Flip line of Bluetooth speakers have long been a favorite of many, and its latest Flip 4 is no exception. CNET found that it improved on the Flip 3 more or less across the board, including better sound, battery life, and waterproofing. The speaker's all-fabric enclosure (available in seven different colors) also ... |
Sound quality can vary widely when it comes to really inexpensive Bluetooth speakers, but there's quite a few that deliver real value for the money. Cambridge SoundWorks' OontZ Angle 3 is a favorite among Amazon customers, which have rated it four and a half stars after more than 18,000 customer reviews. It's both spla... |
If you're looking for more than just music and speakerphone capabilities from your Bluetooth speaker, there's always Amazon's more portable Alexa-enabled option, the Amazon Tap. That convenience does come with a few trade-offs you should keep in mind, however. The Tap isn't waterproof, for one, and, as reviews from Wir... |
There's a number of different AmazonBasics wireless speakers that are all decent budget-minded choices, but this one's worth a look if you want one that's both tough and really portable. It has a rubberized exterior that'll protect it from drops, and Amazon says it's waterproof enough to be used as a shower speaker. An... |
Now you can send a special message of congratulations to friends on Facebook who get engaged or married. |
Many Facebook users share their birthdays on the social network, which results in their getting lots of nice greetings on their special day. Now, users can also share happy events like engagements or weddings. |
"Facebook has become a unique way people share and congratulate friends around exciting life events such as engagements and weddings or the arrival of a child," a spokesperson said in a statement to TODAY.com on Thursday. |
"To make it easier to keep up with these momentous occasions and to ensure you can share in your friends' joy, we are rolling out a 'Weddings and Celebrations' feature. Beginning today, special events starting with engagements and weddings will be displayed along with friends' birthdays when you log into Facebook." |
If you decide to click on the happy news, a window appears, just as it does when you make a happy birthday wish, and you can write on your friend's Timeline or send them a message. |
It's a nice addition to Facebook — although it offers one more blow to the greeting card industry that's getting eclipsed by more and more personal greetings being handled within the confines of the social network. |
IPhone case manufacturer Element Case has partnered with Hogue --the largest manufacturer of firearm grips and gun stocks in the U.S. -- to create the first full line of smartphone cases from the same shock-absorbing polymer material used in its military spec gun grips. |
The new models in the Sector line of high-end cases -- which run as high as $300, as much as an iPhone itself -- are made from Hogue’s polymer grip material, which is well regarded by marksmen and gun enthusiasts for its tactile and shock-absorbing qualities. |
The material is a version of G10, which the military uses for radio antennae, among other things. It’s very dense and light and, of course, super tough. |
"It’s basically military grade fiberglass," Sasaki said. |
The high cost of the cases is partly due to the tremendous engineering work that goes into the products, from resin-impregnated wood that adds strength to finding G10 -- and a manufacturer willing to work with the stuff. |
"We just focus on really, really cool badass cases. The rest we’ll just figure out," Sasaki said with a laugh. |
Element Case was founded in Sasaki’s garage in 2007, though it didn’t sell its first case, a model called the Jewel, until 2008. More famous garage-manufacturers quickly took notice. |
The company announced the partnership with Hogue last year and is showing off its full line of gun grips at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show. Grips run from $50 to $200 and are available online at www.hoguestore.com or www.elementcase.com. |
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an update to a previous version of the story, which contained references that did not describe the precise functionality of the product’s use with the iPhone. |
Deputy UN Ambassador Kim In Ryong told the General Assembly's committee on disarmament that the situation on the Korean peninsula "has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment." |
United Nations: North Korea on Monday told the United Nations that it will never negotiate the dismantling of its nuclear weapons unless the United States reverses its "hostile" policy. |
"Unless the hostile policy and the nuclear threat of the US is thoroughly eradicated, we will never put our nuclear weapons and ballistic rockets on the negotiation table under any circumstance," he said. |
President Donald Trump has engaged in an escalating war of words with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, trading personal insults and threatening to "totally destroy" North Korea if it threatens the United States. |
But US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that Trump wanted to avoid war, even though the president said on Twitter that Tillerson was "wasting his time" with diplomacy. |
"He's not seeking to go to war," Tillerson told CNN, adding ominously that efforts would "continue until the first bomb drops." |
Following a series of missile launches and a sixth nuclear test, Kim said his country "had passed the final gate" toward becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, with the means to deliver a nuclear strike. |
"The entire US mainland is within our firing range and if the US dares to invade our sacred territory, even an inch, it will not escape our severe punishment in any part of the globe," said the North Korean diplomat. |
The United States and South Korea on Monday began a 10-day joint naval exercise in a fresh show of force against the North, with a US aircraft carrier and two US destroyers taking part. |
Kim said North Korea will not target any country that does not join a US-led military campaign. |
"As long as one does not take part in the US military actions against the DPRK, we have no intention to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against any other country," he said. |
The United States led a drive at the Security Council to impose two new sets of tough sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear test and intercontinental ballistic missile tests. |
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SheriAnn Stromann is the associate director of Operations at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, she worked as an office manager for Cambridge Associates LLC in Arlington, Virginia. She also worked as an executive assistant at Eastern Virginia Medical School CONRAD and as a receptionist and administr... |
The tactic, which was frequently used in the 1960s as part of J Edgar Hoover’s COINTELPRO program, infiltrated groups such as the Black Panther Party and peace activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. |
WAKE UP! COINTELPRO is still alive! They did it to Dr. King, The Black Panthers, The Nation Of Islam, and they doing it today with us! |
Mateen, like many 'lone wolves' before him, was under investigation by the FBI on two separate occasions before he carried out the attack on the Pulse nightclub and killed 49 people. |
New evidence reveals the federal agency attempted to entrap Mateen with confidential informants (CIs) during the course of its 'pre-crime' investigation, a common technique that critics believe creates terrorists rather than prevents attacks. |
In Mateen’s case, one informant was placed at St Lucie County Courthouse where he worked for the security firm G4S, after complaints were made about comments he had made there. |
The CIs failed to “lure Omar into some kind of act,” Sheriff Ken Mascara said last Wednesday. |
“Our investigation involved introducing confidential sources to him, recording conversations with him, following him, reviewing transactional records from his communications, and searching all government holdings for any possible connections, any possible derogatory information,” FBI Director James Comey said during a ... |
Beyond concerns about the civil liberties of those targeted, these elaborate and expensive sting operations have been slammed for their ineffectiveness in preventing terrorism and the amount of time and money invested, while those planning a terror attack without the help of the FBI fly under the radar. |
Human Rights Watch, which has been tracking this issue for years along with several other organizations, are also concerned that the tactics can radicalize disaffected young men, bringing them to the next level by inspiring them to carry out an attack rather than simply talk about it. |
Here are just some of the people the US government has ‘lured’ over the years. |
The FBI was “obsessed” with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr and conducted systematic plots and surveillance to discredit and harass him, including false allegations he was influenced by communists and a threatening letter sent by agents in 1964 calling him “an evil, abnormal beast,” just one year after he del... |
Ernest Withers, a trusted civil rights photographer at King’s side for much of the movement, also turned out to be an informant for the FBI, based on an FOIA request filed by a Memphis newspaper after he died. |
Some 31 years after he was assassinated allegedly by white supremacist James Earl Ray, the FBI was implicated in his murder when it was ruled a conspiracy during a 1999 civil trial. |
“The jury was clearly convinced by the extensive evidence that was presented during the trial that, in addition to Mr Jowers, the conspiracy of the Mafia, local, state and federal government agencies, were deeply involved in the assassination of my husband. The jury also affirmed overwhelming evidence that identified s... |
We’ll have to wait another 11 years to find out the whole truth since FBI files relating to the investigation of King’s murder remain sealed until 2027. |
The Black Panther Party were targets of FBI surveillance and efforts to dismantle the group. The COINTELPRO program set out to “expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit or otherwise neutralize” the Panthers, which Hoover once described as the “the greatest threat to the internal security of the country” and the number one... |
Afeni Shakur, Black Panther member and mother of murdered rapper Tupac Shakur, was part of Panther 21 who were charged with conspiracy to destroy buildings and murder police officers. The group were acquitted. |
Richard Aoki, the only Asian American who held a formal leadership position in the Black Panther Party, was exposed as an FBI informant from 1961-1977, thanks to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed after his suicide in 2009. |
Although Aoki denied being a ‘rat’ during his life, and it is not known if guilt from his betrayal was the reason he shot himself in the head, he was the first person to provide the self-defense group with guns, which they used to stop rampant police brutality. |
In the final days of the 1960s, a ‘Messiah’-like figure by the name of Fred Hampton was allegedly drugged by FBI informant William O’Neal before he was assassinated, along with Black Panther guard Mark Clark, by Chicago police officers working with the FBI, in what Noam Chomsky called "the gravest domestic crime of the... |
James Cromitie was approached by FBI informant Shahed Hussain at a mosque in New York in 2007. Hussain engendered in Cromitie a negative attitude towards Jews, blaming them for evil. |
Hussain encouraged Cromitie to recruit other men to help with plans, who would be known as the Newburgh 4. He used information about each to entice them. In one case, he said he would pay for one of the men’s brother’s liver transplant. |
Cromitie showed little interest in carrying out an attack, even avoiding Hussain by pretending he was moving to North Carolina. He was later offered the promise of a new BMW and $250,000, as well as a barbershop business if he carried out an attack. |
The men said they did not intend to carry out the attacks, but that they wanted to scam Hussain out of his money. The group were arrested after they planted a bomb along with the informant. |
When the Occupy movement rose to prominence in 2011, it was quickly infiltrated with FBI informants - and some believe the CIA as well. |
One conservative computer expert hacked its mailing lists and passed the information on to the authorities, although he claimed he wasn’t an FBI informant. |
A CI who did infiltrate the group managed to coerce Connor Stevens into attempting to blow up a bridge in Ohio. |
Ex-convict Shaquille Azir targeted Stevens and his friends when the Occupy camp was broken up. He gave them construction jobs as well as the idea, along with the explosives needed to carry out the plan. |
The group were arrested as soon as they attempted to detonate the bomb. |
Rezwan Ferdaus was arrested for planning to attack the US Capitol and Pentagon in 2011, as part of an FBI sting. |
Ferdaus was targeted by a paid FBI informant who reportedly had a heroin addiction. After infiltrating his mosque, the CI told the FBI that Ferdaus had said he wanted to attack the Capitol building. |
Two FBI agents were then sent to act as Al-Qaeda operatives, developing a relationship with Ferdaus. The FBI gave Ferdaus $4,000 to purchase a remote controlled airplane and explosives. |
He was arrested and sentenced to 17 years in prison. |
His family maintain that he had mental issues, including depression and bladder control problems, which only began after the agents targeted him, Politico reports. |
This was even stated by the FBI in 2010, when an agent told Ferdaus’ father “obviously (Rezwan) has mental problems.” Ferdaus’ defense claim he repeatedly tried to pull out of the plan. |
Ahmed Ferhani, who was bipolar with a low IQ, was arrested for planning an attack on a synagogue in Manhattan in 2011 along with his friend Mohamed Mamdouh. |
The NYPD ran the sting in this case and had been aware of Ferhani for years because his mother had to call the police when he had manic episodes as a teenager. |
This is one of several instances where local police departments colluded with federal investigators. In Ferhani’s case, federal authorities declined to pursue the case. |
His lawyers argued that Ferhani was entrapped to justify the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslims. |
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