7:41 PM
A British University's DNA database of British cats helped convict a man of manslaughter, showing how pet DNA can be used by crime scene investigators. This was the first time that cat DNA was used in a criminal trial in England:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/08/british-cat-dna-database-helps-convict-killer
Cisco is going to cut 4,000 jobs from their company (getting rid of 5% of their workforce) even though their profit was up 18% ($2.27 bil this year compared with $1.92 bil last year):
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/cisco-slash-4000-jobs-amid-weak-economic-recovery-despite-growing-profits/2013-08-15
Windows Phone once again doesn't have a YouTube App since Google says that Microsoft is violating the Terms and Service in their YouTube App:
http://www.androidcentral.com/google-and-microsoft-fight-over-youtube-app-again
Adware company that recently hijacked Facebook has now hijacked YouTube. This happens to users who want to download YouTube videos to their desktop (a violation of YouTube's terms of service):
http://www.adweek.com/videowatch/youtube-hijacked-notorious-adware-company-151829
One-armed basketball has been offered a spot on the Florida Gators men's basketball team. He was born without a forearm and hand on his left arm, but made 60% of his 3pt shots last year:
http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/08/15/billy-donovan-offers-a-one-handed-basketball-player-preferred-walk-on-status-at-florida/
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/08/british-cat-dna-database-helps-convict-killer
Cisco is going to cut 4,000 jobs from their company (getting rid of 5% of their workforce) even though their profit was up 18% ($2.27 bil this year compared with $1.92 bil last year):
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/cisco-slash-4000-jobs-amid-weak-economic-recovery-despite-growing-profits/2013-08-15
Windows Phone once again doesn't have a YouTube App since Google says that Microsoft is violating the Terms and Service in their YouTube App:
http://www.androidcentral.com/google-and-microsoft-fight-over-youtube-app-again
Adware company that recently hijacked Facebook has now hijacked YouTube. This happens to users who want to download YouTube videos to their desktop (a violation of YouTube's terms of service):
http://www.adweek.com/videowatch/youtube-hijacked-notorious-adware-company-151829
One-armed basketball has been offered a spot on the Florida Gators men's basketball team. He was born without a forearm and hand on his left arm, but made 60% of his 3pt shots last year:
http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/08/15/billy-donovan-offers-a-one-handed-basketball-player-preferred-walk-on-status-at-florida/