• AirPlay for hotel TVs now rolling out, so no more touching that remote

    Kicking back and watching a bit of telly in a hotel suite is a nice change from doing it at home, especially while sporting a soft robe on a king-sized bed after a relaxing afternoon sipping cocktails by the pool. However, with that comes a caveat. Despite the hotel likely having a great record when it comes to clenliness, there's always the spectre of the remote control. Who last touched it? And what did they last touch? You know what I mean, right? Speedy whole home...

  • Japan to allow divorced parents to share custody of children

    Change to civil code will bring Japan into line with other G7 countries, amid concerns existing law inflicts psychological harm on childrenDivorced couples in Japan will for the first time be able to negotiate joint custody of their children after parliament voted this week for changes to laws permitting only sole custody.Under Japan’s civil code, couples must decide which parent will take custody of their children when their marriage ends – a requirement that critics say causes children...

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    Don't touch that filthy remote! Apple AirPlay arrives at select hotels

    The worst part of traveling isn't waiting in long security lines at the airport or navigating an unknown city's public transit. It's trying to figure out how to use a new hotel's TV remote. Now you can go remote-free and use your iPhone as a control instead, thanks to a partnership Apple launched Thursday with InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG). AirPlay, Apple's inter-device streaming technology, comes to more than 60 IHG properties in the US, Mexico, and Canada, for a private, secure, and --...

  • Heroic bikers left with ‘bitter taste’ after being hit with parking fines while delivering Easter eggs to sick children

    HEROIC bikers have been left with a “bitter taste” in their mouths after being hit with parking fines for doing a good deed. The selfless group were out delivering thousands of Easter e

  • US government says security flaw in Chirp Systems' app lets anyone remotely control smart home locks

    CISA said Chirp Systems ignored the federal agency and the reporting security researcher. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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  • Letter: HECO’s smart meter not so smart after all

    I have had my Hawaiian Electric “smart meter,” or advanced meter, for over a year. HECO said the meter would help us monitor our power usage to better manage when and how we use electricity. But many days, our information is not posted online in a timely manner.

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  • Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho urges children to enter poetry competition

    Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho is urging mums and dads to not only read poetry to their children but get them writing it too. “Through reading poetry, children can discover the thoughts and feelings of others, helping to increase empathy,” he said. “Through writing poetry children can have the experience of their words, their thoughts and feelings, having power, being valid and listened to.” He’s teamed up with Govia Thameslink Railway to launch the Poetry in Motion competition. The...

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    Guatemalan prosecutors raid Save the Children’s offices over migrant children complaint

    By José Álvarez, CNN en Espanol (CNN) — Guatemalan authorities raided the offices of the NGO Save the Children on Thursday citing complaints over the treatment of Guatemalan children in Texas, the country’s public prosecutor told CNN. The raid was carried out by authorities from the Special Public Prosecutor Against Impunity and the Civil Police, government lawyers said, after an investigation was opened

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    Guatemalan prosecutors raid Save the Children’s offices over migrant children complaint

    By José Álvarez, CNN en Espanol (CNN) — Guatemalan authorities raided the offices of the NGO Save the Children on Thursday citing complaints over the treatment of Guatemalan children in Texas, the country’s public prosecutor told CNN. The raid was carried out by authorities from the Special Public Prosecutor Against Impunity and the Civil Police, government lawyers said, after an investigation was opened

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    Guatemalan prosecutors raid Save the Children’s offices over migrant children complaint

    By José Álvarez, CNN en Espanol (CNN) — Guatemalan authorities raided the offices of the NGO Save the Children on Thursday citing complaints over the treatment of Guatemalan children in Texas, the country’s public prosecutor told CNN. The raid was carried out by authorities from the Special Public Prosecutor Against Impunity and the Civil Police, government lawyers said, after an investigation was opened