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07 December 2016 • 12:06 AMT
Thieves can use web bots to guess Visa card details

Researchers have discovered that thieves are using web bots to guess Visa credit and debit card info thanks to a flaw in the company’s payment system.

07 December 2016 • 12:05 AMT
Daughter’s name on the Moon

Fathers can promise different things to their beloved daughters. They can present dolls, flowers, dresses and even apartments and cars. Astronaut Eugene Cernan promised his daughter to write her initials on the moon.

07 December 2016 • 11:56 AMT
Shell set to sign oil deal with iran despite uncertainty over Trump

Though Total is French and Shell is jointly based in London and The Hague, both companies have substantial American operations.

07 December 2016 • 11:31 AMT
Syfy оrders Mario Van Peebles drama “Superstition” to series

The series centers around the Mosley family, owners of the only funeral home in a fictitious town and keepers of the town’s dark secrets and history.

07 December 2016 • 11:31 AMT
Henrikh Mhkitaryan travels to Ukraine for Europa League match

The Reds flew out to Odessa ahead of the last match in Group A, knowing a point will secure a place in the Round of 32 knock-out stages.

07 December 2016 • 11:11 AMT
Marvel’s “Inhumans” sets “Dexter” grad as showrunner

The Inhumans, a race of superhumans with diverse and unique powers, were first introduced in Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1965.

07 December 2016 • 10:59 AMT
LCD Soundsystem announce their 1st live show of 2017

The New York group will appear at Forecastle Festival, which takes place in Louisville, Kentucky between July 14-16.

07 December 2016 • 10:47 AMT
Punk poet Patti Smith to attend Nobel Prize ceremony instead of Bob Dylan

Smith will play Dylan’s classic song “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” as a tribute to the 75-year-old musician.

07 December 2016 • 10:42 AMT
Google further shrinks the size of Android app updates

Google first decompresses the old and new app versions to determine the changes between files and create a patch.

07 December 2016 • 10:27 AMT
UC Berkeley researchers build a wall-jumping robot

Ability to string together quick movements would make SALTO a useful tool in urban search and rescue environments.

07 December 2016 • 10:15 AMT
Pandora officially rolls out its long-awaited Spotify competitor

The service is expected to launch in the first three months of next year, with details on pricing coming soon.

07 December 2016 • 10:01 AMT
Assad troops take all of Aleppo Old City: Observatory

“Rebels were forced to withdraw from the Old City neighbourhoods of Aleppo for fear of being besieged,” the monitor said.

07 December 2016 • 09:59 AMT
Apple Music attracts 20 million paid subscribers in 18 months

Spotify is still significantly ahead with over 40 million users, but Apple Music has only been available for a year and a half.

07 December 2016 • 09:52 AMT
Turkish soldiers killed in Iranian-made drone strike in Syria: official

The drone is identified as Iranian-made, but it was not clear whether Hezbollah, the Quds Force or another Shiite militia group had used it.

07 December 2016 • 09:45 AMT
U.S. aid to help Armenia “reduce dependence on Russian energy”

The Justification said a total of $26,4 million will be allocated to Armenia in Fiscal Year 2017, up from $16,5 million in FY 2015.

07 December 2016 • 09:30 AMT
Jeremy Irons, Matthias Schoenaerts join spy thriller “Red Sparrow”

Francis Lawrence, who helmed the final 3 films in the “Hunger Games” franchise, is re-teaming with Jennifer Lawrence for his latest directional effort.

07 December 2016 • 09:13 AMT
Sundance Film Fest announces 2017 shorts programs

Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut, “Come Swim” will screen at the Sundance Film Festival alongside 67 other short films.

07 December 2016 • 09:02 AMT
Thousands risk homelessness, forced eviction in Mongolia – Amnesty

“Families are living in fear that they will be left homeless as a result of urban redevelopment,” said the East Asia Director at Amnesty.

07 December 2016 • 08:58 AMT
Whoopi Goldberg to produce, possibly star in Harlem racial drama

The modern-day drama centers on a Harlem crime boss who is reunited with her oldest son after he returns to New York City to run for mayor.

07 December 2016 • 08:40 AMT
Michael Keaton’s “The Founder” to get early Dec awards-qualifying run

In “The Founder,” Keaton plays McDonald’s impresario Ray Kroc, who transformed what was a tiny burger shack into an empire.

07 December 2016 • 08:27 AMT
Yerevan airport traffic grows by 29% in November

According to the General Department of Civil Aviation, 1,916,522 passengers have used the services of the airport in January-November 2016

07 December 2016 • 08:24 AMT
Shailene Woodle, Baltasar Kormakur to team on survival tale “Adrift”

The movie is based on the true story of a woman and her fiance who, after setting sail from Tahiti, find themselves in the middle of a massive hurricane.

07 December 2016 • 08:14 AMT
Erdogan may be more open to Cyprus deal after coup: Foreign Minister

The Cypriot FM said the failed coup could free Erdogan to accept a withdrawal of Turkish forces stationed in northern Cyprus since 1974.

07 December 2016 • 08:11 AMT
Guy Ritchie’s “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” release date moved

New Line’s horror sequel “Annabelle 2” has been moved back three months from May 19 to Aug. 11.

07 December 2016 • 07:44 AMT
“Emily the Strange” animated movie in development at Amazon Studios

Chloe Grace Moretz was at one point attached to the project, which had writers such as Melissa Wallack (Dallas Buyer Club) penning the script.

07 December 2016 • 07:36 AMT
“OINB” actress Natasha Lyonne to co-star with Will Arnett in “Show Dogs”

Arnett will play an FBI agent with a rugged lone-wolf Rottweiler NYPD police dog, Max, voiced by Ludacris.

07 December 2016 • 07:33 AMT
Weightlifter Davit Hovhannisyan wins gold at European Championships

Hovhannisyan defeated Latvian athlete Ritvars Suharevs with a final lift in the men’s 77kg class of the Israel-hosted event.

07 December 2016 • 07:10 AMT
Damian Lewis to join all-female “Ocean’s Eight” as villain

The film stars Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, and Anne Hathaway; Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter and Mindy Kaling are also on board.

07 December 2016 • 07:07 AMT
Next OSCE monitoring of Karabakh contact line slated for December 8

The monitoring will be conducted by Field Assistants to the Personal Representative of the OSCE CiO Ghenadie Petrica and Khristo Khristov.

07 December 2016 • 07:05 AMT
Elbow alt rock band announce new album & reveal new single

Earlier this year, the Mercury-winners announced their seventh studio record and a lengthy UK tour.