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Russia's Progress-59 Spacecraft Spun Out of Control at 17,000 mph and Burned in the Earth's Atmosphere

Russia's unmanned Progress-59 Spacecraft spun out of control at 17,000 mph and fell from its scheduled orbit at 10:04 pm EDT. It burned up in the Earth's atmosphere after it's unsuccessful supply run to the International Space Station.

Universal Parks & Resorts Joins Hands with Nintendo for Video-Game Based Theme Parks

Nintendo fans have a lot to be happy about as the company is now collaborating with Universal Parks & Resorts for some video-game based theme parks. Both the companies released a statement confirming the new collaboration.

Uber

Uber Joins Bidding War On Nokia's Digital Mapping Service 'Here'; Rumored to Bid $3 Billion

Uber has reportedly bid $3 billion for Nokia's Digital Mapping Service - "Here". Other competitors in this bidding war include Samsung, Tencent and Yahoo.

'Maroon 5' Singer Adam Levine Sugar Bombed; Assaulter Navid Farsi Arrested

The noted "Maroon 5" singer Adam Levine was sugar-bombed just after he had taped for the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show in Hollywood. His assaulter - Navid Farsi was immediately arrested and the LAPD was also notified of the incident.

Zynga to Cut Workforce by 18% and Shuts Down Data Centers to Reduce Annual Expenditure by $100 Million

Zygna declared that they are planning to cut their workforce by 18 percent and close down data centers in order to reduce its annual expenditure by $100 million. Recently the company reported losses amounting to millions and this is a brazen move in an apparent bid to cut down expenditures.

Gamers Playing Diablo

Video Games: Improves Player's Cognitive Function, Motor Control, Scientific Study Revealed

A recent scientific study revealed that playing action video games has overall health benefits for the players, as it improves their motor control, cognitive functions and comprehensive perception as well.

Taylor Swift

Reply to Text Messages with Taylor Swift Lyrics Using the New iPhone 'TayText' App

Taylor Swift fans can rejoice as they can now respond to text messages with her lyrics using a new iPhone app "TayText". It is wholly integrated with the other messaging platforms as well like Whatsapp, iMessage, Tinder, Facebook and Twitter.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Takes Spectacular Pictures of the X2.7 Class 'Cinco de Mayo' Solar Flare

On May 5, 2015 the Solar Dynamics Observatory took some specatuclar images of a X2.7 Class "Cinco de Mayo" Solar Flare. The solar flare was seen in all its prime glory at 6:11 pm EDT and the NASA's observatory captured numerous images of the intense solar flare.

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