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Russian tycoon wants to move mind to machine

Russian tycoon wants to move mind to machine
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so. Dmitry Itskov gathered some of humanity's best brains - and a few robots - in New York City on Saturday to discuss how humans can get their

Family tweets indicate Kim Kardashian gives birth

Family tweets indicate Kim Kardashian gives birth
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - It looks to be a baby girl for Kim Kardashian and her rapper boyfriend Kanye West. Or does it? The couple was keeping silent on Sunday in the wake of multiple reports that Kardashian gave birth over the weekend - about a month premature. But

Union ratchets up pressure on Amazon Germany

Union ratchets up pressure on Amazon Germany
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
BERLIN (AP) - Union members at online retailer Amazon's German operations have begun a two-day strike to ratchet up pressure on the company over pay demands. The ver.di union says workers at Amazon's distribution centers in Leipzig and Bad Hersfeld began the strike Monday following three

Apple details government requests for data

Apple details government requests for data
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
NEW YORK (AP) - Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May. The company, like some other businesses, had asked the U.S government to be able to share how many requests it received related to national security

Netflix to run original TV series from Dreamworks

Netflix to run original TV series from Dreamworks
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
NEW YORK (AP) - Netflix is going to start running original television series from Dreamworks Animation. Financial terms were not disclosed. Netflix Inc. says the multi-year agreement is its biggest deal ever for original first-run content and includes more than 300 hours of new programming. It

Report: UK spies hacked foreign diplomats

Report: UK spies hacked foreign diplomats
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The Guardian newspaper said the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set up a bugged Internet cafe in an effort to get

To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?

To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By MALCOLM RITTERAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery. Her cystic fibrosis was threatening her life, and her case spurred a

Current, former officials back secret surveillance

Current, former officials back secret surveillance
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Top officials from the Obama and Bush administrations say the government's newly exposed secret surveillance programs have been essential to disrupting terrorist plots and have not infringed on Americans' civil liberties. The officials

Game 5 could be Ginobili's last Spurs home game

Game 5 could be Ginobili's last Spurs home game
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 16th
By JON KRAWCZYNSKIAP Basketball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Win or lose, Sunday marked the final home game of this season for the Spurs. The series shifts back to Miami for Game 6 on Tuesday night, and the winner will be decided on South Beach. That also means that Spurs fans may have had their last

US judge in Microsoft antitrust case dies at 76

US judge in Microsoft antitrust case dies at 76
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 16th
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thomas Penfield Jackson, who as a federal judge in Washington presided over a historic Microsoft antitrust case and the drug possession trial of former Mayor Marion Barry, has died. Jackson died at his home in Compton, Md., his wife Patricia told The Associated Press on Sunday. He

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UPDATE: Missing Idaho Woman Found Safe

UPDATE: Missing Idaho Woman Found Safe
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
UPDATE: According to the Facebook page set up to help find her, missing Sandpoint woman Rashelle Klontz has been found and she is safe. If we learn any additional information we will be sure to update this story.  Previous Coverage:  PASCO, Wash. - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office

UPDATE: Chas Clinic Armed Robbery In Spokane Valley; Suspect On The Loose

UPDATE: Chas Clinic Armed Robbery In Spokane Valley; Suspect On The Loose
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
KHQ.COM - On Monday law enforcement officers responded to an armed robbery at the Chas Clinic at 10th & Pines in Spokane Valley. The suspect, who had a gun, is described to be in his early 20's with short brown hair and was wearing a surgical mask. The suspect got away from an unknown

US sees nothing new in NKorea talks offer

US sees nothing new in NKorea talks offer
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department says it sees nothing new in North Korea's offer of high-level talks with the U.S. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday that Pyongyang has made similar offers numerous times over the years. She said Washington would be open to dialogue but it wants North Korea