Intro
Week 18. Sorry I didn't upload last week, I was swamped with Uni deadlines but I'm back now and hopefully you'll enjoy this one.
Brexit
The actor Andy Serkis, best known for his motion capture portrayal of Caesar the chimp in Planet of the Apes and Gollum in Lord of the Rings, has aped Prime Minister Theresa May in hilarious fashion.
Reprising his role as the infamous corrupted hobbit, Serkis portrays the PM in an argument with herself over the Brexit deal, and the video has since gained viral fame.
This comes after a confidence vote against Mrs May in Parliament earlier this week.
Technology
Google's CEO testified in Congress this week, but many are calling it an embarrassment.
Sundar Pichai was asked to speak about his company's data collecting policies and bias but when questioned by the panel, the congressmen failed to ask anything of import, especially considering the issues regarding data protection that arose in the past 2 years.
Some of the questions included 'how does search work' and 'why does searching the word "idiot" turn up results for Donald Trump'. This is the fourth hearing where Congress has been deemed to fail to hold big tech companies to account.
(Source: Inc)
More Technology
A hi-tech Russian 'robot' has been exposed as a man in a costume.
Boris the robot, shown on TV as an example of the country's technological prowess, was seen dancing and speaking in a metallic voice at a technology forum for schoolchildren. However, backstage footage showed a clear gap between Boris' head and shoulders.
Bloggers also found the Robot Show's website where an identical suit can be purchased. The footage was shown on state TV, but as i was originally intended for children, the broadcasters have since been met with ridicule.
(Source: Sky News)
Christmas
A number of people have been arrested in New York, all of them dressed as Santa Clause.
SantaCon is an annual pub-crawl held in cities across the world, where patrons dress as St Nick and various other Christmas characters. Originally, it was a lighthearted Christmas celebration but since then, it has been denounced by it's creators for what it has become.
Of the 14 people, two were taken in for aggravated assault while another was arrested for sexual assault, while some required hospital treatment.
(Source: New York Post, NJ)
Fitness
A man in Germany has been freed from a rather weighty predicament after one of his appendages 'got stuck' in a weight while he was working out at the gym.
Firefighters reportedly removed the lifting equipment from his appendage with a grinder and vibrating saw, after 3 hours of work. The fire department later shared an image of the shattered disc on social media and public sarcasm ensued.
Questions included 'where was his spotter' and 'is this the male version of kegels?'. It's safe to say that the 'weightlifter' should stick to core workouts form now on.
(Source: Huffington Post)
Sundar Pichai was asked to speak about his company's data collecting policies and bias but when questioned by the panel, the congressmen failed to ask anything of import, especially considering the issues regarding data protection that arose in the past 2 years.
Some of the questions included 'how does search work' and 'why does searching the word "idiot" turn up results for Donald Trump'. This is the fourth hearing where Congress has been deemed to fail to hold big tech companies to account.
(Source: Inc)
More Technology
A hi-tech Russian 'robot' has been exposed as a man in a costume.
Boris the robot, shown on TV as an example of the country's technological prowess, was seen dancing and speaking in a metallic voice at a technology forum for schoolchildren. However, backstage footage showed a clear gap between Boris' head and shoulders.
Bloggers also found the Robot Show's website where an identical suit can be purchased. The footage was shown on state TV, but as i was originally intended for children, the broadcasters have since been met with ridicule.
(Source: Sky News)
Christmas
A number of people have been arrested in New York, all of them dressed as Santa Clause.
SantaCon is an annual pub-crawl held in cities across the world, where patrons dress as St Nick and various other Christmas characters. Originally, it was a lighthearted Christmas celebration but since then, it has been denounced by it's creators for what it has become.
Of the 14 people, two were taken in for aggravated assault while another was arrested for sexual assault, while some required hospital treatment.
(Source: New York Post, NJ)
Fitness
A man in Germany has been freed from a rather weighty predicament after one of his appendages 'got stuck' in a weight while he was working out at the gym.
Firefighters reportedly removed the lifting equipment from his appendage with a grinder and vibrating saw, after 3 hours of work. The fire department later shared an image of the shattered disc on social media and public sarcasm ensued.
Questions included 'where was his spotter' and 'is this the male version of kegels?'. It's safe to say that the 'weightlifter' should stick to core workouts form now on.
(Source: Huffington Post)
