Lakers interview Kidd for coaching gig; Suns challenge LA for Monty Williams Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) - April 24, 2019 - 8:48am LAGUNA, Philippines — The search for a new head coach for marquee franchise Los Angeles Lakers continues with the team reportedly meeting with former NBA star and Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd on Monday (Tuesday Manila time). ESPN Dave McMenamin reports that Kidd met with Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and Kurt Rambis for the coaching vacancy. Kidd joins former Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue and 76ers assistant Monty Williams as potential replacements for Luke Walton, who was recently appointed Sacramento Kings coach. Walton, who was sued for sexual assault earlier this week, was relieved of his coaching duties in LA after a mediocre 2018-2019 season that failed to get LeBron James and the rest of the team into the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns have also fired head coach Igor Kokoskov and … [Read more...] about Lakers interview Kidd for coaching gig; Suns challenge LA for Monty Williams
Sri Lanka warned of threat hours before suicide attacks
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan intelligence officials were tipped off about an imminent attack by Islamist militants hours before a series of suicide bombings killed more than 300 people on Easter Sunday, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.Three churches and four hotels were hit by suicide bombers on Sunday morning, killing 321 people and wounding 500, sending shockwaves through an island state that has been relatively peaceful since a civil war ended a decade ago.Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks on Tuesday, without providing evidence of its involvement.Indian intelligence officers contacted their Sri Lankan counterparts two hours before the first attack to warn of a specific threat on churches, one Sri Lankan defence source and an Indian government source said.Another Sri Lankan defence source said a warning came "hours before" the first strike.One of the Sri Lankan sources said a warning was also sent by the Indians on Saturday night. The Indian … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka warned of threat hours before suicide attacks
Commuter headache after ‘unauthorized’ closure of Bloor and Yonge Streets
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By Emma Sandri Staff Reporter Tues., April 23, 2019 Morning commuters were in for an unexpected delay when the intersection of Yonge and Bloor Sts. was blocked off Tuesday morning. According to Toronto police Const. Caroline de Kloet, the intersection was closed for a pole replacement; police first tweeted at 10:24 a.m. that the intersection was closed for a few hours in all directions. However, Eric Holmes, a media spokesperson for the City of Toronto, said city staff were made aware of an “unauthorized” closure of the busy intersection by a third-party contractor and dispatched a bylaw officer to investigate. Holmes and de Kloet were unable to confirm how long the closure lasted for, however, police did tweet at 2:07 p.m. that the intersection had reopened. An infraction like this could result in a Notice of Violation fine of $600, according to Holmes. If a ticket is written — the more punitive option — it could result in a fine of … [Read more...] about Commuter headache after ‘unauthorized’ closure of Bloor and Yonge Streets
Technology ethics campaigners offer plan to fight ‘human downgrading’
SAN FRANCISCO: Technology firms should do more to connect people in positive ways and steer away from trends that have tended to exploit human weaknesses, ethicists told a meeting of Silicon Valley leaders on Tuesday.Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin are the co-founders of the nonprofit Centre for Humane Technology and the ones who prompted Apple and Google to nudge phone users toward reducing their screen time.Now they want companies and regulators to focus on reversing what they called "human downgrading," which they see as at the root of a dozen worsening problems, by reconsidering the design and financial incentives of their systems.Before a hand-picked crowd of about 300 technologists, philanthropists and others concerned with issues such as internet addiction, political polarization, and the spread of misinformation on the web, Harris said Silicon Valley was too focussed on making computers surpass human strengths, rather than worrying about how they already exploit human … [Read more...] about Technology ethics campaigners offer plan to fight ‘human downgrading’
Student loses entire savings of $22,500 to conmen impersonating Chinese officials
SINGAPORE - On April 10, 2018, a student from China living in Singapore received a phone call from a woman claiming to be from the Singapore Police Force (SPF), who said she was under suspicion of money laundering. Deceived into believing her, the student in her 20s, who did not want her identity revealed, co-operated with the "investigation". "She transferred me to a number that had '110', which is China's police number," she told The Straits Times on Tuesday (April 23). The male "Chinese officer" on the phone told her to report her whereabouts to him, to "show that she was not running away" from any of her accused deeds. The next day, she was instructed to key in her bank details into what he said was an SPF website. She was also told to keep the case confidential in order for them to catch the real culprit. But the moment she provided her one-time password and access to her bank account, she received a message that $22,500, her entire savings earned from working in Singapore, had … [Read more...] about Student loses entire savings of $22,500 to conmen impersonating Chinese officials