"Babylon 5" Actress Mira Furlan Dies At 65
Slashdot reader The Grim Reefer shares a report from the BBC: Babylon 5 and Lost actress Mira Furlan has died at the age of 65, her family and management have confirmed. Furlan played Minbari Ambassador Delenn in the 1990s sci-fi TV drama, Babylon.....»»
We have the tech to curb drunk driving, but invisible forces are holding it back
Statistically, one person dies from drunk driving every 52 minutes in the U.S. -- but it doesn't have to be that way. We have the technology to stop it......»»
Adepero Oduye joins the cast of Apple TV+ series ‘Five Days at Memorial’
Actress and writer Adepero Oduye is now joining the cast of the upcoming series Five Days at Memorial, which is being produced by Apple TV+. The news was confirmed on Thursday in a report by Variety. more… The post Adepero Oduye joins the cas.....»»
Baby elephant dies rejected by family at Swedish zoo
A two-week old elephant has died after being rejected by her family following the birth of another elephant calf, Sweden's Boras Zoo announced Friday......»»
Leo Levine, former Mercedes public relations chief in N.A., dies at 90
Levine was a journalist and a book author, an automotive historian with an encyclopedic memory......»»
Celebrate First Contact Day with this Star Trek: Discovery S4 trailer
"Federation or non-Federation, this anomaly threatens us equally." Sonequa Martin-Green revealed the first trailer for the fourth season of Star Trek: Discovery, as part of First Contact Day. Actress Sonequa Martin-Green, who plays a key.....»»
Mississippi dealer George Carr, 65, dies of COVID-19
He owned George Carr Buick-Cadillac-GMC in Vicksburg for more than 30 years......»»
April, the giraffe that became an online star, dies
April, the giraffe that became a sensation when a rural New York zoo livestreamed her 2017 pregnancy and delivery, was euthanized Friday because of advancing arthritis, the zoo said......»»
Almost Third of UK Covid Hospital Patients Readmitted Within Four Months
Nearly a third of people who have been in hospital suffering from Covid-19 are readmitted for further treatment within four months of being discharged, and one in eight of patients dies in the same period, doctors have found. From a report: The strik.....»»
Isamu Akasaki, Inventor of First Efficient Blue LED, Dies At 92
Physicist Isamu Akasaki, a co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics for inventing the world's first efficient blue light-emitting diodes, has died, Meijo University said Friday. He was 92. The Japan Times reports: Akasaki, born in Kagoshima Prefe.....»»
Mario ‘dies’ next week: Here are the games leaving the Switch on March 31
Nintendo's 35th anniversary Mario party ends on March 31 and several games are leaving stores as a result......»»
"Design titan" Zeev Aram dies aged 89
Furniture and interior designer Zeev Aram, who promoted numerous modernist and emerging designers at London's Aram Store, has passed away at the age of 89. Read more Furniture and interior designer Zeev Aram, who promoted numerous modernist.....»»
Grand Theft Auto: Rockstar Leeds founder Gordon Hall dies aged 51
Colleagues praise Gordon Hall, who led Rockstar Leeds in making handheld versions of the hit game......»»
Audio cassette tape inventor Lou Ottens dies aged 94
The Dutch engineer's invention transformed the way people listened to music in the 20th Century......»»
Tracy Beaker: Actress Dani Harmer trolled online with "fat" comments
Tracy Beaker actress Dani Harmer says cruel comments have left her anxious about social media......»»
UK’s MHRA says it has ‘concerns’ about Babylon Health — and flags legal gap around triage chatbots
The UK’s medical device regulator has admitted it has concerns about VC-backed AI chatbot maker Babylon Health. It made the admission in a letter sent to a clinician who’s been raising the alarm about Babylon’s approach toward patie.....»»
Developer of Handheld Cable Tester for U.S. Army Dies at 80
IEEE also mourns the loss of Europe’s ‘father of the Internet’ and others Photo: Lisa Stern Martin Rosenzweig Developed a handheld cable tester for the U.S. Army Life member, 80; died 28 September When Ros.....»»
Australian teen dies after box jellyfish sting
An Australian teenager has died after a suspected box jellyfish sting, authorities said Thursday, in a rare case believed to be the country's first such death in 15 years......»»
Giraffe dies at L.A. Zoo after delivery of stillborn calf
A giraffe has died at the Los Angeles Zoo after undergoing a procedure to deliver her stillborn calf, the zoo announced Tuesday......»»
Al Maroone, whose stores helped build AutoNation, dies at 98
Maroone bought a small Ford dealership in 1955 by borrowing from his father's life savings, his sister's pension and his father-in-law's remortgage. His son Mike was later AutoNation's longtime COO......»»
Millie Hughes-Fulford, trailblazing astronaut, dies at 75
Millie Hughes-Fulford, a trailblazing astronaut and scientist who became the first female payload specialist to fly in space for NASA, died following a yearslong battle with cancer, her family said. She was 75......»»