Woman finds highly venomous tiger snake “slithering up her leg” while driving down Australia highway

A driver cruising down a highway in eastern Australia felt something on her foot and discovered a deadly tiger snake “slithering up her leg,” police said Sunday. Officers found her on the side of the Monash Freeway near Melbourne, barefoot and in a state of shock after her Friday morning encounter with the reptile, Victoria … Read more

UK antitrust suit hits Microsoft with claim for $1.25B in cloud fees damages

Microsoft is in the crosshairs of a U.K. competition class-action style lawsuit that’s seeking £1 billion (around $1.25 billion at current exchange rates) in damages. It revolves around accusations related to fees the software giant charged businesses and other organizations for licensing Windows Server when they were customers of rival cloud computing platforms. The suit, … Read more

Jennifer Lopez Has Questioned If She’s ‘Enough’ for Kids Emme and Max

Jennifer Lopez Phillip Faraone/WireImage Jennifer Lopez loves being a mom to 16-year-old twins Emme and Max — but, at times, she’s questioned whether she’s “enough” for them.  “It says a lot about the character of someone, when people are good and loving and supportive of each other, what they can accomplish,” Lopez, 55, told Entertainment … Read more

Malaysia, Thailand brace for more rains after floods kill more than 30 | Climate News

With tens of thousands already displaced, both countries set up shelters, rescue teams and evacuation plans in anticipation of further downpours. Authorities in Thailand and Malaysia are on high alert for more intense rainfall after days of monsoon rains triggered devastating floods that killed dozens of people and displaced tens of thousands. Officials in both … Read more

Microsoft faces UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) – Microsoft (NASDAQ:) faces legal action in Britain over a claim that thousands of businesses using cloud computing services provided by Amazon (NASDAQ:), Google (NASDAQ:) and Alibaba (NYSE:) could be paying higher licence fees to use Windows Server software. Competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi filed a case at the Competition Appeal Tribunal on … Read more