When dinosaurs ruled the world: Tribune Publishing Co., the company that owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, has changed its name to Tronc.
It’s perhaps fitting that a newspaper company should give itself a name that sounds like some creature that went extinct during the Paleogene period.
Investment-grade hair: A lock of the late David Bowie’s hair is expected to sell for $4,000 at auction this weekend.
After reading this, certain hair stylists in L.A. made a mental note to add the floor sweepings to their investment portfolios as soon as the next A-lister climbs out of their barber chair.
Batteries not included: For the seventh straight year, a supercomputer made in China topped a list of the world’s fastest computers — and, for the first time, uses only Chinese-designed processors.
The Chinese computer won the speed test only after its operators spent 45 frustrating minutes cutting away the stubborn blister wrap in which it was packaged.
—Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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