SAP CEO loses eye

In this edition of the worldwide wrap, SAP boss Bill McDermott loses an eye in a freak accident and Chinese sperm banks are trying to attract donors by offering men cash for a new iPhone.

SAP boss Bill McDermott lost an eye in a freak accident that almost killed him, it emerged this week.

The 54-year-old CEO was walking down stairs at night carrying a glass of water in his left hand when he slipped and nearly bled to death from his injuries. McDermott, who was staying with his brother in the US at the time in July, shattered his eye socket in the midnight fall.
Via: The Register

Chinese sperm banks are reportedly trying to attract donors by offering men enough cash to buy a brand new iPhone.

Renji Hospital in Shanghai is among several facilities using the appeal of Apple's recently announced iPhone 6s in a campaign to encourage more sperm donations, the Changjiang Times said.

"No need to sell your kidneys - you can easily have a 6s," the hospital says in an online posting, referring to cases in which people raised cash to fund their iPhone and iPad purchases by giving away an organ.
Via: BBC

Support is today pouring in for the nerdy Muslim teen in Irving, Texas who was cuffed by cops for bringing to school a harmless clock that apparently looked like a bomb seen in movies.

And as President Obama, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, and other big names, backed the smart lad, and thousands of people tweeted and blogged their support, his family were on their way to their lawyer for advice.

14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested on Monday after his principal and police suspected a homemade digital clock he brought to class was intended to be a hoax bomb.
Via: The Register

Smartphone users now have more than 165 000 apps available to help them stay healthy or monitor a medical condition, but just three dozen accounts for nearly half of all downloads, according to a new report.

Most apps focus on fitness or wellness by helping the user do things like count calories or track steps walked. Doctors and other care providers also are taking a growing interest in using apps to help patients, but concerns about a lack of research and data protection are limiting wider use of the technology, the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics said.
Via: CBC

Pinterest reached 100 million monthly active users, the company announced in a blog post on Wednesday, a big milestone for the visual bookmarking treasure chest. In March, the company was valued at $11 billion, which put it right behind Snapchat - but ahead of Dropbox and Airbnb - at the time.

Additionally, 70% of those 100 million monthly active users aren't just on Pinterest for the pins; they're saving links or clicking through to learn more. The number of Pinterest searches has also grown 81% in the last year, according to the company.
Via: Mashable

Google is working on a new wearable technology effort known as Project Aura and is hiring consumer electronics experts from Amazon's secretive Lab126 to jump-start the new group.

Project Aura appears to have gotten started in June and is focused on reviving Google's troubled Glass computer eyeglasses, as well as accelerating Google's efforts to develop related wearable technology.
Via: Wired