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President Trump aims to boost military spending by $600 billion a year starting in October.
He plans to fund this increase with much higher import taxes, known as...
Emotional experiences can have an impact on future memories. For instance, someone's first kiss, marriage and pregnancy are very moving experiences and those powerful moments can produce long-lasting memories. However, prior to now, scientists were not too sure how heart-rending incidents affected memory.
Published in the journal of "Nature Neuroscience", University of California and University...
The day after Christmas, Sony Music accounts received an unexpected gift as the company's accounts were hacked.
Hackers hacked several Twitter accounts belonging to Sony Music. Hackers told the world that the pop-singer Britney Spears died in an accident. "britney spears is dead by accident! we will tell you more soon #RIPBritney," Sony Music...
Apple's team of AI researchers published their first paper on Artificial Intelligence.
Tim Cook has been working on artificial intelligence at Apple for a while. In October during a trip to Japan, Cook explained that the company is researching and developing programs surrounding "deep engineering" - a type of artificial intelligence that allows...
Researchers may have discovered a vaccine for Ebola.
Published in The Lancet, rSV-ZEBOV is a vaccine studied in Guinea. The randomized sample found that nearly six thousand people who received the vaccine did not develop the deadly Ebola disease.
However, 50% of the human trial patients who received the vaccine did experience side effects including,...
In a two sentence statement Cyanogen announced the end.
Starting December 31st, the company would no longer be providing service to Android phones. In addition, Cyanogen explained that the company will be consolidating their services. However, the source could will remain available to anyone who is interested in building upon the CyanogenMod operating system.
What...
Looking backing Microsoft wishes is handled the Windows 10 Anniversary Update differently. It would not be the first time. The company has a history of dropping the ball with software updates. This includes several painful incidents over the years – such as Windows 8.
However, the execution of this years’ Windows 10...
Following the 2016 US Presidential election, Americans are feeling extremely optimistic about the economy.
Months before Barack Obama became the next President of the United States in 2008, consumer confidence was at an all time low. America was in the middle of a housing crisis and facing a major economic recession....
It is Christmas Eve and millions of kids around the world are waiting to see what is underneath their Christmas tree. In an effort to keep up with the Christmas cheer, Google has released an app that allows for kids to track where Santa is in real-time.
By visiting SantaTracker,...
Not sure what do with your unused Amazon boxes this holiday season? The online retailer announced a box recycling program earlier this week. The move was welcomed by environmental advocates who noted that Amazon is the largest user of cardboard boxes in the U.S. In fact, only Chinese internet giant...
In October the market lit up with news that Disney was considering an acquisition of Netflix. In fact, the proposed transaction seemed to make a lot of sense. Netflix is a ‘new’ media company with a stable of hit shows, millions of subscribers, and distribution deals with almost every...
While the momentum from the post-election rally tapered in recent days, a growing number of analysts have begun to be concerned about the prospect for Facebook. The current consensus earnings forecast for the company is $1.12 for the quarter ending December 2016. But the forecast falls to $0.89 for...
As millions of Americans travel across the country for the holidays, oil prices are up nearly 30 cents per gallon, according to a new report by the AAA. While, US consumers are feeling the affects of rising gas prices at the pump, stockholders are seeing a bullish market with...
With Christmas just days away, Santa's "home" in the North Pole is experiencing some of the warmest temperatures ever recorded. In fact, the rising temperatures are 32 degrees - that's right, the melting point of ice.
Researchers at Climate Central have released a report revealing that the Arctic region is...
A study called, the "Facebook Experiment" published in the journal of "Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking" found that people ended up feeling happier after they quit using Facebook.
Tromholt Morten, the lead researcher in the study, found that taking a break from Facebook made people happier. In fact, the study found...
Three years ago, Edward Snowden started the largest and most damning public release of classified information in the history of US intelligence. A year after the massive leak of classified information perpetrated by Snowden, the US government launched a comprehensive review of the disclosures. Now, a few days before Christmas,...
Christmas came a bit early in Redmond, Washington this year. The Department of Defense announced a massive $927 million software contract with Microsoft on Tuesday. Furthermore, the contract was awarded on a non-competitive basis. It will give the Pentagon and other related agencies access to the source code on...
Facebook releases their Global Government Requests report showing user account requests are on the rise.
Two years ago, Facebook's relationship with the US government came under fire after the release of confidential documents provided by former NSA contractor turned whistleblower, Edward Snowden, leaked to the press. Snowden explained in a 2014...
On Wednesday, the European Commission (EC) upped the ante in their battle to force companies to pay billions in taxes as a court in Spain backed the collection orders. It is expected that the decision will set the stage for the European Court of Justice to review the matter...
A White Ops "Operation Methbot" report reveals hackers stole between $3 million by using bot farms.
Last week President Obama promised retaliation against reported Russian election hacks. President Obama asserted America needs and will take action against Russia for the hacks. But, it looks as though Russian cybercriminals are affecting...
Hacking organization OurMine is making headlines again after hacking Netflix's official Twitter account. OurMine has a long history of hacking influential social media accounts including Google's CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
After getting hacked by the hacking group, Netflix's social media account began tweeting messages out to Netflix's...
