Quick Summary: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Shuts Half Its Locations Amid Financial Strain
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, a 42-year-old BBQ chain, has shut down half of its restaurants due to financial difficulties.
The closure includes...
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announce for new cybersecurity recommendations to protect cars from hackers.
On Monday, U.S. regulators said automakers should provide some sort of electronic cybersecurity protection against malicious hackers. The cybersecurity guidelines were released by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and, at the moment, are...
American Academy of Pediatrics announced this week that parents should limit the amount of TV children are watching.
Researchers are concerned over the amount of time spent using digital media, also known as screen time. In San Francisco, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) discussed new health recommendations for 2017. Among...
Satellite meteorologists say they may have solved the mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle.
Vincent Gaddis first called the area the Bermuda Triangle in a magazine article in 1964. The area between Miami, Puerto Rico and Bermuda has been riddled with disappearing ships and planes. In fact, the Bermuda Triangle is...
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump openly discussed each other's charitable foundations during the final U.S. Presidential debate.
Controversy has surrounded both the Clinton Foundation and the Trump foundation and it reached a tipping point during the final debate in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both candidates exchanged jabs at each others charitable...
Facebook has announced a new feature that allows for their billion users to endorse a political candidate.
Hours before the last Presidential Debate between Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, Facebook has allowed their users endorse a certain politician.
Any politician with a Facebook page...
The NYSE suspends all trading of MGT Capital Investments.
The NYSE announced on Wednesday that the NYSE Regulation committee has decided to delist the common stock of MGT Capital Investments and all trading will be immediately suspended. The NYSE Regulation committee has determined that the company is no longer suitable...
A new study examined 80 million tweets and found the most tweeted-about foods in the United States.
The study, which was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research Public Health and Surveillance, found Starbucks was the most-tweeted fast-food restaurant and coffee was the most talked about consumable on Twitter....
St. Jude Medical announced a new therapy designed to effectively reduce chronic pain. The therapy is a type of spinal cord stimulation (SCS), called BurstDR stimulation. BurstDR therapy is an FDA approved SCS therapy, exclusive to St. Jude Medical. SCS therapy allows physicians to place a small device underneath...
According to a new survey by investment bank Piper Jaffray, millennials are spending more of their time on Snapchat than Facebook.
Piper Jaffray surveyed 10,000 teenagers across the United States and found that Snapchat was the most popular social media app among teenagers.
The results of the survey showed that 80 percent of...
According to a new survey by investment bank Piper Jaffray, Netflix is the most popular streaming service among teenagers.
Piper Jaffray released their semi-annual survey of 10,000 American teenagers and the results of their study showed 37 percent of teens watch Netflix everyday. In comparison, only 3 percent of teenagers...
A new study researching the health records of prostate cancer patients finds a common prostate cancer treatment may be linked to increasing the risk of dementia.
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine examined medical records of men diagnosed with...
A study by the American Psychological Association suggests that more than 50 percent of American adults are feeling stressed because of the 2016 Presidential election.
The study from the American Psychological Association examined people who frequently used social media versus those who did not and found a 54% of social media...
Dating app, Tinder, has recently changed their matchmaking algorithm to help more users find more matches.
Tinder is a mobile dating app that helps connect mutually interested users. The app is commonly used as a dating services app and was launched in 2012. By 2014, the website was registering about...
On Tuesday, Google announced their acquisition of FameBit an advertising company directed towards YouTube content creators.
Google said in a statement that FameBit is an “influencer marketing platform for branded company." By acquiring FameBit, Google will take over a platform that allowed for YouTubers to earn additional income off of...
According to a new study by the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine astronauts traveling to Mars may suffer brain damage.
The Earth's atmosphere protects human beings, animals and other living things from cosmic radiation. However, the magnetosphere on Mars is different than planet Earth, which may put human beings...
Four years ago, Comcast began capping customers’ internet data. Comcast Xfinity customers within the trial markets will be moved from a 300 gigabyte data plan to a terabyte data plan by June 1st. Comcast emphasizes, the internet is changing so their company feels the need to evolve by changing...
A new survey says 34 percent of current customers will not buy another Samsung phone or use another Android device again.
Branding Brand conducted an online survey last month in an effort to determine how much of an impact the exploding Galaxy Note 7 has had on consumers. The survey had...
Google announced on October 4th, the release of two new smartphones, Pixel and Pixel XL. Pixel and Pixel XL are the first smartphones designed by Google. Not only did Google announce the release of their smartphones, Apple also announced, on September 7, the release of the iPhone 7 and iPhone...
Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have found frequent users of the popular mobile game Candy Crush Saga are more likely to become addicts.
In the Journal of Telematics and Informatics explored the psychological factors that contribute to mobile social game addictions. The purpose of the study was to explore...
Researchers at Virginia Tech have found that conversations without the presence of a mobile device were rated as significantly better compared to conversations with the presence of a mobile device.
The prevalence of smart devices provide an opportunity for users to connect with others online. In addition, it allows for...
