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Sri Lanka Fell Highlighting the Impact of Global Disruptions

Quick Summary: Sri Lanka Fell Highlighting the Impact of Global Disruptions Sri Lanka's tourism earnings in March 2026 fell 37% year over year to $223.7 million, highlighting the impact of...

Capital One Reported First – Quarter Net Income of $2.2 Billion

Quick Summary: Capital One Reported First - Quarter Net Income of $2.2 Billion Capital One...

Kospi Fell Weakening the Won

Quick Summary: Kospi Fell Weakening the Won Kospi fell 3.25% as foreign investors sold major...

Plenti Group Surged Strong Performance

Quick Summary: Plenti Group Surged Strong Performance Plenti Group's FY2026 cash profit before tax surged...

Indian Rupee Hit Record Lows Despite Intervention

Quick Summary: Indian Rupee Hit Record Lows Despite Intervention On May 17 and 18, Reuters...

Trump Calls Russia Hack ‘Ridiculous’

In an extensive interview with Fox News, President-elect Donald Trump called the CIA report, which claim Russian hackers rigged the election, "ridiculous". Hacking is becoming more and more commonplace. HPE's Business of Hacking report found hackers are becoming more organized and functioning like a legitimate business with their goal to...

Does Amazon Go Point to A Jobless Future?

While the announcement of a retail concept without a checkout counter set the tech world abuzz; others were asking how this development would impact the labor market in the future.  According to author and technologist, Martin Ford, Amazon Go ‘as not about reducing labor costs’. In fact, the concept...

Monkeys Have the Vocal Cords to Talk, Lack the Brain Power

Monkeys have the physiology to talk but lack the brain to do it, according to a new study. Researchers examined how monkeys moved their their vocal chords with X-rays, to understand how monkeys communicate. Scientists compared those results to what it would sound like if monkeys could talk and...

Scientists Discover a 255-Million Year Old Tumor

On Thursday, University of Washington researchers discovered the earliest known evidence of a tumor. More specifically, a 255-million year old compound odontoma, a type of tumor found in growing in the gums, inside of a prehistoric mammal. The tumor was discovered in the lower-jaw of a gorgonopsid, a predecessor to...

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg May Have His Eyes on Politics

Earlier this year Facebook's board of directors was sued after investors claimed that they were not working in their favor. The lawsuit stems from the fact that the Facebook's board of directors allowed the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, to sell a majority of his shares but, still maintain majority control and...

Google’s Pixel Phone Gaining Share in Pre-Holiday Sales

Sales of Google’s latest smartphone, Pixel, kicked off well in pre-holiday sales following the phone's release in October.  All told, both Pixel models accounted for roughly 0.5% of phone sales in the U.S. for the period ending on October 31.  While the sales data does not sound impressive when compared...

Toys Accused of Spying on Children

My Friend Cayla dolls and I-Que Intelligent Robot toys are recording children and putting them at risk, according to a consumer watchdog group. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) teamed up with the Commercial Free Childhood, the Center for Digital Democracy and the Consumers Union to file a complaint with...

Why Netflix Might Be in Trouble

The stock market is currently on a high which we have not seen since the dot-com days of the 1990’s.  Dow 20,000 is no longer out of the realm of possibility – currently at 19,664 – and the exuberance on Wall Street is palpable. However, Netflix may end up left...

Memory and Fear Affected By Breathing Rhythm, Study Says

Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered the way people breathe has an impact on their memory and fear response. And it all depends on whether you are inhaling or exhaling through your nose. Published in the "Journal of Neuroscience" lead author and professor of neurology, Jay Gottfried, discovered individuals were able to remember something...

2016 Ends With Two Major Dinosaur Fossil Discoveries

Paleontologists have discovered a feathered dinosaur tail inside a piece of amber. While, this is not the first time scientists have discovered dinosaur feathers, this dinosaur tail is in incredible condition. The discovery was reported in the journal of "Current Biology" and illustrates the details of dinosaur feathers and how dinosaurs evolved...

You Can Now Watch HBO on Google’s Daydream

On Tuesday, Google's virtual reality headset, Google Daydream, announced a new set of applications available on the VR platform. The announcement, which was posted on the company's website, revealed the launch of HBO Now, Lego games, NextVR and several other virtual reality applications. Google also announced Netflix will soon become available...

Battery Problem Maybe Tip of the Iceberg for Apple

On Tuesday, Apple posted a response to battery issues related to the iPhone 6S which have gained much attention amongst social media users in China over the past month.  The statement which was posted on the company’s customer support page relegated the issue to a ‘small number of customers’. However,...

New FDA Ecstasy Approved Trial Could Help Soldiers Treat PTSD

The Food and Drug Administration approves new trials for Ecstasy as a treatment for PTSD. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration agreed to new trials for Ecstasy as relief for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder patients. The Food and Drug Administration gave approval on Tuesday for a large-scale, Phase 3 clinical...

Google Maps Briefly Identified Trump Tower as “Dump Tower”

Someone renamed Donald Trump's midtown Manhattan building to "Dump Trump" on Google Maps. Last week, Google Maps announced new features that will allow users to determine how busy a place is in real time. In addition, Google Maps added a new feature called "Areas of Interest". On the Maps application...

Aspartame May Promote Weight Gain, Study Finds

A Massachusetts General Hospital study found that mice that drank aspartame-sweetened water gained weight. Researchers found that mice that drank artificially sweetened water blocked a crucial stomach enzyme making the mice more likely to gain weight and develop diabetes. Researchers explained the enzyme IAP - intestinal alkaline phosphatase - is crucial to preventing...

Donald Trump Calls Election Recount a ‘Scam’

On Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump bashed what he called a "scam" from Green Party nominee Jill Stein, after Stein aimed for a recount in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. President-elect Donald Trump issued a statement regarding the recount calling it "ridiculous" and arguing "the people have spoken and the election is...

Google Releases Firebase App 10.0

Google announced on Monday the release of version 10.0 of their Firebase App indexing programming interface (API), which will now allow mobile application developers to integrate content from their mobile app into search results. Last September, Google announced a new way to search for content on Android devices. Product manager Timo...

Facebook Adds Donate Feature To Facebook Live Videos And Posts

Facebook announces new ways for nonprofits to raise money. One truism that non-profit organizations face is that nonprofits must invest in technology, get up to speed and stay current, or suffer the consequences.  Computers and smartphones are now a part of every aspect of our lives. Every small business, corporation, foundation,...

Stephen Hawking Warns Humanity Has 1,000 Years to Find a New Planet

Stephen Hawking asserts humans have 1,000 years to find a new planet to live. Theoretical scientist and astronomer Stephen Hawking says humanity will not make it another 1,000 years on earth because of nuclear weapons, global warming and artificial intelligence. Speaking earlier this week at Oxford University Union, Hawking says our best...

IRS Launches Investigation into Bitcoin Tax Evasion

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is now investigating people who used Bitcoin in order to avoid paying taxes. The IRS asked a California court to order Coinbase, a Bitcoin exchange company, to release the identities of their U.S. users of its service from 2013 to 2015. In a filing Thursday to...

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