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Mirae Assets 97% Acquisition of Korbit Signals Shift in South Korean Crypto Market

Quick Summary: Mirae Assets 97% Acquisition of Korbit Signals Shift in South Korean Crypto Market Mirae Asset completed a 97.15% acquisition of Korbit — this marks the first major traditional...

Rising Oil Prices and Strong Dollar Pressure Japanese Yen

Quick Summary: Rising Oil Prices and Strong Dollar Pressure Japanese Yen The yen hit 163.98...

Zimbabwe Cuts Tax to Enhance SME Market Liquidity

Quick Summary: Zimbabwe Cuts Tax to Enhance SME Market Liquidity Zimbabwe plans to launch the...

Access Banks Role Expands Youth Empowerment Program in Lagos

Quick Summary: Access Banks Role Expands Youth Empowerment Program in Lagos Worden HCD’s YIELD programme...

World Economic Forum Backs Fintech Expansion Into Essential Services Sector

Quick Summary: World Economic Forum Backs Fintech Expansion Into Essential Services Sector Fintech is ignoring...

Meet Waymo’s Self-Driving Chrysler Pacifica Minivans

John Krafcik, the CEO behind the newly launched Google company Waymo, revealed a look inside the self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan. In a Medium blog post, Krafcik gave an inside look into the Waymo's self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan. Krafcik explained his decision to use a minivan instead of a sports car...

Tech Giants Throw their Weight Behind Artificial Intelligence

While it is unlikely that robots will take over the world anytime soon, advances in artificial intelligence are already altering how we live and work.  Now, ‘robots’ covers a broad area of study, but one technology of note is Artificial Intelligence (AI).  Basically, it is teaching computers how to...

Virtual Assistants Are the Hot Sellers This Holiday Season

Based on early reports, virtual assistants from Amazon and Google are set to be the big winners in this season's holiday sweepstakes. While some analysts thought VR headsets from Facebook or VR-enabled cell phones from HTC or Google could take the top spot, consumers have been enthralled by the promise...

Facebook Fires First Salvo in Fight Against Fake News

Facebook releases a new update to combat fake news but, will it actually work? While fake news is not a new phenomenon, its ability to reach previously unprecedented audiences with the help of social media is something entirely new. As such, many observers have pointed a finger at the likes...

Germany May Start to Fine Facebook €500,000 for Every Fake News Post

Germany could charge Facebook €500,000 for every fake news story. Earlier this week, Facebook announced a four point plan on how to stop fake news from going viral on the social network. But, Germany government officials do not seem that impressed. Germany announced a law that would charge a fine of €500,000...

CDC: New York Drug Overdose Deaths Increase by 135.7%

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers are reporting a drastic increase in the number of illicit drug overdoses death. In the "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report", scientists reported a rise a 300% increase in the number of drug overdose deaths from 1999 to 2014. The cause of...

Major Vine Update Coming Soon, Meet “Vine Camera”

Twitter announces a major update to the Vine app, calling it "Vine Camera" Several weeks ago, Twitter made a shocking announcement, the end of the video social networking app Vine. As the company announced plans to cut 9% of their workforce, Vine was one of the first products to go. In...

Nintendo’s Stock Price Drops After the Release of ‘Super Mario Run’

On Thursday, Nintendo released "Super Mario Run". The newest spin-off in the "Super Mario Bros." franchise is supposed to be one of the biggest mobile games of the year. Analysts predicted that the company will earn $100 million in the next few weeks. However, by Friday Nintendo's stock price dropped nearly 8%. What is...

Fallout from Yahoo Hack Continues as Verizon Mulls Withdrawing Its Offer

The latest victim of the massive hack which compromised the information of more than 1 billion users may be Yahoo itself.  According to sources with knowledge of ongoing negotiations between Verizon and Yahoo, the two companies are at odds with how to reprice their deal. Some sources have intimated that...

McDonald’s Announces UberEATS Delivery Service in Miami, Orlando and Tampa

McDonald's partners with UberEATS to deliver food in Orlando, Miami, and Tampa. Whether you are traveling across the interstate or visiting a shopping mall, you are pretty much guaranteed to spot a McDonald's fast food restaurant. Now, McDonald's is working on making it even easier to order a Big Mac, large...

Scientists Call Synthetic Marijuana a ‘Public Health Concern’

Researchers have discovered what caused the "zombie" outbreak, which affected 30 people in New York City. But, what appears to be an emerging problem manufactured in China and affecting the inner city, synthetic cannabinoids is on the rise across America. What happened in the NYC 'Zombie' outbreak? On July 12th, several dozen people were found walking...

President Obama Promises to Respond to Russian Election Hacks

As Russian hacks continue to make headlines across the country, President Barack Obama promises to respond to the cyberattacks. In an interview with NPR, President Obama says America needs and will to take action against Russia for the hacks. In addition, Obama explained that he spoke directly with Russia's president...
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Facebook’s 4 Point Plan to Tackle Fake News

On Thursday, Facebook announced a new plan to tackle fake news on the social media network. How is Facebook going to stop fake news? Now, Facebook is working on a new strategy to tackle Fake news. Facebook's Adam Mosseri outlined four primary objectives to handle fake news, which include: Making it easier for Facebook...

NASA Scientists Reveal a Plan to Prevent an ‘Extinction Level’ Asteroid Collision

NASA scientists argue that the lack of time to prepare for an asteroid or comet collision could leave Earth open to an 'extinction level' event. The odds of an asteroid or comet colliding into Earth is highly unlikely. Approximately, every 60 million years there is a chance of a major...

As Trump Meets with Tech Titans, Silicon Valley Workers Vow Against a Muslim Registry

While tech billionaires meet with President-elect Donald Trump, hundreds of tech workers vow to never build a Muslim registry system. The CEOs of several large-cap tech companies were in New York on Wednesday to meet with the President-Elect.  According to sources, the meeting was cordial with both sides seeking to strike...

Yahoo Hack! Over 1 Billion Accounts Compromised

On Wednesday, Yahoo announced more than 1 billion accounts were hacked. Whether it be the Russia hacks controversy that is now circling around Washington D.C. Or, the Adult Friend Finder hack that compromised over 400 million accounts. Hacking attacks on major companies are now becoming more and more commonplace. Last September, Yahoo...

Prime Air: Amazon Delivers First Drone Delivered Package

Amazon announces Prime Air - a drone delivery service. On Wednesday, Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO, announced on Twitter that the company had made their first drone delivery to an Amazon shopper in England. What was the first Amazon drone delivery through Prime Air? An Amazon Fire streaming device and popcorn. The...

Viruses Are Deadlier for Men Than Women, Study Finds

New study suggests viruses are deadlier to men than women. Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species has changed the world of science since its first publication in 1859. In the book, Darwin argues that evolution of animals is based around natural selection, fitness, and genetics. Now a study by researchers, Francisco Úbeda and Vincent...

Waymo: What’s Next for Google’s Self Driving Car Company?

As part of a broader strategy to realign the company’s operations, Google announced on Tuesday that it would spin off the company’s self-driving car unit.  The new company will be called Waymo and the move is viewed as a signal that the underlying technology has moved beyond the development...

Google Launches Waymo, Google’s Self-Driving Car Company

Google spins off and launches Waymo, Google's self-driving car company. After 2 million miles of self-driving and years of testing, Google is taking their self-driving car project out of development and into the hands of car companies. Starting Tuesday, as a company under the Google umbrella, Waymo will take their...

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