China solar energy: Key Takeaways
China solar energy is central to this story, and this analysis explains what matters most right now.
China's Solar Initiative in Cuba: A Strategic Energy ShiftChina's...
Amazon executives in charge of Ring doorbells claim their products are making the world safer, insisting they are not laying the foundation for a police surveillance state.
Ring makes internet-connected doorbells and other smart home devices. Recently, the company was criticized for the security of their products and their Neighbors...
Australia wildfires reportedly killed over 1 billion animals.
Last week there was an estimate of 480 million animals killed due to the wildfires. Now, according to a report by Huffington Post, more than 1 billion animals are believed dead in Australian wildfires. University of Sydney professor Chris Dickman told the...
The United States Army has banned its soldiers from using TikTok on government-owned phones, arguing the Chinese-owned social media app is a cyber threat, according to Military.com. The report goes on to say it is unclear whether or not the Air Force or Marine Corps are taking similar action...
Postmates and Uber are suing the state of California over a gig economy law that is set to take effect this week. The new law will provide gig-workers with additional employee protections.
The lawsuit was filed in a Los Angeles federal court on Monday and is set to take effect...
Disney announced on Thursday the latest ‘Star Wars’ movie, 'Rise of Skywalker' took home $32 million in the United States on Christmas Day, the biggest Christmas Day for any movie since ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ released.
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ made over $500 million at the box...
Millions of people are operating a car under the influence of marijuana and driving high, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On Thursday, the CDC announced the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The health agency announced 12 million American adults said they...
On Monday morning, Boeing announced the firing of the company's CEO. To replace Muilenburg, Boeing named David Calhoun. Calhoun is currently the chairman of Boeing's board of directors. Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith will serve as the company's interim CEO until Calhoun takes on the role on January 13th.
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Disney+ made an impact on the streaming industry, according to a recent Wall Street analyst report saying that the new streaming platform had approximately 24 million subscribers by the end of November 2019, which resulted in a net loss for Netflix.
The report came from Cowen & Co., estimating approximately...
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds by 2030, nearly 50% of Americans will qualify as obese. The study asserts more than half of all Americans in 29 states, mostly located in the South and Midwest, are projected to be obese.
The study released on...
Facebook acquires Spanish cloud gaming company PlayGiga, which offers services across Europe, including Italy, Argentina, and Spain. The purchase was confirmed by Facebook to CNBC, following reports last week that claimed the deal was close valued at around $78 million.
IN a tweet confirming the news, Facebook Gaming's official twitter account tweeted,...
On Wednesday, rapper and Instagram star Tekashi69 was sentenced to two years in prison by a federal judge. The judge did give the rapper credit for sending several of his former Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods to prison.
Tekashi69, otherwise known as Daniel Hernandez, spent 13 months in federal jail, and...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, puppies may be making people sick.
The CDC reports an outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni in 30 states, and 30 people have been infected.
While no deaths have been reports, hospitals have hospitalized four, the CDC says.
"Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicate that puppies...
A security flaw within WhatsApp may have compromised the security of the application’s 1.5 billion users this week and may not even be the last, according to the app’s competitor Telegram.
Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov joined criticism of Whatsapp after it was revealed that everything on a WhatsApp user’s phone...
Taco Bell is opening up a hotel to compete over other businesses in the fast food space.
Taco Bell will take over a Palm Springs hotel for five nights in August. The hotel will convert into The Bell: A Taco Bell Hotel and Resort in Palm Springs and will include...
Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the committee on April 11th at 2:15 PM ET. Last week, Zuckerberg turned down a similar request by European regulators, where they asked him to appear before a UK Parliamentary committee who is also underway on a similar investigation into Facebook’s use and protection...
How to See If Your Facebook Data was Shared with Cambridge Analytica
Facebook will start notifying the 87 million whose information was improperly obtained by Cambridge Analytica. If you have not received a notification in your News Feed, there is an easy to check your account. Facebook’s help center now...
Facebook secretly deleted Mark Zuckerberg's private messages from the social networking platform.
According to TechCrunch, multiple sources who had previously received private messages from CEO Mark Zuckerberg through the Facebook Messenger application can no longer find those messages. That said, it begs the question if the company is secretly deleting...
Facebook revealed 87 million users’ data to Cambridge Analytica, which is 37 million than previously announced.
The Cambridge Analytica scandal continues to unfold for the social media giant, with Facebook now revealing that 87 million users were exposed to the company. The number, which was revealed by Facebook’s chief technology...
Apple is reportedly working on touches gesture screens that curve, which will be different than all other smartphones in the mobile phone market. According to various sources, the gestures feature for the iPhone is described as a hover-like gesture system “by moving their finger close to the screen without...
On Wednesday, Facebook announced they will be updating their terms of service to clarify what it does with user’s social media information. The changes to the TOS are in response to major business shakeups to Facebook’s business since the last time the company implemented major changes in 2015.
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