Business

The CEO of Alibaba, Jack Ma, visited Australia over the weekend. During his visit down under, the second-richest man in China had a strong warning for Donald Trump and Trump's foreign policy ideas. Ma was in Australia celebrating the opening of a new Alibaba Australia headquarters. At the event, Jack...

A new MRI study has found space exploration has the capability of changing an astronaut's brain. Previous studies have shown that living in space is nothing like living on planet earth. Studies have shown space causes changes in gene expression, which changes chromosome lengths and a decrease in fine motor...

Researchers discover your brain shrinks while you are asleep and help form new memories. Scientists are always researching the power of the mind. Late last year, researchers found "pregnancy brain" may exist, the eyes look away from someone to concentrate, and traveling to Mars may cause brain damage. However, researchers...

Advertisers are willing to spend more money if they know that the president is watching. It is reasonable to believe President Trump watches television. For instance, The Hill reports Donald Trump tweeted that people who burn flags should be punished following a Fox News report on Flag burning. Moreover,  after a Fox...

A rep for Ivanka Trump's brand said their business is still growing, despite boycotts and getting dropped by Nordstrom. According to a statement released to Business Insider, Rosemary K. Young, Ivanka Trump's senior director of marketing argued, "The Ivanka Trump brand continues to expand across categories and distribution with increased customer support,...

Do you hate when people make loud noises when they eat? Does the sound of a crying baby drive you mad? Well, you may have an undiagnosed brain deformity called misophonia. First named in sixteen years ago, misophonia affects people who dislike the sounds of eating, chewing, and loud breathing. Misophonia...

Are you going through a break-up? Well, Facebook knows exactly how you feel and how companies should attempt to profit off it. A new study posted in Facebook's Moments That Matter page gives marketers information on how to appeal to people who are going through a breakup. The study analyzed people...

Days after Reddit announced the shut down of several alternative right forums; the Internet Movie Database is closing down their message boards. IMDB is the go-to website for finding who's who in any TV show or movie. It is also home to a huge community of movie and TV enthusiasts...

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company voluntarily recalls some of their products after consumers found sharp metal objects within their smokeless tobacco. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports eight complaints of "foreign metal objects" in select cans. "In each case, the object was visible to the consumer and there have been...

On Thursday, Nordstrom announces that they will no longer sell Ivanka Trump's brand starting next season. Bloomberg reports that the high-end store will stop featuring President Trump's daughter brand at their stores after weak sales. “Each year we cut about 10% and refresh our assortment with about the same amount,” the statement...

Snap Inc. just filed the paperwork for their highly-anticipated initial public offering. The Snapchat app is going public to raise $3 billion but, will reveal details about how the company operates. Snapchat will trade under the stock name SNAP at the New York Stock Exchange. Several banks are underwriters in the...

While Facebook predominately battled fake news and misinformation on the social network, the social media company beat fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts expectations. Following Wednesday's closing bell, Facebook posted their fourth quarter earnings, and they beat expectations. Mark Zuckerberg's social media company reported revenue of $8.81 billion for 2016 beating analysts...

Reddit has shut down and banned two alternative-right forums. The communities, also known as subreddits, were called /r/altright and /r/alternativeright. The subreddits were known for pushing the line of free speech but, ultimately the subreddit was banned by the administrators  for doxxing. According to Reddit's content policy doxxing is a "violation of our...

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are expecting twins. The music and pop cultural megastar dropped the news in the form of an Instagram post on Wednesday. Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement broke an Instagram record. Beyoncé was able to beat Selena Gomez as the most-liked photo on the social network. In fact, Beyoncé's photo...

Snapchat's lenses allow for augmented reality experience in the form of an app. Now the most popular app among teens is planning on expanding their AR technology with an environment detection software that will change depending on what you see. Snap, Inc is reportedly working on improving their augmented reality...

Scientists are still learning how living in space for extended periods can have an impact on human beings. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly spent an entire year living on the International Space Station. But, a new study has found living in space may have changed his body in ways researchers are...

Snapchat is celebrating African American history and Black History Month in a special way. The video sharing app is releasing special geofilters and launching a new program called "Young Black and Proud." The program is being used to encourage African American Snapchat users to share their personal stories and experiences. Also,...

Pornhub is now offering sexual education to help people learn about, well quite frankly, sex. On Wednesday, the adult pornography website announced a new program called "Pornhub Sexual Health Center". The company hopes the free website will help young men and women learn about sex, sexually transmitted diseases and other...

In celebration of Black History Month, Twitter announced a new chatbot. Called Blackbirds, Twitter users who send the chatbot a direct message to the @blackbirds account will have the opportunity to chat with the program and learn more about Black history and community events. Blackbirds currently has four different categories including #BlackHistory,...

Huawei has hired actor Justin Long to star in the company's new Android smartphone commercial campaign. Long, who previously starred in the famous "I'm a Mac'" TV ads, will now star in an advertising campaign for the largest smartphone manufacturer in China, Huawei. According to Campaign US report, Huawei hired Long because...